Câu hỏi: He has retired. He watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

A. Although he’s retired, he watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

B. Now that he’s retired, he watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

C. When he’s retired, he watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

D. He’s retired, so that he watches football every afternoon on cable TV.

Câu 1: They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

A. Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

B. The quality of the country’s education is expected to be the consequence of recent changes.

C. It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the country’s education.

D. It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

Câu 2: My sister is good at cooking. My brother is bad at it.

A. My sister is good at cooking, or my brother is bad at it.

B. My sister is good at cooking, for my brother is bad at it.

C. My sister is good at cooking, but my brother is bad at it.

D. My sister is good at cooking, so my brother is bad at it.

Câu 3: Mary is crazy about her new puppy.

A. Mary’s new puppy drives her crazy.

B. Marry really likes her new puppy.

C. Mary’s new puppy is crazy.

D. Mary has a crazy dog.

Câu 4: Joe has finished his frist-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

A. Although Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course.

B. Without finishing his first-air course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

C. However helpful Joe proves as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course.

D. Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

Câu 5: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.

A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.

B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t do well in the competition.

C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really well in the competition.

D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have done so well in the competition.

Câu 6: He wore glasses and a false beard. He wanted nobody to recognize him.

A. He wore glasses and a false beard lest anybody could recognize him.

B. He wore glasses and a false beard, and so nobody could recognize him.

C. So as not to meet anyone who recognize him, he wore glasses and a false beard.

D. He could avoid being recognized because he wore glasses and a false beard.