Câu hỏi: He talked about nothing except the weather

A. He had nothing to say about the weather. 

B. He talked about everything including the weather. 

C. His sole topic of conversation was the weather. 

D. He said that he had no interest in the weather. 

Câu 1: There's no point in persuading Jane to change her mind. 

A. No one wants Jane to change her mind because it's pointless.

B. It's possible for us to persuade Jane to change her mind.

C. Jane will change her mind though she doesn't want to.

D. It's useless to persuade Jane to change her mind.

Câu 2: It's a basic requirement in the modern world to be able to deal with figures. 

A. Dealing with the modern world requires a basic knowledge of figures. 

B. Being able to deal with figures is a basic requirement in the modern world.

C. The world requires us to have a basic understanding of figures.

D. Dealing with figures requires a basic knowledge of the modern world.

Câu 3: Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy. 

A. They were as wealthy as they were happy.

B. Although they were wealthy, they were not happy. 

C. They were not happy as they were wealthy.

D. Even if they were wealthy, they were not unhappy

Câu 4: He knew it was time to lose some weight. 

A. He had lost some weight.

B. He went on a diet to lose his weight.

C. He realized that he should lose some weight. 

D. He must have lost some weight.

Câu 5: Because they erected a barn, the cattle couldn't get out into the wheat field. 

A. In order not to keep the cattle away from the wheat field, they erected a barn

B. They erected a barn in case the cattle couldn't get out into the wheat field.

C. They erected a barn so that the cattle would get in to the wheat field. 

D. They erected a barn, and as a result, the cattle couldn't get out into the wheat field. 

Câu 6: My boss works better when he's pressed for time.

A. The less time my boss has, the better he works. 

B. The more time my boss has, the better he works.

C. My boss works better when he has a lot of time. 

D. My boss likes doing things when he has a lot of time.