Câu hỏi: 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 1: 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 2: The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

A. The girl who is talking to a man with a ponytail is my friend.

B. The girl, whom a man with a ponytail is talking to, is my friend.

C. My friend is the girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail.

D. The girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail, is my friend.

Câu 3: Did you happen to run into George last week?

A. Was it a week ago that you last saw George?

B. Where do you think George was all last week?

C. Have you got any idea what happened to George last week?

D. Did you, by any chance, see George last week?

Câu 4: He was successful in his career thanks to his parents' support.

A. But for his parents' support, he wouldn't have been successful in his career.

B. If his parents hadn't supported him, he would have been successful in his career.

C. Had it not been for his parents' support, he wouldn't be successful in his career.

D. Had his parents supported him, he wouldn't be successful in his career.

Câu 5: Due to the heavy snow, all buses have been cancelled until further notice.

A. If it weren’t for the heavy snow, you would notice how much further the bus had to go.

B. The buses would not have been cancelled if only it had not snowed so much.

C. Heavy snow has caused the buses to stop running, though there will be an announcement of when they will start up again.

D. If this snow keeps up, there will be an announcement to declare that the buses will no longer run.

Câu 6: 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.