Câu hỏi: I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend's words. 

A. I found my closest friend's words easy to understand.

B. I found my closest friend's words quite incomprehensible.

C. I lost my heart and didn't understand my closest friends' words.

D. I understood my closest friend's words completely.

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: 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 3: 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.

Câu 4: "Be careful! Don't do that again," he said

A. He encouraged me to do that again. 

B. He advised me to be careful and do that again. 

C. He warned me not to do that again.

D. He told me to be careful, so I didn't do that again.

Câu 5: "Please don't drive so fast, Tom," said Lisa

A. Lisa complained about Tom's driving too fast

B. Lisa pleaded with Tom to drive fast

C. Lisa insisted on Tom's driving on

D. Lisa begged Tom not to drive so fast.

Câu 6: 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.