Câu hỏi: I really believe my letter came as a great surprise to John.

A. John might be very surprised to receive my letter.

B. John might have been very surprised to receive my letter.

C. John must be very surprised to receive my letter.

D. John must have been very surprised to receive my letter.

Câu 1: I had to do my homework. I could not help my mother with the washing-up.

A. Because I was busy doing my homework, I could not help my mother with the washing-up.

B. I could not help my mother with the washing-up until I finished my homework.

C. It was impossible for me to do my homework although my mother helped me with the washing-up.

D. I could not do my homework because I had to help my mother with the washing-up.

Câu 2: His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.

A. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.

B. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.

C. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.

D. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.

Câu 3: The new contract sounds good. However, it seems to have some problems.

A. In spite of the fact that the new contract sounds good, it appears to have some problems.

B. In spite of it sound, the new contract appears to have many problems.

C. In order to get less problems, the new contract should improve its sound.

D. If it had much less problems, the new contract would sound better.

Câu 4: Had I known how crowded it’s be, I’d have never moved to Madrid.

A. I moved to Madrid only because I was unaware of how many people were there.

B. Since it was so crowded in Madrid, I decided that I would never move there.

C. In the end, Madrid turned out to be far more crowded than I’d thought before moving there.

D. I would have had a better time living in Madrid if only there hadn’t been so many people.

Câu 5: After the operation, she recovered far quicker than any of us had expected her to.

A. She recovered from the operation just as quickly as anybody could have hoped.

B. Once the operation was over, her recovery was as fast as it could be expected.

C. To our great surprise, she was back to normal again as soon as the operation was over

D. We were all surprised at how fast her health returned after the operation

Câu 6: Their parents gave them permission to get married.

A. “You must get married”, their parents told them.

B. “You ought to get married”, their parents told them.

C. “I give you permission to get married”, their parents told them.

D. “You may get married”, their parents told them.