Câu hỏi: I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.

A. Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.

B. I was right in my thinking that she was totally useless for the job.

C. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent.

D. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.

Câu 1: “I’m sorry I didn’t ring you earlier?”, Tom said to Bill.

A. Tom regretted not ringing Bill earlier.

B. Tom apologized for not ringing Bill earlier.

C. Tom admitted not ringing Bill earlier.

D. Tom was upset about not ringing Bill earlier.

Câu 2: There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

A. The train was too crowded for Mary no to get a seat.

B. The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for Mary to sit.

C. So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

D. The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat.

Câu 3: The coffee was not strong, so it didn’t keep us awake.

A. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

B. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.

C. We are kept awake because the coffee was strong.

D. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.

Câu 4: My parents taught me to respect hard work.

A. I learned from my parents about respecting hard work.

B. I worked very hard and respected my parents.

C. My parents worked hard and taught me to respect them.

D. I learned how to work hard from my parents.

Câu 5: The last time I saw her was three years ago.

A. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again.

B. I have not seen her for three years.

C. I have often seen her for the last three years.

D. About three years ago, I used to meet her.

Câu 6: We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.

A. Soon after we got to know our neighbors, we stopped having contact with them.

B. If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better.

C. Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.

D. Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live.