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: 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.

Câu 2: “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 3: “I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me.

A. He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

B. He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

C. He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

D. He reminded me to call him as soon as he arrived at the airport.

Câu 4: Few other paintings in the world are as famous as the Mona Lisa.

A. Only a small number of paintings throughout the world are equally well-known as the Mona Lisa.

B. The Mona Lisa is among a group of paintings that are very famous worldwide.

C. There are more famous paintings in the world than the Mona Lisa, but not many.

D. A few other paintings in the world are more famous than the Mona Lisa.

Câu 5: Your only chance of getting a ticket is to wait in the queue.

A. You have lost your chance of getting in the queue for a ticket.

B. You needn’t wait in line in order to get a ticket.

C. If you want to buy a ticket, you should get in the queue immediately.

D. You won’t be able to get a ticket unless you wait in line.

Câu 6: All flights were delayed yesterday due to an accident on the runway.

A. The runaway delayed all flights yesterday because it caused an accident.

B. Although there was an accident on the runway yesterday, no flight was delayed.

C. All flights were delayed yesterday because they caused an accident to the runway.

D. But for an accident on the runway, all flights wouldn’t have been delayed yesterday.