Câu hỏi: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.

A. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.

B. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.

C. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.

D. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.

Câu 1: We spent about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.

A. We know relatively little about sleep, as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.

B. We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.

C. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.

D. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.

Câu 2: A house in that district will cost at least $100,000.

A. If you have $100,000, you can buy a house in that district.

B. You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less than $100,000.

C. You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for more than $100,000.

D. $100,000 is the maximum price for a house in that district.

Câu 3: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

A. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wan’t genuine.

D. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.

Câu 4: "No, I won't go to work at the weekend," said Sally.

A. Sally apologized for not going to work at the weekend.

B. Sally regretted not going to work at the weekend.

C. Sally promised to go to work at the weekend.

D. Sally refused to go to work at the weekend.

Câu 5: People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.

A. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.

B. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.

C. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.

D. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.

Câu 6: We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts.

A. If we weren't wearing our seat belts, we couldn't have survived that accident.

B. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident.

C. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn't have survived that accident.

D. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.