Câu hỏi: If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.

A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.

B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.

D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

Câu 1: You should have made your children do housework as soon as they were able to do so.

A. It was essential to make your children do housework as soon as they were able to do so but you didn’t.

B. You didn’t make your children do housework as they were able to do so.

C. You should make your children do housework as soon as they are able to do so.

D. You made your children do housework but they weren’t able to do so.

Câu 2: In spite of discussing for hours, they didn’t find a suitable solution.

A. They discussed for hours and they found a suitable solution.

B. They discussed for hours so they didn’t find a suitable solution.

C. They discussed for hours but didn’t find a suitable solution.

D. They discussed for hours after they didn’t find a suitable solution.

Câu 3: Much to my astonishment, I found his lecture on wildlife conservation extremely interesting.

A. Contrary to my expectations, his lecture on wildlife conservation was the most fascinating of all.

B. I was fascinated by what he said in his lecture on wildlife conservation though I hadn’t expected to be.

C. I hadn’t expected him to lecture on wildlife conservation, but he spoke well.

D. It was at his lecture on wildlife conservation that I realized I needed to study it.

Câu 4: Nobody told me that George was ill.

A. I was told that George was ill

B. I wasn't told that George was ill

C. George wasn't told to be it

D. George was told not to be ill

Câu 5: She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.

A. In spite of her serious illness, she enjoyed life very much.

B. Although she enjoyed life very much, she was seriously ill.

C. She was seriously ill because she enjoyed life very much.

D. Despite seriously ill, she enjoyed life very much.

Câu 6: They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.

A. They say many people to have been homeless after the tsunami.

B. They say many people to be homeless after the tsunami.

C. Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami.

D. Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami.