Câu hỏi: It’s more than a couple of years since I last went there.

A. I have never stayed there for longer than two years.

B. It was only after two years that I went there again.

C. I haven’t been there since my visit over two years ago.

D. I had never been there until the year before last.

Câu 1: Did you happen to run into George last week?

A. Was it a week ago that you last saw George?

B. Where do you think George was all last week?

C. Have you got any idea what happened to George last week?

D. Did you, by any chance, see George last week?

Câu 2: My sister is good at cooking. My brother is bad at it.

A. My sister is good at cooking, or my brother is bad at it.

B. My sister is good at cooking, for my brother is bad at it.

C. My sister is good at cooking, but my brother is bad at it.

D. My sister is good at cooking, so my brother is bad at it.

Câu 3: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.

A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.

B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t do well in the competition.

C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really well in the competition.

D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have done so well in the competition.

Câu 4: They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

A. Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

B. The quality of the country’s education is expected to be the consequence of recent changes.

C. It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the country’s education.

D. It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

Câu 5: She wasn’t early enough to catch the bus.

A. She wasn’t late for the bus.

B. She didn’t arrive late for the bus.

C. She arrived too early for the bus.

D. She was too late to catch the bus.

Câu 6: There is nothing new in the use of herbs and spices.

A. Herbs and spices have been used for a long time.

B. The use of herbs and spices is no longer difficult.B. 

C. People used to use herbs and spices as a source of medicine.

D. People are no longer interested in using herbs and spices.