Câu hỏi: John said, “You’d better not lend them any money, Daisy.”

A. John asked Daisy if she had lent them any money.

B. John commanded Daisy not to lend them any money.

C. John advised Daisy not to lend them any money.

D. John ordered Daisy not to lend them any money.

Câu 1: Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship.

A. Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-school table tennis championship.

B. Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of champion.

C. Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship.

D. Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of inter-school table tennis champion.

Câu 2: It’s difficult for me to understand what he implies.

A. I find it difficult to understand what he really means.

B. To understand what he really means is difficult to find.

C. Understanding what he implies is found difficult.

D. What he implies is not very difficult to understand.

Câu 3: I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus.

A. Although I can drive to work, I go by bus today.

B. Although I can go by bus, I drive to work today.

C. Instead of driving to work, I go by bus today.

D. Instead of going by bus, I drive to work today.

Câu 4: The early failure of the Spanish squad in the 2014 World Cup deeply disappointed their fans.

A. That their squad left the 2014 World Cup so early was very disappointing for the Spanish sportsmen.

B. To the disappointment of their fans, the Spanish squad had to leave the 2014 World Cup too early.

C. Living up to their fans’ expectation, the Spanish squad left the 2014 World Cup so early.

D. The Spanish squad was terribly disappointed that their fans had to leave the 2014 World Cup so early.

Câu 5: We missed the turning because we forgot to take the map with us.

A. Without the right map with us, we missed the turning.

B. If we were taking the map with us, we did not miss the turning.

C. Without the map with us, we missed the turning.

D. Had we taken the map with us, we would not have missed the turning.

Câu 6: Most scientists know him well. However, very few ordinary people have heard of him.

A. Many ordinary people know him better than most scientists do.

B. Although he is well known to scientists, he is little known to the general public.

C. He is the only scientist that is not known to the general public.

D. Not only scientists but also the general public know him as a big name.