Câu hỏi: 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 1: He got over his illness in three months.

A. It took to get over his illness in three months.

B. It took three months for him to get over his illness.

C. It took him three months to get over his illness.

D. It took three months for his illness to get over.

Câu 2: It is certain that the new cuts will worry the staff.

A. The new cuts certainly worry the staff.

B. The new cuts will be certainly worry the staff.

C. The new cuts are bound to worry the staff.

D. The new cuts will be bound to worry the staff.

Câu 3: Laura didn’t come to the conference. This made me annoyed.

A. Laura didn’t come to the conference, that made me annoyed.

B. That Laura didn’t come to the conference made me annoyed.

C. Laura didn’t come to the conference which made me annoyed.

D. Laura didn’t come to the conference when this made me annoyed.

Câu 4: We planned to visit Eiffel Tower in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee, however.

A. As planned, we could not afford the visit to Eiffel Tower in the afternoon because of the fee.

B. We visited Eiffel Tower in the afternoon though the fee was too high for us.

C. We were going to visit Eiffel Tower in the afternoon but the fee was too high for us.

D. The fee was, however, high enough for us to plan a visit to Eiffel Tower in the afternoon.

Câu 5: The referee brought the football game to a halt. He blew his whistle.

A. The referee stopped playing football and blowing his whistle.

B. The referee stopped the football game before he blew his whistle.

C. Having stopped the football match, the referee blew his whistle.

D. The referee brought the football game to a halt by blowing his whistle.

Câu 6: They arrived late, so they didn’t have good seats.

A. However late they arrived, they had very good seats.

B. The late arrivers still had good seats.

C. Had they arrived earlier, they might have got good seats.

D. Unless they arrived earlier, they wouldn’t have good seats.