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: The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.

A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.

B. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

C. The coffee was not good enough for us to keep awake.

D. We were kept awake although the coffee was not strong.

Câu 2: 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.

Câu 3: Donald could not help weeping when he heard the bad news.

A. Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news.

B. Donald could not allow himself to sweep at the bad news.

C. Donald could not help himself and so he wept.

D. Donald could not help himself because he was weeping.

Câu 4: “Why don’t we go out for drinks?”, said Jenny.

A. Jenny recommended why we went out for drinks.

B. Jenny said why they didn’t go out for drinks.

C. Jenny suggested going out for drinks.

D. Jenny asked why they didn’t go out for drinks

Câu 5: “Why don’t you choose German as your optional subject?” said Jane.

A. Jane admitted that I chose German as my optional subject.

B. Jane suggested that I choose German as my optional subject.

C. Jane reminded me of choosing German as my optional subject.

D. Jane suggested choosing German as my optional subject.

Câu 6: 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.