Câu hỏi: My mother hasn’t returned to her hometown since 1999.

A. It’s 17 years since my mother last returned to her hometown.

B. My mother last returned to her hometown in 1999.

C. The last time my mother returned to her hometown was in 1999.

D. All are correct.

Câu 1: It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel so it was interesting.

B. Unless it were an interesting novel. I would not stay up all night to finish it.

C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

D. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.

Câu 2: He might have forgotten the place you’d arranged to meet at.

A. Perhaps he didn’t remember where you were going to meet.

B. You planned to meet him at a place that he’d forgotten about

C. He didn’t remember meeting you at that time.

D. He couldn’t remember where the meeting place was.

Câu 3: The plane had taken off. Paul realized he was on the wrong flight.

A. Hardly had Paul realized he was on the wrong flight when the plane took off.

B. It was not until the plane had taken off, did Paul realize he was on the wrong flight.

C. Not until the plane had taken off did Paul realize he was on the wrong flight.

D. No sooner had the plane taken off than Paul had realized he was on the wrong flight.

Câu 4: John is studying hard. He doesn’t want to fail the next exam.

A. John is studying hard in order not to fail the next exam.

B. John is studying hard in order that he not fail the next exam.

C. John is studying hard so as to fail the next exam.

D. John is studying hard in order to not to fail the next exam.

Câu 5: The boy lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers. The doctors are operating on him.

A. The boy who lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers is being operating on.

B. The boy whom the doctors are operating on him lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers.

C. The boy was whom the doctors are operating on him lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers.

D. The doctors are operating on the boy who lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers.

Câu 6: Though he drove carefully, he had an accident yesterday.

A. Despite his carelessness, he had an accident yesterday.

B. Despite he drove carefully, he had an accident yesterday.

C. In spite of driving carefully, he had an accident yesterday.

D. In spite of a careful drive, he had an accident yesterday.