Câu hỏi: My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.

A. My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us.

B. Because my mother is very busy with her work at the office, she takes good care of us.

C. In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us.

D. My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us.

Câu 1: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

A. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.

B. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.

C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.

D. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.

Câu 2: We have run out of the items you want.

A. We have to run out to buy the items you want.

B. The items you want are off our shop.

C. For the items you want, we must run out.

D. The items you want have been out of stock.

Câu 3: I hardly know the truth about Jean’s success in the institute.

A. I do not know much about Jean’s success in the institute.

B. It is difficult for Jean to be successful in the institute.

C. Jean’s success in the institute was not to be known.

D. Jean hardly become known and successful in the institute.

Câu 4: A house in that district will cost at least $100,000.

A. If you have $100,000, you can buy a house in that district.

B. You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less than $100,000.

C. You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for more than $100,000.

D. $100,000 is the maximum price for a house in that district.

Câu 5: “Go on Jack, apply for the job” said Mary.

A. Mary told Jack to go on and apply for the job.

B. Mary suggested applying for the job.

C. Mary said that Jack would apply for the job.

D. Mary encouraged Jack to apply for the job.

Câu 6: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

A. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wan’t genuine.

D. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.