Câu hỏi: My sister is good at cooking. My brother is bad at it.

A. My sister is good at cooking, or my brother is bad at it.

B. My sister is good at cooking, for my brother is bad at it.

C. My sister is good at cooking, but my brother is bad at it.

D. My sister is good at cooking, so my brother is bad at it.

Câu 1: You have just passed your exam. This makes your parents happy.

A. Having just passed your exam making your parents happy.

B. You have just passed your exam makes your parents happy.

C. That you have just passed your exam makes your parents happy.

D. You have just passed your exam which it makes your parents happy.

Câu 2: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.

A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.

B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t do well in the competition.

C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really well in the competition.

D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have done so well in the competition.

Câu 3: If they eat fast food too frequently, they will soon have their waistline increased.

A. When eating fast food, people would loosen their waistline.

B. Fast food eaters will soon have their waistline fastened.

C. Eating fast food makes people get fat quickly.

D. People should loosen their belt when they eat fast.

Câu 4: Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship.

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

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

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

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

Câu 5: It’s more than a couple of years since I last went there.

A. I have never stayed there for longer than two years.

B. It was only after two years that I went there again.

C. I haven’t been there since my visit over two years ago.

D. I had never been there until the year before last.

Câu 6: There is nothing new in the use of herbs and spices.

A. Herbs and spices have been used for a long time.

B. The use of herbs and spices is no longer difficult.B. 

C. People used to use herbs and spices as a source of medicine.

D. People are no longer interested in using herbs and spices.