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: He was successful in his career thanks to his parents' support.

A. But for his parents' support, he wouldn't have been successful in his career.

B. If his parents hadn't supported him, he would have been successful in his career.

C. Had it not been for his parents' support, he wouldn't be successful in his career.

D. Had his parents supported him, he wouldn't be successful in his career.

Câu 2: You could not have made a very good impression on them.

A. You seem to have impressed them very unfavourably.

B. It’s impossible that the effect you made on them was particularly positive.

C. Something appears to have made them think you are unsuitable.

D. You should have tried harder to make them think well of you.

Câu 3: 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 4: They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

A. Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

B. The quality of the country’s education is expected to be the consequence of recent changes.

C. It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the country’s education.

D. It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

Câu 5: They were late for the meeting because of the heavy snow.

A. If it snowed heavily, they would be late for the meeting.

B. Had it not snowed heavily, they would have been late for the meeting

C. But for the heavy snow, they wouldn't have been late for the meeting.

D. If it didn't snow heavily, they wouldn't be late for the meeting.

Câu 6: 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.