Câu hỏi: No matter how hard Fred tried to lose weight, he did not succeed.

A. However hard Fred tried, he could not lose weight.

B. Fred tried very hard to lose weight and succeeded.

C. It was hard for Fred to lose weight because he never succeeded.

D. It did not matter whether Fred could lose weight.

Câu 1: He has been giving most of his money to charity. He hopes to ease the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged.

A. Giving most of his money to charity, he hopes to ease the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged.

B. Easing the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged made him give most of his money to charity.

C. He has been giving most of his money to the disadvantaged to ease their pain and suffering.

D. Hoping to ease the pain and suffering of the disadvantaged, he has given them most of his money.

Câu 2: The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad; it depends on the way by which we use these inventions.

A. Whether an invention is good or bad depends on the way by which we use it because the purpose of any invention is to make our lives better.

B. We can use either good or bad inventions to make our lives better.

C. The purpose of any invention, whether good or bad, is to make our lives better. This depends on the way by which we use these inventions

D. Good or bad as they are, all inventions have the same purpose to make our lives better.

Câu 3: John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.

A. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill.

B. Because of his illness, John shouldn’t have been here yesterday.

C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

Câu 4: The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

A. The girl who is talking to a man with a ponytail is my friend.

B. The girl, whom a man with a ponytail is talking to, is my friend.

C. My friend is the girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail.

D. The girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail, is my friend.

Câu 5: Invitations were sent out as soon as the date of the conference was chosen.

A. Before sending out invitations, the date of the conference was chosen.

B. Choose the date of the conference before sending out invitations.

C. Hardly had the date of the conference been chosen when invitations were sent out.

D. After choosing the date of the conference, invitations were sent out.

Câu 6: “I will pay back the money, Linda”, said Helen.

A. Helen apologized to Linda for borrowing her money.

B. Helen offered to pay Linda the money back.

C. Helen suggested paying back Linda’s money.

D. Helen promised to pay back Linda’s money.