Câu hỏi: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was in 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 the experts.

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

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

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

Câu 1: Much as I admire her achievements.

A. I don't really like her even though I admire her achievements.

B. I don't really like her because I don't admire her achievements.

C. Whatever her achievements, I don't really like her.

D. I like her achievements, so I admire her.

Câu 2: We were late for the show by the time we had found a taxi.

A. The taxi was late, so we missed the start of the show.

B. We found a taxi in order not to be late for the show.

C. We eventually found a taxi to go to the show, which had already begun.

D. It took a long time to find a taxi but the show began later then expected.

Câu 3: “If I were you, I would rather go by train than by bus.”

A. She said that if she had been me, she would have gone by train than by bus.

B. She advised me to go by train rather than by bus.

C. She meant going by train was more interesting than going by bus.

D. Wherever she went, she always travelled by train.

Câu 4: 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 5: 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 6: Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.

A. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit.

B. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits.

C. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit.

D. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.