Câu hỏi: Start at once or you will be late.

A. Unless you start immediately, you won’t be late.

B. You would be late if you didn’t start at once.

C. If you don’t start immediately, you will be late.

D. If you started at once, you wouldn’t be late.

Câu 1: The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.

A. The coffee was not very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake

B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.

C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake

D. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.

Câu 2: I am sure he did not know that his brother graduated with flying colors.

A. He should not have been envious of his brother's achievement.

B. He cannot have known that his brother graduated with very high marks.

C. That his brother graduated with flying colors must have been appreciated by him.

D. He may not know that his brother is flying gradually up in a colorful balloon.

Câu 3: We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.

A. We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.

B. We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.

C. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.

D. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.

Câu 4: He failed his driving test the first time. As a result, he took it again.

A. He failed his driving test the first time and so he therefore took it again.

B. He failed his driving test the first time and he therefore took it again.

C. He failed his driving test the first time which he took it again.

D. Failing his driving test the first time and he therefore took it again.

Câu 5: Overeating is a cause of several deadly diseases. Physical inactivity is another cause of several deadly diseases.

A. Not only overeating but also physical inactivity may lead to several deadly diseases.

B. Apart from physical activities, eating too much also contributes to several deadly diseases.

C. Both overeating and physical inactivity result from several deadly diseases.

D. Overeating and physical inactivity are caused by several deadly diseases.

Câu 6: The boy was too fat to run far.

A. The boy's fatness didn't stop him running far.

B. The boy had to run a lot because he was fat.

C. The boy became ill because he was too fat.

D. The boy was very fat and couldn't run far.