Câu hỏi: The boss was annoyed that his secretary came to work late.

A. The secretary came to work late, which annoyed the boss.

B. The secretary came to work late causing annoyed.

C. That the secretary came to work late annoys the boss.

D. The boss disapproved of his secretary’s coming to work late.

Câu 1: Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.

A. The position wasn’t given to him in spite of his ability to do the job.

B. He was given neither the job nor the position.

C. Because he couldn’t do the job, he wasn’t given the position.

D. He got the position despite being unable to do the job.

Câu 2: Laura didn’t come to the conference. This made me annoyed.

A. Laura didn’t come to the conference, that made me annoyed.

B. That Laura didn’t come to the conference made me annoyed.

C. Laura didn’t come to the conference which made me annoyed.

D. Laura didn’t come to the conference when this made me annoyed.

Câu 3: He did not work hard. He failed the exam.

A. Even though he failed the exam, he didn’t work hard.

B. Unless he had worked hard, he would have failed the exam.

C. If he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.

D. However hard he worked, he failed the exam.

Câu 4: We planned to visit Eiffel Tower in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee, however.

A. As planned, we could not afford the visit to Eiffel Tower in the afternoon because of the fee.

B. We visited Eiffel Tower in the afternoon though the fee was too high for us.

C. We were going to visit Eiffel Tower in the afternoon but the fee was too high for us.

D. The fee was, however, high enough for us to plan a visit to Eiffel Tower in the afternoon.

Câu 5: It is certain that the new cuts will worry the staff.

A. The new cuts certainly worry the staff.

B. The new cuts will be certainly worry the staff.

C. The new cuts are bound to worry the staff.

D. The new cuts will be bound to worry the staff.

Câu 6: Much to my astonishment, I found his lecture on wildlife conservation extremely interesting.

A. Contrary to my expectations, his lecture on wildlife conservation was the most fascinating of all.

B. I was fascinated by what he said in his lecture on wildlife conservation though I hadn’t expected to be.

C. I hadn’t expected him to lecture on wildlife conservation, but he spoke well.

D. It was at his lecture on wildlife conservation that I realized I needed to study it.