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: 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 2: 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 3: They arrived late, so they didn’t have good seats.

A. However late they arrived, they had very good seats.

B. The late arrivers still had good seats.

C. Had they arrived earlier, they might have got good seats.

D. Unless they arrived earlier, they wouldn’t have good seats.

Câu 4: 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 5: Donald could not help weeping when he heard the bad news.

A. Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news.

B. Donald could not allow himself to sweep at the bad news.

C. Donald could not help himself and so he wept.

D. Donald could not help himself because he was weeping.

Câu 6: The leader went so fast that no one could keep up with him.

A. If only the leader had gone faster.

B. What a fast leader!

C. If the leader hadn’t gone so fast, we could have kept up with him.

D. I wish the leader could not have kept up with us.