Câu hỏi: The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.

Câu 1: I write to my friends overseas regularly. I don’t want to lose touch with them.

A. It is important for me to send letters to my friends abroad to keep them up to date on events in my life.

B. I keep in touch with my friends in foreign countries by writing to them from time to time.

C. My friends try not to lose contact with me by writing very often.

D. In order to not lose touch with my friends abroad, I write to them on a regular basis.

Câu 2: Although she is intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school.

A. In spite of intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school.

B. Despite being intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school.

C. Even though her intelligence, she doesn’t do well at school.

D. In spite the fact that she is intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school.

Câu 3: “Please send me to a warm climate” Tom said.

A. Tom pleaded with the boss to send him to a warm climate.

B. Tom begged the boss to send him to a warm climate.

C. Tom would rather went to a warm climate.

D. Tom asked his boss to go to a warm climate.

Câu 4: He held the rope with one hand. He stretched it out.

A. The robe is held with one hand then he stretched it out.

B. Stretching the robe out, he holds it with one hand.

C. Holding the rope with one hand, he stretched it out.

D. He stretched the rope with one hand and held it.

Câu 5: The car was very expensive and he couldn’t afford it.

A. The car was very expensive so that he couldn’t buy it.

B. The car was too expensive for him to buy.

C. He was rich enough to buy the car.

D. He was so poor but he bought the car.

Câu 6: The plants may develop differently. The plants live on that island.

A. The plants which live on that island may develop differently.

B. The plants live on that island may develop differently.

C. The plants which lives on that island may develop differently.

D. The plants which live that island may develop differently.