Câu hỏi: The new contract sounds good. However, it seems to have some problems.

A. In spite of the fact that the new contract sounds good, it appears to have some problems.

B. In spite of it sound, the new contract appears to have many problems.

C. In order to get less problems, the new contract should improve its sound.

D. If it had much less problems, the new contract would sound better.

Câu 1: I’d suggest that we avoid telling any scary story stories with Janet around. She’ a bit unstable and could get hysterical.

A. It is no fun to tell frightening stories to Janet, who is not very stable mentally, because she only laughs instead of getting scared.

B. Janet has trouble keeping her emotions under control, especially when she is told frightening stories.

C. Since Janet is somewhat unbalanced, the only way to make her laugh is by telling stories, but we should avoid scary ones as they might cause her to panic.

D. Janet is somewhat mentally unbalanced and might easily become uncontrollably emotional, so let’s not tell frightening stories in her presence.

Câu 2: Their parents gave them permission to get married.

A. “You must get married”, their parents told them.

B. “You ought to get married”, their parents told them.

C. “I give you permission to get married”, their parents told them.

D. “You may get married”, their parents told them.

Câu 3: Intelligent though she may seem, she’s not to be relied on.

A. She’s too intelligent to be relied on.

B. However she seems intelligent, she’s not to be relied on.

C. She may be intelligent, but she’s not to be relied on.

D. However intelligent she seems, she’s not to be relied on.

Câu 4: I had to do my homework. I could not help my mother with the washing-up.

A. Because I was busy doing my homework, I could not help my mother with the washing-up.

B. I could not help my mother with the washing-up until I finished my homework.

C. It was impossible for me to do my homework although my mother helped me with the washing-up.

D. I could not do my homework because I had to help my mother with the washing-up.

Câu 5: After the operation, she recovered far quicker than any of us had expected her to.

A. She recovered from the operation just as quickly as anybody could have hoped.

B. Once the operation was over, her recovery was as fast as it could be expected.

C. To our great surprise, she was back to normal again as soon as the operation was over

D. We were all surprised at how fast her health returned after the operation

Câu 6: The little girl said “Will you help me open the parcel? I can’t do it alone”.

A. The little girl asked me if I would help her open the parcel as she couldn’t do it alone.

B. The little girl asked me if I will help her open the parcel as she can’t do it alone.

C. The little girl asked me to open the parcel because she couldn’t do it.

D. The little girl asked me to help her open the parcel because she couldn’t do it alone.