Câu hỏi: The plane had taken off. Paul realized he was on the wrong flight.

A. Hardly had Paul realized he was on the wrong flight when the plane took off.

B. It was not until the plane had taken off, did Paul realize he was on the wrong flight.

C. Not until the plane had taken off did Paul realize he was on the wrong flight.

D. No sooner had the plane taken off than Paul had realized he was on the wrong flight.

Câu 1: My mother hasn’t returned to her hometown since 1999.

A. It’s 17 years since my mother last returned to her hometown.

B. My mother last returned to her hometown in 1999.

C. The last time my mother returned to her hometown was in 1999.

D. All are correct.

Câu 2: People believe that the weather is changing dramatically.

A. The weather is believed to be changing dramatically.

B. The weather is believed to have changed dramatically.

C. The weather is believed to change dramatically.

D. The weather is believed to have been changing dramatically.

Câu 3: Even though the team played well, they lost.

A. The team lost because they played well.

B. The team played well, so they lost.

C. Despite the fact that the team played well, they lost.

D. In spite of playing well, the team won.

Câu 4: Tom said: “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Peter.”

A. I trusted Peter and Tom did, too.

B. Tom wasn’t me and he trusted Peter.

C. Tom advised me not to trust Peter.

D. Whatever Tom said, I trusted Peter.

Câu 5: We couldn’t have been to go to the final match without the coach’s flexible strategies.

A. We could have been able to go to the final match with the coach’s flexible strategies.

B. If we could be able to go to the final match, the coach would have flexible strategies.

C. If we couldn’t have been able to go to the final match, we would have had the coach’s flexible strategies.

D. Had it not been for the coach’s flexible strategies, we couldn’t have been able to go to the final match.

Câu 6: It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel so it was interesting.

B. Unless it were an interesting novel. I would not stay up all night to finish it.

C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

D. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.