Câu hỏi: 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 1: 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 2: 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 3: Due to unforeseen circumstances, our group’s scheduled visit to the museum has been called off.

A. The trip to the museum that we’d planned is now cancelled because something unexpected has happened.

B. Something happened at the museum, so they cancelled our visit.

C. We are no longer going to the museum because there is no time our schedule.

D. We can’t go to see the museum at the arranged time because it will be closed.

Câu 4: 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 5: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

A. It was hard for the ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

B. It in obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.

C. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

D. The painting looked so much like the authentic to one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine.

Câu 6: His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.

A. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.

B. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.

C. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.

D. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.