Câu hỏi: They believe that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.

A. The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window.

B. The thieves are believed to get in through the kitchen window.

C. They believe the thieves got in through the kitchen window.

D. They believe the thieves have got in through the kitchen window.

Câu 1: We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.

A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.

B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.

C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.

D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.

Câu 2: We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about our sleep.

A. We shall know more about our sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.

B. We know relatively little about our sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.

C. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about our sleep.

D. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about our sleep.

Câu 3: You needn’t have washed the sheets. The hotel staff does the cleaning.

A. It is good that you washed the sheets.

B. It was not necessary to wash the sheets, even though you did.

C. It was necessary to wash the sheets. but you did not do it.

D. It was necessary to wash the sheets. and you did not do it.

Câu 4: He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.

A. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals.

B. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals.

C. It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success.

D. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented.

Câu 5: Right after the police had arrived at the scene, the situation was settled.

A. The police did not arrive at the scene until the situation had been settled.

B. If the police had arrived at the scene, the situation would have been settled.

C. The police had no sooner arrived at the scene than the situation was settled.

D. The situation had been settled just before the police arrived at the scene.

Câu 6: “We preserve natural resources. We can use them in the future.” means _____.

A. We preserve natural resources so that we can use them in the future.

B. We preserve natural resources so as to we can use them in the future.

C. We preserve natural resources in order to we can use them in the future.

D. We preserve natural resources for fear that we can use them in the future.