Câu hỏi: They report that over 200,000 people were killed in the tsunami.

A. Over 200,000 people are reported to have been killed in the tsunami.

B. Over 200,000 people are reported to be killed in the tsunami.

C. Over 200,000 people are reported to have killed in the tsunami.

D. Over 200,000 people are reported to kill in the tsunami.

Câu 1: It is certain that the new cuts will worry the staff.

A. The new cuts certainly worry the staff.

B. The new cuts will be certainly worry the staff.

C. The new cuts are bound to worry the staff.

D. The new cuts will be bound to worry the staff.

Câu 2: The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.

A. The coffee was not very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.

B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.

C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake

D. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.

Câu 3: 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 4: The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.

A. Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice.

B. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice.

C. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice.

D. The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious.

Câu 5: 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 6: The woman wanted to have more time for her new-born grand-daughter. She left her job as an accountant.

A. The woman wanted to have more time for her new-born grand-daughter because she left her job as an accountant.

B. The woman left her job as an accountant in order to have more time for her new-born grand- daughter.

C. The woman had more time for her new-born grand-daughter, even though she left her job as an accountant.

D. Having left her job as an accountant, her new-born grand-daughter could have more time.