Câu hỏi: Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.

A. Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.

B. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

C. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

D. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

Câu 1: I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.

A. If I had known you were coming, I wouldn’t have waited for you.

B. I would have waited for you if I knew you were coming.

C. If I had know you were coming, I would wait for you.

D. Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you.

Câu 2: 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 ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

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

C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wan’t genuine.

D. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.

Câu 3: I didn’t arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.

A. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.

B. She had left because I was not on time.

C. I was not early enough to see her off.

D. I didn’t go there , so I could not see her off.

Câu 4: Some kinds of fish live in fresh water. Others live in sea water.

A. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, for others live in sea water.

B. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, so others live in sea water.

C. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, or others live in sea water.

D. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, and others live in sea water.

Câu 5: My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.

A. My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us.

B. Because my mother is very busy with her work at the office, she takes good care of us.

C. In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us.

D. My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us.

Câu 6: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

A. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.

B. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.

C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.

D. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.