Câu hỏi: We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.

A. Soon after we got to know our neighbors, we stopped having contact with them.

B. If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better.

C. Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.

D. Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live.

Câu 1: Although his leg was hurt, he managed to drive a car.

A. His leg was hurt. However, he managed to drive a car.

B. His leg was hurt. But he managed to drive a car.

C. Despite his hurt leg, he managed to drive a car.

D. In spite of the fact that his hurt leg, he managed to drive a car.

Câu 2: “I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me.

A. He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

B. He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

C. He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

D. He reminded me to call him as soon as he arrived at the airport.

Câu 3: The coffee was not strong, so it didn’t keep us awake.

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

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

C. We are kept awake because the coffee was strong.

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

Câu 4: There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

A. The train was too crowded for Mary no to get a seat.

B. The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for Mary to sit.

C. So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

D. The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat.

Câu 5: A new book is twice as expensive as an old one.

A. An old book is as twice as the price of the new one.

B. An old book is more cheaper than a new one.

C. A new book is so far more expensive than an old one.

D. A new book is twice the price of an old one.

Câu 6: I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.

A. Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.

B. I was right in my thinking that she was totally useless for the job.

C. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent.

D. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.