Câu hỏi: 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 1: 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 2: “How brave you are!” he said to the firemen.

A. He asked how brave the firemen were.

B. He blamed the firemen for their discouragement.

C. He criticized the firemen for their discouragement.

D. He praised the firemen for their courage.

Câu 3: He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.

A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.

B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.

C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.

D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.

Câu 4: Lucy always reminds me of my youngest sister.

A. When ever I see Lucy, I think of my youngest sister.

B. I always thinks of Lucty, my youngest sister.

C. It is Lucy who is my youngest sister.

D. My youngest sister’s name is Lucy.

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: 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.