Câu hỏi: You could not have made a very good impression on them.

A. You seem to have impressed them very unfavourably.

B. It’s impossible that the effect you made on them was particularly positive.

C. Something appears to have made them think you are unsuitable.

D. You should have tried harder to make them think well of you.

Câu 1: It’s more than a couple of years since I last went there.

A. I have never stayed there for longer than two years.

B. It was only after two years that I went there again.

C. I haven’t been there since my visit over two years ago.

D. I had never been there until the year before last.

Câu 2: Joe has finished his frist-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

A. Although Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course.

B. Without finishing his first-air course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

C. However helpful Joe proves as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course.

D. Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

Câu 3: He was successful in his career thanks to his parents' support.

A. But for his parents' support, he wouldn't have been successful in his career.

B. If his parents hadn't supported him, he would have been successful in his career.

C. Had it not been for his parents' support, he wouldn't be successful in his career.

D. Had his parents supported him, he wouldn't be successful in his career.

Câu 4: Did you happen to run into George last week?

A. Was it a week ago that you last saw George?

B. Where do you think George was all last week?

C. Have you got any idea what happened to George last week?

D. Did you, by any chance, see George last week?

Câu 5: He wore glasses and a false beard. He wanted nobody to recognize him.

A. He wore glasses and a false beard lest anybody could recognize him.

B. He wore glasses and a false beard, and so nobody could recognize him.

C. So as not to meet anyone who recognize him, he wore glasses and a false beard.

D. He could avoid being recognized because he wore glasses and a false beard.

Câu 6: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.

A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.

B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t do well in the competition.

C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really well in the competition.

D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have done so well in the competition.