Câu 30: Peter had very little money but managed to make ends meet.
A. Having little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet.
B. Peter could hardly live on little money.
C. Peter got by on very little money.
D. Peter found it hard to live on very little money.

Câu 29: She said, “John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.”
A. She made a trip round her city with John.
B. She promised to show John round her city.
C. She planned to show John round her city.
D. She organized a trip round her city for John.

Câu 28: There’s no point in persuading Jane to change her mind.
A. No one wants Jane to change her mind because it’s pointless.
B. It’s possible for us to persuade Jane to change her mind.
C. Jane will change her mind though she doesn’t want to.
D. It’s useless to persuade Jane to change her mind.

Câu 27: The film didn’t come up to my expectations.
A. I expected the film to end more abruptly.
B. The film was as good as I expected.
C. I expected the film to be more boring.
D. The film fell short of my expectations.

Câu 26: He talked about nothing except the weather.
A. He had nothing to say about the weather.
B. He talked about everything including the weather.
C. His sole topic of conversation was the weather.
D. He said that he had no interest in the weather.

Câu 25: James was the last to know about the change of schedule.
A. Everyone had heard about the change of schedule before James did.
B. Among the last people informed of the change of schedule was James.
C. The last thing James knew was the change of schedule.
D. At last James was able to know about the change of schedule.

Câu 24: It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to.
A. Whatever films are shown, they never see.
B. They don’t mind which film they go to.
C. They don’t care about the cost of the films they see.
D. Which film they go to matters more than the cost.

Câu 23: “Please don’t drive so fast, Tom,” said Lisa.
A. Lisa complained about Tom’s driving too fast.
B. Lisa pleaded with Tom not to drive too fast.
C. Lisa insisted on Tom’s driving on.
D. Lisa grumbled to Tom about driving slowly.

Câu 22: He survived the operation thanks to the skilful surgeon.
A. He survived because he was a skilful surgeon.
B. Though the surgeon was skilful, he couldn’t survive the operation.
C. There was no skilful surgeon, so he died.
D. He wouldn’t have survived the operation without the skilful surgeon.

Câu 21: “Why don’t you reply to the President’s offer right now?” said Mary to her husband.
A. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President’s offer without delay.
B. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
C. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President’s offer right now.
D. Mary wondered why her husband didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.