Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 1: Put your coat on. You will get cold.
A. You will not get cold unless you put your coat on.
B. It is not until you put your coat on that you will get cold.
C. You not only put your coat on but also get cold.
D. Put your coat on; otherwise, you will get cold.
Câu 2: A criminal tried to attack Jane on her way home. A helpful passer-by stopped him in the act.
A. A passer-by intervened just when a criminal was trying to attack Jane in the act of going home.
B. Had it not been for the intervention of a helpful passer-by, Jane would have been attacked on her way home.
C. If Jane hadn't got in the criminal's way home, a helpful passer-by would have been attacked.
D. A helpful passer-by put an end to the attack from Jane when going home with the criminal.
Câu 3: There had been prior warning of the earthquake. Nevertheless, it came as a shock to the people living in nearby villages.
A. There had been warnings about the earthquake, so the people in nearby villages must not have been surprised by it.
B. Even though the earthquake had been predicted, residents of nearby villages were taken by surprise when it struck.
C. The earthquake having been predicted, even those inhabitants living in nearby villages were prepared for it.
D. The earthquake had been predicted, for the residents in nearby villages were struck before they received the warnings.
Câu 4: The film was not interesting. However, he tried to watch the whole film.
A. In spite of the film uninteresting, he tried to watch the whole film.
B. Uninteresting as the film was, he tried to watch the whole film.
C. Despite of uninteresting film, he tried to watch the whole film.
D. Uninteresting as was the film, he tried to watch the whole film.
Câu 5: The police issued a warning on the radio. A dangerous man had escaped from hospital.
A. The police issued a warning on the radio, namely, a dangerous man had escaped from hospital.
B. A dangerous man had escaped from hospital where the police issued a warning on the radio.
C. The police issued a warning on the radio about a dangerous man had escaped from hospital.
D. A dangerous an had escaped from hospital, so the police issued a warning on the radio.
Câu 6: The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem. He did not offer any solutions.
A. Though the leader failed to explain the cause of the problem, he did not offer any solutions.
B. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem so he did not offer any solutions.
C. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem nor did he offer any solutions.
D. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem because he did not offer any solutions.
Câu 7: I suppose they are very tired. They have been working all morning.
A. Because they have been working hard they are now very tired.
B. They must be very tired as they have been working all morning.
C. They can be very tired due to working all moming.
D. They were very tired because of a hard working moming.
Câu 8: Our products are environmentally- friendly. We package all of them in recyclable materials.
A. Packing our products in recyclable materials, we made them environmentally - friendly.
B. Our products are packaged in recycled materials to be environmentally-friendly.
C. The recyclable package of our products makes them look environmentally-friendly.
D. Packed in recyclable materials, our products are environmentally-friendly.
Câu 9: Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of car. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
B. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution of air.
D. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.
Câu 10: I met my long-lost brother. I was at a loss for words.
A. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything.
B. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.
C. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.
D. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say.
Câu 11: Alternative sources of energy have environmental advantages. It’s not easy to make full use of them.
A. Because alternative sources of energy have environmental advantages, it’s not easy to make full use of them.
B. Alternative sources of energy have environmental advantages, so it’s not easy to make full use of them.
C. Despite their environmental advantages, it’s not easy to make full use of alternative sources of energy.
D. Although alternative sources of energy have environmental advantages, but it’s not easy to make full use of them.
Câu 12: Human beings have destroyed the environment for a long time. They are now paying a high price for this.
A. Because having destroyed the environment for a long time, human beings are now paying a high price for this.
B. Having destroyed the environment for a long time, human beings are now paying a high price for this.
C. On destroying the environment for a long time, they are now paying a high price for this.
D. After being destroyed for a long time, the environment is now paying a high price.
Câu 13: The children ran to the field to see the dragon. However, it was no longer there.
A. The dragon went by the time the children ran to the filed.
B. The dragon had gone by the time the children ran to the filed.
C. The dragon had gone after the children ran to the filed.
D. When the children ran to the filed, the dragon went.
Câu 14: He had saved a lot of money. He travelled to Australia.
A. Travelling to Australia needs a lot of money.
B. Having saved a lot of money, he travelled to Australia.
C. To save a lot of money, he travelled to Australia.
D. Travelling to Australia costs him a lot of money.
Câu 15: The situation was embarrassing. She did not know what to do.
A. It was such an embarrassing situation; however, she did not know what to do.
B. So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to do.
C. She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation.
D. So embarrassing was the situation that she did not know what to do.
Câu 16: He smokes all the time. I can’t stand that about him.
A. That he smokes all the time I can’t stand.
B. What I can’t stand about him is the way he smokes all the time.
C. I can’t put up with what he smokes.
D. I can’t bear his smoke.
Câu 17: The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him discuss and formulate new policies.
A. The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
B. A committee of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss and formulate new policies.
C. The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
D. A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed and formulated new policies.
Câu 18: You must read the instructions. You won’t know how to use this machine without reading them.
A. Unless you read the instructions, you won’t know how to use this machine.
B. You will know how to use this machine unless you read the instructions.
C. Without reading the instructions, the use of this machine won’t be known.
D. Reading the instructions, so you will know how to use this machine.
Câu 19: Her living conditions were not good. However, she studied very well.
A. She studied very well just because she lived in difficult conditions.
B. Difficult as her living conditions were, she studied very well.
C. Living in difficult conditions forced she to study very well.
D. Living in difficult conditions, she had no choice but to study well.
Câu 20: Most of the people recovered quickly. They were injured in the crash.
A. The people who were injured in the crash, most of them recovered quickly.
B. Most of the people who recovered quickly were injured in the crash.
C. Most of the people recovered quickly after the crash.
D. Most of the people injured in the crash recovered quickly.
Câu 21: I listen to Joe patiently until he started insulting me. At this point, I told him a few home truths.
A. I listened to Joe patiently until he started insulting me, at which point I told him a few home truths.
B. I told Joe a few home truths, by which time he started insulting me patiently.
C. I told Joe a few home truths after listening to him insulting me patiently.
D. I listened to Joe patiently until he started insulting me, in this case I told him a few home truths.
Câu 22: John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.
A. John needn't be here yesterday because he was ill.
B. Because of his illness, John should have been here yesterday.
C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
Câu 23: Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
A. Have nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
B. Since having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
C. Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
D. Because having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
Câu 24: He showed himself a good student. He proved himself a good athlete.
A. Not only he showed himself a good student but he also proved himself a good athlete.
B. He did not show himself a good student but he proved himself a good athlete.
C. A good student not only showed him but he also proved himself a good athlete.
D. Not only did he show himself a good student but he also proved himself a good athlete.
Câu 25: It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel so it was interesting.
B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would not stay up all night to finish it.
C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.
Câu 26: The boy didn’t feel well. That was why he wanted to stay home from school.
A. Although he didn’t feel well, the boy wanted to stay home from school.
B. If the boy felt well, he could not want to to stay home from school.
C. The boy didn’t feel well as he wanted to to stay home from school.
D. As not feeling well, the boy wanted to to stay home from school.
Câu 27: The burglar might come back. You’d better change all the locks.
A. You’d better change all the locks or the burglar will come back.
B. You’d better change all the locks in case the burglar comes back.
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