X:Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Far from rejecting my offer, he accepted it gladly.
A. I expected him to reject my offer, but he accepted it gladly.
B. He gladly accepted my offer as I had expected.
C. He had accepted gladly my offer but he rejected my expectations.
D. I had expected him to reject my offer, but he accepted it gladly.
Câu 2: But for his father’s early retirement, Peter would not have taken over the family business.
A. His father retired early, but Peter still ran the family business.
B. Peter’s father didn’t want him to take over the family business despite his retirement.
C. Peter only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
D. Peter didn’t take over the family business because his father didn’t retire.
Câu 3: I don’t agree with prohibiting smoking in bars.
A. I’m not in favor of prohibiting smoking in bars.
B. I'm not in favor to prohibiting smoking in bars.
C. I'm not favor with prohibiting smoking in bars.
D. I'm not doing a favor to prohibiting smoking in bars.
Câu 4: We had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made this impossible.
A. In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned.
B. We would have walked right round the lake even if it had rained heavily.
C. If it hadn’t rained so heavy we would have walked right round the lake.
D. The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake.
Câu 5: She has always had a good relationship with the children.
A. She has got a lot of children and relatives who she always gets along with.
B. She always gets along well with the children.
C. The children have had her as their friends and relatives.
D. She has always got on well with the children.
Câu 6: The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
B. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
C. The coffee was not good enough for us to keep awake.
D. We were kept awake although the coffee was not strong.
Câu 7: Alison bought the big house because she wanted to open a hotel.
A. Alison bought the big house with a view to opening a hotel.
B. Alison bought the big house so that she can open a hotel.
C. Alison bought so big a house that she could use it as a hotel.
D. Alison bought the big house in a view of opening a hotel.
Câu 8: Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
Câu 9: I can’t remember when I last saw him, but it’s certainly a long time ago.
A. I’d like to forget how many years have passed since I last saw him.
B. I shall never forget meeting him even though it’s a long time ago.
C. I only know it is ages since I saw him and I can’t remember when that was.
D. We’ve only met once and that was too long ago for me to remember him.
Câu 10: “Shall I carry the suitcase for you, Mary?” said John.
A. John offered Mary to carry the suitcase for Mary.
B. John offered to carry the suitcase for Mary.
C. John offered carrying the suitcase for Mary.
D. John offered Mary if he should carry the suitcase for her.
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