Choose 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: There were no poor performances, but that of the Russian dancers was certainly the best.
A. The best performances were those of the Russians; some of others were poor.
B. The standard of dancing was high, particularly among the Russians.
C. The Russian dancers were well-worth watching but the others weren’t.
D. They all danced well, but the Russian dancers were far better.
Câu 2: Owing to the poor visibility caused by the fog, it took us ten hours, instead of the usual eight, to get to Istanbul.
A. The light of Istanbul were visible for two hours before we reached the city.
B. Even though we ran into a lot of fog on the way to Istanbul, the journey didn’t take much longer than usual.
C. It took between eight and ten hours to drive to Istanbul, depending on visibility.
D. The fog meant that we reached Istanbul two hours later than normal.
Câu 3: The theory of natural selection made the idea of organic evolution acceptable to the majority of the scientific world.
A. The world’s scientist accepted the idea of organic evolution more rapidly than the concept of natural selection.
B. Without the theory of natural selection to support it, no scientists would ever have approved the theory of organic evolution.
C. On the whole, the scientific world approved the concept of organic evolution once the theory of natural selection had been postulated.
D. It was only after the introduction of the theory of natural selection that scientists paid any attention to the idea of organic evolution.
Câu 4: Much to my surprise, I found his lecture on the civilization of Mesopotamia extremely interesting.
A. Contrary to expectations, his lecture on ancient Mesopotamia was the most fascinating of all.
B. It was at his lecture on the civilization of Metosotamia that I realized how fascinating the subject is.
C. I was fascinated by what he had to say in his lecture on the civilization of Mesopotamia though I hadn’t expected to be.
D. I hadn’t expected him to lecture on the civilization of Mesopotamia, but he spoke remarkably well.
Câu 5: The newspapers are putting the blame on his private secretary, but I think several people are equally guilty.
A. It seems to me that several people are at fault, not just his private secretary as the newspapers are suggesting.
B. The names of some guilty people were given to the newspapers by his private secretary.
C. According to the newspapers, it is not only his private secretary who is to blame; several other people are involved.
D. Some of the people who are quite as guilty as his private secretary have managed to avoid getting their names in the newspapers.
Câu 6: Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
A. I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye.
B. I left without saying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the meeting.
C. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye.
D. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.
Câu 7: As Elton John became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
A. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
B. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him it was to avoid newspaper reporters.
C. The more famous Elton John became, more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters it was.
D. The more Elton John became famous, the more difficult for him it was to avoid newspaper reporters.
Câu 8: We’re still debating whether or not he deserves to be promoted.
A. There was much disagreement among us as to whether he’s suitable candidate for promotion.
B. The question of whether he’s entitled to promotion has not yet been discussed.
C. His promotion will certainly cause a great deal of disagreement among us.
D. We haven’t yet come to an agreement as to if he should be promoted.
Câu 9: Apparently, Tom and Jerry can’t spend an afternoon together without fighting.
A. A fight seems inevitable when Tom and Jerry are together even if only for an afternoon.
B. Tom and Jerry must have got together in the afternoon to have a fight.
C. Presumably, on the afternoon of the fight, Tom and Jerry were together.
D. Unfortunately, Tom and Jerry spent the whole afternoon fighting each other.
Câu 10: Wouldn’t it be better to let them know about the alterations to the plan?
A. Why haven’t they been informed about the new development?
B. Shouldn’t they have been consulted before the scheme was changed?
C. Don’t you think they should be informed about the changes in the plan?
D. We’d better ask them to change the plan, hadn’t we?
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Câu 1: There were no poor performances, but that of the Russian dancers was certainly the best.
A. The best performances were those of the Russians; some of others were poor.
B. The standard of dancing was high, particularly among the Russians.
C. The Russian dancers were well-worth watching but the others weren’t.
D. They all danced well, but the Russian dancers were far better.
Câu 2: Owing to the poor visibility caused by the fog, it took us ten hours, instead of the usual eight, to get to Istanbul.
A. The light of Istanbul were visible for two hours before we reached the city.
B. Even though we ran into a lot of fog on the way to Istanbul, the journey didn’t take much longer than usual.
C. It took between eight and ten hours to drive to Istanbul, depending on visibility.
D. The fog meant that we reached Istanbul two hours later than normal.
Câu 3: The theory of natural selection made the idea of organic evolution acceptable to the majority of the scientific world.
A. The world’s scientist accepted the idea of organic evolution more rapidly than the concept of natural selection.
B. Without the theory of natural selection to support it, no scientists would ever have approved the theory of organic evolution.
C. On the whole, the scientific world approved the concept of organic evolution once the theory of natural selection had been postulated.
D. It was only after the introduction of the theory of natural selection that scientists paid any attention to the idea of organic evolution.
Câu 4: Much to my surprise, I found his lecture on the civilization of Mesopotamia extremely interesting.
A. Contrary to expectations, his lecture on ancient Mesopotamia was the most fascinating of all.
B. It was at his lecture on the civilization of Metosotamia that I realized how fascinating the subject is.
C. I was fascinated by what he had to say in his lecture on the civilization of Mesopotamia though I hadn’t expected to be.
D. I hadn’t expected him to lecture on the civilization of Mesopotamia, but he spoke remarkably well.
Câu 5: The newspapers are putting the blame on his private secretary, but I think several people are equally guilty.
A. It seems to me that several people are at fault, not just his private secretary as the newspapers are suggesting.
B. The names of some guilty people were given to the newspapers by his private secretary.
C. According to the newspapers, it is not only his private secretary who is to blame; several other people are involved.
D. Some of the people who are quite as guilty as his private secretary have managed to avoid getting their names in the newspapers.
Câu 6: Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
A. I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye.
B. I left without saying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the meeting.
C. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye.
D. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.
Câu 7: As Elton John became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
A. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
B. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him it was to avoid newspaper reporters.
C. The more famous Elton John became, more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters it was.
D. The more Elton John became famous, the more difficult for him it was to avoid newspaper reporters.
Câu 8: We’re still debating whether or not he deserves to be promoted.
A. There was much disagreement among us as to whether he’s suitable candidate for promotion.
B. The question of whether he’s entitled to promotion has not yet been discussed.
C. His promotion will certainly cause a great deal of disagreement among us.
D. We haven’t yet come to an agreement as to if he should be promoted.
Câu 9: Apparently, Tom and Jerry can’t spend an afternoon together without fighting.
A. A fight seems inevitable when Tom and Jerry are together even if only for an afternoon.
B. Tom and Jerry must have got together in the afternoon to have a fight.
C. Presumably, on the afternoon of the fight, Tom and Jerry were together.
D. Unfortunately, Tom and Jerry spent the whole afternoon fighting each other.
Câu 10: Wouldn’t it be better to let them know about the alterations to the plan?
A. Why haven’t they been informed about the new development?
B. Shouldn’t they have been consulted before the scheme was changed?
C. Don’t you think they should be informed about the changes in the plan?
D. We’d better ask them to change the plan, hadn’t we?
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1800.6947
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