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: Sally paid for her travel in advance, but it wasn’t necessary.
A. Sally needn't have paid for her travel in advance.
B. Sally might not have paid for her travel in advance.
C. Sally may not have paid for her travel in advance.
D. Sally couldn’t have paid for her travel in advance.
Câu 2: The trainer’s strategies were directly responsible for the team’s defeat.
A. The team lost because the trainer has no direct strategies.
B. The team’s responsibility is to defeat the trainer’s strategies.
C. The trainer directly guided the team, but had no responsibility.
D. The team lost as a direct consequence of the trainer’s strategies.
Câu 3: He couldn’t retake the exam because he missed too many lessons.
A. He would retake the exam if he didn’t miss too many lessons.
B. He could have retaken the exam if he hadn’t missed too many lessons.
C. If he missed to many lessons, he would retake the exam.
D. If he had missed too many lessons, he wouldn’t have retaken the exam.
Câu 4: It was not until after I got home that I realized I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.
A. Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't set the burglar alarm just before I left for home; otherwise, I would have had to travel all the way back to the office.
B. On the way home, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to turn on the burglar alarm in the office.
C. I didn't turn the burglar alarm on before I left the office, but I only became aware of this after I'd arrived home.
D. I wish I had realized before I arrived home that I hadn't turned on the burglar alarm in the office, then it would have been easier to go and set it.
Câu 5: Phil wanted to be separated from his family on the business trip for less time than he was on the last.
A. As he had enjoyed being away from his family for such a long time on his last business trip, Phil hoped that this trip would be even longer.
B. Phil knew that the business trip he was soon to take would keep him away from his family for less time than the previous one.
C. On this business trip, Phil hoped that he would not be away from his family for as long a time as he had been on the previous one.
D. No longer wanting to take lengthy business trips because they separated him from his family, Phil preferred not to go on any at all.
Câu 6: When there is so much traffic on the roads, it is sometimes quicker to walk than to go by car.
A. The traffic is always so heavy that you'd better walk to work; it's quicker.
B. There is so much traffic these days that it is more pleasant to walk than to drive.
C. During rush hours, walking gives me much more pleasure than driving in the heavy traffic.
D. It is faster to walk than to drive in the heavy traffic at certain time of the day.
Câu 7: After the members of the committee had had lunch, they discussed the problem.
A. Having been served lunch, a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.
B. Having been served lunch, the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.
C. Having been served lunch, the committee members discussed the problem.
D. Having been served lunch, it was discussed by the committee members of the problem.
Câu 8: She had to buy a new battery for her mobile phone because the charge was unable to last for more than two hours.
A. The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours.
B. Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long.
C. She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours.
D. Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery.
Câu 9: The room is too small for us to play music in.
A. We could play music if the room were smaller.
B. The room is so small that we can play music in.
C. The room is not large enough for us to play music in.
D. The room is not small enough for us to play music in.
Câu 10: No matter how hard Fred tried to start the motorbike, he didn’t succeed.
A. Fred tried very hard to start the motorbike, and succeeded.
B. However hard Fred tried he couldn’t start the motorbike.
C. It’s hard for Fred to start the motorbike as he never succeeded.
D. Fred tried hard to start the motorbike, and with success.
Câu 11: Martin will no longer be able to attend the university now that the tuition fees have increased so much.
A. After the raise in the tuition fees, they become unaffordable for Martin, who will now have to leave the university.
B. The university should never have made the tuition fees so expensive, as now Martin will have to drop out.
C. With the tuition fees being so high after the recent increase, Martin is thinking of quitting the university.
D. It will be difficult for Martin to continue attending the university with these costly tuition fees.
Câu 12: He broke up with her but now he thinks that was a mistake.
A. He feels a pity that he had broken up with her.
B. He wishes not to have broken her up.
C. He regrets having broken up with her.
D. He was mistaken with breaking up with her.
Câu 13: “I won’t return the book you lent me until tomorrow afternoon,” said Lucy.
A. Lucy told me to return the book she had lent me until the next afternoon.
B. Lucy promised to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.
C. Lucy offered to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.
D. Lucy refused to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.
Câu 14: But for two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.
A. Had I made two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.
B. If I didn’t make these two minor mistakes, I would have got full mark for the test.
C. If the mistakes hadn’t been minor, I could have got full marks for the test.
D. I would have got full marks for the test if there hadn’t been these two minor mistakes.
Câu 15: Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people.
A. Sharks rarely attack people because many people are afraid of them.
B. Rarely attacked by sharks, many people are, therefore, afraid of them.
C. Many people are afraid of sharks because they are dangerous.
D. Although sharks rarely attack people, many people are afraid of them.
Câu 16: In order not to disturb our conversation, he took his seat quietly.
A. He took his seat quietly so that he wouldn’t disturb our conversation.
B. So as to keep us continue our conversation, he took his seat quietly.
C. Not to disturb our conversation, he took his seat quietly.
D. As long as he took his seat quietly, we weren’t disturbed to keep on our conversation.
Câu 17: I always hated pasta when I was a child. Now I cook it regularly.
A. If I hadn’t hated pasta when I was a child, I would cook it regularly.
B. Hating pasta a lot when I was a child, I now cook it regularly.
C. I didn’t use to like pasta when I was a child but now I cook it regularly.
D. In spite of hating pasta, I cooked it regularly when I was a child.
Câu 18: Expert thought that infected chickens were responsible for the outbreak of flu.
A. It is thought that infected chickens were responsible for the outbreak of flu.
B. Infected chickens were thought to be in charge with the outbreak of flu.
C. Infected chickens were thought to be in charge of the outbreak of flu.
D. Infected chickens are thought to be responsible for the outbreak of flu.
Câu 19: Despite his brilliance, he couldn’t solve the math puzzle.
A. He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, so he was brilliant.
B. He was brilliant, but he couldn’t solve the math puzzle.
C. He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, though he wasn’t brilliant.
D. He wasn’t brilliant, but he could solve the math puzzle.
Câu 20: Had the announcement been made earlier, more people would have attended the workshop.
A. The workshop was held so late that few people attended it.
B. The workshop was held earlier so that more people would attend.
C. Fewer people attended the workshop because of the early announcement.
D. Since the announcement was not made earlier, fewer people came to hear the workshop.
Câu 21: People think that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1915.
A. It is thought that Alexander Graham Bell had invented the telephone in 1915.
B. Alexander Graham Bell is thought to invent the telephone in 1915.
C. The telephone thought to be invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1915.
D. Alexander Graham Bell is thought to have invented the telephone in 1915.
Câu 22: “I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,” said the captain to John.
A. John was reminded to train harder so as not to be dropped from the team.
B. The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder.
C. The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to be dropped from the team.
D. The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trained harder.
Câu 23: The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
A. The noise next door stopped at midnight.
B. It was midnight and the noise next door stopped.
C. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
D. Not until after midnight the noise next door stopped.
Câu 24: "Stop smoking or you'll be ill," the doctor told me.
A. The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness.
B. The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness.
C. I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes.
D. I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness.
Câu 25: If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
A. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
B. The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
D. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
Câu 26: He survived the operation thanks to the skillful surgeon.
A. He wouldn't have survived the operation without the skillful surgeon.
B. Though the surgeon was skillful, he couldn't survive the operation.
C. He survived because he was a skillful surgeon.
D. There was no skillful surgeon, so he died.
Câu 27: “I agree that I am narrow-minded,” said the manager.
A. The manager denied being narrow-minded.
B. The manager admitted being narrow-minded.
C. The manager refused to be narrow-minded.
D. The manager promised to be narrow-minded.
Câu 28: Susan will be ready any minute, and then we must leave.
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