Nhung has been typing the report for an hour.
A.It took Nhung an hour to type the report.
B.Nhung finished the report an hour ago.
C.It is an hour since Nhung started typing the report.
D.Nhung will finish typing the report in an hour.

The film was so boring that I fell asleep.
A.The film was interesting enough, but I fell asleep.
B.I did not fall asleep even though the film was boring.
C.I fell asleep because the film was boring.
D.The film was too long for me to watch.

I regret not booking the seats in advance.
A.I wish I booked the seats in advance.
B.I wish I have booked the seats in advance.
C.If only I booked the seats in advance.
D.If only I had booked the seats in advance.

He went down with flu as soon as he recovered from bronchitis.
A.He caught flu just before he recovered from bronchitis.
B.No sooner had he recovered from bronchitis than he went down with flu.
C.He recovered from bronchitis soon after he went down with flu.
D.He caught flu and bronchitis at the same time.

It won't be long before her husband comes back.
A.Her husband will come back later than planned.
B.Her husband will be returning quite soon.
C.There’s likelihood that her husband won’t return soon.
D.Possibly, her husband won’t come back as soon as he wants.

Workers are not allowed to use the office phone for personal calls.
A.They don’t let workers use the office phone.
B.The office phone is supposed to be used by worker only.
C.They don’t allow workers to make phone call personally.
D.Workers are not permitted to use the office phone for personal purpose.

I might have taken French last semester if I’d known it was offered.
A.Someone offered to teach me French last semester.
B.I knew that French was not offered last semester.
C.I didn’t take French last semester.
D.I took French the last semester it was offered.

"Please accept my apology for arriving late," said Janet to her employer.
A.Janet apologised to her employer for her late arrival.
B.Janet thought she would apologise to her employer for arriving late.
C.Janet quickly made an apology and the employer accepted it.
D.Janet had to make an apology because her employer demanded it.

After the very salty food we had, we were all dying of thirst.
A.We were very thirsty after having the very salty food.
B.We all died because we were too thirsty.
C.The food was not salty enough for us to have.
D.We all died because there was not enough food.

As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A.He waved his hand and at once she turned away.
B.He waved his hand at the same time as she did.
C.He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
D.She turned away because he waved his hand too soon.