Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each italic one.
Câu 1: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
A. We weren't as much impressed by the new cinema's look as its cost.
B. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.
C. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.
D. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive.
Câu 2: Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
A. In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival.
B. Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival.
C. No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled.
D. As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
Câu 3: I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend's words.
A. I understood my closest friend's words completely.
B. I found my closest friend's words easy to understand.
C. I lost heart and didn't understand my closest friend's words
D. I found my closest friend's words quite incomprehensible.
Câu 4: She should know better than to lend the money to him.
A. She knew it would be better not to lend him the money.
B. She oughtn't to lend him the money.
C. She was just being helpful when she lent him the money.
D. It would be kind of her to lend him the money.
Câu 5: What you have been saying is beside the point.
A. You was honest to have said about the point like that .
B. What you have been saying is quite irrelevant.
C. You have been talking too much about the point.
D. What you have been saying is beyond my expectation.
A.
B.
C.
D.