The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A.The coffee was so strong that it didn’t keep us awake.
B.We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C.The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
D.The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

I hardly knew the people I was going to visit.
A.I knew the people I was going to visit very well.
B.I was not sure whether I knew the people or not.
C.I knew the people I was going to visit only slightly.
D.The people I was going to visit were completely strangers.

I travel by bus as a last resort.
A.I only travel by bus when there’re no other alternatives.
B.I always travel by bus.
C.I resort to bus when I am the last to come.
D.Traveling by bus is my favorite.

I felt that it had been a mistake to write to him.
A.I regretted having written to him.
B.There was a mistake in the letter I wrote to him.
C.I felt like making a mistake to write to him.
D.I made a few mistakes when I wrote to him.

The situation was so embarrassing that she did not know what to do.
A.It was such an embarrassing situation; however, she did not know what to do.
B.So embarrassing was the situation that she did not know what to do.
C.So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to do.
D.She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation.

Our opinions on the subject are identical.
A.There’s some difference in our opinions on the subject.
B.We differ in opinions on the subject.
C.We have the same opinions on the subject.
D.We are identical.

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.