Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest meaning to each of the following questions.

Câu 1: The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.

A. The first prize is reported to award to James         

B. It is reported that James to be awarded the first prize.

C. It is reported that James wins the first prize.

D. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize.

Câu 2: “No, I didn’t tell Jim our plan,” said Tom.

A. Tom denied to tell Jim their plan               

B. Tom didn’t agree to tell Jim their plan.

C. Tom denied having told Jim their plan.     

D. Tom refused to tell Jim their plan.

Câu 3: If only I had taken his advice.

A. I wish I followed his advice.                     

B. I wish I have taken his advice.

C. I regret not having taken his advice           

D. I regret not to take his advice.

Câu 4: It’s no use trying to persuade Tom to change his mind.

A. There’s no point to try to persuade Tom to change his mind.

B. It’s useful trying to persuade Tom to change his mind.

C. It’s worth trying to persuade Tom to change his mind.

D. It’s a waste of time trying to persuade Tom to change his mind.

Câu 5: Much as he loved her, he didn’t forgive her for what she had done.

A. He didn’t forgive her for what she had done as he loved her.

B. She didn’t love him as much as he loved her.

C. He didn’t forgive her for what she had done because she didn’t love him as much.

D. Although he loved her, he didn’t forgive her for what she had done.

Câu 6: Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

A. Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.

B. If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

C. Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

D. That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

Câu 7: Put your coat on. You will get cold.

A. You will not get cold unless you put your coat on.          

B. Put your coat on, otherwise you will get cold.

C. It is not until you put your coat on that you will get cold.           

D. You not only put your coat on but also get cold

Câu 8: It seems that no-one predicted the correct result.

A. No-one seems to  has predicted the correct result.

B. No-one seem to  have predicted the correct result.

C. No-one seems   have predicted the correct result.

D. No-one seems to  have predicted the correct result.

Câu 9: We can’t deny that all of us made certain mistakes early on.

A. It can be denied that not all of us made mistakes.

B. Everyone of us denies that we made certain mistakes early on.

C. It is true that nobody could avoid making mistakes.

D. We admit that we could avoid making certain mistakes when young.

Câu 10: The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.

A. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation.

B. The agreement which ended six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.

C. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months.

D. The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday.

Câu 11: His irresponsible attitude is putting his career in jeopardy.

A. His so irresponsible that he has no career.

B. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career.

C. His career is to jeopardize irresponsible attitude

D. Both A and C

Câu 12: Never have people been so well informed as they are now, thanks to TV news programs.

A. People have been so informative thanks to TV news programs.

B. Thanks to TV news programs, people are now too well informed.

C. People are better informed than they have been, thanks to TV news programs

D. TV news programs are very informative than before and people are better informed.

Câu 13: Had he known more about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies.

A. Knowing about the internet helped him invest in some computer companies.

B. Knowing about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies.

C. He would have invested in some computer companies without his knowledge of the internet.

D. He did not know much about the internet and he did not invest in any computer companies.

Câu 14: On the one hand, I’d love to study Japanese. On the other hand, I really haven’t got the time.

A. Nevertheless I would love to study Japanese, I really haven’t got the time.

B. I really haven’t got the time; as a result, I would love to study Japanese.

C. Because I haven’t got the time, I would love to study Japanese.

D. I haven’t got the time; therefore I would not love to study Japanese.

Câu 15: I ate the soup. After that I remembered that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of it.

A. It was not until I ate the soup did I remember that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of it.

B. As soon as I remembered that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of soup I ate it.

C. Only after eating the soup did I remember that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of it.

D. Hardly had I forgotten to give my little sister some of it when I ate the soup.

Câu 16: We live abroad. It is important for us to create a balance between being open sociably and keeping our own values personally.

A. We live abroad, it is important for us to create a balance between being open sociably and keeping our own values personally.

B. The moment we will live abroad, it is important for us to create a balance between being open sociably and keeping your own values personally.

C. When living abroad, it is important for us to create a balance between being open sociably and keeping our own values personally.

D. Although we live abroad, it is important for us to create a balance between being open sociably and keeping your own values personally.

Câu 17: The students may be intelligent. They will not get used to dealing with practical situations.

A. The students may be too intelligent to get used to dealing with practical situations.

B. Intelligent as they may be, the students will not get used to dealing with practical situations.

C. Intelligent as may be the students, they will get used to dealing with practical situations.

D. The students will get used to dealing with practical situations although they are intelligent.

Câu 18: “He is always arguing with his new classmate”. She said.

A. She informed that he was always arguing with his new classmate.

B. She said that he didn‟t like his new classmate.

C. She explained that his new classmate was noisy.

D. She complained that he was always arguing with his new classmate.

Câu 19: Is anyone checking your essay about the environmental pollution?

A. Are you having someone to check your essay about the environmental pollution?

B. Are you checking your essay about the environmental pollution?

C. Are you going to check your essay about the environmental pollution?

D. Are you having your essay about the environmental pollution checked?

Câu 20: A new book is twice as expensive as an old one.

A. An old book is more cheaper than a new one.

B. A new book is twice the price of an old one.

C. An old book is as twice as the price of the new one.

D. A new book is so far more expensive than an old one.

Câu 21: We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.

A. Soon after we got to know our neighbors, we stopped having contact with them.

B. If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better.        

C. Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.       

D. Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live.

Câu 22: There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

A. The train was too crowded for Mary no to get a seat

B. The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for Mary to sit           

C. So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat  

D. The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat

Câu 23: “I’ll speak calmly. I really will!”, he said.

A. He promised to speak calmly                                

B. He remind me to speak calmly      

C. He refused to speak calmly                                    

D. He offered to speak calmly

Câu 24: Jack was overconfident. Therefore, he ruined our plan completely.

A. That was Jack’s overconfidence ruined our plan completely

B. Jack was overconfident, which ruined our plan completely

C. It was because Jack’s overconfidence that ruined our plan completely

D. It was Jack’s overconfidence ruined our plan completely

Câu 25: Marie Curie was a famous mathematician and physicist. She also won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

A. Winning the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Marie Curie became a famous mathematician and physicist.

B. Marie Curie was a famous mathematician rather than physicist although she won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

C. Marie Curie, a famous mathematician and physicist, also won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

D. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize for chemistry so she was a famous mathematician and physicist.

Câu 26: The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages. He did not want them to leave.

A. The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages in order not to want them to leave.

B. The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages though he wanted them to leave.

C. The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages so that he did not want them to leave.

D. The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages because he did not want them to leave.

Câu 27: Tuition fees were increased. There were many objections from students and parents.

A. There were many objections from students and parents, so tuition fees were increased.

B. Tuition fees were increased because there were many objections from students and parents.

C. Tuition fees were increased despite the fact that there were many objections from students and parents.

D. There were many objections from students and parents while so tuition fees were increased. 

Câu 28: We had better leave him a note because it is possible they will arrive late.

A. We had better leave him a note in case they may arrive late.

B. We had better leave him a note in case they will arrive late.

C. We had better leave him a note in case they are likely to arrive late.

D. We had better leave him a note in case  they arrive late.

Câu 29:  “ It would be a good idea that we should try to get local support for new motorway”, said Joe.

A. Joe suggested that they try to get local support for new motorway.

B. Joe claimed we should try to get local support for new motorway.

C.  Joe suggested that they try getting  local support for new motorway.

D.  Joe wanted to know why they shouldn’t try  getting local support for new motorway.

Câu 30: The rate of inflation has fallen steadily during recent months.

A. There has been a steady decline of the rate of inflation during recent months.

B. There is  a steady decline of the rate of inflation during recent months.

C. There is a steady decline of the rate in  inflation during recent months.

D. There has been a steady decline in  the rate of inflation during recent months.

Câu 31: My grandparents' lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

A. My grandparents' lake house built in 1953 and was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

B. My grandparents' lake house, built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire

C. My grandparents' lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest fire

D. The forest fire destroyed my grandparents' lake house was built in 1953

Câu 32: Hemingway developed a very concise writing style. His name is well-known throughout the world.

A. Hemingway whose name is well-known throughout the world developed a very concise writing style.

B. Hemingway, whose is name well-known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.

C. Hemingway, whose name is well-known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.

D. Hemingway, who developed a very concise writing style, his name is well-known throughout the world.

Câu 33: The manager contributed generously, so I could continue my plan.

A. Had it not been for the manager’s generous contribution, I couldn’t continue my plan.

B. The manager’s generous contribution got my plan continue.

C. But for the manager’s generous contribution, l couldn’t have continued my plan.

D. Should the manager contribute generously, l could continue my plan.

Câu 34: “You have just got a promotion. Congratulations!” Peter said to his friend.

A. Peter congratulated his friend of getting a promotion.

B. Peter congratulated his friend that he got a promotion.

C. Peter congratulated his friend to get a promotion.

D. Peter congratulated his friend on getting a promotion.

Câu 35: The criminals got away in spite of the efforts of the police

A. Without the efforts of the police, the criminals would have escaped

B. Even though the police made their efforts, the criminals escaped

C. Thanks to the efforts of the police, the criminals were imprisoned

D. The criminals were caught because of the efforts of the police

Câu 36: People should not throw rubbish in the park. People should not cut down the trees in the park.

A. People should both cut down the trees and throw rubbish in the park

B. People should neither throw rubbish nor cut down the trees in the park.

C. People should throw rubbish and cut down the trees in the park.

D. People should either throw rubbish or cut down the trees in the park

Câu 37: The team reached the top of the mountain. The team spent a night there.

A. The team had not only reached the top of the mountain, but they spend a night there as well.

B. Not only did the team reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there

C. Not only did the team reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there as well

D. The team both reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there

Câu 38: At the factory, he likes people to let him save his own way

A. At the factory, he doesn’t like it when people to let him what to do

B. At the factory, he often needs the help of other people in his work

C. At the factory, he doesn’t accept help from people he dislikes

D. At the factory, he likes people to think all good ideas are his own

Câu 39: It would have been a perfect paper except for some mistakes

A. It was a perfect paper                                

B. The word was spelt perfectly

C. The paper had some mistakes                    

D. The teacher did not accept the paper