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: “No, no, you really must stay a bit longer!” said the boys.

A. The boys denied my staying a bit longer.

B. The boys refused to let me stay a bit longer.

C. The boys didn’t agree to let stay a bit longer.

D. The boys insisted on my staying a bit longer.

Câu 2: The doctor said, “You really ought to rest for a few days, Janet.”

A. Janet’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.

B. The doctor suggested that Janet should rest for a few days.

C. It is the doctor’s recommendation that Janet rested shortly.

D. The doctor strongly advised Janet to take a few days’ rest.

Câu 3: Tom told his girlfriend, “Let me tell him if you can’t.”

A. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.

B. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.

C. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.

D. Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t.

Câu 4: “You’re always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher.

A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.

B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.

C. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.

D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.

Câu 5: “I claim that you took my money,” she said to the housekeeper.

A. She insisted on the housekeeper taking her money.

B. She admitted the housekeeper having taken her money.

C. She warned the housekeeper against taking her money.

D. She accused the housekeeper of having taken her money.

Câu 6: “Trust me! Do not invest all your money in one business,” said Adam.

A. Adam ordered me to invest all my money in one business.

B. Adam persuaded me not to invest all my money in one business.

C. Adam offered to help me to invest all my money in one business.

D. Adam encouraged me to invest all my money in one business.

Câu 7: "No, I didn’t steal anything from her," said Henry.

A. Henry confirmed that he had stolen things from her.

B. Henry refused to steal things from her.

C. Henry denied stealing things from her.

D. Henry said no to stealing things from her.

Câu 8: "Let’s have dinner out," said George.

A. George wanted to have dinner out alone.

B. George suggested having dinner out.

C. George invited them having dinner out.

D. George let others have dinner out.

Câu 9: "Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work," said Peter’s wife.

A. Peter's wife reminded him to go to the supermarket after work.

B. Peter’s wife invited him to go to the supermarket with her after work.

C. Peter’s wife warned him to go to the supermarket after work.

D. Peter’s wife allowed him to go to the supermarket after work.

Câu 10: 'Why not participate in the English Speaking Contest?'

A. He asked me to take part in the English Speaking Contest.

B. He suggested taking part in the English Speaking Contest.

C. He offered us to take part in the English Speaking Contest.

D. He told me not to participate in the English Speaking Contest.

Câu 11: 'Would you mind if I brought a friend to the party?' said Peter.

A. Peter wanted me to bring my friend to his party.

B. Peter encouraged me to bring my friend to the party.

C. Peter asked for permission to bring his friend to the party.

D. Peter promised to bring a friend to the party.

Câu 12: 'Don't be so disappointed Jane. You can take the driving test again,' said Helen.

A. Helen told Jane not to be disappointed and take the driving test again.

B. Helen asked Jane not to be disappointed and offered her another driving test.

C. Helen warned Jane not to be disappointed in order to take the driving test again.

D. Helen encouraged Jane to take the driving test again.

Câu 13: 'Could you please wait here until your name is called?'

A. She asked me to wait there until my name was called.

B. She wanted to know if I could wait there until my name was called.

C. She advised me to wait there until my name was called.

D. She reminded me to wait here until my name was called.

Câu 14: “You won the scholarship. Congratulations,” Mary told me.

A. Mary congratulated me on winning the scholarship.

B. Mary congratulated me winning the scholarship.

C. Mary encouraged me to win the scholarship.

D. Mary thanked me for having won the scholarship.

Câu 15: “It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.

A. Lan promised to help Hoa with her homework.

B. Lan thanked Hoa for helping her with her homework.

C. Lan said to Hoa to thank for helping her with her homework.

D. Lan told Hoa to help her with her homework.

Câu 16: “Shall we walk there? It’s not far,” he said.

A. He told to walk there because it was not far.

B. He said to walk there because it is not far.

C. He proposed walking there because it was not far.

D. He encouraged to walk there because it was not far.

Câu 17: “Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play the game now,” Mick’s mother said.

A. Mick’s mother prevented him from playing the computer game then.

B. Mick’s mother allowed him to play the computer game then.

C. Mick’s mother thanked him for playing the computer game then.

D. Mick’s mother accused him of playing the computer game then.

Câu 18: “Don’t touch that flower!” the old lady said to the boy.

A. The old lady wanted the boy not touching that flower.

B. The old lady insisted the boy on touching that flower.

C. The old lady warned the boy against touching that flower.

D. The old lady congratulated the boy on not touching that flower.

Câu 19: “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to his students.

A. The teacher insisted his students on cheating in the exam.

B. The teacher prevented his students from cheating in the exam.

C. The teacher advised his students to cheat in the exam.

D. The teacher accused his students of cheating in the exam.