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.
“You should have finished the report by now,” Mr Huy told his secretary.
A. Mr Huy reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
B. Mr Huy said that his secretary had not finished the report.
C. Mr Huy scolded to his secretary for not having finished the report.
D. Mr Huy reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
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.
She finished her driving lesson. Her father allowed her to use his car.
A. Having finished her driving lesson, her father allowed her to use his car.
B. Having finished her driving lesson, she was allowed to use her father’s car.
C. To be allowed to use her father’s car, she tried to finish her driving lesson.
D. Being allowed to use her father’s car, she tried to finish her driving lesson.
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.
She finished her driving lesson. Her father allowed her to use his car.
A. Having finished her driving lesson, her father allowed her to use his car.
B. Having finished her driving lesson, she was allowed to use her father’s car.
C. To be allowed to use her father’s car, she tried to finish her driving lesson.
D. Being allowed to use her father’s car, she tried to finish her driving lesson.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Huy was asking Mai, his classmate, for her opinion about the book he had lent her.
Huy: “What do you think about the book?”
Mai: “_________. ”
A. Yes, let’s read it together.
B. The best I’ve ever read!
C. I can’t agree with you more.
D. I wish I could buy one.
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.
By the time my friends arrive, we will have finished dinner.
A. My friends will have got here by dinner time.
B. We will be finishing dinner when my friends arrive.
C. Dinner will be finished when my friends get here.
D. My friends are arriving in time for dinner.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Mr. Collin is speaking to his student, Brian.
Mr. Collin: “You've been making very good progress. I’m proud of you!”
Brian: “_______________”
A. No problem
B. Don't worry about it!
C. Everything's alright. Thank you
D. I really appreciate you saying that.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Mr. Hung is a professor. His car was stolen yesterday.
A. His car was stolen yesterday, Mr Hung is a professor.
B. Mr. Hung, who his car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.
C. Mr. Hung, who is a professor, his car was stolen yesterday.
D. Mr. Hung, whose car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.
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.
They report that soil pollution has seriously threatened the livelihood of many local farmers.
A. The livelihood of many local farmers was reported to be seriously endangered by soil pollution.
B. It is reported that the livelihood of many local farmers has led to serious soil pollution.
C. Soil pollution is reported to have posed a serious threat to the livelihood of many local farmers.
D. It has been reported that soil pollution has actually put many local farmers' lives at risk.
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.
I should have finished my homework last night but I was exhausted.
A. I finished my homework last night although I was exhausted.
B. I was exhausted so I didn’t finish my homework last night as planned.
C. Last night I was exhausted but I tried to finish my homework.
D. My homework was finished last night but I was exhausted.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Such was the media indignation that his frightful suicide did not report in any national newspaper.
A. the media
B. frightful suicide
C. did not report
D. any
