British mystery writer Phyllis James White never received a rejection slip from any publishers for any of her novels.. Publishers never turned down the manuscripts of Phyllis James White
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Trang 21 Eric is going to be very lonely living by himself in that remote area.
A Eric will live by himself in that distant place and he will feel very lonely
B Eric enjoys being on his own, so living in that remote place won’t bother him much
C That area is very far from the city, so Eric will be alone most of the time
D Remote areas are often lonely to live in, but Eric enjoys the solitude
2 You could hardly have decided on a less secure career than that of a novelist.
A There are some careers that are not as secure as that of a novelist
B If it is security that you are after, you should try being a novelist
C In deciding to be a novelist, you have probably chosen the least secure career possible
D There are probably better ways of securing your future than becoming a novelist
3 Only Mike has the expertise to carry out this project.
A This project can only be carried out by someone with the same knowledge and skills that Mike has
B There is only one person with the skill required for this project, and that is Mike
C Mike should be the one to do the project because he knows so much
D Mike has to be consulted about this project because he knows more than anyone else
4 If I had known you needed a hand painting your house, I would have helped you.
A I didn’t help you to paint your house because I had no idea that you were doing it
B I am planning to help you to paint your house whenever you are ready
C Let me know when you are going to paint your house, and I will lend a hand
D You didn’t tell me you needed help painting your house; otherwise, I’d have assisted you
5 Ellen would trust her mother, but not her sister, with anything.
A Although Ellen finds her mother completely trustworthy, she does not feel the same about her sister
B Ellen felt she could trust neither her mother nor her sister with anything
C There was nothing that Ellen would not trust her mother, as well as her sister, with
D Neither Ellen nor her sister feel that they can trust their mother with everything
6 Having prepared for the worst, they were pleasantly surprised to find themselves bypassed by the hurricane.
A Even if the hurricane had hit them, they wouldn’t have been affected much
B It was such a relief when the hurricane did not strike them, though they had prepared for the worst
C Had they not made such extensive preparations, they would have suffered even worse damage
D While they had made preparations for the hurricane, it was still a relief that they did not suffer much damage
7 In Nepal, literacy increased by approximately 40 percent from the early 1950s to the end of the century.
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Trang 3A 40 percent of the people of Nepal became literate during the latter half of the 20th century.
B At the end of the 20th century, about 40 percent of the Nepalese were literate, much higher than in the early 1950s
C About 40 percent more of the Nepalese population became literate during the second half of the 20th century
D From the middle to the end of 20th century, only about 40 percent of Nepalese people could read and write
8 Though once quite fatal, the threat of pneumonia has been greatly reduced as a result of antibiotic treatment.
A A threatening disease which used to be fatal in the past, pneumonia has now been eliminated by antibiotic treatment
B Pneumonia was a rather deadly disease in the past, but antibiotic treatment has lessened its dangers very much
C Despite its dangers being significantly reduced thanks to antibiotics, pneumonia can still be rather deadly
D In order to lessen its deadliness, the threatening disease pneumonia must be treated with antibiotics
9 The eradication of snakes by humans has resulted in an abrupt rise in rodent populations in certain areas.
A The number of rodents living in a certain place is directly connected to how many snakes humans are killing
B The rate of elimination by humans not only of snakes but also of rodents has gone up significantly in some areas
C Had humans not eliminated the snakes in some areas, there would be much smaller populations of rodents living there
D By skilling snakes, humans have caused the numbers of rodents in some places to increase drastically
10 Few novels offer as sharp a commentary on the injustices faced by Blacks as Richard Wright’s
Native Son.
A Unlike most novels, Native Son was based on wrongs Richard Wright himself, as a Black, had faced.
B Native Son, by Richard Wright, is one of his many sharply critical novels about the injustices faced by
Blacks
C Richard Wright’s Native Son comments more cuttingly than most novels on the unfairness Blacks
confront
D Quite a few novels, such as Richard Wright’s Native Son, comment cuttingly on the unfairness
confronted by Blacks
11 British mystery writer Phyllis James White never received a rejection slip from any publishers for any of her novels.
A Publishers never turned down the manuscripts of Phyllis James White, a British mystery writer
B The publishers were eagerly awaiting the manuscripts of Phyllis James White, a British mystery writer
C Phyllis James White, a British mystery writer, refused to send her manuscripts to a publisher who had even once rejected her
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D The British mystery writer Phyllis James White wrote so well that hardly any publishers turned her manuscripts down
12 While recycling has caught the public imagination, reducing waste has attracted much less
attention.
A Using things again is the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish
B People are more interested in recovery and reuse than in creating less rubbish
C It is not generally known that reducing waste is more effective than recycling
D Recycling is not necessarily the best way of reducing waste, according to the public
13 She seems pleased with her results, but I’m not so happy with mine.
A I expected higher results than her, but unfortunately, I was disappointed
B Although she was more pleased with her results than I was with mine, hers weren’t actually any better
C She is quite happy about her results, but I wouldn’t be if I were her
D I’m less pleased with my results than she is with hers, with which she appears to be happy
14 Most of the public believes that cancer is caused by toxic substances.
A Most of the population thinks that poisonous substances play a role in the increase in cancer cases
B It is generally believed that poisonous chemicals are the main factor in the development of cancer
C The majority of the population is of the opinion that poisonous substances are the reason behind the development of cancer
D The fact that toxic chemicals cause cancerous tumours in the human body is well-known among the public
15 The project required for graduation will take up most of our time in our final year.
A We will have plenty of time in our final year because we only have to do our graduation project
B If we didn’t have to do a compulsory project, we would have plenty of time to do other things before graduating
C We have to do a project in order to graduate, and it is keeping us very busy
D The project that we must do in order to graduate will leave us with little time in our final year
16 Since the match on Sunday is so popular, it was wise of you to buy our tickets in advance.
A There are not many matches as popular as this one, so it will be very crowded on Sunday, thus I’m glad you’ve already bought our tickets
B Due to the popularity of the game, we bought our tickets for Sunday in advance, which was clever of us
C You acted intelligently by buying our tickets for Sunday’s game before-hand, as there is such a great demand for it
D It would be intelligent to buy our tickets before Sunday, as it is a very popular match and we may not
be able to find tickets then
17 You ought to think harder about what you want to study before you make your choice, so that you can make the most of your future.
Trang 5A In order to have the best chance for your future, you shouldn’t decide until you’ve thought about what you want to study more
B You should think about what you want to study, but don’t choose anything until you have also thought about its relevance to your future
C So as not to regret your choice in the future, don’t make a hasty decision about what you want to study
D If what you want to study does not provide a good future for you, then you should think harder about the relevance of your choice
18 In spite of the positive reviews in the newspapers, sales of the novel were disappointing.
A If the novel hadn’t been so positively reviewed, the people buying it wouldn’t have been as
dissatisfied
B While the novel had been given good reviews, those who bought it were disappointed
C Fewer novels than anticipated were sold, although it had been well-praised in the newspaper
D Because the novel received such good reviews, it sold out quickly and many people were unable to buy it
19 They have to postpone the search until the weather improves.
A As the weather was bad, they couldn’t go on with the search, and had to wait until it improved
B They can’t continue with the search before the weather gets better
C They don’t think it’s a good idea to continue with the search before there’s an improvement in the weather
D They are planning to go on with the search if the weather becomes good enough
20 Her paintings are quite lovely, but still, she hasn’t sold a lot of them.
A Since her paintings are so beautiful, she ought to manage to sell a lot of them
B She would surely sell more of her paintings if only they were a bit more lovely
C Although her paintings are rather lovely, she has decided to sell only a few of them
D Not a lot other paintings have been bought, despite the fact that they are rather beautiful
21 I don’t mind letting him borrow my CDs, providing that he promises to be careful with them.
A He’s assured me that he’ll be careful with my CDs, so I don’t mind if he borrows them
B So long as he gives me his word to treat them carefully, I have no problem with lending him my CDs
C I’ve always known him to be a careful person, so I don’t worry when he borrows my CDs
D As I know how careful he’ll be with them, I’ll let him borrow my CDs whenever he likes
22 Most of the river ferries have been cancelled today due to the lack of visibility caused by the frog.
A Because of the frog, it will be difficult for most of the ferries to cross the river safely today
B Whenever visibility is poor owing to fog, nearly all of the river ferries are cancelled during the day
C A few of the ferries need to be rescheduled because of the fog that is causing poor visibility on the river
D Since today’s fog is obstructing visibility, the majority of the river ferries will not be running
23 Few things are more unpleasant than a windy winter day on a farm in the open plains.
A There are not many things worse than being on a farm in the open plains on a windy winter day
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B A great number of things are worse than being on a farm in the open plains on a windy winter day
C It is difficult to put up with windy winter days, particularly if you are on a farm in the open plains
D Farms in the open plains are more disagreeable on windy winter days than at any other time
24 It is not uncommon for a child who is ridiculed to grow up into a shy adult.
A On occasion, a child mocked by others will turn out to be an adult who is shy
B Children who are ridiculous tend to grow up into adults who are uncommonly shy
C Should children be constantly mocked, they are bound to grow up to be shy adults
D Shyness in adulthood is often the result of a person’s having been smoked as a child
25 Someone ought to have accompanied Jennifer to her house from the party.
A When Jennifer left the she said she didn’t want anyone to accompany her
B Jennifer shouldn’t have been allowed to leave the party and go home on her own
C Someone offered to accompany Jennifer home from the party, but she refused
D It would definitely be wrong to let Jennifer go home from the party on her own
26 Though I don’t like the poems my sister writers, I can’t deny that she puts a lot of effort into them.
A It’s not that my sister can’t write good poems, but that her poems don’t appeal to my taste
B I don’t know why my sister spends so much time trying to write those poems, as they’re no good anyway
C I don’t think much of my sister’s poems, but I have to admit that she works hard on them
D It’s obvious that my sister puts a lot of effort into these poems, but I think she is only washing her time
27 The deciding match of the series will take place tomorrow afternoon, weather permitting.
A The match that will determine the series’ winner will be played tomorrow afternoon if the weather is not too bad
B Even if the weather is bad, tomorrow’s match, which will decide the winner of the series, will be played
C The weather will probably not permit the match to be played tomorrow afternoon
D It would be unfortunate if the weather did not permit tomorrow’s match to be played, as it will determine the winter
28 Karl claims that he used to speak not only English but also Welsh well when he lived in Wales.
A While living in Wales, Karl had to learn not only English but also Welsh
B Karl says that he took the advantage of learning two languages, English and Welsh, while in Wales
C According to Karl himself, he was quite fluent in both English and Welsh during the time he lived in Wales
D Speaking not only English, but Welsh as well, Karl claims that he was able to mingle with the Welsh easily
29 My uncle Brian, who is retired now, was a nurse for over forty years.
A Working as a nurse for in excess of forty years, my uncle Brian has recently retired
Trang 7B Although he has since retired, my uncle Brian worked as a nurse for more than forty years.
C My uncle Brian, who used to be a nurse, worked non-stop for forty years until he retired recently
D Forty years of working as a nurse has now forced my uncle Brian to retire
30 Scarcely had we opened the door than we realized we shouldn’t have left the dog home alone.
A We used to leave the dog by herself in the house only rarely, and even then, would regret it upon our return home
B Every time we have to go out, we wonder whether leaving the dog in the house by herself would be a good idea
C The moment we opened the door, it became obvious that the dog had not really been alone
in the house
D We knew leaving the dog at the house by herself had been a bad idea as soon as we
opened the door
31 I’d never seen anybody so shocked as Claire was when she heard Ben propose marriage
to her.
A Should Ben have asked Claire to marry him, I guess she would’ve been extremely
shocked