Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each ital

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each italic one. 

Câu 1: I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend's words.   

A. I found my closest friend's words easy to understand.

B. I understood my closest friend's words completely.

C. I lost heart and didn't understand my closest friend's words. 

D. I found my closest friend's words quite incomprehensible. 

Câu 2: What you have been saying is beside the point.

A. You was honest to have said about the point like that .

B.  What you have been saying is quite irrelevant.

C. You have been talking too much about the point.

D. What you have been saying is beyond my expectation. 

Câu 3: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.

A. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.

B. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive. 

C. We weren't as much impressed by the new cinema's look as its cost.

D. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.

Câu 4: She should know better than to lend the money to him. 

A. She knew it would be better not to lend him the money.

B.  She oughtn't to lend him the money.

C. She was just being helpful when she lent him the money.

D. It would be kind of her to lend him the money. 

Câu 5: Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.  

A. No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled.

B.  In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival.

C. As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.

D. Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival. 

Câu 6: Wouldn't it be better to let them know about the alterations to the plan?

A. Why haven't they been informed about the new development?

B.  Shouldn't they have been consulted before the scheme was changed?

C. Don't you think they should be informed about the changes in the plan?

D. We'd better ask them to change the plan, hadn't we? 

Câu 7: It is unlikely that results of the elections will be made public before tomorrow morning. 

A. Before tomorrow morning we will probably know the result of the elections.

B. Tomorrow morning is probably the earliest that anyone will know the result of the selection.

C. The results of the elections will most likely be made known before tomorrow morning.

D. We will probably not be told the results of the elections tomorrow morning. 

Câu 8: Many countries share the view that drastic measures must be taken to stop the pollution of the seas.  

A. The pollution of the seas can only be prevented providing that many countries follow the same policy.

B. A lot of countries agree that it is essential to take strong action to put an end to the pollution of the seas.

C. By putting into practice a series of precautions, it is generally believed that the pollution of the seas will be prevented.

D. The seas will, it seems, continue to be polluted unless this agreement is accepted by a majority of the countries. 

Câu 9: People donated a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties. 

A. To overcome difficulties, the victims of the tsunami needed people's generous donation.

B. But for people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami wouldn't be able to overcome difficulties now. 

C.  The victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties but for people's donation.

D. Despite people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami are facing lots of difficulties. 

Câu 10: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week," Tom said to Janet. 

A. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of this week.

B. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.

C.  Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of this week.

D. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week. 

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