I had to clear the spare room before I could start decorating.

A. Not until had I cleared the spare room I could start decorating.

B. Before I cleared the spare room I could start decorating.

C. Only when I had cleared the spare room could I start decorating.

D. Only when I had finished clearing the spare room, I could start decorating.

A. The Prince is rumoured to have secretly got married to an ordinary girl.

B. It was rumoured that the Prince secretly got married to an ordinary girl.

C. The Prince was rumoured to secretly get married to an ordinary girl.

D. The Prince had secretly got married to an ordinary girl, as it was rumoured.

A. Sam is in two minds about getting up early in the morning.

B. Sam is not hesitant to get up early in the morning.

C. Sam is accustomed to getting up early in the morning.

D. Sam is pleased with getting up early in the morning.

A. If you have $100,000, you can buy a house in that district.

B. You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less than $100,000.

C. You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for more than $100,000.

D. $100,000 is the maximum price for a house in that district.

A. It's a pity that she has never been able to speak Chinese.

B. She should have chosen to study Chinese when she was at school.

C. She wishes that she had had the chance to study Chinese.

D. She is sorry that she didn't learn Chinese when she had the chance.

It’s likely that I’ll have left the party before she shows up.

A. I would like to have left the party before she arrives.

B. She won’t be able to find me at the party when she finally arrives.

C. By the time she arrives at the party, I may well have already gone.

D. Once she has got to party, I will probably leave.

Few other paintings in the world are as famous as the Mona Lisa.

A. There are more famous paintings in the world than the Mona Lisa, but not many.

B. The Mona Lisa is among a group of paintings that are very famous worldwide.

C. A few other paintings in the world are more famous than the Mona Lisa.

D. Only a small number of paintings throughout the world are equally well-known as the Mona Lisa.

A. The father forced Susan to apply for the job.

B. The father asked Susan to applying for the job.

C. The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job.

D. The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job.

A. The girl blamed her younger brother for returning the book late.

B. The girl advised her younger brother to return the book early.

C. The girl told her younger brother to return the book when she asked.

D. The girl wanted to have the book returned to her younger brother soon.

A. Her teacher advised him and she didn't write a good essay.

B. Her teacher didn't advise her and she didn't write a good essay.

C. She wrote a good essay as her teacher gave her some advice.

D. If her teacher didn't advise her, she wouldnt write such a good essay.

Without my teacher’s advice, I wouldn’t have participated in the competition.

A. If it hadn’t been for my teacher’s advice, I wouldn’t have participated in the competition.

B. If my tutor hadn’t advised me, I would have participated in the competition.

C. Had my teacher advised me, I wouldn’t have participated in the competition.

D. If my teacher didn’t advised me, I wouldn’t have participated in the competition.

They believe that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of air pollution.

A. When he was arriving, things went wrong.

B. No longer did he arrive, but things still went wrong.

C. No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.

D. Because he arrived, things still went wrong.

A. The janitor advised me to move the bicycle and said that it was in the way.

B. The janitor asked if I woul mind moving the bicycle and said to me that it was in the way.

C. The janitor told me to move the bicycle because it was in the way.

D. The janitor suggested moving the bicycle and told that it was in the way.

“If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us.

A. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

B. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

C. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

D. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

A. The traffic jam prevented us from getting to the cinema.

B. The traffic was so heavy that everybody arrived at the cinema late.

C. There was such a congestion on the road that nobody arrived at the cinema on time.

D. Most people get to the cinema before us as we were held up by the traffic jam.

The last time I saw Peter was when I ran into him at the station on my way to Glasgow.

A. I haven't seen Peter since a chance meeting with him at the station when I was setting off for Glasgow

B. The last time I went to Glasgow, I happened to meet Peter at the station.

C. When I last saw Peter at the station when I was on my way to Glasgow, I ran after him.

D. I finally saw Peter at the station when I was on my way to Glasgow.

A. He’s a failure as an a businessman even though he’s extremely hardworking.

B. No matter how hard he tries, he won’t ever turn that business into a going concern.

C. The success of the business will depend upon the amount of hard work he puts into it.

D. Unless he is willing to make more of an effort, the business is never likely to be a success.

People believe that Luong Van Tuy high school is the best one in Ninh Binh.

A. Luong Van Tuy high school was believed to be the best school in Ninh Binh.

B. Luong Van Tuy high school was believed to have been the best school in Ninh Binh.

C. Luong Van Tuy high school is believed to have been the best school in Ninh Binh.

D. Luong Van Tuy high school is believed to be the best one in Ninh Binh .

A. It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.

B. So impressive the painting was that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.

C. So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.

D. Such was the impressive of the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.

I never thought that I could win a prize.

A. It never dawned in me that I could win a prize.

B. I was never put off from winning a prize.

C. It never crossed my mind that I could win a prize.

D. I never had full advantage of winning a prize.

A. Peter is too busy that he can’t help anyone.

B. You shouldn’t ask Peter for help as he will refuse.

C. There’s no point asking Peter for help because he is too busy.

D. It takes your time when you ask Peter for help because he is too busy.

A. It’s undeniable that too many children watch TV.

B. It’s undeniable that children don’t watch too many TV programmes.

C. It can’t be denied that children watch too many TV programmes.

D. It’s obviously true that children spend too much time watching TV.

We couldn’t have managed our business successfully without my father’s money.

A. I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn’t understand his behavior.

B. I have to lose a lot to understand Harold’s behavior.

C. I understood Harold’s behavior completely.

D. I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.

A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.

A. Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do.

B. A child’s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling.

C. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling.

D. A child's schooling influences him as much as his parents do.

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

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

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

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

A. It is believed that he and a friend had discovered traces of treasure in the hole.

B. Traces of treasure are believed to have been discovered in the hole by him and a friend.

C. Traces of treasure were believed to have been discovered in the hole by him and a friend.

D. It was believed that he and a friend had discovered traces of treasure in the hole.

Though he had known about it well in advance, he pretended to be surprised at having a birthday party.

A. He acted surprised about being given a birthday party, but he had known about it a long time before

B. Despite only pretending to be surprised at the birthday party, he had actually been completely unaware of it.

C. He knew about the birthday party a long time before, yet he wasn't pretending when he acted surprised.

D. He was quite surprised at their throwing him a birthday party, though he could have found out it well before.

A. There is no expectation for Vietnamese athletes to win due to lack of training.

B. Whereas Vietnamese athletes were intensively trained, their performance was below expectation.

C. Vietnamese athletes were intensively trained carefully, and they won all the matches.

D. It might not be possible for Vietnamese athletes to get good results because their training was not careful.