Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

35. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.

A. I got lost because I knew the area well.    

B. I got lost although knowing the area well.

C. I got lost although I knew the area well.  

D. I got lost because of knowing the area well.

36. “We will visit you this weekend,” my parents said to me.

A. My parents said they will visit me that weekend.

B. My parents said they would visit me that weekend.

C. My parents said we would visit me that weekend.

D. My parents said they would visit me this weekend.

37. “If I were you, rd buy that house.” Ms. Hoa said to Ms. Lan.

A. Ms. Hoa promised Ms. Lan that she would buy that house.

B. Ms. Hoa advised Ms. Lan to buy that house.

C. Ms. Hoa suggested Ms. Lan to buy that house.

D. Ms. Hoa forced Ms. Lan to buy that house.

38. We haven’t seen each other for five years.

A. The last time we have seen each other was five years ago.

B. The last time we saw each other was five years.

C. The last time we didn’t see each other was five years ago.

D. The last time we saw each other was five years ago.