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Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

China said today that there was heavy loss of life in the earthquake which struck Tangshan City yesterday. Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial city of one million people 160 kilometers east of Peking, was completely (1) ……..

Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a mall part of the one million inhabitants escaped (2) …… or injury.

Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the (3) …….. deep under the earth’s surface when the (4) ……… occurred. Unfortunately, few of these miners have (5) ……….

China said today that there was heavy loss of life in the earthquake which struck Tangshan City yesterday. Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial city of one million people 160 kilometers east of Peking, was completely (1) ……..

 

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: 

 Emily couldn't move the table even though she tried hard.

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:

Volunteerism is on the rise in the United States, especially among retired persons.

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 have never watched such a romantic film like this before.

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: 

The workers only complain because of their unfair treatment.

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:

He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

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 “I wonder if you could possibly open the door for me?”

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: 

“Why don’t you have your room repainted?” said Bob to Linda.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions:

Tina does not want to become a lawyer. She wants to become a counselor.

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:

He couldn’t retake the exam because he missed too many lessons.

Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences

have/at the station/her/we/just met

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: 

Many people think that Steve stole the money.

It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

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 work last night but I was exhausted.

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:

Beef contains vitamins. Generally, fish contains almost the same vitamins as beef.

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: 

It is open to question as to whether Jane will get the job.

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:

We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.

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: 

Just after the play started there was a power failure.

Each sentence has a mistake. Find it by choosing the letter A, B, C or D:

On the south of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are parallel.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning

He prefers sitting at home to playing outside.

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: 

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an important competition in international football. Almost everyone around the world is looking forward to it.