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:

They believe a single gunman carried out the attack

Make the best choice

It’s hard to concentrate when you are tired.

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 weather was so dismal that they had to cancel the picnic immediately.

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:

 Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily.

 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:  They will have the house redecorated soon.

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: 

 If I hadn’t had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:  Peter lost both his passport as well as his wallet at the bus station this morning.

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:

They encouraged him a lot in the competition. He didn’t give up because of that.

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 is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.

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

Thousands of languages are at risk of extinction. You know one of them, then teach it to others.

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:

The capital city of Latvia is Riga. It has maintained the atmosphere of a medieval German city.

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: 

Technology improved rapidly during World War II and played a crucial role in determining how the war came to an end.

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 should quickly find a solution to the problem. Otherwise, its impact on those concerned will increase.

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: 

 If we had missed the flight, we wouldn’t be on the beach now.

 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one: I wish I had gone there with her.

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:

There are more superstitious beliefs in Eastern countries than in Western ones.

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 last time I saw David was when I ran into him at the station on my way to New York.

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 behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.

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: 

“If I were in your shoes, I would try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment” said the professor to his research student.

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:

"Do you still remember Darin, our childhood friend?" Mary asked me.