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'm sorry I couldn't come to your birthday party last Friday, Jane," Sod said.

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:

1 don’t mind whether we go to the seaside or not this year.

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

Sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide.Young people find an expert willing to explain their significance.

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:

Dr Smith is now the fifth wealthiest man in this city.

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 truth is hurtful, but you have to accept 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:

You used to be more studious two years ago than you are these days.

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 best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions:

"Cigarette?", he said. "No, thanks." I said.

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: 

Peter used to work as a journalist for a local newspaper.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D without changing the meaning

. A student needs to pay attention to the lessons on class.

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.

 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.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

My parents let me participate in the next camping with my class.

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 wasn’t necessary for you to do all this work.

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 last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

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 finish one project. They started working on the next.

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: 

“We lost the last game because of the referee”, said the team captain.

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) ……….

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

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: 

A simplified edition is easier to read than the original: it’s shorter.

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: 

I’m sure you meant to pay me back my moneys, and it probably just slopped your mind.

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’ll speak calmly. I really will!” He said.