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: 

At no time did the two sides look likely to reach an agreement

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 terrible that we spent the whole day indoors.

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 rural population grew slowly from 1950 to 1990 and reached its peak in 1992.

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:

Is it necessary to meet the manager at the airport?

 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: 

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

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:I started working here in 1998.

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: 

 “Don’t forget to submit your assignments by Friday,” said the teacher to the students.

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

The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

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

Science research helps us to discover many hidden secrets of the world.

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: 

 People think that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1915.

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 didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work now.

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 would be grateful if you did the work" he said to 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:

"How beautiful you are today!" he 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:

Soil erosion is a result of forests being cut down carelessly.

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 finds physics far more difficult than other science subjects.

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: 

Tony used to play the guitar in a band.

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: 

David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.

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: 

Had the announcement been made earlier, more people would have attended the workshop.

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:

She gave a great performance at the festival. We now know she has artistic talent.