Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following question: 

We had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made this impossible.  

Read the passage and choose the best option to complete each blank. 
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can change ecosystems. Some changes ____46___ ecosystems. If there is too little rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals____47___feed on it may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystems. Some pine forests need fires for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds ____48___. Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems. Building dams on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems ____49___ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of ___50____ fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people without causing harm to ecosystems
(49)..............

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one: My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words. ( Australian/ not/ like/ be/ commented/ accents.)

Rewrite: The people of Cambodia wish that so many land mines hadn’t been laid in their country, as many people have lost limbs by stepping on them

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

He had just finished eating his breakfast. Then he fell down

Make the best choice

He could not afford to buy the car

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

I don’t remember the man. You met him at the canteen last week.

Rewrite: Though I had known about it well in advance, I pretended to be surprised at having a birthday party

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: 

There were no poor performance. Moreover, that of the Russian dancers was certainly the best.  

Rewrite the sentences: If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may improve.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: All the passengers haven’t realized that they were in danger until they heard the pilot’s announcement

Make the best choice

Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: There’s a film on TV tonight, but I think we had already seen it before.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: French seems very difficult for me, I would prefer study English.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

 I don’t remember the man. You met him at the canteen last week.

Make the best choice

I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday

Choose the sentence -a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the sentence above.

 I travel by bus as a last resort.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

He had just finished eating his breakfast. Then he fell down

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

 Your parents will help you with the problem. You should tell them the story.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

I am really keen on playing sports.