Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning: 

I could not get the job because I did not speak English well.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) _________a musical instrument. As they (32) _________up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (33) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (34) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (35) _________as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
(33)......................

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When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.

Rewrite: 

They had been lost in the mountains for three days, but they looked strong and healthy.

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: 

Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising. They want to increase their sales.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning: 

I wish I hadn’t accepted the invitation to her 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: 

No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

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 heard the news of the death of her father. She fainted.

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 have advised you on how to cut down your energy use. We remember that.

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You shouldn't have allowed them to watch too much TV.

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: 

His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious institution.

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 question:

There is not a single corner of Hue that my friend hasn't visited.

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 haven’t been very open–minded,” said the manager.

Make the best choice

What a pity ! I did not take my camera

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When I picked up my book I found that the cover had been torn

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 is no point in your phoning Jane – she's away.

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“What are you going to do with such a long list of books, Dane?” asked Sarah

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John certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident.

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 meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

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Tigers are under threat of extinction and something must be done quickly.

Rewrite: 

In the class of twenty, Nam is the third best student.