Rewrite the sentence:

 We were late for the show by the time we had found a taxi.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:  I’d rather do nothing than watch old films on TV.

Rewrite the sentence:

Much to my astonishment, I found his lecture on wildlife conservation extremely interesting.

Rewrite the sentence:

They couldn’t think of anything better to do. They decided to baby-sit for the family.

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My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

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She phoned him early in the morning. She wanted to talk to him before he left for work.

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People say that Carter was the best director of his time.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

I’m sorry that I can’t come to your birthday party.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words: 

By/ read/ more/ books,/ you/ become/ better-informed/ more/ expert/ topics/ you/ read.

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 rather you wore something more formal to work.

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These chemicals are very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.

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We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops. Some pesticides and fertilizers are found dangerous.

Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. 
Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (1) ______ there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take boos from one village to the other. But in the days when books were copied by hand (2) ______ than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (3)______ all, that in Alexandia, had 54,000 books.
In the ancient world, this number (4)______ considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world under one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. One is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. Whatever happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever-some books were (5) ______ recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.
(3).....................

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He didn’t want to pay such a high price. Nevertheless. he had no choice.

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 believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

Make the best choice

She hasn’t seen her family for years.

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He did not work hard. He failed the exam.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:  The money must be paid by tomorrow, the office has reminded us.

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:

 I did not arrive in time. I was not able to attend her bridal shower.

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Kate completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a job.

Make the best choice

They say that the visitors were killed by terrorists