The car was very expensive and he couldn’t afford it.

I’m not surprised she changed her mind __________ the last moment.

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

There was a 5% drop in the student enrollment of the university.

 “Please send me to a warm climate” Tom said.

The university’s programs __________ those of Harvard.

Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones: 

He held the rope with one hand. He stretched it out.

Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones: 

They don’t let the workers use the office telephone for personal calls.

Mark the letter A. B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one: 

The older he grew the more forgetful he became.

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before.

She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting.

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

The number of unemployed people doubled between 2005 and 2009.

Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones: 

Some kinds of fish live in fresh water. Others live in sea water.

 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose.

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

Asia is home to 50 per cent of the world's urban population. At the same time, Europe is home to 14 per cent of the world's urban population.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:  I’m sure you’ll have a great time even though I won’t be there.

“What kinds of music do you like, Mary?” – “__________”

Mark the letter A. B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one: I’d prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me.

 My mother is very busy at work but she takes good care of her children.

 I spent a long time getting over the disappointment of losing the match.

 “You’d better think carefully before applying for that job.” She said to me

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:  The sooner you stop drinking, the better you’ll feel.