Choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one: Tom couldn’t figure out what was the matter with Carol.

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Women still cover their heads in some countries. They did so in the past.

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: 

A simplified edition is easier to read than the original. It is shorter.

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I haven’t seen either James or his sister for a very long time 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: 

The writer Kate Millett was forced to stay in a psychiatric hospital by her family.

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: 

Hehasabox.Heplanstoputhissavingsinit

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 gain more knowledge about how to stay safe online. We worry about the threats of cybercrime less.

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 “I’ll return it tomorrow,” said Sarah.

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: 

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

Rewrite: 

You are in this mess right now because you didn't listen to me in the first place.

Rewrite: 

 The man opened the window. He wanted to get some fresh air in to the room.

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He never suspected that she was a witch.

Make the best choice

 Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn't.

My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.

 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.

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (1)______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived In the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3) ______. In the USA. For the first time, most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before. This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) ______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has broughtto games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives

It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: Floods cause of billions of  dollars’  worth  of  property damage annually.

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

 Visitors come to admire the relics that were excavated from the ancient tombs.

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: 

They finished one project. They started working on the next.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D without changing the meaning

Thanks to the efforts of environmentalists, people are becoming better aware of the problems of endangered species.

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: 

"Why don't you take extra classes in English if you want to become a tourist guide?" said my friend.

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 can’t come to your party. I’m too busy.