Choose the sentences — a, b, c or d — which is closest in meaning to the printed one: 

We can't afford to buy such a luxurious house.

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We had overslept. We missed the bus.

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Jack wanted to get some fresh air in the apartment. He opened the window.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following question: 

I was feeling tired. I went to bed when I got home.

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She did not study hard. She failed the exam.

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:

Ann always keeps up with the latest fashions. She works for a famous fashion house.

Rewrite the sentence:

Much as he loved her, he didn't forgive her for what she had done.

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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Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.

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We should quickly find the solution to the problem. Otherwise, its impact on those concerned will increase

Rewrite the sentence:

At the factory, he likes people to let him save his own way

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 had had very salty food. We were all dying of thirst.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:  It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to.

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Anne jogs every morning. It is very good for her health.

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 tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

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The girl packed the vase in polyester foam. She didn’t want it to get broken in the post.

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: 

We regret to inform you that your application has been not successful.

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 Mr. Smith first met his partner in 2011.

Rewrite the sentence:

She wrote the text. She selected the illustration as well.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

His friends can’t put up with her bad behaviors.

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Had he known more about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies