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: 

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

Each sentence has a mistake. Find it by choosing the letter A, B, C or D.

 Science research helps us to discover many hidden secrets of the world.

Make the best choice

I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.

 Choose the best sentence -a, b, c, or d - made from the given cues.

When/ I/ arrive/ 7 am/ the post office/ open

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As an excuse for being late, she made up a whole story.

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My father likes nothing better than fishing on a hot, summer day.

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 children were attracted by the show. It was performed by the animals.

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: 

For a cold, doctors often recommend that you rest and drink lots of fluids.

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"Have a drink!" said Mr Smith.

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I have never read a better book about cultural diversity than this book.

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, our group's scheduled visit to the museum has been called off

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: 

He didn’t eat anything but small pieces of bread and butter.

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Had the announcement been made earlier, more people would have attended the workshop.

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He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.

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David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.

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 It was difficult for me to see in the dark cave.

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 I couldn’t help admiring the way he managed to finish the programme even after such a bad fall.

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 last time I saw David was when I ran into him at the station on my way to New York.

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:

He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work now.

Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

China said today that there was heavy loss of life in the earthquake which struck Tangshan City yesterday. Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial city of one million people 160 kilometers east of Peking, was completely (1) ……..

Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a mall part of the one million inhabitants escaped (2) …… or injury.

Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the (3) …….. deep under the earth’s surface when the (4) ……… occurred. Unfortunately, few of these miners have (5) ……….

 when the (4) ……… occurred. Unfortunately,

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: 

Wouldn’t it better to let them know about the alterations to the plan?