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) ……….

Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the (3) …….. deep under the earth’s surface 

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: 

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

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

Although it was cold, we decided to go for a picnic.

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:

Immediately after his arrival home a water-heater exploded.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job.

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:

There are more superstitious beliefs in Eastern countries than in Western ones.

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

My father had the garage repair his car.

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

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

A student needs to pay attention to the lessons on class.

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:

"Let’s go for a walk. We 've been working all day,” said Joanna.

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:

 “You have just got a promotion, haven't you? Congratulations!” Peter said to his friend.

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 lost the last game because of the referee”, said the team captain.

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:

You cannot completely avoid stress in your life. You need to find ways to cope with it.

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 said: “I’m sorry I didn’t reply to the letter.”

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 really don’t think that he’ll attend the meeting tomorrow.”

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

The staff/ help/ me/ send the money/ very helpful and courteous

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

You don’t have to fill in this form 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: 

It is not until a Vietnamese girl getting 18 years old that she is allowed to get married legally.

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 critics undervalued his new book.

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:

Susan did not buy that villa. She now regrets it.

Choose the correct sentences with given words:

Slippery/ roads/ be,/ team/ try/ best/ climb up.