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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.
Question 1: What you have been saying is beside the point.
A. You was honest to have said about the point like that.
B. What you have been saying is quite irrelevant.
C. You have been talking too much about the point
D. What you have been saying is beyond my expectation.
Question 2. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to her.
A. I wish I have gone to the airport to say goodbye to her.
B. I wish I went to the airport to say goodbye to her.
C. If only I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to her.
D. If only I went to the airport to say goodbye to her.
Question 3. Hardly anyone can resist the taste of sushi once they have tried it.
A. Nobody who has tried sushi is able to withstand the temptation to taste it again.
B. So tasty is sushi that, once you have actually tasted it, it*s impossible not to want to taste it again.
C. Very few people who have experienced sushi will find it tasty enough to want to experience it again.
D. Nearly everyone who has once experienced the taste of sushi would like to experience it again.
Question 4. The girl’s handbag was stolen outside the supermarket. The police came to question her.
A. The police came to question the girl whose handbag was stolen outside the supermarket.
B. The police came to question the girl, the handbag of whom was stolen outside the supermarket.
C. The police came to question the girl whose handbag stolen outside the supermarket.
D. The girl's handbag was stolen outside the supermarket, which the police came to question her.
Question 5. She is old. That’s why she can’t go to work nowadays.
A. She is so old that she doesn’t go to work nowadays.
B. It is so old woman that she can’t go to work nowadays.
C. She is such old woman that she can’t go to work nowadays.
D. She is so old a woman that she can't go to work nowadays.
Question 6. His dog is definitely not a bloodhound.
A. His dog smells definitely good. B. His dog smells badly,
C. His dog smells bad. D. His dog cannot smell blood.
Question 7: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it father expensive.
A. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive.
B. We weren’t as much impressed by the new cinema’s look as its cost.
C. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.
D. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.
Question 8. No one but the seven -year T old boy saw the accident:
A. No one in the accident saw the seven - year - old boy.
B. No one at all saw the seven - year - old’s accident.
C. Only the seven - year - old boy saw the accident.
D. The seven - year - old boy saw no one in the accident
Question 9: Sequoyah devised an alphabet. Because of this, all the different tribes could read a common language.
A. Sequoyah devised an alphabet because all the different tribes could read a common language.
B. All the different tribes could read a common language which belonged to Sequoyah.
 C. All the different tribes could read a common language that Sequoyah devised.
D. Sequoyah devised an alphabet whereby all the different tribes could read a common language.
Question 10. She smokes all the time. I can't stand that about her.
A. That she smokes all the time I can't stand.
B. I can't put up with what she smokes.
C. What I can't stand about her is the way she smokes all the time.
D. I can't bear her smoke.
Question 11. When he met his long-lost brother; he was at a loss for words.
A. When he met his brother, he refused to say anything.
B. When he met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.
C. When he met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.
D. When he met his brother, he had much to say.
Question 12. “You're always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher.
A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher complained about his students’ making terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
Question 13. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
A. If I had known you were coming, I would wait for you.
B. Were I to wait for you were coming, I would wait for you.
C. Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you.
D. If I knew you were coming, I would wait for you.
Question 14. The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.
A. Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice.
B. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice.
C. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice.
D. The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious.
Question 15. The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot
Question 16. The sole survivor of the plane crash was Lucy.
A. All of the passengers on the plane were killed.
B. Lucy was the only passenger killed.
C. None of the plane’s passengers were killed.
D. Lucy was the only passenger not killed in the plane crash.
Question 17. She is unqualified to fill the position as executive secretary of the firm.
A. The executive secretary position is suitable for her.
B. Both she and the executive secretary took a firm position.
C. The job of executive secretary requires more skills than she has.
D. She possesses the firm qualities of an executive secretary.
Question 18. In the class of twenty, Jack is the third best student.
A. Two students in the class are smarter than Jack.
B. The class has only three smart students.
 C. Jack is not as smart as most of the other students.
D. No other students in the/class is as mart as Jack.
Question 19. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
D. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
Question 20. Tom was encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his work.
A. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
B. Encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
C. To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
D. That he was encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
Question 21. His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
A. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
B. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.
C. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
D. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
Question 22. She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.
A. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time.
B. Because she wants her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast.
C. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.
D. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school; on time.
Question 23: The referee blew his whistle and brought the football game to a halt.
A. After a player injured himself, the referee stopped the game.
B. The referee called a halt after blowing his whistle.
C. The referee started the game by blowing his whistle.
D. Blowing his whistle the referee stopped the play. .
Question 24: The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him discuss and formulate
new policies.
A. The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
B. A committee of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss and formulate new policies.
C. The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
D. A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed and formulated
new policies.
Question 25: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.
B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.
D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
Question 26. “Why don’t I you put an advertisement in the local paper? ” they told me
A. They suggested my putting advertisement in the local paper.
B. They suggested me to put advertisement in the local paper.
C. They suggested that I must put advertisement in the local paper.
D. They suggested me that I should put advertisement in the local paper.
Question 27. It was your assistance that enabled US to get achievements.
 A. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievements.
B. Your assistance discouraged US from get achievements.
C. If you assisted US, we could not get achievements.
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievements.
Question 28. Mary should have done her homework last night instead of watching television.
A. Mary did her homework instead of watching television last night.
B. Mary didn’t watch television and do her homework last night.
C. Mary watched television and did her homework last night.
D. Mary watched television and didn’t do her homework last night.
Question 29. Their dog was fierce. Nobody would visit them.
A. So fierce a dog did they had that nobody would visit them.
B. So fierce was their dog that nobody would visit them.
C. Their dog was fierce enough for anybody to visit them.
D. If their dog weren’t fierce, somebody would visit them.
Question 30. The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.
A. The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.
B. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months.
C. The negotiation which lasted six months was -signed yesterday.
D. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation.