Sports clear my mind. They also help me maintain a healthy lifestyle.

     A. My mind is cleared so is the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle

     B. Not only do sports clear my mind, but they also help me maintain a healthy lifestyle.

     C. Sports clear my mind so that I can maintain a healthy lifestyle.

     D. All that sports can do is to clear my mind instead of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Farmers depend on meteorologists. They need meteorologists’ accurate forecasts for successful agricultural planning.

     A. Due to meteorologists’ accurate forecasts, farmers depend on them for successful agricultural planning.

     B. Farmers depend on meteorologists who need their accurate forecasts for successful agricultural planning.

     C. Farmers need meteorologists’ accurate forecasts for successful agricultural planning and so they depend on you.

     D. Farmers depend on meteorologists, whose accurate forecasts they need for successful agricultural planning.

“Why don’t you ask your parents for advice?” said Tom.

     A. Tom advised me asking my parents for advice.

     B. Tom said to me to ask my parents for advice.

     C. Tom wanted to know the reason why I don’t ask my parents for advice.

     D. Tom suggested that I ask my parents for advice.

Although she was very old, she looked very grateful.

     A. In spite of very old, she looked very grateful.

     B. Despite she was very old, she looked very grateful.

     C. Despite her old age, she looked very grateful

     D. In spite her being old, she looked very grateful

Apart from being conveniently located near the beach, that hotel has nothing about it to make me recommend it to you.

     A. The only feature of that hotel that I can recommend to you is that it’s close to the beach.

     B. The hotel I’ve recommended to you is very comfortable as it is near the beach.

     C. The beach near that hotel doesn’t have anything special that I can recommend to you.

     D. As regards a hotel, nothing is more important for me than its being close to the beach.

OPPOSITE

I don’t want to live in this filthy colony.

     A. dirty                         B. nice                           C. pretty                        D. clean

OPPOSITE

I am glad that we see eye to eye on the matter of the conference location.

     A. dislike                      B. agree                         C. disagree                    D. approve

I stayed there with her for a while before I left.

     A. in the difficult time                                        B. whenever she needed me

     C. for relaxation                                                 D. for a short period of time

Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth.

     A. marked                     B. hidden                      C. shared                       D. separated

John: “You’re already leaving? The ball is only starting.”

Mary: “But it is very late, so ______.”

     A. it’s great fun            B. take care                   C. goodbye for now     D. have a good day