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.
If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
A.It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
B.The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
C.If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
D.If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.

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 won’t return the book you lent me until tomorrow afternoon,” said Lucy.
A.Lucy told me to return the book she had lent me until the next afternoon.
B.Lucy promised to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.
C.Lucy offered to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.
D.Lucy refused to return the book I had lent her until the next afternoon.

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.
Martin will no longer be able to attend the university now that the tuition fees have increased so much.
A.After the raise in the tuition fees, they become unaffordable for Martin, who will now have to leave the university.
B.The university should never have made the tuition fees so expensive, as now Martin will have to drop out.
C.With the tuition fees being so high after the recent increase, Martin is thinking of quitting the university.
D.It will be difficult for Martin to continue attending the university with these costly tuition fees.

I (work)................. for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
A.has worked
B.works
C.had worked
D.worked

The last time I (go).............. to Brighton was in August.
A.went
B.had gone
C.go
D.have gone

Peter is writing a letter to his friend.
A.A letter is being written to Peter's friend by him.
B.A letter is written to Peter's friend by him.
C.A letter is being wrote to Peter's friend by him.
D.A letter is being be written to Peter's friend by him.

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 there is so much traffic on the roads, it is sometimes quicker to walk than to go by car.
A.The traffic is always so heavy that you'd better walk to work; it's quicker.
B.There is so much traffic these days that it is more pleasant to walk than to drive.
C.During rush hours, walking gives me much more pleasure than driving in the heavy traffic.
D.It is faster to walk than to drive in the heavy traffic at certain time of the day.

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.
She had to buy a new battery for her mobile phone because the charge was unable to last for more than two hours.
A.The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours.
B.Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long.
C.She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours.
D.Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery.

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 room is too small for us to play music in.
A.We could play music if the room were smaller.
B.The room is so small that we can play music in.
C.The room is not large enough for us to play music in.
D.The room is not small enough for us to play music in.

It is believed that we _____ break things on New Year’s Days.
A.should
B.shouldn’t
C.must
D.won’t