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.
Peter said “I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”
A.Peter regretted lending him some money.
B.Peter thanked him for lending him some money.
C.Peter wished not to lend him some money.
D.Peter suggested not lending him some money.

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.
They believe that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of air pollution.
A.It is believed that air pollution is mainly to blame for burning fossil fuels.
B.It is believed that burning fossil fuels is held responsible for air pollution.
C.Burning fossil fuels is believed to result from air pollution.
D.Burning fossil fuels is believed to have caused high levels of air pollution.

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 haven’t been very open-minded,” said the manager.
A.The manager admitted not having been very open-minded.
B.The manager denied having been very open-minded.
C.The manager promised to be very open-minded.
D.The manager refused to have been very open-minded.

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“No, it wasn’t me who broke the antique vase.” said the child.
A.The child denied having broken the antique vase.
B.The child refused to have broken the antique vase.
C.The child accepted to have broken the antique vase.
D.The child objected to having broken the antique vase

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 more he learned about the job, the less interested he got.
A.As soon as he learned about the interesting job, he got it.
B.Though learning that the job is not interesting, he got it.
C.Even though the job is not interesting, he learned about it.
D.When he got to know more about the job, he lost his interest in it.

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“If I were you, I would study harder for the exams,” said our teacher.
A.Our teacher told us to study harder for the exams.
B.Our teacher persuaded us to study harder for the exams.
C.Our teacher reminded us to study harder for the exams.
D.Our teacher advised us to study harder for the exams.

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Without your help, I couldn’t have come to class on time.
A.Had you not helped me, I couldn’t have come to class on time.
B.I couldn’t have come to class on time thanks to your help.
C.But for your help, I could have come to class on time.
D.If it hadn’t been for your help, I could have come to class on time.

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"I would be grateful if you did the work" he said to me.
A.He politely asked me to do the work.
B.He praised me because I did the work.
C.He thanked me for doing the work.
D.He felt thankful to me because I did the work.

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.
Invitations were sent out as soon as the date of the conference was chosen.
A.After choosing the date of the conference, invitations were sent out.
B.Before sending out invitations, the date of the conference was chosen.
C.Hardly had the date of the conference been chosen when invitations were sent out.
D.Choose the date of the conference before sending out invitations.

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The noise next door didn’t stop until midnight.
A.Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped.
B.Hardly had the noise next door stopped than it was midnight.
C.It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped.
D.Only when midnight did the noise next door stopped.