Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
No one but Jane succeeded in giving the correct answer.




A.All but Jane managed to produce the correct answer.
B.Only Jane failed to answer the question correctly.
C.Jane was among those who failed to guess the answer.
D.Everyone but Jane failed to provide the correct answer.

The sofa ________ for three people to sit on.




A.isn't enough wide
B.isn't wide enough
C.so wide
D.is so wide

By the time he comes, we will have already __________.




A.leave
B.leaving
C.left
D.leaves

She gave me a few books _________ during the Xmas holidays.




A.reading
B.read
C.to read
D.for reading

There were _________ at the meeting that it was cancelled.




A.such few people
B.such a few people
C.so a few people
D.so few people

He redecorated his house ________ selling it.




A.with a view
B.with view to
C.with view
D.with a view to

Not only ....................... my car poorly, but they also overcharged me.




A.did they repair
B.repair they did
C.they did repair
D.they didn't repair

If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may improve.




A.A reduction in interest rates may improve the economic situation.
B.The economic situation won’t be better if interest rates are cut.
C.The economic situation may improve if we increase the interest rates.
D.There’s no doubt that the economic situation will improve as a result of the reduction in interest rates.

The word "eliminates" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.




A.kills off
B.disposes of
C.excretes
D.cleanses

This passage is mainly about ________.




A.isolating antibiotics in cheese, sugar, and slime
B.antibiotics in the field of medicine
C.using folk medicines in place of modern medicines
D.the validity of folk remedies and their use for advances in modem medicine