He seemed very reluctant to take my advice.
A.He seemed quite willing to take my advice.
B.He seemed very anxious to take my advice.
C.It seemed he was not ready to give me advice.
D.It seemed he was not willing to take my advice.

Immediately after her appearance, everything changed.
A.As soon as everything changed, she appeared.
B.Upon appearing, everything changed.
C.Soon after she appeared did everything change.
D.No sooner had she appeared did everything change.

It is an undeniable fact that children watch too much TV.
A.It is undeniable that too many children watch TV.
B.It is undeniable that children don’t watch enough TV.
C.It can be denied that children watch too many TV programmes.
D.It is obviously true that children spend too much time watching TV.

Jim came down with flu and had to stay in.
A.Jim came down to stay with flu.
B.Jim had to stay home in case he caught flu.
C.Jim came down and then had to stay home with flu.
D.Jim had to stay home because he had flu.

You will soon get used to the noise from the flat upstairs.
A.You will soon be familiar with the noise from the flat upstairs.
B.You used to hear the noise from the flat upstairs.
C.You will soon like the noise from the flat upstairs.
D.You will soon use the noise from the flat upstairs.

But for their help, we couldn’t have survived the famine.
A.If they didn’t help us, we couldn’t survive the famine
B.If they hadn’t helped us, we couldn’t have survived the famine.
C.We survived the famine without their help.
D.If only they had helped us, we could have survived the famine.

This quarrel is likely to lead to a fight.
A.This quarrel is likely to result from a fight.
B.The result of this fight is likely to lead to a quarrel.
C.This quarrel is somewhat like a fight.
D.This quarrel is likely to result in a fight.

Which of the following means most nearly the same as the word “forefront" in the second paragraph?
A.forecast
B.spotlight
C.footnote
D.record

The word “renewed” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?
A.rescued
B.remarkable
C.revived
D.renowned

The word “precise” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?
A.accurate
B.confirmed
C.processed
D.forthcoming