I wish you hadn’t said that.
A. If only you didn’t say that
B. It would be nice if you hadn’t said that.
C. I hope you will not say that
D. I wish you not to say that

When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
B. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
C. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
D. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.

You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. You should persuade him to change his mind.
B. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t.
C. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn’t listen.
D. You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind.

Question76: Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday
A. Diana’s teacher got run over while she was going to the stadium.
B. Diana’s car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium.
C. Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium.
D. Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium.

It isn't just that the level of education of this school is high. It's that it's also been consistent for
years.
A. The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight variations from year to
year.
B. The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the same level.
C. It isn't fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards for many years
now.
D. Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those standards over
the years.

We chose to find a place for the night. We found the bad weather very inconvenient.
A. Because the climate was so severe, we were worried about what we'd do at night.
B. The bad weather prevented us from driving any further.
C. Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.
D. Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay.

I'd suggest that we avoid telling any scary stories with Janet around. She’s a bit unstable and
could get hysterical.
A. It is no fun to tell frightening stories to Janet, who is not very stable mentally, because she only laughs
instead of getting scared.
B. Janet has trouble keeping her emotions under control, especially when she is told frightening stories.
C. Since Janet is somewhat unbalanced, the only way to make her laugh is by telling stories, but we should
avoid scary ones as they might cause her to panic.
D. Janet is somewhat mentally unbalanced and might easily become uncontrollably emotional, so let’s not
tell frightening stories in her presence.

The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
A. In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business.
B. The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
C. In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
D. If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.

Question71: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled
the original.
A. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the
experts.
B. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
C. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts
could judge it quite easily.
D. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn't genuine.

They are going to suffer a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.
A. get into B. stand in with C. come in for. D. put across