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.
My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.
A.My American friend doesn’t feel like picking up food with chopsticks.
B.My American friend can’t find chopsticks to pick up food.
C.My American friend didn’t used to pick up food with chopsticks.
D.My American friend is not used to picking up food with chopsticks.

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.
No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A.Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
B.Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
C.She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
D.As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.

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.

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.
“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.

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 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.

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.
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.

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 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.