Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
He ___________ on seeing the manager of the hotel. 
A. asked                    
B. convinced                    
C. insisted                  
D. expected

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
The rain began to fall during my walk in the country. 
A. While I walked in the country, it had rained. 
B. While it was beginning to rain, I had walked in the country. 
C. While I was walking in the country, it began to rain.
D.  While it began to rain in the country, I was walking.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
The small pool designed for use by young children is going to be reopened.
A. Young children designed a small pool and it is going to be reopened.
B. They are going to reopen the small pool which was designed for young children.
C. The small pool will be reopened because young children designed it.
D. After young have designed the small pool, they will reopen it.

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I would never borrow money from ____________ .
A. anybody 
B. anything
C. somebody 
D. something

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
happens            understands              stops               gives
A. happens            
B. understands              
C. stops               
D. gives

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. He spent all his money but he never borrow some from me.
B. He not only spent all his money but also borrowed some from me.
C. He neither spent all his money nor borrowed some from me.
D. He either spent all his money or borrowed some from me.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
We ordered wine, not beer.
A. It is wine, not beer that we ordered.
B. It was wine, not beer what we ordered.
C. It was wine that we ordered, not beer.
D. It was wine which we order, not beer.

Choose the word whose stress is on the second syllable:
remote                  motive                       justice                     mountain
A. remote                  
B. motive                       
C. justice                     
D. mountain

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it:
He denied to open the letter and I believed him. 
A. denied
B. to open
C. and
D. believed

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
If it hadn’t been so late, I would have called you.
A. It was not late when I called you.
B. It was late, so I did not call you.
C. It was late, but I called you.
D. It was not late but I did not call you.