Choose one sentence that has the closest meaning to the root one:
Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
A. It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
B. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
C. The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.
D. If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
A. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in it.
B. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in.  
C. The water was not enough warm for the children to swim in.
D. The water was not warm enough for the children swim in.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
Martin never really recovered from the shock.
A. Martin never really gave up from the shock.
B. Martin never really got over the shock.
C. Martin never really filled in from the shock.
D. Martin never really went away the shock.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one:
Nam worked hard, so he fell ill.
A. If he had worked hard, he would fall ill.
B. If he had worked hard he would have fallen ill.
C. If he had not worked hard, he would not have fallen ill.
D. Unless he worked hard he would have fallen ill.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one:
He got up early but he missed the bus to school.
A. He got up early so as to miss the bus to school.
B. Though he got up early, he miss the bus to school.
C. Though he got up early, but he miss the bus to school.
D. As he got up early, he miss the bus to school.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one:
The critics undervalued his new book.
A. The critics rejected his new book.
B. The critics were fed up with his new book.
C. The critics had a low opinion of his new book.
D. The critics turned down his new book.

Choose one sentence that has the closest meaning to the root one:
It is the earth’s gravity that gives us our weight.
A. If there were not the earth’s gravity, we would be weightless.
B. Due to the earth’s gravity we cannot weigh anything.
C. We are overweight because of the earth’s gravity.
D. The earth’s gravity is given weight by people.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one:
I tried not to laugh at his face but it was impossible.
A. I can’t stop laughing at his face.
B. I couldn’t help laughing at his face.
C. Laughing at his face was impossible.
D. When looking at his face I laughed.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
Nora went to the gas station to have her tank filled.
A. Nora’s car is being repaired at the gas station.
B. Nora is going to the gas station to pick up her car.
C. Nora had her gas tank filled with gasoline.
D. Nora is going to the gas station to pick up her tank.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
She turned the radio on at 7.30. She was still listening to it when her mother came home at 9.00.
A. She has been listening to the radio at 7.30.
B. She had been listening to the radio since 7.30.
C. She has been listening to the radio after 7.30.
D. She has been listening to the radio by 7.30.