Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
As Mrs. Anderson gets older, she wants to travel less.
A. Older Mrs. Anderson gets, less she wants to travel.
B. The older Mrs. Anderson gets, she wants to travel less.
C. The older Mrs. Anderson gets, the less she wants to travel.
D. Mrs. Anderson gets older, the less she wants to travel.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one:
“He lost his job three months.”
A. They are three months since he lost his job.
B. It is three months since he lost his job.
C. It is three months ago since he lost his job.
D. It has been three months since he has lost his job.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
I hope the weather will clear up. Then I’ll be able to go out.
A. If the weather gets better, I’ll be able to go out.
B. I’d be able to go out if the weather would clear up.
C. I’m able to go out if I hope the weather will clear up.
D. If the weather was better, I’d be able to go out.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
Most people get fewer colds in summer than in winter.
A. A person is more likely to get a cold in winter.
B.  More people have summer colds than winter colds.
C. People get colder in summer than in winter.
D. Winter is much colder than summer.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
The story of their sufferings was painful to listen to.
A. I don’t like to listen to their sufferings.
B. It was painful to listen to the story of their sufferings.
C. They always complained of their sufferings.
D. Their sufferings make me painful.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
The doorbell rang. I climbed the stairs.
A. When the doorbell rang, I climbed the stairs.
B. While I was climbing the stairs, the doorbell rang.
C. When I climbed the stairs, the doorbell rang.
D. While the doorbell ringing, I was climbing the stairs.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
The coffee was not strong, so it didn't keep us awake.
A. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
B. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.
C. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
D. The coffee was so hot that didn't keep us awake.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
Jack bought that second-hand car and he then recognized that he shouldn’t have done that.
A. Jack regretted buying that second-hand car.
B. Jack regretted to buy that second-hand car.
C. Jack wished that he did not buy that second-hand car.
D. Jack wished that he has not buy that second-hand car.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
Although I told the truth, no one believed me.
A. No one believed me, so I told the truth.
B. Despite I told the truth, but no one believed me.
C. Though I told the truth; therefore, no one believed me.
D. I told the truth; however, no one believed me.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
The phone call interrupted my breakfast.
A. I had breakfast while the phone was ringing.
B.  I was having breakfast when there was a phone call.
C. When the phone was ringing I had breakfast.
D. While I was having breakfast there was being a phone call