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.
Although she was disabled, she was quite confident the first time she practiced this sport.
A.Though she was unable to walk, but the first time she practiced this sport, she was quite confident.
B.She was quite confident when practicing this sport for the first time though she was a disabled girl.
C.In spite of being quite confident the first time she practiced this sport, she was disabled.
D.Though a disabled girl, she was quite confident the first time she practiced this sport.

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.
When he called to tell me that he was studying, I didn't believe him because I could hear the noise of a party in the background.
A.(3) Because of the sounds of a party I heard in the background when he phoned, I didn't believe his claim that he was studying.
B.(4) Though he was studying when he called, I thought he was lying because in the background there were party-like sounds.
C.(1) I didn't believe that he could study properly with the noise of a party in the background and I told him that when he telephone.
D.(2) Although he rang me to tell me that he was studying, I couldn't hear what he was saying properly because of my unbelievably noisy party.

Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
My mother is very busy at work but she takes good care of her children.
A.(1) In spite of being busy at work, my mother takes good care of her children.
B.(4) Although my mother was very busy at work she did not take good care of her children.
C.(2) My mother takes good care of her children but she is very busy at work.
D.(3) Though my mother was very busy at work my mother took good care of her children.

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.
Although the ages at which certain capacities develop vary widely among individuals, the order in which they appear remains relatively constant.
A. (1) Not all people can possess the same abilities, for there are individual differences resulting from their ages.
B. (3) The age when certain abilities develop may greatly differ from person to person, but they emerge in almost the same order.
C. (2) It’s true that almost all people develop the same abilities, but these abilities may come out at different ages.
D. (4) A large variety of capacities develop almost at the same age, though they vary greatly in that they may have a different order from person to person.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following question.
It was not until after I got home that I realized I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.
A.(3) I didn’t turn the burglar alarm on before I left the office, but I only became aware of this after I'd arrived home.
B.(2) Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't set the burglar alarm just before I left for home; otherwise, I would have had to travel all the way back to the office.
C.(1) On the way home, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to turn on the burglar alarm in the office.
D.(4) I wish I had realized before I arrived home that I hadn't turned on the burglar alarm in the office, then it would have been easier to go and set it.

Mark the letter A B c or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence winch is closest in meaning to the given one.
Friendly though he may seem, he’s not to be trusted.
A.(4) However friendly he seems, he's not to be trusted.
B.(2) However he seems friendly, he's not to be trusted.
C.(1) He's too friendly to be trusted.
D.(3) He may have friends, but he’s not to be trusted.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
A.(1) The position wasn’t given to him in spite of his ability to do the job.
B.(4) He got the position despite being unable to do the job.
C.(3) Because he couldn’t do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
D.(2) He was given neither the job nor the position.

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.
While I strongly disapproved of your behavior, I will help you this time.
A.(3) Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.
B.(4) Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
C.(2) Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
D.(1) Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this 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 had no problems at all during my trip to France.
A.Everything went according to plan during my trip to France.
B.My trip to France was not at all went as planned.
C.No problems during my trip had I at all in France.
D.No problems were there during my trip to France at all.

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.
He allowed his garden to become overrun with weeds during the time that he was focusing on growing his business.
A.(3) He shouldn't have left his garden unattended while he tried to expand his company.
B.(4) While concentrating on expanding his company, he let his garden become overgrown with weeds.
C.(1) He didn’t notice that his garden needed weeding because he was too busy concentrating on his business.
D.(2) When building a business up, it is easy to become tied down with work and neglect domestic chores such as weeding the garden.