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.
It’s possible that the plane has been delayed because of the bad weather.
A.The weather must have been very bad, or else their plane wouldn’t have been delayed.
B.It may be the bad weather that has caused the plane to be delayed.
C.The obvious reason for the plane’s being delayed for so long is the bad weather.
D.It’s certainly the bad weather which had resulted in the plane’s being late.

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.
It is possible that the fire in the ship was started by a bomb.
A.The fire in the ship might have been started by a bomb.
B.They say that a bomb started the fire in the ship.
C.It shall be said the fire in the ship had been started by a bomb.
D.The fire in the ship is known to have been started by a bomb.

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.
It was a mistake for Tony to buy that house.
A.Tony couldn’t have bought that house.
B.Tony can’t have bought that house.
C.Tony needn’t have bought that house.
D.Tony shouldn’t have bought that house.

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.
You may be very intelligent, but you should be careful about this.
A.No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
B.No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
C.No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this
D.No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.

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.
"Don't forget to do your homework", the teacher told us.
A.The teacher reminded us not to forget to do your homework.
B.The teacher told us do not forget to do our homework.
C.The teacher told us to not forget to do our homework.
D.The teacher reminded us to do our homework.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A.The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes.
B.The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter.
C.The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
D.The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The proposal seemed like a good idea. The manager refused it.
A.Since the proposal seemed like a good idea, the manager refused it.
B.The manager refused the proposal though it seemed like a good idea.
C.The proposal didn’t seem like a good idea, so the manager didn’t accept it.
D.The manager didn’t like to proposal because it didn’t seem a good idea.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little

about sleep.
A.We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.
B.We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.
C.Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.
D.We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My grandparents' lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed

by the forest fire.
A.My grandparents' lake house, built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire.
B.The forest fire destroyed my grandparents' lake house was built in 1953.
C.My grandparents' lake house was built in 1953 and completely destroyed by the forest fire.
D.My grandparents' lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.
A.Because my mother is very busy with her work at the office, she takes good care of us.
B.My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us.
C.My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us.
D.In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us.