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
Scarcely had he got out of the house when it started raining.




A.He was getting out of the house when it started raining.
B.He had no sooner got out of the house when it started raining.
C.He got out of the house after it started raining.
D.It started raining right after he got out of the house.

IX:
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence below:
What are the ____between women in old times and women in modern times ?




A.differs
B.different
C.difference
D.differences

“He insisted on listening to the entire story”.




A.part
B.funny
C.whole
D.interesting

The word processor ______ of a keyboard, a monitor and a printer.




A.composes
B.constitutes
C.consists
D.comprises

Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth’s atmosphere. In the last two decades, space explortion ______ great contributions to weather forecasting.




A.is making
B.made
C.has made
D.makes

The Louisiana Territory, an area ______ the size ofFrance, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.




A.is four times as large as
B.four times as large as
C.more than four times
D.than more four times

Within an area of only 100 miles, Death Valley sinks to 282 feet below sea level, whileMount Whitney______ to a height of 14,494 feet.




A.soared
B.soars
C.soar
D.soaring

As (A) the Asian economic miracle spreads(B) throughout the Pacific, wage increases everywhere is (C) affecting millions (D) of consumers.




A.As
B.spreads
C.is
D.millions

The best (A) way to eliminate a pest is control (B) the food accessible (C) to it (D).




A.The best
B.control
C.food accessible
D.it

A.toll
B.cholera
C.moth
D.proper