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.
The president offered his congratulations to the players when they won the cup.
A.The president congratulated the players on their winning the match.
B.When they won the cup, the players had been offered some congratulations from the president.
C.The president would offered the players congratulations if they won the match.
D.The president congratulated that the players had won the cup.

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 my shout this time! Waitress!
A.I will shout at the waitress.
B.I will pay for the drinks.
C.I have to call the waitress loudly.
D.The waitress does not seem to hear me well.

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.They say that a bomb started the fire in the ship.
B.The fire in the ship might have been started by a bomb.
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.
I’m sure Luisa was very disappointed when she failed the exam.
A.Luisa must be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
B.Luisa must have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
C.Luisa may be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
D.Luisa could have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.

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.
The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked.
A.It was not until the mistake in the accounts was noticed that the figures were re-checked.
B.Once re-checking the figures, the mistake in the accounts was noticed.
C.The mistake in the accounts only came to light when the figures were re-checked.
D.When the figures were re-checked they came to light the mistake in the accounts.

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.
On her birthday she had only her cat for company.
A.The only thing she brought to the birthday party was her cat.
B.She came to the birthday party in company with her only cat.
C.The birthday present of the company for her was just a cat.
D.She was on her own except for her cat on her birthday.

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.
We’re still hesitating about which school our son ought to go to.
A.We had great difficulty deciding upon which school our son should attend.
B.We haven’t yet decided where we should send our son to school.
C.We are not sure whether we should let our son choose a school for himself.
D.We won’t send our son to any school unless we are certain that it is the one we want.

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 generous of her to donate so much money to charity.
A.That she donated so much money to charity was generous.
B.She was generous and donated a large amount of money to charity.
C.Donating so much money to charity made her become generous.
D.She donated a large amount of money to charity, which was generous of her.

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.
We should have our school’s swimming pool cleaned before the summer begins because it is looking dirty.
A.Our school’s swimming pool should be cleaned regularly because of its dirtiness.
B.We should clean our school’s swimming pool at the beginning of the summer because it is looking dirty.
C.We had better get our school swimming pool cleaned before the summer begins because of its dirtiness.
D.Due to the impurity of our school swimming pool, we should have someone clean it as soon as possible.

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.
The man in that painting reminds me of my uncle.
A.There are some likeness between my uncle and the man in that painting.
B.My uncle and the man in that painting were very alike.
C.The man in that painting bears a strong resemblance to my uncle.
D.In that painting the man has something similar to my uncle.