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.
“If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy” the kidnappers told us.
A.The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
B.The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
C.The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.
D.The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.

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 tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us.
A.The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
B.The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
C.The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
D.The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission.

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 shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane.
A.Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press.
B.Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report.
C.Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report.
D.Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press.

_______(20)
A.regarded
B.valued
C.recognized
D.understood

_______(22)
A.about
B.in
C.into
D.by

_______(24)
A.crash
B.quick
C.rapid
D.fast

Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits.
A.have raised
B.rapidly
C.that
D.their eating habits

Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided not to cancel their climb.
A.Even though
B.extremely
C.not to cancel
D.their climb

A gallon of gas in Canada costs more _______.
A.than the imperial British like
B.than American tourists afford
C.than the ancient Romans charged
D.than Americans are used to paying

Why are American tourists surprised?
A.The price of a Canadian gallon of gas seems high.
B.They weigh more in Canada than in the United States.
C.Canada has a shortage of gasoline.
D.They didn’t know Canada sold gasoline.