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.
They stayed for hours, which tired us.
A.We are tiring from their staying for hours.
B.That they stayed for hours made us tired.
C.Staying for hours with us made them feel tired.
D.We are tired so they stayed for hours.

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.
Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily.
A.Not until it started to rain heavily did the boy got out of his house.
B.No sooner had the boy got out of his house than it started to rain heavily.
C.Hardly had it started to rain heavily when the boy got out of his house.
D.It had rained heavily before the boy got out of his 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 did not tell the truth, Lucy!" said Nick.
A.Nick warned Lucy not to tell the truth.
B.Nick criticized Lucy for not telling the truth.
C.Nick accused Lucy of telling the truth.
D.Nick decided that Lucy was to blame for telling the truth.

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.
Children tend to learn English better than adults.
A.Adults tend to be the best at learning English.
B.Children do not learn English as well as adults.
C.Adults tend to learn English worse than children.
D.Children tend to learn English more than adults.

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 regret not going to the airport to see her off.
A.I wish I had gone to the airport to see her off.
B.If only I would go to the airport to see her off.
C.I regret to go to the airport to see her off.
D.I regret not having gone to the airport to see her off.

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 whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
A.Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
B.So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
C.Because I whispered, somebody heard our conversation.
D.I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn’t be heard.

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.
His parents made him study for his exam.
A.He was obliged to study for the exam by his parents.
B.He is obliged to study for the exam by his parents.
C.He is made to study for the exam by his parents.
D.He was made to study for the exam by his parents.

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 never suspected that she engaged in political conspiracies.
A.He used to think that she engaged in political conspiracies.
B.What he thought was she engaged in political conspiracies.
C.At no time did he suspect that she engaged in political conspiracies.
D.Never before he had suspected that she engaged in political conspiracies.

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.
Maria says she'd like to have been put in a higher class.
A.Maria wishes that she will be put in a higher class.
B.Maria wishes that she is put in a higher class.
C.Maria wishes that she had been put in a higher class.
D.Maria wishes that she were put in a higher class.

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.
Many students regret not having taken the opportunity to learn English when they were at high school.
A.Many students are sorry that they had taken the opportunity to learn English at high school.
B.Many students should have chosen to learn English when they were at high school.
C.It’s a pity that many students have never been able to learn English at high school.
D.Many students wish that they had learned English when they were at high school.