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.
Just after the play started there was a power failure.




A.No earlier had the play started than there was a power failure.
B.Hardly did the play start then there was a power failure.
C.No sooner did the play start before there was a power failure.
D.Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure.

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.
Jack was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.




A.Suspected to have stolen credit cards, Jack has been investigated for days.
B.Suspected to have stolen credit cards, Jack has investigated for days.
C.Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, Jack has been investigated for days.
D.Jack has investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.

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.
His wife gave birth to their first child. He understood what true responsibility meant.




A.Never has he understood true responsibility before he became a parent himself.
B.Were his first child not to be born, he wouldn’t understand true responsibility.
C.Hardly had he understood true responsibility when their first child was born.
D.Not until he became a parent did he understand what true responsibility meant.

Pop culture often reflects what our society thinks about friends.




A.Often reflecting what our society thinks about friends is pop culture.
B.Our society or friends are reflected in the pop culture we follow.
C.Reflecting what our society thinks about friends is often pop culture.
D.What our society thinks about friends is often reflected in pop culture.

The word “will-power” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.




A.effort
B.determination
C.willingness
D.readiness

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
People in codependent relationships are great at meeting others’ needs but usually ignore their own.




A.dependent
B.close
C.independent
D.relative

She doesn't have a lot of friends in Ha Noi.




A.She doesn't have a lot of friends in Ha Noi, does she?
B.She doesn't have a lot of friends in Ha Noi, doesn't she?
C.She doesn't have a lot of friends in Ha Noi, do she?
D.She doesn't have a lot of friends in Ha Noi, did she?

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 were walking in the park when it suddenly poured down.




A.Although it rained heavily, we were walking in the park.
B.The rain suddenly came when we were walking in the park.
C.Walking in the park, it rained heavily.
D.We were walking in the park while it was raining heavily.

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.
"John shouldn't have behaved so badly," said Janet.




A.Janet doesn't like John's behaviour.
B.Janet objected to John's bad behaviour.
C.Janet dislikes John.
D.Janet was angry with John.

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 people think that Steve stole the money.




A.The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.
B.Many people think that the money is stolen by Steve.
C.Steve is thought to have stolen the money.
D.It was Steve who stole the money.