Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
Emily couldn’t move the table even though she tried hard.
A.Emily couldn’t move the table despite her effort.
B.Emily tried hard, and she shouldn’t move the table.
C.Emily couldn’t move the table as she didn’t try hard.
D.Try as hard as she might, Emily shouldn’t move the table.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
But for his father’s early retirement, Peter would not have taken over the family business.
A.(4) Peter didn’t take over the family business because his lather didn’t retire.
B.(3) Peter only took over the family business because his lather decided to retire early.
C.(2) Peter’s father didn’t want him to take over the family business despite his retirement.
D.(1) His father retired early, but Peter still ran the family business.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
A.(4) I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
B.(3) The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.
C.(1) I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye.
D.(2) I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye.

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.
Although he was very tired, he agreed to help his child with his homework.
A.(3) Even if feeling very tired, he agreed to help his child with his homework.
B.(4) He would have helped his child with his homework if he hadn’t been tired.
C.(2) Tired as he was, he agreed to help his child with his homework
D.(1) Despite of his tiredness, he was eager to help his child with his homework.

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.
Despite his brilliance, he couldn’t solve the math puzzle.
A.(1) He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, so he was brilliant.
B.(3) He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, though he wasn’t brilliant.
C.(2) He was brilliant, but he couldn’t solve the math puzzle.
D.(4) He wasn’t brilliant, but he could solve the math puzzle.

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.
People who are unhappy sometimes try to compensate by eating too much.
A.For some people, eating too much is a reason to be miserable.
B.Eating too much occasionally makes people unhappy and depressed.
C.When depressed, people occasionally attempt to offset their misery by overeating.
D.Unhappy people are usually overweight because they tend to eat too much.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A.brother
B.brainstorm
C.crash
D.brown

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A.traffic
B.trouble
C.tree
D.crazy

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A.ice-cream
B.create
C.breakfast
D.crane

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.
While I strongly disapproved of your behavior, I will help you this time.
A.Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
B.Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
C.Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time
D.Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.