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 allowed his garden to become overrun with weeds during the time that he was focusing on growing his business.
A.(3) He shouldn't have left his garden unattended while he tried to expand his company.
B.(4) While concentrating on expanding his company, he let his garden become overgrown with weeds.
C.(1) He didn’t notice that his garden needed weeding because he was too busy concentrating on his business.
D.(2) When building a business up, it is easy to become tied down with work and neglect domestic chores such as weeding the garden.

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.
He decided not to go to university and went to work in a restaurant.
A.(1) Despite of going to university he went to work in a restaurant.
B.(4) He decided to go to work in a restaurant because he liked it.
C.(3) Instead of going to university, he went to work in a restaurant.
D.(2) He went to work in a restaurant instead of going to university.

Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
I could not get the job because I did not speak English well.
A.(1) I failed to get the job because of my poor English.
B.(3) I wish I had got the job so that I could speak English well.
C.(4) I would have spoken English well if I could get the job.
D.(2) Despite my poor English, I was successful in the job.

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.
In spite of the recent improvements in the political situation, Nigeria still has a long way to go before it returns to full democracy.
A.(4) Nigeria’s government has changed for the better recently, but they still have a lot to do before complete democracy is achieved .
B.(2) Following recent developments for the better, Nigeria now looks poised for a return to democracy in the near future.
C.(3) The political situation in Nigeria has been so bad recently that a return to full democracy appears to be hopeless.
D.(1) Although the political situation in Nigeria has never appeared more hopeless, there are still some people who long for a return to full democracy.

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 prefer going by train because we can enjoy the sight.
A.(1) We would like to go by train, or we will enjoy the sight.
B.(2) We enjoy the sight although we go by train.
C.(3) We prefer going by train to enjoying the sight.
D.(4) We would like to go by train so that we can enjoy the sight.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSET in meaning to each of the following questions.
Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
A.He was given neither the job nor the position.
B.The position wasn’t given to him in spite of his ability to do the job.
C.He got the position despite being unable to do the job.
D.Because he couldn’t do the job, he wasn’t given the position.

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.
Considering that we travelled right across the country, the bus ticket was surprisingly reasonable.
A.(1) Because we were able to move right through the country, the price of the bus ticket didn't bother us.
B.(3) The most reasonable way to go right across the country was by bus, so we bought ourselves a ticket.
C.(4) As the bus brought us right across the country, we found the price of the ticket to be cheaper than its value to us.
D.(2) The ticket for the bus, which took us from one side of the country to the other, was the cheapest that we could find.

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 music was so loud that we had to shout to each other.
A.We didn’t say loud enough to hear each other.
B.We didn’t say loud enough for us to hear each other.
C.The music was too loud that we had to shout to each other.
D.Because of loud music, we had to shout to each other.

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.
Impressed as we were by the new album, we found it rather expensive.
A.We were not impressed by the new album at all because it looked rather expensive.
B.We were very impressed by the new album, but found it rather expensive.
C.The new album was more expensive than we expected.
D.We weren’t as much impressed by the new album’s look as its price.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSET in meaning to each of the following questions.
A drug may affect several functions, even though it’s targeted at only one.
A.The functions expected of a drug are various even if it is used for a specific disease.
B.However effective a drug may be, its functions have to be several.
C.A drug is taken for a specific purpose, but it may have a range of other effects.
D.Despite various other uses, a drug usually has a function for a special effect.