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.You are in this mess right now. You didn’t listen to me in the first place.
A.If you listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
B.If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
C.If you listen to my advice in the first place, you will not be in this mess right now.
D.If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t have been in this mess right now.

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.We arrived at the conference. Then we realized our reports were still at home.
A.We arrived at the conference and realized that our reports are still at home.
B.It was until we arrived at the conference that we realize our reports were still at home.
C.Not until we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.
D.Not until had we arrived at the conference we realized our reports were still at home.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A.complained
B.roared
C.existed
D.decayed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A.creature
B.creamy
C.creative
D.crease

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A.secure
B.oblige
C.vacant
D.equip

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 fire was brought under control thanks to the night watchman.
A.The night-watchman must have caused the fire which was brought under control.
B.But for the night-watchman, the fire would have been brought under control.
C.It the night-watchman had not appeared, the fire would have been brought under control.
D.If it had not been for the night-watchman, the fire would not have been brought under control.

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 am sorry, I forgot our appointment yesterday,” said Jean to the dentist.
A.Jean apologized the dentist for having forgotten our appointment the day before.
B.Jean apologized to the dentist for having forgotten their appointment the day before.
C.Jean apologized the dentist having forgotten their appointment the day before.
D.Jean apologized to the dentist for having forgotten our appointment the day before.

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 boys prefer playing football to staying indoors.
A.The boys would rather play football rather than stay indoors.
B.The boys would rather to play football than stay indoors.
C.The boys would prefer to play football than stay indoors.
D.The boys would prefer to play football rather than stay indoors.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.Living (A) in New York, apartments cost more (B) to rent than (C) they do in other smaller (D) cities.
A.Living
B.more
C.than
D.smaller

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.It is believed (A) that in the near future (B) robots will be used to doing (C) things such as (D) cooking.
A.It is believed
B.in the near future
C.be used to doing
D.such as