Question 34: The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem. He did not offer any solutions.

A. Though the leader failed to explain the cause of the problem, he did not offer any solutions.

B. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem so he did not offer any solutions.

C. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem nor did he offer any solutions.

D. The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem because he did not offer any solutions.

Question 33: They advised locking the doors carefully at night

A. They advised that the doors should be locked carefully at night.

B. The doors were advised to be locked carefully at night.

C. They advised the doors being locked carefully at night.

D. They advised to lock the doors carefully at night.

Question 32: The journey will be about nine hours, whichever route you take.

A. The journey will not last nine hours no matter which route you take.

B. No matter which means you takes, it will take about nine hours.

C. You can take the route you like, and it doesn’t take as long as nine hours.

D. It doesn't matter which route you take, the journey will be about nine hours.

Question 31: He was such a wet blanket at the party tonight!

A. He made people at the party wet through.     B. He spoiled other people's pleasure at the party.

C. He bought a wet blanket to the party.            D. He was wet through when going home from the party.

Question 30: He hadn’t eaten anything since morning. He took the food eagerly.

A. He took the food eagerly although he had eaten a lot since dawn.

B. He took the food eagerly for he had eaten nothing since dawn.

C. He had eaten nothing since dawn so that he took the food eagerly.

D. He took the food so eagerly that he had eaten nothing since dawn.

Question 29: Their dog was very fierce. People didn’t dare to come up to their house.

A. If their dog were not fierce no one would visit their house.

B. Their dog was not fierce enough for people visit their house.

C. They had such a fierce dog so that people didn’t dare to come up to their house.

D. They had so fierce a dog that no-one dared come up to their house.

Question 28: Were motorists were to drive carefully, they would have fewer accidents.

A. Motorists are careful and there are few accidents.

B. Motorists are careful and yet there are many accidents.

C. Motorists are not careful and yet there are few accidents.

D. Motorists are not careful and there are many accidents.

Question 27: Tom should have known better than to ask Dick to help him.

A. It was wise of Tom to ask Dick to help him.

B. Tom asked Dick to help him because he was better than anyone else.

C. Tom should have asked Dick to help him.

D. Tom asked Dick to help him, but it was foolish of him to do so.

Question 26: “ You should have finished the report by now.” John told his secretary,

A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.

B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.

C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report.

D. John scolded to his secretary for not having finished the report.

Question 25: The rate of inflation has fallen steadily during recent months.

A. There has been a steady decline of the rate of inflation during recent months.

B. There is a steady decline of the rate of inflation during recent months.

C. There is a steady decline of the rate in inflation during recent months.

D. There has been a steady decline in the rate of inflation during recent months.