Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Although the teacher explained the theory clearly, the students found it hard to understand it.
A.Though explained clearly, the theory of teaching was difficult to the students.
B.Although the teaching theory was clear, it was a real challenge to the students.
C.In spite of explaining the theory clearly, the students themselves found it hard to understand it.
D.Despite the teacher’s clear explanation of the theory, the students had difficulty understanding it.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
I would have worn the right shoes if I had known I was going to do all this climbing.
A.I would love to go climbing, but I do not have any shoes that would be suitable.
B.As I did not know I was going to do so much climbing, I did not wear suitable shoes.
C.I did not go climbing because I did not have the right shoes.
D.I would have gone on the climb if I had been wearing the right shoes.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 45.
In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the key (36)______ banishing poverty. Even the simplest technologies can transform lives and save money. Vaccines, crops, computers and sources of solar energy can all reduce poverty in developing countries. For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut the death (37)______ from childhood diarrhoea.But even when such technologies exist, the depressing fact is that we can’t make them (38)______ for those who most need them. Solar panels, batteries and light bulbs are still beyond the purse of many, but where they have been installed they change lives. A decent light in the evening gives children more time for homework and extends the productive day for adults.Kenya has a thriving solar industry and six years ago Kenyan pioneers also (39)______ connecting schools to the Internet via radio links. These people were fortunate (40)______ being able to afford solar panels, radios and old computers. How much bigger would the impact be if these things (41)______ and priced specifically for poor people?Multinationals must become part of the solution, because (42)______ they own around 60 per cent of the world's technology, they seldom make products for poor customers. Of 1,223 new drugs marketed worldwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13 were for tropical diseases.People think those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines (43)______ different prices around the world to suit (44)______ people can afford. Alternatively, they could pay a percentage of their profit towards research and development for (45)______.
Adapted from “The Price is Wrong” in “Focus on IELTS Foundations” by Sue O’Connell, Pearson Longman, 2006
__________(37)
A.amount
B.penalty
C.toll
D.number

‘Do you have any clothes _________ today? I’ll help you if you want,’ the maid said.
A.washing
B.to wash
C.washed
D.to be washed

I do not have ______ for all the guests.
A.too chairs
B.chairs too
C.chairs enough
D.enough chairs

Many people avoid using a microwave oven for fear of its ray________
A.because it has been shown to be safe
B.because of its safe
C.even though it has been shown to be safe
D.despite its safe

It was in 1875 ________ joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Harvard University.
A.that Ann Winlock
B.Ann Winlock, who
C.as Anna Winlock
D.Anna Winlock then

We are not sure which restaurant _________ .
A.for eating
B.to eat on
C.to eat in
D.eating at

She left early __________ catch the 6 o’clock bus.
A.so as to
B.to
C.in order to
D.All are correct

He wasn't ________ enough to get the job.
A.experienced
B.experiencing
C.inexperienced
D.inexperiencing