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.
If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.
A.He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work.
            
B.If he were careful, we would finish the work.
         
C.If he had been more careful, the work would have been completed.
D.Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work.

British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as ………..
A.cats and dogs
B.chalk and cheese
C.salt and pepper
D.here and there

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The manager regrets _______ that a lot of people will be made redundant by the company next year.
A.announcing
B.having announced
C.to announce
D.to have announced

I was so shocked by the news that I was at a loss for ...................
A.sentences
B.words
C.phrases
D.letters

Do you mind if I turn on the fan?” - “_____”
A.Not for me.
B. Not at all.
C.Never mind.  
D.Not enough.

In a low voice, she _______that someone was moving about upstairs.
A.screamed
B.told
C.spoke
D.whispered

The dead man's widow said he had had a/an __________ that he would be killed in an accident.
 
A.knowledge    
B. experience 
C.presentiment   
D.warning

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A.But                         
B.Still                         
C.Even                       
D.Although

Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

A.switch                     
B.stomach                  
C.match                      
D.catch

You'll be able to walk on the walls or on the ceiling like in  ...........
A.a dance
B.a circus
C.a walk
D.a play