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 thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned put that she was quite useless.
A.Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.
B.I was mistaken about her suitability for the position since she proved rather incompetent.
C.Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.
D.I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for 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.
We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived.
A.Not until we solved the problem could our teacher arrive.
B.When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem.
C.Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem.
D.Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.

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.
Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of car. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.
A.The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
B.However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
C.Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution of air.
D.Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.

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.
Our products are environmentally- friendly. We package all of them in recyclable materials.
A.Packing our products in recyclable materials, we made them environmentally - friendly.
B.Our products are packaged in recycled materials to be environmentally-friendly.
C.The recyclable package of our products makes them look environmentally-friendly.
D.Packed in recyclable materials, our products are environmentally-friendly.

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
A.stimulate
B.sacrifice
C.devastate
D.determine

Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)
People think that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in the pub.
A.The prisoner is thought to have been recaptured while drinking in the pub.
B.The prisoner is thought to had been recaptured while drinking in the pub.
C.The prisoner is said to have been recaptured while drinking in the pub.
D.The prisoner is believed to recaptured while drinking in the pub.

Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)
In spite of her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories to the children.
A.Even though the old woman had been poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children.
B.Even though the old woman has poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children.
C.The old woman had poor memory, even though she told interesting stories to the children.
D.Even though the old woman had poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children.

Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)
"If I were you, I would never smoke in the office, David." I advised
A.I advised David not to smoke in the office.
B.I advised David not smoking in the office.
C.I advised David not smoke in the office.
D.I advised David not to smoking in the office.

Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)
I am thankful for the gift you presented yesterday.
A.Thank you for the gift presenting yesterday.
B.Thank you for the gift which presented yesterday.
C.Thank you for the gift which you presented yesterday.
D.Thank you for the gift which you had presented yesterday.

Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)
The Picasso painting was so expensive that nobody could buy it.
A.So an expensive painting that nobody could buy it.
B.So cheaper was the Picasso painting that nobody could buy it.
C.So expensive was the Picasso painting that nobody could buy it.
D.So expensive was the Picasso painting that nobody couldn't buy it.