Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following question.
The last time I saw her was three years ago.
A. I have seen her for the last three years.
B. About three years ago, I used to meet her.
C. I haven’t seen her for three years.
D. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question. Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.
A. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep with it.
B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.
D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.
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Question. The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.
A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.
B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.
C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.
D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.
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People believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.
A. Jane is believed to have retired because of her poor health.
B. Jane was believed to have retired because of her poor health.
C. It is believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.
D. Jane retired because of her poor health was believed.
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The children were attracted by the show. It was performed by the animals.
A. The children attracted by the show which was performed by the animals.
B. The children were attracted by the show to have been performed by the animals.
C. The show performing by the animals attracted the children.
D. The children were attracted by the show performed by the animals.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) or phrase(s) in each of the following questions.
His girlfriend’s behavior at the party was unacceptable, which made everyone there shocked.
A. out of practice
B. out of line
C. out of the habit
D. out of sight
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.
To everyone's surprise, it wasn't in Bristol which he made his fortune, although that’s where he was born.
A. To
B. surprise
C. which
D. made
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Question. He donated a lot of money to environmental protection campaigns. He was admired for that.
A. Unless he donated a lot of money to environmental protection campaigns, he was admired.
B. He was admired for having donated a lot of money to environmental protection campaigns.
C. If he had donated a lot of money to environmental protection campaigns, he would have been admired.
D. If he donates a lot of money to environmental protection campaigns, he will be admired.
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.
Alfred said to John. “I didn’t use your computer! Someone else did, not me.”
A. Alfred denied having used John's computer, saying that someone else had.
B. Alfred said to John that he hadn’t used his computer, saying that someone else had.
C. Alfred told John that he hadn't used his computer, saying that someone else had.
D. Alfred refused to use John's computer, saying that someone else had.