1.Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
1. They can’t work. They are too tired.
A. When they are too tired, they can work.
B. Because they can’t work, they’re too tired.
C. They are tired but they think they can work.
D. They are so tired that they cannot work.
2. You may get cold on the mountain, so take the coat.
A. To take the coat you will get cold on the mountain.
B. In case you’re cold on the mountain, you should take a coat.
C. If you didn’t take a coat, you’d be cold on the mountain.
D. If you get cold on the mountain, you can take the coat.
3. In population, Los Angeles is not as big as New York.
A. New York is bigger than Los Angeles.
B. Los Angeles is more densely-populated than New York.
C. New York is not as crowded as Los Angeles.
D. New York is bigger than Los Angeles in population.
4. The children couldn’t go swimming because it was too cold.
A. The children were not warm enough to go swimming.
B. It was not warm enough but the children went swimming.
C. It was not warm enough for the children to go swimming.
D. It was too cold, so the children had to stay at home.
2. Choose the correct sentence A, B, c, or D that is built from the words and phrases given.
1. world’s oceans/ vast/ cope/ present levels/ pollution/./
A. The world’s oceans are too vast to cope with the present levels of pollution.
B. The world’s oceans are vast and cope with the present levels of pollution.
C. The world’s oceans are vast though they can cope with the present levels of pollution.
D. The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution.
2. It/ better/ play safe/ exams/ give/ original answer /./
A. It is better to play safe in exams than to give an original answer.
B. It often better playing safe in exams than to give an original answer.
C. It is better to play safe in exams than giving an original answer.
D. It often better playing safe in exams than giving an original answer.
3. She suggest/ take/ plane today/ or/ go/ train tomorrow /./
A. She suggested that we should take the plane today or going by train tomorrow.
B. She suggested taking the plane today or going by train tomorrow.
C. She suggested taking the plane today or we should go by train tomorrow.
D. She suggested to take the plane today or to go by train tomorrow.
4. robots/ use/ more/ free/ people/ do/ housework /./
A. Robots should use and free people to do more housework.
B. Robots would be used to free people can do more housework.
C. Robots should be used more to free people from doing housework.
D. Robots use is free, so people do for them more housework.
