VI. Complete each of the following sentences so that it is closest in meaning to the original   sentence. (1.5pts)                                     

1. “Mary, How many people are there in your family?” asked Peter

     Peter asked Mary __________________________________________________________

2. The last time we saw each other was five years ago.

    We haven’t  _____________________________________________________________

3. This street is bad, they will repair it tomorrow.

    This street is bad, so it ____________________________________________ tomorrow.

4. Sudy hard or you won’t pass the next exam.

    If __________________________________________________________ 

Complete each of the following sentences so that it is closet in meaning to the original sentences

1 “If I were you, I would no longer spend most of my time chatting on facebook” he said     ( avised)

-->he __________________________________________

2  Although the man was qualified for the job, he wans’t accepted

--> Despite _________________________, he wasn’t accepted.

3  The children couldn’t go swimming the sea was rough

--> The sea was too________________________________

4 The furniture is so expensive that I don’t buy it

--> It the furniture _____________________________________________

IX/ Rewrite the second sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions (2.0pt)

Question 15. Tom doesn’t have a lot of money, so he can’t buy a new car.

-> If Tom…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Question 16. I started to speak English in 2013

-> I have……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in 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 her were careful, we would finish the work

C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work

D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in 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 her were careful, we would finish the work

C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work

D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

It couldn’t have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in Vermont at the moment

A. right now, Mary is having a holiday in Vermont , so it is impossible that it was she whose shouting you heard last night.

B. I think that Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night

C. if it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can’t be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment

D. are you sure is was Mary who shouted to you last night, because , as far I know , she is on vacation in Vermont at the moment

I. Complete the following sentences so that it is closest in meaning to the original one:

1. Sally was ill, so she didn’t go to school yesterday. 

à Because ______________________________________________________________________

2. My friends are keen on going fishing at weekends..

à My friends enjoy ______________________________________________________________________

3. July had a high fever, so she stayed home from school yesterday.

à Because ______________________________________________________________________

4. Most children are interested in eating fried chicken and French fries.

à Most children enjoy ______________________________________________________________________  

5. It rained heavily, so she was late for work this morning.

à Because ______________________________________________________________________

6. She is fond of watching TV in the evening.

à She enjoys ______________________________________________________________________