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

Question 27: People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.

A. Smoking cigarettes used to be allowed years ago.

B. The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be.

C. So many cigarettes used to be smoked but they aren't now.

D. People don't like smoking cigarettes as much as they did.

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

Question. People believe that neither side wanted war.

A. Neither side is believed to have wanted war.

B. Neither side is responsible for the outbreak of war.

C. War is believed to be wanted by either side.

D. It is believed that war broke out from both sides.

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

Question. Ireland doesn't allow people to smoke in bars.

A. Ireland doesn't enjoy smoking in bars.

B. Ireland hates smoking in bars.

C. Smoking in bars is banned in Ireland.

D. You should not smoke in bars in Ireland.

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

Question 27: Everybody believes that he shouldn't have trusted the people around him so much.

A. He was so credulous that all the people around him could easily deceive him.

B. He now admits that some of people around him didn't deserve to be trusted at all.

C. The general opinion is that he made a mistake by having so much faith in the people around him.

D. Nobody thinks that any of the people around him are honest enough to be trusted.

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.

Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people.

A. Sharks rarely attack people because many people are afraid of them

B. Rarely attacked by sharks, many people are, therefore, afraid of them

C. Many people are afraid of sharks because they are dangerous.

D. Although sharks rarely attack people, many people are afraid of them

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

Question. People want to keep fit. Many people take up sports.

A. Many people take up sports so as to keep fit.

B. Many people want to keep fit so as to take up sports.

C. Many people want to keep fit in order to take up sports.

D. Although people want to keep fit, they take up sports.

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.

Never have people been so well informed as they are now, thanks to TV news programs

A. Thanks to TV news programs, people are now too well informed

B. People have been so informative thanks to TV news programs

C. TV news programs are very informative than before and people are better informed

D. People are better informed than they have been, thanks to TV news programs

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

Never have people been so well informed as they are now, thanks to TV news programs

A. Thanks to TV news programs, people are now too well informed

B. People have been so informative thanks to TV news programs.   

C. TV news programs are very informative than before and people are better informed

D. People are better informed than they have been, thanks to TV news programs

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

Question 27: Bed, breakfast and dinner are included in the price.

A. The price is inclusive of bed, breakfast and dinner.

B. The price includes bed and breakfast except dinner.

C. The price excludes bed, breakfast and dinner.

D. Breakfast and dinner are included in the price as meals.