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: Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it.

A. Not many people went to see the play because they didn't receive its notices.

B. Although the play was good, not many people went to see it.

C. Not many people went to see the play in spite of its good quality

D. Despite the play's good notices, not many people went to see it.

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 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 to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question. People in Australia are so environmentally-friendly that they create the greenest country in the world.

A. Australia is the greenest country in the world though the people are environmentally friendly

B. Australia is the greenest country in the world because the people are environmentally friendly

C. Australia is the greenest country in the world while the people are environmentally-friendly.

D. Australia is the greenest country in the world if the people are environmentally friendly.

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: My friend had no difficulty in passing the driving test.

A. My friend found it easy to pass the driving test.

B. My friend found it impossible to pass the driving test.

C. My friend succeeded in passing the driving test.

D. Passing the driving test shouldn't be too taxing for my friend.

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 on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

John no longer drinks a lot.

A. John rarely drank a lot

B. John used to drink a lot.

C. John didn’t use to drink a lot.

D. John now drinks a lot.