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.

“No, no, you really must stay with us!'' said the children.

A. The children denied my staying with them.

B. The children refused to let me stay with them.

C. The children didn’t agree to let stay with them.

D. The children insisted on my staying with them.

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

Our children are hard on furniture.

A. Our children hardly use the furniture.

B. Our children dislike the furniture. 

C. Our children want to replace the furniture.

D. Our children treat the furniture roughly.

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One of the things I hate is noisy children.

A. I hate being in a place where there are noisy kids

B. Children who make a lot of noise are terrible

C. Among other things, I can’t stand children who make noise

D. I hate both children and the noise they make

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.
She has always had a good relationship with the children.

A.  She has got a lot of children and relatives who she always gets along with.

B.  She always gets along well with the children.

C.  The children have had her as their friends and relatives.

D.  She has always got on well with the children.

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It is an undeniable fact that children watch too much TV

A. It’s undeniable that too many children watch TV

B. It’s undeniable that children don’t watch too many TV programmes.

C. It can’t be denied that children watch too many TV programmes

D. It’s obviously true that children spend too much time watching TV.

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Adults laugh less than children, probably because they play less.

A. Unlike adults children laugh more while playing games.

B. Since adults have less time playing games; they don't laugh as much as children.

C. The reason why adults laugh less than children might be that they play less.

D. No matter how much adults play, they can't laugh more than children.

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The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road.

A. The gate was closed so that the children couldn't run into the road. 

B. The gate is closed so that the children don't run into the road. 

C. The gate was closed so the children can't run into the road. 

D. The gate is closed so that the children couldn't to run into the road.

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.

The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road.

A. The gate was closed so the children can’t run into the road

B. The gate is closed so that the children don’t run into the road

C. The gate was closed so that the children couldn’t run into the road

D. The gate is closed so that the children couldn’t to run into the road

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.

The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road

A. The gate was closed so the children can’t run into the road

B. The gate is closed so that the children don’t run into the road

C. The gate was closed so that the children couldn’t run into the road

D. The gate is closed so that the children couldn’t to run into the road