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.

I travel by bus only when I have no alternative

A. I travel by bus only as a last resort

B. It’s my only alternative to travel by bus.

C. I resort to travel by bus only when I have no alternative

D. Travelling by bus is my only alternative

Complete the following sentences using a diferent verb or expression. Don't change the meaning. Number 0 has been done for you as an example

1. In bad weather, I take the bus to school. In bad weather, I ....................................to school ................... 2.I always walk to my grandparents' house. I always ..............................to my parndparents' house........................... 3.I usually go to school by bike. I usually ...........................................to school. 4.Do you go to school on foot? Do you .............................................to school? 5. My father usually goes to work by car. My father usually ..........................................to work . 6. My mother drives me to the bus station. My mother .................................me to the bus station by ......................

II. WRITING: (2.0 points)

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.

33. The mechanic serviced my car last week.

 I have ……………………………

34. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.

 Traveling by air makes……………

35. He couldn’t afford to buy the car.

 The car is too…………………

36. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.

 He suggested………………………

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Do not change the given words in any ways.

37. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.  ( IN SPITE OF)

Inspite of…………………………….…………

38. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. (WISH)

 I wish that I ……………………………………

39. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. (BEEN)

The streets ………………………………………

40. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. (EXPENSIVE)

Oranges are usually ………………………

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.

“If I were you, I’d rather go by train than by bus.’’

A. She said that if she had been me, she would have gone by train than by bus

B. She advised me to go by train rather than by bus

C. She meant going by train was more interesting than going by bus

D. Wherever she went,  she always travelled by train

Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach because the weather was very hot in the mountains. The travel agent said that traveling by bus was the cheapest way, but we went by plane because it was faster. We wanted to have more time to spend at the beach. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time.

Traveling by plane was ……….. than by bus.

A. more fun

B. cheaper

C. expensive

D. faster

Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach because the weather was very hot in the mountains. The travel agent said that traveling by bus was the cheapest way, but we went by plane because it was faster. We wanted to have more time to spend at the beach. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time.

The bus was the ………. way to travel.

A. best

B. easiest

C. cheapest

D. slowest