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 didn’t want to sell her house. She borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

A. We sold her house, but she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

B. Rather than selling her house, she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

C. In spite of selling her house, she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

D. She didn’t sell her house as she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

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 had only just put the phone down when her boss rang back.

A. Hardly had she put the phone down when her boss rang back.

B. No sooner had she put the phone down when her boss rang back.

C. Hardly did she put the phone down when her boss rang back.

D. Hardly she had put the phone down when her boss rang back.

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 teacher had only just came in the room when the fire alarm rang

A. While the teacher was coming in the room, she heard the fire alarm ring.

B. As soon as the fire alarm had rung, the teacher came in the room.

C. Before the teacher came in the room, the fire alarm rang

D. Hardly had the teacher come in the room when the fire alarm rang.

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 teacher had only just came in the room when the fire alarm rang

A. While the teacher was coming in the room, she heard the fire alarm ring.

B. As soon as the fire alarm had rung, the teacher came in the room.

C. Before the teacher came in the room, the fire alarm rang

D. Hardly had the teacher come in the room when the fire alarm rang.

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 teacher had only just came in the room when the fire alarm rang

A. While the teacher was coming in the room, she heard the fire alarm ring.

B. As soon as the fire alarm had rung, the teacher came in the room.

C. Before the teacher came in the room, the fire alarm rang

D. Hardly had the teacher come in the room when the fire alarm rang.

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 teacher had only just came in the room when the fire alarm rang

A. While the teacher was coming in the room, she heard the fire alarm ring.

B. As soon as the fire alarm had rung, the teacher came in the room.

C. Before the teacher came in the room, the fire alarm rang

D. Hardly had the teacher come in the room when the fire alarm rang.

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 teacher had only just came in the room when the fire alarm rang.

A. While the teacher was coming in the room, she heard the fire alarm ring. 

B. As soon as the fire alarm had rung, the teacher came in the room. 

C. Before the teacher came in the room, the fire alarm rang 

D. Hardly had the teacher come in the room when the fire alarm rang.

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 tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

A. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.

B. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.

C. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

D. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

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 tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

A. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it

B. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test

C. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily

D. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it