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

If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.

A. He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work

B. If her were careful, we would finish the work

C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work

D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work

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

If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.

A. He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work

B. If her were careful, we would finish the work

C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work

D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work

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.

There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

A. The train was too crowded for Mary to get a seat. 

B. The train was so crowded that there were nowhere for Mary to sit. 

C. So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat. 

D. The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat.

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.

We couldn’t have been able to go to the final match without the coach’s flexible strategies

A. We could have been able to go to the final match with the coach’s flexible strategies

B. If we could be able to go to the final match, the coach would have flexible strategies

C. If we couldn’t have been able to go to the final match, we would have had the coach’s flexible strategies

D. Had it not been for the coach’s flexible strategies, we couldn’t have been able to go to the final match

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.

Without your help, I couldn’t have succeeded

A. You didn’t help me and I didn’t succeed

B. I succeeded even you didn’t help me

C. In spite of your help, I wasn’t successful

D. I was successful due to your help

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

The teacher encouraged him. As a result, he took part in the contest.

A. thanks to the teacher’s encouragement, he took part in the contest 

B. thanks to the teacher’s encouragement, he would have taken part in the contest 

C. if the teacher did not encourage him, he wouldn’t have taken part in the contest 

D. if it had been for the teacher’s encouragement, he wouldn’t have taken part in the contest

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.

“How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!” Peter said to Mary.

A. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress

B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress

C. Peter promised to say thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress

D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress

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.

"How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.

A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.

B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.

C. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.

D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.

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
"How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.

A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.

B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.

C. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.

D. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.