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.

by some it is supposed that bad luck may be avoided by locking on wood

A. if bad luck is coming, it will be destroyed provided that one knocks on wood. 

B. there are some people who believe that it is bad luck to avoid knocking on wood 

C. bad luck is said to be preventable by knocking on wood sometimes. 

D. that knocking on wood can keep bad luck away is believed by some people

Mark 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, using the words in brackets.

Question 14: They think that he was a spy. (thought)

A. It is thought that he had been a spy.                  B. He is thought to be a spy.

C. He is thought to have been a spy.                      D. It is thought to be a spy.

Question 15: Has anybody shown you what to do? (have)

A. Do you have to show what to do?       B. Has you been shown what to do?

C. Have you shown what to do?               D. Have you been shown what to do?

Question 16: A woman wrote to me. She wants my advice. (who)

A. A woman wrote to me who wanted my advice.   B. The woman who wants my advice wrote to me.

C. A woman wrote to me who wants my advice.      D. A woman who wrote to me wanted my advice.

Question 17: We were late for school because of the heavy rain. (because)

A. We came to school late because the heavy rain.

B. We were late for school because the rain is heavy.

C. Because it rained heavily, we were late for school.

D. Because the rain was heavy, we come to school late.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 18: A. activity       B. historical         C. observatory              D.parabolic

Question 19: A. cover         B. jellyfish     C. turtle          D. entrapment

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

16. This film is more interesting than that one.

A. That film is much interesting than this one.

B. That film is not as interesting than this one.

C. That film not as interesting as this one.

D. That film is not so interesting as this one

17. The black car is more expensive than the white one.

A. The white car isn’t as / so cheap as the black one.

B. The white car isn't so / as expensive as the black one.

C. The white car is more cheap than the black one.

D. The white car is as cheap as the black one.

18.Jane / not /intelligent / her brother.

A.Jane is not so intelligent as her brother.

B.Jane is more intelligent as her brother.

CJane is as intelligent as her brother.

D.Jane is not so intelligent than her brother.

19. I can't cook as well as my mother does.

A. My mother can cook better than I can.

B. My mother can't cook better than I can.

C. My mother can cook well than I can.

D. I can cook better than my mother can.

20. Mr Lam/ drive/ careful/ he / used to .

A.Mr Lam drives more careful than he used to .

B.Mr Lam drives more carefully than he used to .

C.Mr Lam drives more carefully as he used to .

D.Mr Lam drives more careful than he used to .

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.

It couldn’t have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in Vermont at the moment

A. right now, Mary is having a holiday in Vermont , so it is impossible that it was she whose shouting you heard last night.

B. I think that Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night

C. if it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can’t be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment

D. are you sure is was Mary who shouted to you last night, because , as far I know , she is on vacation in Vermont at the moment

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.

It is possible that the fire in the ship was started by a bomb

A. They say that a bomb started the fire in the ship

B. The fire in the ship might have been started by a bomb

C. It shall be said the fire in the ship had been started by a bomb

D. The fire in the ship is known to have been started by a bomb

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.

It is possible that the fire in the ship was started by a bomb.

A. They say that a bomb started the fire in the ship.

B. The fire in the ship might have been started by a bomb.

C. It shall be said the fire in the ship had been started by a bomb.

D. The fire in the ship is known to have been started by a bomb.

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.

Neil always forgets his wife’s birthday.

A. At no time Neil remembers his wife’s birthday

B. Neil never remembers his wife’s birthday

C. Neil sometimes remembers his wife’s birthday

D. Neil remembers his wife’s birthday all the time

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.

Neil always forgets his wife’s birthday.

A. At no time Neil remembers his wife’s birthday

B. Neil never remembers his wife’s birthday

C. Neil sometimes remembers his wife’s birthday

D. Neil remembers his wife’s birthday all the time

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.

I can’t come to your party. I’m too busy.

A. I’m too busy not to come to your party

B. I am not enough free to come to your party 

C. So busy am I that I cannot come to your party

D. So busy I am that I cannot come to your party