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 can’t stand his talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious way.

A. Everybody talks seriously when he talks foolishly

B. I don’t mind his talking foolishly when everybody talks seriously 

C. I can’t understand what he talks when people talk foolishly 

D. I hate him talking foolishly when people talk seriously

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

He is always talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious way. I can’t bear that.

A. Everybody talks seriously when he talks foolishly.

B. I don’t mind his talking foolishly when everybody talks seriously.

C. I can’t understand what he talks when people talk foolishly.

D. I hate him talking foolishly when people talk seriously.

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 can’t help feeling worried about Tom.

A. I find it impossible not to worry about Tom

B. I don‟t worry about Tom

C. I can do nothing to help Tom

D. I cannot help Tom stop worrying

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.

Although I love him, I can’t tolerate his impatience.

A. Much as I love him, I can’t tolerate his impatience.

B. I can’t tolerate his impatience I love him

C. Much as I love him, I can tolerate his impatience.

D. Much as I love him as, I can’t tolerate his impatience.

Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet that completes each of the following questions or that is closest in meaning to the underlined part

Don’t invite John to dinner, I can’t stand his bad________.

A. mood

B. mind

C. character

D. temper

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 can’t agree with you more

A. I absolutely agree with you

B. I absolutely can’t agree with you

C. I partly agree with you

D. We have completely different ideas

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

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 can’t remember when I last saw him, but it’s certainly a long time ago.

A.  I’d like to forget how many years have passed since I last saw him.

B.  I shall never forget meeting him even though it’s a long time ago.

C.  I only know it is ages since I saw him and I can’t remember when that was.

D.  We’ve only met once and that was too long ago for me to remember him.