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.

33. “Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert.

A. Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes.                     B. Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes.

C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes.                             D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.

34. He smokes too much; perhaps that's why he can't get rid of his cough.

A. If he didn't smoke so much, he may get rid of his cough.          B. If he smoked less, he might be able to get rid of his cough.

C. If he smoked so much, he couldn't get rid of his cough.    D. If he does not smoke, he may not have his cough.

35. "I have never been to Russia. I think I shall go there next year.” said Bill.

A.   Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.

B.   Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.

C.   Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year.

D.   Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.

36. The car was very expensive and he couldn’t afford it.

A. The car was expensive so that he couldn’t buy it.

B. The car was too expensive for him to buy.

C. He was rich enough to buy the car.                           

D. He was so poor but he bought the car.

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.

37. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.

A.   The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.

B.  The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.

C.   Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.

D.   The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.

38. Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.

A.   Mr. Smith, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.

B.  Mr. Smith, who is very interested in our plan, I spoke to on the phone last night.

C.   Mr. Smith, who I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.

D.   Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan to whom I spoke on the phone last night.

39. Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

A.   If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

B.  That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

C.   Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.

D.   Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

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

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

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

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

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

“Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert.

A. Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes.

B. Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes.

C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes.

D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.

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.

“Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert.

A. Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes

B. Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes

C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes

D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes

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.

"Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?" said Robert.

A. Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes.

B. Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes.

C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes.

D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.

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.
“Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert.

A. Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes.

B. Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes.

C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes.

D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.

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.

Question 48: "Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?" said Robert.

A. Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes.

B. Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes.

C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes.

D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.

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

“Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlot?” said Robert

A. Robert suggested helping Carlot do the dishes

B. Robert suggested to help Carlot do the dishes

C. Robert offered Carlot to help do the dishes

D. Robert offered to help Carlot do the dishes