Question

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.

1. The captain said to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!”

A.   The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.

B.  The captain threatened his men to abandon the ship immediately.

C.   The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.

D.   The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.

2. 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.

3. “How long have you been in this job?” she asked him.

A.   She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B.  She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C.   She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D.   She asked him how long had he been in that job.

4. "Why don’t you put a better lock on the door?" said John.

A.   John ordered us to put a better lock on the door.

B.  John asked us why we put a better lock on the door.

C.   John let us put a better lock on the door.

D.   John suggested putting a better lock on the door.

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.

5. Mr.Smith is a professor. His car was stolen yesterday.

A. His car was stolen yesterday, he is a professor.      B. Mr.Smith, who his car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.

C. Mr.Smith, who is a professor, his car was stolen yesterday.

D. Mr.Smith, whose car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.

6. Smallpox is a dangerous disease. Malaria is a dangerous disease.

A.   Smallpox is a dangerous disease, and so is malaria.

B.  The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation.

C.   The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.

D.   The agreement which lasted six-month was signed yesterday.

7. My uncle is a businessman. He was ranked the wealthiest of the country.

A.   My uncle is a businessman, ranking the weathiest of the country.

B.  A businessman, my uncle, was ranked the the weathiest of the country.

C.   My uncle, a businessman, was ranked the weathiest of the country.

D.   A businessman, who is my uncle, was ranked the weathiest of the country.

8. They didn’t have the right visas. They couldn’t legally re-enter Thailand.

A.   If they had had the right visas, they could have re-entered Thailand legally.

B.  Had they had the right visas, they couldn’t re-entered Thailand legally.

C.   Were they to have the right visas, they could re-entered Thailand legally.

D.   If they had the right visas, they could re-entere Thailand legally.

Answer 1

1. The captain said to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!”

A.   The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.

B.  The captain threatened his men to abandon the ship immediately.

C.   The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.

D.   The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.

2. 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.

3. “How long have you been in this job?” she asked him.

A.   She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B.  She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C.   She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D.   She asked him how long had he been in that job.

4. "Why don’t you put a better lock on the door?" said John.

A.   John ordered us to put a better lock on the door.

B.  John asked us why we put a better lock on the door.

C.   John let us put a better lock on the door.

D.   John suggested putting a better lock on the door.

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.

5. Mr.Smith is a professor. His car was stolen yesterday.

A. His car was stolen yesterday, he is a professor.     

B. Mr.Smith, who his car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.

C. Mr.Smith, who is a professor, his car was stolen yesterday.

D. Mr.Smith, whose car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.

6. Smallpox is a dangerous disease. Malaria is a dangerous disease.

A.   Smallpox is a dangerous disease, and so is malaria.

B.  The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation.

C.   The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.

D.   The agreement which lasted six-month was signed yesterday.

7. My uncle is a businessman. He was ranked the wealthiest of the country.

A.   My uncle is a businessman, ranking the weathiest of the country.

B.  A businessman, my uncle, was ranked the the weathiest of the country.

C.   My uncle, a businessman, was ranked the weathiest of the country.

D.   A businessman, who is my uncle, was ranked the weathiest of the country.

8. They didn’t have the right visas. They couldn’t legally re-enter Thailand.

A.   If they had had the right visas, they could have re-entered Thailand legally.

B.  Had they had the right visas, they couldn’t re-entered Thailand legally.

C.   Were they to have the right visas, they could re-entered Thailand legally.

D.   If they had the right visas, they could re-entere Thailand legally.