Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
A. Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.
D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
A. Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.
D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
Her living conditions were not good. However, she studied very well.
A. She studied very well just because she lived in difficult conditions.
B. Difficult as her living conditions were, she studied very well.
C. Living in difficult conditions forced she to study very well.
D. Living in difficult conditions, she had no choice but to study well.
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.
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. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn‘t pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
It is very (A) difficult for (B) her to prevent (C) him for smoking (D) in her house.
A. very
B. for
C. prevent
D. for smoking
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.
A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient.
A. A waitress, who served us, was very impolite and impatient.
B. A waitress, which served us, was very impolite and impatient.
C. A waitress who served us was very impolite and impatient.
D. A waitress whom served us, was very impolite and impatient.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.
A. kind
B. poor
C. rich
D. wealthy
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.
Mary loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.
A. As Mary couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
B. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep without it.
C. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.
D. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal although that she couldn’t sleep without 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
She was the first woman in the Philippines. She was elected as the president of the country.
A. She was the first woman being elected as the president of the Philippines.
B. She was the first woman who is elected as the president of the Philippines.
C. She was the first woman to be elected as the president of the Philippines.
D. She was the first woman elected as the president of the Philippines.
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 sentences.
She asked Janet to repeat what she had said.
A. “Will you please repeat what Janet said?”, she asked.
B. “Please repeat what Janet had said.”, she asked.
C. “Please repeat what you say, Janet.”, she said.
D. “Please repeat what you said, Janet.” , she said
