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.

The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

A. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.

B. The meeting was planned to start late because of time pressure

C. The meeting started earlier because people wanted to leave early.

D. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.

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.

The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

A. There was not enough time to hold the meeting. 

B. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early. 

C. The meeting is planned to start in a short time. 

D. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.

IV. Circle sentence express the same idea as the above?

1. “I was not there at the time.” Which sentence express the same idea as the above?

A. He denied that there at the time. B. He denied being there at the time.

C. He denied not being there there at the time. D. he denied that he wasn’t there at the time.

2. I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus.

A. Although I can drive to work, I go by bus today. B. Although I can go by bus, I drive to work today.

C. Instead of driving to work, I go by bus today. D. Instead of going by bus , I drive to work today.

3. The train should be here any minute now.

A. We are expecting the train to arrive soon. B. We are surprised that the train has not arrived yet.

C. We know that the train is on time. D. We know that the train is rarely late.

4. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

A. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early.

B. there was not enough time to hold the meeting.

C. the meeting is planned to start in a short time.

D. the meeting lasted much longer than usual.

5. He kept it only because nobody else had wanted it.

A. He would have kept it if nobody else had wanted it

B. He would have kept it if anybody else wanted it

C. He wouldn’t have kept it if anybody else wanted it

D. He wouldn’t have kept it if anybody else had wanted it.

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. Please watch your steps as you get off.

A. Please look at the steps while getting off.

B. Go down the steps in order to get off.

C. Please have a look at the steps as you get off.

D. Be careful not to tumble while getting off.

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it.  Although she has less teaching experience than the other staff member, she is one of the best teachers.

A. She is one of the best teachers because she has taught longer

B. Other members of the staff teach less than she does

C. She has the best exerience of all the teachers on the staff

D. She is one of the best teachers in spite of her having less experience

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. No one in the family is more sympathetic than Laura.

A. The people in the house is not sympathetic at all

B. Laura is very sympathetic

C. Laura is more sympathetic than many people in the house

D. Laura is the most sympathetic of all the people in the house

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it.  It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.

A. The accident took place because of thoughtlessness

B. Humans’ thoughtlessness caused the accident

C. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error

D. The accident is thought to cause human error

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. “If I were you I’d try to get a room on the top floor,” he said.

A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor

B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor

C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor

D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it.

Question: The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.

A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.

B. The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep.

C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

D. We was kept awake because the coffee was strong.