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

Tom would sooner do without a car than pay all that money for one

A. Tom thinks the price is right, but he can’t afford it

B. Tom thinks the price is too high, but he must have the car

C. Tom is soon going to buy a car

D. Tom would never buy a car costs so much

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. 'Let me pay for the coffee. I really want.'

A. Jenny is asked to pay for the coffee.

B. Jenny suggested paying for the coffee

C. Jenny insisted on paying for the coffee

D. Jenny told me to pay for the coffee

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. Were it not for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile.

A. This job is not rewarding at all

B. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money

C. Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile

D. This job offers a poor salary

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. She said she would go to the police unless she was given her money back.

A. She went to the police because she hadn’t got her money back

B. She hasn’t yet got her money back or gone to the police

C. She wasn’t given her money back because she had gone to the police

D. She was given her money back and then went to the police

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

Question:The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel

A. As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking.

B. When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better.

C. He feels so much better since he stopped smoking.

D. Though he feels better, he still smokes.

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. 'Would you mind if I brought a friend to the party?' said Peter.

A. Peter wanted me to bring my friend to his party.

B. Peter encouraged me to bring my friend to the party

C. Peter asked for permission to bring his friend to the party

D. Peter promised to bring a friend to thr party

IX/ Rewrite the second sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions (2.0pt)

Question 15. Tom doesn’t have a lot of money, so he can’t buy a new car.

-> If Tom…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Question 16. I started to speak English in 2013

-> I have……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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