Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.

We had to go up the stairs because someone was using the lift.

A. The lift is being used, so we had to go up the stairs.

B. The lift was being used, so we have to go up the stairs.

C. The lift was being used, so we had to go up the stairs.

D. The lift was be used, so we had to go up the stairs

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions

Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night

A. The bad weather prevented us from driving any further

B. Because the climate was so severe, we were worried about what we’d do at night.

C. Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay

D. We chose to find a place for the night once the bad weather had really begun

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

It is over twenty years since I last got in touch with them. 

A. I can’t help keeping getting in touch with them for over 20 years

B. I haven’t gotten in touch with them for over 20 years

C. I used to get in touch with them for over 20 years

D. I have been getting in touch with them for over 20 years

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 concert wasn’t as good as we had expected.

A. The concert was as good as we had thought. 

B. We expected the concert to be worse.

C. We thought the concert would be much better. 

D. The concert was thought to be good.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions

She forgot about the money until she got home.

A. Not until she got home was the money forgotten

B. Not until she got home did she forget about the money

C. Not until she got home did she remember about the money

D. Not until she forgot about the money did she get home

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.

John missed the ferry because he got up late.

A. If John hadn’t got up late, he wouldn’t have missed the ferry.

B. If John had got up late, he wouldn’t have missed the ferry.

C. If John isn't got up late, he won't have missed the ferry.

D. If John hadn’t get up late, he wouldn’t had missed the ferry.

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That boy gets more depressed when the weather becomes hotter.

A. The hotter the weather (becomes), the more the boy gets.

B. The hotter the weather (becomes), the boy gets depressed.

C. The hotter the weather , the more depress the boy gets.

D. The hotter the weather (becomes), the more depressed the boy gets.

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

Scarcely had he got out of the house when it started raining

A. He got out of the house after it started raining

B. He had no sooner got out of the house when it started raining

C. He was getting out of the house when it started raining

D. It started raining right after he got out of the house

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

Scarcely had he got out of the house when it started raining

A. He was getting out of the house when it started raining

B. He had no sooner got out of the house when it started raining

C. He got out of the house after it started raining

D. It started raining right after he got out of the house