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

Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily.

A. It had rained heavily before the boy got out of his house.

B. Hardly had it started to rain heavily when the boy got out of his house.

C. No sooner had the boy got out of his house than it started to rain heavily.

D. Not until it started to rain heavily did the boy got out of his 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.

Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily.

A. Not until it started to rain heavily did the boy got out of his house.

B. No sooner had the boy got out of his house than it started to rain heavily.

C. Hardly had it started to rain heavily when the boy got out of his house.

D. It had rained heavily before the boy got out of his 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 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

21. _____ had she opened the cupboard door than she stood in front of it petrified.

A. No sooner B. As soon as C. Hardly D. The fact

22. Scarcely _____ out of bed when _____.

A. had I got/did the doorbell ring B. had I got/the doorbell rang C. I had got/did the doorbell ring D. I had hot/the doorbell rang

23. Little _____ how much trouble _____ in.

A. you know/are you B. you know/you are C. do you know/are you D. do you know/you are

24. On the table _____.

A. lay a yellow cat B. a yellow cat lay C. did a yellow cat lie D. a yellow cat lies

25. Such _____ that _____ whenever it was on.

A. the popularity of the film was/the streets were deserted

B. was the popularity of the film/the streets were deserted

C. the popularity of the film was/were the streets deserted

D. was the popularity of the film/were the streets deserted

26. They can neither read nor write, _____ such concepts.

A. they can nor comprehend

B. nor can they comprehend

C. nor they can comprehend

D. can they nor comprehend

27. Hardly _____ before _____.

A. had I left/did the trouble start B. had I left/the trouble started C. I had left/the trouble started D. I had left/did the trouble start

28. Only after _____.

A. the teacher understood the situations and did he make a comment

B. understanding the situation the teacher made a comment

C. the teacher understood the situation and made a comment

D. understanding the situation did the teacher make a comment

29. It was not until the doctors asked him to comment on his death _____ recognized their craziness.

A. when he B. and he C. that he D. he

30. Down _____.

A. fell half a dozen apples B. half a dozen apples fell C. did half a dozen apples fall D. half a dozen apples fall

1. Her voice is so soft that everyone likes her
->So..............................................................
2. he was unable to paint the gate of his house because it rained heavily
->The heavy rain prevented.............................
3. you can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won't succeed
->There's no point ............................
4. Did people wear Jeans two hundred years ago?
->Jeans......................................

A long time ago, so the story goes, a young boy called Arthur became the King of England after he pulled a sword out of a stone.

The sword was Excalibur. It had a lot of power. The Lady of the Lake gave it to King Uther but asked him to give her his firstborn child. Uther became powerful. When his first child was born, Merlin, the magician came to take the baby. Uther tried to stop him, but thieves attacked him. Before he died, he put Excalibur into a stone and asked Merlin to make his son a king. Merlin promised that only someone with a pure heart could pull it out and become the next King of England.

When Arthur pulled the sword out, people were surprised. Merlin explained that Arthur as Uther’s son and the people were happy.

Arthur was a good king. He built a big castle, Camelot, and ruled over England with his knights. He called-them the Knights of the Round Table. Together they made England a strong country.

41. Who was King Authur?

A. He was King Uther’s son.

B. He was Lady of the Lake’s son.

C. He was Merlin’s knight.

D. He was Merlin and King Uther’s son.

42. What does the word “him” refer to?

A. Merlin

B. King Arthur

C. King Uther

D. Excalibur

43. According to Merlin, who was able to pull Excalibur out of the stone?

A. King Uther

B. King Arthur

C. A person with a pure heart

D. The knight

44. What is NOT TRUE about King Uther?

A. He died because of the thieves.

B. He wanted Arthur to be the next King of England.

C. Excalibur gave him a lot of power.

D. He was a good King who built a big castle, Camelot.

45. What is NOT TRUE about Excalibur?

A. It was a powerful sword.

B. It was given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake.

C. It was pulled out of the stone by King Uther.

D. It was originally owned by Lady of the Lake.