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.

As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.

A. The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem.

B. The most popular television programmes become, the worse they seem.

C. The popular television programmes, the worse they seem.

D. The more popular become television programmes, the worse they seem.

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.

As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse. 

A. The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem

B. The most popular television programmes become, the worse they seem

C. The more popular television programmes, the worse they seem

D. The more popular become television programmes, the worse they seem

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.

As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.

A. The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem.

B. The most popular television programmes become, the worse they seem.

C. The popular television programmes, the worse they seem.

D. The more popular become television programmes, the worse they seem.

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.

In Vietnam, football is more popular than basketball.

A. In Vietnam, basketball is not as popular as football.

B. In Vietnam, basketball is more popular than football. 

C. In Vietnam, football is not as popular as basketball

D. In Vietnam, football is as popular as basketball.

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.
Noisy as the hotel was, they stayed there.

A. Much as the hotel was noisy, they stayed there

B. In spite of the noisy hotel and they liked it

C. Despite the hotel was noisy, they stayed there

D. Although the noisy hotel, they stayed there

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.

As it got darker, we had more  difficulty seeing.

A. The darker it got, the harder we find it to seeing.

B. It got darker, we had more  easily seeing.

C. The darker it got, the easier we find it to see.

D. The darker it got, the harder we find it to see.

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.
As soon as they arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

A. They had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

B. No sooner had they arrived at the beach than it started to rain.

C. They had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

D. It started to rain when arriving at the beach.

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.

Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race

A. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race

B. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race

C. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race

D. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race

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.

He may seem friendly. He’s not to be trusted.

A. However he seems friendly, he’s not to be trusted.

B. Friendly may he seem, he’s not to be trusted.

C. No matter friendly he seems, he’s not to be trusted.

D. Friendly though he may seem, he’s not to be trusted.