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.

 Much to my astonishment, I found his lecture on wildlife conservation extremely interesting.

A. Contrary to my expectations, his lecture on wildlife conservation was the most fascinating of all.

B. I was fascinated by what he said in his lecture on wildlife conservation though I hadn’t expected to be.

C. I hadn’t expected him to lecture on wildlife conservation, but he spoke well.

D. It was at his lecture on wildlife conservation that I realized I needed to study it.

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.

Much to my surprise, I found her lecture on wild animals extremely interesting.

A. Contrary to my expectations, her lecture on wild animals was the most fascinating of all.

B. I was fascinated by what she said in her lecture on wild animals though I hadn’t expected to be.

C. I hadn’t expected her to lecture on wild animals, but she spoke well.

D. It was at her lecture on wild animals that I realized I needed to study it.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one.

“You should have finished the report by now”, John told his secretary

A. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the repor

B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report on time.

C. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.

D. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one.

We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.

A. No matter how noisy the hotel was, we stayed there. 

B. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.

C. Despite the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.

D. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.

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

Neil always forgets his wife’s birthday.

A. At no time Neil remembers his wife’s birthday

B. Neil never remembers his wife’s birthday

C. Neil sometimes remembers his wife’s birthday

D. Neil remembers his wife’s birthday all the time

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

Neil always forgets his wife’s birthday.

A. At no time Neil remembers his wife’s birthday

B. Neil never remembers his wife’s birthday

C. Neil sometimes remembers his wife’s birthday

D. Neil remembers his wife’s birthday all the time

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one.

“That’s a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother.

A. Jean’s mother said she like her dress.

B. Jean’s mother wanted to buy a lovely new dress.

C. Jean’s mother complimented her on the lovely new dress.

D. Jean’s mother told her to buy that lovely new dress.

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.

I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend’s words.

A. I understood my closest friend’s words completely. 

B. I found my closest friend’s words easy to understand. 

C. I lost heart and didn’t understand my closest friend’s words 

D. I found my closest friend’s words quite incomprehensible.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one.

Smith’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.

A. Smith has been a television presenter five years ago.

B. Smith used to be a television presenter five years ago.

C. Smith had been a television presenter for five years.

D. Smith has been a television presenter for five years.