Mark 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.

33. He told her about the book. He liked it best.

A. He told her about the book which he liked it best.

B. He told her about the book which he liked best.

C. He told her about the book whom he liked best.

D. He told her about the book whose he liked best.

34. "I am working for a bank in Hanoi now," my brother said.

A. My brother said (that) he was working for a bank in Hanoi then.

B. My brother said (that) he was working for a bank in Hanoi now.

C. My brother said (that) he was working for a bank in Hanoi at this time.

D. My brother said (that) he was working for a bank in Hanoi.

35. The dictionary was so expensive that I didn't buy it.

A. The dictionary was enough expensive for me to buy.

B. The dictionary was too expensive for me to buy it.

C. It was an expensive dictionary so that meant I didn't buy.

D. It was so an expensive dictionary that I didn't buy it.

36. The last time we met Nguyen Quang Hai football player was two months ago.

A. We have met Nguyen Quang Hai football player for two months.

B. We haven’t met Nguyen Quang Hai football player since two months.

C. We haven’t met Nguyen Quang Hai football player for two months.

D. We haven’t met Nguyen Quang Hai football player for two months ago.

37. Jenifer is more intelligent than all the other students in my class.

A. No student in my class is as intelligent as Jenifer is.

B. No student in my class isn’t as intelligent as Jenifer is.

C. No student in my class is as intelligent than Jenifer is.

D. No student in my class is more intelligent as Jenifer is.

38. My sister failed the exam because she was lazy.

A. Because my sister’s laziness, she failed the exam.

B. Because of my sister’s laziness, she failed the exam.

C. Because of my sister was lazy, she failed the exam.

D. Because of my sister laziness, she failed the exam.                               

39. Jack can’t tell you about that sight because he doesn’t see it.

A. If Jack saw that sight, he couldn’t tell you about it.

B. If Jack didn’t see that sight, he could tell you about it.

C. If Jack saw that sight, he could tell you about it.

D. If Jack didn’t see that sight, he couldn’t tell you about it.

40. "If I were you, I would take the job," said my room-mate.

A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job.

B. My room-mate advised me to take the job.

C. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.

D. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

I couldn’t help laughing when he told me that story

A. I couldn't resist laughing when he told me that story.

B. I couldn't help him tell that story.

C. I did not laugh when hearing that story.

D. The story he told me not help at all.

Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the one above or that has been completed from the given word cues.
Had he known more about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies

A.  Knowing about the internet help him invest in some computer company

B.  He didn’t know much about the internet and he didn’t invest in any Computer companies

C.  Knowing about the internet , he would have invested in some computer companies

D.  He would have invested in some computer companies without his knowledge of the internet

Use the word from the box to fill in each gap

always/earlier/hardly/now/rather/silently/skillfully/stiffly/very/warmly

She shut the door silently (1) after her. Her father wasn’t expecting her—she had arrived________ (2) than she had said. He was sitting where he _________ (3) sat, in his favourite armchair by the window. It was ___________ (4) old but had been repaired __________ (5) so that he could continue using it. The room had been redecorated since her last visit and was looking __________ (6) elegant. On the shelves were all the books which her father _________ (7) ever looked at any more. She called her father’s name. He stood up and she noticed that he moved very __________ (8). He smiled and held out his arms to her. She hadn’t been in touch with him for five years but _________(9) he welcomed her as ___________ (10) as he always had.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

We think he was in London last year.

A. He was thought to be in London last year.

B. He was thought to have been in London last year.

C. He is thought to be in London last year.

D. He is thought to have been in London last year.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one from 32 to 34.

It’s possible that the plane has been delayed because of the bad weather. 

A. The weather must have been very bad, or else their plane wouldn’t have been delayed

B. It may be the bad weather that has caused the plane to be delayed

C. The obvious reason for the plane’s being delayed for so long is the bad weather

D. It’s certainly the bad weather which had resulted in the plane’s being late