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 students complained that the teacher was inexperienced.

A. The students praised the teacher for his experience

B. The teacher was favored because of his inexperience

C. The teacher was not supported for his inexperience

D. The teacher was popular despite his inexperience

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 students complained that the teacher was inexperienced.

A. The students praised the teacher for his experience. 

B. The teacher was favored because of his inexperience. 

C. The teacher was not supported for his inexperience. 

D. The teacher was popular despite his inexperience.

* Mark the letter .4, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

The teacher had his students use their laptops to surf the Net for resources in his class,

A. According to the teacher, the students had their resources surfed on their laptops. 

B. Laptops must be used to surf for resources by the students in the class. 

C. The teacher asked his students to use their laptops to surf the Net for resources in his class. 

D. With the laptops, the students could surf the Net for resources in class.

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 head teacher was at a loss to understand the girl’s behavior.

A. The girl’s behavior was nothing but a shock to the head teacher.

B. The head teacher thought that the girl’s behavior was contemptible.

C. The girl’s behavior was incomprehensible to the head teacher.

D. The head teacher treated the girl with suspicion because she didn’t understand her.

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

She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.

A. polite

B. lazy

C. honest

D. dedicated

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 man was not able to take part in the expedition because of his age.

A. Taking part in the expedition was what the man was able to do. 

B. The man was too old to take part in the expedition. 

C. His age hardly prevented the man from taking part in the expedition. 

D. The man was old enough to take part in the expedition.

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 candidate was offered the job because of his excellent answers.

A. The job was offered to the candidate although he couldn’t answer the questions.

B. If it hadn’t been for the candidate’s excellent answers, he couldn’t have got the job.

C. The candidate answered the questions so excellently that he might get the job.

D. Because it was such a good job, the candidate tried to answer the questions excellently.

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 candidate was offered the job because of his excellent answers.

A. The job was offered to the candidate although he couldn’t answer the questions. 

B. If it hadn’t been for the candidate’s excellent answers, he couldn’t have got the job. 

C. The candidate answered the questions so excellently that he might get the job. 

D. Because it was such a good job, the candidate tried to answer the questions excellently.

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.

“Don’t forget to submit your assignments by Friday,” said the teacher to the students.

A. The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

B. The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

C. The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

D. The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Friday.