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.

“I'll drop you from the team if you don't train harder,” said the captain to John.

A. The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to drop out.

B. The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder

C. John was reminded to train harder so as not to dropping from the team.

D. The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trains harder.

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.

“I'll drop you from the team if you don't train harder,” said the captain to John.

A. The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to drop out

B. The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder

C. John was reminded to train harder so as not to dropping from the team

D. The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trains harder

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. If I were in your shoes, I would let him go.

A. My suggestion is that you let him go.

B. My advice is that you wear your shoes and let him go.

C. I would like to be in your shoe so you could let him go.

D. I was wearing your shoes and would like to let him go.

34. I haven’t seen my aunt since the Covid-19 began in 2019.

A. I last saw my aunt before the beginning of the Covid-19.

B. My aunt left the country after the Covid-19 so didn’t see her.

C. I haven’t seen my aunt for so many years because of the Covid-19.

D. My aunt didn’t come back until the start of the Covid-19 in 2019.

35. We must take care of all living species on Earth.

A. All living species on Earth are taken care of by us.

B. All living species on Earth must be taken care of by us.

C. All living species on Earth had been taken care of by us.

D. All living species on Earth will be taken care of by us.

36. Many people came to the meeting. Some were half an hour late.

A. Many people came to the meeting, some of who were half an hour late.

B. Many people came to the meeting, some of whom were half an hour late.

C. Many people came to the meeting, but some of them were half an hour late.

D. Many people who came to the meeting some of them were half an hour late.

37. It’s possible that the exam result will be announced next week.

A. The exam result might be announced next week.

B. The exam result will surely be announced next week.

C. We may receive very good exam result next week.

D. They are going to give us the exam result next week.

38. My headache kept getting worse, so I took an aspirin.

A. The more aspirins I took, the worse my headache kept getting.

B. My headache was getting worse and worse, so I took an aspirin.

C. I took an aspirin, so my headache was getting worse and worse.

D. My headache was getting from bad to worse as I took an aspirin.

39. She saw that he was so angry. She left the classroom.

A. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left the classroom.

B. She left the classroom when she saw he was so angry.

C He was very angry when he saw her leaving the classroom.

D. Having been seen to be angry, she left the classroom.

40.The thick fog made it impossible for the plane to land.

A. The plane could land as the fog was hardly thick.

B. The plane cannot land because the fog is thick.

C. It was possible for the plane to land although the fog was thick.

D. The plane was unable to land because of the thick fog.

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.

It couldn’t have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in Vermont at the moment

A. right now, Mary is having a holiday in Vermont , so it is impossible that it was she whose shouting you heard last night.

B. I think that Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night

C. if it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can’t be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment

D. are you sure is was Mary who shouted to you last night, because , as far I know , she is on vacation in Vermont at the moment

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. “Let’s help the homeless in the neighborhood.” Maria said:

A. Maria suggested to help the homeless in the neighborhood.

B. Maria suggested help the homeless in the neighborhood.

C. Maria suggested helping the homeless in the neighborhood.

D. Maria suggested having helped the homeless in the neighborhood.

34. I last talked to him 5 months ago.

A. I haven’t talked to him for 5 months.        

B. I haven’t talked to him since 5 months.

C. I started talking to him for 5 months.     

D. I started talking to him for 5 months ago.

35. Lan is more careful than Hoa.

A. Hoa is more careless than Lan.                   B. Hoa is as careless as Lan.

C. Hoa is much careless than Lan.                   D. Hoa is so careless as Lan.

36. The students planted a lot of trees last school year.

A. A lot of trees were planted last school year by the students.

B. A lot of trees was planted last school year by the students.

C. A lot of trees were planted by the students.

D. A lot of trees were planted by the students last school year.

37. Tom is not tall, so he cannot become a pilot.

A. Tom is not too tall to become a pilot.

B. Tom is not so tall that he cannot become a pilot.

C. Tom is not tall enough to become a pilot.

D. Tom is not such a tall person to become a pilot.

38. We’re going back to Vanice. It is a northeastern Italy.

A. We’re going back to Vanice which is a northeastern Italy.

B. We’re going back to Vanice, which is a northeastern Italy.

C. We’re going back to Vanice which it is a northeastern Italy.

D. We’re going back to Vanice, which it is a northeastern Italy

39. He doesn’t know how to prepare for a presentation. He doesn’t feel confident.

A. If he didn’t know how to prepare for a presentation, he would feel confident.

B. If he knew how to prepare for a presentation, he wouldn’t feel confident.

C. If he knew how to prepare for a presentation, he will feel confident.

D. If he knew how to prepare for a presentation, he would feel confident.

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I’ m sure you meant to pay me back my moneys, and it probably just slopped your mind.

A. I know I make a mistake when I loaned you money thinking that you would repay me.

B. it seems to me that it was never really your intention to pay me back, was it?

C. you said that you would pay me back, but I don’t know whether you meant it or not

D. you undoubtedly intended to return my money, but I’m sure you just forgot about it.

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by some it is supposed that bad luck may be avoided by locking on wood

A. if bad luck is coming, it will be destroyed provided that one knocks on wood. 

B. there are some people who believe that it is bad luck to avoid knocking on wood 

C. bad luck is said to be preventable by knocking on wood sometimes. 

D. that knocking on wood can keep bad luck away is believed by some people

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.

By some it is supposed that bad luck may be avoided by loc king on wood.

A. if bad luck is coming , it will be destroyed provided that one knocks on wood.

B.  there are some people who believe that it is bad luck to avoid knocking on wood

C.  bad luck is said to be preventable by knocking on wood sometimes.

D.  that knocking on wood can keep bad luck away is believed by some people

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’m sure it wasn’t Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway. 

A. It couldn’t be Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway

B. It can’t have been Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway

C. It mustn’t have been Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway

D. It mightn’t be Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway