Practice 78

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.

I wish I didn’t have to get up early tomorrow.

 

• It’s my wish to get up early tomorrow.

• I have to get up early tomorrow.

• I don’t have to get up early tomorrow.

• Getting up early tomorrow is not necessary.

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.

The picnic was cancelled because of the heavy rain.

• But for the heavy rain, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled.

• But for the heavy rain, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled.

• If it hadn’t rained so heavily, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled.

• If it hadn’t rained, the picnic would have been cancelled.

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.

“If I were you, I would take a break,” Tom said to Daisy.

• Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.

• Tom advised Daisy to take a break.

• Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.

• Tom suggested not taking a break.

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.

Ian didn’t know how to water-ski, but he tried to do it.

 

• Although Ian didn’t know how to water-ski, he tried to do it.

• Ian didn’t try to water –ski because he didn’t know how to do it.

• Ian didn’t water-ski because he didn’t know how to.

• Although Ian tried hard, he didn’t know how to water-ski.

I wish I didn’t have to get up early tomorrow.

• It’s my wish to get up early tomorrow.

• I have to get up early tomorrow.

• Getting up early tomorrow is not necessary.

• I don’t have to get up early tomorrow.

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.

many/ place/ the world/,/ people/ used/ dye/ cloth/ nature/ material/.

• In many places in the world, people used to dye cloth with natural materials.

• In many places in the world, people used to dye cloth with nature materials.

• In many places in the world, people used to dyeing cloth by natural materials.

• In many places in the world, people used dyeing cloth by natural materials.

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.

I/ not/ know/ what/ do/ make/ mother/ happy/.

• I not know what do to make mother happy

• I don’t know what to do to make my mother happy.

• I don’t know what doing to make my mother happy.

• I don’t know what to doing make my mother happy.

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.

Nobody/ can/ deny/ that/ she/ talent/ arts/.

• Nobody can deny that she’s talent at arts.

• Nobody can deny that she’s talented at arts.

• Nobody can deny that she talented of arts.

• Nobody can deny that she’s talented with arts.

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.

engine/ car/ need/ clean/ once/ month/.

• The engine for the car need to clean once a month.

• The engine of the car needs to clean once a month.

• The engine of the car needs cleaning once a month.

• The engine with the car needs to be cleaned once a month.

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions

Come and join us at our local festival this weekend. I’m sure you won’t regret it.

• cultural     

• traditional 

• ritual   

• international