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

15.He drives more carelessly than he used to.

  A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.
  B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.
  C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.
  D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.

16.Noone in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.

  A. Mai speaks English more fluently than noone in our club.
  B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
  C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.
  D. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.
17.The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel.

  A. As soon as you feel better, you’ll try to stop smoking.
  B. You feel so much better since he stopped smoking.
  C. Though you feel better, you still smoke.
  D. When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better.
18. Noone in the class is taller than Dave.

  A. Dave is the tallest student in the class.
  B. Dave is taller student in the class.
  C. Dave is the taller student in the class.
  D. Dave is tallest student in the class.

19.“How long have you been in this job?” she asked him.

A.                She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B.                 She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C.                She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D.                She asked him how long had he been in that job

                   20. “John left here an hour ago,” said Jane.

A.                Jane told me that John had left there an hour before.

B.                 Jane said John left there an hour before.

C.                Jane said John to have left there an hour before.

D.                Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before.

                  21. People think the Samba is the most popular dance in Brazil.

A.                The Samba is thought to be the most popular dance in Brazil.

B.                 It is thought that the Samba was the most popular dance in Brazil.

C.                It is thought that the Samba is among the most popular dances in Brazil.

D.                In Brazil, the Samba is thought to be one of the most popular dances.

                 22. “I’m sorry for not keeping my promise, Mum!” said John.

A.                John said he was sorry for not keeping his promise.

B.                 John apologised to his Mum for breaking his promise.

C.                John apologised his Mum because he didn’t keep his promise.

D.                John felt sorry for his mum’s not keeping her promise.

                  23. She didn’t know the whole story. She was angry.

A.                She wouldn’t be angry if she had known the whole story.

B.                 If she hadn’t been angry, she would have known the whole story.

C.                If she knew the whole story, she wouldn’t be angry.

D.                If she had known the whole story, she wouldn’t have been angry.

                    24. “I’ll let you know the answer by the end of this week”, Tom said to Janet.

A.                Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.

B.                 Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.

C.                Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.

D.                Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.

                   25. My brother can’t find a job. He is very well-qualified.

A.                My brother can’t find a job in spite of he is very well-qualified.

B.                 My brother can’t find a job even though he is very well-qualified.

C.                My brother can’t find a job despite he is very well-qualified.

D.                My brother can’t find a job, but he is very well-qualified.

26. He had just finished eating his breakfast. Then he fell down.

A.                Hardly did he finished eating his breakfast when he fell down.

B.                 Hardly he had finished eating his breakfast when he fell down.

C.                Hardly have he finished eating his breakfast when he fell down.

D.                Hardly had he finished eating his breakfast when he fell down