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1. Sally made her own costume for the school play, 4. I used to play basketball several times a week
but she was the only one to do so. while I was at university.

A) Sally was the only one who helped to make the
costumes for the school play.
B) Sally helped to make the costumes for the
school play, but no one else did.
C) Sally made the costume she wore in the school
play herself, but none of the others made theirs.
D) Except for Sally, no one helped to make the
costumes for the school play.
E) It was only Sally who needed a special costume
for the school play; none of the others did.
2. Most of the students had worked hard and so
they did quite well in the examination.
A) When I was a university student, it was my habit
to play basketball a few times a week, but now I
don’t.
B) It was during my university years that I got used
to playing basketball at least three times a
week.
C) I don’t play basketball now as often as I did
when I was at university.
D) During my university years, I started to play
basketball two or three times a week, but I
don’t any longer.
E) It was when I was at university that I took up
basketball and played several times a week.

A) Most students work hard before an examination 5. As there was a great deal of traffic on the roads,
and so do well. the journey took us longer than we had expected.
B) A majority of the students got good grades in
A) There was a lot of heavy traffic on the roads, so
the examination as they had prepared well for
we had to go slowly.
it.
B) In spite of the heavy traffic, the journey took
C) The students who do best in an examination are
hardly any longer than we had expected.
the ones who work hardest.
C) We were surprised at how long it took us to get
D) Quite a lot of the students did very well indeed
there as there was so little traffic.
in the examination.
D) The journey was over fairly quickly considering
E) Almost all of the hard-working students got very
how much traffic there was.
high grades in the examination.
E) The journey turned out to be much longer than
we’d foreseen, owing to the heavy traffic.
3. The last time I saw my cousin he was only five
years old.

A) I haven’t seen my cousin for five years.

B) It’s five years since I last saw my cousin.
C) The last time I saw my cousin was five years ago.
D) I haven’t seen my cousin since he was a 5-year-
old child.
E) I still haven’t seen my cousin who is now five
years old.

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6. You knew I needed your help this weekend, so
you shouldn’t have promised to go out with your
friends.
A) You’d promised to help me this weekend, so I
don’t see how you can agree to go off with your
friends like that.
B) Why did you arrange to go out with your friends
over the weekend while you said you would
help me?
C) I suppose you’ve arranged to go off with your
friends this weekend because you didn’t want to
help me though you had promised to!
D) It was not right for you to promise your friends
that you’d go out with them this weekend since
you knew I had to have some help from you.
E) When you agreed to go out with your friends
this weekend, had you forgotten you’d
promised to help me?
7. This material is suitable for students of eighteen
years and up.
A) The material is suitable for students who are
over eighteen.
B) The material may be suitable for students of
over eighteen years of age.
C) Students of eighteen years and over can use this
material.
D) Only 18-year-old students will find this material
suitable.
E) All students, whether under or over eighteen,
can be given this material.
8. There is only one major difference between your
plan and mine.
A) There is really only one way in which the two
plans are different.
B) Your scheme differs from mine in just one
important respect.
C) Actually, both of our plans are very similar
except for one or two details.
D) Your scheme hardly differs at all from mine.
E) I have a plan that is different from yours in
several ways.
9. I wanted to sit at a table near the window, but we
couldn’t find a free one.
A) If there had been an empty table near the
window, I would have liked to have sat there.
B) All the tables near the window were occupied,
so we went somewhere else.
C) We found one unoccupied table near the
window and sat down there.
D) I would have been so pleased if we could have
found a free table that was not near the
window.
E) I would have been surprised to have found any
one of the tables near the window free.
10. I’d have worn the right shoes if I’d known we
were going to do all this climbing.
A) I’d have gone on the climb if I’d been wearing
the right shoes.
B) I’d love to go climbing, but I don’t have any
shoes that would be suitable.
C) As I didn’t realize there was going to be so much
climbing, I didn’t come in suitable shoes.
D) I didn’t realize that these shoes weren’t right for
climbing in.
E) If only I’d been wearing suitable shoes I would
have enjoyed the climb.
11. Everyone told me it was too cold to go swimming,
but I didn’t listen to them.
A) They all said it wasn’t warm enough to go
swimming, but I ignored them.
B) Nobody thought it was warm enough to swim,
but I did.
C) I didn’t think it was too cold to go swimming,
but the others did.
D) They all told me not to swim, but I thought it
was warm enough.
E) I didn’t go swimming as everyone said it was far
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12. It was nearly 8 o’clock when I arrived and they
were still having dinner.
A) They had already started the evening meal
when I arrived some time after 8 o’clock.
B) I arrived shortly after 8 o’clock to find them still
having dinner.
C) Dinner was almost over at 8 o’clock when I
finally got there.
D) They were almost through their dinner when I
got there at around 8 o’clock.
E) When I got there at a few minutes to 8, they
hadn’t finished their evening meal.
13. I’m taking my bicycle into town to get it repaired.
A) Perhaps someone in town can mend my bicycle.
B) I know of a place in town where they mend
bicycles.
C) My bicycle is in need of repair, so I can’t go to
town on it.
D) I want someone to mend my bicycle, so I’m
going into town with it.
E) While I’m in town, I hope to get my bicycle
repaired.
14. I’ll be surprised if it gets any warmer, won’t you?
A) I’m not expecting the weather to warm up, are
you?
B) I’m not expecting the warm spell to continue,
are you?
C) We can’t expect it to continue as warm as this,
can we?
D) It wouldn’t surprise me if the warm weather
continues; would it surprise you?
E) I’m surprised the warm weather is continuing,
aren’t you?
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15. The rain continued for days and the basements of
most houses were flooded.
A) It rained continuously for days and the
basements of nearly all the houses were filled
with water.
B) The rain lasted for days, and floods carried some
of the houses away.
C) The excessive rainfall caused flooding and
damage to the houses for many days.
D) Flood water poured into the basements of many
houses a few days after the heavy rains started.
E) Within days, the continuing rain caused flooding
which damaged the basements of most houses.
16. By modern standards, the first supermarkets
were really quite small.
A) The early supermarkets and the present-day
ones are quite different from each other, even
in size.
B) Present-day supermarkets are on the whole
larger than the early ones.
C) Supermarkets have grown in size since they
were first introduced, but their standards
remain the same.
D) Except in size, modern supermarkets are quite
unlike the original ones.
E) Compared with what we have now, the early
supermarkets weren’t actually very large at all.
17. We have missed the early morning train to
Istanbul; when is the next one?
A) If the early morning train to Istanbul has left,
when is the next one?
B) We were too late for the early morning train;
when does the next one leave for Istanbul?
C) Did the early morning train to Istanbul leave
late? When did it leave?
D) If we had missed the early morning train to
Istanbul, when could we have got another?
E) As the early morning train to Istanbul has been
delayed, can we go another way?
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18. After the news, they’ll give us the latest football
results.
A) After the last news programme the football
results will be announced.
B) At the latest, we’ll be able to learn the football
results at the end of the news.
C) We’ll get the latest football results once the
news is over.
D) The latest football results always follow the
news.
E) The main news item is the football results.
19. Karen won’t take part in the end-of-term concert
unless she really wants to.
A) Karen cannot be persuaded to do anything at
the end-of-term concert.
B) Karen will only do something at the end-of-term
concert if she actually feels like it.
C) Karen is eager to do something at the end-of-
term concert if they’ll let her do so.
D) Karen will gladly perform at the end-of-term
concert if only they’ll allow her to.
E) Karen would give a performance at the end-of-
term concert if only they’d let her.
20. I just can’t understand why so few people are
interested in this camping holiday.
A) I find it surprising that there aren’t fewer people
interested in such a camping holiday.
B) It’s hardly surprising that so few people are
interested in this camping holiday.
C) Hardly anyone wants to go on this camping
holiday, which I find strange.
D) To my surprise almost no one was interested in
such a camping holiday.
E) Apparently, a camping holiday appeals to even
fewer people.
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21. Brian is the most reliable person I know; if he said
he’d help, he will.
A) I don’t know anyone one can depend on more
than Brian; he’ll certainly help if he said he
would.
B) If Brian promised to help I suppose he will; he’s
generally very dependable.
C) Brian is more dependable than most people so
I’m sure he’ll help if he offered to.
D) Brian is always a dependable person and he is
sure to help.
E) Brian is very dependable so I should ask him to
help you.
22. In my opinion, this last novel by Paul Wright isn’t
nearly as entertaining as his early ones were.
A) I suppose the last novel by Paul Wright lacks the
humour of the early ones.
B) I much prefer Paul Wright’s amusing early
novels to his later ones.
C) To my way of thinking Paul Wright’s early novels
were amusing but his last one isn’t.
D) Unlike his last novel, Paul Wright’s early novels,
it seems to me, were all full of fun.
E) I think Paul Wright’s early novels were far more
enjoyable than his last one.
23. Let’s go shopping sometime mid-week, it gets so
crowded at the weekends.
A) I always like to shop mid-week as everywhere is
so crowded at weekends.
B) Why don’t we get this shopping done before the
rush hour starts?
C) I suggest we avoid the weekend and do our
shopping in the middle of the week when it’s
quieter.
D) I find it impossible to shop at weekends because
there are so many people everywhere.
E) The best time to go shopping is mid-week when
it is usually reasonably quiet.
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24. You can rely on Pat to give you any help you may
need.
A) Should you require any assistance, you can
count on Pat for it.
B) If you need help of any kind, be sure to let Pat
know.
C) Pat could have given you all the help you need.
D) Let Pat know if you need any help with this.
E) Pat is the one to ask if you find you require any
assistance.
25. She finally agreed to go with her little sister, but
was clearly reluctant to do so.
A) She knew she had to take her young sister, but
naturally she didn’t want to.
B) It was obvious that she didn’t want to
accompany her young sister but in the end
agreed to.
C) She couldn’t refuse to take her little sister but
made it clear she didn’t want to.
D) She would have preferred not to go with her
little sister but at last agreed to.
E) She couldn’t promise to accompany her small
sister though actually she wanted to.
26. Everyone will be extremely surprised if Mary
doesn’t win the race.
A) It is doubtful whether Mary will win the race.
B) It’s hardly likely that Mary will win the race.
C) After all, Mary could have won the race.
D) It is almost certain that Mary will win the race.
E) Mary thinks she is going to win the race.
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27. One of them must be lying, and I suspect it’s
Emma.
A) It’s probably Emma who is lying, it can’t be one
of the others.
B) Emma is the one who is lying; it’s clearly not one
of the others.
C) Clearly it’s Emma who is lying and the others are
not.
D) If anyone is lying, it’s got to be Emma.
E) I have a feeling that it’s Emma who is lying; one
of them certainly is.
28. It’s the best film I’ve seen in ages.
A) It’s not often one has the chance to see such an
excellent film.
B) It’s quite the best film I have ever seen.
C) That was a terrific film, quite unlike anything I
have ever seen.
D) It’s a long time since I saw such a wonderful
film.
E) It’s an excellent film; I saw it years ago.
29. Mary felt quite certain that her sister would stand
by her, but in the end she didn’t.
A) Mary had hoped that her sister would come to
her aid, but she never did.
B) Mary was confident that she would have her
sister’s support, but as it turned out she let her
down.
C) Mary didn’t expect her own sister to let her
down like that.
D) It was unrealistic of Mary to rely on getting help
from her sister.
E) It came as a horrible shock to Mary when her
own sister turned against her like that.
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30. Our system is that the losing side pays for the hire
of the basketball court.
A) If our side loses, then we will have to pay for the
hire of the basketball court.
B) I don’t see why the losers should have to pay for
the hire of the basketball court.
C) The way we do it is, whichever side loses, that s
side pays for the hire of the basketball court.
D) With us it’s the winners, not the losers who
have to pay for the hire of the basketball court.
E) The losers obviously expect the winning side to
pay for the hire of the basketball court
31. If only you’d told me you were planning to spend
the summer in Alanya, I would have joined you
there.
A) I’m planning to come to Alanya in the summer
as I hear you’ll be there then.
B) You should have let me know that you’d be in
Alanya during the summer and I’d have come
too.
C) I will be spending all the summer in Alanya, and
hope you’ll be able to join me there.
D) Let me know if you can manage to get to Alanya
next summer so that I can arrange to join you
there.
E) Be sure to let me know what your plans are for
the summer, as I’m hoping we can meet up in
Alanya.
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32. Even though it had been snowing all day, a great
many people managed to get to the end-of-term
concert.
A) A lot of people did get to the end-of-term
concert in spite of the snow that fell all day.
B) Since there had been snow all day long it wasn’t
easy for people to get to the end-of-term
concert.
C) As it had been snowing heavily all day, a great
many people just could not get to the end-
ofterm concert.
D) Even though it had never stopped snowing all
day, the hall where we gave the end-of-term
concert was full of people.
E) Very few people indeed were prevented from
getting to the end-of-term concert by the heavy
snow.
33. He probably walked off with your dictionary,
thinking it was his own.
A) He wouldn’t have taken the dictionary if he had
known it was yours.
B) There must be some mistake! He wouldn’t take
Your dictionary without asking!
C) The dictionaries are all alike; he took yours
thinking it was his.
D) He must have mistaken your dictionary for his,
and that’s not surprising.
E) It seems he went off with your dictionary,
mistaking it for his own.
34. If there hadn’t been such a strong wind, it would
not have been so difficult to put out the fire.
A) If the wind hadn’t been so strong, it would have
been much easier to put out the fire.
B) When a strong wind began to blow it was even
more difficult to control the fire.
C) It was the strong wind which made it difficult for
us to put out the fire.
D) As the wind was really very strong, it took them
a long time to put out the fire.
E) It’s always difficult to put out a fire when there
is a strong wind blowing.
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35. Emily was perhaps the quietest of the three 37. If we had waited for Sally, we would certainly
Brontë sisters, but she was, nevertheless, the have missed the train.
most passionate.
A) It was on account of Sally that we managed to
A) All three Brontë sisters were quiet and catch the train.
emotional, but this was especially true of Emily.
B) We all missed the train because we waited for
B) Of all the Brontë sisters, Emily was certainly the Sally.
most passionate but she rarely talked to
C) We were able to catch the train because we
anyone.
didn’t wait for Sally.
C) The quietest of the three Brontë sisters was
D) It was Sally’s fault that she missed the train.
certainly Emily, though she wasn’t the one with
deepest emotions. E) If we wait for Sally we may miss the train.
D) The least talkative of the three Brontë sisters
may have been Emily, but even so she was the
38. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help
one with the strongest emotions.
you.
E) Emily Brontë wasn’t as talkative as either of her
sisters, and was also less passionate. A) Do tell me when you need more help.
B) If you’re going to need a lot of help I’ll try to
come along.
36. When the Spaniards first brought chocolate to
Europe only the very wealthy could afford to buy C) Are you sure you don’t need my help?
it.
D) How much help are you going to need?
A) Though chocolate was expensive, the Spaniards E) If I can be of any use to you, just say so.
soon brought it to Europe and the wealthy
everywhere were keen to buy it.
39. Mary was the only one who answered all the
B) As chocolate was too expensive for all but the
questions correctly.
very rich it didn’t become popular when the
Spaniards first brought it to Europe.
A) Mary should have been the one to answer all
C) Chocolate, when it was introduced to Europe by questions correctly.
the Spaniards, was so expensive that none but
B) Everyone but Mary managed to answer all
the very rich could buy it.
questions correctly.
D) The Spaniards brought chocolate to Europe
C) Mary wasn’t the only one to give the correct
where there were more wealthy people to buy
answer.
it.
D) No one but Mary got the correct answer to
E) The Spaniards brought chocolate to Europe but
every question.
for a long time there were very few people who
could afford to buy it. E) Mary answered all the questions correctly, but
so did several others.

40. Everything seemed to go wrong today.

A) I couldn’t please anyone today.

B) It was as if nothing would go right today.
C) I had a terrible day today; everything was
wrong.
D) Apparently, nothing I did today was any good.
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41. I couldn’t help admiring the way he managed to 44. The rain had already started when I left the
finish the programme even after house.
such a bad fall.
A) The rain suddenly came on as I was leaving the
A) It was really a very bad fall, but somehow he house.
was still able to finish the programme and I had
B) As soon as I left home it began to rain.
to admire him for that.
C) Just as I was leaving the house it began to rain
B) In spite of the fall, he should have finished the
heavily.
programme and we could have admired him for
that. D) It didn’t start to rain heavily until I left the
house.
C) The way he finished the programme was
certainly admirable, as the fall had shaken him E) It was raining even before I left the house.
up badly.
D) He shouldn’t have given up so easily after the
45. There wasn’t enough evidence to prove that he
fall.
was guilty.
E) I really admire the way he got up after the fall
and completed the programme. A) They failed to prove his guilt as there was no
evidence to support the case.
B) They couldn’t have proved his guilt even if
42. If I’d known how hot and crowded it was going to
they’d had more evidence.
be here, I wouldn’t have come.
C) They couldn’t prove that he was guilty as the
A) As it’s so hot and crowded here, I’m beginning evidence was insufficient.
to wish I hadn’t come.
D) If there is enough evidence, they will be able to
B) I didn’t realize it would be so hot and crowded prove his guilt.
here, and if I had, I wouldn’t have come.
E) They can’t possibly prove his guilt as there is
C) I came here knowing very well it would be both clearly insufficient evidence.
hot and crowded.
D) I wouldn’t go as I was sure it would be terribly
hot and crowded.
E) If it’s going to be hot and crowded I will certainly
not go there.

43. I haven’t seen either James or his sister for a

very long time now.

A) I know I’ve met James, but I don’t think I’ve met

his sister before.
B) Neither James nor his sister has been seen by
anyone for ages.
C) I’ve met both James and his sister before, but it
was a long time ago.
D) It has been an awful long time since I saw either
James or his sister.
E) I can’t remember when I last saw James and his
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46. When we lived in İzmir, I used to go to a concert 49. A few of the couples danced really well, but the
every week. majority were very poor indeed.

A) During our years in İzmir, I went to a concert
regularly once a week.
B) As we lived in İzmir, I could go to a concert every
week.
C) After we left İzmir, I started to go to a concert
every week.
D) While we were living in İzmir, we went to a
concert at least once a week.
E) When we lived in İzmir, they held concerts there
every week.
A) Most of the couples were no good at all, but
there were a few who danced extremely well.
B) Among the couples who danced, some were
good enough, but others were no good at all.
C) Among the couples there were more good
dancers than there were bad ones.
D) Actually, some of the couples danced
remarkably well, but most were very ordinary.
E) There were some couples who gave a very poor
performance, but most of them danced
reasonably well.

47. My brother’s work involves a great deal of travel,

so we don’t get to see him very often. 50. Much to our surprise, everyone arrived at the
meeting place on time, so this was a good start
A) I wish we could see my brother more often, but for the trip.
he always seems to be away on business.
A) Surprisingly enough, the trip turned out to be a
B) My brother is sometimes away on business, so
great success even though there were many
we can’t see him then.
late-comers.
C) We aren’t often able to see my brother as he
B) The trip began well as we were surprised to find
has to travel a lot on business.
that everyone had come to the meeting place at
D) Even if my brother didn’t travel so much, we the appointed time.
probably wouldn’t see him very often.
C) Everyone made a really big effort to get to the
E) When he isn’t away on business, we do manage meeting place on time, so the trip had a good
to see my brother quite often. start.
D) The trip started well, with everyone at the
meeting place on time, but then came some
48. I’m sure they would have come to the concert if
unpleasant surprises.
we had let them know about it in advance.
E) We were little surprised that everyone had
A) They never received an invitation to the concert, arrived at the meeting place before the trip
so naturally, they could not attend it. began.
B) Apparently, they didn’t attend the concert
because they were only invited to it at the last
minute.
C) They were sorry not to attend the concert, but
the invitation came too late.
D) If the invitation had reached them a day or two
earlier, they might have attended the concert.
E) If they had known beforehand that there was
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51. Arriving at work every day, employees are strictly
required to be punctual.
A) The management has asked employees here to
arrive at work on time.
B) Employees had better arrive at work on time
every day.
C) Employees working here arrive on time every
day.
D) Employees have to arrive at work on time every
day.
E) Arriving at work on time every day is suggested
for employees.
52. If you want to get to school on time, you should
get up early.
A) He wanted to get to school on time, but he
didn’t get up early enough.
B) A person who gets up late risks missing the bus
for school.
C) You got up late, so you couldn’t get to school on
time.
D) What if you get up late? You can’t allow yourself
to be late for school again.
E) So as not to be late for school, you’ve got to get
up early.
53. I wonder what our teacher will say when she
realizes that we worked together on our
research projects.
A) I wish I knew whether or not our teacher will
approve of our cooperation on the research
projects.
B) I am sure our teacher will be angry when she
finds out that we worked together to finish the
research projects.
C) Our teacher will certainly understand that we
cooperated on our research projects; what do
you think her reaction will be?
D) When our teacher discovered that we
cooperated on our research projects, what did
she say?
E) Do you think our teacher will let us work
together on our research projects when we ask
her?
54. I wouldn’t trust her if I were you because she
never keeps promises.
A) Since she never talks about what she has done,
it’s very difficult to depend on her.
B) If she really respected people, she would keep
her promises.
C) Though she never keeps a promise herself, she
expects others to do so.
D) I should let you know that she never expects
people to keep their own promises.
E) I’ve never known her to keep a promise, so I
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55. Shall we have chicken with mushroom sauce for
dinner tonight?
A) Do the children like chicken with mushroom
sauce? I’m planning to fix that for dinner
tonight.
B) What would you like for dinner tonight? Chicken
again?
C) I’m making chicken in a different way tonight,
OK?
D) Would you like to have chicken with mushroom
sauce for dinner tonight?
E) If I make chicken for dinner tonight, should I put
mushroom sauce on it?
56. I think Matisse was every bit as revolutionary an
artist as Picasso.
A) If you want my opinion, Matisse was much more
revolutionary an artist than Picasso.
B) If you ask me, Matisse and Picasso were both
equally revolutionary artists.
C) Matisse was not quite as revolutionary an artist
as Picasso, in my opinion.
D) Neither Matisse nor Picasso was a revolutionary
artist, as I see it.
E) Picasso was quite a revolutionary artist, but
Matisse was a bit more so, in my view.
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57. In extremely cold regions, many animals
hibernate, that is, they sleep through the winter,
because in this way they can survive.
A) Many animals sleep through the winter, that is,
they hibernate, in really cold parts of the world,
as this makes it possible for them to survive.
B) Hibernation, or the practice of sleeping right
through the winter, is a survival technique
favoured by many animals in very cold regions.
C) Many of the animals that hibernate, that is,
sleep through the long, cold winters, do so from
choice, not necessity.
D) When the winters are particularly cold, many
animals choose to hibernate, that is, sleep
through the long dark days and increase their
chances of survival.
E) In order to survive in the coldest parts of the
world, many animals are forced to hibernate, or
sleep through at least a part of the winter.
58. When UNICEF was established in 1946, its main
aim was to provide help for the many children in
need as a result of World War II.
A) When it was founded in 1946, UNICEF took a
number of steps to improve the conditions of
children that survived World War II.
B) In 1946, soon after the end of World War II,
UNICEF was set up to assist children throughout
the world.
C) Because so many children had suffered during
World War II, UNICEF was set up in 1946 to give
them a better education.
D) In 1946 UNICEF was set up primarily because,
as a result of World War II, large numbers of
children were in need of help.
E) Following World War II, UNICEF was set up in
1946 and has since made great efforts to help
children in the world.
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59. The view of the city from the top floor of the
hotel is absolutely wonderful, especially at night
when all the lights are on.
A) The view of the city, especially at night when it’s
all lit up, is well worth a visit to the top floor of
the hotel.
B) You must go up to the top floor of the hotel,
preferably at night, for a magnificent view of the
city and its lights.
C) From the top floor of the hotel you get a truly
splendid view of the city, particularly at night
when it’s all lit up.
D) Be sure to go to the top floor of the hotel to get
a magnificent view of the city and its lights.
E) After dark when the lights have come on, you
get an unforgettable view of the city from the
top floor of the hotel.
60. Even if one forgets about the dangers involved,
coal-mining cannot be a very attractive way of
earning a living.
A) It’s the risks that are involved that really make
coal-mining such an unattractive form of
employment.
B) Working in a coal mine must be rather an
unpleasant form of employment even when one
ignores the risks.
C) Work in a coal mine may still be unpleasant but
there are no more risks than in other forms of
employment.
D) Work in a coal mine is not the only form of
employment that has unpleasant aspects and
even risks.
E) It’s hard to imagine anyone enjoying working for
a living in a coal mine even if it is perfectly safe.
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61. If the meeting has to be on Monday, I can
probably manage to come; but I’d much prefer
Tuesday.
A) Tuesday would suit me much better than
Monday, but if the meeting’s got to be on
Monday I’ll do my best to come.
B) I won’t be able to come to the Monday meeting,
But I’ll come to the Tuesday meeting.
C) It would suit me better if the meeting was held
on Tuesday as usual, but I suppose I could
manage Monday.
D) If the Tuesday meeting is put back to Monday, I
don’t think I will be able to come.
E) I can’t come to a meeting on Monday, but I can
on Tuesday; would that be suitable?
62. I enjoyed the film even though I had seen it
before.
A) I had seen the film before, but I still enjoyed it.
B) As I had seen the film before, I didn’t enjoy it.
C) The film I have just seen was very enjoyable.
D) I saw the film and I enjoyed it a lot.
E) I want to see the film again since I had enjoyed it
before.
63. It has been fifteen days since Jessica got her new
job at the airline company.
A) It took Jessica fifteen days to get her new job at
the airline company.
B) Jessica will have started her new job at the
airline company in fifteen-day time.
C) Jessica got her new job at the airline company
fifteen days ago.
D) Jessica could have started her new job at the
airline company fifteen days ago.
E) Jessica hasn’t been at her new job at the airline
company for the last fifteen days.
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64. If I’d known how much the mechanic was going to
charge me at this auto repair shop, I’d have taken
the car somewhere else.
A) The price of the car service was so high that I
decided to look for a more reasonably priced
auto repair shop.
B) I knew this was an expensive auto repair shop,
yet I didn’t look around for a cheaper one.
C) If only I’d checked the prices of several auto
repair shops, I would have found a cheaper one.
D) I didn’t realize just how expensive this auto
repair shop was, but if I had, I would have gone
somewhere else.
E) We’d better go to another car mechanic, as this
auto repair shop is far too expensive.
65. The young generation still believe that there is
hardly anything they cannot do.
A) Young people firmly believe that they can hardly
do anything.
B) As always, young people believe that there is
nothing they can do.
C) Young people are capable of doing whatever
they believe they can do.
D) Young people’s belief that they can do almost
anything has not changed.
E) There is absolutely nothing young people cannot
do if it is based on their beliefs.
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66. Experienced athletes and artists often complain
that they have lost touch with what made them
love what they do.
A) More and more experienced athletes and artists
are having issues about the areas that they are
passionate about.
B) Most of the time, it is the less experienced
athletes and artists who stay connected to what
they like to do.
C) Losing interest in what enabled them to enjoy
what they were doing is a common complaint
among experienced athletes and artists.
D) Not being able to do what they have experience
in usually causes athletes and artists to
complain.
E) Although experienced athletes and artists may
sometimes lose their excitement about what
they do, they still keep doing it.
67. Languages are much more than a means of
communication, as they also express and shape
the way we see the world and the way we see
ourselves.
A) We use languages to communicate, but it is
unclear whether they influence the way we see
the world around us.
B) Languages, though they both help us in
communication and in shaping our worldview,
do not have any effect on how we perceive
ourselves.
C) We express and shape our worldview thanks to
languages, but their primary function is to let us
communicate.
D) The fact that languages are a means of
communication does not stop us from using
them for other purposes such as shaping our
worldview.
E) Languages are not only a means of
communication for us, because they also
influence our worldview and our self-perception.
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68. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Latin
language continued to change and evolve as it
had always done.
A) Latin began to develop and transform after the
collapse of the Roman Empire.
B) Latin was a changing and evolving language, and
this did not change after the Roman Empire’s
collapse.
C) Following the fall of the Roman Empire, Latin
transformed into an almost new language.
D) Latin remained a prestigious language in many
countries after the fall of the Roman Empire.
E) The Latin language owed much of its progress to
the Roman Empire even after its fall.
69. Young people must be well-educated in order
to become good citizens in the future.
A) So as to become good citizens, today’s youth
needs to receive a good education.
B) As long as today’s youth receives a good
education, they will become citizens.
C) Today’s youth will become citizens even if they
do not receive a good education.
D) The education in the future will teach young
people how to become citizens.
E) Today’s youth should not only be well-educated,
but also be trained in citizenship
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70. Despite major reforms, small businesses still find
it difficult to raise capital, and banks lend mostly
to established companies.
A) Due to the fact that banks lend mostly to
established companies, small businesses are still
facing problems and going through important
changes.
B) Major reforms did not help with the fact that
small businesses still experience problems in
raising capital, and banks lend mostly to bigger
companies.
C) Small businesses find it problematic to raise
capital, and banks usually lend to bigger
companies as a result of some certain
regulations.
D) Because of major reforms, banks lend mostly to
established companies, making it hard for small
businesses to raise capital.
E) Although there have been vital improvements,
banks do not lend to all types of companies, as it
is difficult for some of them to raise capital.
71. So many books have been written about Einstein
that you might expect there would be little left to
say.
A) You might think that Einstein is such a person
that needs to be the subject of many more
books.
B) After hundreds of books have been written
about Einstein, you might expect there is still
much more to say.
C) Given the high number of books published on
Einstein, one would think there is hardly
anything left to say about him.
D) Seeing what has been said about Einstein, one is
forced to think what else is left to write.
E) The fact that so many books have been written
about Einstein leaves very little room for you to
write anything else about him.
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72. Because doctors are unlikely to know the amount
of radiation a person has received, they usually
predict outcome based on the person’s
symptoms.
A) Doctors often base their predictions on a
person’s symptoms rather than on the amount
of radiation the person has received.
B) It is unlikely that doctors will predict the amount
of radiation a person has received based on the
person’s symptoms.
C) Doctors usually predict outcome based on a
person’s symptoms, but they may also know the
amount of radiation the person has received.
D) The amount of radiation a person has received
is highly unlikely to lead to a prediction of the
outcome based on the person’s symptoms.
E) Looking at a person’s symptoms, doctors often
predict outcome, as they probably will not know
the amount of radiation to which the person has
been exposed.
74.Paediatricians warn parents to avoid excessive
food restriction which may cause nutritional
deficiencies in children.
A) As put forward by the paediatricians, nutritional
deficiencies in children are inevitable and
harmful results of excessive food limitation.
B) Both parents and paediatricians share the same
opinion that excessive food restriction causes
children to lack essential nutrients.
C) What paediatricians warn parents about is that
excessive amounts of nutrients children take
may require food restriction.
D) According to the paediatricians, parents should
not go extremes when it comes to food
restriction, otherwise children may end up
having nutritional deficiencies.
E) Parents sometimes ignore the warnings of
paediatricians about excessive food restriction,
and their children have nutritional deficiencies.

73. Keen eyesight, an acute sense of smell and an

excellent sense of hearing enable predators to
track down their prey.

A) Predators can easily catch their prey thanks to

their highly developed sense of smell, hearing
and excellent eyesight.
B) In order to hunt their prey, all a predator needs
is a strong sense of smell, hearing and eyesight,
but hearing is the most important of all.
C) Sense of smell, hearing and eyesight can
become very crucial for predators when they
have difficulty in finding their prey.
D) Accurate eyesight and hearing abilities may help
the predators to follow their prey, but the
importance of smell cannot be neglected.
E) For predators, there are many senses that are
required to catch their prey easily such as sense
of smell, hearing and exceptional eyesight.

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