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.Bill drives more carelessly than he used to. 1 He drives more carelessly than he used to. A. He doesn't drive as carefully as he used to. B. He doesn't drive caref In a hot, sunny climate, man acclimatizes by eating less, drinking more liquids, wearing lighter clothing; It is said that these good life skills will make young people become more confidential; He drives more carelessly than he used to; The teacher said to us: Don't make so much noise" It's possible that we won't go camping this weekend ID 68664. 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 as he does . Yesterday, Carlos went 1 La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. 2___ were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried 3 up the pole to get the ham. At 11 they 4_________a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were 5___________on the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle 6 ____their eyes. After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped 7 . The whole town square 8 ____red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, 9 _________Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the 10 ________food and drink. 1. A. at B. in C. to D. from 2. A. There B. They C. That D. This 3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb 4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing 5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing 6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect 7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown 8. A. were B. are C. was D. is 9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize 10. A. badly B. better C. well D. good Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first. 11. 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. 12. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai. A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one 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. 13. 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. 14. No one in the class is taller than Dave. A. Dave is taller student in the class. B. Dave is the tallest student in the class. C. Dave is the taller student in the class. D. Dave is tallest student in the class. 15. The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay. A. The crowd became very angry because the delay was so long. B. The longer the delay was, the angrier the crowd became. C. The more increasingly the crowd became, the longer the delay was. D. The more the crowd became angry at the delay, the longer they feel. 16. In spite of trying very hard, we failed in the final match. A. Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match. B. We made all our efforts so that we could gain success in the final match. C. Whatever efforts we had made, we weren’t able to win in the final match. D. We failed in the final match as a result of all our great efforts. 17. Although old-age pensions have risen considerably, they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living. A. The cost of living is so high that they couldn’t keep with it. B. Despite the fact that old-age pensions have risen considerably, the cost of living isn’t going down. C. Old-age pensions may have risen considerably, but they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living. D. The cost of living hasn’t been kept with no matter how high the old-age pensions are. Exercise 9. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the A lot of people cried at the end of the film because it was very The film made a lot of people cried. B. Nobody that watched the film will ever forget itC. The film was very moving so a lot of people cried at the end of the The film was very moving that a lot of people cried at the end of the film. .2. Quang is very good at acting. He is a famous Quang is a famous actor and he is very good at acting. B. Quang, a famous actor is very good at Quang, very good at acting is a famous actor. D. Quang very good at acting, a famous actor3. People should ride bicycles to keep the Bicycles should be ridden to keep the environment. B. Bicycles should ridden to keep the Bicycles should ride to keep the environment. D. Bicycles should not ridden to keep the He drives more carelessly than he used He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to. B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to. D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club. B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club. speaks English the most fluently in our No one in the class is taller than Dave is taller student in the class. B. Dave is the tallest student in the Dave is the taller student in the class. D. Dave is tallest student in the People hold a lot of cultural activities in Flower Festival in Da A lot of cultural activities is hold in Flower Festival in Da A lot of cultural activities is held in Flower Festival in Da A lot of cultural activities are hold in Flower Festival in Da A lot of cultural activities are held in Flower Festival in Da In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to Although it rained heavily, my brother went to Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to Although of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

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