Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

Nobody told me that Tim was ill.

Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely_________.

Please_________your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke.

Dear Fred,

I am very sorry that I was unable to attend your birthday party last Saturday afternoon. I had been looking (21)________to your party for weeks and I would definitely have gone to it if I had not (22)________a terrible cold on the evening before the party. When I woke up late Saturday morning, I felt really weak. I didn’t even have enough strength to get out of bed by myself. Around 11 a.m. mother came to my room to see why I hadn’t come out for breakfast yet. When she saw how pale my face looked, she was very (23)________. She immediately went to the bathroom, got a thermometer from the medicine-chest and came back and took my temperature. When she found that I was (24)________a temperature of 40oC, she immediately sent for the family doctor. After the doctor had seen me and given me an injection and some medicine, he advised me to stay in bed for the next few days and so although I very much wanted to celebrate your birthday with you, I could not. I hope that you and all your guests enjoyed yourselves at the party. I’ll visit you as soon as I’m (25)________and about again.

Yours sincerely,

Martin

“Why don’t you postpone your trip till the autumn, Jim?” said Sarah.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation of the underlined part in each of the following questions.

The film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation of the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Even though she looks very beautiful, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister.

      A                                         B                                C                  D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.

Jack: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Jenny!”

      Jenny: “_________”.       

This is_________football team in the country.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

In many families the important decisions are_________by men.