Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
11. Have you heard the good news?
A. Carol in March had a baby.
B. In March, Carol had a baby.
C. Carol had in March a baby.
D. In March, had Carol a baby.
12. Although the driver slammed on his brakes, __________________
A. he was able to avoid hitting the small dog.
B. the small dog was not hit by the car.
C. he could run over the small dog.
D. he couldn’t avoid hitting the small dog.
13. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t now write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed writing home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
14. This is my tenth year working in this bank.
A. By the end of this year , I will work in this bank for ten years.
B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
C. By the end of this year , I will have worked in this bank for ten years.
D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
15. The famous actor was last seen in 2000.
A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000.
B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000.
C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000.
D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000.
16. I came to live here three months ago.
A. It was three months since I lived here.
B. I’ve been living here for three months.
C. I lived here for three months.
D. I didn’t live here for three months.
17. She is sitting in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man.
A. She looks through the window and sees the fat man.
B. She and the fat man are in a hotel room.
C. The fat man wants to open the window and come in.
D. The fat man is looking in through the window.
18. She goes to the shops every Friday.
A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday.
B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops.
C. She always goes to the shops on Friday.
D. She never goes to the shops on Friday.
19. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.
D. A & B are correct.
20. We started working here three years ago.
A. We worked here for three years.
B. We have no longer worked here for three years.
C. We have worked here for three years.
D. We will work here in three years.
1. Although Carol's doctor warned her, she continued to smoke.
-> Despite Carol's doctor warning, she continued to smoke
2. In spite of the heavy rain, the teacher was on time.
-> Eventhough it rained heavily, the teacher was on time
3. Though he had practised many hours, he failed the tes.
-> In spite of having practised many hours, he failed the test
4. This college has been built for 25 years.
-> This college was built 25 years ago
-> People have built this college for 25 years
5. It's 10 p.m. We have to leave now.
-> It's time for us to leave now
1. Although Carol's doctor warned her, she continued to smoke.
-> Despite her doctor warning, she continued to smoke.
2. In spite of the heavy rain, the teacher was on time.
-> Even though it was raining, the teacher was on time
3. Though he had practised many hours, he failed the tes.
-> In spite of practising many hours, he failed the tes.
4. This college has been built for 25 years.
-> This college was built 25 years ago
-> People built this college 25 years ago.
5. It's 10 p.m. We have to leave now.
-> It's time for us to leave now