

Indicate the the sentence that is correct and closest in meaning:
1. As I didn’t want to disappoint my parents, I agreed to go to medical school.
A. No wanting to let down my parents, I agreed to go to medical school.
B. To my disappointment, my parents made me go to medical school.
C. My parents are no longer disappointed in me now that I have agreed to go to medical school.
D. If I didn’t agree to go to medical school, my parents would be disappointed.
2. You’ve got to decide what you really want to do with your life.
A. It’s difficult for you to decide what you really want to do with your life.
B. Unless you make a decision on what you really want to do with your life.
C. It’s time you decided what you really want to do with your life. D. What you really want to do with your life is a big decision.
3. He won’t let their comments deter him.
A. It upsets him to think of their comments. B. He won’t be put off by their comments.
C. Their comments are seen as an insult to him. D. He won’t misinterpret their comments as a criticism.
4. It never occurred to me to go by train. A. Going by train frightened me. B. I can’t stand going by train.
C. I didn’t approve of going by train. D. I never thought of going by train.
5. We’d better leave them a note because it’s possible they will arrive late.
A. We’d better leave them a note in case they arrive late. B. Leave them a note because they’ll arrive late.
C. When they arrive, our note will be of great help to them. D. They are bound to arrive late without our note.
6. This is my opinion that there is no advantage in further discussion. A. I can’t see any point in further discussion.
B. I think the disadvantages of the discussion far outweighed the advantages.
C. I don’t like to take advantage of further discussion. D. Further discussion will not put me at an advantage.
7. I cast my mind back to what had happened all those years before.
A. I never mind what had happened all those years before. B. I would never forget what had happened all those years before.
C. I wondered what had happened all those years before. D. I thought about what had happened all those years before.
8. I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talking about.
A. I really object to what you’re talking about. B. It’s none business of mine what you’re talking about.
C. I really don’t know what you’re talking about. D. What is the point of your talking about this ?
9. He makes sure that he distances himself from policies he disagrees with.
A. He doesn’t adopt policies he disagrees with. B. He makes sure that he isn’t associated with policies he disagrees with.
C. There are many policies which he finds ineffective. D. He makes sure that those are the policies he strongly disagrees with.
10. He never shrinks from making tough decisions as a manager.
A. He no longer makes tough decisions as a manager. B. For him, being a manager will involve making tough decisions.
C. He’s never reluctant to make tough decisions as a manager. D. Making tough decisions is never easy for such a manager like him.
1. As I didn’t want to disappoint my parents, I agreed to go to medical school.
A. No wanting to let down my parents, I agreed to go to medical school.
B. To my disappointment, my parents made me go to medical school.
C. My parents are no longer disappointed in me now that I have agreed to go to medical school.
D. If I didn’t agree to go to medical school, my parents would be disappointed.
2. You’ve got to decide what you really want to do with your life.
A. It’s difficult for you to decide what you really want to do with your life.
B. Unless you make a decision on what you really want to do with your life.
C. It’s time you decided what you really want to do with your life. D. What you really want to do with your life is a big decision.
3. He won’t let their comments deter him.
A. It upsets him to think of their comments. B. He won’t be put off by their comments.
C. Their comments are seen as an insult to him. D. He won’t misinterpret their comments as a criticism.
4. It never occurred to me to go by train. A. Going by train frightened me. B. I can’t stand going by train.
C. I didn’t approve of going by train. D. I never thought of going by train.
5. We’d better leave them a note because it’s possible they will arrive late.
A. We’d better leave them a note in case they arrive late. B. Leave them a note because they’ll arrive late.
C. When they arrive, our note will be of great help to them. D. They are bound to arrive late without our note.
6. This is my opinion that there is no advantage in further discussion. A. I can’t see any point in further discussion.
B. I think the disadvantages of the discussion far outweighed the advantages.
C. I don’t like to take advantage of further discussion. D. Further discussion will not put me at an advantage.
7. I cast my mind back to what had happened all those years before.
A. I never mind what had happened all those years before. B. I would never forget what had happened all those years before.
C. I wondered what had happened all those years before. D. I thought about what had happened all those years before.
8. I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talking about.
A. I really object to what you’re talking about. B. It’s none business of mine what you’re talking about.
C. I really don’t know what you’re talking about. D. What is the point of your talking about this ?
9. He makes sure that he distances himself from policies he disagrees with.
A. He doesn’t adopt policies he disagrees with. B. He makes sure that he isn’t associated with policies he disagrees with.
C. There are many policies which he finds ineffective. D. He makes sure that those are the policies he strongly disagrees with.
10. He never shrinks from making tough decisions as a manager.
A. He no longer makes tough decisions as a manager. B. For him, being a manager will involve making tough decisions.
C. He’s never reluctant to make tough decisions as a manager. D. Making tough decisions is never easy for such a manager like him.