A. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
Question 32: They decided to go for a picnic in spite of the cold weather.
A. Although the weather was cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
B. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.
C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.
D. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
Question 33: Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.
A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.
B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.
C. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.
D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.
Question 34: He cannot afford a new computer.
A. So, he would buy a new computer.
B. The new computer is so expensive but he can buy it.
C. The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it.
D. Therefore, he would buy a new computer.
Question 35: Because of the interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
We can (41) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.
Animals have ways of (42) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (43) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present.
Radio, film, and television (44) __________ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (45) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day.
Question 41: A. talk to B. talk with C. communicate to D. communicate with
Question 42: A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving
Question 43: A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared
Question 44: A . have B. have had C. are having D. had
Question 45: A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much
A. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
Question 32: They decided to go for a picnic in spite of the cold weather.
A. Although the weather was cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
B. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.
C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.
D. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
Question 33: Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.
A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.
B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.
C. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.
D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.
Question 34: He cannot afford a new computer.
A. So, he would buy a new computer.
B. The new computer is so expensive but he can buy it.
C. The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it.
D. Therefore, he would buy a new computer.
Question 35: Because of the interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
We can (41) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.
Animals have ways of (42) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (43) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present.
Radio, film, and television (44) __________ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (45) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day.
Question 41: A. talk to B. talk with C. communicate to D. communicate with
Question 42: A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving
Question 43: A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared
Question 44: A . have B. have had C. are having D. had
Question 45: A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much