Exercise 12. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

131. I am looking forward to seeing you.

A. I don't have time to see you.                                  B. I will try to find some time to see you.

C. I should find some time to see you.                       D. I am expecting to see you.

132. I haven't got used to Indian food although I have lived here for three months.

A. I still find it strange to eat Indian food though I have lived here for three months.

B. Eating Indian food is one of the habits when I lived in Indian three months ago.

C. Because I still live in India, I find Indian food strange to eat.

D. I have to eat Indian food to get used to eat as I have to live in India.

133. “Don't touch the hot cooker," my mother said.

A. My mother promised me to touch the hot cooker.

B. My mother warned me not to touch the hot cooker.

C. My mother suggested me not touching the hot cooker.

D. My mother reminded me of touching the hot cooker.

134. Stop giving me a hard time, I could not do anything about it.

A. Don't make me feel guilty because I couldn't do anything about it.

B. I could not do anything about it because I am going through a hard time.

C. Going through a hard time doesn't help me do anything about it.

D. I couldn't do anything about it so I would stop.

135. I hope you stay in touch with me even when you are back to the U.S.A.

A. I want you to stay with me and not to come back to the U.S.A.

B. I hope to meet you in the U.S.A.

C. I want us to be connected even if you are in the U.S.A.

D. I want to stay close to you so I will come to the U.S.A.

Exercise 13. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

136. Tom reviewed the lessons carefully. He could finish the test very well.

A. Tom reviewed the lessons carefully whereas he could finish the test very well.

B. Tom reviewed the lessons carefully; therefore he could finish the test very well.

C. If Tom reviewed the lessons carefully, he could finish the test very well.

D. Although Tom reviewed the lessons carefully, he could finish the test very well.

137. There are many things I have to do before going home. Cleaning, packing and saying goodbye to you are some.

A. If I can do anything before going home, I will do the cleaning, packing and say goodbye to you.

B. Although I want to do many things before going home, I have done cleaning, packing and said goodbye to you.

C. There are many things I have to do before going home including cleaning, packing and saying goodbye to you.

D. Cleaning, packing and saying goodbye to you are everything I have to do before going home.

138. The room became hotter and hotter. I had to take off my sweater.

A. Unless the room became hotter and hotter, I had to take off my sweater.

B. Although the room became hotter and hotter, I had to take off my sweater.

C. The room became hotter and hotter but I had to take off my sweater.

D. The room became hotter and hotter so I had to take off my sweater.

139. He worked the whole night last night. His eyes are red now.

A. If he didn't work the whole night, his eyes wouldn't be red now.

B. Unless he worked the whole night last night, his eyes were red now.

C. If he hadn't worked the whole night last night, his eyes wouldn't be red now.

D. He worked the whole night last night otherwise his eyes were red now.

140. It might be my opinion. My mother is the best cook in the world.

A. People said that my mother is the best cook in the world.

B. In my opinion, my mother is the best cook in the world.

C. My mother is believed to be the best cook in the world.

D. I am not so sure about the fact that my mother is the best cook in the world.