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

Is it necessary to meet the manager at the airport? 

The teacher likes her essay because it's very _________.

_________ the letter, Tom will have left for Paris. 

Laura _________ in Boston. 

Which of the following is NOT true about the job of the freelance writers?

Julia and Phoebe are talking about Peter. 

- Julia: "Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and he must know it very well."

- Phoebe: "____________. He even couldn't tell me where to have some street food there."

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 

Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help. 

- Mike: "Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?" 

- Jane: "____________."

We were so looking forward to stretching out on the beach in the sunshine, but _________ whole time we were there. 

What does the word "They" in paragraph 4 refer to? 

Their free trip, which they won on a television game show, include four days in London and a week in Paris. 

Today’s students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative-looking these days.

_________ I get to know Jim, the more I like him.

We have been working hard. Let’s _________ a break. 

The _________ prices of property in big cities may deter people on low incomes from owning a house there. 

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 each of the following questions.