Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 56: It is a basic requirement in the modern world to be able to deal with figures.
A. The world requires us to have a basic understanding offigures.
B. Beingabletodealwithfiguresisabasicrequirementinthemodernworld.
C. Dealingwiththemodernworldrequiresabasicknowledgeoffigures.
D. Dealingwithfiguresrequiresabasicknowledgeofthemodernworld.
Question 57: The way to get the best out of me is to make me work very hard.
A. Don’tmakemeworkhardorIcan’tmakethebestoutofme.
B. I work best when I am underpressure.
C. My work is under consideration, so I do mybest.
D. If you make me work hard, I can’t get thebest.
Question 58: Their chances of success are small.
A. They have no chances of being successful. B. It’s possible that they will achieve success.
C.Theywillcertainlybesuccessful. D. It’s not very likely that they willsucceed.
Question 59: I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend’s words.
A. I found my closest friend’s words quiteincomprehensible.
B. I understood my closest friend’s wordscompletely.
C. I lost heart and didn’t understand my closest friend’swords.
D. I found my closest friend’s words easy tounderstand.
Question 60: “Be careful! Don’t do that again,” he said.
A. He encouraged me to do thatagain.
B. He advised me to be careful and do thatagain.
C. He told me to be careful, so I didn’t do thatagain.
D. He warned me not to do thatagain.
56 . B
57 . B
58 . D
59 . D
60 . D
56B 57B 58D 59D 60D