Choose Answers with Synonyms

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Multiple Choice
Listen carefully to the short conversation and questions, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should look for synonyms for key words in the second line.

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A.	The final exam was harder than the others.	C.	He thought the exam would be easier.
B.	There were two exams rather than one.	D.	The exam was not very difficult.

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A.	He’s not feeling very well.	C.	He’s feeling better today than yesterday.
B.	He’s rather sick of working.	D.	He’d really rather not answer the question.

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A.	The company was founded about a year ago.	C.	The family is well established.
B.	It was just established that he could go into business.	D.	The business only lasted a year.

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A.	He did not look at the right schedule.	C.	The plane arrived on time.
B.	The plane landed in the right place.	D.	He had to wait for the plane to land.

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A.	She’d rather go running.	C.	She’ll change clothes quickly and go swimming.
B.	She doesn’t want to go into the pool.	D.	She needs a sweatsuit to go running.

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A.	The firefighters saved the homes for last.	C.	The homes on the hillside were burned.
B.	A firefighter saved the hillside last night.	D.	The houses weren’t destroyed.

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A.	There’s enough soup.	C.	She thinks the soup’s too salty.
B.	The spices are adequate.	D.	The man should add more salt and pepper.

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A.	He was lucky to receive a grant for his studies.	C.	He is a scholar at a college with low fees.
B.	He used his fortune to pay his fees.	D.	He paid to get a scholarship.

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A.	It profited from previous mistakes.	C.	This was the last year that it would make a profit.
B.	It earned a lot of money.	D.	It was not so successful.

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A.	Chuck’s bank account has too much money in it.	C.	He thinks that Chuck is on his way home from the bank.
B.	He thinks Chuck has the wrong kind of bank account.	D.	There isn’t enough money in Chuck’s account.