MARK THE LETTER A, B, C OR D ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET TO INDICATE THE SEN...

Exercise 1: 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 sentences. Question 1. "Stop smoking or you'll be ill," the doctor told me. A. The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness. B. The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness. C. I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes. D. I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness. Question 2. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned. A. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon. B. The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned. C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned. D. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon. Question 3. He survived the operation thanks to the skillful surgeon. A. He wouldn't have survived the operation without the skillful surgeon. B. Though the surgeon was skillful, he couldn't survive the operation. C. He survived because he was a skillful surgeon. D. There was no skillful surgeon, so he died.