19. It seems to me that his real identity will always remain a secret.
A. I don't think anyone will ever know who he actually was.
B. The truth about him should never be told to anyone.
C. I think that he kept his genuine identity hidden from me.
D. He has kept quiet about himself and will never reveal anything to me.
20. Such a major operation as this has proved completely successful in very few cases.
A. In addition to this one, they have been significantly successful in a few operations before.
B. There aren't many cases in which an important operation like this has been fully successful.
C. This case is the first one in which an important operation has been successfully accomplished.
D. They have performed very successful operations on several occasions in cases similar to this.
21. Of the members, half were for the proposal and half were against.
A. Many members didn't agree with the proposal, but some did.
B. None of the members could agree whether to accept or reject the proposal.
C. Half of the members were chosen for the project, but those who weren't objected to it.
D. The number of members who fayoured the proposal was equal to the number who opposed it.
22. Naturally, a person prefers to make friends with people who accept him as he is.
A. It's natural for one to choose friends from those who won't criticize the way one is.
B. If a person doesn't like you the way you are, then you shouldn't form a friendship with him.
C. The selection of one's friends usually comes from those with the same personalities as one's own.
D. It isn't natural to choose friends from those who behave unacceptably.
23. The bag you want is more or less the same price as the one I offered you.
A. The bag you offered was more expensive than the one I wanted.
B. The bag I want will cost me less than the one you offered.
C. There isn't much difference in price between the bag you want and the one I offered you.
D. The difference between the bag you wanted and the one I suggested was just in their prices; they
were otherwise almost the same.
24. Despite his seeming control over nature, there are still some points where man remains helpless
against her.
A. Man is defenseless against nature, because he cannot have any influence on her.
B. Although man has an apparent control over nature, he hasn't fully conquered her yet.
C. Man believes he has complete control over nature, but in many respects, this isn't so.
D. Even though man can affect her, in many areas nature still does things better.
25. The fatigue we usually feel after a long journey becomes keener when we fly over different time
zones.
A. We'normally experience fatigue on a long flight only when we cross time zones.
B. Generally, people feel exhausted when crossing time zones, but it is not a serious ailment.
C. Flying over different time zones usually causes certain ailments which may take a long time to
recover from.
D. Crossing time zones increases fatigue, which is a normal experience on a long flight.
26. Susan wishes she had bought the car when she had first seen it because when she went back later,
it had been sold.
A. Susan regretted not buying the car the first time she saw it, as by the time she returned later on,
someone else had already bought it.
B. If the car hadn't already been sold the first time Susan laid eyes on it, she would have definitely
bought it.
C. Susan wanted to buy the car when she saw it for the first time because she knew that if she came
back later, it might have been sold by then.
D. Susan really washes that the car she decided to buy the moment she saw it had not already been
sold to someone else.
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