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Quiz 1 - Circle the letter with the option closer in meaning to each numbered sentence.
1. Sandy was making a phone call when the fire started.
a. First Sandy started making a call. Then the fire started.
b. First the fire started. Then Sandy started making a call.
2. Ethel was working at the hospital while she was going to nursing school.
a. Ethel quit her job at the hospital and then she started school.
b. Ethel was working at the hospital. At the same time, she was going to school.
3. When it got dark, we went home.
a. First we went home. Then it got dark.
b. First it got dark . Then we went home.
4. Sharon was going to cut her hair, but her friends liked it long.
a. Sharon cut her hair.
b. Sharon didn’t cut her hair.
5. By the time the tow truck came, we’d been waiting for two hours.
a. First we waited for two hours. Then the tow truck came.
b. First the tow truck came. Then we waited for two hours.
6. When the plane took off, it was raining.
a. First the plane took off. Then it began to rain.
b. First it began to rain. Then the plane took off.
7. I don’t think John will be able to go camping with us next week. He’s very busy working on a new project.
a. John might be working on his project right now.
b. By next week, John will certainly have finished his project .
8. Sally is not working in the morning until her computer is fixed.
a. Sally doesn’t usually work in the morning.
b. Sally usually works in the morning.
9. If Mary gets to the office after 10, she will miss the whole presentation.
a. The presentation will have finished by 10.
b. The presentation won’t have finished by 10.
10. It’s now 10:45 p.m. In 15 minutes I’ll have been here waiting for Larry for 1 hour.
a. Larry was expected to arrive at 10 p.m.
b. Larry was expected to arrive at 11 p.m.
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