Question 46: “I agree that I am narrow–minded,” said the manager. A. The manager denied being narrow–minded. B. The manager admitted being narrow–minded. C. The manager refused to be narrow–minded. D. The manager promised to be narrow–minded. Question 47: A supermarket is more convenient than a shopping centre. A. A shopping centre is not as convenient as a supermarket. B. A shopping centre is more convenient than a supermarket. C. A supermarket is not as convenient as a shopping centre. D. A supermarket is as inconvenient as a shopping centre. Question 48: It was a mistake for Tony to buy that house. A. Tony couldn’t have bought that house. B. Tony can’t have bought that house. C. Tony needn’t have bought that house. D. Tony shouldn’t have bought that house. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 49: Julian dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it. A. Julian regrets not having dropped out of college after his first year. B. Julian wishes he didn’t drop out of college after his first year. C. If only Julian hadn’t dropped out of college after his first year. D. Only if Julian had dropped out of college after his first year would he not regret it. Question 50: Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting. A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting. B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting. C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting. D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.