Choose a, b, c, or d that has the closest meaning to the underlined part. 32. They turned down my suggestion, which made me upset. A. refused B. agreed C. accepted D. supposed 33. I ran into my cousin, Peter, when I was on the way to school yesterday. A. phoned B. met C. called D. waved 34. Peter went through the test paper and crossed out two wrong answers. A. handed / chose B. dropped / discovered C. finished / wrote D. read carefully / deleted 35. The party kicks off at 8 o’clock. A. prepares B. cancels C. ends D. starts 36. What time will the train get in? A. brake B. run C. arrive D. leave 37. I sometimes drop off on the sofa. A. sleep B. drink C. eat D. buy 38. Professor Pike promised to talk over the exam after he returned the results. A. discuss B. omit C. end D. begin 39. My family was able to get by on very little money when I was young. A. survive B. depend C. spend D. earn 40. Mr. Pike was very good at making up stories for his children, A. telling B. reading C. inventing D. remembering 41. I can put you up at my flat if you like. A. give you a lift to home B. give you somewhere to sleep C. give you a meal D. give you some work to do 42. My boss is always picking on me these days. A. asking me to do things B. helping me C. criticizing me D. playing games with me 43. None of these countries has found a way to get around the problem of inflation. A. create B. invent C. cause D. overcome 44. I have been snowed under at work recently. A. The weather has been very bad B. I have been very busy with my work C. It has been very cold in the office D. My boss has been causing problems 45. When he came to, his wallet and bike were nowhere to be found. A. arrived home B. climbed the stairs C. went to work D. recover consciousness 46. Carlos hung up on his sister because he was so tired of listening to her whining on the phone. A. visited B. ended a phone call C. came to see D. reprimanded 47. The company has been taking on new staff, including part-time workers. A. sacking B. limiting C. employing D. dismissing 48. Terri was able to catch on to the most complex problems in calculus before anyone else, A. realize B. change C. invent D. submit 49. Let me explain to you how the things came about. A. ended B. happened C. blew D. are solved 50. We are becoming older and older as years goby. A. stop B. change C. come D. pass