1. Her political opinions are the C. same as mine. A. same like B. same to C. same as
2. The weather in my country is very B. similar to that in the United Kingdom.
A. similar with B. similar to C. similar like
3. My idea of a good night out is very A. different from yours.
A. different from B. different as C. different with
4. The two machines A. differ considerably; one has an electric motor, the other runs on oil. A. differ B. differentiate C. differential
5. When he travelled down the east coast of the USA, he became aware of the ＿
in weather between B. contrast the north and south of the country.
A. comparison B. contrast C. compare
6. Children must be taught to C. distinguish between right and wrong.
A. differ B. contrast C. distinguish
7. Can you tell the A. difference between an apple and a pear with your eyes shut?
A. difference B. differentiate C. contrast
8. When companies employ people, they must not C. discriminate between people of different sex or race. A. differ B. contrast C. discriminate
9. My sister works extremely hard. A. By way of contrast my brother is rather lazy.
A. By way of contrast B. By ways of comparing C. By similar means
10. My two brothers are almost identical. They are very difficult to A. tell apart.
A. tell apart B. say apart C. speak apart
11. They have two things C. in common they are both Welsh, and they are both left-handed. A. in similar B. in particular C. in common
12. He's not lazy. C. On the contrary he works very hard.
A. By way of contrast B. On the other hand C. On the contrary
13. He's very rich and lives in a big house. A. On the other hand he doesn't seem very happy. A. On the other hand B. On the contrary C. On the opposite
14. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as A. cats and dogs.
A. cats and dogs B. chalk and cheese C. salt and pepper
15. We share the same language, but in other respects we are A. worlds apart from each other. A. worlds apart B. miles away C. a lifetime away
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1. Her political opinions are the C. same as mine. A. same like B. same to C. same as
2. The weather in my country is very B. similar to that in the United Kingdom.
A. similar with B. similar to C. similar like
3. My idea of a good night out is very A. different from yours.
A. different from B. different as C. different with
4. The two machines A. differ considerably; one has an electric motor, the other runs on oil. A. differ B. differentiate C. differential
5. When he travelled down the east coast of the USA, he became aware of the ＿
in weather between B. contrast the north and south of the country.
A. comparison B. contrast C. compare
6. Children must be taught to C. distinguish between right and wrong.
A. differ B. contrast C. distinguish
7. Can you tell the A. difference between an apple and a pear with your eyes shut?
A. difference B. differentiate C. contrast
8. When companies employ people, they must not C. discriminate between people of different sex or race. A. differ B. contrast C. discriminate
9. My sister works extremely hard. A. By way of contrast my brother is rather lazy.
A. By way of contrast B. By ways of comparing C. By similar means
10. My two brothers are almost identical. They are very difficult to A. tell apart.
A. tell apart B. say apart C. speak apart
11. They have two things C. in common they are both Welsh, and they are both left-handed. A. in similar B. in particular C. in common
12. He's not lazy. C. On the contrary he works very hard.
A. By way of contrast B. On the other hand C. On the contrary
13. He's very rich and lives in a big house. A. On the other hand he doesn't seem very happy. A. On the other hand B. On the contrary C. On the opposite
14. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as A. cats and dogs.
A. cats and dogs B. chalk and cheese C. salt and pepper
15. We share the same language, but in other respects we are A. worlds apart from each other. A. worlds apart B. miles away C. a lifetime away