Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the given sentences.
1. Shopping centres are places where people go shopping as well as places where friends and family go to meet, eat, and be entertained.
A. Shopping centres are neither places where people go shopping nor places where friends and family go to meet, eat, and be entertained.
B. Although shopping centres are places where people go shopping, they are not places where friends and family go to meet, eat, and be entertained.
C. Shopping centres are places where people go shopping because these are places where friends and family go to meet, eat, and be entertained.
D. Shopping centres are not only places where people go shopping, but also places where friends and family go to meet, eat, and be entertained.
2. I have been to a job fair once before.
A. This is the first time I have been to a job fair.
B. This is the second time I have been to a job fair.
C. This is the last time I have been to a job fair.
D. I have been to a job fair three times this year.
3. My friend performed his duties at work very efficiently. He was promoted after only one month.
A. Although my friend performed his duties at work very efficiently, he was promoted after only one month.
B. My friend performed his duties at work very efficiently because he was promoted after only one month.
C. My friend performed his duties at work very efficiently; as a result, he was promoted after only one month.
D. My friend didn't perform his duties at work so efficiently that he was promoted after only one month.
4. The air in big cities was polluted, and now it is even more polluted.
A. The air in bigger and bigger cities was polluted.
B. The air in big cities is becoming more and more polluted.
C. The air in big cities used to be polluted, but now it is cleaner.
D. The more polluted the air was, the less polluted big cities were.
5. If you get more work experience, you will have a greater chance of employment.
A. The more work experience you get, the greater chance of employment you will have.
B. The more work experience you get, the less chance of employment you will have.
C. Although you get more work experience, you will have greater chance of employment.
D. The less work experience you get, the greater chance of employment you will have
6. She has a well-paid job, but she always works overtime to earn more money.
A. If she has a well-paid job, she always works overtime to earn more money.
B. She has a well-paid job; moreover, she always works overtime to earn more money.
C. When she has a well-paid job, she always works overtime to earn more money.
D. Although she has a well-paid job, she always works overtime to earn more money.
1. D | 2. B | 3. C |
4. B | 5. A | 6. D |
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