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1091
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
Unfortunately nowadays most young persons do not see eye to eye with their parents over matters of friendship and fashion. This means that parents and their children.
  • A. can't look one another in the face
  • B. hold strong view on friendship and fashion
  • C. have clothes different from their friends
  • D. hold different views about friendship and fashion
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1092

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
It is alleged that the accountants doctored the accounts of the company. This means that the accountants

  • A. called in the company doctor
  • B. falsified the accounts
  • C. became sick on account of the bribe they received
  • D. improved the accounts of the company
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1093
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
He has just been made the new Chief Executive so he will need sometime to learn the ropes. This means that with time he will
  • A. fix new gadgets in his new office
  • B. clear the abandoned things on the site
  • C. master the demands of his new office
  • D. learn the use of ropes in his new office
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1094
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
After the investigation many of the workers were given their marching orders. This means that the workers
  • A. were dismissed
  • B. were oredered to march
  • C. received fresh instructions about thir job
  • D. were given orders similar to the first ones.
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1095
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
In his last days in office, the ruler was behaving like a bull in China shop. This means that the ruler
  • A. loved the bull because he brought it from China
  • B. behaved in a manner that pleased the people
  • C. did not want to leave office
  • D. was acting in a manner unsuitable for his position
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