Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before
36. Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office.
A. She didn't want to make him angry, so she left
B. She left the office when she saw how angry he was
C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.
D. He wouldn't have been so angry if she hadn't left.
37. They arrived too late to get good seats.
A. Although they were late they found some good seats.
B. They got good seats sometime after they arrived.
C. When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.
D. They had to stand for the whole show.
38. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.
A. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.
B. The meeting is planned to start in a short time.
C. The meeting began early because all the people had come.
D. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.
39. I would rather read books than play video games.
A. I prefer reading books to playing video games.
B. I like playing video games better than reading books.
C. I'll read books if there's no interesting games to play.
D. I'd like to play video games and read books.
40. She feels bad when she stays up late.
A. Staying up late is her bad habit.
B. She didn't used to staying up late
C. She is not used to staying up late.
D. She didn't used to stay up late