Choose the sentence that has similar meaning to the root one
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VII. Choose the sentence that has similar meaning to the root one.
51. Jane is too short; she can't apply for the job.
a. Jane is short of money, so she can't apply for the job.
b. Jane could apply for the job if she were taller.
c. If Jane could apply for the job, she wouldn't be short.
d. Jane would be taller if she could apply for the job.
52. My father hasn't smoked for two years.
a. My father started smoking 2 years ago.
b. It's 2 years since my father started smoking.
c: My father gave up smoking 2 years ago.
d. The first time my father smoked was 2 years ago.
53. His grandmother is very weak. She can't even sit up.
a. His grandmother is too weak to sit up
b. His grandmother can't sit up, even thought she is not so weak.
c. His grandmother should sit up although she is weak.
d. His grandmother is very weak, but she can sit up.
54. They were such difficult questions that we couldn't answer all of them.
a. The questions were difficult but we could answer all of them.
b. The questions were so difficult that we couldn't answer all of them.
c. Some of the questions were too difficult for us to answer.
d. The questions were difficult, so we couldn't answer all of them.
55. Johnson drives more carefully than his brother does.
a. Johnson's brother drives more carefully than he does.
b. Johnson's brother doesn't drive as carefully as he does.
c. Johnson drives carefully and so does his brother.
d. Johnson doesn't drive so carelessly as his brother does.
VII. Choose the sentence that has similar meaning to the root one.
51. Jane is too short; she can't apply for the job.
a. Jane is short of money, so she can't apply for the job.
b. Jane could apply for the job if she were taller.
c. If Jane could apply for the job, she wouldn't be short.
d. Jane would be taller if she could apply for the job.
52. My father hasn't smoked for two years.
a. My father started smoking 2 years ago.
b. It's 2 years since my father started smoking.
c: My father gave up smoking 2 years ago.
d. The first time my father smoked was 2 years ago.
53. His grandmother is very weak. She can't even sit up.
a. His grandmother is too weak to sit up
b. His grandmother can't sit up, even thought she is not so weak.
c. His grandmother should sit up although she is weak.
d. His grandmother is very weak, but she can sit up.
54. They were such difficult questions that we couldn't answer all of them.
a. The questions were difficult but we could answer all of them.
b. The questions were so difficult that we couldn't answer all of them.
c. Some of the questions were too difficult for us to answer.
d. The questions were difficult, so we couldn't answer all of them.
55. Johnson drives more carefully than his brother does.
a. Johnson's brother drives more carefully than he does.
b. Johnson's brother doesn't drive as carefully as he does.
c. Johnson drives carefully and so does his brother.
d. Johnson doesn't drive so carelessly as his brother does.