Master your English here! Sentence of the same meaning http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 Number 8 Choose the sentence of the same meaning. 1. The link between smoking and cancer had never been acknowledged before that research. A. The results of that research represented the first time anyone had acknowledged the link between smoking and cancer. B. Despite extensive research, the connection between smoking and cancer hadn't yet been proved. C. The connection between smoking and cancer hasn't been acknowledged yet, and requires plenty of further research. D. No one has yet fully accepted that there is any connection between smoking and cancer. 2. In general, restaurants with a good view charge very high prices even if they don't serve good food. A. The view from the restaurant is wonderful, but the food they serve isn't as good. B. Whether the food they serve is good or not, dining at scenic restaurants is usually very expensive. C. People don't mind paying large bills at scenic restaurants, as they know they're paying for the view as well. D. If a restaurant has a good view, generally it is the view that attracts customers, not the food served there. 3. Unless I phone and tell you otherwise, I'll be waiting at the cinema tonight. A. I'll only call to inform you if I can't make it to the cinema tonight. B. I'll be at the cinema tonight, but I'll telephone you to finalize details. C. I will only be at the cinema if I tell you for certain over the phone. D. As soon as I arrive there, I'll phone from the cinema and let you know. 4. I've booked a table for eight in case you should change your mind and decide to join us. A. You can change your mind and decide to join us, if you wish, as I can always change our booking to a table for eight. B. If you change your mind and join us for dinner, let me know as we'll have to arrange a table for eight then. C. So that we have a large enough table if you decide to join us after all, I've reserved one for eight people. D. There'll eight people, including you, so I should reserve a table for eight if you have decided to join us. 5. We narrowly avoided an accident with a coach by managing to stop quickly. A. If the coach hadn't stopped so suddenly, we wouldn't have had the accident. B. The gap we had left between us and the coach was too narrow to avoid an accident. C. It was such a narrow road that we nearly had an accident with a coach. D. We would have had a collision with a coach if we hadn't come to a stop so swiftly. 6. Whether you like it or not, my aunt is coming to stay for the next two weeks. A. I wonder if you'd mind if my aunt came here to stay for the following two weeks. B. My aunt be staying for the next fortnight, regardless of your feelings in the matter. Master your English here! Sentence of the same meaning http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 C. If it doesn't bother you too much, my aunt would like to stay here for the next two weeks. D. I don't know if you'll likeher or not, but my aunt is going to stay for the next couple of weeks. 7. I'm not sure whether I can make it for the start of the meeting, so you don't have to wait for me. A. You had better hold the meeting without me as I won't be able to attend it at that hour. B. The meeting ought to open at the scheduled hour regardless of my being delayed. C. I certainly won't be there for the beginning of the meeting, but I'll try to join you later. D. You can start the meeting without me as I may not be able to get there for the beginning of it. 8. They can't have been told the news, or they would have rung us immediately. A. They couldn't tell us what had happened, although we talked on the phone. B. In spite of the fact that they phoned us as soon as possible, we weren't able to give them the news. C. As they haven't called us, we can assume that they don't know what's happened. D. They probably didn't phone us because they didn't want to tell anyone what happened. 9. Without the necessary equipment and expertise, rock clinbing is a very dangerous activity. A. Rock climbing is only safe if you have an expert climbing with you. B. It is illegal to go rock climbing if you don't know enough about the sport. C. Sports such as rock climbing need a lot of expensive materials and training. D. Rock climbing is not safe unless you have the right tools and enough knowledge. 10. We're still hesitating about which school our son ought to go to. A. We haven't yet decided where we should send our son to school. B. We won't send our son to any school unless we are certain that it is the one we want. C. We are not sure whether we should let our son choose a school for himself. D. We had great difficulty deciding upon which school our son should attend. 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