Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence.

He should have been writing his research paper, not playing games on his Play station.

• He knew he ought to write his research paper, yet he still spent some time playing games on his Play station.

• He had to finish writing his research paper before he could play any games on his Play station.

• He was playing games on his Play station when he was supposed to be writing his research paper.

• He could have been playing games on his Play station, rather than writing his research paper.

They would rather have gone to Jamaica for their vacation than to Marmaris, but it was beyond their budget.

• They thought Jamaica would be a better place for a vacation than Marmaris, but they knew it would cost too much money for people like them.

• They are going to Marmaris for their holiday, which is within their budget, but they’d actually want to go to Jamaica.

• Marmaris is cheaper than Jamaica, so they will spend their vacation there, even though they would prefer to go to Jamaica.

• The trip to Jamaica they wanted for their holiday was too expensive for them, so they went to Marmaris.

It must have been long after midnight when his temperature was back to normal again.

• Before midnight, he was lying down with a high temperature, and after a short while, he began to feel well.

• It must have been almost midnight by the time his temperature was back to normal.

• It was at midnight when his temperature dropped, and he began to feel well.

• His temperature remained high until probably well after midnight.

Economists say that they don’t remember a time when inflation was as low as it is this year.

• Inflation has never been at such a small percentage as it is this year, as long as economists can remember.

• This year’s inflation may be the lowest ever, but economists don’t have the records to check this against.

• The low level of inflation this year will be remembered by economists for years, or so they say.

• Low inflation, such as this year’s, enables economists to remember years when it was higher.

During the meeting, the members kept away from any topic that might lead to a disagreement.

• Rather than talking on a particular topic, the members just remained silent because any topic might have led to a disagreement.

• At the meeting, the members didn’t talk about the topic that had caused them to disagree previously.

• The topic that was discussed during most of the meeting could have caused the members to disagree.

• At the meeting, anything likely to cause the members to disagree was avoided.

A lot of people believe that other life forms exist elsewhere in the universe, but we’ll probably have to wait for a long time until we know for sure.

• It is most likely that it will be many years before humans know for certain if there are aliens somewhere in the universe, but many people already believe they do.

• It is certain that other life forms exist somewhere in the universe, but it will be a long time before people can find and get into contact with them.

• Many people have long believed that somewhere in the universe there certainly exist other life forms that are waiting for us to contact them.

• Many people believe that it will take a long time for us to know for sure if other life forms exist somewhere else in the universe.

Ever since the beginning of civilization, human beings have felt the need to express their deepest emotions and desires through music and dance.

• Mankind has perceived the necessity of showing his strongest feelings and wishes by means of music and dance since the first civilization arose.

• When human beings express their most profound emotions and desires by singing and dancing, it is very representative of civilization.

• From the dawn of civilization until today, singers and dancers have been freely expressing their most basic emotions and wishes.

• Music and dance express human beings’ deepest feelings and desires about the rise of civilization.

Of all the people who won the Nobel Peace Prize, few of them have actually maintained peace.

• Many people have worked hard to bring about world peace, but few of them have been recognised by being given the Nobel Peace Prize.

• The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to many people who have made a contribution to bringing about world peace.

• Among the people who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, only a small amount have established peace.

  
  

• It is a good thing that peacemakers are recognized by being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Grand Bazaar was constructed shortly after Istanbul was conquered in 1453, but until 1481 it was not open to the public.

• Soon after the conquest of Istanbul in 1453, the construction of the Grand Bazaar started, but it was not until 1481 that it was completed and opened to the public.

• When the Grand Bazaar was completed and opened to the public in 1481, its construction had been going on since 1453, the year when Istanbul was conquered.

• The public wasn’t able to use the Grand Bazaar, which was built just after the conquest of Istanbul in 1453, until quite some time after its completion in 1481.

• It was only in 1481 that the public was allowed to use the Grand Bazaar, which was built soon after the conquest of Istanbul in 1453.

Few other paintings in the world are as famous as the Mona Lisa.

• Only a small amount of paintings throughout the world are equally well-known as the Mona Lisa.

• There are more famous paintings in the world than the Mona Lisa, but not many.

• A few other paintings in the world are more famous than the Mona Lisa.

• There is hardly another painting in the world like the Mona Lisa.