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When there is so much traffic on the roads, it is sometimes quicker to walk than to go by car.

A. The traffic is always so heavy that you’d better walk to work; it’s quicker.

B. There is so much traffic these days that it is more pleasant to walk than to drive.

C. During rush hours, walking gives me much more pleasure than driving in the heavy traffic.

D. It is faster to walk than to drive in the heavy traffic at certain time of the day.

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There are so many traffic accidents because of the drivers' carelessness.

A. If the drivers are not careless, there will not be so many traffic accidents. 

B. If the drivers were not careless, there would not have been so many traffic accidents. 

C. If the drivers had been careful, there would not have been so many traffic accidents.

D. Were the drivers not careless, there would not be so many traffic accidents.

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Bill’s English is much better than it was.

A. Bill speaks English better now than he did before. 

B. Bill has started to learn English but doesn’t speak it well 

C. Bill has always spoken good English. 

D. Bill’s English was much better than it is now.

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It is an undeniable fact that children watch too much TV

A. It’s undeniable that too many children watch TV

B. It’s undeniable that children don’t watch too many TV programmes.

C. It can’t be denied that children watch too many TV programmes

D. It’s obviously true that children spend too much time watching TV.

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People who are unhappy sometimes try to compensate by eating too much.

A. Unhappy people are usually overweight because they tend to eat too much

B. Eating too much occasionally makes people unhappy and depressed

C. For some people, eating too much is a reason to be miserable

D. When depressed, people occasionally attempt to offset their misery by overeating

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People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.

A. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is blamed for the increasing number of private cars.

B. The increasing number of private cars is thought to be responsible for traffic congestion in the downtown area.

C. The increasing number of private cars is attributed to traffic congestion in the downtown area.

D. Traffic congestion in the downtown area is thought to result in the increasing number of private cars.

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There is a rumour that the chairman is planning to retire early

A. Retiring early is what the chairman has planned

B. The chairman is rumoured that he is planning to retire early.

C. People rumored that the chairman planned to retire early

D. It is rumoured that the chairman is planning to retire early

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Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race

A. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race

B. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race

C. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race

D. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race

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There were so many people on the bus that Sally couldn’t get a seat.

A. The bus was too crowded for Sally not to get a seat.

B. The bus was so crowded that there was nowhere for Sally to sit.

C. So crowded the bus was that Sally couldn’t get a seat.

D. The crowded bus did not prevent Sally from getting a seat.