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Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.

A. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive. 

B. We weren’t as much impressed by the new cinema’s look as its cost. 

C. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive. 

D. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.

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Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive

A. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but we found it rather expensive

B. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected

C. The new cinema impressed us because it was rather expensive

D. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive

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We were late for the show by the time we had found a taxi.

A. The taxi was late, so we missed the start of the show.

B. We found a taxi in order not to be late for the show.

C. We eventually found a taxi to go to the show, which had already begun.

D. It took a long time to find a taxi but the show began later then expected.

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We were already late for the show by the time we had found a taxi.

A. We found a taxi in order not to be late for show.

B. The taxi was late, so we missed the start of the show.

C. We eventually found a taxi to go to the show, which had already begun.

D. It took a long time to find a taxi but the show began later than expected.

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We got caught in a traffic jam so we were among the last to arrive at the cinema.

A. The traffic jam prevented us from getting to the cinema.

B. The traffic was so heavy that everybody arrived at the cinema late.

C. There was such a congestion on the road that nobody arrived at the cinema on time.

D. Most people get to the cinema before us as we were held up by the traffic jam.

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As soon as we arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

A. We had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain. 

B. No sooner had we arrived at the beach than it started to rain. 

C. We had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain. 

D. It started to rain when arriving at the beach.

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As we were heading out of the door of the café, we bumped into our plumber, who we still owned money to.

A. When we met our plumber in the cafe as we were about to leave, we realized that we hadn’t yet paid him all the money we owed him.

B. Our plumber, whom we hadn’t paid back yet, was the person we encountered by chance at the moment we were exiting the cafe.

C. Not wanting to see the plumber to whom we still owed a debt, we quickly headed out the door of the cafe when we saw him coming in.

D. Our plumber, when we ran into him as he was entering the cafe that we were leaving, didn’t bring up our debt to him.

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As it got darker, we had more  difficulty seeing.

A. The darker it got, the harder we find it to seeing.

B. It got darker, we had more  easily seeing.

C. The darker it got, the easier we find it to see.

D. The darker it got, the harder we find it to see.

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We last went to that cinema 2 months ago.

A. We didn’t go to the cinema for 2 months.

B. We have been to the cinema for 2 months.

C. We haven’t been to the cinema for 2 months.

D. We didn’t want to go to the cinema anymore