Paraphrasing MCQ Exercise 3

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Question 1

The city council refused to give permission to the rock group for a performance in the stadium.

A	The rock group wanted to perform in the stadium and asked the city council to give them permission.
B	The city council wanted the rock group to perform in the stadium instead of the city.
C	The rock group was not able to receive permission to perform in the stadium.
D	.The rock group's performance in the stadium was not funded by the city council.
E	The rock group’s refusal to perform in the stadium made the city council angry.

Question 2

The attachment of the two young people to their professor proved to be valuable for both sides.

A	They proved that it was valuable to attach the two young people to their professor.
B	The two young people proved the value of the attachment between teacher and students.
C	The professor asked to prove the worth of what the students had said to him.
D	Establishing a trusting relationship between students and teachers can be worthwhile for all concerned.
E	After the intimate relationship between the teacher and the students was proven, there were many people who felt they were no longer of any value.

Question 3

The commercials on television caused many problems in families as young children cannot distinguish between what is presented and reality.

A	Children have difficulty understanding the relationship between real life and television commercials, but families educate them.
B	Families sometimes want to live the lives they see on commercials because they would prefer the life they see on television to the life they really lead.
C	Many problems are caused by television as children are often influenced by what is shown in commercials.
D	The inability of children to distinguish between real life and television commercials has caused them to want what they should not have.
E	Children cause their families a great many problems because they want to watch too much television.

Question 4

The telephone conversation between the two sisters took approximately two hours.

A	The sisters took the two telephones for two hours.
B	The sisters talked on the phone for almost two hours.
C	The telephone was busy for two hours before they could talk to each other.
D	A conversation with my sister will take place in about two hours.
E	It takes approximately two hours to have a conversation with my sister.

Question 5

The rate of suicide in Japan is extremely high among young people.

A	Young people in Japan like to commit suicide.
B	The number of young people in Japan who kill themselves is high.
C	The Japanese are highly interested in committing suicide.
D	Japanese youths commit many more murders than in other countries.
E	The high rate of suicide is only among the young of Japan.

Question 6

Tristy was so disappointed about the job she wasn't able to get that she cried for several hours.

A	Depressed about the job she was unable to get, Tristy cried for a long time.
B	Tristy wasn't all that disappointed about the job so she didn't cry all that long.
C	Being upset about many things she cried until she heard that she had gotten the new job.
D	The job she had wanted wasn't all that good, as she later learned, so she was not all that disappointed.
E	Getting a job wasn't important enough to cry about.

Question 7

Steven was accused of starting the fire that burned down the two factory buildings.

A	It was felt that the fire that had burned down the two factory buildings was started by Steven.
B	Although they had no proof, Steven was the one suspected of starting the fire which burned down the two factory buildings.
C	The accusations against Steven were dropped after the two buildings burned down at the factory.
D	They accused Steven after they had proof that the two factory buildings had been burned down.
E	Steven denied the accusation that he had started the fire that burned down the two factory buildings.

Question 8

The computer indicated that there was a virus in the disk which had just been placed into it.

A	The virus was indicated for the computer to work correctly.
B	The indications were that the computer had established a virus.
C	The disk which was to be placed in the computer wanted a virus to work correctly.
D	The disk which was in the computer stated that there was a virus in the computer.
E	The computer noted that the disk which was placed into it had a virus.

Question 9

The fees for the services of the paediatrician were extremely high.

A	The services of the child's doctor were free.
B	The cost of seeing the child specialist was very high.
C	The doctor charged a fee for the services he rendered.
D	The paediatrician is a children's doctor who charges great fees.
E	The high quality of the paediatrician’s services was without cost.

Question 10

What a shame that your cake fell off the table before we had a chance to taste it!

A	It was a waste to attempt to taste the cake after it fell off the table.
B	We were able to taste the delicious cake before it fell on the floor.
C	It was unfortunate that we couldn’t taste the cake before it fell off the table.
D	The cake shamefully fell off the table after we tasted it.
E	Your'cake was very good when we tasted it before it fell on the floor.

Question 11

The police warned everyone to lock their doors at night and not to let any strangers into their homes.

A	The citizens were informed by the authorities that they shoûld take precautions in protecting their homes and in dealing with strangers.
B	It was necessary for people to prevent entry into their home by aliens.
C	The strangers informed everyone to prevent entry into their homes by the. police.
D	The police were not allowing people to invite unusual or unknown people into their homes.
E	Everyone was forbidden to lock their doors and to keep everyone they didn't know out of their homes until the criminals were found.

Question 12

Janice was foolish to attempt such a long trip in that broken-down car.

A	Janice's idea was not as good as we thought.
B	Janice should have not decided on taking that car on a trip.
C	If I were Janice, I would have thought twice about going on that long trip with that old car that needed repair.
D	The broken car was going to be repaired if Janice could make the long trip to the garage.
E	What a fool she is to think that that car is the right way to make such a trip.

Question 13

She cautiously looked both ways before she crossed the street.

A	After she crossed the street, she looked both ways.
B	She looked both ways because she couldn't decide where to go.
C	Carefully looking in both ways, she turned around and decided to cross the street.
D	She crossed the street so that she could look both ways.
E	Before she crossed the street, she carefully looked in both directions and then decided to cross.

Question 14

The best treatment for flu is to rest in bed and take plenty of fluids.

A	Drinking large amounts of liquid and getting treatment is the best way for flu.
B	Flu is best treated with bed rest and large amounts of fluids to drink.
C	I would like to have flu so I could rest in bed and have a drink once in a while.
D	Resting in bed and taking frequent baths is the best way of treating the flu.
E	Flu is best treated with rest and drowning a fever.

Question 15

He desperately urged her to turn back and give up her attempts to prove she was a better skier than he was, as the weather was very bad and she might hurt herself.

A	The weather was so bad. that she had to turn back and urge him to give up.
B	Her attempts to be better were prevented by the bad weather.
C	He was afraid she would hurt herself during the skiing.
D	She was so stubborn about proving herself better that he had to urge her to be careful.
E	He tried to make her change her mind because she might be in danger due to weather conditions.

Question 16

After having been away for three months, the sights, sounds and smells of home seemed very special.

A	I had been away for so long that I had forgotten the sounds and smells of the old sights.
B	I had been away for so long that the old sights, sounds and smells of our home were no longer familiar.
C	People will only realise the value of little things like sights, sounds and smells in their home when they have been away for a long time like I was.
D	I realised the importance of our home after I had been away for three months and I missed even the sights, sounds and smells.
E	Three months time is long enough for one to begin to miss the sights, sounds and smells of even their old familiar homes.

Question 17

The near catastrophe in Istanbul was averted by the police.

A	There was almost a catastrophe in Istanbul but the police were able to prevent it.
B	The police in Istanbul almost had to avert the catastrophe.
C	The catastrophe was nearly averted by the police.
D	The police were almost able to prevent the disaster.
E	The catastrophe nearby in Istanbul was almost inverted by the police.

Question 18

The new casual attitude towards interpersonal relationships among students has not caused any problems as yet.

A	We are still waiting for new problems to arise due to the new attitudes towards sports relationships.
B	The relationships have still not become casual but the problems have not changed yet.
C	No problems have arisen because of the relaxed atmosphere regarding students' relationships.
D	There are no problems expected among the students who have a new relationship which is relaxed.
E	The relationships among students have changed but there is no problem because of the administration's attitude.

Question 19

It would be appropriate to dress formally for the dinner at the embassy this evening.

A	I would be dressed formally for the embassy dinner tonight.
B	They want us to dress in the embassy for the formal dinner this evening.
C	Tonight there is a dinner at the embassy with a dress.
D	The dinner at the embassy requires formal attire.
E	The dinner at the embassy requires that we dress tonight.

Question 20

The water lilies and water pads on the river gave a lovely effect to the view behind my hotel.

A	The view outside of the hotel was of water lilies and water pads.
B	The scene behind the hotel I was at was of a lovely water lily and water pad.
C	The atmosphere of the back of the hotel was nice because of the water lilies and water pads.
D	The water lilies and water pads give a view of the back of the hotel,
E	The view behind my hotel was very pleasant because of the effect of the water lilies and water pads floating on the river.