Ⅲ. PARAPHRASING
Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)
31. “We’ve got to believe it,” he said … “We can’t afford not to.”
A. There is no reason not to believe it.
B. We have no other choice but to believe it.
C. We should pretend to believe it even if we don’t.
D. The consequence of not believing it would be severe.
32. Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.
A. Good looks is useless for a poor guy.
B. Nice appearance cannot make a person rich.
C. Rich men usually do not have nice personality.
D. One’s attractiveness does not come from material wealth.
33. No man [in, Carnegie’s family] would complain and give up—he would die first.
A. Even a dying family member would not complain and give up.
B. No one in the family dared to complain and give up for fear of death.
C. Every member of the family would rather die than complain and give up.
D. The family member who complained and gave up would be the first to die.
34. She had fancier ideas of [my] life’s possibilities.
A. She had impractical expectation of my future.
B. Her opinion about my life was proved wrong.
C. The goal she set for me was what I preferred.
D. She believed that I would be successful in life.
35. Time is treated [by Americans] as if it were something almost tangible.
A. Americans try various means to hold time tightly in their hands.
B. Americans are serious about time and they manage their time well.
C. To Americans, time is as valuable as money, which they can see and touch.
D. To Americans, time is like something solid, which they can seize and control.
