Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The words clad (l. 18) and quaffing (l.19) could be correctly replaced by dressed and sipping without this altering the meaning of the sentence, although this substitution would make the text less humorous.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
There would be no change in the meaning of the passage from Often (l. 2) to duplicity (l.4) if it were replaced by Even though it is often confused with espionage, which is its illegitimate cousin, diplomacy has been linked with misbehaviour and duplicity for centuries.
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).
The word genial (l.15) means unusually intelligent.
Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).
The word unsparingly (l.13) can be correctly replaced by unmercifully, without this changing the meaning of the text.
In text IV, without altering the general meaning of the sentence, pinpoint (l.10) could be replaced by (mark right C or wrong E)
ascertain.