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For the author, the bad reputation diplomacy holds has to do with the frequent international negotiations in which diplomats deal with foreign officials.
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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.
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The word “genial" (l.15) means unusually intelligent.
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According to the text, the foreign minister Laurent Fabius was appointed immediately after Mrs. Alliot-Marie's term.
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The author criticizes Krapp's argument that exemplars of transplanted languages or dialects such as Acadian French are more archaic than the original ones, which continued evolving in their home countries.
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The adjective “compelling" (l.25) could be replaced by thorough in this particular context.
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The word “contingent" (l.34) is synonymous with necessary.
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It can be correctly concluded from the text that the recruitment methods adopted in the past have fuelled suspicion against diplomats and created a fallacious idea about their work.
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With the expression “And that was that" (l. 10 and 11), the author reinforces the idea indicated by “the lack of formal preparation for the job" (l.2).
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From the author's account, it can be correctly inferred that he was expected to be able to translate from French to English and vice versa, as part of his job as a diplomat.
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In spite of some passages which might be taken as ironic, it is correct to conclude that the text considers the changes in French diplomacy to be positive.
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It can be said from the text that to British ears, contemporary American accents belie declining grammar standards in America as compared to Colonial times.
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The word “assimilated" (l.52) could be correctly replaced by blended, without altering the meaning of the passage.
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The text asserts that facts should be judged to be the sole standard against which to define beliefs.
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The word “enjoined" (l.27) cannot be replaced by endorsed in this particular context.
