As far as grammar is concerned and based on the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
In the fragment “Thus, whereas the man in the street” (line 43), the underlined adverb means “as a result of what has just been said or stated” and can be replaced with hence.
Based on the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
It can be inferred from the text that world diplomacy had then been increasingly dominated by religious fanaticism and financial interests.
As far as lexical comprehension is concerned, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
In “their prospects of happiness.” (lines 17 and 18) the underlined word can be correctly replaced with chances or possibilities.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
“Trade-offs” (line 27) means “bad deals”.
Considering the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The fragment “to dwarf the” (line 36) could be correctly replaced with that contribute to.
Mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E) in summarizing the views of the author of the text.
Loneliness and privacy are unambiguously valuable gifts.
