Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the given one.

Sally prepared a lot of food for the housewarming party, but it wasn’t necessary.

A. at many industrialized countries

B. in countries with nuclear weapons

C. that consists of more than two generations

D. that leads to the divorce of parents

A. sharing

B. shared

C. to share

D. to be shared

A. Because the young man is very helpful, everyone likes him.

B. If the young man were very helpful, everyone would like him.

C. The young man is very helpful, but everyone likes him.

D. Although the young man is very helpful, everyone likes him.

A. John regrets not having spent all his savings on the new car.

B. If only John didn’t spend all his savings on the new car.

C. John wishes he hadn’t spent all his savings on the new car.

D. John regrets to spend all his savings on the new car.

A. Exhausted as we were, we tried to reach the destination.

B. Despite the fact that we reached the destination, we felt exhausted.

C. We were exhausted, and we couldn’t reach the destination.

D. Although we reached the destination, we were exhausted.

A. The weather was too nice for us to go sailing.

B. So nice was the weather that we decided to go sailing.

C. The weather was so nice as we decided to go sailing.

D. Although the weather was so nice, we still decided to go sailing.

A. Elly is unreliable, but she rarely keeps her promises.

B. If Elly rarely kept her promises, she would be unreliable.

C. Elly is unreliable although she rarely keeps her promises.

D. Elly rarely keeps her promises, so she is unreliable.