Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one.

We decided to stay in that ancient house despite its old facilities.

Nowadays, employment is the only reason to make people move to big cities.

Employment is one reason to attract more people moving to big cities.

Nowadays, people are moving to live a better life.

More people are moving to big cities for higher-paid employment.

Hoa fancies listening to folk music.

Hoa seldom enjoys listening to folk music.

Hoa is very fond of listening to folk music.

Hoa loves folk music and often plays it.

Today, people are more open-minded and freely express their opinions.

Today, people are more open-minded, and free to express opinions.

Today, people more open-minded, so free to express their opinions.

Today, people are more open-minded and freely to expressing their opinions.

Life in our small village is now not as simple and peaceful as in the past.

Life in our small village has become very simple and peaceful.

Our small village has experienced simplicity and peace.

Life used to be different in our small village.

The age for getting married in Viet Nam has changed in recent years.

People in Viet Nam now get married at an earlier age than in the past.

The average age for Vietnamese people to get married has increased in recent years.

In recent years, Viet Nam has increased in aged marriages.

My parents refused letting me go out after 9 p.m.

My parents refused to let me go out after 9 p.m.

My parents allowed me to go out after 9 p.m.

My parents permitted me to go out after 9 p.m.

It is a waste of time trying to make him talk about his past.

It is a waste of time to try and make him talk about his past.

There is no time trying to make him talk about his past.

There is no time to try to make him talk about his past.