Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

The burglar was trying to break into the shop. He was caught by the night guard when doing so.

Just before James took up his new post, he realized that he was not suited for it.

As soon as James started working, he realized that his decision had not been a good one.

Had James not begun his new job, he would have gone looking for a better one.

Since James did not like his new job, he began looking for a better one.

Did you see eye to eye with me on this issue?

Do you view this issue with my agreement?

Can you try to agree with me on this issue?

Are you in agreement with my view on this issue?

To make poverty and overcrowding even worse, people in many big cities ruin their life.

Due to poverty and overcrowding, the life of people in many big cities is being ruined.

Unless there are poverty and overcrowding, the life of people in many big cities won't be ruined.

Despite poverty and overcrowding, the life of people in many big cities is being ruined.

Because the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.

We stayed in the noisy hotel, and we liked it.

Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.

Without the noise, we would have stayed in the hotel.

If he hurried, he wouldn't miss the plane.

If he had hurried, he wouldn't have caught the plane.

If he had hurried, he could have caught the plane.

He didn't miss the plane because he was hurried.

Pessimistically speaking, cities will be overpopulated, and traffic will be heavy.

Pessimistically speaking, cities will be overpopulated, for traffic will be heavy.

Pessimistically speaking, cities will be overpopulated, but traffic will be heavy.

Pessimistically speaking, cities will be overpopulated, or traffic will be heavy.

I hope whether we are able to solve the problems, those are over population and pollution.

I hope if we will be able to solve the problems, which are over population and pollution.

I hope that we will be able to solve the problems of over population and pollution.

I hope when we will be able to solve the problem for over population and pollution.