Choose the sentence A, B, C, or D that is closest in meaning to the original sentence.

The children couldn’t go swimming. The sea was too rough.

They have a small team, but they are not successful.

Despite their small team, they are a successful company.

Success is difficult with a small team, but they achieved it.

As they have a small team, they are a successful company.

The speech was very boring that most of us felt sleepy.

It was so a boring speech that most of us felt sleepy.

The speech was too boring that most of us felt sleepy.

The speech was so boring that most of us felt sleepy.

We can offer overtime but our budget is limited this month.

Overtime is expensive, and our budget is tight this month.

There will be overtime this month although our budget is limited.

We have a limited budget, so we won’t offer overtime this month.

The starting salary is low, but the company provides good benefits.

Despite the lower starting salary, the company offers excellent benefits.

Benefits are important, especially when the starting salary is low.

Because they offer good benefits, the starting salary might be lower.

Despite finding an internship is the logical thing, you can not gain real-world experience.

Although you can find an internship, you can not gain real-world experience.

You can find an internship, but you can not gain real-world experience.

If you can find an internship, you can gain some real-world experience.

When the end of the school year comes closer, so you might find that you have fear of the future.

Because the end of the school year comes closer, you have fear of the future.

When the end of the school year comes closer, you might find that you have fear of the future.

Although the end of the school year comes closer, you might find that you have fear of the future.

If you do volunteer work, you can understand yourself better, have new friendships, and confidence.

If you do volunteer work, you can learn more, but become far less confident.

Volunteer work can help you learn more about yourself, but your friendships become less important.

Volunteer work can help you learn more about yourself, and new friendships will make you confident.