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Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).


The word “unsparingly” (l.13) can be correctly replaced by unmercifully, without this changing the meaning of the text.

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Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).


From the author’s account, it can be correctly inferred that he was expected to be able to translate from French to English and vice versa, as part of his job as a diplomat.

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Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E)


The passage “a wet-behind-the-ears but fully functioning British diplomat” (l.12) indicates that the author’s inexperience didn’t prevent him from getting a position of responsibility in the Foreign Office.

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Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).


The fact that the author didn’t know the meaning of the word “roselle” and translated it as “jute” was prejudicial to the British Minister.

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Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).


It can be correctly inferred that, when it came to hiring, the Foreign Office had a clear preference for bright young people.