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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Hi, I'm trying to find the closest meaning to the two sentences below. Can you help me?

"Society as a whole is thought by some people to be more important than the indiviual."

a- Some people are thought to have the opinion that the individual is less important than society as a whole

b- What some people believe is that the individual is not as important as society as a whole.

c- It is thought that some people consider society to be much more important than the individual

I'm stuck between B and C. But I say B



" If you want to be successful, you must possess the energy to accomplish your goals in the face of adversity."


a- When you encounter an enemy, you must be able to show your motivation to achieve your goals no matter how hard it may be
b- Only if you continue to struggle for your goals despite hardships can you become successful
c- To be successful, the energy you have must be used wisely so that difficulties cannot stop you from reaching your goals
d- Success comes from hard work, so it is necessary for everyone to focus their energy on their particular goals

I say B

  

Top answer

Correct both times. In the first example, the answer is B. A & C say that someone thinks people believe this.

  • Correct both times.
  • In the first example, the answer is B.
  • A & C say that someone thinks people believe this.
  • They don't know that people believe it, but they think that they believe it.
  • But B, like the original statement, simply says that people do believe it.
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Correct both times.

In the first example, the answer is B. A & C say that someone thinks people believe this. They don't know that people believe it, but they think that they believe it. But B, like the original statement, simply says that people do believe it.

In the second example, the answer again is B. The original statement is about possessing the ene

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Thank you so much. I got it now

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