17 . The lawyers couldn ’ t stop talking about the lawsuit Mr Jones was involved in , but it was hard for him to follow the conversation due to all their mumbojumbo .
A ) The lawyers were African and spoke their dialect . B ) Mr Jones had to wear a suit to get a permission to talk with the lawyers . C ) The law is very severe and restrictive , so Mr Jones had to stay away from the lawyers ’ room and all he heard was a mumbling sound . D ) Mr Jones was quite inarticulate in his speech , therefore the lawyers could not understand his testimony and no useful information was taken for the litigation . E ) The lawyers spoke about the specific situation of Mr Jones expressing themselves in legal jargon , and poor Mr Jones was unable to understand a word . x
18 . Diogo ought to decide on whether to accept one his job offers or go on with his boring work . A ) Diogo might go on with his job though it is tedious , but he hasn ’ t made his decision yet . B ) Diogo had better take more time to reach a verdict regarding his career options . C ) Should Diogo not be able to pick a job nearly , he will be in a tough position as for developing a career . D ) Diogo should cherry-pick the best offer , otherwise he will keep on doing something uninteresting . x E ) Going for a new job is quite annoying and maybe he will continue with his current job .
19 . Soon after the blood test , the results were sent to her mobile phone .
A ) When the tests were finished , the message had already been sent to her mobile phone . B ) After she did the test , she heard her mobile phone ringing . C ) Just before the results were sent , the message in her mobile phone gave her the sign that the test was done . D ) Upon doing the blood test , she got the results . x E ) The message came to her mobile phone mistakenly before the test .
20 . After days of negotiations , the lawyers finally reached an agreement and wrote a contract , but none of the spouses could wrap their heads around the terms of the contract . A ) The spouses were an active part of the negotiation and they were happy with the conclusions they reached . B ) The lawyers wrote a contract with sprawling clauses and legal jargon and the couple could not really grasp it . X C ) Following the couple ’ s jargon was quite difficult for the lawyers . D ) Husband and wife were so content with the understanding that they wrapped some presents to offer the lawyers as a sign of gratitude . E ) It took a long time to discuss the contract but in the end all parties were satisfied with the conditions of the contract .