5 . The students tried to figure out why the project encompassed such outlandish tasks ; nonetheless , they couldn ’ t get any rhyme or reason to it .
A ) The students couldn ’ t understand the meaning of the project ’ s tasks or their usefulness in . x B ) The students were trying to make their writing tasks rhyme , but it was a difficult task . C ) the students did make all their words rhyme although the result was a bizarre project . D ) The reasons for the rhymes requested in some of the tasks were somewhat peculiar , but the students performed well . E ) Should the students work out the goals of the project , they would accept easily all the tasks that were required .
6 . The lawyer thinks it is impossible not to express his opinion !
A ) Expressing his opinion is another possibility for the lawyer . B ) The lawyer had better express his opinion . C ) The lawyer makes it impossible for them to express his opinion . D ) The lawyer can ' t help expressing his opinion . x E ) Everyone else thinks it is possible to express their opinion .
7 . Mr . Turner is too experienced a doctor to conduct a bad surgery .
A ) Mr . Turner is very experienced , but he may still conduct a bad surgery . B ) Mr . Turner is not so unexperienced as to conduct a bad surgery . x C ) If Mr . Turner is not experienced enough , he can conduct bad surgeries . D ) It is not possible for Mr . Turner , who is a very experienced doctor , not to conduct a bad surgery . E ) Even though Mr . Turner is not experienced , he may nonetheless conduct a bad surgery .
8 . Without his support , cutting the trees would have been impossible .
A ) Although he was very cooperative , we were still unable to finish the project . B ) As he could not lend us a helping hand , we hardly believed we were able to cut the trees . C ) There ' s no way the task could have been accomplished had he not provided his help . X D ) The assignment proved quite unchallenging , albeit the lack of aid . E ) Despite the difficulty , we managed to accomplish our task without his help .