Choose the sentence A, B, C, or D which is closest in meaning to the one given. 76.Without the help of his neighbor, my father could not have repaired the garage roof A.Our neighbor wanted to help my father repair the garage roof. B.My father could repair the garage roof without the help of his neighbor. C.My father paid his neighbor to repair the garage roof for him. D.My father could repair the garage roof because his neighbor helped him. 77.She doesn’t realize how serious her husband’s operation is going to be. A.She realizes that her husband’s operation is not going to be serious. B.She doesn’t realize the serious operation her husband is going to have. C.She realizes seriously that her husband’s going to have an operation. D.Little does she realize how serious her husband’s operation is going to be. 78.He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop. A.Rather than take it back to the shop, he decided to repair the thing himself. B.He decided to repair the thing himself as he couldn’t take it back to the shop. C.He took the thing back to the shop because he wanted to have it repaired. D.He decided to have the thing repaired and not to take it back to the shop. 79.The shops don’t deliver now, which makes life difficult. A.If shops don’t deliver, life would be less difficult. B.If shops delivered, life would be less difficult. C.As shops delivered, life wouldn’t be so difficult. D.As shops don’t deliver, life would be so difficult. 80.It is such a wonderful opportunity that we mustn’t miss it. A.It is too wonderful an opportunity for us to miss. B.The opportunity is wonderful enough for us to miss. C.It is a wonderful opportunity, so we can’t miss it. D.It is such a wonderful opportunity we are not able to afford it.