Reading: Intermediate 1

From time to time, there is a conflict between the benefits of a society and an individual living in that society.

Individuals not always seek for the best of the society they live in

It is impossible for an individual to accept the rules of the society he or she lives in

What is best for individuals is always suitable for the society they live in.

If everyone acted in his or her own best interest, there wouldn't be any conflict within the society.

Although large cigars have been smoked since the sixteenth century in Cuba, not many of them are produced for export.

Cuba has been producing large cigars since the sixteenth century however they are not sold in export.

In the sixteenth century large cigars were produced in Cuba not only for inland use but also for export.

Cuba has been exporting large cigars to foreign markets since the sixteenth century but nevertheless only a few people know this fact.

Although large cigars have been manufactured in Cuba for a very long time, it was not until the sixteenth century that they were introduced to foreign markets.

Although large cigars have been smoked since the sixteenth century in Cuba, not many of them are produced for export.

Cuba has been exporting large cigars to foreign markets since the sixteenth century but nevertheless only a few people know this fact

In the sixteenth century large cigars were produced in Cuba not only for inland use but also for export.

Cuba has been producing large cigars since the sixteenth century however they are not sold in export.

Although large cigars have been manufactured in Cuba for a very long time, it was not until the sixteenth century that they were introduced to foreign markets.

At the Seoul Olympics Ben Johnson and many others were disqualified after failing a doping test.

If Ben Johnson hadn't been tested positive for doping at the Seoul Olympics, he wouldn't have lost his gold medal.

Since Ben Johnson confessed having used doping his gold medal was taken back

As Ben Johnson failed the doping test again at the Seoul Olympics, he was stripped of his gold medal.

Although Ben Johnson failed the doping test he wasn't disqualified from the Seoul Olympics.

It was not until the 19th century that the demand for tea started to increase.

In the 19th century the price for tea didn't increase despite the demand

It was its astronomical price which decreased the demand for tea in the 19th century.

In the 19th century, even though the demand for tea was enormous its price remained cheap.

The demand for tea was so high in the 19th century that its price was enormous

Sometimes we might do things that are considered wrong.

We often do things because we think they are the right things to do at the time

It is not possible to do everything right in life

We can never be sure if all the things we do are right

Although we feel that the things we sometimes do are not right, we nevertheless do them.

Unlike in the past, in our modern world, time is the scarcest value however people can still find time for story telling.

Today hardly anyone knows how important storytelling was in the past since everybody is busy with their own lives

Storytelling, which once was a vital part of life, has become significantly less common in the modern era due to lack of time

Although many people can hardly find time for anything other than work, storytelling is still as important as it was in the past

Nowadays, storytelling has become a very important practice since it gives us ideas about the life in the past.

Unlike adults children laugh more while playing games

No matter how much adults play, they can't laugh more than children

It seems that adults, who don't laugh much, didn't play much with other children when they were young.

Since adults have less time playing games; they don't laugh as much as children

The reason why adults laugh less than children might be that they play less.

Sometimes we might do things that are considered wrong.

We often do things because we think they are the right things to do at the time

It is not possible to do everything right in life.

We can never be sure if all the things we do are right

Although we feel that the things we sometimes do are not right, we nevertheless do them.

At the Seoul Olympics Ben Johnson and many others were disqualified after failing a doping test.

If Ben Johnson hadn't been tested positive for doping at the Seoul Olympics, he wouldn't have lost his gold medal

Since Ben Johnson confessed having used doping his gold medal was taken back.

As Ben Johnson failed the doping test again at the Seoul Olympics, he was stripped of his gold medal.

Although Ben Johnson failed the doping test he wasn't disqualified from the Seoul Olympics.

If we could remember the past, it would not happen again

Since we all tend to forget what happened in the past we do the same mistakes again

We couldn't remember what happened in the past so we did it again

In order not to repeat the past, we should certainly not forget what happened then

Those who couldn't remember what happened in the past were more likely to repeat it.

Like leopards, tigers, and jaguars, lions are among the members of the cat family that can roar

Since lions come from the same cat family as leopards, tigers and jaguars do, they can roar as loud as the others.

Lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars are the only four cats that can roar; however, the others can't roar as loudly as lions do.

The roar of a lion is enough to make other animals, such as leopards, feel frightened.

Lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars can roar, however the roar of a lion is not as frightening as the roar of the others

Unlike adults children laugh more while playing games.

Since adults have less time playing games; they don't laugh as much as childre

No matter how much adults play, they can't laugh more than children

It seems that adults, who don't laugh much, didn't play much with other children when they were young.

The reason why adults laugh less than children might be that they play less.  

If we could remember the past, it would not happen again.

Since we all tend to forget what happened in the past we do the same mistakes again

We couldn't remember what happened in the past so we did it again

In order not to repeat the past, we should certainly not forget what happened then

Those who couldn't remember what happened in the past were more likely to repeat it.

Many people who are diagnosed as having mental disorder are mentally healthier than we are.

The proportion of those who have been identified as having a mental disorder is higher than that of the mentally healthy

Compared to the number of mentally healthy, the number of people with a mental disorder is increasing

It is not clear how many people suffer from a mental disorder since many of them seem mentally healthy.

That some of us are not as mentally healthy as other is obvious but the number of people having a mental disorder is not very high.  

Although the twins do not look like each other I cannot name them easily.

I cannot tell the twins apart because I don’t know them well enough

It is impossible for me to identify the twins because they look very much like one another

I can never tell the twins anything as they like each other so much

The twins are similar to each other but I can easily name them

I have never tried to be as comfortable as my brother in telling people what I think.

Both my brother and I are comfortable with frankly telling people what they need to know

My brother is less comfortable than me in expressing himself and saying what he feels.

My brother has always been more comfortable than me telling people what he thinks about them.

I have noticed that my brother has never been comfortable when telling people what he thinks.

I have never tried to be as comfortable as my brother in telling people what I think.

Both my brother and I are comfortable with frankly telling people what they need to know.

My brother is less comfortable than me in expressing himself and saying what he feels.

My brother has always been more comfortable than me telling people what he thinks about them.

I have noticed that my brother has never been comfortable when telling people what he thinks.

She ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn't like them.

She only ate some small pieces of bread and butter

She didn't eat anything, not even the bread and butter

She didn't touch the bread and butter, but she ate other things

She ate neither bread nor butter.