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(2) No acrobatic feat is possible, if it involves turning a quadruple somersault;

(3) No impossible acrobatic feat is ever announced in a circus bill.

Univ.
“acrobatic feats”;
a
= announced in the bills of a circus;
b
= attempted in a circus;
c
= involving the turning of a quadruple somersault;
d
= possible.

23.

(1) Nobody, who really appreciates Beethoven, fails to keep silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played;

(2) Guinea-pigs are hopelessly ignorant of music;

(3) No one, who is hopelessly ignorant of music, ever keeps silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played.

Univ.
“creatures”;
a
= guinea-pigs;
b
= hopelessly ignorant of music;
c
= keeping silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played;
d
= really appreciating Beethoven.

24.

(1) Coloured flowers are always scented;

(2) I dislike flowers that are not grown in the open air;

(3) No flowers grown in the open air are colourless.

Univ.
“flowers”;
a
= coloured;
b
= grown in the open air;
c
= liked by me;
d
= scented.

25.

(1) Showy talkers think too much of themselves;

(2) No really well-informed people are bad company;

(3) People who think too much of themselves are not good company.

Univ.
“persons”;
a
= good company;
b
= really well-informed;
c
= showy talkers;
d
= thinking too much of one’s self.

26.

(1) No boys under 12 are admitted to this school as boarders;

(2) All the industrious boys have red hair;

(3) None of the day-boys learn Greek;

(4) None but those under 12 are idle.

Univ.
“boys in this school”;
a
= boarders;
b
= industrious;
c
= learning Greek;
d
= red-haired;
e
= under 12.

27.

(1) The only articles of food, that my doctor allows me, are such as are not very rich;

(2) Nothing that agrees with me is unsuitable for supper;

(3) Wedding-cake is always very rich;

(4) My doctor allows me all articles of food that are suitable for supper.

Univ.
“articles of food”;
a
= agreeing with me;
b
= allowed by my doctor;
c
= suitable for supper;
d
= very rich;
e
= wedding-cake.

28.

(1) No discussions in our Debating-Club are likely to rouse the British Lion, so long as they are checked when they become too noisy;

(2) Discussions, unwisely conducted, endanger the peacefulness of our Debating-Club;

(3) Discussions, that go on while Tomkins is in the Chair, are likely to rouse the British Lion;

(4) Discussions in our Debating-Club, when wisely conducted, are always checked when they become too noisy.

Univ.
“discussions in our Debating-Club”;
a
= checked when too noisy;
b
= dangerous to the peacefulness of our Debating-Club;
c
= going on while Tomkins is in the chair;
d
= likely to rouse the British Lion;
e
= wisely conducted.

29.

(1) All my sons are slim;

(2) No child of mine is healthy who takes no exercise;

(3) All gluttons, who are children of mine, are fat;

(4) No daughter of mine takes any exercise.

Univ.
“my children”;
a
= fat;
b
= gluttons;
c
= healthy;
d
= sons;
e
= taking exercise.

30.

(1) Things sold in the street are of no great value;

(2) Nothing but rubbish can be had for a song;

(3) Eggs of the Great Auk are very valuable;

(4) It is only what is sold in the street that is really
rubbish
.

Univ.
“things”;
a
= able to be had for a song;
b
= eggs of the Great Auk;
c
= rubbish;
d
= sold in the street;
e
= very valuable.

31.

(1) No books sold here have gilt edges, except what are in the front shop;

(2) All the
authorised
editions have red labels;

(3) All the books with red labels are priced at 5s.
and upwards;

(4) None but
authorised
editions are ever placed in the front shop.

Univ.
“books sold here”;
a
= authorised editions;
b
= gilt-edged;
c
= having red labels;
d
= in the front shop;
e
= priced at 5s.
and upwards.

32.

(1) Remedies for bleeding, which fail to check it, are a mockery;

(2) Tincture of Calendula is not to be despised;

(3) Remedies, which will check the bleeding when you cut your finger, are useful;

(4) All mock remedies for bleeding are despicable.

Univ.
“remedies for bleeding”;
a
= able to check bleeding;
b
= despicable;
c
= mockeries;
d
= Tincture of Calendula;
e
= useful when you cut your finger.

33.

(1) None of the unnoticed things, met with at sea, are mermaids;

(2) Things entered in the log, as met with at sea, are sure to be worth remembering;

(3) I have never met with anything worth remembering, when on a voyage;

(4) Things met with at sea, that are noticed, are sure to be recorded in the log;

Univ.
“things met with at sea”;
a
= entered in log;
b
= mermaids;
c
= met with by me;
d
= noticed;
e
= worth remembering.

34.

(1) The only books in this library, that I do
not
recommend for reading, are unhealthy in tone;

(2) The bound books are all well-written;

(3) All the romances are healthy in tone;

(4) I do not recommend you to read any of the unbound books.

Univ.
“books in this library”;
a
= bound;
b
= healthy in tone;
c
= recommended by me;
d
= romances;
e
= well-written.

35.

(1) No birds, except ostriches, are 9 feet high;

(2) There are no birds in this aviary that belong to any one but
me
;

(3) No ostrich lives on mince-pies;

(4) I have no birds less than 9 feet high.

Univ.
“birds”;
a
= in this aviary;
b
= living on mince-pies;
c
= my;
d
= 9 feet high;
e
= ostriches.

36.

(1) A plum-pudding, that is not really solid, is mere porridge;

(2) Every plum-pudding, served at my table, has been boiled in a cloth;

(3) A plum-pudding that is mere porridge is indistinguishable from soup;

(4) No plum-puddings are really solid, except what are served at
my
table.

Univ.
“plum-puddings”;
a
= boiled in a cloth;
b
= distinguishable from soup;
c
= mere porridge;
d
= really solid;
e
= served at my table.

37.

(1) No interesting poems are unpopular among people of real taste;

(2) No modern poetry is free from affectation;

(3) All
your
poems are on the subject of soap-bubbles;

(4) No affected poetry is popular among people of real taste;

(5) No ancient poem is on the subject of soap-bubbles.

Univ.
“poems”;
a
= affected;
b
= ancient;
c
= interesting;
d
= on the subject of soap-bubbles;
e
= popular among people of real taste;
h
= written by you.

38.

(1) All the fruit at this Show, that fails to get a prize, is the property of the Committee;

(2) None of my peaches have got prizes;

(3) None of the fruit, sold off in the evening, is unripe;

(4) None of the ripe fruit has been grown in a hot-house;

(5) All fruit, that belongs to the Committee, is sold off in the evening.

Univ.
“fruit at this Show”;
a
= belonging to the Committee;
b
= getting prizes;
c
= grown in a hot-house;
d
= my peaches;
e
= ripe;
h
= sold off in the evening.