Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

There would be no change in the meaning of the passage from “Often” (l.2) to “duplicity” (l.4) if it were replaced by Even though it is often confused with espionage, which is its illegitimate cousin, diplomacy has been linked with misbehaviour and duplicity for centuries.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The words “clad” (l.18) and “quaffing” (l.19) could be correctly replaced by dressed and sipping without this altering the meaning of the sentence, although this substitution would make the text less humorous.

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

The woman mentioned in the first paragraph didn’t expect the author to reveal his true opinions.

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

For the author, the bad reputation diplomacy holds has to do with the frequent international negotiations in which diplomats deal with foreign officials.

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

It can be correctly concluded from the text that the recruitment methods adopted in the past have fuelled suspicion against diplomats and created a fallacious idea about their work.