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In the following questions, five sentences conveying the same idea are given. Select the one which expresses the idea in the most concise manner and mark its number as the answer Please note that all of them may be grammatically correct and mean the same but you have to select the one that is concise without missing any point.

A.	Don't ever imagine that there is anything to' be ashamed of, or anything undignified to grumble about in having to work hard for one's living.	B.	Don't ever imagine that there is anything undignified in having to work for a living
C.	We need not let imagination think that working for a living is a shame	D.	We need not imagine that there is anything to be ashamed of or anything undignified in having to work for our living
E.	To work for a living is nothing to feel ashamed of.

Answer and Explanation

Answer:Don't ever imagine that there is anything undignified in having to work for a living

Explanation:
One should not imagine that to work for a living is something undignified. This idea is conveyed precisely in choice 2. Choices 1 and 4 are too elaborate ' — let imagination think —' is incorrect in choice 3 and the idea of 'imagination' is missing in choice 5.

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