Problem: Word: influence

Sentence 1: Used her parents' influence to get the job.

Sentence 2: She was the most important influence in my life.

Same meaning? OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
A: different meanings
Question: This question has options. Does the word "forbid" have the same definition in the next 2 sentences?

The rules forbid smoking.

The rules forbid our smoking.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer: the same meaning
Question: "gap" used in the same way in the following two sentences?

The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.

There was a gap in his account.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer: different meanings
Q: Does "live" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?

The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

A: different meanings
Question: Here is one sentence: If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.
Here is another sentence: We focused on what to do.
Does the focus mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning
Question: Here is one sentence: The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.
Here is another sentence: The storms last summer washed away parts of the road so we can expect some rough patches up ahead.
Does the patch mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer:
the same meaning