Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence:

He will smoke continuously when he is depressed

  • A He smokes continuously whenever he is depressed
  • B He intends to smoke continuously whenever he is depressed
  • C He wishes to smoke continuously when he is depressed
  • D He may smoke continuously when he is depressed
  • E He can smoke continuously when he is depressed
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The correct answer is A. He smokes continuously whenever he is depressed

When something says "will" it implies it happens regularly whenever the situation occurs. 

So between the options, "He smokes continuously whenever he is depressed" captures the meaning best.

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