Task 1
A Soccer Fan
Meet Alastair Niven. He’s 30 years old, from Liverpool, and he is an accountant. His hobby is soccer and he loves the Liverpool Football Club. He always goes to the games at Anfield. What about his family? “He usually plays with us on Saturdays, but he never spends Sunday with us,” say his daughters Julia and Laura. His wife, Elisabeth, doesn’t like soccer and she usually stays with her daughters when Alastair is at the game. Are Julia and Laura soccer fans like their dad? No! They don’t like soccer, they both love playing games and having a chat.
1. Alastair is a soccer player. true
2. He likes soccer. true
3. He never goes to watch Liverpool. true
4. Liverpool plays at Anfield true
5. Alastair never plays with the children. true
6. The daughters always spend Sunday with Alastair. true
7. Elisabeth likes soccer. true
8. She never goes to the game with Alastair. true
9. The daughters always stay at home Sunday. true
10. The daughters like playing games. true
Task 2
HealthCare Insurance
Helping happy couples stay happy Different couples have different needs. This is the reason why HealthCare has the right plan for you. Our health plans include: Mental Health Caring for your mind is as vital as caring for your body. Lifestyle consultation Our experts visit your home and can advise you on lifestyle changes to make sure your relationship stays healthy. Children’s Health The health of your children is extremely important for your own relationship as knowing that your child/children are well buys you piece of mind. Health check Our annual medical checks help identify problems and illnesses Dental Check A dental check every six months is vital for your health. But it is quite expensive. Our offer makes you stop worrying about additional costs. HealthCare Insurance is the option for you as you will never worry again about your and your children’s health.
1. HealthCare Insurance just works with families. true
2. HealthCare plans are the same for every couple. true
3. It is best to have your teeth checked once a year. true
4. You get more information free. true
5. HealthCare experts can advise you on your lifestyle. true
Task 3
Are the media a bad influence?
Alice is 13 years old. She likes doing what every other girl her age enjoys. She hangs out with her friends, she reads magazines and goes shopping. But Alice has a dream: she wants to be a model. Every week, she goes to the local newsagent to buy the latest teenager magazines. She looks at all the famous models. Alice’s mother, Nina, is not happy. “It’s not a problem if kids have ambitions,” she says, “but in Alice’s case it has become an obsession. She doesn’t stop talking about becoming a model.” According to Nina, Alice is developing an eating disorder because she eats little just to be as thin as the super models. “The media play a big role in this dilemma,” her mum says. “All the teenager magazines convey a very negative picture to young girls dreaming of becoming a model. The only message they spread is that the important thing is how you look. Are the media really responsible for the behaviour of girls like Alice? Alice’s big sister Alisa disagrees. “I also buy lots of magazines but I don’t want to be like them. Apart from that, they also show ordinary people, not just famous people. They give information and have nice pictures.” So, who is right? How do the media influence teenagers? Are we all becoming obsessed with famous people and their life styles?
1. Alice wants to become a famous model. true
2. Alisa likes magazines because of the information provided. true
3. The problem of all the magazines is that they tell young girls how to look. true
4. Alice does not have any ambitions. true
5. Alisa blames the media for Alice's behaviour. true
6. Alice's mum is worried about her daughter's behaviour. true
Task 4
Joseph Patel: Journalist
Joseph Patel is a journalist. He appears on television, he writes reviews, and he owns his own studio. Born in 1980, Joseph started writing articles when he was nine. His father was a TV presenter, and Joseph used to assist his father at weekends. At the age of 18 he started studying media studies. After graduating he wrote his first book and eventually got a job at The New York Times. He is known as the famous journalist writing a weekly column in The New York Times. Joseph got married to TV producer Susan Mears in 2005. Three months ago Joseph started his own magazine called Joseph’s Weekly Monthly Advertiser and it seems to be very successful. At work he always wears black trousers, a black shirt and a red tie. He is especially keen on new glasses – he buys a new pair every month. Joseph started wearing glasses when he was 10. He died his hair red when he was 16. It is still red, and this year, for the first time he has grown a beard. “My wife likes it, that’s why” is his explanation. But his beard is black!
1. Joseph wanted to become a TV presenter when he was a kid. true
2. His first book was about his being a student of media studies. true
3. Joseph is known for his famous reviews in The New York Times. true
4. His clothes always suit his glasses. true
5. His wife is not keen on Joseph growing a beard. true
6. Joseph's magazine is very promising. true
Task 5
Shopping on the Internet
Studies have revealed that shopping on the internet is a growing business, but a slow one. People still seem to be keener on the offline experience, that is buying things in shops and malls. But why? Why do people prefer leaving their house to buying things online at home? For example, one of the studies undertaken by interviewing online shoppers showed that people only start shopping online after having been Internet users for some time. People in Germany (who have been online for a couple of years now) tend to buy more than people in Italy (who haven’t been user for as long). The study revealed that you must feel comfortable to buy online. The shopping sites that are accessed most often are the small ones, those who offer one thing. They’re easy to access, they’re quick, don’t want the user to reveal to much personal information, something that makes people comfortable. Sites asking for too much personal information stop users from buying things online. The study also revealed that people are more willing to put up with lots of problems in order to be immersed in the experience of shopping; moreover, the act of shopping also includes social and entertainment factors. Leaving the house and walking to different places is still regarded as a social activity that cannot be compared to buying things on the internet. Summing up, those websites will win which focus on customer support offering service, trust and efficency.
1. A study has revealed that people are slowly getting user to online shops. true
2. Buying online is more comfortable if you have been an internet user for some time. true
3. People from northern countries buy more things online than people from southern countries. true
4. Sites that ask for too much personal information are mostly avoided. true
5. People tend to accept all the hassles related to shopping. true
6. Leaving the house in order to buy things is considered to be entertaining. true
Task 6
Life in the Parks of Tokyo
Mio Jamahatsu took a deep breath, wrapped her daughter in a blanket and left her apartment - across the street and into the park. "It was really a challenge for me to enter the park," said Mrs Jamahatsu. In a big city where not only backyards but also baby sitters are a luxury, neighbourhood parks are a haven for millions of stay-at-home mothers. But it is a tough challenge you face as a newcomer. Cliques of veteran park mothers sometimes ignore newcomers, bewildered by those who bring cheap lunches and whispering nasty remarks about their clothes or appearance. Women's magazines have published special issues on this phenomenon, mothers who are rejected by a certain group, or worse, are never accepted into one, and search for new groups elsewhere. The issue is addressed quite often because it illustrates so much about Japanese society - from the importance of communal parks in big cities, to group thinking, to pressure exerted on mothers to stay home by society. Senior mothers decide who is acceptable and who is not and what activities newcomers should engage in and when. Some even set a behaviour code. Most days, Chen Li takes her son to the neighbourhood park. If she doesn't, she worries other mothers will talk about her. "I don't like other mothers talking about me, but if I pretend to be different, I might get excluded." Household roles in Japan are rigidly fixed. Even if some young husbands help in the household and some wives start working after having children, such behaviour is rare. According to statistics, the number of stay-at-home mothers of young children has remained unchanged since the early 1980s, at about 70%. Many who work outside the home have part-time jobs. Mrs Jamahatsu complained that the first two years were quite tough because her husband worked long hours and she knew no one in the neighbourhood. She now meets 15 mothers at Mabashi Park every day, often at 10am. They eat together and talk about their children's health and their eating and napping problems.
1. A lack of backyards in Tokyo forces mothers to look for parks. true
2. Parks are a retreat for mothers escaping their forsaken life at home. true
3. Japanese society has received widespread press coverage because of this phenomenom. true
4. Senior mothers decide who is excluded if newcomers don't behave accordingly. true
5. Behaviour codes can be an issue. true
6. The number of stay-at-home mothers has not changed since the 80s because many work part-time. true
7. Many mothers have part-time jobs since household roles in Japan are rigidly fixed. true
Task 7
Reform the monarchy? Let's wait for a century[...]
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a central constitutional statute; it determines the succession to the Crown of England. As the historian Andrew Roberts has pointed out, it has been a success. In the three centuries since it was enacted, the UK has led the global industrial and scientific revolution, emerged victorious from five world wars, built and liquidated an empire comparable to that of Ancient Rome, and retained the settled succession to the throne. Americans often point to 1776 as the foundation date of their democratic republic;
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
However, the Act of Settlement is an unusual document. The Queen's title to the throne is derived from her descent from the Electress Sophia of Hanover. Sophia herself died in 1714, only six weeks before the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne.
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
Elizabeth II is his successor and direct heir. In 1701 the King, William III, and Parliament were concerned to protect the Protestant succession to the throne against a threat of French and Catholic influence. The Tories had a majority in the 1701 Parliament, but few people were willing to go back to the old Pretender or the Roman Catholic Stuart dynasty.
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
That created the discrimination against Catholics that causes offence. There was no alteration in the 1701 Act to the existing rules governing the succession of women to the throne. In the absence of a direct male heir, a royal princess can succeed, but a younger brother has seniority over an elder sister.
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
That tradition goes back at least as far as the accession of Edward VI in 1547. Edward was a younger brother with two elder sisters living, Mary and Elizabeth; he was also the champion of the Protestant cause. The Prime Minister has recently discussed the removal of these anomalies with the Queen. There seems to be widespread agreement that they cannot logically be defended.
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
It is inconceivable nowadays that any new Act should include either religious or sexual discrimination. The question is whether the Act of Settlement ought now to be amended to bring it into line with human rights law. There is quite a strong practical case for leaving the Act alone.
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
In Australia, any amendment of the Act would lead inevitably to a further vote to make Australia a republic - perhaps already an inevitable outcome. In Canada there might be calls for independence for Quebec. The Canadian Government can well do without a Quebec crisis. The UK would be affected as well; any reform of the Act would lead to new Scottish nationalist demands for complete independence, and perhaps also to new demands for a united Ireland. All of these are issues that will eventually have to be settled, but practical politicians might prefer to defer them. The delay was likely to happen anyway. Gordon Brown has already said that his Government will not introduce new legislation before the next election, though he agrees that the two discriminations are not defensible. David Cameron, if he wins the election, will inherit very difficult problems. I would not expect him to legislate on such a controversial subject in his first Parliament.
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
There is no pressure of time. There are at present three male heirs to the throne, none of whom is Catholic. Their position would not be affected by any reform, except insofar as they might wish to marry a Catholic at some point in the future. The Princess Royal would move up into fourth place, going ahead of her two younger brothers and their children. It is rather unlikely that any change in the law would affect the actual succession to the throne until after 2050 at the earliest. There are of course the two wider groups that are discriminated against and these, to some degree, may resent that.
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
The relationship between the Catholic and Anglican Churches has never been friendlier. Few Catholics want to see the Church of England disestablished; none want to take over the cost of restoring the great cathedrals. Anything that weakens the Church of England weakens Christianity in England. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has said that the Act of Settlement is not high on his agenda. I do not think that the sexual discrimination of the monarchy is high on the agenda of most women. I suppose the decisive factor is the Queen herself. It is true that she is more popular now than any monarch since, perhaps, the last years of Queen Victoria. The Queen's popularity might make it easier to amend the Act, and might minimise the unforeseen consequences of constitutional change.
There are therefore two discriminations, one in the Act of Settlement against Catholics and one that affects women.
The first monarch to succeed under the Act of Settlement was Sophia's son George I;
That would take us down to 2014, which is beyond the political horizon.
In that sense, it might be 100 years before there was again so favourable a period.
I do not find the Act of Settlement is a burning issue with most Catholics.
The Act of Settlement therefore provided that no future monarch should be a Roman Catholic or married to one.
The whole of the Commonwealth would have to agree any amendment. In some major Commonwealth countries the Queen is still head of state.
The Act of Settlement thus helped to establish the dominant position of the Anglican Church.
1701 is the foundation date of our modern monarchy, which evolved into a democratic monarchy.
It is doubtfull whether they are compatible with European human rights legislation.
Yet the issues are complex; a reform of the Act would invite the introduction of new issues, and potential damage might be done to the monarchy. Why add to the Queen's burdens? Many people, including many Catholics, will reflect that the Act of Settlement has done a good job in preserving the British monarchy through historic dangers. They feel great loyalty to the Queen. Perhaps the best thing to do would be to leave the Act as it is until the 22nd century.
Task 8
Lectures reveal watered-down degrees - Academics are breaking ranks to expose a grim picture of higher education
A group of academic whistle-blowers have warned that British higher education is being blighted by watered-down degrees, rampant plagiarism and systematic pressure from university authorities to inflate the grades of weak undergraduates. The complaints by the academics – working at universities including Oxford, Sussex, Birmingham, Cardiff and new institutions such as Central Lancashire and Manchester Metropolitan – have been presented in a 500-page dossier to a MPs’ inquiry. One reports a student begging “please don’t dumb down any further”, while another says students are more interested in sending text messages in class than paying attention. The problems are blamed on two decades of relentless university expansion without adequate funding. The evidence increases pressure on John Denham, the universities secretary, to take steps to guard quality as he prepares to announce a strategy for higher education this summer. One source at the select committee said: “It has to be quite a brave person to stick their necks out like this. “There is sufficient commonality between their concerns to be worth taking seriously – it is incumbent on the authorities to do so. The worry is they are inclined to dismiss rather than investigate.” Those who have given evidence include Sue Evans, an economics lecturer of some 30 years’ standing at Manchester Metropolitan University. She describes a disappointed Slovakian undergraduate saying last term: “This university is like high school in Slovakia.” Another begged the department: “Don’t dumb down the subject any more than you already have.” Evans also provides extensive allegations of marks frequently being revised upwards without justification. She says she has raised her concerns “repeatedly” with the university but without any response. Her complaints are echoed by Stuart Derbyshire, a senior lecturer in psychology at Birmingham University. On one occasion, he said: “When I complained, he [an external examiner charged with scrutinising standards] stated that it was no longer 1986 and that we cannot mark like we did in the past. ‘We must’, he said, ‘look harder for excellence’.” Some of the submissions raise concerns over the commitment of students themselves. The dossier includes warnings from some of Britain’s most senior academics. Alan Ryan, warden of New College, Oxford, wrote that, while he approved of expanding university education, too much of it is “remedial secondary education passed off as something else”. At Oxford, he said, “anyone who remains awake and is tolerably well organised can get a 2:1”. He added that there is a “dumbing to the middle” at the university in which compliance with government quality procedures is more important than “waking up minds”. Peter Dorey, a politics academic at Cardiff, said: “They often sit in seminars with only their mobile phone in front of them on the desk . . . but no books or notepads.” He told the inquiry: “Many of them are semi-literate,” adding that he was starting to feel “as if I am wasting my time with today’s students”. Some of the greatest concerns raised are over the quality of science education. Janet Collett, emeritus biology lecturer at Sussex who also holds a post at Harvard, warned the committee of “serious slippage of standards”. She said many leading American academics believe “sharp critical thinking and fostering independence are no longer the hallmarks of British university education”. Collett said this weekend that American colleagues complained that even Oxbridge science graduates “just didn’t know enough”. Higher education is now more popular than ever, with figures released last month showing applications to start degrees this autumn up 7.8% on last year, when 413,000 started at university. However, there are signs that head teachers at the most academically successful state and independent schools are starting to steer the brightest pupils to join a steady trickle across the Atlantic. Andrew Halls, headmaster of the independent King’s College school in Wimbledon, south London, claimed that at a recent parents’ meeting, half the 200 or so present said they would consider sending their children to America. “US universities are starting to have a real edge,” said Halls. “The more they [British universities] water down their degrees, which they patently are, the worse.” David Willetts, the shadow universities secretary, said there was still widespread excellence, but added: “A lot of students who get in touch with me are raising issues such as how crowded their seminars are, how rapidly they get work returned with a mark. Those are the types of issues students and parents really worry about. Universities have to listen.” Universities contacted this weekend to respond to the submissions denied there were quality problems or that staff were pressed to change grades. A spokeswoman for Manchester Metropolitan added: “Miss Evans expresses a lot of very personal views but presents very little objective information. There is no evidence staff are put under any pressure to bump up grades. We are extremely disappointed and upset that a colleague has chosen to raise these issues externally.”
1. What are authorities doing to counteract the steep decline of higher education at universities?
They are working on a strategy to improve the quality of teaching at universities.
They are taking their responsibility seriously and act accordingly.
They are ignoring the opportunity to really change the system.
2. What, according to Alan Ryan, is the main problem in regard to expanding university education?
Corrective measures in university education are just not what they seem to be.
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Stirring people to action has become less important than adhering to government policy.
3. Which concerns voiced by students causes parents to consider sending their children to American universities?
Plagiarism has become a new phenomenon threatening to influence students’ competence and skills negatively.
Too many students attend classes and thus teachers/lecturers have problems grading papers.
Undergraduates are attracted by more tangible university policies.
4. What do American scholars say about the allegedly poor education standards in Britain?
University standards should be improved by augmenting government subsidies.
Oxbridge students have fallen behind compared to students in America.
Thinking critically and independently has been waning.
5. What is the reaction of the spokeswoman?
There is evidence that the allegations are true.
Raising the issue externally has annoyed many colleagues.
The fact that one of her colleagues has revealed this information is a cause for concern.
6. What does Alan Ryan mean with “dumbing to the middle”?
University education is said to drift into mediocrity.
Anyone who is aware of the current trend is in a privileged position.
The lack of willingness to make people aware of their own inertia.
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living
lived
had lived
don't know
in London.
50. As soon as she opened her mouth I knew I
have heard
heard
had heard
don't know
her before.
51. I look forward
meeting
to meeting
to meet
don't know
him soon.
52. If you have trouble getting yourself noticed, try
shouting
to shout
shout
don't know
at people.
53. Can you
make me some tea
make some tea for me
make me a tea
don't know
?
54. What
did you do
have you done
have you been doing
don't know
lately?
55. I travelled to Paris
to buy
for to buy
for buying
don't know
clothes.
56. You can't survive very long without
to drink
drink
drinking
don't know
.
57. I like
to play music
playing music
to play music
don't know
, but I wouldn't like
to do
doing
to doing
don't know
it all my life.
58. It would be nice if we
would have
had
have
don't know
a bit more time.
59. If you
didn't rescue
hadn't help
hadn't helped
don't know
me, I
would have been
would have be
would be
don't know
dead by now.
60. Jim
will finish
will have finished
will be finishing
don't know
his exam by that time tomorrow.
61. It was crazy to drive like that. You
may have
might have
could have
don't know
hurt someone.
62. She
have
has been
has
don't know
quite changed since she
has got
has
got
don't know
divorced.
63. She was wearing a
black new Italian silk
new silk black Italian
new black Italian silk
don't know
ball gown.
64.
The poorer
Poorer
Poor
don't know
he gets,
the fewer friends he has
fewer friends he has
fewer he has friends
don't know
.
65. This is the last time I
have been buying
am buying
buy
don't know
you a drink.
66. On her birthday
she had a voucher
a voucher has given to her
she was given a voucher
don't know
.
67. We can't use the classroom yet because it
is still done up
is still doing up
is still being done up
don't know
.
68. How
she looks gorgeous
gorgeous she looks
gorgeously she looks
don't know
!
69. My mother will be mad at me
if I don't get back in time
unless I don't get back in time
before I don't get back in time
don't know
.
70. It's time you
do
did
done
don't know
your homework, but I'd rather you
tidy up
tidied up
tidy
don't know
your room.
71. She keeps forgetting things,
which
what
that which
don't know
gets on my nerves.
72. Can you hand in your paper
till
until
by
don't know
Monday?
Choose the sentence with the similar meaning.
Lectures reveal watered-down degrees - Academics are breaking ranks to expose a grim picture of higher education
1. Could you move up so that we can sit down too? Could you
make away
make room for us
leave for use
don't know
to sit down too?
2. Although it was snowing heavily, the decided to drive home. They decided to drive home
in spite of the
although of the
in lack of the
don't know
snow.
3. I didn't realise your office was so far away from the main building. I did'nt realise your office was
was so long away from
was such a long way from
was such long away from
don't know
the main building.
4. After talking to all the applicants we'll announce our decision. We'll announce our decision
once we had talked to
once having talked to
once we have talked to
don't know
all the applicants.
5. I think there is snow on the way. It looks
as if it will
as if it is going to be
as if it is going to
don't know
snow.
6. You should be in the office by now! It's
highly time you were
high time you were
high time you are
don't know
in the office.
7. I'll only call you if I need help. Don't expect to
hear from me unless
hearing from me unless
me unless
don't know
I need help.
8. I hope you haven't got flu coming on. I hope you're
not coming down with
not having
not going to have
don't know
flu.
9. He went to an ear specialist for an examination. He
had his ears being examined by
had his ears examined by
had his ears examined with
don't know
a specialist.
10. We tried very hard to talk him into not staying at home on his own. We did everything we could
to persuade him not staying
to persuade him not to stay
to persuading him not to stay
don't know
at home on his own.
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