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1 It isn’t a good idea to arrive late to team meetings. 1 The days of writing letters by hand are but a
BETTER distant memory for those of us who grew up as
You ’d better not arrive late to team meetings. computers came into being.
2 Betty found it difficult coming to terms with her 2 Why must Philip always play devil’s advocate?
husband’s illness. It’s so frustrating! I wish he’d just let people have
WHAT an ordinary conversation sometimes.
What Betty found difficult was coming to terms 3 Remember, we need to keep everything relating to
with her husband’s illness. the party out of sight. If Petra. If Petra sees so
3 Mick regrets not taking the job he was offered. much as a balloon, she’ll smell a rat!
WISHES 4 Martin Luther King will always be revered for his
Mick achievements in improving the liberties
the job he was offered. of African-Americans.
4 I have band practice with Lars tonight, so I can tell 5 I wouldn’t worry about the clothes Maisie’s
him then. wearing at the moment. She’ll soon get bored with
SEEING that look – it’s just a passing trend.
I’ll be seeing Lars tonight at band practice so I 6 Sue was thankful that her neighbours sounded the
can tell him then. alarm by calling the fire brigade when they
5 The plan had been for me to take over the family spotted smoke coming out of her garage.
business when I finished my studies. 7 Whenever Alice hears that old tune, the memories
WAS of earlier years come flooding back to her.
I was to have taken over the family business when 8 The photo they presented me with was such a
I finished my studies. wonderful surprise and I’d say for sure, that a
6 Fewer students are continuing to university after picture is worth a thousand words.
school even though student loans are available. 9 I’d like to congratulate whoever it was that came
DESPITE up with this rather innovative idea.
Despite of the availability of student loans, fewer
students are continuing to university after school. 8
7 The moment we returned from our first cruise we
booked our next one. 8 Complete the sentences with the correct form
SOONER of the verbs in the box and a suitable
No sooner had we returned from our first cruise preposition. There are three words you do not
we booked our next one. need.
10
Writing
15 Write present perfect sentences. Use the
prompts in the order they are given.
1 dramatic increase / use / mobile phones
There has been a dramatic increase in the use of
mobile phones.
2 gradual decline / quality / language teaching
There has been a gradual decline in the quality
of language teaching
3 level of unemployment / young people / rocketed
The level of unemployment of the young
people has rocketed
4 number / teenagers / leaving school without
qualifications / risen sharply
The number of teenagers leaving school
without qualifications has risen sharply
5 value of property / U.S. / fallen / steadily / 2010
The value of property in the U.S. has been
fallen steadily since 2010
6 some people / believe / gradual decline / value /
university education
Some people believe that there has been a 10
gradual
decline in the value of university education Total: 100