grammar enterprise part 3

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' ' ' ' , s U i , e / l e o o l i Y eI , . J 1 Join the sentences below using the words in, ] brackets, as in the example.

1 Amanda is polite" She is thoughtful, too.. . " J (as well as)""A ma nd a is p Olite as w e ll a s th ou g htfu L" "' ' '-2 Bob has got a house" He has got a car, too"

(not only ... but also)J " " " '" " " " " " ." " " " ... " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ; . " " " " " " " " " u " " " '." " " ~ " " " i, """ .."""" """To be a teacher one needs to be patient Oneneedsto be considerate, too, (both ... and)J p ~ ~ i i ~ ~ " ' d i ' d ' r i ; ' t " ' g ' ; " t " ~ " t h ' ~ ' ' ' I ' ~ ~ t ~ ' ; ' ~ : ' ' ' R ~ y " ' d i " d r i ; ' t " ' g ' ; ,either. (neither ... nor)

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7 Roger doesn't live near the local library" Tonydoesn't live near the local library, either. (neither)8 Studying abroad is exciting"Students learn aboutanother culture, too" (what is more)

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2 Underline the correct word, as in the example.1 Linda is selfish as.well as/but immature"2 Don isn't allowed t o 'stay out late at night andneither/also is Paul.3 A s w~II/Besides being one of the oldest cities inthe world, Lisbon is also one of the mostbeautiful.-4Drbppinglitter-is'notonlyfas'wel1;'as -iIIegaJbutalso/ bes'ides harmful to our envirOnment.5 Penguins can't fly and. chickens can't, neither/either ..

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6 This sofa is uncomfortable in addition to/andbeing expensive",7 Connie isan animal rights activist. What is morelAs well as, she is a vet ,

8 The demonstration was both/either successfuln~ither/~nq p@acefuL9 'liehav~" irlVit~d, the Browns t()~he yvedqing. We,; ~hqve'invited tn ~Thompsons in' additi(m/a~weIL10 1 q become c : t , }qurnSl.'iistyou have to be responsible,

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lThe athletes were exhausted" They were_ ! extremely happy, though"I~ , I ~ , ~ ~ , U ~ , ~ " " " " " . " " . " " " " , : : , : ' : , : , , : ' : ,: : , : ': ' " : : ,: " " : , : , : , : ' , :, : " , : " : ' : " " " " " " " , , , , , , , ,8 lri spite of the fact that she was experienced, she1 gi~;~~t~i~:h~a~~~':",,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,",',""'.""""',.,',',",."Jfw . Join the sentences using the words in brackets,as in the example.

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'1 Many of the planet's forests are being destroyedbecause contractors are cutting down trees tobuild roads and offices" (as)...Many of the planet's forests am being de$tmyedas commctoe: are cutting down trees to:Ybut1droeds erd offices ..""" " " : r

2 The plane ticket was extremely expensive, so sheborrowed the money from 'ner parents" (thereason why) ;1 ,

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3 Dave had some friends round because it was hisbirthday" (since)

4 The children wore their costumes on account of itbeing Halloween" (owing to the fact that)

5 The reason for the hospital closing down was thefact that there wasn't enough money to keep itopen" (the reason why)

6 The parade was cancelled because of theweather which was worse than expected. (onaccount Of)' '

7 As his grandparents were celebrating their 50thanniversary, he bought them a watercolourpainting" (because)

8 Th~ rE!~gQ_YY_hy-th)_~mQ)Qyees_ gg_to_ UStiJhSlstairs wa$ that the lift was out of order" (due to thefact that)

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I6 Catherine paints lovely pictures ..She also makesJ

beautiful statues ..

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8 Choose the correct answer.1) ,..',.,'of strong winds overnight, the baa

we?thw which W ? R qffectingthe\Aiest ofthe country is; ; ~ ~ t W g J ~ ~~~ i )~ ]16~~( " i ~~ '~d\t;~~a:l .~j~~.,~~~~thick. that. yilJage~have. been cut . off and there are4) . .: , : . : . :. " . , . ; : ,.LldYV;t~ITlPeratures.; 5)' ..;.""...."",,.,,;.hee r i H 3 r g e r 1 p ~ r ,serYi9~are'h~tvin~i.; problems gettingthrpugh t().~eliverSuppliesdf fOOd Cindfuel..,.,the;R~d;'Wathe{ .loQkp 'likely ....:to ' continue,6 ) . " r ' . . .".~",,"~,,;;thEFovernment is adVising people tostay at home and keep warm". . " .1A As a result B Therefore C Such2 A Such as B Such C Consequently3 A such B so C as a result4 A such B'so C that5 A asa consequence B t h a t C as a result~A consequence B such a \ e therefore9 Replace the words/phrases in bold with similarones from the 'Iist below and rewrite the

sentences.therefore, whe,reas,;;lthough, due to, besides,in ?qdition to': ,i,:'1 Despite the fact tilat he has been 'to Bostonmany tirries, he is always excited about goingbayk,

2 r3"~s'id'~~':"b~l~g"'~ffi~i~~t:"';~~t~"i~""~I'~'~'''~''''h~'~'d':working, employee" '

3 .today, most otthe work. in offices is .done bycomputers. As a result, fewer people are 'neededfor jobs" . .

4 Aii'''th~''~t~'d~~~i~''::V'~';''~'''t~'I'd''''t~'''I~~v~'''ti~~""~~h~~1quietly because of the.ftre drill.

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S Oleo-isan antiqye collector while her husband_ ."~ l o v e & '5 u y l n g moaeYfiT(jr"riiture.- .. - '-. ''''''''''''''''''.''''''''''''.''''''''''''''1.'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '"'''' """"""":.,,"""""". ""."",,""""" ",,""""

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2 My grandfather IS quite old, ".,,''''' .. ''' .. ''' he IS ITfgreat shape" "

3 :a~;~e~otpnryj~e S~~ntreOf~U~~:~efash roJ."."''',''''''''''". also? cosmopolitan qitywhiyh neversleeps, , . ]A but B yet C nor c4 -He jsprobably one of the mostfarnous authors of~~bi~~tr,s~PUbiI{'~y~he leads a simple life 8n]A Despite . B 'Nevertheless e Therefore

5 More and more people are bebomingaware t Jthe dangers faCing our planet"",,,,,,,,,,~,,.,,,,,we sFhave a lot of work to do before our environmentis safe again. ' , ' JA Neither B In spite of the fact thate On the other hand

6 The conservation of plants. and animar-J''''''''''''''''''''. th~. protection. of se~s and lakes arL~among the a ims of most ecoloqical Qroups,.A as we" as B also e in contrast

7 ,:.""......"'.".,his inexperience, he wasn't able to fin Ja job easily. . LA Besides B Owing to CAlthough " 1

8 Mr Ba.rnaby can be a bit stubborn at times. ".,,'... " ' J Jhe is a very friendly man" L_A So BDespite C However ,9 She ","".... "... , ,"knows how to use ? computer nJ 1wants to learn" ~,

A neither Seither ,Cboth ..1 0 Mrs Cooper enjoys going to thE;; opera ..."".""".."...!jher husband doesn'tA moreover a since ewhereas1 '1 . " " "'. "; .,, "'" " . . Athens and Mexico' City have b i Jproblemswtthtrafficand pouution, , L

AAlthough B Bothe While12. -Fewer and-fewercpe.0ple:a~~usin,9nOQ~r.eGYclabl.J

products: ".""'.' ""''',,'' our cities are not as pollutedas. they used to be"A Therefore B But e However J


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list below, as in the example.'] as well as, whereas, so, but, neither, also,

therefore, both, not only, despite the fact,] although, and

Dear Julie,'-] How are you? I'm fine. The first month at,~ university has been exciting 1) ." "a s w e ll e s.: fun,

2) """"." ,,,.. ,,""""",,.,,'" I was nervous about.-] meeting my flatmate, Rhonda Davis, we madefriends immediately.' She is 3)I friendly4) .. """,."".", ".. ",.".. also kind. From thefirst moment we met, we discovered.ithat

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afterwards.B)' ""'."""""""""'''''''''''' of us is untidy\ . ." fl . T I . dtid9) . " . ,, " " " '" " ' " "" ' " '' '' ' '' ' our at IS a ways Gean 911 . . 1 , y,-11oj~~~.~~~~:~:~~~,~~~~~i~~~~:~:r6f my

classes are difficult, most are very interesting\ 1 1 find Introduction to Economics fa?cin~tin~k11) .."",,...,,"""'".""".,'... the StatIstics course thanamtaking is boring" I have 12) "".."".""""",.".."".",,.signed up with an organisation called Green

1 Acres" Green Acres is mainly concerned with:j the environment and the protection ofendangered species" We meet once a week

_. J . . . . . . and we also organise hiking trips to studydifferent animals and lnsects.This week we'relooking at the Monarch butterfly. Isn't itamazing that they gather in autumn and- J migrate southward, travelling more than ~,900'- kilometres!

Well, that's all my news for now. Ihopeyou are doing well" Please write back

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K e y W o r d T m n s f o r m o f i o nStudyth'e-examplet- The "~econcFseiiteii'cehas a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1 Having worked hard all day, Susan felt very tired.because Susan felt very tired because shehad worked hard all day"2 Although she, is qualified, she didn't get the job.spite In spite of being qualified, she didn'tget the job.

3 There was a terrible storm last night, so theelectricity was Gut off,due The electricity was cut off last nightdue to the terrible storm,Theelectriclty was Gut off last night

due to the fact that there was aterrible storm.4 The flight was delayed due to the fog ..because The flight was deiayed because of

thefoq. .r,5 The film got bad .reviews owing to the poor

storyline. .account The film got bad revi~ws on accountof the poor storyline,,' ,6 Despite having a cold, Kate went to the party"although Kate went to the party although shehad a cold, .7 My bike is bid; it's rusty, too.,

also My bike is not only old but also rusty"8 She is pre t ty , She is also athletic"both She is both pretty and athletic.9 Besides being rude.neIs also arrogantaddition He is rude in' addition -to being

arrogant10 He doesn't earn much money although he works

very hard"despite He doesn't earn much money despitethe fact thathe works very hard.

11 I dislike Chinese food and so does my sister,nor Neither my sister nor Il ike Chinese

food. ..-..;.~--,--.-~-. . . . .-.. - - . - - . . . . -.~___;_-...:.-..:..-. . . . . . . .-----.-.-.~----. '. .-.~.-.. .~----.-.-12 Complete each sentence with two to five words,

including the word in bold.1 --The productdjdr:l~-;-ell -r-well~-Gwing:_-tG,its-l:!i9h

price"account The product didn't sell well ""''''''''''''''''.,.",., ,""'' '' '' '' ,,"""' '' '' '' ' ".,,' its high price,

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2 Adrian is tall; he's well-built too ..also Adrian is ........",.""."".,,,",,.,."""''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

""""'"''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''well-built.3 I dislike folk music and so "does my friend.nor Neither .".".,,,.,,' '', ,.,,' ', ,.,,.,.,,.,.,,.,.,,,,.,,' '' ;.,,'',,.,,.,,.,,.,,,.,,''''..""",.".""".,.."."",,,,,,,,''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''olk music"4 They dorylt go out often although they have lots offree time.despite They don't go out often "":""""'''''''''''''''.".:",,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,,:,,,,,,,theyave lots of free time,5 Havingwon first prize in the competition, Emma wasvery'happy, .'because Emma. was ve,ry happy ,,',," "..,,,,,,"" ""'"..".".."'' '' ',,.f irst prize in the cornpetitlon .

.6 Despite waking, up late, Paul got to work on time"although Paul got to workori time ""","" """"""'"""...'"""......"""':""":"""";,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,""."". late"

'7 He is rich" He is also charming,.both He is ""."."""""""".""""""".,,"""""""';"""",,.,,",,.,,""""""""""''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''',''''harming"8 Although he is 1 Q O m ,ta,lI,he couldn't reach thetop shelf..spite In . . 1.90 r n tall,he couldn'treach the top shelf"

9 Besides being successful.sheis also talented"addition She is sucgessffJI "'' '' '' '' '' ' '' ''"..""."'' ,,."". ,.,,"

"".,,"""",,""""""""""""'".,,""''''''''''''''"""..,,"talented,10 The match was cancelled due to the snowstorm"because The m'c3..tchwas cancelled .",,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,.""""""''''''''''..''''.''.''.,''''.'''.;'''''''''.''he snowstorm,11 There was a power cut yesterday, so I didn'tfinish m{work,

due",r;., finish my workyesterdCly ":".power GUt .

put in: ..put off:

devote (time or ettott}1)poStP(jne~ 2) discourage sbtroin liking, dOing, etc. th1)dressqneself in (opp: = takeoff) 2) inctease(iri weIght)extinguish1) reise, }'ncrease(prices)2) offer a room in one's home (tos~ .tolerate, bear

put out:put u p :put up with:

'13-Fllfitt'tneC6rre-ct-pa1trcle(s);-- - -._ ....1 9harIespyt ".. """""'" "",'" ,""",,,his boots and wentinto the garden"

2 It took them two hours to put .. "".,,,,,;,,,.,,,,,.,the fire ..

3 l.can'tPut """ ..,,,.:.,,,,,,,,,,his toothache any morflI'm going to the dentist's, '4 The artist put "";'"'''''''''''' '''''''''''''''' a lot of time tofinish the painting before the exhibition" < 15 If you can't find a hotel, I'll put you .""'''''''.".'''''''''',for the night. '.6 The price of the tie put me """"'"'''''''''''''' buying it.7 I've put ;"'.'''"". ,. ,""""""'""", weight recently -I mus]'go on a diet =-8 They have put ,,""""'''' .... the price of petrol again"9 ~~y~:~~t~tn~~e meeting """""'''''''''''','''''''' -it'f]

~ : : : : n ! 7 b - - ~ p r ~ i 1 f W I r o l i 1 d odependent on sb/sth sth ' Ifightfor 5th protect sb from sL: : v : : : ~ S : t h : ~ ; ~ ~ ~ < ! mI . h J ,~~_~~_\~~~with~_\_14 Fill in the correct preposition .. " . ,'. ~]1 ,;""""".,""""""".""'", a sense; Greg IS right abODIthe decision"2 The animals in the zoo are.dependent ',.".". ..." ,.,,:__1

""'''''''''''''''''''''''' the keepers for food. ......3 The policemen prevented the crowd ";.""".".""."".,,.,,4 H ' ~ 'ih;~~~t~dbreaking down the. d~~r~,~ shares c J

a very large company. ."-': ~:~~:~~Ci'~~'~~'~"t'h;'~~i~h:~ergi~S every ~~~,i~~,]

extinction nowadays. ,--7 It is worth fighting.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,.,,.,,. one's

freedom. . '.' .. " ' f J "8 We must protect him ""."""";"", .. "..,,. '' ''' '' '' '~herne}.who are chasing him.9 These types of souv~nirsare verY?ttrct9ti\f.e'''' '' '' 'fj" ' " ' ' '' ' '. ' ' ' '' ' '' ' ' '' ' '' """"", . tOL ln~t9; ' . "


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."" """,.' '"'' '",',,'''''''.v..'.' in his shop once a year,I can't tolerate his bad behaviour any 10hger.up I can't ";"".""""""."',,,.,,""""""";,,,,.,,,,.,,"";""",,.,,""""".,,""""'' ',.,, '' '' '' his bad behaviour any longer..She devoted a lot of effort to making that cake.put She "',,,.,,.,,.,,",,.,,""""""""",,.,,"",,.,,.,,,,.,,"""",,..,,"""""",,.,,".,""'''''''" .. of effort to making that cake.The guard didn't allow the man to enter thebuilding"from The guard ."""""."""""""""''''''.''.''''.''''''''''',,''''.

""""""."''''''''.''''''''''''''.''.''''.''''.''''''.''''',''''''''''he building"She dressed herself in her new clothes as soonas she got home"put She .""""".""""""""""".".""."";"'''''''"."'''''',,.,,;,;'''''',,.,,,,.,,''""."'''''"'''',.,''''',,.,,'',',','''',,'s soon as she got home"

The children need their mother to cook theirmeals"

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Complet~ each sentence with two to fIve words,including the Word in bold.John has gained weight recently, hasn't he?put John .""..""""""""',,,.,,.,,""""""""""""""",,.,,",,.,,,,.,,"",,.,,,,.."..,.,.,,";.,,""'"weight recently, hasn't he?The business closed down owing to financialproblems"account The business closed down """".. , ,"",,.,"

".' ""''', .."''"."".,,'',..,';.,,financial problems"The vSlse is old; it's vE,tluC).ble;oo.also" The vase is "'''''''',.".'''' ,;.",;""',"",,.""""""'", ' "":,,,.;,,,.,,.;..,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,"valuable"Tom has got a terrible coldat the moment.suffering "Tom """"""".,,'".".."",."".""""".".""""...,,"",,.,,,,.,"'"''''''''""",,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.aterriblE:)old at the moment.Althol,lgh he is a popular author, "his latest bookdidn't do well,spite, In ""..";,,, ,,,,,,,;,,,,".,;';,,,,,:.",.;;,,;,,,,.,,,,;,,.,,,,"""';;"."".".,,"

author, his latest book didn'tdo well.He doesn't go on holidays abroad although hecan afford itc;lespite ,He doesn't qoon holidays abroad

.""'"''''''''';'''': i'''':'~:'''''':''''''''' he; Can afford itMy friend let me stay at her house last weekend"put My friend

""""''''''''''''".".".".,""'".,,"""""""""""" last weekend.There.was an explosion 'last night, so the roadwas closed,due The road was closed last night ",:,"":"""

""""""""""""""""""""""""""""".""".""""""""explosion.

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E r r o r C o r r e c n o n17 Cross out the unnecessary word.,1 Despite of the cold weather, we enjoyed ourexcursion" .: .:2 Neither Don nor Peter will not attend the

conference"3 I forgot my ffierid'sqirthday and as consequentlyshewas upset. , '. """".'4 As there was a lot of traffic because we didn't getto the airport on time"

5 As a result of his being carelessness, ne crashedhis car into a tree.,6 He wears glasses' becauseof h,e iss~ortsjghted"7 Even although he is a sailor, he cannot swim well"

W o r d f o r m o f i o nAdjeCtives formed from ver!:?$-able E)"g.accept ..acceptable-ible e.g,. convert ..Qorwertiple-ive e.q. exclude exclu?.iv~Verbs formed from adjectives'~en e"g;, breed- broaden .:~ise e.g" modem - modlfnise_ . ._ . . .. ." _ _ . _ . .. . _ . .. . ~ . _ . ._ , _ .. ; .: , ~ . " . _ : . _ . .. . .. . _ _ , ;: . ." '. . . _ . .: :. . .: ~~. l; :. . _ , . _ . -- . . _ _ . ~___ : ;.. . . . . .~. : :~._. . ,. :: . . : ; ; . ;, ; .~._" . . . .

18 Fill in the correct form ofthe words in brackets.,/ ', - '~.

;1 Ilove spending time with my family .,- it's very ""';,.,.,."""".'';",,""",,.."".,,"",,",,(enjoy). ' '2 Jane leads a very ,." (act) life" She'salways busy,3 Imust ..... ".";""""":".,';..;"".,,.,,(short) th~setrousers"They'retoo long forme.

4 His EngIishis barely,(comprehend) -I can't understand anythinq,

5 The committee wants to" """""",,,,,,,,,,, (popular)their product.


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Clauses of purpose are used to . explain whysomeone does someth inq. They are introduced withthe following words/express ions:

to;'in6r'.der t.'?/s.b ~~tPlso.that/iil. otder: t~at . in Icase, for, with a view to, .etc..._ .._-- . --_._--. .. ' .III to -infinitive

f caJlecJ i J y b ro th er tb te I1 M m t he g OOd .h e ws .III i,n()r(j~rJ6;so~~, ~~ tipfinitive (fprp,al)[weht r (L l /J~pqnk t h .6 r~e l t o. a , pp ly fo r e Icen .S h e a ft en d ~ C !a c a te r in g c o ur s e so qS to

becol11.ea chef.G O so that + can/will (present or futur'~r'efererl(::~)T om m y h as movedto t he countrys ide so th at h ec an h a ve a i'n o te r e1 a xe d Hfe..., sJ>thaf+cq~IWWoqJd (past reference) ,S op hia b 9l!g ht~ s aflin g 6 0a i s Q th at s he co uldsa il arpund t{Jt? 'W orld .. ., .(!) in case + p;ese~t tense (present or futurereference). ..'B r in g a n i/ m br ella / 1 1 case the re is a s to rm in th e

af ternoo(1, > "(I) lnease + past tense (past reference)VVeQqo(~da. t?9 . le fo r s ix incase P e te r b r o ug h th is w ife W i th h ir h . .

~ ~ ~ ~ : i P : 2 ' ~ ~ ~ T , A y~y.~ru~~g~ith .~i!,o r }"'()Uld..forT#;~~n(t{),taJ~~boqttlle. Pllrpose sQrnebody~ ~ ~b l f ~ ~ B ~ '~ ~ W ~ J~ W ~ j t e a , '.

e for+:~'n~"Jorm .(fq~xpr~s the purpose ofsom~thing'orjtsfunGti~h)' ..... ..'S h eu s e9 ''8 .b le h d~ i fg ih Jk kir ig ju ic e ... . -, . _ .. -_ ", . .. , . . - _', -" ._ .."_ ,"c-: ... ;O ~ t t ~ A V lewto t~if1gJ9r!11:iH ~ vvr bte .a le tte r o fc oiT lp la lh t w ith ? view tos e nc lin Q i it to th e m a n ag e r . ..: . ;'Weqarle)(pres,s l1ega,tive purpose by using

(!) in order not to/so as not to + infinitiveHe . m e d e a $ h op pin g lis t if} order not to/so asnot to fo rge t any o f the th ings he w anted to buy.e prevenf.-F noun/pronoun + (from) +'-ingformHe closed the gate to prevent the horses- ( from tg-ettihgou t..~ ~ .-"-_"", __c,, __--,---

o avoid + -ing form.;Sh e.w ore a . th ic k s ha w l to a v oid c a tc h in g a cold.o ~ b . t h ~ t . + won't/9Cln't(pr~sent or flltute referynce)

so that + wouldil't/couldnl (past reference)Ta fteqqo rhp a$ $ ~ () th at yo u w Q n't ge t lo st.o for fear + mIght

We d id iH tum on the ligh ts for fear wemigh fseen .

a) F U TU R E S IM PL E (will + bare infinitive)~e use the future simple for:

o pr.~giqti?p~Clb()ll~.th~M,l1r~l,p~~~9,.~q.~tJf11;,xYi,ethink, believe or Imagine, wlththey(3r~~~i1lnK,believe, e xp ec t, e tc. , the expression I:i~s'~re,be.Cl f . r .~id,. etc, and the adverbsprobabiy;certainly, perhaps; etc..I th in k D eb bie will become a g re at a rtis t o nedqy.SHe;sMraldher s 0 1 7 W i ll ta il h 1~ ~ x a fi 7s .,.;\{tMy uncle w I 1 / probably m a k s a" s p & e c h ' a t i h ~wec{ r ling recep tion .

e on-the-spot decisions (decisions made atmoment of.SpeqKing)..1'I1J}uy fb ~ lJ1L iflJum per .a(1 dP9t thC ?Yf! IlPW 9 f 7 e ! .

g promises, threats, warnings, requests, 'b()p'~sand offers. . .. '! . . ' . . ',. ' .. . . .Wi l l Y01,lf j i1(em e ah a nd W i th th e w a sh in g -u p ?I'll n eve r's pffa k to yo u a g~ if71 ,. .. ,.) ~ iln p i~~

e tc . . tC lK e fJ lt he r >. e r! ~e st o r. mo r e /mos t"fri?ndly' Mendlier. friefidiiest .'.o r 'friendly~' more friendly ~most friendly

The com parative o faq jectives end ing in. ; ing(am using ), o ed (c on fu sed ), . .fu l (stressfu l) a nd- less (h ope less) is fo rm ed w ith mO!)? an9 thesuper lative w ith m ost . '.fascinating -,more fascinating' mosUascinating

The com parative o f ad jectives o f th ree o r m oresy llab les isto rm ed w ith m ore.and thesu per lative w ith m o stt idtculous-. more ridiculous - most ridiculous

e T h e c ompa ra tiv e a nd th e .s up er la ti V Y ,f qr rn p .fadverbs a re fo rm ed in th e sam e wayas. thpseo f ad jectives, . . . . . . .e Adverbs wh ich have the

a dje ctive u su ally tak e - er inarid-est in th e su pe rlative . .test- tester. fqst~stlate- later- latesthard -:harder - hwdest

Adverbs fo rmed b y a dd in gtakeniQ re in th e co mp QraliV esu per lative fo rm ..simply- more simply mos t

o ld

Note :a) f ur th er /fa r th er (ad v) = longer( indistgnce)

The train station is further/farther away than thebus station . '.further (adj) = moreI have got no further comments toma,ke ..(N O T : . . . , f a f t f t l O F oOl'I'lFAonts ..) .'

b) elder /e ldest(+noun) (adD = fo r m embers o fa f am i lyMy elder sister is a dentistBut: My sister is older than me. (NOT.: a l d o _ " tha,q)

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W y uR~gdjeQtiV(3~orth~irGomparativeorsupeHativef()rrJ'l~inthe following st ructures:a)v,ery+ad Je9ti"eShe'8,v~&iN~1Jigef1~"".b)~"gDl~I()t/T,~~h/far/a bit/a' little/$Hghtly +c(lmpatativ~f, "", ", ".' " 'TqrnP~qys"TV~n,b~tter t~?n$ue. "" "',.t ~ ~ r e , w ~ r e ' ~ i / o t m b t ~@ ( )p le ? N h ~ p ar tY than!(tkJdughtth~fwould be. . ,"", . : . " " " ." " ,' , .~tie-18oks l1?uch"paler nowdhanshtJdid a nh 0 k 'ra g p ,:> i> , ' . , , j" J q g s ' t u n f~~'sjowerth~h h o r s e s : . 'lii~iirt'6dld~ifhanY~$terci~Y:,., """,'Can vo u hang ihe.pict~r~iVittle, h,igh,er"pieae?Thi sequat /d{1 i s ,s /Jgh t l ,mgf~ :fijff@~it,th~a the!a~toHe:, ", ',"'"'' .'~ yl~ ~J~ ~\ipefra th1~ " 'ShE?S:bY.f~tthe most helpful assistant we'vee ve r n ed .d) rposhf:~dj/ady = very~ ~ ~ ~ q ~ ~ ~ ~ [ { { ~ ~ i ~ ; ~ , r i t t / > ; ," " . " " : ", '"e) any/naf cQmparative (i.J~edinquestionsand.:ne9,ati()n~)Is it a n Y cheaper to gO by cer tnen by train?He has no more patience with his errmIQYf3es.

61 as"FCl.dJ~gtiy.+.?~Ma;th[i}s.aspi~(tV gS Julie:e not s()/as+~dj~ctiye+ asr 9P J I , i ~ d ; t . ~ 5 ? j C l ~ Y . ~ $ ,.C p o , : .$ t\i'{ic~/tHr~~t!m~s,~tc./half ast adjective + as

Ournew flat (s..threetin1(~sas.bi9 as our oldone... .....'\' .MY9f)O.cRfa.tfJ,Qq./(~ isn't hqlfastasty a s my' ,' -: . , . ' 1m U m S .:

G the same ..; asiamtQe,s~m.eageas Maggie"e Igss.+i(cidJective); .. thaI;The wooden chair is less CQmfortable than the:> ~fea the r e rmche ir .

e the least + (adjective) .... of/inMr Monte is th~ least experienced teacher Inqurschool.

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rI C o m o o r [ J li v e / S u o e r l [ J li v e f o r m s 0 1 A d j e c l i v e s /A d v e r l l s - T y o e s 0 1 C O l 1 lo o r i s o n s - l i k e / A s IJ. - . - -~. -~..----~--. .. -. . . ._ - _ . '"~.-- .~ . . .- - - - - . - . ; . . . - " . . .~-~. . : . . . . -~. - - - ,.. -.-."""~"'-""---"'---"':"''''''''''-'''''''----''--- . . ,. _ .. _ . _ - - _ . _ _ _ . --."-- . . ._ _ . -.--.--

C o m p o m f l v e / S u p e r l o f i v e f o r m s o f A d j e c t i v e s !A d v e r b s1 F i l l in the gaps with the comparative or superlative

form of the adle~ti",e or adverb in brackets,. as inth~example,Add any other necessary words.~ .' . . .' .. . . , , :

1 I love living in Paris. The is a 10L.moreexcit ing then., (exciting}ih Brussels ..2 This jigsaw puzzle ls'.. .....,.:. . ............,.,.($imple)onel've eyer done.3 My ne\fi' office is .,..,~..,."....,..."....'","".'...."" .,.,..,',.... ,",.".,(far) away from the train station than myoid one.4 Jake 99t thejobbecause he is .''''''''.".";.''''.,, , ,..""" .".._'"",... (experienced) the other candidates"5 The people at the back of the room can't hearyou. I'm afraid you},I!;:hq,veto speak,.",.,.,.:.,,,,,,.,,...,..., ,."'.,..- ,-". (loud):6 Mary has got four sisters and two brothers, butshe's (old).,7 Ar!gelahas ...,.."',.".,......".....,.",, ,.....,.,',.,....,." ..," (soft)hair I've ever. felt8 This is ".,,,.,,,.,..,.,,',,.,,,.,,.,.. ,,.,"_....,.,..,',,.."".,,,',.,,,,.,.,,,,.,.,';.,",.,.,,,...,,...,.,""(realistic) video garne I've ever played, ...9 That is, ,." " ,..".:,.".,,'" "...., ,."".,.", , , (sIlly)excuse you've ever given me. .10 He played ".. .. "", ,.,"".,.".,.,.,."".".,,, ,',., (well)his opponent and won the match.11 He did ..""" ..".,.'"......"...".. : .., (badly)expected and therefore had to sit the exam again.,12 This year, fashionable clothes are .,'"." ....,", .... ""..,."",.,.,.,,,.,",.., ",,,,,,colourtuf) they were last year.2 Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative

form of the adjective or adverb In brackets,as inthe example, Addany other necessary words.

1 The president's speech was much "..lonaerthen.,nang) J thought it would be:2 Their house is """,..."".,."..,..,""".,.,.".,.,,.,,";.,",,.,',,."";""".".". .,""".,..,(old) in the village"3 Joefihds learning Latin, ,,,,.., ..,,.,,., "., ,, ,..,,,.., ,.,',,.,., ,,.,.,,,., ', , ' (diff icult) learning Italian ..

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"C' .:]4 She was " ..,"', ".,.,.".,., ,,',., ;. (nervous)"she thouqht she would be for her ballet exam" ,

5 The bones they found were .from,:...,,'.";"."' ...,...~"..]"""" "....."..,....""..,.,,.__.., (large) dinosaur ever to live ...6 Can you park the car "...."....,...,."""""'....,...,,'"(close)to the pave.ment, PleaSe?. . f ]7 Yesterday, it was. . . .. (cold).the weather forecasters had predicted it would8~r~nk was expected to itVinthe race as hevJast~~-'1, , , ,.." ,',., ,.,,:,.,. , , ",.. (fit) all the runners--!

9 If you need any "....""', ,.,,.,.".,",.,",.:.....,,'''''''',.... (far)._information call the offices from 1Dam to 2pm., ; - 110 My Spanish teacher this year is much , : ' " .J",.,...".:...""... ,";,....._(strict) Mr Perez, my Spanish

teacher last year. : r - ]11 ThisSaturday I woke up .., "",.."",,., , ,..,",.,..,, ' .(early) I usually do. . ,.12 I've heard that the supermarket on ourstreet ha~_(good) prices of ali.]

3 Put the adjectives in brackets into thecomparative or. superlative form, . adding an) Jnecessary words, as in the example, --A" Why do you wa.~t ~o live in the countryside? ' - rB,; Because the air IS ..m uch cleane r than .' .."-1(clean) In the c i t y . . . .

2 A: The driving test was very easy" : - - 1B I know. It Was a lot "..".""." ".,,,.,,.," ".., ".._ j(easy)rthoughtit~ould be.-3 A : : YourdOQ isreally clever,B" Yes, she's ..,.,"',."".,"""'.:.. """..."'"""....'.,,.,.,."""""'",.,.....:",. '1 '(intelligent) d09'1'{e've .ever h(3;d. __4 A: How w a s the comedY festival?B: ~~~.~~~,~i~"I.~.~.~(iU~yjii2ke;',?vi '~~~~.'h~~;d:

5 A " Did. you go swimming in .Crystal Lake wher ,-you Were in the mountains? , ~..B: Of cOllfse! And the w(3;terwas, r ....... ,.,.,".",. :''1 . J.,""'"..."",,..,,',.. ,.,.....,,.;.,c!ear) I've ever swum In,~.6 A: Frank's treating ever:ybody tc.a meal at D~S a lv io 's to n ig h t. ." .. . .... . .. ' j - 'B' De SaIVio 's !H0l ,V9anheaf fc ; :>rd i t . ! It's .,,,,,,,:,,;..;".,..........""",.,.."" ..:.,."",:',., (expensive) restaurant- .in the city., . .." .. . . ,',7 A ! ' rh.~6 0 metres ..H


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j '] ~~~!::~~v;o~;s.superlative form, adding any

I j-oear Marie, . '. '.. ,' ,... /. . [ , . 1 ' r } l . .~ritiq9!(),telly.()~ .app9t.M~qyvil,!~'B.9Wntry_ 1 _ ~ , ~ , ' ~ . .~~'Ch took place ,I~~~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ r i ~ \ i i ~ l ~ @ '~ ' ; T ' "I jn1r~ ~~ ~~ ~~ {li ' : h ~ ~ a i t ; ' t y ; ; ( ~ ' i h % f ~ ~ ~ t ~ " i~ ~ l . y ~ ~ rJ . People were selling 3) "",."''''',."''';."''''''".".;."'''''',,.,., , ,. , ,> . , , . . . I I ~ ; > ' i ' ; ~ ~ ~ t E ~ i t f 8 l l ~ 1 N i - i ~ s 1 j f t ~ : I ' i 1 ' ~ . ~ ~ r I ' - 1 ~ . . ' . ' ~ '. ' . " ,. . . .' ,. ~ " , " , ' , , . , ,. .. ' , ' . ". .r::':" ' ( t h l ' b k ) ( b ;~~.j ~ . ~n~C~.J .~~:~~e~Ut~eb~~ulf~rldnh~h~i(r~,8~iq~r~~, j g ~ r n : hI l ] ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ h ~ d " t h ~ ~ ' ~ ' , ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ; ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 'gooo) the olg1 . .AlthouQ~.itlN~s.Q:t~i,~gr~aHy~ol,~}~si!~ot.9 . ~ r ~ ,

]:0~~~)ayed to listen to theband,~~lrlr~$t~)dance music I've heard. As we watched the1:;,1lJ:~r~ff:;-:b~I:~,I'i~"~y;~'r':h~.d.:ih~{Hi!;::::'.And guesswho thl~yearswJnnerqf19), .,,,.,,,.,.,:

""...""",,.. (iarge) pumpkincoljtesf ijJas!MylJrandad! ';'i~jlhope you'llb~in;toliVnfo( nextyear'sfair,I\ie "heardthat it'sg()ing tb'b~everi 11 ) L... ":... "". ; ,, ,i ;, , . .. . , ,"this year's! .....

'1 Carmen arrived at the office most/a bit earlierI than everyoneelse"__J

2 The weather isn't getting any/no better,3 Thedirector's latest film iseven/any more boringthan his last one"

4 Using paper products is far/most moreenvironmentallyfri~n9Iyfrom/than using plasticproducts: .-5 Istheir liying room any/more differentto .before?6 A : Howareyou feeling today?' ,B: .on, I'mvery/alotbettE 3 P , thanks"7 Collri ts.much/most h~lpfgr, . 'f

8 Physics-Is byfar!even myteasFfav9urite subjectat school. .

6 Compare t h ~ folioVlflngjobs using'the adjectivesfrom-the list, as in the~xarilples.. . , ,exciting, imagiAativ~, revV~rding,tiring, stressful

taxi driver doctor'e.q, ..Being a tax i driver is no t as!soexclting as being

a teecher. ...", .. . ." ..:," .... ."".Beinga teectierte twice as.'exc[tfngas being. ata xjd rjver~ .,, , " ..' .. . ' . .,,'Being a doctor is by far ' the most exc!ilngj6b ofa l l ' . . ' . ' . .

"~" "" " . " ". " " " "" " "" , ;" " " " " " " " "_""""" """ "" . ' ;," " . ,, , " " " ', ;' ,,, i" " " :"~ ." ": ' " " " :.~_1{,,! ': "."""."."""."

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7 filllnthe blanks with the correct comparative orsuperlative form of the adjectives or adverbs inbrackets, as in the example. Ad9 any necessarywords.

1 .'!,The older.". (old) my husband gets, """the more'ilandsome" ", (handsome) he becomes,2 .';",,,.,,,,,,..,,,,.,,,,.,,.,,. ,,,,.,,,,,,.little) and """..".""'"..".".."."..,,.,,"',..(little) people like living in large cities nowadays.

3 Her voice got "."".""."".""',."..,,,.,..,,";,,.,.,,','(quiet) and.,",.. ,"'''"."."'"...,,'''''''';''''''''''''',,.(quiet)until I couldn't hearher any more.

4 ..,';""""".,.."."'"."'"."."".,,,'''''''''',,..,,.,,'',.,,''''soon) we leave,"""""""..",,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,.,,.,,.,.(soon)ve'll get there"5 """"",'""."."""."".;",.,..."""""".,,...,,""""";.,,",,.,,"".:.."(late) it got,

. . " ' . . . " " , ' . " '" " " " . " " . ~ " . , ; " 'd } . ; , , , ,, '" ' ' (worried) we became"6 Jane is becoming eyen ....".."'".",.;"..,,.,,";"""'''''''':''''''.."""..",."..... ,"". (independent) as the years go by"7 Our package holiday wasn't ""'".""'".."'"..... "..,,",',,.,,(good) yours"8' It is ''''.''''''~'''':",',:,:.''':,:''';::.''''.".,,;;;;''.'''''..' .."".""."..,,. (windy)it was last weekend"9 ,vveshouldcornplain.toIhe.bakerY.'This.birthday",cake i s three t i m e s . ." , ." . ," . " ,. " '."." " " , ." " ~ ;." " .; " " ."..(expensive)the one we bought last year.

10 The more books he reads, """"' '' .. '' '' .'". '.' '' '' '' '' '' '. '' '' '' '' ''"(interested) in the subject he becomes"~ ;.~ , ' ,F'-~ .;

8 S'tudy the following" examples and rephrase thes'entences, as in the examples.

1"Going, parachuting is more dangerous thanplaying ,basketball""..a) Playing basketball is less dangerous thangoing parachuting .."""""b)Pfay!ngbasketbafl tsn'i helt.es dangr:;fous asgoing parachuting""2 The antiqUe des.k is m o t e exMhsiVethah the I ronbed,

, , ,"',,"",;""".;,"" """,i" """" " n " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " .,," ," ,"""""" ~ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

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3 Tom's car is saferthanDanny's.4 ; : ~ : ~ : : ; ~ : l ; ; ~ : : ~ ~ i ~ ' : : ~ : " ~ ' ~ ~ ' :AA"""".""" .... " ... "" ..... "'; ... ".".".,."" "".""".,,,,.,,""""""."" . "" " ',."" "",,.,,"

6T~~~~il'i'~~i"by'~'I~h~"'i~'''~~;~''~6~fb~~'b'l~''''th~Dtravelling by bus, -c. .

7 y~:~~::::~~i;~::"~:i:~:':~;~:::."~'~~~:':~:~i~~;~~~:' : ~ ~ ~ ~ : : :sister's"" "".""."""" .":"". "".'"""".""".",;."""",."""",,"M",," " " " , " " ." , '. . . . " " " ." " " " " " " " " " " " ,; . " ,; " " " ~,,, .. " " ." ." " ." " . "8 He spends more moneyon 9Dsthan his friend.,: : ' : , : : : : :: ' : : : : : : : : : ,: : : : : : : : : : : : : : :: : : : : : : : : ' : ,: : : , : : : : : , ' . ', : : : : : : : ' : ,: , : : . : , : : , : : , : : : : :: : : : : ' , , : . : , : ,: : : : , : : : : ~ ~ ]

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I) - 14 .. , . " . " , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , . : . ( ma n y ) people are takingan interest in environmental issues these days.I

j- ] 5 """""""'""""""""""""''''''''''(''''';'''f''''"t""'b'Iri)Chl.f )ou abre,".";".,."""".".";""""";"",,,,.,,,,; com or a e I e can e,6 He tried .. "" """"." .. "."".'.""". (hard) until he finally

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First, fill in the gaps with the correct form of theadjectives in brackets. Then, match the sayingswith their explanations, as in the example.

1 Actions speak ".. Ioude '/ , than"""(loud) words". . .J " " ,1 J . " " ,.. 2 His bark is ".,,"",",""'""" .." "'''".,,''',.,,;''' '(bad) his bite"3 She was .... ".""''''';.".,.,."".".,."'''''''',.,,'',.,,.,,,.,,''''proud) apeacock when she won the spelling contest.

Absence makes the heart grow "'' '' ,'' '' ',' '.. ' ' "";""""',.(fond)"The grass is always .,""''' '',."''". ,,,.,,';''' '';,,,.green) onthe other side of the fence"Blood is "'"..""',.,';'''';;".,.""."."''''"."..".",,.,,.(thick) water,Giving up bad habits is '"'',..,,,..,,,,.,,.,,.,,''''''''',:.,,'''''''''''''''''(easy) said ''''',."''',."''".",_'',,.,,.done.Laughter ls ; "".".".'.""." '"""""." .",.,,""'".,,',',,,.."" (good)medicine"".,""''' :.," -."";'.' "". "'H", (g()od) late ."""."",.";",,, '''..never.I've heardthatjokeJqts of times. It's,."..";"..."',,.,,.,'".,.,,,,,,''''.''... '''.'';';''''''.''''''','':''.'''''''''..''..,,";"""(old)the hills"Being away from somebody makes you realisehowrnucbthey mean to you,it'sbetter forsomething to happen late instead ofnot. happening at all"He i~n't as bad temperep asyou think he isThat joke is very old.Family ties a r e stronger than other relationships"It's morE)difficulttost6p doing so~ething than tosay you're going to stop doing itBeing cheerful and optimistic helps you forgetyour; problems arid troubles,Life seems better in other places"Shewasp leased W i th~ !i er selfW ne fr she w6h-tfiEfspellinq. contest .People are judged more by what they do than bywhat they say.

L i k e ~ A s ' 12 Fill in the gap~ with like or as; a s in the-example.

1 A: I can't tell whatflavour this ice cream i,B:: Nor can I . . But it tastes a bit,;Jlke" .. oranges,doesn't it?2 A : What does Sheryldo?B: She works "''';,.".,,'' '',..a labasSistahtlna hospital.3 A: How did Jim react to the news? ; ,.:B: He cried C l ; baby,4 A : : I'm sure I've metthat wornan.beforelB.: She does seem familiar. I know! She looks

"'.".".""",". that old filn1 star, Bette Davis!5 A: Wasn't Batman a fanta~tic film ? ..B: It ';";a~irideed, And:Mrtrlelle Pfeiffer wa$ great

." ..."."".."" Catwoman,, .6 A : : That was a delicious meatespecially thedessert" iYB: I know, No one makes chocolate cake """,... ,"."" ,.,,;";.,""'' '' ''Annie"7 A : : Mr Brown knows ~Iotqbout Anci!3rit EgyptB: Yes. H e is reqarded .' an experton the subject.8 A: Did Dave enjoy the opera, last night?

B: He didn't 'See it! He fell asleep during thefirs;" ' -. ," ~"'J' : ;,- - -:act ....""""'''''"".us~aL , .,~9 A What's this, Grandma?B: It's an old bottle, but I use it,;,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.:,l. vase.10 A: I'm very happy that I f inally met Mrs Af'nold.

B: Yes, she seems """';'" ""'. a very interestingperson"11 A :: I've never driven a car before.

B: Do exactly '"'' '' .' '' '' .".' ''' '' ''' '' '' I say and everythingwill be fine.12' A-VouT6-rg"Ot:to take your gibves with you, 'B: I know, and now my fingers are as cold

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- jtrThe Jj(ide-wa:swearing the".,.".,,,,,,,sflk 90Wn1

I've ever seen"A lovely' ;. a,lovelier , C loveliest , - 1

12 My brother IS the "..""""';,,.,," member of the chessclub"A young

C o m ! l n r o l i v e / S u p e r l o l i v e f o r m s 0 1 A d j e c l i v e s / A d v e r l l s - T y p e s 0 1 C o m p m i s o n s ' " l i k e / A s

13 Tick the correct sentence, asIn the example.1 a) He works like a slave"b) He works as a slave"2 a) Did you do good in the algebra test?b). Did YO(j do well in thealqebra test?3 ali Their clog is twice. as big s;s'purs.b) Their dog is twice asbigger?s ours"4 a) Mrs Darwin is a more helpful lady"b) Mrs Darwin iss; most helpful lady"5 ;a) I have no rnore.strengthtocontinue

climbiQg:b) Ihaveciby more strE~hgth to ',continuE) climbing" (6 S t ) ' M r PetE:lrSislJyfar mor e honest thano u r pr~Viou~,acqountqntb) Mr Pete[si$f'1fmQfe hOrle$tthan ourprevious acountant.

' 1 4 , Choose the correct item.,. - - .,"_}.1 Students" who' W?4ldlikeshould contact Mr Barnes:, A f a . ; t h ' e r , ' B'further

"'"'''' informationC furthest, '2 The Claptons livein a ... ,,"",... ," house than we do"A larger B larqe C largest

3 OUr' paJents atrived,,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,, .. than expectedbecause their flight was delayed,A later Blate C latest

4 Sh dyed her h?ir,the same colour "",',. ".,,"" I did"Aas' ," 'B like' 'c than5 The older she gets, " .. '''''.. '' mature shebecomes"A the most a more C the more6 'She is regarded .,,'' ',.,,' ',,"", the best long-distancerunner in the world,

A like Bas C byfar7 Tracey Js notso "'."";'."""".,""as Patricia in m?kingcakes. '

A more skilled B skilled C most Skilled8 The thieves stole, ..".",.:."" painting from the artgallery.

A more valuable B valuable C the most valuable9 This piece of fabric is .. """"'."", .. more expensivebecause it is hand,woVEm.

A least B half C slightly10 Kevin'silljurie$vverE; """"""""''''''',:,,''hanmine,"A badly B worse C bad'

"'./"

B younger Cyoungest13 A This mobile phone's verysmalll

B: ACtually, it's ."""."".".",.,, on the market ,_A the smallest B smaller C small . . . ! J

14 This shop assistant is ..",.",.. , "" ',,more polite thanthe previous one"A far B by far Cas

15 Don't use your new b8;9 "" .. , """""". a toy!A like B as C for

15 Correct-the mistakes, as in the example .1 My best friend eats ~a bird.2 Who's the less selfish person in yourfamily?3 Carol was so ft'ighten~d that she wasshaking as 'a leaf4 My father has little free time now thanhe had when he was a young man.5 The most tired you are the more

mistakes you will make.6 Their team was described like the bestbasketball team inthe world"

....Iike.. ..." 1"."""" . .""" .. ".". . . " " , . " " " , , , 1 o . o . " . , 1

x.,

" ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ~ d

" J- ,-StUd;- ; '~~;~ '~~~'~~~~;:-h;~~co~~--~~~t~'~-;~'Ihas a similar meaning to the first sentence. , j

1 I've never met such an elegant woman. Ithe S,he's the mostelegant woman rye ' ..ever met. "2 Thefamilycar ismore spaciousthanthe sports car,,' las lh~ef=~~~sc~:r isn't as/so spacious a~ jJess The sports car is Jess spacious than '1 ,

the family car. -... ,3 Tjr)a's booJs_W~J~C_~;3P~l' th~r) mine. _ _:~Jess Ti~a's boots were Jess expensive than-

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) _ . ._ . . . _ . . ._ _. ._ . _ _._ _ , _ . . ._ _ . _ A d . ~ ~ : i . ~ _ ~ ~ _ d v e ri l S - C a m po r i s~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ _ . ~ ~ a , ~ ~ I ~ ~ S O s~ l i k e I A sI

!-' 1I, ' " 4 - Ann is'the'f~;test t;~rst'-;;f aIL-' -. '-, :-~--.--~.--.".-." 1 as No one else types as fast as Anndoes.than Ann is faster tliiiriany other typist.','

1 Ann is a faster typistthan anyone else._ types Ami types faster than anyone else . , 1 5 D:i:lVidearns.the same amount of money as me"I , ' "1LJch David earns as much money as I do"6 As he gets older, he becomes more irritable"J the The older he gets, the moreIrrttable he" becomes"r 7 Can't' you do any better thari that?' J best Is that the best you can do?8 Sam is the rudest man in the neighbourhood., r as No other man in the neighbOUrhood is as'J rude as Sam,9 That joke wa~ not as amusing as the other ones"I , lea,'st, " Th,at Joke w~s ,the least amusing of all.10 Her husband anq rrune are the same age"I " " J as , Her husband is as old as mine"I ' " " , , 1 I hadn't expected that the shops wquld be soI crowded," 1 more ThE?shopswere much/tar/even morecrowded than I had expected" '1 ,I

" " 2 The colour of her mother's hair is red' the colourof her hair is red, too" ' , ,"] same Her hair isthe same colour as her

J- mother's,13 The leather jacket costs 100; the denim one" j choas1fts50 " "_] The denim jacket costs half as much asI the leather one.,"/ twice The leather jacket costs twice as muchas the denim one"l " l , ' 4 James is a,'laWY,er,whowO,tksfor B,own and Sons", ' as .Jamesworks as a lawyer for BrownJ _ and Sons"_--:-"_.'.w. __ ".w ." :_ .... _."._ ._'w.;_. . __ ._~_ ..~.~~-oo:-,:,.__ ............;.....__ __ ..._ _ __:-~.

Cori1plet~ eachsentence with two to five words,including the word Inbold,

1 John is the slowest runner of all,J as' No one else ,,,.,,"",,,,,,,".,.,, ' J : ~ ' h ' ~ ' d ~ ~ ~ "2 lan's latest book was not ~s' exqiting as the1 others;_ least Ian's latest book .."""""., ...,,,,,.;,,,.,,,,.,,.,,.,,,,,,..,.""""""""":'".':':''';''''''''''''''''''''''.".'''''''''''.'''''''""",."""";",,iL3 The house is more expensivethan the flatJ . .--as~,_,,""""""' - " - - - 7 ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t , , , , , ' , ' , ' , ,: , ; , " , , ' , " , , , , ~ , , , , ' ,, ' ~ ' , ' , : ~ " , , ' , : ' , ' " ' ,, " , " , ' , ,. " t h ' ~ " h ~ U ~ ; " :4 As she gets older, she becomes more attractive.'J " the The older she gets"",,,, . "'."", .."."''''__"""'''''''''''' ""'" she becomes"

5 I hadn't thought that the meal would be sodelicious. The mealore

""".""".,.,,,",,... ,,,,.,,",,.,,"'".,"""""" I hadthouqht.6 The gold ring has fourdiamorrds: the silver onehas t w o . The gold ring ; ,"' '' '., '' '' '."."....,",.."..:,., , , . , , , . . " ." , . . " .

" " " . " " " , , , , , , , , . ' , , , , , , , , , , , , , ' , , , c , ; , , , , , , , as the silver one"7 I've neverseen such an extraordinarypairitiIig"llie Ws " .I've everseerl..

8 This perfume smells like lavender" This soapsmells like lavender too.same The perfume".,." """""';" " ;" the soap"9 Can't you speak any louder than that?

loudest Is' that ; """"",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~,,,,;,,,,,,,:,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,., "" " " ' '' ''' '' ''' ' . "". " " "" ., '; " " ., " ' , , "" " "" ." "' ." " i . .' .: speak?10 James is the most generous man I know,

than James is "'"'''''''''''''''''';''''''''''.'''''.,''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''';;"anybhe else' I Rnow.11 The blue bike costs 1OQ;the red one costs 200 . ,half The blu b'k" ,,(" "i ( , ,, . " . . . . . . ' ' ' ~ . ' ' : , . , ~ " ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ , , , ' : , ' , ' : ~ . : ' : ~ , ' ' t h ~ ' ' ~12 The book was more interesting than the f i l m . :

less The film the book.13 Sue is a secretary who\iMorks fOL,$mith and Co,as . SL.Je,,,""""",,.".:,,:,::.:,,;",'""":,,.;.,:,,;.'.;.,:.,:".";";''''',,.,''',.,,

""""" """ .,,'""",.".",,, ''' ' for Smithand, Co.14 Paul is the funniest student in rnyclass,as~6 other styejelJt irimy class '"''''''''''''

twice

PauL15 Your son and mine are the same height

as Your son "'"'''' mitie.,16 The sofa in the lounge is more comfortable thanthe one in the TV room. i

less The sofa in the TV room "",."""; ,.""!,,,,,,,., ,. : ,,""""'''''''''''''''''''''''' the one in the lounge.17 That vase costs the same amount of morley asthis mirror;much That vase costs .."""",,,,,.,, ',,,,,,.,.,,:,,,',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

"'"'".,,,,;;,,,,"""""".,""".""""".;.,"".;,.,,,',;,,:this nj'irror"18 Christopher is the best basketball player offal I "plays Christopher"""".""."'"'''.'''".'''''.''''.''.';';'.''.'''.'''''''nyone else"19 She had never thouqhtthat.the.project would beso gernanding.,. "

""__more..L... Ib,~_p.wJecL,.,,,,,",''':''''''''"..".""'.'".,.,,,",,,,.,,,:""".,,,"'-.,".,,_'"''"",."",.", she hadthought'it y.,;ould'be:,

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: - - - - - - - - . - - - . . - ' - - - - - - - . - . - . .- - - - . - - -. . .- - - - - . .. - - - . . . . . ; . , - - - - -. . - . . . . .- - . - - - . - . , . - - . - - - - - - . - - - - . - - - - - . - ,- - ~ - - . - - - . . - - - - - - - . .- - - - . - - . - . - - . - - - - - - - - - . - . . . . . - - . .- ' - ' - ' - - ' - , - 1 - ' -. . . . . . . . . . J4 She relies",,, ..~..,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,. public transport to get

5 ~:d:n~~o;lrbO~~~yt~d."."" ... ,.",... ,.", eyerYthin~"]they have learned this year.6 The typ~ of car you need depends ,,,. ,,"",.,,... , ,,,. ,,.your Iifestyle" .7 I went to the station and asked ".

aticket.to London.8 ~:~1~~:ii~ ~~~"hi'~"bi'~~~a~,eal we had last nighQ

A d j e c l i v e s . . A d v e r l l s ' C o m p a r i s o n s . . l i k e ! A s .

go in for:go off:

enter; take part in (a competition)1) (of a bomb, etc) explode;- ? J (alan alarmj ring, 3) (of food)go bad .1 ) continue, 2) happen- . .stop burning;' be extinguished1) examine, 2) experiencerise;' increase (opp: go down)

go on:go out:go through:go up:- - - " ..-.,.-.~.--.;"..._"....;_.__.~-.;,; ~;.....-..:...;,_-~;.; . . , . . ;~ .;.- - ..~ . - _ .. _;.;.. _ "" _ - - -:-. , - _ ..

17 Fill i n the correct partrcleis).The alarm goes7 o'clock,2 The price of first-class stamps has gone "."",,",,,,",again"3 The fire has gone '"''''''..'''''''''''''.'''''.''.''''''' " Would youlike me to light it again?

41..WhaFsgoirigcrowd.

5Go ..'"'''''''''''''''''' the contract very carefully beforeyou sign it:6 The.cheese I bought last week is mouldy. It must.have gonE;).';''''''''''''',.'''''''''' . . ..7 Although$he ha9a./leadache,.she went .. ",,,,,.,,,,.playing with her son,

8 Lots,pf people go "!":.""'"'''''''.''''''''.''''''''''''' the cookingbompetition every year"9 AbOmbvvent ...""..";,,,,.,,,,.,,,,.,,in theclty centre lastwe~kehd" Fortunately; no one was seriously

injured"10 She went ;..,...."",:..."."."". a difficult time last winterwhen she lost her job,

every morning at

there? There's a huge

,~--,,-.. . - ., . . . . -. _ .. _ .. _ _ .._ - _ . . . ._ - _ . "--.---.~-. . . . . . . . - . _ . . . ._ - , _as.k for'stll .',be confined.~(),(a place}. , . "'if"cater f6r:sb/sthd~~~lid d'n~bl$th,_~.;..c;.,"";:_" ,," '> ': . . . . . " . ' , , . . . ; , ; . . ; .: ;" . :. " ." . '.< ; . ,._ .. . . ,._ ,_ , . . . . : . . . . - '

'-':1 ", ,.

o n av~rClger $ a y for $threly on sb/sthtest' sb on sth

18 F i n ' i n the correct preposition,:,~.:-t~~.. . ;_'1 Thisde'j:J?rtrT)~r\tstore caters

cU$tpmers'df all.aqes.-2- "o:He"gE>e$-tb-th~-JY-!i-l-thee-"tilTI~s-aw-e~k,.,-.~h-';'" "av~rag~~/~}:::;,,:'~'~';~:~~'3 He was confined

h~ had the measles"bed.fer a week because

19 .comPlete. e.a.ch.sentence.with two to five word~.-."lincluding the word in bold. ,:.1 Make sure the fire has stopped burning before

you go to bed. . ". . ' j " lgone Make sure the fire, ... """",,,. ,.. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,!. J..."",,.,,;,,.",,"'"'' '' '' before you go to bed:'2 ~ ~ : 0 0 Untering the swimming competition thiJor Are you "."... ,..""....".:"'""""""".".".".,.....".""."jthe swimming competition this year?3 Our Classes provide everything needed b 1

learners of all levels. ,-'cater Our.classes ""''';' '' '"'""""'""""',."".."""'.,""' '',."..4 The firecra;k~'~'~""~;~i~d'~d'i~e~~:,i ~!~~; ~ r t J

he had the chance to throw them. .went The firecrackers ..""".,,,,,.,,.,.,,,:.,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,h~"h'~'d"th'~~h~~~eT~~~~:~~~e~~or;d

5 These animals are kept in cages because theyare dangerous"confined These animalscages because they.are dangerous.6 I. always read 'my students' essays carefully~~fore Im~r~I~:~" .,",.,....,."""" '""" """;,,'""."", ..'"""".,.,;j

""":"""",,"""":'"'''''':''' mystqdents'essays7 The milk m~s{r~~~Zg~~~r~~dm:ri~J~ee~~horribl;]

off The milk ,:".".""'''''''". "''"."''''';''''''''''".".,,....,,'',,.,,.''8 The PUPil~~~~:d;;h~;(t~~~!~e:~ h~~i?~fi Ieveryt~ing clearly" -depend The pupils """";'''''''''''.'''' "."',:..,,,.,,... ,,''',,.. ,9 Despite t h ~ ' ' ' ' ' b ' ~ d 'Zv:~~~7,~i~~hi~1~;~a~Z;J

climbing the mountaih". . .' .w.en.t . DesPite. theb. ad..w.e.~t.her,they......" . " " ~ . ' ' ' . !. . .cllmblngthe mountain.

10 The price of oranges has increased now tha.they're out of season". ,_g one ~~~.,~r~~:0;h~~a~~~~'~'''b'~t..6f '~~~~b~J


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I A d je c t i v e s A d v e r i l s , C o m p o r i s o n s - T y p e s 0 1 C o m p o r i s o n s - l i k e /A s!,---"~-,--,-----,,,,----,-,,--,,:-.--.----- ~-- ----.'-. -_._.__._._._ _ _._.-,--,-_.-._--------. __ ____ -._---_.-I - - 1; ; : : ; 0 Complete each sentence with two to five words,including the word in bold.'1J 1 I've never seen such an unusual necklace,

the That's"."" "..,,"""..''',''''".""..,,","".,,""""""".""."".,,",,""~h EVeryOne'l~ft'th'~'b'~'ild'i~g"~h~~ lih~~~~' ~ ~ : r ~r rang this morninq.went Everyone left the building when, . "".,,","""

"""'"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''' "",,"",,""",,"""",,his morning"As they get older, they become moreindependentthe The older they get, .'" ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''",;",,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,,,,,.'':',,:.,.,,.,,,....', they become"Can't you walk any faster than that?fastest 'Is that "",,,,,,,.,,.""'''''''''''''' ,"",,",.,,""'''''''"'"'''' walk?The potatoes weigh 4 kilos" The apples weigh 2kilos"twice The potatoes \iV ~ ig h ". ,," " ". , "" """ ": .. ". "" " "

''''''''''''''"."''''"."',,,.,,'''''''''',.,,.,''''''',,.,,.,,''''''he apples.While the meeting was in progress, Jill was takingnotes.going

1 11J] 5

Whil~ the meeting ..""""",;."",;", .."""."""""", ",..,' ,,;.,Jill W9 .S ta,king notes"Alice is more intelligent than Carol, 'less Carol ""'''''''''''''"''''."."""",.".""'''''''''"'""''''"""''',,''Alice.She has experienced 9. lot of personal problemsthis year. 'gone She ..""""""""."""."".""".,"'" '' '' ';".""."".,,'''''''',,... ,,,,.,,'''''''

1 a lot of personal problems this year,.~ I hadn't expected that the party would be sosuccessful,1 far The party ";''' '' '' '' '' '' '' '' '' '' '' ','' '' '' '' '' '' '' '' '';' '' '' '' '' '' '' '';' '' '' '' '' '' '' '' ', "".""""",,""'"""""'"""",.,,.,,"""""."" I had expected"1:0 This machine needs oil to function properly"

relies This machine" j " " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' oil to function properly""A Tom is a business advisor who works for

Anderton and Co"j as ~~"~~d~;t~~"nd " C ' ; ' . " , . " : " " ' " . , , " " , . " " . ., ' , . . , " . , , ' . .12 The ruby earrings are more valuable than the,,]' pearl earrings"_ as The 'pearl earrings "'"'' "";""".";,,.:,""".... "" " ""

'"''','''''''''''''''''''',,''''''''''''''''''''''' the ruby earrings"

[ - 1I J ai

J m r C o r r e c f i o n?)1 Cross out the unnecessary word." , . MYfrienCl'$--hiotoftycle is t W l c e - a s m 6 r e fa~t" a s '

mine"'2 As John's team was winnihg,he got the more_ j and more excited"

3 Our new car is by far more modern than our oldone"4 Laura is the most cleverest person I've ever met5 Your jacket is the same colour as with mine"

6 Today is much more colder than yesterday"7 My sister dances the more gracefully than me"8 The more he reads, the far more knowledgeablehe becomes. '"9 In my opinion, going to the theatre is very moreentertaining than going toa disco"

10 Ipend the half as much time studying asrnysister does.

11 Unfortunately, the situation is getting worse andeven worse"12 Kelly is as much talented as Tlna.

13 She is regarded as like the mostdirector of the '90s., successful

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'1 Choose the correctltem.1 "Where is Brian?"

"I think he's in the garden .. ,.",,, '" '" the plants."A he waters B watering Cis watering Oto water

? "/:."",.,,nvite Kim and Terry for dinner tomorrow?, A How about C Why don'tB Let's 0 Shall we3 John's new car is the same make ""''''''''''','; .yours,A of B to C as 0 with4 This bag is too heavy for me ...",A lifting B to be lifting Clift D to lift5 "We'll contact you as soon as "" "'"'''' " ."",a decision,A we will make C we are makingBWema~ Dwem~e6 ~'Where's Pauline?"

"She's upstairs " "'"'''''''' her bedroom."Atidyirig , B to tidying c totidy D fortidying7 . "What'a'beautiful picture!"

"Thanks.lt's:,:""""";"",, .. picture I've ever painted,,"Athe 6'etter>~B t h e best " C best Dbetter8 '1'hey ....",:"""",,,,competltiolisalioverthewCHld last

year.A are entering8 had been entering C have enteredDehiered ' '9 ' :LthinK I heard .Sam's voic~,justDqw."" " ( o u " . . " . " ' , . . . , , . , " ' ; H e isn't heretdday,,",A G . ? n . : t have d9ne ' Csh6'uldn'f have8 could have ' ' D needn't have10 "How was your dinner'Jasttilghf?"

"It was '"''''''''''','''''''''I've ever eaten."A the better meal C the "bestm~?lsB one .o f the best meals" pgoqd as the.rnealLtbinkC;hti$borrowe9thekE'}YSYt1~t~rda.Ybut hedenies .:"";'"".",,,,,,,,,.hem, ' .'iAt9,6ev~~een" Cthath$i~~~seeing, 1310$e8 Dhavingseen '

12 ' ( _ : i i 'i~,'the sameheighf,;".""",,,,,,,j-la'rriet,,,,, " " i , ; "Aas' B to:, G,with ' ,D from...; ; : ' : . -. " : ..

13 ,gettipg, the ,ironrepairedi~a,.8tJeap~t.::."":".:,,-: buying a 'Hew one - , , -' -- , -- -- -c, - -' -- , .. . . ,cc ' -' - , -r-:-'-"''''7-, -, ..A that B toQ from "Qtha,n

~'14 ;"",;"(.,,,/the fact-that-it washot-outside, JameJwore his coatA DespiteB In spite G Despite that 1D In spite of that

15 She. I.S. ':'''''''''''''''.'''''''''.'' any. of th.e other people w~"']applied for the job: iiA more experienced than C as experienced -;.B most experienced ofD the more experienced 0 0 t

16 Her hair is as .."."""."',,," as silk" .A softest B softly C soft D ,s()fter17 He can only blame him~elf for failing the eXCJ.n]

He ""',..".,'" ..,;.,:'hatc:lerdlHmg the year" .A would have worked C must workB should h?Ve worked D ought to work

18 He's ""....".,", .. at sportthan I am.A bad 1 3 the worst C worst D much wore-restaurant laU9 "We had a lovely meal at the

weekend.""I "'"'''''.,''''''.''' with you if I'd been here."A would have come C should comeB would come D should have come

2 0 "Did you enjoy the play?" J j"Oh yes. It was ''''''''''''.".: .. I've ever seen."A best play of .C the best playB one the best plays P the better play

21 I ".'"' ''' '' '' ,,""go to Simon's partylastweek.A can Ccould, 1B'may D was allowed to ..

2 2 " .. ... ,, ', . . ," to have been a dancer when she WC\9~ol~,~gbelieved C She believes L JB She's believed D They believe

23 "Whic~ of those boys is you\, brother?" e J"H!3's .".".,,""",.,;.,,"of.the three,A the tall C the tallest ;.....'Btall(3r D the most tali

24 The bank robbers made the cashierthem a . l i the money,A given B giving C to give D9iV_j25 He got a job """,....";,,,,,,;.a postman,I:)Uthedidrj't- l k k . ~ ~ l s is C as if: [fof , - , - - + d


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I l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . - - - - - - - - - - . -. . .- . - . . . . . - . , - - -. . - - . - - - - . -. . . . . . . . . -1 " 2 There are eight-unnecessary words-In the text - 2 The conference roorn-was-practleally empty"

below. Find them and cross them out. hardly There "",.".,.""',,. ,""'''''',''''the conference room.

j e y W o r d l m n s f o r m o f i o n s ( M I s c e l i o n e o u s )~ i ' f . Complete each sentence with two to five words,

including the Word in bold.- - - J 1J

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets.A . .On "..,,,",.,''''',.".";,,..."""""",. (complete) ofthe work,Jane got a bonus"They have got plans to .".,""'''"."."''' ',..,,'';,,(modern)the-office"The rnanagergave his "';"""".."",,.,"'"'''"'" (approve)for the project to begin,,'Tomorrow is a """,..".,,,.,,''' '',.,,,,.,, (nation) holiday"We aren't going to work, 'Their foreign '"'''..'''''''"...".''""."'',,.,''''''' (correspond)travels a lot when reporting the news"He underlined some words to give them more"""""''''.''''''''''''''''''''. (emphasise).I have two locks on my door for extra "'"''''.'''''''(secure),Be careful with that liquid, It might be . ''',., ... "... ".(harm)"That club is ".""';""."" ....,,.,"., '" (exclude)" You haveto be arnernber to go in.Joe wants to become a "" .."...".'' '' ''' '' ''' '. ,."., ' (sing)oneday," ' 1 0J

rW6CiI(:r[refeYlf1rfio6oay-ers~ knew I've won f f i emoney.want I don't .""""""".",,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,""."""

"'.'''''''.'' '''','''', I've won the money"

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3 Anna was the only one who didn't enter thecompetition"apart Everybody entered """""""""'."

."""'"'''''''''''''''''''''.'''''''''''''''''"""".""",,.: Anna"4 It's a waste of time for you to join a gym.,

point There's """",,',"""""""'"''''''''''.'''''''''''''''''"''''''''''''.'''''a gym.5 My grandfather was sixty when he learned to'speak German.age My grandfather learned to speak

German ".".";'''''".""."''''''''''".,,''''''''''''''''',,.,,ixty"6 People say walking is a good way of keeping fit

supposed Walking " . ..,""." '.""'"''''.'''''''.''''''''''''''',,'' a good way of keeping fit7 I wrote down the phone number in my diary.

note I """.""".""".,""'''''".""."":,'''',:"."'''''',,.,,.,,'''''''''''''.,,"of the phone number in my diary.8 Richard last phoned me six weeks ago.

heard I ,,'.""..""..""".""""""'"''.''..'' '' '""".,,,,,.,,,,,,."."".",,",,"Richard forsix weeks"9 Sport doesn't interest Hazel,

interested Hazel ..,sport"10 When I was it! the department store, someonethought I was a sales assistant

me When I was in the' department store,someone '''".."'"..."''".".,,.. ,,.,,'' a salesassistant

11 Their house is quite near the beach"far Their house "."""""",-"",."."".""""""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,

the beach"12 "Should Isign the form?" I asked the bank clerk,supposed I asked the bank clerk .., .. ",", '.'"'"''''''

''''''" .. "'''''''''''';'''''''" ..,,''';,,:,,sign the form.13 Bill hasn't been to a restaurant for several months"

ages It's ""."';""."".;,;";,,,,.,,"""""""""'"''''''''''''''''to a restaurant14 There are very few boys in the school clevererthanh[iTi,.--" - - - -c -. -

one He is """".",","""""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,boys in the school,

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I P r e D o s i l i o n s o I P l o c e / M o v e m e n l / l i m e - V e r h s / A d j e c l i v e s / N o u n s W i l l i P r lD O s i l i o n sr - - - -- - - - -- . . - - - . . - -- - , - - - - - - - - . . - - -- -- -- - - - -- - - -- - -. . .- -. - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - . . - -- - - . - -- - - . . - - .- . . ._ - - - - - - - - - - - - - .I V e r b s , A d J e c t i v e s , N o u n s w i f ~ P r e p o s m o n sabsent f rom (ad j)accom panied by (ad i)acco rd ing to (p rep )account fo r (v)accuse sb o f (v)accustom ed to (ad j)~dd icted to (ad j)advantag e o f (n)(bu t: th ere 's an advantageih - (have)an advantageover si )advice on (n)a fra id o f (ad j)ag ree to/on sth (v)ag ree with sb (v)

ahead o f (prep)a im at (v)allerg ic to (ad i)am azed at/by (ad j)amused by (adj)ang ry at what sb does (ad i)ang ry w ith sb about sth (ad j)ang ry w ith sb fo r do ing sth (ad j)annoyed w ith sb about sth (ad j)(in) answer to (n)anx ious about sth (ad j)(be) anx ious fo r sth tel happen (ad j)apo log ise to sb fo r sth (v)(m ake an) appea l to sb fo r sth (n)ap pea l to /ag ainst (v)

apply to sb fo r sth (v)app rove o f (v) ,. /a rg ue w ith sb about sth (v)a r rest sb fo r sth (v) _ar r ive at (a sm all place) (v )ar r ive in (a town) (v)asham ed o f (ad j)"ask fo r (v) (bu t ask sb a quest ion)assu re (sb) o f (v) .aston ished at/by (ad j)a ttach ed to (ad j)a ttack on ' e n )attend to (v)(un)aw are o f (ad j)

bo red w ith /o f (ad j)b or ro w s th fr oms b( v)b rillia nt a t (a dj)bum p into (v)busy w ith (ad j)

badatsth {ad j) (bu t: : He wasvery bad to rne.)base on (v)basis fo r (n)beg fo r (v)beg in W i th (v)be lieve in (v)

benefit f rom (v)bet on (v)beware o f (v)(pu t the) b lam eon sb (n)blam e sb fo r sth (v)b lam e sth on sb (v)boast about/o f (v)

call a t/on (ph r v)call fo r (= demand) (ph r v)cam pa ig n ag ainst/fo r (v)capab le o f (ad j)c ar e a bo ut. (v)care fo r sb(v) (= l ike)(take) care o f (n)care fo r sth (v) (= like todo sth )care fu l o f (ad j)ca re less about sth (ad j)cause o f e n )certainof (adj)C ;bC lr ge in to ( v )c ha ra cte r(s tiG o f (n /a dj)charg e f6 r (v)charg e sb with (v)cheque fo r (n)cho ice between/o f (n)C ; levE i ta t s th (adj) (but ItwaS v e r y clev~rof

~ V ' ' ' ' U - L ' 'H ' ' b 1 - y _ J t .~ - .close to (adj)co llabo ra te with (v)

c ollid e w ith (v)comment on (v)com municate w ith (v)com pare w ith (v) (hOW people andth ing s are a like and how they aredi f ferent)com pare to (v) (show the likenessbetween sb/sthand sb/sth e lse)com par ison between (n)comp lain o f (v) (= s uff er f ro m )com pla in to sb about sth (v )(=..e annoyed at)com p lim ent sb on (v)com ply w ith (v)concea l sth f rom sb (v)_concentra te on (v) -(have) confid ence insb (n )confusion over (n) _conqratulatesb on sth (v)connect to /w ith (v)connection between (n)-(but-in-connection-wUhj--- ------ --.-co nsc io us o f ' (ad j)consis t o f (v)

contact between (n) (bu t incontact with)content w ith (ad j)contrary to (p rep)co ntrast w ith (v)co ntr ib ute to (v)c on ve rt to /i nto ( V )cope w ith (v)co rresp ond to /w ith (v),c ou nt a g ain st ( V )count onsb (ph r v)cover in/w ith (v)c ov er ed , in /w ith ' (a dDcrash into (v) .(have) a c raV ing fo r sth (n)c razy about (ad j)crowded w ith (ad j)crue l to (ad j)cruelty to ward s/to (n)c ur e fo r. (n)cur io us about (ad j)c u t- if l- (p h r -c v) -{ =d [: lt er - fl: lp ts b /a ' - - -- - ~conversat ion)


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damage to (n)date back to (v)date from (v)deal with (v)dear to (adj)decide on/against (v)decrease in (n )dedicate to (v)definition of (n )delight in (v)delighted with (adj)demand for (n )demand from (v)depart from (v)departure from (n )depend on/upon (v )

dependent on (adj)describe sb/sth to sb else (v)description of (n) .die of/from (v)die in an accident (v)differ from (v)difference between/of(n)different from (adj)difficulty in/with (n)disadvantage of (n) (but: there's ad is ad vantage in doing sth)disagree with (v)disappointed with/about (ad])disapprove ofCv)discharge sb from (v)discouraqed from (acj)

discussion about/on (n)disgusted by/at (adj)dismiss fr()m(v)dispose of (v)disqualified from (adi)dissatisfied with (adj)distinguish between (v)divide between/among (v)divide into/by (v)do sthabout (v)doubtful Cibout (adj)dream about (v)dream of (\t) U=desire sth)dressed in (adj)

eager for (adj)efficientat (adj)(put) effort intostrl(n)emphasis on. (n) . .engaQed tc?~ ! = > ! i r :$,th (qoj)engagement to sb (n)enter into (= start) (v )enthusiastic about (adj)envious of (adj)equal to (adi)escape from/to (v )

example of (n)excellent at (adj)exception to (n )exchange sth for sth else (v)excited about (adj)exclaim at (v )excusefor (n)excuse sb for (v)expel from (v )experienced in (adj)experiment on/with (v )

expert ClVin(sth/doing sth)(h)(= person goodatsth)expert at/in (sth/doing sth)(adj)(= done with skill or involving great .knowledge)_ .expert with sth (ri) ( = = good a t using ...sth)expert on (n) (= person knowled .able about a subject) ..

face up v)fail inan attempt (v )fail to do sth (v )failure in (an exam) (n)failure to (do sth) (n)faithful to (adj)fall in (n )familiar to sb (= known to sb)(adj)

familiar with (= have knowledge of)(adi)famous for (adj)fed up with (adj)fill sth with sth else (v )finish with (v )fire at (v)fond of (adi)forget about (v)

forgive sb for (v)fortunate in(adj)friendly with/tQ/towards (adj)frightened of(adj) .full of (adj)furious withsb about/at sth(cidj)

ge.her9sityt()/towards (q )genius at(n)glance.Clf (v)glare at (v )

good at sth (adj) (but:: He was verygood to me..grateful to sb for sth ( a q Dguess at (v)

guilty of(adj) (but: he feltabout his crime)

hope to do'sth M(nolhope of (n)hopeless af(adj)

happen to (v) hear of (v) (= learn that sth or sbhappy about/with (a


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1

idea of (n)identical to (adi)ignorant of/about (adDill with (adi)impact on (n)impressed by/with (adj)(make an) impression onsb (n)improvement in/on (ri)incapable of (ad])include in (v)

increase in (n)independent of (adj)indifferent to (adj)inferior to (adj)information about/on' (n )(be) informed about (adj)insist on (v)insure against (v)ihteUigeritat (adj)intent on (adi)(have no) intention of (n)

interest in (n)interested in (adj)interfere with/in (v)invasion of (n)invest in (v)invitation to (n)invite sb to (v)involve in (v)irritated by (adj)

leave for (v) (= head for)lendsth to sb (v)listen to (v)live on (v)

jealous of (adj) join in (v) joke about (v)knock at/on (v)know about/of (v)keen on sth (adj)lack in (v )lack of (n)laugh at (v)iean on/against (v)

keen to do sth (adj)kind to (adj) key to (n )knowledge' of (n)

name after (v)necessary for (adj)need tOr (n)neglect of (ri)obedient to (adi)object to (v)objectiori to(n)obligedJo sb for sth (adj)

mention to (v)mistake sb for (v) mix with (v)

nervous about (adj)new to (adj)nice to (adj)

nominate sb(for/assth) (v)(take) (no) notice of(ri)notorious for doingsth (adj)'"

obvious to (adj)occur to (v)offence against (n)operate on (v)

opinion of/on (li)opposite of/to (n)

part with (v) pleased with (adj)patient with (adj) (take) pleasure in (n)pay by (cheque) (v) (have the) pleasure of (n)pay for (v) .(but pay a bill) pOint at/to (v )pay in (cash) (v) (im)polite to (ad))peculiar to (adj) popular with (adj)persist in ( V ) praise sb for (v )(but: in s is t on) pray for sth/sb (v )(take a ) photograph of (n ) prefer sth to sth else (v)picture of (n) . (have a) preference for (n)- - - . . - - - - - - - - p f e p a r e f 6 f T v r - - - - - - - - - - . - - - -

present sb with (v)prevent sb from (v)

(take) pride in (n)pride oneself o.nsth/on doing (v)prohibit sbftoin doingsth (v)prone to (adi) .protect against/from (v )protection from/against (n)protest about/at (v )proud of (adj) "provide sb with (v)punish sb for (v)' .-- p u z z T e c f a 6 6 u t / b y - - ( a d } )

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react to (v)reaction to (n)ready fo r (ad j)reason for (n)reason w ith (v)r eb el a g cHnst (v )receive from (v)(keep) a reco rd o f en)recover from (v)reduction in (n)refer to (v)(in/w ith ) r eferenc e to (n )reg ard as (v)reg ard less o f (p rep )

re lated to (ad j)relationsh ip between (n) (but: a g oodrelationship with sb) ,re levant to (ad j)re ly on (v)rem ind sb o f/about (v)remove from (v)rep lace sth w ith sth else (v)rep ly to (n/v)repo rt o n (n/v)reputation fo r (n)research o n/into (n)respect fo r (n)r esp ected fo r (ad j)

respond to (v)r esp on siblity f or . (n )r esp cn sib le f or . (a dj)resu lt f rom (v) (= be theconsequence o f) ,resu lt in ( v ) ( ~ cause)result o f en)resu lting fro m (ad j)r ich in (ad j) _ '(g et) r id o f (phr)r ise in (n )(m ake) room fo r (n )rude to (ad j)run into (phr v)stand fo r (ph r v)stareat(v) ,str ain o n (n )su bject to (ad j/V )subm it to (v) (but submit fo rpubl icat ion)subscr ibe to (v )succeed in (v)su ffer f rom (v) ,(in)su ff ic ient fo r sth /sb (ad j)super io r to (ad j)sure o f/abo ut (adj)su rp rised at/by (adj)surrender to (v)su rr ou nd ed b y(a dj)suspectsb o f (v) ,s us pi cio u s o f(a dj)( un)s ympa the . ti c to /t oward l; (ad j)sym path ise w ith (v )

sa fe f ro m (adj)same a s ( a _ ( j j )sa tis fie d w ith (;ad j)savesb from (V )scared o f (ad j)

i search fo r (v/n)(be) in search o f (n)sensib le o f sb (adi)sensitive to (ad j) (=aware o f sth )sentence sb to (v)separate from (v)ser io us abo ut (C icJ j)s ha re i n/o fs th (n )shelter from (v)sh oc ked atf .by (ad i)shoo t at (vf 'shor t o f (ad j)shoutat (v)

shy o f (ad j)sick o f (adj)silly to do sth (adj) (but it was sillyof h im)s im ilar to (adi)S kilf ul/s kille d a t (adj)slo w in/abo ut d oing sth/to sth'(adj)sm ell o f (n/V )sm ile at (v)so lu tion to (n)so rry about (adj) (= fee l so r ry fo r sb)(but I 'm sorry for do ing sth)speak to /with sb about (v)sp ecialise in (v)sp ec ia list in - (n )spend money on. sth (v)spend time in (a place)/do ing sth (v)sp lit into /in (v)spy on (v)

tired fro m (ad j)tired o f (adj) (=fed up\i\M h)translate from .. " into (v)tread on (v)tr ip o ver (v) ,tr ou ble w ith (n )t}ip ic alb f (ad j)

take sthto sb/sth (v)talent fo r sth (n)ta lk to sb about 8 th , (v)(have g ood/bad) taste in (n)taste onv) -ter r ible at (ad j)" o f (adj)

thank sb fo r (v)th ank ful fo r (ad j)th ink about/o f (v)th reat to sb/sth I th reat o f sth (n)th reaten sb with sth ( V )th row sth at (v) (in o rder to h it)th row sth to (v) (in o rder toc.a ic.h j

(m ake) L ise o f (n)used to (ad j)

uneasy abo ut (adj)upset abo ut/o ver sth (adj)va lue sth at (v)vo te ag ainst/fo r (v)w o n C f e i ; a 5 0 u F ( v ) "worry about (v)wo rthy o f (ad j)

wait fo r (v)warn sb ag ainst/about/o f (v)waste (tim e/m oney) on (v)

- . - - - - - - w r i t e t 6 s o T v ) - - - - - - - - , , -wrong about (ad j)

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at the age ofat the airportat the beginning of (whensth started) (but: in l t l ' e '. beginning = originally)at breakfast'lurich etc;at the bottom ofat the bus stopat the corner/on the cornerat all costsat the crossroadsat dawnat one's deskat the doorat the end (= when sth isfinished) (but:: In.the.end= finally)at fault

by accidentby all accountsby appointment 'by the arm/handby birthby bus/train/plane!helicopter/taxi/coach/ship/boat/sea/air/caretc,(but on a/the bus/plane/train/coach/ship/boatin a taxi!car/helicopter/plane)by chanceby chequeby correspondence

for agesfor breakfast/lunc.h/dinnE?r-for certainfor a changefor everfor fear( of)for fun (=for amusement)for good

at timesat the top of (but; ,on top o~,at university;:at the weekendat workat 4, Rose St.

at a glanceala guessat haridat heartat homeat/in a hotelat ... km per hourat lastat the latestat leastat libertyat a lossat the matchat midnightat the momentat mostat night (butin the night)at noon .at onceat peace/warat present

at a profitat the prospectat randomat any rateat one's requestat the same timeat schoolat seaat the seasideat short notice'at/in the stationat sunsetat the tableat the time

by day/nightby degreesby the dozenby farby forceby handby heartby invitationby land/sea/airbylawby luckby marriageby means ofby mistake

by natureby nowby oneselfby phoneby post/airmailby professionby request'by (the/one's) sideby sightby surpriseby the timeby the way ,by one's watch

for hirefor instancefor lifefor one's sakefor the sake offor salefor shortfor the time b~ingfor a visit/holidayfor a walkfor a while'

for lovefor luckfor nothingfor oncefor the rest of

..-c~-":-. ' c---for..safe-keepiAg

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in actionin addition to (+ ~illg form)in advancetof ...in agreement (with)in aid of 'in all (all in all)in answer toin an armchairina good/badternperin bedin the beginning(= originally)in a bookin briefin any casein cashin t.h~ centre ofin charge (o f) .in codeifrcolqurin comfortin commonin comparison within conclusion (to)in (good/bad) Cbpditi9rlin confidence 'in control (o~in the countryin dangerin the darkin debtin demandin detail(be) in difficultyin the direction ofin doubtin a (blue) dress, suit, etc . .in the end (= finally)in exchange forin existencein factin fashionin favour ofin flamesin the fleshin one's free time-in--fun-in (the) future

in generalin good timein halfin hand

in place ofin politicsin poundsin practicein principlein prisonin private/publicin all probabilityin progressin a queuein realityin returnin the right/wrongin a row/rowsin ruinsin safetyin seasonin secretin self-defencein shortin sight (of)in the skyin some respectsin stockin the streetsin successionin the suburbsin the sun/shadein good/lrad tastein tearsin th~oryin alicf ~ g few minutes.4 Weare used with/to cold weather. We live inNorway.5 I always talk to my mother f()r/ab.~)Ut my

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the list. Some of the prepositions can b6usel"l1more than once;at, on, in, out of, by, off, under; against, for; within

1 Medicine should bekept."""''''" ....,,. the reach c ~ ]children.2 :~~~e~",~~~I,~ ..~~~w~Orning, so they must hav~J3 I don't understand how some people can listen to

music and study ''''.''''''''''''''''''the same time" .' " - . 14 They're havinq their house painted so they'n

staying with us ,...."."."."."."he time being.5 r~~~~~~:ot t~lk to Pam today; s"h~;S,...." . " . " " " C ]6 The company's new product will be """'''''''''''.'"".,he

market next month. . ' 17 "You're ."""".,..." ... arrest!': the policeman shouted v.,to the robber.S The buses were " ". strike yesterday. : 19 He was "'' ';"."".."... breath when hefiriished the race..

P r e p o s i l i o n s o j P l o c e / M o v e m e n l / T i m e c Y e r l l S / A d j e c li v e s / N o u n s w H h P r e p o s H i o n s

6 Wstyplcal",,,, ...,,.,,,,,,er.rrotto.admitshe'srnadeamistake"Ato B from C of

7 He was very polite because he wanted to make agood impression ""..,,""".."...the new boss.A of B to C onS I haven't .heard ",,,,,.,',,,;,,.,,. James for months.wonder how he's doing,

A about . ~ ...of C from9 The man was charged '"'' """" "'"'' breaking andentering.A about B with C for10 He insisted ".".""......... paying for dinner because it

was my birthday,A on B in C about11 Don't worry ""';'t)""""'''''''' the iavltations. Markpromised to send them tomorrow,

A about B for C with1~ One of the di?,~9vantag~s",:." .."......, working parttime is that you don't earn much'money.A in '. " B of C about131 have a good rMatibrship ",...,",::""''',,. rny parents"A between ~. about C with14 They, didn'( succeed "... "... ",..... finishing theirproject on time so they didn't get a bonus"

A to B in C at15 I'm fed up ";",..."...,,',,.his rude behaviour.A of ' B with C about16 There is no hope ".""""....,.... finding any moresurvivors of the plane crash.A of Bin C for17 Tim is an expert .....""',,..." ancient history"A for B with Con18 The pplice suspect Mr Williams ."""."."""".,,,,. themurder..

A Of B for C with19 I dreamt ." ...".""".,,.,myoid teacher last night..

A j9 1 _ _ " _ , , 1 : 3 . _ , o f , , _~ , , 9PO!: ! t__20 Heavy rain was the cause ."""..""...".,,.the flood.A for B of C to

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10 Shane was " "".".,;..". school last week because hehad flu. ]11 She paid for her new stereo .",...."."."",,.cash.12 They delivered the parcel to the wrong house

" . . . " X "; . , , , .. mistake. ' 'I13 We must finish this project by Friday .....".."........ a0costs.

'1 4 The ambulance arrived ..."..".;""""., minutes.to takl,.]the injured people to hospital.15 It is ..."....."".....the law to steal..

J15 Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition from

~~r:~~a~O:~e~f the prepositionsc~n be useLJ

" " : " : fu r ,=.'. J1 She doesn t live In the City centre. She lives .".........the outskirts:2 Unfortunately, Iwill be 'away from home ......"..".. ,. Jmy birthday" ~3 Bright colours are .....".:.""..."fashion this season, , J4 ".."."."."",,:-th!S"day,J-remembermYiirst'day-at~chOO",'5 I never stay out late .";".,,.....,,";night. ]

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P r e p o s i l i o n s 0 1 P l o c e / M o v e m e n l / T i m e - V e r l l S /A d j e c li v e s / N o u n s w i l h P r e p o s i l i o n siI .~ [ I W ~ ~ : - C ~ : ~ : ~ ~ ; = " ' - : : : w A ~ n ' ~ Q u r - - ~ : : e f i : ~. tickets are ready, A for B in C at' 1 7 John has gone a walk by the lake ... 8 second thoughts, I will have another slice 12 Many animals are danger of becoming

extinct.of cake .., ] 9 ~~.~~~.~~u~~aring his uniform because he was' _ ) 1 0 ~I.i.~.~.~..~~~eg~~:t~r~;d:;rly. She's feeling a bit= 1 Ican't talk to you now. I'm ,.., ".. a hurry.

" ' - 1 2 Do you keep ".,.................ouch with anyone fromschool?-13 Lisa spilt her coffee on the carpet .accident

J 4 We haven't been to the theatre """..,.ages.15 I signed the letter behalf of the manager.,] 6 Choose the correct item.~r. ' J ' 2 I'd like to go out for dinner , a change.A on B for C off

There's someone the door. Can youopen it, please?A in B at C on

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.~ tMost children start school ,.., ,,, the age offive.A on B .out " C at"., the time I arrived, the others had gonehorne,A In B For C By

i 5 He works very hard when he's , pressure.A in B under C onJ1 6 The answers to the exercise are, , ,. page 76 . .__ A at B on . C in

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There is a lovely duck pond the park.A on B at C inI met my neighbour , chance at the airport,A at B by C on

9 You look tired ..You should sit down , , a. ., .] - ;~ ~O T' " . B'at . C'for

~ - < \ o The post office is ,,, ,,,.the left, next to the bank ..J A on Bout C at

A in C underat13 We went to the station taxl.

A by B at C with14 The police didn't believe his story ..........,.........first.

A in B on C at15 Oranges are expensive now because they're

.." season,A in B out of C off.16 Paul is , holiday in MeXICOat the moment.

A on B at C in17 There is a beautiful house ,,, , sale in that

street.A for B in C under'18 Christine made the decorations , h~rself.

A in B on C by19 The plane went ,.. control, but the pilotmanaged to land it safely ..' .

A under B out of C off20 The vase fell on the floor and broke ; ......T.....pieces.A into Bout C at , .21 I've, read this poem so many times that I know it

" .. heart.A from C atby

22 I like all vegetables; lettuce and cabbage ; .particular.A for B on C in

23 I'm sorry but you can't use the lift .. It's ..order ..A out of B in C off

24 Kate doesn'twant a cake. She's , , a dietA On B in C at

25 Bob likes playing golf .....,.......... his free time"A on Bat; C in

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