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SUCEAVA
ECTS ID AN 2 SEM 1
Exercises
Pg.19 ex.2
Pg.34
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1. I could/should suppose your new boss is giving you a hard time.
2. You neednt/mustnt trim the hedges today if you dont feel like it.
3. Mother can/should be in town at this time of the day. She usually is.
4. I shall/will definitely quit drinking.
5. That will/shall be the postman. He usually comes at this hour.
6. We believe you must/should sleep on it.
7. She cant/mustnt be smoking now; she has just been operated on.
8. You will/shall do as I please!
9. Will/shall you help me with my essay?
10. We mustnt/shouldnt smoke at has station. Here is the sign.
11. He cant/mustnt have had a criminal record in his youth.
12. They may/should not have seen the sign as they sped by.
13. You can/might have told me my shoelaces had come undone.
14. She cant/mustnt have missed our house. I gave her the right address.
15. The boys should/must have got up late this morning.
16. You could/may have phoned before coming over, you know!
17. Mother will/should have cooked lunch by the time father gets home.
18. You would/should have greeted her politely when she entered the room.
19. You must/can have had any idea about what he meant; otherwise you wouldnt have been
so critical.
Pg. 36 ex.5
1. The directors job is up for grabs if you want to apply for it.
2. Its never a good idea to lose your temper, you only look ridiculous.
3. You thought that exporting to China would be easy but you drive a hard bargain didnt
you?
4. Youre a tough negotiator and youre very astute, so no one can ever take you for a ride.
5. Lets not beat about the bush any longer. If you give me three months free credit, Ill take
the goods off your hands.
6. I wish she would get to the point it all seems irrelevant to me.
7. A 75% cut in price! Youve got to be kidding!
8. If you play your cards right and keep cool, you should be able to get a good deal.
9. Its time you put your cards on the table. Tell us what you really want.
10. Its no big deal if we dont get the contract we wont make much of a profit from it
anyway.
11. You want $300 for that old printer. You certainly got to be kidding.
Pg. 37 ex.6
1. A man trying to persuade a woman to marry him is said, in old-fashioned English, to woo
her. In the same way, when company A wishes to merge or form an alliance with another
company B, A is said to woo B
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2. Before marriage, there is a period of courtship, and this expression is used to talk about
two companies who are discussing the possibility of merging.
3. When it is uncertain whether a marriage is going to take place, commentators talk about
an on-off romance.
4. People who suddenly enter a relationship may be said to leap into bed with each other
and the expression is used to talk about two companies who agree to form an alliance.
5. In some cultures, when two people marry, a sum of money called a dowry is given by one
family (usually the brides) to the other. In business, this word is used to refer to a sum of
money to be invested in the joint venture.
6. A relationship between two people that ends unhappily ends in tears. A joint venture that
is abandoned may be referred to in the same way.
Pg.39 ex.2
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