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WRITING 1:

61. She paid no attention to my advice and still partied all night. (notice)
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62. We haven’t received any news from her since June. (heard)
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63. Some of my friends refused to go on the camping trip. (objected)
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64. I haven’t contacted my best friend for several months. (touch)
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65. Was it difficult for you to solve the puzzle? (difficulty)
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66. Smoking is harmful to your health. (harm)
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67. Mr. Smith was not at the prize-giving ceremony, so his wife accepted the prize for him.
(behalf )
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68. If he drives so recklessly, he is certain to have an accident. (bound)
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69. Why didn’t I remember to send him an email last night? (should)
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70. I don’t like it when others laugh at me. (laughed)
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WRITING 2:
71. He is so intelligent that he always understands everything the teacher says.
Such is ________________________________________________________________
72 . In spite of his hard work, he couldn’t earn enough money to afford a small house.
For all ________________________________________________________________
73. I have a terrible headache because I stayed up late last night.
If _________________________________________________________________
74. I want you to apologize to him for being rude immediately.
You are to _________________________________________________________
75. Don’t worry about her. She isn’t worth it.
She is not _________________________________________________________
76. I had to wait for my best friend for over two hours.
My best friend kept__________________________________________________
77. As I hadn’t prepared carefully, I didn’t have a successful interview.
Not _____________________________________________________________
78. He was a widower when he died.
He died __________________________________________________________
79. “I wish my daughter were hard -working,” said Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith complained about _________________________________________
80. I thought he was my father.
I mistook_________________________________________________________

WRITING 3:
1. The suspect could not explain why he had sand in his boots. (account)
The suspect ...................................................................................... in his boots.
2. What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the story. (appetite)
What he told me .................................................................................... the story.
3. I don’t mind staying in on a Saturday night if I have a good company. (averse)
I’m ............................................................................ night if I have good company.
4. Miss Hayes will explain the day-to-day running of the office to you. (acquaint)
Miss Hayes ............................................................................ running of the office.
5. I don’t know how I can make it up to you for spoiling your plans. (amends)
I don’t know .......................................................................................... your plans.
6. It is a foregone conclusion that Mark will get the job. (saying)
It ........................................................................................................ the job.
7. Our teacher doesn’t like it when we leave the classroom without asking first. (approve)
Our teacher ................................................................................ without asking first.
8. Those official files cannot be seen by the public until the end of the decade. (access)
The public ......................................................... files until the end of the decade.
9. Being her only niece, Ann is very precious to her. (apple)
Being her only niece, ................................................................................ eye.
10. You need to consider the fact that he hasn’t spoken French for years. (allowances)
You need to ..................................................................... he hasn’t spoken French for years.
11. Sheila was the only one who came up with a solution to the problem. (succeeded)
Only Sheila ............................................................................................ to the problem.
12. I was surprised not to see Meg at the party but I later heard she was ill. (apparently)
I was surprised that Meg ............................................................................. she was ill.
13. I know this route looks dangerous but I can’t think of a better option. (alternative)
However dangerous this route looks, ....................................................................think of.
14. Because of the lack of co-operation, he decided to leave the project unfinished. (abandon)
He chose ...................................................................................... to lack of co-operation.
15. Helen won’t be happy till she gets a full refund. (than)
Nothing ........................................................................................... Helen.
16. I always think about transport costs when job hunting. (consideration)
I always ...................................................................................... when job hunting.
17. Becky didn’t tell you because she assumed you already knew. (granted)
Becky didn’t tell you ......................................................................... you already knew.
18. How would you deal with such a challenge? (presented)
What ....................................................................................... such a challenge?
19. The neighbours will look after our house while we are away. (eye)
The neighbours ........................................................................ while we are away.
WRITING 4:

WRITING 5:
76. Its lack of irregular verbs makes Esperanto a unique language.
 Unlike………………………………….........................................…………………………………………………………..
77. Mr. Smith knew little about the Internet, so he didn’t invest into any computer companies.
 Had….........................................................................................................................................................................
78. The Board of Directors discussed the business in length, but came to no decision.
 The Board of Directors had ......................................................................................................................................
79. When she got to the party, everyone was dancing and singing.
 On..............................................................................................................................................................................
80. Barbara runs a successful company and she also manages to look after her five children.
 Not only......................................................................................................................................................................
81. It is my opinion that you should spend more time practicing English.
 If.................................................................................................................................................................................
82. Everyone was surprised that the famous actor had very little money when he died.
 The famous actor.......................................................................................................................................................
83. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications.
 The more....................................................................................................................................................................
84. “Get out of my house or I will shoot you”, the woman shouted at the strange man.
 The woman threatened.............................................................................................................................................
85. What mainly distinguishes man from other animals is the power of speech.
 Man…………..............................................................................................................................................................

WRITING 6:
1. He stood no chance of passing his exams. INEVITABLE
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2. I am sure that he missed the eleven o’clock train. CAN’T
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3. Not a word came out of her mouth. LOST
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4. I am not a solitary person, I’m sociable. RATHER
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5. You cannot choose which hotel you stay at on this package holiday. OPTION
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6. I certainly won’t change my mind about resigning. QUESTION
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7. You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. HEIGHT
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8. I really don’t know what you are talking about. FAINTEST
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9. I have hardly done anything today. NEXT
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10. Many people will congratulate her if she wins. SHOWERED
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WRITING 7:
1. Everyone thinks I picked a ll the flowers in the garden.
I am thought ……………………………………………………………….
2. I tried to persuade her. I didn’t succeed, however.
Although ……………………………………………………………….
3. We decided to move to the countryside.
We made a ……………………………………………………………….
4. The oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution.
They are such ……………………………………………………………….
5. Does car exhaust fumes always pollute the air?
Is ……………………………………………………………….?
6. The Colombian coffee cost less than the Kenyan coffee.
The Colombian coffee was not ………………………………………………
7. Let’s put our old newspapers and bottles in recycling bins.
Why ……………………………………………………………….?
8. He said that he was sorry he hadn’t told me before.
He apologized ……………………………………………………………….
9. Yesterday she got up too late to catch the bus.
Yesterday she got up so ……………………………………………………
10. Because of her determination to overcome difficulties, she climbed to the top of her
profession.
Because she was ………………………………………………………………

WRITING 8:
1. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
--> Urgent ...............................................................................................................
2. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
--> Enormous ..........................................................................................................
3. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.
--> The very………………………………………………....……………...……....
4. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.
--> There was an ........................................................................................................
5. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.
--> The boy dances ................................................................................................
6. I simply fail to understand some of my colleague‟s attitudes to work.
-->I have some colleagues ........................................................................................
7. I did not realize how much he was influenced by his brother.
-->I did not realize the extent ..................................................................................
8. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.
-->Mass tourism is ....................................................................................................
9. It was six months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
-->I cancelled .............................................................................................................
10. These books are on loan from the British Council library.
-->These books have .....................................................................................................

WRITING 9:
1. I can‟t find the answer without a calculator. (out)
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2. My friend took no notice of my advice. (deaf )
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3. These two makes of computer are practically the same. (hardly)
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4. His smooth manner didn‟t deceive us. (taken)
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5. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. (under)
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6. There‟s nothing new about crimes of passion (hills)
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7. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast. (annual)
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8. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (terms)
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9. Make yourself at home. (ceremony)
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10. She will probably be elected. (stands)
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WRITING 10:
1. I don’t intend to apologize to either of them.
→ I have ………………………………………………………………….
2. She has never been to the ballet before.
→ It is the ………………………………………………………………….
3. The result of the match was never in doubt.
→ At no time ………………………………………………………………
4. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
→ The last ………………………………………………………………………..
5. “You broke my bicycle, Minh!” said Hoa.
→ Mary accused ………………………………………………………….
6. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
→ If……………………………………………………………………….
7. When I picked up my pen I found that the nib had broken
→ On………………………………………………………………………
8. There is no danger that you will fall from the verandah
→ There is no danger of……………………………………………………
9. The sea was so cold that we couldn’t swim in it.
→ The sea was too …………………………………………………………
10. He felt too ill to get up.
→ He did not………………………………………………………………

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