TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HƯNG YÊN KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞ RỘNG

NĂM HỌC 2012- 2013

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10

(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

Part I. LISTENING (15 pts)

Question 1. You will hear a conversation between a student and a manager of accommodation
office of a University. Listen to the conversation and complete the notes. (5 pts).

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. LISTEN TWICE.

1. Maria is now living at……….., Pine tree Terrace, Westcliff.

2. She lives with………..other people.

3. This is the first time she has lived……….

4. It takes her ………..minutes to get to the university.

5. She can’t get back if she wants to stay after………

6. One of the girls who live with her is as ……….as a mouse.

7. The manager suggests Maria to check the……….to find accommodation.

8. The room in Hillside College is………room.

9. The subject Maria is going to change to is…………

10. She will return to the accommodation office next…………

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Question 2. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer. (5 pts). LISTEN TWICE.

LAPTOP FOR SALE

Condition: (1)……………….
Reason for sale: He’s got one (2)……….laptop
Weight: 3.5 kg

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Make: Allegro
Memory: 1.5 Gb
Screen: (3)………………
Devices: Touch pad, and a (4)……………….to choose.
Battery lasts: (5)……………………
Network setting: Not wireless
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Question 3. Choose the correct letter A, B or C. LISTEN TWICE. (5 pts)

1. The camping trip will be held _____

A. the following month.
B. from the 24th to the 26th.
C. from the 23rd to 26th.
D. over a five-day period.
2. Jamie’s complaint about last year’s trip was that _____
A. the camp wasn’t big enough.
B. it wasn’t great.
B. he was unhappy while at the camp.
C. he had problems finding the camp.
3. The campsite is located _____
A. in the Lake District.
B. in Carlisle.
C. in Hillside.
D. beside Lake Brant.
4. Jamie thinks the forests will be ideal for children who _____
A. are used to nature.
B. live in the cities.
C. like sports.
D. love hiking.
5. Each child will pay _____
A. less than 4 pounds a night.
B. approximately 5 pounds.
C. 12% off.
D. more than 10 pounds.
Your answers:

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 pts)

Question 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence in each question.(10 pts)

1. The sick man ___by the surgeon.

A. was operated on B. was operated C. operated on D. is operated
2. The student’s room was so untidy that it was like a_____.
A. chicken-coop B. cowshed C. dog kennel D. pigsty
3. “When did the lecture begin?” “When all the students______, the professor began his lecture.”
A. seated B. were seated C. sit D. seat
4. The bad weather____the plane being delayed.
A. caused B. made C. originated D. resulted in
5. His company is in the_____It is very profitable these days.
A. blue B. red C. green D. black
6. He lives a (n)______throw from the station.
A. stone’s B. arrow’s C. stick’s D. apple’s
7. It is often better to _____safe in an exam than to give an original answer.
A. do B. play C. perform D. act
8. The_____thought of exams makes her feel ill.
A. only B. sole C. just D. mere
9. He _____the bank manager that he could repay the loan.
A. assured B. ensured C. insured D. certified
10. I’m_____my brother is.
A. nothing as ambitious as B. nowhere near as ambitious as
C. nowhere as ambitious as D. nothing near as ambitious as
11. Mr Dawson wanted to complain to the waiter but was afraid of making a (an)____
A. Act B. play C. scene D. drama
12. It’s a formal occasion so we’ll have to_____to the nines- no jeans and pullovers this time!

A. hitch up B. put on C. wear in D. get dressed up

13. There seems to be a large_____between the number of people employed in service industry,
and those employed in the primary sectors.

A. discriminate B. discretion C. discrepancy D. distinguish

14. The sheep were huddled into a _____to be protected from overnight frosts.

A. pen B. kennel C. cage D. hutch

15. The swamp area_____in crocodiles.

A. unbounds B. bounds C. abounds D. rebounds

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 16. They planned a very daring robbery and they almost pulled it_____.

A. out B. through C. off D. over

17. There was nothing to ____him with the burglary until the police found a gold ring in his car.

A. link B. fix C. place D. join

18. Suddenly, I overheard Melissa and Alex talking about me in the____room.

A. attached B. beside C. near D. adjacent

19. The unruly____was broken up by the police.

A. collection B. congregation C. group D. mob

20. I couldn’t believe it when Marcy accused me of____in her relationship with Joe.

A. intervening B. interacting C. interfering D. intercepting

Question 2. Error Correction. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and
correct them in the space provided. (5pts)

Lines

1 Ultimately, the success of any presentation can only be measured from

2 the audience perspective. Although this is simply a common sense,
3 many of us get so involved in our own project, or our own nervousness,
4 that we forget to think about the audience at all. A few years ago I was
5 scheduled to speak up at a telephone company conference. The speaker
6 who preceded me on the program reputed to be one of the world’s
7 leader experts on the technology of communication. He gave what
8 sounded like a tremendously authoritative speech, most of which was so
9 technical for me to understand. As it had turned out, most of those
10 attending the conference didn’t understand it neither. Even if an expert
11 on the technology of communication is not necessary an expert at
12 communicating.
Your answers:

Lines Mistakes Corrections

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Question 3: Fill in each blank in the sentences with a correct preposition or particle. (5 pts)

1. Security firms are being deployed to try to track ______ internet hackers.
2. I’m so thirsty. I could really do______ a cup of tea.
3. She gave ______ most of his money to charity.
4. We don’t hold______ much hope that Tim will win the race.
5. Is there anyone____for a drink after work?

6. I could say she spoke_____earnest.

7. “Joe says he’s going to buy a motorbike.” “____my dead body!”

8. James muttered something ____his breath.

9. The goods were put up for sale____auction.

10. Her husband is intelligent, witty, a loving husband, and an excellent cook____bargain.

Question 4. Supply the correct word form. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided
below. (5 pts)

1. I’d like to make a……………from my bank account, please. DRAW

2. Do you know the……………of the word ‘handsome’ DERIVE

3. You might find it hard to answer all the questions in the ……………time. LOT

4. Doris Carter, who is 107 today, puts her…………….down to having a loving family.
LONG
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 5. At the ……………of summer, the temperature can reach 50 degree Celsius. HIGH

6. I used to think I could change the world, but then…………….set in when I reached my early
thirties. ILLUSION

7. There were some very interesting clay………………dating from the third century BC at the
museum. ART

8. The Pet Shop Boys’ sound is………………and unique. IMITATE

9. Collin became a political ………………when he was at university. ACT

10. High prices in the UK make it ………………for buyers to look abroad. WORTH

Your answers:

1 …………………………... 6 …………………………...

2 …………………………... 7 …………………………...

3 …………………………... 8 …………………………...

4 …………………………... 9 …………………………...

5 …………………………... 10 …………………………...

Question 5: Fill in the blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered

blanks provided below. (5 pts)

HOUSEWORK GETS YOU DOWN

It may come as no surprise to learn that household chores can make you feel depressed. There is
evidence (1)___suggest that the more housework men and women do, the more likely they are to
suffer from mood swings. ‘Any form of repetitive cyclical work (2) ___bound to be depressing’, says
psychologist Nicholas Emler. ‘Domestic chores are open-ended tasks, so there is no defined end
point. People prefer tasks they can complete, and (3) ___a satisfactory conclusion they become
stressed.’

Work in the home has no job description and family members rarely appreciate just (4) ____much
work has gone into preparing an evening meal or cleaning the bathroom. Women still take
responsibility for the lion’s share of domestic chores, but with many full-time jobs they can no longer

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pride themselves (5) ____having a spotless home. ‘The concept of being house-proud is out of
fashion’, says Prof Emler, who points (6) ____that the vast majority of men continue to shy away
(7) ____doing the dishes. In other situations, financial reward can go (8) ____way to compensating
for dull, repetitive work, but housework is a strenuous job with no pay. To ease the situation, he
suggests (9) ____get rid of possessions that are of no use to us anymore. ‘Keep clutter (10)
____control and you will feel more able to cope’.

Your answers:

1 …………………………... 6 …………………………...

2 …………………………... 7 …………………………...

3 …………………………... 8 …………………………...

4 …………………………... 9 …………………………...

5 …………………………... 10 …………………………...

Part III. READING

Question 1: Choose the best option to fill in each blank in the following passage. (10pts)

A LACK OF COMMUNICATION

Recent research has (1) ____ that a third of people in Britain have not met their next-door neighbors,
and those who know each other (2)____ speak. ‘Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the
street was a common (3) ____ in the 1950s’, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert on local communities.
Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite
television, are eroding neighborhood (4) ____. ‘Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but
now prosperity buys privacy’, said Chinn.

Professor John Luke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has analyzed a large number of
surveys. He found that in America and Britain the amount of time spent in social activity is
decreasing. A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbor at (5)____. Andrew Mayer, 25,
a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in west London, with two flat mates, who work in e-
commerce. ‘We have a family of teachers upstairs and lawyers below, but our only contact comes via
letters (6) ____to the communal facilities or complaints that we’ve not put out our bin bags properly’,
said Mayer.

The (7) ____of communities can have serious effects. Concerned at the rise in burglaries and (8)
____of vandalism, the police have relaunched crime prevention (9) ____such as Neighborhood

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Watch, (10) ____on people who live in the same area to keep an eye on each other’s houses and
report anything they see which is unusual.

1. A. exhibited B. conducted C. displayed D. revealed

2. A. barely B. roughly C. nearly D. virtually

3. A. outlook B. view C. vision D. sight

4. A. ties B. joints C. strings D. laces

5. A. least B. once C. all D. most

6. A. concerning B. regarding C. applying D. relating

7. A. breakout B. breakthrough C. breakdown D. breakaway

8. A. acts B. shows C. counts D. works

9. A. assaults B. ideas C. schemes D. raids

10. A. asking B. calling C. inviting D. trying

Question 2: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions. (10pts)

Glass fibers have a long history. The Egyptians made coarse fibers by 1600 B.C., and fibers
survive as decorations on Egyptian pottery dating back to 1375 B. C. During the Renaissance
(fifteenth and sixteenth centuries A.D.), glassmakers from Venice used glass fibers to decorate the
surfaces of plain glass vessels. However, glassmakers guarded their secrets so carefully that no one
wrote about glass fiber production until the early seventeenth century.

The eighteenth century brought the invention of "spun glass" fibers. Rene-Antoine de
Reaumur, a French scientist, tried to make artificial feathers from glass. He made fibers by rotating
a wheel through a pool of molten glass, pulling threads of glass where the hot thick liquid stuck to
the wheel. His fibers were short and fragile, but he predicted that spun glass fibers as thin as spider
silk would be flexible and could be woven into fabric. By the start of the nineteenth century,
glassmakers learned how to make longer, stronger fibers by pulling them from molten glass with a
hot glass tube. Inventors wound the cooling end of the thread around a yarn reel, and then turned
the reel rapidly to pull more fiber from the molten glass. Wandering trade people began to spin
glass fibers at fairs, making decorations and ornaments as novelties for collectors, but this
material was of little practical use; the fibers were brittle, ragged, and no longer than ten feet, the
circumference of the largest reels. By the mid-1870's, however, the best glass fibers were finer
than silk and could be woven into fabrics or assembled into imitation ostrich feathers to decorate

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 hats. Cloth of white spun glass resembled silver; fibers drawn from yellow-orange glass looked
golden.

Glass fibers were little more than a novelty until the 1930's, when their thermal and
electrical insulating properties were appreciated and methods for producing continuous filaments
were developed. In the modern manufacturing process, liquid glass is fed directly from a glass-
melting furnace into a bushing, a receptacle pierced with hundreds of fine nozzles, from which the
liquid issues in fine streams. As they solidify, the streams of glass are gathered into a single strand
and wound onto a reel.

1. Which of the following aspects of glass fiber does the passage mainly discuss?

(A) The major developments in its production

(B) Its relationship with pottery making

(C) Important inventors in its long history

(D) The variety of its uses in modern industry

2. The word "coarse" is closest in meaning to____.

(A) decorative (B) natural (C) crude (D) weak

3. Why was there nothing written about the making of Renaissance glass fibers until the seventeenth
century?

(A) Glassmakers were unhappy with the quality of the fibers they could make.

(B) Glassmakers did not want to reveal the methods they used.

(C) Few people were interested in the Renaissance style of glass fibers.

(D) Production methods had been well known for a long time.

4. According to the passage, using a hot glass tube rather than a wheel to pull fibers from molten
glass made the fibers____.

(A) quicker to cool (B) harder to bend

(C) shorter and more easily broken (D) longer and more durable

5. The phrase "this material" refers to____.

(A) glass fibers (B) decorations

(C) ornaments (D) novelties for collectors

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6. The word "brittle" is closest in meaning to____.

(A) easily broken (B) roughly made (C) hairy (D) shiny

7. The production of glass fibers was improved in the nineteenth century by which of the following?

(A) Adding silver to the molten glass

(B) Increasing the circumference of the glass tubes

(C) Putting silk thread in the center of the fibers

(D) Using yarn reels

8. The word "appreciated" is closest in meaning to____.

(A) experienced (B) recognized (C) explored (D) increased

9. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?

(A) invention (B) circumference

(C) manufacturing process (D) bushing

10. All of the following statements are correct about class fibers EXCEPT____.

(A) they don’t conduct electricity

(B) people were not interested in them at all before 1930

(C) they can prevent heat loss

(D) they can be of much use in material industry

Question 3: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I
for each part (1-5) of the passage. There is some extra headings which you do not need to use. One
example has been done for you. (5pts)

A. Responsibilities of responding police officers

B. Perceived advantages of rapid respond
C. Police response to public satisfaction
D. Communicating response time to people requesting help
E. When rapid response is and is not necessary
F. Role of technology in improving police response
G. Response time and success of response
H. Public demand for catching criminals
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 I. Obstacles to quickly contacting the police

RAPID POLICE RESPONSE

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Police departments in the United States and Canada see it as central to their role that they respond to calls for help
as quickly as possible. This ability to react fast has been greatly improved with the aid of technology. The telephone
and police radio, already long in use, assist greatly in the reduction of police response time. In more recent times
there has been the introduction of the ‘911’ emergency system, which allows the public easier and faster contact with
police, and the use of police computer systems, which assist police in planning patrols and assigning emergency
requests to the police officers nearest to the scene of the emergency.

An important part of police strategy, rapid police response is seen by police officers and the public alike as offering
tremendous benefits. The more obvious ones are the ability of police to apply first-aid lifesaving techniques quickly
and the greater likelihood of arresting people who may have participated in a crime. It aids in identifying those who
witnessed an emergency or crime, as well as in collecting evidence. The overall reputation of a police department,
too, is enhanced if rapid response is consistent, and this in itself promotes the prevention of crime. Needless to say,
rapid response offers the public some degree of satisfaction in its police force.

While these may be the desired consequences of rapid police response, actual research has not shown
it to be quite so beneficial. For example, it has been demonstrated that rapid response leads to a
greater likelihood of arrest only if responses are in the order of 1-2 minutes after a call is received by
the police. When response times increase to 3-4 minutes－ still quite a rapid response－ the
likelihood of an arrest is substantially reduced. Similarly, in identifying witnesses to emergencies or
crimes, police are far more likely to be successfully if they arrive at the scene no more than four minutes on average,
after receiving a call for help. Yet both police officers and the public define ‘rapid response’ as responding up to 10-12
minutes after calling the police for help.

Should police assume all the responsibility for ensuring a rapid response? Studies have shown that people tend to
delay after an incident occurs before contacting the police. A crime victim may be injured and thus unable to call for
help, for example, or no telephone may be available at the scene of the incident. Often, however, there is no such
physical barrier to calling the police. Indeed, it is very common for crime victims to call their parents, their minister, or
even their insurance company first. When the police are finally called in such cases, the effectiveness of even the most
rapid of responses is greatly diminished.

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The effectiveness of rapid response also needs to be seen in light of the nature of the crime. For example, when
someone rings the police after discovering their television set has been stolen from their home, there is little point, in
terms of identifying those responsible for the crime, in ensuring a very rapid response. It is common in such burglary
of theft cases that the victim discovers the crime hours, days, even weeks after it has occurred. When the victim is
directly involved in the crime, however, as in the case of a robbery, rapid response, provided the victim was quickly
able to contact the police, is more likely to be advantageous, based on statistics comparing crimes that are discovered
and those in which the victim is directly involved. Spelman and Brown (1981) suggest that three in four calls to police
need not be met with rapid response.

It becomes clear that the importance of response time in collecting evidence or catching criminals
after a crime must be weighed against a variety of factors. Yet because police department officials
assume the public strongly demands rapid response, they believe that every call to the police should
be met with it. Studies have shown, however, that while the public wants quick response, more
important is the information given by the police to the person asking for help. If a caller is told the
police will arrive in five minutes but in fact it takes ten minutes or more, waiting the extra time can
be extremely frustrating. But if a caller is told he or she will have to wait 10 minutes and the police
indeed arrive within that time, the caller is normally satisfied. Thus, rather than emphasizing rapid
response, the focus of energies should be on establishing realistic expectations in the caller and
making every attempt to meet them.

Question 4: For questions 1-5, read the following text and then choose from the list A-H the best
phrase given below to fill each of the spaces. Write one letter (A-H) in the correct space. Each
correct phrase may be used only once. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all. (5pts)

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY

An unusual hobby is becoming popular with young professional city dwellers who wish to bring
nature closer to home. All over the country beekeeping associations are reporting a rise of interest in
what used to be considered an old person’s bobby. These days people feel it is somehow
sophisticated to be an expert on different types of honey; they feel this is similar (1)…….At the same
time, keeping bees on the rooftop of your apartment confers the pleasant feeling that even if you are a
city dweller, you can still take part in an activity that related (2)………In fact, there are practical
benefits associated with keeping bees in cities. Urban bees are inclined (3)……..than their country
cousins. This is because they can harvest nectar form a wide variety of sources: anything from trees
in the parks (4)……….And since these wonderful insects tend (5)………from their hives, country
bees are generally confined to relatively few sources of nectar. Moreover, average temperatures are

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higher in cities than in the surrounding countryside, and city bees are likely to be more active because
of this, which in turn means they produce more honey.

A. to produce better quality of honey

B. to everyone who might want one

C. to the flowers in window boxes or public gardens

D. to nature and the changing of seasons

E. to a much better life in the future

F. to be of any use in other situation

G. to stray no more that about a mile

H. to having a knowledge and appreciation of wine

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part IV. WRITING (25 pts)

Question 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (5 pts)

1. No matter how hard I try, I can't open the door.

Try......................................................................................................................
2. Jake used his month’s free membership really well by going to the gym every single day.
Jake made..................................................................................................................
3. He didn’t get married until he was 40.
It.........................................................................................................................
4. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
Such ...................................................................................................................
5. Mrs. Green is proud of her contribution to the play.
Mrs. Green prides ................................................................................................

Question 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way.
(5 points)

1. We had expected Pedro to get promoted. (SURPRISE)

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2. I think your report needed to be written more carefully. (CARE)

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3. They painted the wall very well. (MADE)

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4. It’s likely they were delayed in a traffic jam. (UP)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Because that store sells clothes made by child labour, he doesn’t shop there any more.
(ACCOUNT)
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Question 3: Paragraph writing (10 points)

Write a paragraph of about 200 words about the following topic:

“State the drawbacks of using cell phone at school amongst teenagers.”

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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HƯNG YÊN KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞ RỘNG
NĂM HỌC 2012- 2013

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10

ĐÁP ÁN
(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

Part I. LISTENING (15 pts)

Question 1

1. 12 2. 3 3. abroad 4. 50 5. 7
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6. quiet 7. noticeboard 8. shared 9. literature 10. Monday

Question 2

1. very good 2. lighter 3. 37.5 cm 4. cordless 5. 2 and a half

mouse hours

Question 3

1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A

Part II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 pts)

Question 1

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D

6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B

11. C 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. C

16. C 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. C

Question 2

Lines Mistakes Corrections

1. 2 audience perspective audience’s perspective

2. 2 a common sense common sense

3. 5 speak up speak

4. 6 reputed was reputed

5. 7 leader leading

6. 8 so too

7. 9 had turned out turned out

8. 10 neither either

9. 10 Even if Even
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10. 11 necessary necessarily

Question 3

1. down 2. with 3. away 4. out 5. on

6. in 7. over 8. under 9. by 10. into

Question 4

1. withdrawal 2. derivation 3. allotted 4. longevity 5. height

6. disillusionment 7. 8. inimitable 9. activist 10. worthwhile

artifacts/artefacts/
artworks

Question 5

1. to 2. is 3. without 4. how 5. on

6. out 7. from 8. some 9. we 10. under

Part III. READING

Question 1

1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C

6. D 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B

Question 2

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A

6. A 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. B

Question 3

1. B 2. G 3. I 4. E 5. D

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1. H 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. G
Part IV. WRITING (25 pts)

Question 1

1. Try as I may/might, I can’t open the door.

2. Jake made the most of his month’s free membership by going to the gym every single day.
3. It was not until he was 40 that he got married.
4. Such was Fiona’s disappointment that she could not keep on working.
5. Mrs. Green prides herself on her contribution to the play.
Question 2

1. Pedro’s promotion came as no surprise to us.

2. (I think) You should have taken more care in/while/ when writing your report.

3. They made a (very) good job of painting the wall.

4. It’s likely they were held up in a traffic jam./ They might have been held up in a traffic jam.

5. On account of the fact that the store sells clothes made by child labour, he doesn’t shop there any
more.

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