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l! Describe each situation using They + verb + (with) + each other. Choose from the verbin the box.

agreeknowtrust

blame competemiss resemblework

disagreerespect

8 We're employed in the same office.

9 It was your fault.

10 You were wrong!

f:.( Complete the sentences using the pairs of objects in the box. Give all possible wordorders, adding prepositions where necessary.

1 We look alike........... ~(;y.. r ~s.tZVY1bltZtZ(A~h. ~th.z\,,: .

2 You were right!

3 I always like to be better than you!

4 I admire your character.

5 I believe that you're honest.

6 I'm sorry you're not here.

7 We met 20 years ago.

some apples / me your car / you some chocolate/ myselfa 10 gift voucher / me a favour / you your glass / mehow to print out a document / me those letters / you a lot / youthe mistake / the manager a-seet-s-me them / you some water / you

1 I'll be a bit late getting to the concert tonight. Can you save............... ~. ;S1?9-t. .fQr..tte:..1fT)r?.~ .~r?.QJ ?

2 I'm on a diet, so I'm trying to cut down on sweets, although I do allow........................................................................ after dinner.

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3 I have to 0 past the postbox on my way home. I'll post.......................................................................... , if you like.

4 I haven't eaten any fruit all week. Can you buy.......................................................................... when you're at the supermarket?I II pay when you get back.

:J :\: Can I a k ?B: Of course.A: Can you show ?

6 I'm sure they could repair .at mallwood's garage. They're very good there, but it would probably cost

7 In my local supermarket I noticed a sign sayingTwo for the price of won!' I pointedOut......... . , and a week later she sent

............................................. to say 'thank you'.8 A: Can you pass me the water, please?

B: Give and I'll pour

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t'~; Complete the sentences by adding an appropriate personal or reflexive pronoun,an adjective from box A and an ending from box B.A B

fit guiltyindependentresponsible

incapablelucky

of the murder for its collapse to play againof the Soviet Union te-s-i.,~to be alive of maintaining order

1 After undergoing a minor operation on her throat, she found.................... I:'r?r.=?~\.f..u,~CA..~!t?. to.. :;i.~ .

') Although the police didn't have hard evidence against Karl Stevens, they still believed

:-- -=-~epolice officers lacked experience in crowd control 2..~;d?:"o.-ed

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. :-~'.: .ooked at the damage to my car in the crash, I co:.:~::ie::-ed

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6 Mary Wallis had been the company's CEO for five years and the board of directorsheld .

7 In 1991, Estonia declared................. .

Complete the sentences with a personal pronoun, a reflexive pronoun or a reflexivepronoun + preposition. Sometimes a pronoun may not be necessary. Write the reflexivepronoun in brackets if it can be omitted.1 When the police can:e to arrest him, Thomson hid (h!\'}!?~If) .. under the

floorboards until they had gone.2 He had always prided his physical fitness, so it surprised him when

he found it so difficult to acclimatise walking in the mountains.3 Sarah came in carrying a big box of chocolates. At first I thought they were for me,

but she said she'd bought them for because she'd had such a badday at work. So I had to content a couple of rather boring biscuits.

4 I tried to prepare the interview by looking at the company's websiteand familiarising their range of products.

5 Thanks for taking the children to the zoo last week. They enjoyed.... . .enormously. I'm looking forward to having lunch with you on Thursday. Shall I meet.................. outside the restaurant at about 12.30?

6 My father had broken his arm and couldn't shave '" , so J had to do itfor him. I found it really difficult and had to concentrate............... . ... hard.

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This exercise testsgrammar from the

rest of the bookas well as the-~S3 @{j' ~(jjJm60D$0QD

For questions 1.-8. complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaningto the first sentence. using the word given. Do not change the word given. You mustuse between three and six words. including the word given. Here is an example (0).

grammar inthis unit.

o If there is a fire. you must not use the lift to leave the building.EVENT

In the IZVIZ"'+of 0.. firlZ t t th lift t I th b 'Id'....... ' ................. you mus no use e u 0 eave e UI Ing.

1 Nina was driving the car at the time. but I don't think the accident was her fault.RESPONSIBLENina was driving the car at the time. but I don't hold the accident.

2 Jack has such a vivid imagination. it is possible that tie invented the whole story.MADEJack has such a vivid imagination that he might the whole story.

3 I had only just got home when the phone rang.SOONERNo the phone rang.

4 Although Karen and Mark have very different personalities and interests. they seem to have agood relationship.ALONGAlthough Karen and Mark have very different personalities and interests. they seem to

..... another very well.

5' I hadn't seen Martha for over 20 years. but I didn't find it difficult to recognise her at theairport.DIFFICULTYI hadn't seen Martha for over 20 years. but I had her at the airport.

6 She is proud of being able to write clearly.ABILITYShe prides to write clearly.

7 Once Dr Smithers had given us a clear explanation of the procedure. we were able to go aheadwith the experiment.EXPLAINEDOnce Dr Smithers had ............................. we were able to go ahead with the experiment.

8 The government has banned all exports to the country except for food and medicine.EXCEPTIONThe government has banned all exports to the country food and medicine.

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tive or This exercise testsgrammar from the

rest of the bookas well as the

grammar inthis unit.

rumlE!BDOD~Read the following magazine article. In items 1-7 that follow, choose the bestanswer, A, 8, C or D.

, My life as a human speed bumpGiving up a car has not been quite the liberating experience that George Monbiot had hoped.

being pushed down the smooth grey carpet laid outfor the cars.

My problem is that by seeking to reduce my impacton the planet, I joined a political minority that isdiminishingeveryyear.Ascarownership increases, itsonly remaining members are a handful of eccentricslike me, the very poor and those not competent todrive. None of these groups wield political power.Our demands are counter-aspirational, and thereforeof little interest to either politicians or the media.

Now, to my horror, I find I am beginning to questioneven the environmental impact of my 17 years ofabstinence. It is true that my own carbon emissionshave been suppressed. It is also true that if everyonedid the same thing the total saving would beenormous. The problem is that, in the absence ofregulation, traffic expands to fill the available space.By refusing to own a car I have merely opened uproad space for other people, who tend to drivemore fuel-hungry models than I would have chosen.We can do little to reduce our impacts on theenvironment if the government won't support us.

There are some compensations, however. About threeor four times a year I hire a car.When Istop at motorwayservice stations, I am struck by the staggering levels ofobesity: it appears to be far more prevalent there thanon trains or coaches. People who take public transportmust at least walk to the bus stop. The cyclists amongus keep fit without even noticing.

Being without a car in Oxford has forced me toembed myself in my home town. It throws meinto contact with far more people than I wouldotherwise meet. There are a couple of routes whichmake cycling a real pleasure: the towpath along theThames, for example, takes me most of the wayto the station. But overall, as far as self-interest isconcerned, I would struggle to claim that giving upmy car was a wholly positive decision.

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Seventeen years after giving up my car, I still feellike a second-class citizen. I am trying to do theright thing, but the United Kingdom just isn't runfor people like me. Take our bus services. My homecity, Oxford, has invested massively in a park-and-ride scheme: buses shuttle people into the centrefrom car parks on the periphery. At first I thoughtthis was a great idea. Now, having stood for whatmust amount to weeks at bus stops, watching thefull double deckers go by every couple of minuteswithout stopping, I realise it's not just the roadswhich have been monopolised by drivers, but alsothe public transport system.

Or take the bike lanes. Most consist of lines paintedon the road where it is wide and safe, which disappearas soon as it becomes narrow and dangerous. One ofthem, in Oxford, has been gravelled, which showsthat the people who designed them have neverridden a bicycle. When we asked for a bike laneon one of the city's busiest streets, the councilchose instead to narrow the street and widen thepavements, in the hope that the bicycles would slowdown the cars. The cyclists, perversely reluctant tobecome human speed bumps, started travelling. down the pavement.

Now there is almost nowhere reserved for people likeme. Out of political cowardice, councils and the policehave given up enforcing the law. Preventing peoplefrom parking on the pavement would mean cuttingthe number of parking places, as the streets areotherwise too narrow. Though they cannot completea sentence without using the words "sustainabledevelopment", this action seems impossible for ourcouncillors to contemplate. In one part of Oxfordthey have solved the problem by painting parkingplaces on the pavement. Since my daughter wasborn, and I have started pushing a pram, I havebeen forced to walk in the middle of the road. Inone respect this makes sense: the pavements are sobadly maintained that she will only sleep when she's

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-, 1 The writer's view of the Oxford park-and-ride scheme is thati?f:: A the large volume of cars prevents it from operating effectively.

B it has been an unqualified success.C it has suffered from insufficient investment.o it has become too popular.

2 The writer thinks that cyclists started travelling down the pavement in one of Oxford's busieststreets becauseA the council put speed bumps in this street.B the pavement is very wide.C there is no bike lane in this street.o in the bike lane cyclists are too close to cars.

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3 In what way does the writer believe that Oxford city council has shown 'political cowardice'?A It is reluctant to prevent cars parking on pedestrian areas.B It doesn't want cyclists on the city's roads.C It has narrowed some roads to discourage cyclists from using them.D It has a policy of sustainable development.

4 According to the writer, the 'political minority' that he is part ofA is becoming poorer.B has little political influence.C consists of people who can't drive.D includes people who act in a strange way.

5 In paragraph 5 the writer suggests that the effect of his actions has been toA discourage the government from giving support.S lower maintenance standards for pavements.C create more room on the road for other cars.o encourage others to drive bigger cars. .:

6 The writer's observations at motorway service stations suggest to him thatA car drivers are more overweight than public transport users.B people who own cars are thinner than people who hire them ..C people who use public transport don't get enough exercise.D cyclists ride bikes in order to keep fit.

7 According to the writer, being without a car in OxfordA has been a completely positive experience.IB has increased the number of people he knows.C has forced him to stay at home more.o has been a complete mistake.

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