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2004 May
SUGGESTED KEY

1. Weather permitting, we’ll go for a picnic on Sunday.
2. When all the work was finished, we were at a loose end.
3. Despite having trained, she didn’t win the race.
4. The athlete had set his/her sights on winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
5. No one seemed very worried when the fire broke out.
6. I have lost all interest in soccer.
7. You have really hurt Jane’s feelings by saying all those terrible things.
8. You will have to face the fact that you may never see Simon again.
9. The smooth-talking salesman talked me into spending over L100 on a silk blouse.
10. Your going out tonight is out of the question.
11. Your problem bears no resemblance to mine.
12. After he lost his job, he resorted to stealing to support his family.
13. He told us we were under no obligation to buy any of his products.
14. The leaflet explains how the new tax applies to you.
15. You have to make provision for latecomers.


1. high/rising/increasing/growing
2. that
3. are
4. of/comprising
5. too
6. one
7. on
8. guns/weapons
9. which
10. do/would
11. most/some/many
12. at
13. grew
14. able/told
15. their
16. but
17. a/another
18. run/operate
19. there
20. will


1. A
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. B
16. D
17. C
18. D
19. C
20. A