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Appendix C: The Key to the Test Part I
1. My husband walks so fast that he always leaves me behind.
2. A: I’m worried about Sue. She seems very depressed.
B: Why don’t you cheer her up? 3.
Will you look after my grandma when I am away? 4.
Would you wrap up this present for me? 5.
Toad was making jokes about his wife at the party until she gave him a look
that shut him right up. 6.
She has to pick the kids up from school this afternoon. 7.
Could you fill in this form? 8.
You will hardly find the trees in his garden. His gardener has cut them down. 9.
I ran into an old friend at the store. 10.
I came across an old photo of you when I was looking for my passport. 11.
The fireplace doesnt really warm up the house much. 12.
The police got into the house by breaking the door down. 13.
Sallys boyfriend gave her a huge diamond engagement ring, and she showed
it off to all her friends.
14. You’ve been watching TV all day. Turn it off now
15. John has to care for his eighty-three-year-old mother after her stroke.
16. She took pair of dark glasses out of her pocket and put them on.
17. Firefighters soon put the fire out.
18. Where have you been? We’ve been looking for you everywhere.
19. A: Why aren’t you wearing your ring?
B: I always take it off when I wash my hand. 20.
Sean will carry your duties out while youre on vacation. Part II
1. He launched into an argument.
2. I still need those books. Don’t throw them away.
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3. His mother brought up her children to always say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.
4. Dad often told my brother off about watching too much TV.
5. I’ll let him off this time, but I’ll punish him if he is late again.
6. He did not go out as he was still getting over the flu.
7. Before you buy any sort of machine, it’s best to try it out first.
8. I want your gun. Give it up
9. I don’t believe you You’ve made the whole story up.
10. I’m sure we can get round the problem.
Part III 1.
Jim met Sams sister last week, and now he calls her every day. I guess he really falls for her in a big way.
2.
The new postman mixes the addresses up so that no one got the right letters.
3. There is a mystery about his death and the police look into it.
4. If you don’t know the meaning of the word, you can look it up in the
dictionary.
5. There was an accident which held up all the traffic coming into town.
6. Tom has run very fast, so Jack catches him up to win the competition.
7. I bump into my old roommate yesterday.
8. If you can do your homework today, you mustn’t put it off till tomorrow.
9. I put the radio on loud, but Dad shouted to me to turn the volume down.
