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A) DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL INTRODUCE NEW LAWS WHICH WILL RESTORE THE RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP FOR EVERY CHILD BORN IN THE COUNTRY, IT SEEMS THAT A REPORT MADE PUBLIC LAST WEEK WARNS THAT THE PRIMER MINISTER’S CREDIBILITY IS CURRENTLY AT STAKE B) I HAVE BEEN EXPLAINING TO THEM FOR MONTHS THAT DESPITE THE CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES FOR TINNED FOOD, THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE METAL USED FOR THEM / THEY ARE MADE OF AND FOOD CONTAMINANTS WHICH, IF PRESENT ABOVE CERTAIN LEVELS, CAN POSE A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH C) HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIS BEHAVIOUR, I WAS SO SURPRISED TO SEE HIM THAT I WAS SPEECHLESS FOR A MOMENT. D) I HOPE THAT THEY ARE ENJOYING THEMSELVES BUT I DOUBT IT, IT IS DRIZZLING AND THEY WILL DISCOVER THAT THAT BEACH VERY STONY

A) MY MOTHER TALKED JOHN INTO TAKING HELEN FOR A WALK SO THAT I COULD KEEP ON WORKING B) I UNDERSTAND HIS UNWILLINGNESS TO DO IT, BUT HE SHOULD REMEMBER WHAT HIS FATHER SAID: “HE WHO HESITATES IS LOST”/THOSE WHO HESITATE…. C) IF ONLY HE HAD NOT ASKED ME IF THE WOLVES HAD KILLED THOSE CALVES AT THE FARM YESTERDAY D) A FACTO GOVERNMENT IS ONE, WHICH HAS SEIZED POWER BY FORCE OR BY ANY OTHER UNCONSTITUTIONAL METHOD

A) THE SITUATION MAY BECOME MORE AND A MORE DIFFICULT; IN THE BOARD MEETING IT WAS SAID THAT PRICES ARE LIKELY TO BECOME EVEN MORE PROHIBITIVE IN THE COMING MONTHS B) THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS THIS; WHEN GOING TO THE MARKET I WANT YOU TO BUY A CLOVE OF GARLIC AND TWO LOAVES OF BREAD C) I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU FOR TWO HOURS. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE BY CAR FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LONDON? D) WE HAVE LIVED HERE FOR EIGHT YEARS AND IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE I HAVE EVER SEEN, BUT I MISS TOO MUCH MY FAMILY AND I FEEL HOMESICK

A) NOW I AM GOING TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THE DETAILS, FIRST, TO SAY THAT HIS BLUE EYES TURNED AS COLD AS STONE IS SOMEWHAT OF AN UNDERSTATEMENT B) WHY DID YOU TAKE OUT AN INSURANCE AGAINST THEFT FOR THE NEW CAR? IT IS ALWAYS BROKEN AND WE HAVE GOT TO DO AWAY WITH IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. D) HE SAID: “THE RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES IS ENDLESS” AND AT THAT MOMENT A SPIDER CRAWLED OUT FROM UNDER A STONE D) THIS INTERESTING ARTICLE TALKS ABOUT HOW LEONARD DA VINCI, WHO LIVED IN THE 15TH AND 16TH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE ARCHETYPE OF RENAISSANCE MAN

A) I HAVE BEEN EXPLAINING THEM FOR TWO DAYS THAT WE MUST TAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHICH DAY THE EVENT WILL BE HELD B) I WANT YOU TO GO TO THE MARKET AS SOON AS YOU CAN AND YOU BRING SOME CHERRIES, OLIVE OIL AND A CLOVE OF GARLIC C) LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME I MET A DISTANT RELATIVE OF OURS WHOM I HADN’T SEEN FOR AGES AND WHO HAS GOT CURLY HAIR AS OURS D) HE EXPLAINED TO US THAT HE HAS KNOWN ISABEL FOR AGES AND KNEW THAT SHE HAS WORKED AS A LAWYER FOR TEN YEARS

A) THE HEAT HAS MADE ME FEEL DIZZY BUT I HAVE JUST CHECKED THE WEATHER FORECAST AND I SEE THE TEMPERATURE IS FALLING DOWN AND WE WILL HAVE BAD WEATHER THIS WEEK B) I WAS SO SURPRISED TO SEE THEM THAT I WAS SPEECHLESS FOR A MOMENT. THEY ARE TWINS AND THEY LOOK SO ALIKE I CAN’T TELL WHICH IS WHICH C) MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE SAME AS YOU: IN EARTHQUAKE STRICKEN AREAS, THE PRIORITY HAS NOW SHIFTED FROM HUMANITARIAN NEEDS TO RECONSTRUCTION D) IF ONLY THEY HAD NOT DONE LIKE THIS; DRY DRY-CLEANING USES CHEMICAL SOLVENTS WITH LITTLE OR NO WATER TO REMOVE STAINS.

A) PAULA HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF GETTING LOST AND SHE HAS BEEN WALKING FOR HOURS IN THICK UNDERGROWTH B) ANN BURST INTO THE DINING ROOM AND SAID THAT BOB GOT ENGAGED TO STACY AND SHE IS VERY GLAD BECAUSE THEY MAKE A GOOD COUPLE C) WHEN I FINALLY MET HER, I REALIZED THAT SHE WAS SHIER THAN I THOUGHT BUT I GET ON WELL WITH HER D) JOHN IS ALWAYS BOTHERING ME WITH COMMENTS ABOUT MY JOB BUT I HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL MY OTHER COLLEAGUES

A) I WOULD RATHER BE RELAXING ON A BEACH THAN PACKING MY BAGS TO GO TO FINLAND. THERE IS JUST TIME FOR A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP BEFORE WE CATCH THE PLANE B) GO OUT WITHOUT PICKING THINGS UP AND YOU ARE ASKING FOR TROUBLE. IT WAS AN ACT OF IRRESPONSIBILITY TO LEAVE THE PIECES OF GLASS ON THE GROUND C) FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, THE FIVE CREW MEMBERS WERE IN HOSPITAL FOR TWO MONTHS.I HAVE JUST HEARD IN THE NEWS D) MY MOTHER TALKED ME INTO DOING AWAY WITH ALL MY CACTI. I HAVE BEEN CLEANING THE GARDEN SINCE THURSDAY.

A) HE BLAMED HIMSELF ON THE UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE. WHAT I NEED IS SOMEONE RELIABLE. I WOULD LIKE THE MEETING TO START ON TIME. B) I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT CHLOE GOT ENGAGED TO FINLEY. I HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH HER, BUT SHE IS NOT CAPABLE OF MAKING FRIENDS C) SHE IS THE TEACHER WHO I HAVE LEARNT SO MUCH FROM. SHE TEACHES AT THE UNIVERSITY THAT MY BROTHER APPLIED TO FOR ADMISSION D) TURKEY IS THE SIXTH BIGGEST MACHINERY MAKER IN EUROPE. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING A TV PROGRAM ABOUT EUROPEAN COMMERCE

A) HER SITUATION WAS DESPERATE BUT SHE FACED UP TO IT. OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN IS A CHALLENGE, BUT IT CAN BE DONE. B) I READ HER LETTER IN DISBELIEF, THEY ARE GOING TO GET UP BEFORE DAWN AND THEY HOPE TO FINISH THE HARVEST BEFORE NOON AND THEN GO HUNTING. C) THE PRESIDENT REFUSED TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE CURRENT SITUATION. BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT IN SPITE OF OUR DEPENDENCE ON OIL, WE HAVE NEVER LOOKED FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES AND HUMANKIND IS CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE EARTH’S BIOSPHERE. D) IT WAS NOT DRIZZLING; UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS RAINING SO MUCH THAT MY SHOES AND SOCKS GOT SOAKING WET SO THAT I COULDN’T ATTEND THE CONFERENCE

A) I WAS LATE BECAUSE I MISSED THE BUS BUT SINCE WE HAD A FEW POUNDS LEFT WE BOUGHT SOME CHOCOLATES AT THE AIRPORT B) WE WON’T TAKE THE TRAIN TO PARIS. WE WILL FLY INSTEAD, I MUST CANCEL MY ATTENDANCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. C) THE PRESIDENTS DISCUSSED POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES AND OBAMA ADMITTED THAT HE WAS PUZZLED BY THE OPPOSITION TO HIS PROPOSAL. D) DURING THE NIGHT HE DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE EARACHE. THE SOONER YOU GET HIM TO THE DOCTOR, THE BETTER.

A) IF ONLY THE CREW HAD FILLED THEM IN ON THE DETAILS, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO FACE UP TO/FACE A DESPERATE SITUATION B) IT WAS AROUND MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEAR’S EVE WHEN SUDDENLY JOHN ASKED: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FROM HERE TO SOUTH AFRICA? C) PILAR IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN HE HAS EVER SEEN; HE HAS KNOWN HER FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HE MISSES HER A LOT, DOESN’T HE? D) SHE HAS BEEN WORKING AS A LAWYER FOR EIGHT YEARS AND SHE HAS JUST MOVED TO A BIGGER HOUSE; SHE IS BY FAR THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IN HER CAREER THAT I KNOW.

A) DINOSAURS DID NOT LIVE NEITHER IN THE MIDDLE AGES NOR IN THE PALEOLITHIC, DID THEY? B) I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU FOR THREE HOURS. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FROM HERE TO LONDON? C) THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS THE FOLLOWING: WHEN YOU GO TO THE MARKET I WANT YOU TO BUY ME A CLOVE OF GARLIC AND TWO LOAVES OF BREAD D) WHEN ANN COMES, UNLESS SHE ACCEPT MY PRESENT, I’M GOING TO SAY THESE WORDS: ANN, I LOVE YOU. I WISH YOU HAD THE SAME FEELINGS FOR ME AS I HAVE FOR YOU

A) THE MARKET WAS FARTHER THAN JOHN REMEMBERED AND ALL THE WAY BACK HOME HE FELT DIZZY, DIDN’T HE? B) THE BUILDING, WHERE NEXT MONTH THE BICENTENARY OF THE ARTIST’S DEATH WILL BE HELD, IS A HOTCHPOTCH OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES C) BY THE TIME THEY FINISH THIS SUBJECT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT STUDENTS HAVE DEVELOPED COMPETENCE IN READING AND WRITING SKILLS. D) THEIR TEAM IS KNOWN FOR ITS HARD DEFENCE AND AFTER LOSING THE MATCH, ALL THE PLAYERS WERE FULL OF BITTERNESS....