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2b Which sentence is in keeping with the text?
1. b, 2. a, 3. a, 4. b, 5. a, 6. a, 7. b, 8. b, 9. b, 10. b
2c Spot the phrase Spot the phrase. How are these phrases expressed in the text? 1. it must have looked pretty weird 2. far more terrifying 3. our neighbour across the street 4. that's what I had been told by family members 5. obligated to say such things 6. wasn't good enough for Harvard 7. after carefully reviewing your application 8. in the event that 9. a life or death situation 10. a safe distance away from oncoming traffic 11. all my hard work had actually paid off 12. in typical Harvard fashion 13. they were too busy cheering 14. giggling with delight while reading it 15. turned the page
Ratkaisut 2d Fill in according to the clues. Use the previous exercise for help.
A few years ago, I learned that sometimes it 1. pays off to ask for help. It was time to write my college application essays but I was afraid 2. I wasn’t smart enough and wouldn’t stand out from the crowd. My high school teachers said I was a bright student, but they were just 3. obligated to say so. Finally, my mother told me to ask Mr Fuller from 4. across the street to 5. review my application. He was a retired English Professor but he was very intimidating. However, the thought of not getting into college was 6. far more terrifying/frightening/scary, so I decided to go over to his house. This was 7. a life or death situation / a matter of life or death, after all. I reminded my mum that my funeral song choice was “Another one bites the dust” (8. in the event that / in case I wouldn’t make it back.) Mr Fuller opened the door and stared at me 9. in his typical grim fashion/manner/way. I explained my situation and he agreed to go through my application. He wasn’t exactly 10. laughing with joy/delight when he read my essay, but he wasn’t cringing with embarrassment either. In the end, I got some useful advice and eventually I got into the college I had hoped to get into.
1. b, 2. a, 3. a, 4. b, 5. a, 6. a, 7. b, 8. b, 9. b, 10. b
2c Spot the phrase Spot the phrase. How are these phrases expressed in the text? 1. it must have looked pretty weird 2. far more terrifying 3. our neighbour across the street 4. that's what I had been told by family members 5. obligated to say such things 6. wasn't good enough for Harvard 7. after carefully reviewing your application 8. in the event that 9. a life or death situation 10. a safe distance away from oncoming traffic 11. all my hard work had actually paid off 12. in typical Harvard fashion 13. they were too busy cheering 14. giggling with delight while reading it 15. turned the page
Ratkaisut 2d Fill in according to the clues. Use the previous exercise for help.
A few years ago, I learned that sometimes it 1. pays off to ask for help. It was time to write my college application essays but I was afraid 2. I wasn’t smart enough and wouldn’t stand out from the crowd. My high school teachers said I was a bright student, but they were just 3. obligated to say so. Finally, my mother told me to ask Mr Fuller from 4. across the street to 5. review my application. He was a retired English Professor but he was very intimidating. However, the thought of not getting into college was 6. far more terrifying/frightening/scary, so I decided to go over to his house. This was 7. a life or death situation / a matter of life or death, after all. I reminded my mum that my funeral song choice was “Another one bites the dust” (8. in the event that / in case I wouldn’t make it back.) Mr Fuller opened the door and stared at me 9. in his typical grim fashion/manner/way. I explained my situation and he agreed to go through my application. He wasn’t exactly 10. laughing with joy/delight when he read my essay, but he wasn’t cringing with embarrassment either. In the end, I got some useful advice and eventually I got into the college I had hoped to get into.