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took
(b)
Although (a) hours of practice, I eventually managed (c)
5 to play a tune
on the flute.
6 (b)
the party and I decided
Most people had left (a)
was time I went

that (c)
home, too.
7 (b) mobile phone use
is
Scientists say that (a) very little evidence that (c)
damages health.
How far
8 Paris to Berlin?
(c)
from
is (b)
Inn Complete the sentences using an expression with it's flo or there's no and one of the words from the
box. Add any other words necessary.
chance good harm hurry longer need secret wonder
1 A: The opinion polls don't look good for President Broom, do they?
B: Welt he's raised income tax three times in the last year and over a million people are unemployed.
les no wonder he's so unpopular.
2 If only I'd warned Rashid about the bad weather.
k
B: blaming yourself for the accident. He knew it was stupid to go walking in the hills
when there was a risk of heavy snow.
k Apparently,
3 Lily's looking for a new job.
that she's thinking of leaving. She's been telling everyone about the jobs she's

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applied for.
k
4 Do you think your sister would lend us her car?
B: Well,
asking her. She can only say 'no'.
5
k If we run, we might just get the 9.00 train.
catching it now. Let's have a coffee and wait for the 9.30.
B: No,
k I'm
6 really sorry I missed the meeting.
to apologise. We didn't discuss anything particularly important.
B:
k We used to spend hours playing in the river when we were children.
7
B: But it's so polluted now that possible to swim in it safely.
k Come
8 on, we'll be late. The film starts at 7.30, doesn't it?
B: .There's always lots of adverts on before the main film starts.
3.4 Complete the conversations by reordering the words in brackets. If necessary, add it or there.

1 k Why did you move out of the flat?
all the
B: My flatmates were constantly shouting at each other, and I hate it when people argue
time. (argue - hate - people - when)
2 Do you think you've got a chance of getting the job?
k.
put in an application, does it? (doesn't - hurt - to)
B: Not really, but

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