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Minister has announced that there will be elections in March. U) The police are investigating
the mystery of a missing woman. (k) A leading scientist has left the United Kingdom to move
to the United States. (I) Three people have been questioned (by the police) about the
kidnapping of a boy. (m) A film star wants a divorce. (n) Air fares have been drastically
reduced to attract more holidaymakers to fly. (o) There has been an argument at the United
Nations about an accusation that certain people are spies. (p) The total number of people who
died in the earthquake is now 27. (q) An actor is going to marry for the fifth time.
Abbreviations (pp.89-90)
1 (a) BBC (b) NSPCC (c) RSPCA(d) AA (e) C of E (f) MIS (g) BR (h) OHMS (i) BA (j) M4 (k) ITV
(I) Ib ... oz (m) ft ... ins (n) Esq ... do Rd 2 (a) UN (b) EU (c) OPEC (d) CIA (e) NATO (f) FBI
(g) US (h) UK 3 (a) PTO (b) v (c) Bros St (d) BC (e) °F ... OC(f) AD (g) RSVP(h) PS(i) No
(j) CD (k) PIN
Classitied Advertisements (pp.91-92)
1 (a) bed-sit (b) own ckng facilities (c) to let (d) c.h. (e) fully-furn (f) b/w.c. (g) inc. g/elec
(h) labour-saving (i) self-contained (j) handy tube (k) lounge (I) suit 2 (a) m/f 17+ (b) bonus
(c) pens scheme (d) commission (e) c.v. (f) ann. increments (g) ann., p.a. (h) references
(i) shopping discount (j) fringe benefits (k) negotiable (I) good prospects 3 (a) fly-drive
(b) self-catering (c) cmpng (d) B&B (e) half-board (f) full-board (g) SAE (h) all-inclusive
(i) overland U) off-peak 4 (a) sec hnd (b) upholstery (c) Gent's (d) accessories (e) weekdays
(f) low mileage (g) good m.p.g. (h) ex-demonstration (i) free estimate (j) refs. available
(k) o.n.o. (I) fully.gurntd (m) shop-soi led (n) byr to collect

Shortened Words (p.93)
1 photo, mac, motor-bike, gym, paper, hippo, phone, piane, car, taxi, bike, kilo, pop, pub,
zoo, exam, vet, fax 2 advertisement, limousine, nightgown, demonstration, laboratory, doctor,
microphone, spectaeles, comfortable, liberation, champion, professional

Problem Pairs (pp.94-98)

Pairs ot Words otten Contused
1 (a) lose (b) Ioose (c) lose (d) loose 2 (a) their (b) their (c) there (d) there 3 (a) advise (b) advice
(c) advice (d) advise 4 (a) whether (b) weather (c) weather (d) whether 5 (a) beside (b) beside
(c) besides (d) besides 6 (a) stationary (b) stationery (c) stationary (d) stationery 7 (a) agree
(b) accept (c) agree (d) accept 8 (a) understanding (b) comprehensive (c) comprehensive
(d) understanding 9 (a) sensible (b) sensitive (c) sensible (d) sensitive ... sensitive 10 (a) now
(b) now (c) actually (d) actually 11 (a) control (b) check (c) controi (d) check 12 (a) teacher
(b) teacher (c) professor (d) Professor 13 (a) effect (b) affect (c) affect (d) effect 14 (a) passed
(b) passed (c) past (d) past 15 (a) economical (b) economic (c) economic (d) economical
16 (a) principles (b) principle (c) principal (d) principal17 (a) grateful (b) thankful (c) thankful
(d) grateful18 (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrow (d) lend 19 (a) quiet (b) quite (c) quiet (d) quite
20 (a) Canal (b) canals (c) Channel (d) channel 21 (a) valueless (b) priceless (c) priceless
(d) valueless 22 (a) invaluable (b) invaluable (c) worthless (d) worthless 23 (a) continually
(b) continuously (c) continuously (d) continually 24 (a) hard (b) hard (c) hardly (d) hardly
25 (a) avoid (b) prevent (c) prevent (d) avoid 26 (a) raised (b) rise (c) rose (d) raised (e) rise
(f) raised (g) raised (h) risen (i) rises U) raised 27 (a) stole (b) robbed (c) robbed (d) stolen
(e) stolen (f) rob (g) stole (h) robbed (i) stole 28 (a) lies (b) laid (c) Lay (d) lay (e) lain (f) lay
(g) lie (h) laid (i) Iying (j) lay (k) laid (I) lay ... lie 29 (a) remember (b) remind (c) remember
(d) remember (e) reminded (f) remind (g) remember (h) remind (i) remember (j) reminds
One Word or Two? (p.99)
(a) may be (b) Maybe (c) alright (d) all right (e) alltogether (f) altogether (g) some times
(h) Sometimes (i) already U) all ready (k) Everyone (I) every one (m) anyone (n) any one
(o) no body (p) Nobody (q) everyday (r) every day

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