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5 bagand,sometimes,asack-asackisbiggerandismorelikelytobeusedwhencollectingpostfroma
postofficeorletterbox,whileabagmaybeusedbythepostmandeliveringmail
6 bagandbasket

88.3 2 apacketofwashingpowder 8 aboxoftissues

3 acartonofcream 9 apacketofbutter
4 atubeofhandcream 10 apackof6cansofbeer
5 atinofsardines 11 abottleofwashing-upliquid
6 atinofbeans 12 aboxofmatches
7 abagofapples

88.4 Possible answers:

2 chocolate/tool/matchbox 5 milk/cream/waterjug
3 wine/milk/waterbottle 6 wine/whisky/liqueur/lɪˈkjʊə/glass

4 carrier/shopping/mailbag 7 flower/tea/coffeepot

Unit 89
89.1 2 managetosee

3 consistsof(makeupwiththismeaningisusuallyusedinthepassive)
4 tiedupinabundle
5 understand(withthismeaningmakeoutisusuallycombinedwith‘can’or‘could’
and‘not’or‘never’)
6 makingsomethingmorenumerousorcomplete
7 claimed/pretended(makeoutimpliesthatwhatisbeingclaimedmaywellnotbetrue)
8 renovate

89.2 2 awaywith 3 up 4 out 5 up

89.3 2 Thisweekendweareplanningtomakefortheseaside.

3 Vastamountsofmoneydonotalwaysmakeforhappiness.
4 Yourshoelacesareuntied.Dothemuporyou’lltripover.
5 Theyliketomakeoutthattheyareveryimportantpeople.
6 Thievesrobbedthebankandmadeoffwith£1,000,000.

89.4 2 yourbest 6 animpression/agoodimpression
3 profit 7 business
4 (the)housework 8 exercise
5 allowancesfor

Unit 90
90.1 2 on 3 about 4 off 5 round 6 up

90.2 Possible answers:

thenewneighbours acompany
to over
skiing up TAKE on staff

out o
insurance yourshoes

90.3 2 Today’snewspaperhasbroughttolightsomefascinatinginformationaboutthePresident.
3 Thesituationwasbroughttoaheadwhentheunioncalledforastrike.
4 Youneedtotakeaccountofthehistoricalcontextofthenovelinyouressay.
5 Theviewfromthetopofthehilltookmybreathaway.

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