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97.4 Across: 1 brass 3 hatter 6 sheet 7 daisy 9 bone 10 mouse
Down: 1 bat 2 feather 3 hard 4 easy 5 cucumber 8 ice
97.5 2 Ourplanworkedlikeadream.
3 He/Sheeatslikeahorseanddrinkslikeafish.
4 He/Shehasamind/headlikeasieve.
5 He/Shehasbeenasbusyasabeeallday.
Unit 98
98.1 2 Manyhandsmakelightwork. 4 Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.
3 Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket. 5 We’llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit.
98.2 2 Toomanycooksspoilthebroth,whichsuggeststhatproblemscanbecausedifalotofpeopleare
involvedinajob,whereasManyhandsmakelightworksuggeststhatiftherearemorehelpersthen
thejobwillbecompletedmoreeasily.
3 Whenthecat’saway,themicewillplay.Absencemakestheheartgrowfondersaysthatifyoucannot
bewithsomeoneorsomethingyouwilllovethem/itmore,whereasWhenthecat’saway,themice
will playsuggeststhatothersmaytakeadvantageofsomeone’sabsencetobehaveinawaythey
wouldnototherwisedo.
4 We’llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoitandDon’tcountyourchickensbeforetheyhatch.Thefirstone
warnsagainstanticipatingfutureproblems(theymayneverhappen)andthesecondonewarnsagainst
assumingyouwillgetsomethinggood(thatmayneverhappeneither).
5 Neverlookagift-horseinthemouth.Bothproverbsadviseyoutotakeadvantageofgoodfortune
whenyouhaveitinfrontofyou.
98.3 2 Whenthecat’saway,themicewillplay.
3 Wherethere’ssmoke,there’sfire.
4 Takecareofthepenniesandthepoundswilltakecareofthemselves.
98.4 2 Neverlookagift-horseinthemouth.
3 Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.
4 Youcanleadahorsetowaterbutyoucan’tmakeitdrink.
Unit 99
99.1 Possible answers:
2 attheentrancetoprivateland(e.g.afarm,aforest)
3 inatheatreorhall
4 inapark,onabeach
5 outsideorinthewindowofacaféorrestaurant
6 outsideanightclub(possiblyagymorswimmingpool)
7 atazooorpark
8 byadead-endstreet/cul-de-sac
9 onadoor
10 atasupermarketcheck-out
11 onapacketofcigarettes
12 onaroadormotorway
13 atacarparkornearparkingbaysonastreet
14 atadangerousplaceoraplacewherepedestriansonlyareallowed
15 atariverorlake
99.2 2 g 3 h 4 k 5 d 6 i 7 e 8 j 9 b 10 a 11 f
99.3 Suggested answers:
2 inashoporrestaurant:thestaffcanspeakEnglish
3 atthecustoms:forpeoplewhodonothavegoodsthatrequirethemtopayduty
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