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90.4 Possible answers:

1 No, because it will be noisy at night due to the ambulances.
2 No, because of the smell and the noise.
3 No, because it’s dangerous.
4 No. I like one or two things on the wall, but not lots of things because it looks untidy.
5 No. I prefer the aisle seat because I can move around easily without disturbing anyone else.
6 Well, that sounds nice, but it really depends who the people are.

Unit 91

91.1 2 She hardly ever phones me.

3 I have never broken my leg.
4 I frequently visit them at weekends. OR I visit them frequently at weekends.
5 My brother quite often calls me on Sunday.
6 I rarely saw him during the summer.
7 She is always in the office before eight.
91.2 2 rarely/seldom 4 completely 6 incredibly

3 fairly/pretty/rather 5 a little / slightly 7 frequently

91.3 2 I must speak to her urgently. 5 He suddenly ran out of the room.
3 I asked him politely to move his car. 6 I spoke to her briefly this morning.
4 I spoke to her secretly.

91.4 2 extremely/incredibly 4 very 6 a bit / a little / slightly
3 very 5 quite/fairly/pretty/rather 7 quite/fairly/pretty/rather

91.5 Possible answers:

2 I sometimes buy clothes I don’t like. I buy them because they are fashionable. I think that’s fairly
typical.
3 I hardly ever lose things; I’m very careful. I think that’s slightly unusual.
4 I often forget things – my glasses, people’s names, etc. I expect that’s fairly typical.
5 For some reason, I hardly ever remember my dreams. I think that’s quite unusual.
6 I often speak to strangers on buses and trains. That’s probably quite unusual.
7 I sometimes give money to people in the street; it depends how I feel. That’s fairly typical,
I think.

Unit 92

92.1 for one thing / for a start
when / as soon as
besides/anyway
finally / in the end
at first / to begin with

92.2 2 get 5 both are correct 8 while

3 while 6 just as 9 both are correct
4 leaving 7 both are correct 10 cleaning
92.3 1 besides/anyway/secondly

2 first of all; Then / After that; finally
3 at first / to begin with; while
4 firstly / for a start / for one thing; secondly/besides/anyway
5 at first / to begin with; while; Eventually / In the end

92.4 Possible answers:

2 you finish / you’ve finished 6 he/she looked up the other half
3 I get there/home 7 we got there
4 leaving 8 it’s not important / we can phone him later
5 he opened the door / he got out of the car

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