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REVISION TIME (Chapter 4)

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with appropriate linking devices. Sometimes there are several options possible.

1. He was _____ fat _____ he couldn’t get through the door.

2. She’s ____ cute!

3. She’ _____ a pretty thing!

4. She left home ______ she could be more independent.

5. She has found a well-paid job, ______ she could buy a computer.

6. Take the passport _______ they ask for identity.

7. I’ll send the plans for you _____ study them fully before the meeting.

8. This knife is ______ cutting bread.

9. He missed the class ______ he was not well.

10. ________ you know him well, why don’t you talk the matter over with him?

11. The price has increased. _________, the fall in demand can be expected.

12. He decided not to take a taxi ________ saved $5.

13. The desks are kept some distance apart, ________ prevent cheating.

14. It was dark, ________ I couldn’t see what was happening.

15. ______ she has no car, she can’t get there easily.

16. _______ parking is not allowed here, I have to give you a ticket.

17. The car is parked in the wrong place. ______, the driver must get a parking ticket.

18. I am too busy today, ______ can you come tomorrow?

19. The police tapped the terrorists’ phone, ________ collected the information that was used at their trial.

20. The police tapped the terrorist’s phone, the information was _________collected for the trial.

21. The item you requested is no longer available and we are _____ returning your cheque.

22. These birds are very rare. ______, they are protected by law.

23. His illness __________ eating contaminated food.

24. These problems are __________ years of bad management.

25. Science has _________ many changes in our lives.

26. The increase in business activity was _________by the fall in oil prices.

27. Her irresponsible behaviour has _______ a great deal of anxiety to her family.

28. They believe that increasing wages can ________ inflation.

29. Unhygienic conditions ________ disease.

30. The flight was delayed _______ to the weather conditions.

31. __________ severe weather conditions, all trains will be subject to delays.

32. The cancellation of the flight was ____ to the engine malfunction.

33. He arrived late ______ to the storm.

34. His absence was ____ to the storm.

35. We stayed at home _________the weather.

36. The closure of the factory was ________ lack of orders.

37. The factory closed down _________ lack of orders.

38. _________the shop didn’t attract customers, it closed.

39. He invented a wife and 6 children and _______avoided paying income tax.

40. He invented a wife and 6 children _________ pay income tax.

41. We have lost a lot of business _________your incompetence.

42. The computer has become cheaper and __________more available to a greater number of people.

43. We’ll spend more money on education and ________give our young people hope for the future.

44. _______her absence, they decided to postpone the meeting.

45. ________it was Saturday, he stayed in bed an extra hour.

46. The house is not really suitable for an old person _________all those stairs.

47. The plants died ________lack of water.

48. They found gold in the area _________a mistake in calculations.

49. I packed him a little food ________he wouldn’t get hungry.

50. Their increase in profits is entirely _________hard work.

51. Their profits increased _________hard work.

52. ______he’d been in prison several times, he was a prime suspect for the case.

53. He retired last month _______his asthma.

54. Rose trod with care _______ spread the dirt.

55. ________ repairs the garage will be closed next Saturday.

56. A rise in incomes will create increased purchasing power, _________stimulating demand for goods and services.

57. We have a growing population and ________we need more and more food.

58. He never went out ________he might be seen.

59. The new machines will work twice as fast,_____ generally reducing costs.

Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps with appropriate linkers.

A.Suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it _________(1) a tiny golden key, ________(2) Alice's first idea was that this might be­long to one of the doors of the hall; but alas! _________ (3) the locks were too large, __________(4) the key was too small, _______(5) at any rate it would not open any of them. ___________(6), on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not no­ticed before, and be­hind it was a little door about fifteen inches high; she tried the little golden key in the lock, __________(7) to her great delight it fitted!

B."In that case" said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, "I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adop­tion of more energetic remedies—"

"Speak English!" said the Eaglet. I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and _________(1), I don't believe you do either!" , _________(2) the Eaglet bent down his head to hide a smile: some of the other birds tittered audibly.

"What I was going to say," said the Dodo in an offended tone, "was, that the best thing to get us dry would be a caucus-race."

"What is a caucus-race?" said Alice; not that she much wanted to know, ________(3) the Dodo had paused ________(4) it thought that somebody ought to speak, _________(5) no one _________(6) seemed in­clined to say anything.

C. In spite of the women's liberation movement and the so-called sexual revolution of the sixties and seventies, and ________(1) the increasing number of de facto relationships, it seems that marriage has returned. Recent statistics indicate that the institution has never been so popular. Some things, ________(2), have definitely changed. A generation ago a couple marrying were younger than today; they probably would not have had sexual relations; _______(3) almost certainly would not have lived together. __________(4), they probably would have taken it for granted that their roles in marriage were going to be very different. What has not changed, ________(5), is the reason couples give for marrying: _________(6) in the past, this continues to be the emotional bond they share and includes the desire for a family.

D.Lazy Madrid, busy Barcelona: it is _______(1) one of many stereotypes about Spain's great rivals.

"We are more liberal, and that explains almost everything," says Miquel Roes who, ________(2) a parliamentary leader of the Catalan Nationalists, spends much of his time shuttling between the two cities. Barcelona has the liber­alism that often char­acterises port cities. As Catalans see it, ________(3) Madrid bathes in bureaucracy, Barcelona gets on with business. An old-fashioned seri­ousness in Madrid, iso­lated high up on Spain's central plateau, contrasts with the light-heartedness of Barcelona, open to Europe and aggres­sively avant-garde. ________(4), these days, the similari­ties between the two cities are at least ________(5) striking as the contrasts. Madrid is hardly lazy any more. Visitors find it hard to keep up with the pace of the place. ________(6) is it old-fashioned. Indeed, it has become almost out­rageously modern. To judge by the local cuisine, you would think the place was a port: ________(7) far from the sea, seafood is a miraculous Madrid speciality. In recent years once-isolationist Madrid has become every bit as fanatical about "Europe" as Barcelona.

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