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Paraphrase using the active vocabulary.
1. With a length of one mile, it’s the region’s longest bridge. 2. His career lasted for over half a century. 3. She still visits her ex-husband. 4. Some tribes travel from place to place with their cattle in search of fresh grass. 5. The first manned spaceflight was an event of world importance. 6. The police suspect that the two crimes may be connected. 7. His French seems perfect, but then I am not able to judge. 8. The country needs foreign aid and support and cannot exist without it. 9. The firm that used to provide us with computers has gone out of business. 10. Numbers of butterflies are diminishing rapidly as the environment changes. 11. This lawn mower is driven by a small electric engine. 12. They have put up with poor working conditions in order to finish the job. 13. Parks and swimming pools are just some of the local infrastructure. 14. The town’s wealth comes from the textile industry. 15. My father was successful in business, and bought another shop. 16. Little kids are often annoyed and disappointed by their inability to express themselves to adults. 17. California is the place where numerous Hollywood studios are situated. 18. It is most important that all students should develop these basic skills. 19. She speaks French excellently. 20. The car is being filled with petrol in preparation for the race. 21. People’s fear of crime is often provoked by sensationalist reports. 22. We cannot exist much longer in this desert without water. 23. Her fame will last forever. 24. Several interesting new poets have appeared in recent years. 25. One of the biggest and most difficult tasks facing the present government is that of creating new jobs. 26. There has been a lot of opposition to the new law. 27. I am sick and tired of your complaints.
28. Make sentences using the suggested words and phrases:
1. over a span of ... / a(n) ... increase in production / to achieve; 2. heat trapping gases / to believe / to be linked with / global warming; 3. cannot / to be competent / to run a company; 4. in recent decades / to turn into / a city vibrant with life; 5. to move nearer to / to get fed up with / to commute; 6. people’s fear of... / must / to fuel / by sensationalist reports; 7. to grow / a sense of frustration / among the indigenous population / over ...; 8. the people / to endure / a decade / economic hardship; 9. the tune / to conjure up / romantic nature / his college years; 10. social amenities / to be crucial to / developing areas.
29. Insert the required prepositions.
1. Police have evidence linking the man _____ a drug-importation operation. 2. Rock music has often been linked _____ drug culture. 3. Children depend _____ their parents _____ food and clothing. 4. You can always depend _____ Kathleen to be there when she is needed. 5. Why doesn’t Christine find a job and end this dependence _____ her parents? 6. Although the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776, the USA won independence _____ Britain only in 1783. 7. If you have a motor car you are independent _____ train, trams an buses. 8. Promotion is dependent _____ your record of success. 9. Aerogenerators are now widely used in Europe to supply power _____ farms and towns. 10. During the American War of Independence the French government supplied the insurgents _____ money and weapons. 11. Nothing could divert her thoughts _____ her sad loss. 12. Teachers called on the government to divert the extra money _____ schools. 13. Mr. Jackson is not very tolerant _____ criticism. 14. Tumour cells can develop a resistance _____ certain drugs. 15. We are all fed _____ _____ your lies. 16. According to the minister’s report, serious crime is _____ the rise.
30. Develop the ideas.
1. Children must study the past in order to understand its links with the present. 2. London is remarkable for its cultural and ethnic diversity. 3. Shakespeare’s work is an enduring monument to the triumph of the human spirit. 4. The world community must find ways to meet the enormous environmental challenges that lie ahead. 5. The EU’s educational policy is to instil tolerance in the new generation. 6. Measures should be taken to ease racial tensions in the multiethnic capitals of Europe.