PRACTICE TEST 25

PART I: LISTENING
Listen 1. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER
for each answer.
Fitness centre
Example Answer
Current class aerobics
Facilities: Body building equipment
Keep – fit studio
Badminton court
1. ______________
Special course: 2. ______________
Judo (classes)
Refreshments after exercising: (a) diet
3. _____________ shop
caffeine
4. _____________ and oil-free
low - calorie
5. _____________ food
Membership scheme

Super
Time: At any time (both weekdays and weekend)
Charge: £ 700.00
6. ____________ for the annual subscription fee

Under super
Time: Fridays
Monday to Sunday (except 7._____________)
Charge: £ 500.00 for the annual subscription fee
Listen 2. You will hear a wildlife photographer called Leanna Marson talking about her work. Answer
the following questions using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
1. Leanna describes __________________
the emotion she experiences when she takes a good wildlife photograph as
magical
_____________________ .
(the) technical elements
2. She feels that photography is not simply about ___________________ .
predicting
3. Leanna says her work involves ________________ movements
an animal's ____________________ .
privilege
4. She considers it a(n) _____________________ to be able to take pictures of wildlife.
(very) trusting
5. She says that she needed to be __________________ on one particular occasion.
7 months
6. On a recent trip, Leanna was away for __________________ .
Listen 3. For questions 1-5, listen to a short talk and decide the statements are True (T) or False (F).
T F
1. At the beginning of the conversation about traveling overseas, the man felt
x
relaxed.
2. You could bargain over the price with shopkeepers to get the best deal. x
3. People stared at him out of a distrust of foreigners. x
4. The people seem to pass through traffic as if unaffected by everything around
x
them.
5. Some countries share some similar characteristics that bind them together. x
Listen 4. You will hear part of a radio interview in which a travel writer, Owen Grifiths, is talking about
his career. For questions 1 - 5, choose the best answer which fits best according to what you hear.
1. Why does Owen feel well suited to a career as a travel writer?
A. He believes ha has the desire and determination to succeed
B. He finds it easy to adjust to living in different places
C. He feels he has both the right character and skills
D. He doesn't feel ready to settle down in one place
2. Why did Owen work for a newspaper after leaving university?
A. to gain writing experience B. to follow in his mother's footsteps
C. to finance his novel writing D. to please his parents
3. Why was Owen's first travel piece published?
A. The paper had been planning a piece on that region
B. He was the only writer able to meet the deadline
C. It solved a problem for his boss
 D. His boss wanted to reward him
4. According to Owen, what quality must a travel piece possess?
A. It needs a balance between information and opinion
B. It has to appeal to all readers of the newspaper
C. It should be constructed like a short story
D. It must convey the writer's enthusiasm for the place
5. What criticism does Owen make of his own writing?
A. He sometimes struggles to produce original pieces
B. He often ands up leaving out the best part of his journeys
C. He believes his ideas could be better organized
D. He sometimes writes to please himself more than his teachers.
PART II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
A. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, D to each of the following questions.
1. The boxer hit his opponent so hard that he was ___________ for ten minutes.
A. asleep B. knocked about C. unconscious D. stopped
2. Because of an unfortunate ______ your order was not dispatched by the date requested.
A. hindrance B. oversight C. negligence D. transgression
3. The death ___________ in the theearthquake has been put at over one thousand.
number of deaths resulting from a particular cause
A. damage B. toll C. rate D. loss
4. Don’t be __________ by false advertisements. If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
A. put off B. given up C. taken in D. put down
5. By next Saturday you ___________ with us for 6 months.
A. will have stayed B. will stay C. have stayed D. are staying
6. The child sat in the middle of the floor and ___________ refused to move.
A. distinctively B. decisively C. flatly D. totally
7. The manager told his assistant to ___________ the mistake immediately.
/ˈrɛktɪfʌɪ/ put right; correct
A. rectify B. maltreat C. sanction D. banish
8. After a six-year
cost a lot òf money
relationship, Martha and Billy
to make a new start after
have decided to ___________.to perform well enough to succeed in
A. break the bank a period B. turn the page
of difficulties
C. tie the knot D. make the grade
something
9. Not until the seventeenth century ___________ to measure the speed of light.
A. anyone did even attempt B. did anyone even attempt
C. even did anyone attempt D. did even attempt anyone
10. The director retired early ___________ ill health.
A. on behalf of B. ahead of C. on account of D. in front of
11. Little did I imagine The Amazing Race would entail long-winded journeys and ups and downs
__________ .
A. aplentyin abundance B. inexhaustibly C. profusely D. superabundant
12. It stands to reason that a touch of humor and optimism can work ____________ .
A. on all cylinders B. spectacles C. wonders D. your fingers to the bone
13. I admit that I am late for the conference, but by _______________ of excuse let me explain: my plane was
delayed for 6 hours in Hanoi.
A. courtesy B. dint C. means D. way
to pile something
14. A lot of criticism and scorn has been heaped _____________ his opinions. up on

A. above B. beyond C. on
greatly astonished or amazed
D. up
15. At first, she was ____________ dumbfounded to hear that he wanted to break up, and then came the
stirrings of auto-hypnotic perturbation.
A. exceedingly B. out-and-out C. somewhat D. utterly
16. What stands out from The Voice Kids is that many young children are ___________ with natural talent
for music. /ɪnˈdaʊ/ provide with a quality, ability, or asset
A. bestowed B. conferred C. endowed D. vouchsafed
17. With the economic situation looming large, many families find it difficult to rear their ________.
A. descendant B. lineage C. offspring D. successor
18. Researchers have made a(n) __________ plea for more sponsorship so that they can continue their project.
filled with or showing great emotion
A. compassionate B. dispassionate C. encompassed D. impassioned
19. That Mary is an ______ liar: you must take what she says with a small grain of salt.
A. incorrigible B. incurable C. irredeemable D. irremediable
irrreparable/uncorrectable
20. Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have _________ fears of civil war. it makes a lot of people feel
A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up
frightened
B. Fill in the bracket with the correct form of the words
anxiety/unease
1. Many teachers expressed misgivings
serious ___________ about the new tests. GIVE
prohibitive
2. The price of property in the city is ____________ PROHIBIT
consumerism is an economic theory which states that a progressively greater
3. ____________ CONSUME
level of consumption is beneficial to the consumers.
4. If your credit card debt is mounting and yet you can't stop spending, you could SHOP
shopaholic
be a _______________
5. The number of people suffering from shopping addiction has _____________ overtaken TAKE
the number of drug and drink addicts combined.
/ˌnəʊtəˈrʌɪɪti/
6. He gained ___________
notoriety for being difficult to work with as an actor. NOTORIOUS
undoubtedly one of the best movies of
7. The Transformer is quite intriguing. It is ___________ DOUBT
the year.
8. Her hip has been ___________
troublesome for quite a while, and she'll probably need TROUBLE
surgery on it.
futuristic very modern,
9. Her latest novel is a _____________ thriller,relating to, or depicting
set some time in the late 21st FUTURE
events in an imagined future
century.
accentuate the inadequacy of help for the
10. The new policy only serves to ____________ ACCENT
homeless. make something more prominent or noticeable

C. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. estimates
Line 1 Skiing is one of the most popular sports in the world. According to recent estimation, about
million
Line 2 one hundred millions of people ski regularly or occasionally.
Line 3 Sliding across thehas
snow
beenon skis is also one of the most ancient methods of transport known
Line 4 to the man. It has demonstrated that men were already travelling across the snow by means
Line 5 of primitive skis before the invention of the wheel. In the Asiatic region of Altai and in
dates
Line 6 Scandinavia, for example , the remains of skis have been found which dated back to 4,000
Line 7 BC. Further evidence is supplied by ancient cave paintings which depict people skiing, and
Norwegian
Line 8 a Norway saga which tells the story of an invasion of its territory 8,000 years ago by a tribe
Line 9 of skiers who came from the north. being
Line 10 Nowadays, skiing, apart from a sport, has become a big industry and a notable
are
Line 11 feature of leisure culture. Ski resorts and all the activity that they generate is the main source
inaccessible
Line 12 of wealth in many mountain regions, which were previously remote and accessible. And
Line 13 far from its once elitist image, skiing is now enjoyed by an increasingly broader spectra of
Line 14 society. spectrum

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PART III: READING
A. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
A POWERFUL INFLUENCE
There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents worry that their
children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computer games, hardly (1) …….. doing
anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (2) ……. to find out why the Internet is so attractive,
and they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending
that much time (3) ………… their computers.
Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, (4)…………... in some game , instead of doing
their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should
(5)……….…. of the Internet, and the child should give his or her (6)………….. that it don’t interfere with
homework. If the child is not (7)……….… to this arrangement, parents can take more drastic steps. Dealing
with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior.
Any parents who is seriously alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to discuss the matter
with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does not (8) ….…… affect a child’s performance
at school. Even if a child is (9)……..…. crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just (10)……….…
through a phase, and in a few months there will have something else to worry about!
1. A. always B. rarely C. never D. ever
2. A. worried B. concerned C. curious D. hopeful
3. A. staring at B. glancing at C. looking D. watching
4. A. supposed B. occupied C. interested D. absorbed
5. A. do B. have C. make D. create
6. A. word B. promise C. vow D. claim
7. A. holding B. sticking C. following D. accepting
8. A. possibly B. necessarily C. probably D. consequently
9. A. absolutely B. more C. quite D. a lot
10. A. going B. passing C. travelling D. walking
B. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE?
At some time or another, each and every young person must provide themselves with the necessary skills
break
- "What can I do with my life". It seems easy to (1) ………….. the big question down into a few smaller ones.
For example, "Where do I want to live?" "How much time can I (2) ……………. give myself over to achieving my
goals? or "What kind of qualifications will I need to acquire? But two of paramount (3) ……………importance are "What
are my interests?" and "What are my strengths?"
When you start to make (4) ………….. allowance(s)
for interests and strengths, it makes sense to consider the (5)
former
…………… first. After all, a successful career is best measured in how satisfying you find (6) …………….. it ,
into
and it's easer to develop strengths and skills than to actually have to force yourself (7) …………….. loving
what you're supposed to do.
 You're probably thought a lot about what you like and don't like, and what kinds of jobs would (8)
hold
……………. set
your interest. But the more clearly you (9) …………….out those interests, the closer you'll be to
make
(10) ……………… smart career choices.
READING PASSAGE 1
C. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the following questions
The Underground Railroad
Slavery was legal for over 200 years in some parts of North America, particularly the southern states of the
United States, where the plantation system of agriculture depended on the labor of slaves, most of whom came
from Africa. Slaves had no rights or freedoms because they were thought of as property. From the time of its
origin, slavery had opponents. The abolitionist movement began in the 1600s when the Quakers in Pennsylvania
objected to slavery on moral grounds and wanted to abolish the institution.
In 1793, Canada passed a law abolishing slavery and declared that any escaped slaves who came to Canada
would be free citizens. Slavery was already illegal in most northern states; however, slaves captured there by
slave hunters could be returned to slavery in the South. Canada refused to return runaway slaves or to allow
American slave hunters into the country. It is estimated that more than 30,000 runaway slaves immigrated to
Canada and settled in the Great Lakes region between 1830 and 1865.
The American antislavery movement was at the height of its activity during the 1800s, when abolitionists
developed the Underground Railroad, a loosely organized system whereby runaway slaves were passed from
safe house to safe house as they fled northwards to free states or Canada. The term was first used in the 1830s
and came from an Ohio clergyman who said, “They who took passage on it disappeared from public view as if
they had really gone to ground”. Because the Underground Railroad was so secret, few records exist that would
reveal the true number of people who travelled it to freedom. The most active routes on the railroad were in
Ohia, Indiana, and western Pennsylvania.
Runaway slaves usually traveled alone or in small groups. Most were young men between the ages of 16 and
35. (A) The fugitives hid in wagons under loads of hay or potatoes, or in furniture and boxes in steamers and
on rafts. (B) They traveled on foot through swamps and woods, moving only a few miles each night, using the
North Star as a compass. Sometimes they moved in broad daylight. (C) Boys disguised themselves as girls, and
girls dressed as boys. In one well-known incident, twenty-eight slaves escaped by walking in a funeral
procession from Kentucky to Ohio. (D)
The railroad developed its own language. The trains were the large farm wagons that could conceal and carry a
number of people. The tracks were the backcountry roads that were used to elude the slave hunters. The stations
were the homes and hiding places where the slaves were fed and cared for as they moved north. The agents
were the people who planned the escaped routes. The “conductors” were the fearless men and women who led
the slaves toward freedom. The “passengers” were the slaves who dared to run away and break for liberty.
Passengers paid no fare and conductors received no pay.
The most daring conductor was Harriet Tubman, a former slave who dedicated her life to helping other
runaways. Tubman made 19 trips into the South to guide 300 relatives, friends and strangers to freedom. She
was wanted dead or alive in the South, but she was never captured and never lost a passenger. A determined
worker, she carried a gun for protection and a supply of drugs to quiet the crying babies in her rescue parties.
A number of white people joined the effort, including Indiana banker Levi Coffin and his wife Catherine, who
hid runaways in their home, a “station” conveniently located on three main escape routes to Canada. People
could be hidden there for several weeks, recovering their strength and waiting until it was safe to continue on
their journey. Levi Coffin was called the “president of the Underground Railroad” because he helped as many
as 3,000 slaves to escape.
The people who worked on the railroad were breaking the law. Although the escape network was never as
successful or as well organized as Southerners thought, the few thousand slaves who made their way to freedom
in this way each year had a symbolic significance out of proportion to their actual numbers. The Underground
Railroad continued operating until slavery in the United States was finally abolished in 1865.
1. Why did thousands of runaways slaves immigrate to Canada?
A. They preferred the climate of the Great Lakes region.
B. Working conditions for slaves were better in Canada.
C. Canada had no laws restricting immigration.
D. Former slaves could live as free citizens in Canada.
2. The phrase “the term” in paragraph 3 refers to ______
A. Antislavery movement C. Underground Railroad
B. Abolitionist D. free state
3. The word “fugitives” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______
A. Leaders B. old men C. runaways D. brave ones
4. All of the following are mentioned as methods of escape on the Underground Railroad EXCEPT ______
A. Hiding in a hay wagon C. riding in a railcar
B. Wearing a disguise D. walking in a procession
5. The author discusses the language of the Underground Railroad in paragraph 5 in order to ______
A. Trace the history of American English words
B. Illustrate the secret nature of the escape network
C. Point out that some words have more than one meaning.
D. Compare the Underground Railroad to other railways.
6. The word “elude” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______
A. avoid B. follow C. find D. assist
7. Which of the following statements is true about passengers on the Underground Railroad?
A. Their destination was in the northern states or Canada.
B. They were not allowed to make stops during the journey.
C. Their babies were disguised to look like baggage.
D. They paid the conductors at the end of the journey.
8. Why was Harriet Tubman wanted dead or alive in the South?
A. She was a criminal who carried a gun and sold drugs.
B. She refused to return the runaway slaves that she captured.
C. She was an escaped slave who led others to freedom
D. She became the president of the Underground Railroad.
9. It can be inferred from paragraph 8 that the author most likely believes which of the following about the
Underground Railroad?
A. The people who worked on the railroad should have been arrested.
B. The railroad was unsuccessful because it could not help every slave.
C. Southerners did not know about the railroad until after it closed.
D. The railroad represented a psychological victory for abolitionists.
10. Where would the following sentence best fitted into paragraph 4? (A) (B) (C) (D)
Women and children also escaped, but they were more easily captured.
READING PASSAGE 2
D. Read the following passage and do as required.
A. The need for a satisfactory education is more important than ever before. Nowadays, without a
qualification from a reputable school or university, the odds of landing that plum job advertised in the paper are
considerably shortened. Moreover, one’s present level of education could fall well short of future career
requirements.
B. It is no secret that competition is the driving force behind the need to obtain increasingly higher
qualifications. In the majority of cases, the urge to upgrade is no longer the result of an insatiable thirst for
knowledge. The pressure is coming from within the workplace to compete with ever more qualified job
applicants, and in many occupations one must now battle with colleagues in the reshuffle for the position one
already holds.
C. Striving to become better educated is hardly a new concept. Wealthy parents have always been
willing to spend the vast amount of extra money necessary to send their children to schools with a perceived
educational edge. Working adults have long attended night schools and refresher courses. Competition for
employment has been around since the curse of working for a living began. Is the present situation so very
different to that of the past?
D. The difference now is that the push is universal and from without as well as within. A student at a
comprehensive school receive low grades is no longer as easily accepted by his or her peers as was once the
case. Similarly, in the workplace, unless employees are engaged in part-time study, they may be frowned upon
by their employers and peers and have difficulty even standing still. In fact, in these cases, the expectation is
for careers to go backwards and earning capacity to take an appreciable nosedive.
E. At first glance, the situation would seem to be laudable; a positive response to the exhortations of
politicians for us all to raise our intellectual standards and help improve the level of intelligence within the
community. Yet there are serious ramifications according to at least one educational psychologist. Dr. Brenda
Gatsby has caused some controversy in academic circles by suggesting that a bias towards what he terms “paper
excellence” might cause more problems than it is supposed to solve. Gatsby raises a number of issues that affect
the individual as well as society in general.
F. Firstly, he believes the extra workload involved in resulting I abnormally high stress levels in both
students at comprehensive schools and adults studying after working hours. Secondly, skills which might be
more relevant to the undertaking of a sought-after job are being overlooked by employers not interviewing
candidates without qualifications on paper. These two areas of concern for the individual are causing physical
as well as emotional stress.
Questions 1-5: Match the headings to the paragraphs in the passage. The first paragraph has been done
for you.
Eg: Paragraph A - iii
1. Paragraph B _____vii iv
4. Paragraph E _______
2. Paragraph C _____ii v
5. Paragraph F _______
viii
3. Paragraph D _____
i. The struggle for better education results in parents sending children to costlier schools
ii. Doubts as to whether competition is a modern phenomenon.
iii. The value of education in securing employment.
iv. Questions raised concerning the over-emphasis placed on paper qualifications.
v. Causes of concern for the individual
vi. Comprehensive school students no longer receive low grades.
vii. Competition in the workplace increasing the need for higher qualifications.
viii. Pressure to perform well at school and continue study while working.
Questions 6-10: Following is a summary of a part of the passage. Fill in the gaps with NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.
Dr. Gatsby, an educational psychologist, has suggested that there are problems affecting the individual and
society when the workplace is biased towards hiring personnel only on the basis of their (6)
qualification paper
_________________________. academic successis causing
He claims that an over-emphasis placed on (7) _____________
stress in students at school and in working adults studying part-time. Also, more practical skills might be
undesirable
overlooked by employers hiring applicants for jobs. However, the most (8) _________________________
consequence of this preference for ever more highly qualified applicants, apart from a possible drop in university
standards
(9) _________________________ is that those who are unable to afford a higher level of education are
Gatsby’s view
disadvantaged. (10) ___________________ have not met with universal acceptance.
READING PASSAGE 3
E. You are going to read an article about groups run by volunteers in their local
community. For questions 1-10, choose from the groups (A-D). The groups may be
chosen more than once .
Which of the groups
B
1. ______ has a name that might give people a wrong idea of its activities?
A
2. ______ wants to respond to feedback from users of a service it provides?
C
3. ______ has put the results of its work on show to the public?
B
4. ______ has found it hard to finance its activities?
A
5. ______ offers advice to beginners in an activity?
D
6. ______ provides a pick-up service for its users?
C
7. ______ plans to start selling things to make money?
B
8. ______ would use the prize money to publicize its activities?
D
9. ______ noticed that something that was still useful was going to waste?
10. ______
A provides a service for people all over the country?

Future-Friendly Awards
Four local community groups run by volunteers have been nominated to win a cash prize.
Who do you think should win?
A. CycleStreets
You're keen to get on your bike, but you're not so keen on bumping over poor roads, sweating up
hills or riding between all the large trucks on the main roads. Where can you go? The answer is to
ask www.cyclestreets.net, a journey-planning website for cyclists. 'We aim to give newcomers the
confidence to start cycling - with all its environmental and health benefits - and to improve routes for
those who already cycle,' says spokesperson Martin Lucas-Smith. The not-for-profit group is based in
 Cambridge, but routes are available in all regions nationwide. Cyclists can get involved, too, by
contributing photographs and reporting obstructions or other issues. 'We've done years of unpaid
work and winning this award would help us make some major improvements, which the cyclists
who contact us have been asking for,' says Martin.
B. Sefton Green Gym
If you visit Sefton Green Gym in Liverpool, don't go expecting to see weights or rowing machines
- this 'gym' just has rows of lovingly tended organic fruit and vegetables. The gym was set up to
help local people improve their skills, make new friends and enjoy the health benefits of gardening.
Members range from young people with learning difficulties to elderly people with health problems. 'My
dad went
along after a serious illness to get fit and make new friends, ' says Joanne Woods . 'He's worked
hard to raise funds but with limited success, and the gym faces closure if we don't get any more.' The
award would help the gym to expand by installing eco-friendly solar heating, as well as advertising
for new members and extending its links with the community.
C. The Project Group
The Project Group, from the small town of Oswestry, helps people with health problems and learning
disabilities to build their self-esteem through creativity. This year, the group has focused on using
recycled materials, including making vases from waste paper and pictures from recycled glass. Last
year, it helped stage an exhibition of sculptures entirely created from rubbish such as cri sp packets,
plastic bags and odd shoes. It has also created posters for the local Wildlife Trust, and helped other
community groups. 'The whole organization is user-led, and our artwork can now be admired in
many public buildings and spaces in our region,' says spokeswoman Jo Davis. 'We also hope to use
the award to develop a retail range of
recycled products to help fund our activities.'
D. Clean stream Carpets
Every year, an astonishing three-and-a-half million carpet tiles are thrown away in South Wales and south-
west England. Recognizing that many tiles could be reused, a group of volunteers formed Clean
stream Carpets to collect and supply them at affordable prices to local organizations and community
groups . Volunteers collect and grade tiles before selling them from Clean stream's premises near Rhondda.
Satisfied customers range from local schools to a community furniture bank in Bedfordshire, and the
tiles have even been used to build refuges for endangered animals such as great crested newts. 'Our
unique selling point is the guarantee that the product is diverted from landfill,' says one volunteer.
'Winning the award would give us encouragement to explore other ways of using other recycled
material.'
PART IV: WRITING
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it.
1. The boy was about to cry when he was reprimanded by his mother.
the point of crying when he was reprimanded by his mother.
The boy was on……………………………………………………………………….
2. In terms of economy, Vietnam has been developing very quickly over the last 20 years.
comes to economy, Vietnam has been developing very quickly over the last 20 years.
When it ……………………………………………..…..…………………………..
3. He is very good at cooking spaghetti.
He is a dab ……………………………………………….……………….………….
hand at cooking spaghetti.
ed
4. The students’ rebellious behaviors should have been severely punishment.
severe punishment for their rebellious behaviors.
The students deserved …………………………………………………….………….
5. There’s no one available in this moment to take her class.
There’s no one ………………………………………………….…………………….
available at such short notice to take her class.
B. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way.
1. Don’t you regret not learning to swim? (DON’T …....... SWIM?)
……………………………………………………………..……………………
Don't (you wish you had learnt to) swim?
2. I can’t often afford to spend my holiday abroad. (SELDOM)
I' m seldom able to afford to spend my holiday abroad.
……………………………………………………………..………………………
3. The two young men introduced a virus into the computer system. (ALLEGED)
……………………………………………………………..………………………
The two young men are alleged to have introduced a virus into the computer system.
4. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. (I …SAY … THANKFUL.…)
……………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
I ('d like to) say (how) thankful (I am for everything you have done for me.)
……………………………………………………..…………………
5. Since the company’s methods were exposed in a newspaper, people have lost their good opinion
of it. (DISREPUTE)
Since the company’s methods were exposed in a newspaper, it has fallen into dispute.
……………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
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