Exercises

Articles
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EXERCISE 1

1. My neighbour is . . . photographer; let's ask him for . . . advice about colour films.

2. We had . . . fish and . . . chips for . . . lunch. ~

That doesn't sound . . . very interesting lunch.

3. I had . . . very bad night; I didn't sleep . . . wink.

4. He is . . . vegetarian; you won't get . . . meat at his house. He'll give you . . . nut cutlet. ~Last time I had . . . nut cutlet I had . . . indigestion.

5. . . . travel agent would give you . . . information about . . . hotels.

6. We'd better go by . . . taxi—if we can get . . . taxi at such . . . hour as 2 a.m.

7. . . . person who suffers from . . . claustrophobia has . . . dread of being confined in . . . small space, and would always prefer . . . stairs to . . . lift.

8. Do you take . . . sugar in . . . coffee? ~

I used to, but now I'm on . . . diet. I'm trying to lose . . . weight.

9. . . . man suffering from . . . shock should not be given anything to drink.

10. You'll get . . . shock if you touch . . . live wire with that screwdriver.

Why don't you get . . . screwdriver with . . . insulated handle?

EXERCISE 2

11. It costs fifty-five and . . . half pence and I've only got . . . fifty pence piece. ~

You can pay by . . . cheque here. ~

But can I write . . . cheque for . . . fifty-five and . . . half pence?

12. . . . Mr Smith is . . . old customer and . . . honest man. ~

Why do you say that? Has he been accused of . . . dishonesty?

13. I'm not . . . wage-earner; I'm . . . self-employed man. I have . . . business of my own. ~

Then you're not . . . worker; you're . . . capitalist!

14. When he was charged with . . . murder he said he had . . . alibi.

15. . . . friend of mine is expecting . . . baby. If it's . . . girl she's going to be called Etheldreda. ~

What . . . name to give . . . girl!

16. I have . . . hour and . . . half for lunch. ~

I only have . . . half . . . hour—barely . . . time for . . . sm

17. I hope you have . . . lovely time and . . . good weather. ~

But I'm not going for . . . holiday; I'm going on . . . business.

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19. I wouldn't climb . . . mountain for Ј1,000! I have . . . horror of . . . heights.

20. I have . . . headache and . . . sore throat. I think I've got . . . cold. ~

I think you're getting . . . flu.

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