Key to 9A
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Key to 9B
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Key to 9C
2. Lake Michigan 3. The Straits of Gibraltar 4.Qomolangma 5. The National Gallery 6. the World Cup 7. Christmas 8. The Olympic Games 9. NATO 10. the BBC
11. Newsweek 12. The Times 13. Whitehall 14. the Finance Ministry 15. Parliament 16. the Senate 17. a John Spence 18. Jones and Smith 19. The Watermans 20. The White House 21. university 22. church 23. table 24. the university 25. the hospital 26. prison 27. The train 28. The hovercraft, the boat 29. hovercraft 30. a taxi 31. school 32. a bus 33. the ferry 34. a cinema 35. The film 36. the Pope 37. a world 38. Language 39. experience 40. law
Key to 9D I
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Key to 9E
1. on the spot 2. from top to bottom 3. on hand 4. at the front 5. in a fashion 6. taken a fancy to 7. in case of 8. took the fancy of 9. in trouble, lend a hand 10. went by the boat 11. within reach of 12. on top of 13. In the case of 14. in the shade 15. at a loss 16. in possession of 17. in the possession of 18. under cover 19. burning the midnight oil 20. at short notice
Key to 9F
1. Light travels faster than sound.
2. Be quiet, please. Don’t let me hear a sound.
3. In writing English, after each word we leave a space.
4. This box occupies too much space. 5. After a big meal, you should take a rest. 6. Everybody needs food, drink and rest. 7. He did it out of kindness.
8. Thank you. You have done me a kindness. 9. He lives close at hand.
10. The children suffered a lot at the hands of their stepfather. 11. Have you got an English-French dictionary?
12. Have you got an English and a French dictionary?
13. How do you like the red and white roses in my garden?
14. Have you seen the red(roses) and the white roses in my garden? 15. He is still in hospital.
16. I’m going to the hospital to see him. 17. There is a garden in front of the house. 18. There is a picture in the front of the book. 19. This style of dress is no longer in fashion. 20. She likes to read about the latest fashion. 21. Don’t talk too much at table.
22. My friend was sitting at the table writing a letter. 23. When we called, his family were at dinner. 24. When we called, his family was giving a dinner.
25. The students take/took quite a fancy to their teacher. 26. The exhibits in the hall soon took the fancy of the visitors. 27. The old man is in possession of a huge fortune.
28. This island was once in the possession of Great Britain. 29. Your must immediately consult a doctor in case of illness.
30. Pauline is stupid, but it is different in the case of Mary; she is just lazy.