UNITXL

40.A.1.SWIM,WALK, EAT, AND SLEEP!

Mrs.Simmons:Od you call thehoteland tell them we'd be in KittyHawk thisafternoon?

Mr. Simmons:Ves, theysaidwe couldtake the three o'clock run down

to the Cape.

Mr. Simmons:Well,we'vegotacoup-leof hours.Wh3tabout eating first, thenwe'll go to the WrightBrothersMuseum.By thattimeit will bethreeo'clock.

Children:Fine,we'restarved!

(Afterlunch)Ronald: Lookatthat!Mr. Simmons:Just 73 yearsagothat

planebegana revolution!Mrs. Simmons:.There's our station

wagon.Let'sgo,kids,Frank.

Alice: Sir,howfar is it to theCape?Driver:Here'sa map,younglady.It'll

takeusapproximatelytwohour~to getto thehotel.

Alice: Butwhatarewegoingto dofortwoweeks,mom? .

Mrs.Simmons:We'regoingto swim,walk,eat,andswim,walk,eat!.Andsleep! .

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Driver: If you'regoodat skin-divingyou might find sometreasure.There are ships wreckedfrommore than two hundredyearsagointhatwater.

Ronald: Hey,that soundsgreat!

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40.A.1.1.COMPREHENSIONQUESTIONS

Answerthe followingquestionswith completeanswers.

1.' Whatdoyouunderstandbytheexpression:"threeo'clockrun".

2. Whatwill theydobeforethreeo'clockarrives?

3. Whathappened73yearsagohere?

4. Howlongwill it takethemto getto theirdestination?

5. What'aretheSimmonsgoingtodo fortwoweeks?

6. Whatmighttheybeableto do,accordingtothedriver.

40.A.1.2.,COMPREHENSIONTHROUGHWRITING

Usingthevocabularyat theright,reconstruct,in yourownwords,thedialogueinnotmorethan90words.

eall

run

museum

starved

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(no.of words)

266

begin

take

skin-diving

wrecked

VOCABULARV

40.A.2.1.Matching.ChoosethewordthatbestfitstheexpressionfromtheIistof wordsattheright.

1. therun2. to getto3. skin-diving4. to begoodat5. to bestarved

a) s k i11ed

b) schedulec) tQ reachd) underwatere) hungry

40.A.2.2.MultipleChoice;Choosethewordclosestinmeaningby placingacirclearoundit.

.1. store2. endowed3. lodger4. inherit5. method6. threat7. home-building8. submerged9. surpasses

10. drought

a) putawaya)" gottena) guesta) returneda) wara) miraclea) containa) unawarea) exceeda) "drink

b) put inb) givenb) ghostb) receivedb) wadeb) marb) concreteb) uncoverb) exemptb) dry

c) putoutc) gappedc) guildc) rewardedc) wayc) movec) constructc) uncleanc) exclaimc) drown

d) putoverd) guiltd) gored) reducedd) waged) menaced) conductd) underd) extentd) draught

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40.A.3.1. Fromthewords"enough","very",and"toa", fill inthemissingwordsinthefollowingsentences.

t2.3.4.5.

It isn't thatyouhurry;you'vegotto'do it correctly.I'm pleasedto meetYOU.A RollsRoyceis expensivefor meto buyoI'm tiredto continue.Waita minute!That's

40.A.3.2.From .thewords"other", "others",and"theothers",fill in themissingwordsinthefollowingsentences.

1.2.3.4.5.

Don'tworry, havedonethesame.What'sinthe box?Jerry andMaryarehere, will comelater.

havelearned.Whynotyou?Haveyouseen inourgroup?.

40.A.3.3.Fromthesewords:"its", "mine",J"yours","his",and"hers",fillin themissingwordsinthefollowing.

't2.3.4.5.

namecomesfromlatin-vacca.This is . It'sall forme.Where's ? youhadit asecondago.Hetook withhim.MissSullivan'sgot on.

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40.AA.1. Choosethe word in parenthesisto correctlycompletethe fol-lowingsentences.

1.2.3.4.5.

Shehasa (childlike/childish)quality -so innocent.A gangof thieves(stole/robbed)theFirstNationalBank.Whenwasthelasttimeyouate(pair/pear)jelly?No,he's(uninterested/disinterested)in ourproject.Thatwasan(ingeniouslingenuous)plan!

40.AA.2. Usingthe verbs"to fell" and "to fall" corr'ectlycompletethefollowingsentences.

1.2.3.4.5.

Theyyelled"timber!" whentheyShe in lovewithhimatfirstsight.Howcouldyou for hisline?They to theirkneesinthanks.Beavershave manytreesinthisarea.

ihosetrees.

40.AA.3. Choosebetween"high"and"Iow" to correctlycompletethefoI-Iowingsentences.

1.2.3.4.5.

A smallmotorneeds40W,a gradeof oil, not10W.Thehillwassosteep,westayedin gearal!theway.Bluebloods?TherearenomorA borntoday,in ourcountry.Hewasrunninga temperatureandrequiredhospitalization.Whenthesunisin itszenith,it's noon.

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40.B.1.BACK TO CIVILlZATION?

Hotel Manager: Well, what do youthink of the Cape, Mr. Sim-mons?

Mr. Simmons:.Livingisgreathere!Hotel Manager: Except in winter and

the hurricaneseason.Thestormsare sometimesso bad that wecloseupandgoinland. .

Mr. Simmons: But how peacefulit isherenow. Twenty-fiveguests,nomore;andgoodhomecooking isasureprescriptionfor resto

(After breakfast)

Mrs. Simmons: Are you kids readytogobackto civiIization?

Alice: Who wants to return to civili-.zation? Its greathere.

Ronald: Ali's got a boy friend! Ali'sgot a boy friend!

Mrs. .Simmons: It wasnicehavingmetthe Clarks here,wasn't it, dear?

Mr. Simmons: Ves,' I've invitedthem

for the Christmasholidays.

Alice: Wonderful!

Ronald: And I'm looking forward toseeing David again. We're bothmajoringin engneering.Od youknow that,dad?

Mr. Simmons:Ves, David'sfathertold.me.(

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Mr. and Mrs.. Clark: We'll be seeing

you at Christmas! Have a goodtrip back!

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40.8.1.1.COMPREHENSIONQUESTIONS

Answerthefollowingquestionswithcompleteanswers.

1. WhatdoesFrankthinkoftheCape?

2. Whatisasureprescriptionforrest?

3. DoesAlicewanttoreturnto"civilization"?

4. WhodidtheSimmonsmeetattheCape?

5. WhatisRonaldlookingforwardtodoing~

6. WhenwilltheClarkss.eatheSimmons?

40.8.1.2.COMPREHENSIONTHROUGHWRITING

Usingthe vocabularyat the right, reconstruct,in your own words,thedialogueinnotmorethan90words.

thinkof

hurricane

cooking

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(no. of words)

.

274

ready

boy friend

meet

look forward

trip

VOCABULARV

"1

40.8.2.1.Matching.Choosethewordthatbestfits theexpressionfromtheIistof wordsattheright.

1.sureprescription2. togo inland3.to lookforwardto4. to thinkof

5. hurricaneseason

a)safetyb)stormsc) regarda) anticipatee)guarantee

40.8.2.2.MultipleChoice.Choosetheclosestwordinmeaingbyplacingacirclearoundit.

1. creature2. i-r'nitation

.3. comparable4. reason5. activate6. colonize7. depth8. soil9. useful

10. cooperative

a) beena) copya) toasta) casea) begota) shuttlea) profanea) eara) practicala) shear

b) beingb) coyb) toadb) causeb) behindb) saddleb) prophetb) earthb) protocolb) share

c) beanc) cope

- c) t!3stc) cautionc) beforec) solidc) profitc) earlc) predictc) sherry

d) begind) copd) totald) casted) begind) settled) profoundd) earlyd) possible, .d) shore

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40.B.3.1.Completethesentencesby fillinginthemissingword.

1.2.3.4.5.

-nosecold.- book.life.problem.

sport.

If yournoserunswithacold,it'saIf abookreallyinterestsyou, it'sanIf everythingboresyou,youleada-If a problemchallengesyou,you'vegotaIf you aretiredin a'sport,you'replayinga

40.B.3.2.Choosethecorrectformof theverbinthefollowingsentences.

1.2.3.4.5.

It wasapleasure(see/seeing)thatfilm.(Watch/Watching)customers'trendsisajobfor marketingexperts.1wantto (ride/riding)BlackBeauty,don'tyou?I'musedto (go/going)to themarketeveryday.It'lI behard(attain/attaining)lastyear'ssales,gentlemen.

40.B.3.3.Choosethecorrectformof theverbinthefollowing.

1.2.3.4.5.

(Rain/Raining)a longtimebutgentlyhasthebestresultsinagriculture.(Fall/Falling)linesarethe.usual'resultof heavywinds.(Be/Being)agentleman.(Admit/Admitting)you'reguilty,will you?-(Blame/Blamirig)othersall thetimeisasuresignof illness.

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40.8.4.1.Choosethecorrectwordinparenthesis.

1.2.3.4.5.

This (site/sight)hasbeendeclaredhistoricallyimportanteThistruckcan(haul/hall)10tonsof gravei.The(peace/piece)andlovesymbolwasfirsfusedin 1952.Canyou(alter/altar)mysuitby thisafternoon?What'sthe(fare/fair)to NewYork?

40.8.4.2.Fromthesewords:debt,thought,sleep,water,thinker,choosethetonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

1. He wasa deep.Jectures.Shewasdeepinnoise.I wasdeepin-TheyweredeepinTheywereindeep

, andusedto beinvitedto givemany

2. , hearingabsolutelynothingof the

3.4.5.

, whenI wasaskedanotherquestion.;consequently,theywentbroke.andnoonecouIdhelpthem.

40.8.4.3. Inwhichof thefollowingwordsistheb silent?

1. debt2. derby3. superb4. thumb5. absorb

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40.C.1.IT'SATALLSTORV(SELF-TESJ")

Mr. Simmons:Coming home I sawFred and Alma. I invited them

over to see our slidestomorrow

evening,OK, dear?Mrs.Simmons:Good idea, Frank. We

haven't seen themin quite awhile.

(Thenextevening)Mr.Simmons: Fred, the next slide is

of the hotelwestayedatoFred: Oid you say that only twenty-

five peoplecouldstaythere?Mr. Simmons: That's right. But, man, .

wasthe food good!

Mr. Simmons: Herewe seethe famIycoming.out of the hotel to goswimming.

Alma: How wasthewater?

Mrs.Simmons: It wasjust right!

Mr. Simmons: Here we see Ron

coming out of the water withwhat hesaysis a pieceof a pirateship, wreckedtwc;>hundredyearsagpoff the Cape.

Fred: Really, Ron?Ronald:I think so, Mr. Campbell.Alice: It's a tall story if you askme!

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Mr. Simmons.:VisitingtheCapewassurea lotof fun,Fred..

Fred: And howdidyouliketravellingby bus?

Mrs. Simmons: Leavingthe car athome.madea realvacation,Fred.

Alma: Are you joking or are youserious,Helen? .

Mrs. Simmons:You'lI neverknowunlessyoudoit.

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40.C.1.1.COMPREHENSIONQUESTIONS(SELF.TEST). .

Answerthefollowingquesti'onswithcompleteanswers.

1. Howlonghasitbeens!nceFrankandHelenhaveseenFredandAlma?

2. Whataretheyviewingthisevening?

3. Giveanotherexpressionfor "It wasjustright!"

4. WhatdotheyseeRonalddoinginthenextsiide?

5. Whatdoyouunderstandby theexpression:"It's atallstory.'?

6. IsMrs.Simmonsjokingorserious?

40.C.1.2.COMPREHENSIONTHROUGHWRITING

Usingthe vocabularyat the right, reconstruct,in your own words,thedialogueinnotmorethan90words.

slides

quitea while

smy

281

(no.of words)

282

justright

pirate

tal!story

fun

joke

VOCABULARV(SELF.TEST)

40.C.2.1.Matching.Choosethewordthatbestfits theexpressionwiththeIstof wordsattheright.

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lo inviteover a) invention2. justright b) destroyed

- 3. tallstory e) guests4. to bewrecked d) play5. to bejoking e) perfect,

40.C.2.2.

1.thiekness a) massage bt measure e) movement d) motion2. bridge a) span b) spin e) spear d) spoiler3. bark a) dol! b) dock e) dream d) dog4. nearby a) clothes b) elose e) elouds d) elear5. haul a) load b) lead e) laid d) lain6. upkeep a) mainsail b) mainstay e) maintain d) mainspan7. underground a) behalf b) below c) begin d) benign8. aehieved a) sueeeed b) support e) sought d) sewn9. provide a) suppose b) surround e) surprise d) supply

10.gata a) passage b) pattern e) performance d) persist

1.2.3.4.

- 5.

STRUCTURE-(SEL~-TEST)

40.C.3.1.Fill inthemissingwordswithappropriate.prepositions.

lo

2.

3.4.5.

savingforarainyday?_beinglate.

designinganewplantlastnight._paying. Letme!disloyalty.

Doyoubelieve1mustapologizeWe talked-

I can'tletyoui,nsistHeaccusedher.

40.C.3.2.Rewritethefollowingsentenceswith theverbin italicsbeginningthesentence.

1. I hadn'theardthatjokebefore.I reallylaughed.

2. Wedidn'tknowyouweregoingtobelatesowebeganeating.

3. Heplannedtoseethefilmbutpreparedhimselfforashock.

.4. Hecheckedhisbagsatthecounter,thenwenttotherestaurant.

5. Theyhandedintheir reportsandwentoff forasnack.

40.C.3.3.Usingoreof thefollowingwords:decide,look,think,blame,tobeinterested,completethesentencesbelow.

Don'tAreyou1-We've1'm

mefor makingthatdecision.aboutbuyingthathouse?

in findingahobbY,thatrelaxesme.- to driveto theseashore.forwardto takingaholidaysoon.

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40.C.4.1.Choosethecorrectwordinparenthesistocompletethesentencesbelow.

1.2.3.4.5.

Whata (site/sight)to behold!Isthisthemain(haul/hall)?She(tofell/fell)for hisstory.(Hang/hung)upthatphone,willyou?.Thetemperature(dropped/fell)20degreeslastr:'ight.

40.C.4.2.Choosethecorrectwordaccordingto thecontextof thebelowfromthesewords:fees,salafy,fare,tuition,wages. '

1.2.'3.4.5.

Howmuchisthe fo godowntown?What's the atHarvardUniversity?DoctorJohnson?Oh,his areveryreasonable.He'sgotaprettygoodHis,daily :wereabovetheminimum.

40.C.4.3.Inwhichof thefollowingwordsistheI silent? ,

1. wool2. caller3. could4. collar5. would

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Answersto exercises

40.A.1.1.1. Whatdo you understandby theexpression:'threeo'clockrun.'

Thestationwagongoesto theCapeat 3 o'clockrun.2. Whatwill theydo beforethreeo'clockarrives?

They'l/visittheWrightBrothersMuseum.3. Whathappened73 yearsagohere?

TheWrightBrothersf/ew-theirplane.4.' Howlongwill it takethemto getto theirdestination?

It'l/ takeapproximately"twohours.5. WhataretheSimmonsgoingto do for twoweeks?

They'regoingto swim,walk,eatandsleep.6., Whatmighttheybeableto do,accordingto thedriver.

Theymightbeableto findsometreasure..

40.A.l.2.

HelenasksFrank if he cal/edthehotel to tell they'dbe in Kitty Hawkthisafternoon.Frankanswersthey wouldtakethemdown to theCapeon the30'clockrun.

Beforethattimethey'l/visittheWrightBrothersMuseum.Thechildrenagreebuttheyarestarvedandwanttoeat.

Whentheyget in the.stationwagonAlice asksthedriverhow longit .wil/takethem.Hisansweris abouttwohoursandif they'regoodat skin-diving,they'lIbeableto findsometreasurein shipswreckedmanyyearsago.90 words.

40.A.2.1.1. therunschedule.2. to getto to reach.

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3. skin-diving'undetwater.4. to begoodatskill(!d5. to bestarvedhungry.

40.A.2.2.1. storeputaway.2. endowedgiven.3. lodgerguest.4. inheritreceived.5. methodway;6. threat'menace.7. home-buildingconstruct.8. submergedunder.9. surpassesexceed.

10. droughtdry.

40.A.3.1.1. It isn'tenoughthatyou hurry;you'vegotto do i~correctly.2. .I'm verypleasedto meetyou.3. A RollsRoyceistoo expensivefor meto buyo4. I'm too tiredto continue.5. Waita minute!That'senough!

40.A.3.2. , ,

1. Don'tworry,othershavedonethesame.2. What'sin theotherbox?

3. Jerry andMaryarehare,theotherswill come,Iater..4. Othershavelearned.Whynot you?'5. Haveyou seentheothersin ourgroup?

40.A.3.3.

1. Its namecocnesfrom latin-vacca.2. This ismine.It'sall for me.

3. Where'~yours? You hadit a secondago.4. Hetookhis withhim.5. MissSullivan'sgotherson.

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40.AA.1.1. Shehasachildlikequality-so innocent.2. A gangof thievesrobbedtheFirst NationalBank.3. Whenwasthe lasttimeyou atepearjelly?4. No, he'suninterestedin otJrproject.5. Thatwasan ingeniousplan!

40.AA.2.1. Theyyelled'timber!' whentheyfe"edthosetrees.2. Shefell in lovewithhimat firstsight.3. Howcouldyou fall for his line?4. They fe" to theirkneesin thanks.5. Bea'Vershavefelledmanytreesin thisarea.

40.AA.3.

1. A smallmotorneeds40W,a highgradeof oil, not'10W.2. Thehill wassosteep,westayedin low gearal!theway.3. Bluebloods?Thereareno morehighborntoday,in ourcountry.4. Hewasrunningahightemperatureandrequiredhospitalization.5. Whenthesunis in itszenith,it'shighnoon.

40.8.1.1.1.. WhatdoesFrankthinkof theCape?

Frankthinksthelivingis greatthere.2. Whatis a sureprescriptionfor rest?

According to Frank a sure prescriptionfor rest is a place vvithtwenty-fiveguestsandgoodhome-cooking.I

3. DoesAlicewantto returnto "civilization"?No, shedoesn'twantto returnto ucivilization'~

4. WhodidtheSimmonsmeetattheCape?TheSimmonsmettheClarks.

5. Whatis Ronaldlookingforwardto doing?He'slookingforwardto seeingDavidClarkagain.

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-6. Whenwill the Clarks seethe Simmons?

They'llseeeachotherat Christmastime.

40.8.1.2.ThehotelmanagerasksFrankwhathethinksof CapeHatteras.Franklikesit.

Themanagers~ysthathe too likesit exceptin winterand thehurricaneseasonwhenthestormsaresobadtheymustgoinland.Goodhome-cookingin a placelike thishotelisa sureprescriptionfor restbuttheymustgetreadytoleave.Alicehasmetaboy,Ronaldsays.Shedoesn'twantto leavebecausehe'sherboy friendoTheClarksarelookingforvvardtoseeingtheSimmonsatChristmastimeandwishthemagoodtripbackhome.89 words.

40.8.2.1.

1. sure prescriptionguarantee.2. to 90 inlandsafety.3. to look forward to anticipate.4. to think of regard.5. hurricaneseasonstorms.

40.8.2.2.

1. creaturebeing2. imitationcopy.3. comparabletest.4. reasoncause.5. activatebegin.6. colonizesettle7. depthprofound.8. soilearth

9. usefuIpractt~al.10. cooperativeshare.

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40.B.3.1.

1. If yournoserunswith a cold,it'sa running-nosecold.2. If a bookreallyinterestsyou, it'san"nterestingbook.3.. If everythingboresyou,you leadaboringlife.4. If a problemchallengesyou,you'vegota chal/engingproblem.5. If you aretiredin a sport,you'replayinga tiringsport.

40.B.3.2.

1. It wasa pleasureseeingthatfilm.

2. Watchingcustomers'trendsisa job for marketingexperts.3. I wantto rideBlackBeauty,don'tyou?4. I'musedtogoingto marketeveryday.5. It'll behardattaininglastyear'ssales,gentlemen.

. 40.B.3.3.1. Raininga longtimebutgentlyhasthebestresultsin agriculture.2. Fal/inglinesaretheusualresultof heavywinds.3. Bea ger}tleman.4. Admit you'reguilty,will you?5. Blamingothersal!thetimeis a suresignof illness.

40.B.4.1.

1. Thissitehasbeendeclaredhistoricallyimportant.2. Thistruckcanhaul 10tonsof grave!.3. Thepeaceandlovesymbolwasfirst usedin 1952.4. Canyoualtermysuitby thisafternoon?5. What'sthefareto NewYork?

40.B.4.2.

1. He wasa deepthinker,andusedto be invitedto givemanylectures.2. Shewasdeepin sleep,hearingabsolutelynothingof thenoise.3. I wasdeepin thought,whenI wasaskedanotherquestion.

4. Theyweredeepin debt;consequently,t~eywentbroke.5. Theywerein deepwaterandno onecouldhelpthem.

40.B.4.3.1. debtsilent.

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2. derbysounded.3. superbsounded.4. thumbsilent.5. absorbsoundedr

40.C.1.1.1. How long has it beensinceFrank and Helen haveseenFred and

Alma?They haven'tseentheminquitea while.

2. Whataretheyviewingthisevening?TheyareviewingtheSimmons'slides. .

3. Giveanotherexpressionfor 'it wasjust right!1It wasperfectoIt wasjust right.

4. Whatdo theyseeRonalddoingin thenextslide?Ronaldis seencomingout of thewaterwithapieceof a pirateship.

5. Whatdo you understandby theexpression:'1t/sa tallstory.'?It's an inventionof fiction.

6. 15Mrs.Simmonsjokingor serious?Sheis serious.

40.C.1.2.Frankhasinvltedsomefriendsto comeoverandseetheirslides.Theyhaven'tseentheirfriendsin quitea while.Frankshowsa slidewheretheystayedatoAlmaaskshow thewaterwas.Helenanswers,it wasjust right! In anotherslideRon is seenwitha pieceof a pirateship.8ut Alice thinksit'sa tall story.Frank tellsFred visitingCapeHatteraswasa lot of fun and takinga bus

.madearealvacation.Almabelieveshe is joking.82 words.

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40.C.3.3.

1. Don't blame me for makingthat decision.2. Are you thinkingabout buying that house?3. I am interestedin finding a hobby that relaxesme.4. We'vedecidedto drive to the seashore.

5. I'm looking forward to taking a holiday soon.

40.C.4.1.

1. What a sightto behold!2: Is this the mainhall?

3. She fell for his story.4. Hangup that phone,will you?5. The temperaturedropped 20 degreeslast night.

40.C.4.2.

1. How much is the fare to go downtown?

2. What'sthe tuition at HarvardUniversity?3. Doctor Johnson? Oh, his feesarevery reasonable.

4. He'sgot a pretty goodsalary.5. His daily wageswere abovethe minimum.

40.C.4.3.1. wool soanded.2. callersounded.3. could silent.

4. collarsounded.5. would silent.

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