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75. Chris: 77. Sidney:
– What did you think of that geology test? – ‑‑‑‑
Bill: John:
– ‑‑‑‑ – Stop kidding, will you? I told my mother a
hundred times but she went and ironed my
Chris: jeans again!
– Neither could I. I thought I understood
all the concepts, but then I could hardly Sidney:
struggle through the test. – But apparently she did a nice job! You look
tidier than ever.
Bill:
– That’s for sure. It must be the most difficult John:
test I have ever taken. – Who wants to be tidy? I want to be me.
A) I could have found answers to all of the A) Hey, look at you. You look so smart that I can
questions, but I didn’t study yesterday. go jealous!
B) Most students could understand the concepts, B) Hurry up a bit; my mother will be sorry if I’m
as they were easy. late once again.
C) The test was neither easy nor C) Did you have to put on these shabby-looking
understandable. jeans? We’re going to a job interview.
D) I read all the questions through and couldn’t D) Have you seen my shoes? They are new.
answer them with complete certainty.
E) You’re late again! We’ll miss the bus to the
E) I could answer the questions as it was easy. campus, hurry up!

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76. Matt: 78. Partner:
– I think this advert is aimed at mothers or – ‑‑‑‑
parents of young children. Director of Board:
Sam: – When you’ve been in this office for as long
– ‑‑‑‑ as I have, you learn to control yourself.
Matt: Partner:
– It’s a nice photograph because it shows a – But some went so far as to make insults,
scene with smiling and laughing babies. didn’t they?
Sam: Director of Board:
– The babies are happy because the nappies – That’s true. But I’m right and they know
keep them dry and comfortable. that.
A) Where there is a customer, there is an advert! A) Do you have any suggestions before we end
our weekly meeting here?
B) I like adverts with lots of good-looking people
in them, such as this beach. B) How could you throw this ashtray at the
C) Yes, I think you’re right, it must be promoting secretary? She was doing her job!
baby stuff. C) Are you really determined to resign suddenly,
just like that?
D) Yes, I think its target is all young women who
want to be in her place. D) I’m amazed at how calm you can remain in
E) You’d probably find this advert in business the face of so much criticism.
magazines. E) If you hadn’t shouted at this committee
member, I might have done that!

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