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answered for us. The which was to try and follow the d) The people who have just
implications are enormous. Will route that the professionals moved in next door have
the adults of the future look to take, but after three days in the same surname as the
the computer to make the which I pushed my body to people who have just
decisions for them, to tell them extremes that it had never moved out.
who to marry or what the experienced before, that I e) Noticing the door was open,
house to buy? Are we heading rapidly abandoned this plan I decided to go in, which
for a future individual incapable and returned to flatter ground. turned out to be a mistake.
of the independent human On the flat which I was able to f) Flora Benstead, the Popular
thought?' keep to about 120 kilometres a Party candidate, who is
day, which is respectable. I did expected to win the
have to rest my weary limbs at election, has announced
the weekends, though, which that she will cut income tax
enabled me to recharge my by 10% if elected.
batteries, by which I mean my g) I listened to George
bodily ones, not the ones that patiently until he started
inside my bike lights. I am insulting me, at which
pleased to say, that after three point I told him a few
tortuous weeks, which I ended home truths he didn't like.
up in Marseilles, but what h) Pauline asked me a question
pleased me all the more is that I to which I had no reply.
managed to raise over 2,000 i) Shouting at the top of his
for Help the Aged. voice, which was typical, he
rushed out the room.
2 a) which
b) whom 5 a) Taking my life
c) which b) who to address
d) Whoever c) which took us
e) which d) Whoever he spoke
f) which e) is one which
g) who f) in which case I'll
h) when g) person everyone looks
i) whose h) gang whose identity has
j) who 6 a) planet, which
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3 a) at which point I b) man I
1 Having just spent three weeks of b) we suggested was c) remember which
my life sitting on an c) who understands this book d) party was
is e) friends who
uncomfortable saddle, pounding
the roads of France, I am in no d) is the last time I will f) ball must
fit state that to do anything e) which made a
except sit and write, which suits f) what he is
me fine. For I have cycled some g) the person who (had) Grammar 19
1,500 kilometres, a figure which committed
includes some extremely hilly h) one of her books that/one 1 a) to do
routes, and frankly the thought book of hers that b) to be
of mounting a bicycle again i) when it last rained c) to wake me
which is not one that I can face j) the person who d) to tell you
for a good few days yet. The e) to find
journey, which I undertook 4 a) The train we eventually to take/taking
caught was one that stops at f)
alone for most of the way, was g) telling
all in the name of charity - every station. buying
b) Slamming the door, Carol h)
Help the Aged, a cause which I i) to pick up
drove off in the car her
support whenever that I can. j) to be
Having organised my father had given her as a
present.
sponsorship, which I arrived in
c) At the end of the street,
France armed only with a tiny which was crowded with
map of the Tour de France
shoppers, there was a
route, which hastily removed building Tom had not
from last month's 'Cycling
noticed before.
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12) the
13) the
14) -
15) the
16) the
17) the
18) the
19)
20) -
a) whom
b) whose
c) Whoever
d) try
e) fancy
f) would
g) made/had
h) should
i) forward
j) who
1) to inform you
2) unable to
3) is considered
4) allow/permit
5) objected to/thrown
out/refused/re j ected
6) denied
7) stated/declared/mentioned
8) to consider
9) which case
10) confirm in

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1 a) to
b) with
c) against
d) from
e) at
f) for
g) with
h) about
1) with
j) from
2 1) suffering
2) attributed
3) provided
4) concentrated/focused
5) blaming
6) subjected
7) discussed
8) suggested
9) benefit
10) resign
11) stemmed/resulted
12) referred
13) specialised
14) allowing
15) elaborated

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Grammar 23

a) story
b) meeting
c) problem
d) six o'clock
e) what Peter had said
f) my homework
g) plan
h) standard
i) at 11.30
i) laughing
a) carried
b) down
c) come
d) add
c) get
f) comes
g) asking
h) dropping
i) bring
i) follow/take
1) A
2) C
3) C
4) B
5) D
6) D
D C
2) A
3) C
4) B
5) D
6) B
a) got off with
b) you getting on
c) ended up walking
d) to be doing so/this
e) fallen out with
f) burst into tears
g) came up with
h) getting on for
i) was borne out
j) getting/putting her ideas

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1 a) it
b) the matter
c) this kind of thing
d) we'll need them later
e) the pressure
f) put it in the fridge
g) the second paragraph
h) to Tom's report
i) owned up
j) behind my back

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