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Exercises

33.8 Cross out the incorrect answers. Sometimes both answers are correct.
Nnhwnrre Maria cleaned the kitchen as/while I did the bathroom.
I’ll give them your message as soon as I get / will get there.
We must go to that gallery before leave/leaving.
I had a lot of problems at the shop but eventually/finally they agreed to give me a refund.
The phone rang while / just as I was leaving the house.
The letter arrived while/as we were getting ready.

33.2 Complete these sentences in a suitable way.
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33.3 Add a final sentence (starting with a suitable link word or phrase) to each of these texts.
1 A: Why do you want to stay in this evening when we could go to Karl’s party?
B: Well, for one thing because my ex-boyfriend will be there and I really don’t want to see
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A: Why can’t we send one of our staff to the conference?
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33.4 You spent a week at a hotel and had these problems:
There was very little variety in the food.
The service was very slow.
When you mentioned this to the staff, they were very rude.
The manager was on holiday during your stay, so you have decided to send a letter of
complaint. Write the next part of this letter and then look at the model answer for the whole
letter in the answer key.
Dear Sir/Madam
i-have just returned from a weekend break at The
Royal Malvern Hotel, and I am writing to express my
dissatisfaction with the food and service provided
in your restaurant.)

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