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Exercises

What questions do you think were asked to get these answers?
1 Oh no, we own it. Most houses here are owner-occupied.
2 Well, sorry, no; I need it to take photos myself.
3 You will be in Room 44B. It's quite a big office.
4 No, you have to buy exercise books and pens yourself.
5 Actually, I've already given something. Sorry.
6 Oh, just a small house with a garden, you know, typical.
7 Yes, the charge is £50 for one that seats 30 people.

The verbs in the middle column have been jumbled. Put them in their right sentences.
1 A millionaire provided a swimming pool to the school.
2 The Director was presented the best parking-place.
3 My mother's cousin donated me i5,000 in her will.
4 A farmer nearby catered us with logs for the fire.
5 When I retired they left me with a camcorder.
6 The restaurant allocated for vegetarians.

Some phrasal verbs connected with 'giving'. Check their meaning in a dictionary and then fill
the gaps below.
hand over give out let go of give away hand down
1 That bed has been ................................. in the family. It was my great-grandmother's
originally.
2 Would you help us ................................. some leaflets in the shopping-centre?
3 I don't want to ................................. that old painting. It might be valuable one day.
4 When Tim's bike got too small for him we ......................... it ....................... ..; it
wasn't worth trying to sell it, too much bother.
5 The landlord will ................................. the keys as soon as you pay the deposit and the
first month's rent.
Think of something that ...
1 you would hand over to a mugger if threatened.
2 has been handed down in your family.
3 you have given away at some time in your life.
4 is often given out in classrooms.
5 you value and would not want to let go of.

The rise and fall of Mr Fatcatt - a sad story. Fill the gaps with suitable words.
Horace Fatcatt began his career by buying up old ................................. (1) in London when
prices were low. He got ................................. (2) from several banks to finance his deals,
and soon he was one of the biggest private ................................. (3) in the city, with some
3,000 ................................. (4) renting houses and flats from him. He was also the
................ ..... ......... (5) of many shops and businesses. He became very rich and bought
himself a huge ................................. (6) in Scotland, but he ................................. (7) more
and more money from the banks and soon the bubble burst. Recession came and he had to
sell all his ................................. (8) and ................................. (9), everything. He was left
with just a few ~ersonal ................................. (10) and finally died penniless.

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