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Unit 90

1 backon 2 upto 3 up 4 into 5 to 6 up 7 after
1 It's rather hard in the circumstances. 5 Why, what do you expect to happen?
2 Why, what's the ... 6 She'll be lucky at the moment.
3 She never looks you in the eye. 7 I thought it was time I had a new look.
4 You'd never think she was a gandmother.

90.3 1 ... theparty.
2 ... anyone less fortunate than yourself.
3 ... the time the author spent in India.
4 ... I feel rather apprehensive.
5 ... the proposals made at the end of the report.
6 ...y ou next come to this country.

90.4 1 By the looks of him, he's ... 4 much to look at
2 looked ... up and down 5 I don't like the look of
3 look small 6 look on the bright side of things
1 look for your glasses / your purse / a new job / trouble / the meaning of life / love
2 look after a baby / a house / pets / yourself / number one (i.e. yourself in a selfish way, to the
exclusion of others)
3 look through a report / a document / a magazine / the window
4 look to your parents / a friend / the boss

Unit 9 1
1 over 2 to 3 down 4 up 5 down 6 slip 7 off

1 Why doesn't she see through him?
2 I ran into Jack at the station yesterday.
3 I cooked the dinner yesterday. It's your turn (to do it) today.
4 I thought I was seeing things when I saw a monkey in the garden.
5 I wish you'd let me be.
6 He let us into the secret that they were planning to break into the house.
7 An enormous crowd turned out to hear the Prime Minister speak.

Possible answers:
1 ... the village will be cut off. 5 ... she refused to help him.
2 ... manager. 6 ... until the party was nearly over.
3 ... of the rope and fell into a crevasse. 7 ... of sugar.
4 ... those who came were very enthusiastic. 8 ... to letting him sleep on my floor.
Some possible answers:
1 I very much regret turning down an opportunity to work in Greece.
2 A train I was on once broke down making me terribly late for an important interview.
3 Big business runs the country as much as government, in my opinion.
4 I did an old lady a good turn when I helped her to get on the bus.
5 I'd like to break a ski-jumping record.
6 I'm sure it is possible for someone's heart to be broken.
7 Every New Year I resolve to turn over a new leaf - I decide to reply to all my letters promptly
and to be generally much more organised.
8 I have to see to some shopping today.
9 My own home has never been broken into but a friend's house was once when I was staying
with her.
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