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In order to resolve this matter 4 Please contact me within ten days 5 to confirm that this step has been’ taken 6 Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter 7 Yours faithfully 8 Enc: hotel receipt 2.3 I'm nes in favour of that The way what | see it you've got a the point there Ie seems that to me | can suppose so le fair enough bur | see your point is, but tm still not being convinced 10 | don's disagree 1 2 3 4 5 I'm agree to some extent 4 7 a 9 | According to the latest research, profiles on social networking sites are accurate descriptions of people's personalities 2. 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Could you tell me who has influenced you the most? 6 I was wondering iffwhether you would like to direct a movie yoursel. 10A [help 2 was wondering, wonder 3 booking 4 Would you mind 5 Can you.Could you 6 appreciate it, be grateful B a)5 b)3 6 A)4 eI 92 A | appealing 2 sponsors 3 project research S decrease 6 desert Trecorded 8 permit 9 imports 10 increased c | appealing 2sponsors 3 project Arresearch S decrease 6 desert T recorded 8 permit 9 imports 10 increased Test Ib 2a 3c 4a 5a 6b 7a Bc 9a 10b IIb I2¢ 3c I4a ISe 166 I7b 18b 19a 2c Qa Wb Wb Wa a %e We BWa We Wb 3.1 A forgetting to eat, very bad headaches, sleep problems, dry or aching eyes 8 forgetting to eat ignoring friends and family anxiety lying about time spent doing it very bad headaches always thinking about doing it sleep problems problems with school or work dry or aching eyes ‘not taking proper breaks € 1 | actually found ie quite strange talking to them face to face because I'm much more used to inceracting with people online. 2 Wes the quizzes and other applications that get me, ke there's always a new questionnaire oo test for something, 3. 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Everyone will be driving fying cars. 6 Men and women will be wearing the same clothes, 7 Poverty and famine well have halved. 8 Every company will belong to its workers. 4 | gloomy 2 ups and downs. 3 promising 4 mixed feelings Slook on the bright 6 forward Tupbeat 6 dread 9 despair 10 with opsimism 5A I because 2soas note 3 for Aimerderto Ssothat 6 not to 8 326 b)34 Qs 6.3 “ | credit card 2 staying, alone Fridden, scooter 4 wear 5S late, stay 6 run. business 7 owned 8 social networking 9 part-time 10 wavelling solo 11 babysic 1? plored 2A 1 Isn't that it time that they banned "size zero’ models? Borie Doesn't it matter to you that young girls think ifs normal to be 50 skinny? es-not Clearly it's not right. 2 -Arasteyeu-thinking Don't you think that they should use technology in football games? ‘Ne-one-can's Anyone can see it ‘would be fairer. Yeah, but surely i's more important ‘that decisions are correct. 8 1 Look at this picture. Isn't it time that they banned size zera’ models? 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