Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.

1

A. Nowadays it is quite common for 3. both parents to work.
B. The first curry house in England was 1. operated by an Indian immigrant.
C. Fish and chips is the oldest kind of British food 2. still eaten today.
D. It is common common to find British restaurants that 5. have food from other cultures.

2

A. The writer Kazuo Isiguro was born in Japan, 2. but his family emigrated to Britain when he was five.
B. Although his first book was about Brazil, 5. he didn’t visit the country for many years.
C. Orlando’s daughter lost her hearing 4. at the age of one.
D. The boys got a job at the supermarket 6. through a special programme.

3

A. The authorities warned 1. the public about the imminent danger.
B. He announced 2. his retirement from international football.
C. Mary told 6. me she had found a well-paid job.
D. Fred should tell the manager that 4. a final decision hasn’t been reached yet.

4

A. In future blind people will use a sensor visual 2. built into a pair of sunglasses.
B. There will be a time when we’ll be able to 5. download our entire consciousness onto a computer.
C. R. Kurzweil is the author of The Age of Intelligent Machines 6. and is one of the world’s best computer research scientists.
D. Scientists are already putting chips into the brain 1. to help people who have Parkinson’s disease.

5

A. If the building catches fire, 4. leave it by the emergency exit.
B. Unless they invited me, 5. I would never go to their wedding party.
C. If the weather changes for the worse, 6. we shall not have a picnic.
D. If they ask me, 3. I will try to arrange the matter.

6

A. The police found the robber without difficulty as he 1. had left a business card at the bank with his phone number on it .
B. When the man broke into the house, the police 4. arrested him at once.
C. A man who had climbed Mount Everest six times 6. died at home as a result of a fall.
D. An unemployed man who tried to print his own money was 3. caught as soon as he tried to spend it.

7

A. There are no cars and lorries in Venice, but there are 3. many water buses on the main canals all day and night.
B. There is not much to do in this town 4. but I still love it here.
C. The town has got a cathedral 6. but it hasn’t got a theatre.
D. Rio de Janeiro has got some 5. attractive parks and beautiful beaches.

8

A. The hostess treated asked reated us w us warmly and 6. us to help ourselves to the sweets.
B. While you were taking the dog for a walk someone called 1. you on your mobile phone.
C. The director called a meeting 2. to discuss the issue of discipline in the office.
D. Before I wrote my homework exercise 4. I had learnt to retell the text.

9

A. In 1999 Tori Murden was the first woman who 6. rowed solo across the Atlantic.
B. She determined not to send a signal 2. asking to be rescued.
C. She has been on mountaineering expeditions, 1. including climbs in Alaska.
D. They couldn’t get the boat out of the sea as 3. the sea was too rough.

10

A. Helen is tired, 1. she has been writing job applications since morning.
B. Your son spends all night in chat rooms, 4. which is dangerous for both physical and mental health.
C. Ordering take-away food every day 2. is awful diet.
D. My nephew spoke French perfectly 6. because he had studied it since childhood