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Complete the indirect questions so that they have the same meaning as the direct ones. (5)

• Has your son finished his university studies yet?

Can I ask if _______________________________________ yet?

• Who was it who wrote the letter?

Would you mind telling me who it _______________________________________?

• Why did she go to school early this morning?

Can I ask you why _______________________________________?

• What did your aunt tell you I was worried about?

Could you tell me what _______________________________________?

• Who was the person I saw your son with last night?

Do you mind if I ask you who _______________________________________?

• Circle the best option to complete the comparative sentences. (10)

1. It's little / far / no better to spend a bit more money on quality than to end up with something useless.
2. My dad's always saying how much / far / more better it is to be safe than sorry.
3. Malcolm is no / even / little worse than his brother when it comes to arguing. He’s terrible!
4. Denise was a little / little / just as more than a child when her parents left England.
5. We're nowhere near / much more / no as well off as we used to be before the recession.
6. James is nothing like / little / even as satisfied with his new car as with the old one.
7. The police were just as / no / much nearer solving the mystery even after a long investigation.
8. Having more money than you need can be even / almost / a little as bad as not having enough.
9. With postage the book cost just as / far / even as much as it did in the shop, so I didn't save a penny!
10. At least his girlfriend is little / a little / nowhere near better at golf since they started playing regularly.
11. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase in the correct form with the same meaning as the phrase in brackets. (51Helen is very proud of her father. She really ______________ to him. (have admiration)

2 I wish you and your sister would stop your silly ______________ and just be quiet for a while! (bad-tempered disagreement)

3 I don't think we're on ______________. We don't seem to agree on anything. (sharing similar views)

4 I am a little ______________ of him . He's lied to me before. (mistrustful)

5 She ______________ her children. They are the most important thing in her life. (love very much)

• Complete the sentences with appropriate compound nouns. (5)

1 My grandmother says that _______________ begins at 75, but I think my parents are old, and they're in their early 40s.

2 You're only entitled to a _______________ at 65 if you've been paying your contributions.

3 A _______________ survey shows that people are fitter now than they were 50 years ago.

4 My grandfather had to go into a _______________, because he was too forgetful to look after himself.

5 With rising _______________ and falling birth rates, many governments face problems with pension schemes.

• Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the words in brackets. (5)
• They are the most _____________ couple I know. I think they'd both be better off with someone else. (compatible)
• Stop being so _____________. You have to disagree with everything, don't you? (argue)
• Fiona wasn't very _____________ to my criticism. (respond)
• The weather has been so _____________ recently. One minute the sun is out and the next it is raining. (predict)
• Don't be so _____________! Surely you could hear me out. (reason)
• ² Listen to three people discussing old age and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). (5)
• When he was injured, Bill immediately sold his house. ___
• Bill’s daughter’s husband looks down on Bill because he is single. ___
• Carol believes that the majority of today’s young people would prefer to send their parents to old people’s homes rather than let them stay in their houses. ___
• Carol would rather not be taken care of by others when she gets older. ___
• Carol is wary of her possible future daughter-in-law. ___

7 Use the appropriate form of the words given in BLOCK letters to complete the sentences. Write the words in the spaces provided. An example (0) has been given. (5)

NAPPING

Napping might be seen as lazy, but it shouldn’t be treated with (0) APPROVE anymore. Taking a couple of hours to fall (1) SLEEP in the afternoon might actually be more (2) BENEFIT than you think. There is growing (3) EVIDENT that napping can increase alertness, (4) PERFORM and productivity. One recent study found that naps helped students improve their memory. It also has (5) EMOTION benefits as it allows a person to escape from daily stresses for a short time. 0. Disapproval 1.________________ 2.________________ 3.________________ 4.________________ 5.________________