Grammar
Complete the sentence: By the time we arrived, the film ___ (already / start).
had already started.
Complete the word: The audience found the performance deeply disappoint____.
Disappointing
How much does Melissa pay in rent each month?
£450
Rewrite using a relative clause: My brother lives in London. He is a professional photographer.
My brother, who is a professional photographer, lives in London.
What does the idiom “get through money like water” mean?
To spend money very quickly and carelessly
What was Edward Murphy’s original profession, and what was the project he worked on designed to test?
He was an engineer with the US Air Force. The project tested how much acceleration and sudden stopping the human body could tolerate during ejection.
Rewrite using “despite”: Although he was exhausted, he continued working.
Despite being exhausted, he continued working.
Complete the collocation: After getting into debt, Melissa decided to set a ______ and stop buying things on impulse.
Budget
What does the phrase “saying sorry was a one-way street” mean in the context of parent-child relationships?
Children were expected to apologise to their parents, but parents were not expected to apologise to their children.
Correct the mistake:No sooner had I arrived when the meeting began.
No sooner had I arrived than the meeting began.
Explain the difference between “in the red” and “a nest egg”.
In the red” means being in debt or having a negative balance. “A nest egg” is money saved for the future.
How does the final paragraph use irony to conclude the article?
Murphy
Murphy himself dies in an incident resembling the very principle associated with his name: his car runs out of petrol, and he is struck by a driver on the wrong side of the road.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning: “I regret not taking the opportunity.” — “I wish ___.”
I had taken the opportunity.
Complete all three words with the correct form: (1) His speech was genuinely ______ (INSPIRE). (2) The company is looking for a creative ______ (INNOVATE). (3) Her success was largely due to her ______ (DETERMINE).
Answer:
(1) inspiring (2) innovator (3) determination
The author challenges the slogan “Love is never having to say you're sorry.” What is her central argument, and why
Loving relationships inevitably involve hurt and mistakes. A sincere apology helps repair that hurt and enables the relationship to survive.