This week, the Summer Boat Show in London is a resplendent with fine yachts, bristling with new technology. Nearly all are descendants of the hull-shape revolution that took place 25 years ago. By contrast, my own lies quietly on a tidal creek off the south coast. She was designed last year but, seeing her, you might imagine her to be 100 years old and think that her owner must be some kind of lost-soul romantic.
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E. Perhaps I am, though I doubt it. This boat has benefited from all the magic of old- fashioned boat design, but it would have been a much harder job without the advances of modern know-how.
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a.The two groups were similar with………..to income and status.
b.The government has promised to………..human rights.
c.She soon earned the………..of her colleagues.
It’s highly likely that Stephen was listening. (WELL)
->Stephen ……………………listening.
We often think of ourselves as living in a time of………..technological change and development. (CONTINUE)
They have been building the new stadium for much longer than they originally estimated. (UNDER)
->The new stadium……………………………….
There’s no need for me to tell you that you’ll be paid handsomely for this. (SAYING)
->It……………………………………..that you’ll be paid handsomely for this.
This school has………..since its first year in operation, when it only had twenty students.
The adverts look exactly the same as the articles in this magazine. (DIFFERENCE)
->It’s impossible…………………………………the adverts in this magazine.
Rewrite the second sentence using the given word(s) so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between THREE and EIGHT words including the given words.
You’ve got to persuade the editor not to publish that story. (OUT)
->You’ve got to……………………………………………….that story.
The headmaster was determined to stop all bullying at the school. (END)
->The headmaster………………
Some of the working practices at the factory are, frankly antiquated and totally………..to the modern world. (APPLY)