Question: 1 Alice: I think the play is just on the ....... of starting.

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Question: 2 Mary: I do hope so. I'm very ....... of the main actor.

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Question: 3 Alice: Me too. Just listen to the ....... of his voice now.

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Question: 4 Mary: The trouble is I always ....... his name.

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Question: 5 Alice: I think his first name is Michael but I can't remember the ........

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Question: 6 Mary: I've got it. ....... it's Dobson. Yes, that's it — Michael Dobson.

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Question: 7 Alice: Yes, you're ....... right. I've seen him on tv loads of times.

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Question: 8 Mary: Yes, Michael Dobson he was in that new ....... as the detective.

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Question: 9 Alice: He was really good in that. Oh look, he's suddenly stopped and started ........

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Question: 10 Michael Dobson: I'm very ......., ladies you know who I am. Now can you stop talking so that we can get on with the play?

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Question: 1 He's one of those people who can't bear being seen to be wrong in fact of losing ........

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Question: 2 We haven't made any progress this year and are in a sense going backwards and losing ........

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Question: 3 Please don't lose ....... because I'm sure you'll succeed in the end.

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Question: 4 The important key to success in this business is strong management because if you lose your ......., then you're in real trouble.

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Question: 5 She panicked when she skidded on the ice, lost her ....... and crashed into the tree.

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Question: 6 Yes, it's a slight problem but quite honestly I wouldn't lose any ....... over it if I were you.

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Question: 7 I followed as much as I could of his arguments but then I gave up because I'd completely lost ....... of what he was saying.

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Question: 8 After he'd wasted all his money, got into debt and then ended up in prison, his family began to regard him as a bit of a lost ........

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Question: 9 To be frank I find these philosophical discussions too deep for me and many of the points are lost ....... me.

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Question: 10 Putting all your money in that enterprise is futile it's like playing a losing ........

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Question: 1 She suddenly stopped speaking to him on the phone and the conversation came to an ....... end.

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Question: 2 Some of Shakespeare's historical plays are rather long and so there are editions where they are ....... to make them shorter.

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Question: 3 Although all the athletes were full of life at the start of the marathon, towards the end of the race a few were showing signs of tiredness and were clearly ........

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Question: 4 Fortunately she took no notice of the reviews of her acting and was quite ....... to some of the more sarcastic comments.

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Question: 5 The secret of a good interview is to get straight to the point and ask ....... questions.

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Question: 6 Although her boss knew that she was not telling the truth, her explanations for being late were always so reasonable and totally ....... that he believed her.

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Question: 7 As soon as he had invested the money, he became uneasy and was beginning to sense ....... about his investment.

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Question: 8 Many of the safety instructions on things you buy often seem unnecessary and often quite ....... to the average person.

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Question: 9 He found himself at the edge of the cliff in a ....... position because one wrong step and he would fall into the sea.

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Question: 10 Everything about the village was what you'd call ....... because all the houses were well looked after and reminded you of a time long since gone.

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