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Anex  #562087  Wed, 03 Sep 08 05:13 PM
Hello. This is just a part of some text. I have to complete with missing words. Could someone do it for me? I really don't know the answers.

First part of text is about young people who finished university and start to work.



__ their academic years working an 8 or 9-month year, it can be depressing to realize that for the rest of their working lives they__

to take only 4 weeks off a year. Many__ at the chance to take 3 month off and that.

__ last autumn with the recession and with its failure to acquire more flight slots out of Heathrow airport, the company__

to consider redundancies. Mr Braun invited employees_____________  up to six month unpaid leave and to participate in a job.


Is this sentences correct?

1. I wish you__________   making so much noise last night. (were not)
2. By tonight I __________ for 8 hours without a break.  (will have been working)
3.Wait until he__ . (leave the message)
4.She is not used to __ .
5. Our neighbour is said __ yesterday; he is in police custody now.
  
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Clive  #562114  Wed, 03 Sep 08 06:09 PM
Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.

This does not seem to be an easy test, so I assume you are studying at a non-elementary level. If that is so, can you at least try to offer some answers for us to review?

Best wishes, Clive
  
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Anex  #562489  Thu, 04 Sep 08 04:56 PM
Hello, I'm studying English at university. In the first part we should write any appropriate word and it is very hard.
I will try to do it and send my opinion. What do you think about second part?I write my answers in brackets.
  
Clive  #562499  Thu, 04 Sep 08 05:25 PM
Hi,
Is this sentences correct?

1. I wish you_had not been making so much noise last night. 
2. By tonight I __________ for 8 hours without a break.  (will have been working)OK
3.Wait until he leaves the/a message.
4.She is not used to noise..
5. Our neighbour is said to have cut off his wife's head yesterday; he is in police custody now.

When you are ready, post your other answers and we'll try to help you.(:)) Smile

Clive
  
Anex  #562538  Thu, 04 Sep 08 07:17 PM
Something like this:

After finishing their academic years working an 8 or 9-month year, it can be depressing to realize that for the rest of their working lives they are allowed
to take only 4 weeks off a year. Many students are waiting at the chance to take 3 month off and that.

Faced last autumn with the recession and with its failure to acquire more flight slots out of Heathrow airport, the company had

to consider redundancies. Mr Braun invited employees to work  up to six month unpaid leave and to participate in a job.


How to do this sentence:
Your father is not alive today and she is the main reason for his death.
IF


thank you!Rose
  
Clive  #562562  Thu, 04 Sep 08 08:57 PM
Hi,
__ their academic years working an 8 or 9-month year, it can be depressing to realize that for the rest of their working lives they__

to take only 4 weeks off a year. Many__ at the chance to take 3 month off and that.

__ last autumn with the recession and with its failure to acquire more flight slots out of Heathrow airport, the company__

to consider redundancies. Mr Braun invited employees_____________  up to six month unpaid leave and to participate in a job.

Something like this:

After finishing their academic years working an 8 or 9-month year, it can be depressing to realize that for the rest of their working lives they
are allowed will be able / will be allowed
to take only 4 weeks off a year. Many students are waiting are thrilled / are excited at the chance to take 3 months off and that. <<<< is there something missing here after the word 'that'?

Faced last autumn with the recession and with its failure to acquire more flight slots out of Heathrow airport, the company had

to consider redundancies. Mr Braun invited employees to work  up to six month unpaid leave and to participate 
in a job share jobs. 'Participate' is not a correct word, here.


How to do this sentence:
Your father is not alive today and she is the main reason for his death.
IF your father were alive today, she would not be the main reason for his death. 

Best wishes, Clive 
  
Anex  #562897  Fri, 05 Sep 08 05:19 PM
Thank you,your answers help me a lot.
I have one more exercise with the missing words, when you have a time, please check it.I write my answers in the brackets.

1.All I want is__ alone. (to stay home)
2.By 2020, we__ here for 14 years. (would have been living)
3.Do you know the reason __ she's changed her mind? (why)
4. Two men,__ I had ever seen before.. (neither of them)
5. What we'll do is __ a note for Mum to tell her we won't be back till late. ( to write)
6.It's time some changes __ . (to be made)
7.Should anyone arrive late,admission is likely __ . (to be refused)
8.He __ earlier,but the answer machine was broke. (left the message)
9. If Kevin was out all day, Then it makes sense he __ answer the phone. (couldn't)
10. I wish you __ complaining all the time. (would stop)
  
Clive  #562898  Fri, 05 Sep 08 05:28 PM
Hi,

I have one more exercise with the missing words, when you have a time, please check it.I write my answers in the brackets.

1.All I want is__ alone. (to stay home)
2.By 2020, we__ here for 14 years. (would have been living) Not wrong. But more likely is 'will have been living'.
3.Do you know the reason __ she's changed her mind? (why)
4. Two men,__ I had ever seen before.. (neither ofthem whom)
5. What we'll do is __ a note for Mum to tell her we won't be back till late. ( to write)
6.It's time some changes __ . (to be were made)
7.Should anyone arrive late,admission is likely __ . (to be refused)
8.He __ earlier,but the answer machine was broke. (left the message)would have left (ie he didn't)
9. If Kevin was out all day, then it makes sense he __ answer the phone. (couldn't)
10. I wish you __ complaining all the time. (would stop)

Best wishes, Clive

  
Anex  #563160  Sat, 06 Sep 08 04:25 PM
Oh, I have many mistakes Crying Could you please explain me why sentence 5 and 8 are not correct?
  
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