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Complete the following dialogues with
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Tay : When will the
School Carnival be held ?
Shima : It's
tentatively fixed to be held ______ 24 May. |
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Interviewer : What is
your priority ______ the other farmers ?
Assemblyman : To look
______ their interests and find ways ______ increase production. |
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Zainab : We have
complained ______ the local authorities but nothing has been
done so far.
Mages : I know. My
children have developed skin problems ______ we moved here,
caused ______ the water _______ the sewerage plant. |
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Lim : Why don't you
borrow the book ______ Samsiah ?
Sita : She has lent
it _______ Rashdi. |
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Lee Peng : When are
you leaving _______ Australia ?
Minah : ______ three
days' time. I have to settle many things _______ I leave. |
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Rama : Many
disciplinary problems are caused ______ negligent parents.
Children crave ______ their parents' love and attention.
Linda : I agree
______ you. |
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Anuar : ______
finishing school, many face the problem ______ what they want to
do _______ the future.
Tim : It is important
not to give ______ to parental or peer pressure. Their interest
should come first. |
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Darren : Have you
been _______ Restoran Porto Romano _______ Melaka ?
Siddiq : No, I
haven't. Anything interesting ?
Darren : They serve
Mediterranean cuisine _______ Greek and Albanian accents. the
restaurant is situated ______ the sea. |
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Randhir : I had a
close shave ______ the police yesterday.
Mawi : What happened
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Randhir : I was
coming out ______ Jusmo when a child ran ______ the road. I
swerved to avoid him and almost ran ______ a police car. But
______ I explained to the officers ______ the near accident,
they let me ______. |
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Siti : Do you know
that turtles come ashore only ______ the quiet _______ the night
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Susan : Really ? Why
is that so ?
Siti : They are
actually shy creatures which shun the presence ______ humans.
Visitors come _______ far and wide and wait patiently _______
the creatures to appear. |
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Answers |
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1. |
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Tay : When will the
School Carnival be held ?
Shima : It's
tentatively fixed to be held on
24 May. |
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2. |
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Interviewer : What is
your priority for the other
farmers ?
Assemblyman : To look
after their interests and
find ways to increase
production. |
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3. |
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Zainab : We have
complained to the local
authorities but nothing has been done so far.
Mages : I know. My
children have developed skin problems
since we moved here, caused
by the water from
the sewerage plant. |
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4. |
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Lim : Why don't you
borrow the book from Samsiah
?
Sita : She has lent
it to Rashdi. |
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Lee Peng : When are
you leaving for Australia ?
Minah :
In three days' time. I have
to settle many things before
I leave. |
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Rama : Many
disciplinary problems are caused by
negligent parents. Children crave for
their parents' love and attention.
Linda : I agree
with you. |
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Anuar :
Upon/After finishing school,
many face the problem of
what they want to do in the
future.
Tim : It is important
not to give in to parental
or peer pressure. Their interest should come first. |
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Darren : Have you
been to Restoran Porto
Romano in Melaka ?
Siddiq : No, I
haven't. Anything interesting ?
Darren : They serve
Mediterranean cuisine with
Greek and Albanian accents. the restaurant is situated
beside/near the sea. |
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Randhir : I had a
close shave with the police
yesterday.
Mawi : What happened
?
Randhir : I was
coming out of Jusmo when a
child ran across the road. I
swerved to avoid him and almost ran
into a police car. But after
I explained to the officers about
the near accident, they let me off. |
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Siti : Do you know
that turtles come ashore only in
the quiet of the night ?
Susan : Really ? Why
is that so ?
Siti : They are
actually shy creatures which shun the presence
of humans. Visitors come
from far and wide and wait
patiently for the creatures
to appear. |
