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“I’m sorry that I didn’t telephone yesterday,” said Mel.

• Mel didn’t apologize for not telephoning yesterday.

• b) Mel apologized for not telephoning yesterday.

• c) Mel apologized for telephoning yesterday.

• d) Mel said she was sorry because she telephoned yesterday.

Monday’s a public holiday, so we are not going to work.

• No-one is going to work on Monday as it is a public holiday.

• b) Because it is not a public holiday, no-one is going to work on Monday.

• c) We won’t go to work next week since it is a public holiday.

• d) Since Monday’s not a public holiday, we will go to work.

He said he was sorry that he couldn’t help me further.

• He apologized for being able to help me further.

• b) He said he was not sorry for not being able to help me further.

• c) He apologized for not being able to help me at all.

• d) He apologized for not being able to help me further.

Cherry was a good secretary, so the company employed her.

• a) The company employed Cherry although she was an ordinary secretary.

• b) The company would have employed her if Cherry had been a good secretary.

• c) The company employed Cherry, then she became a qualified secretary.

• d) The company employed Cherry since she was a successful secretary.

Did she give any reason why she was absent?

• What reason did she give for being absent?

• b) Was there any reason why she wasn’t absent?

• c) Didn’t he give any reason why she was absent?

• d) Didn’t she give any reason why she didn’t want to attend?

He said he was sorry that he didn’t come to dinner.

• a) He said he was sorry for coming to dinner.

• b) He didn’t apologize for not coming to dinner.

• c) He apologized for not coming to dinner.

• d) He apologized for coming to dinner.

7. I thought they were coming at 7:00, so I stayed at home.

• a) Because I stayed at home, I thought they were coming at 7:00.

• b) I stayed at home as I didn’t think they were coming at 7:00.

• c) I stayed at home because I thought they were coming at 7:00.

• d) I stayed at home since I thought they were not coming at 7:00.

8. If they hadn’t trusted him, they wouldn’t have taken his advice.

• a) If they took his advice, they would trust him.

• b) They took his advice as they trusted him.

• c) They took his advice although they didn’t trust him.

• d) They took his advice as they didn’t trust him.

9. Not being able to afford a taxi, we had to go by bus.

• a) We had to go by bus since we could afford a taxi.

• b) We were forced to go by bus as we could afford a taxi.

• c) We were forced to go by bus since we couldn’t afford a taxi.

• d) We could go by bus since we can’t afford a taxi.

10. Was there any reason given why he looked so miserable?

• a) What reason did he give for not looking so sad?

• b) Did he give any reason for looking so worried?

• c) He did not want to give a reason since he was down.

• d) Didn’t he give any reason for looking so unhappy?