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Worksheet for Week 9 (of 26)

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Monday 8th March 2010. Topic: Moods and Emotions
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1) Jamie's been ......... the doldrums since he split up with his girlfriend. How can we cheer him up?

2) Supporters were on cloud ........ yesterday following the team's cup final win.

3) Sarah must be fed up about something. I only asked her if she wanted to go out and she ........ my head off.

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Tuesday 9th March 2010. Topic: Communication
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4) I think you've missed the ......... We can't carry on ignoring the situation. We need to take action.

5) I got off on the wrong ........ with one of my new colleagues at the office party. I complained to him about smoking at the dinner
table.

6) Do you think you could put in a good ........ for me where you work? I'm thinking of applying for the clerical job there.

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Wednesday 10th March 2010. Topic: Agreeing and Disagreeing
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7) I'm always having arguments with Laura. She always seems to rub me ......... the wrong way.

8) They've never ........ eye to eye and have always argued about everything.

9) One minute our two children are ........ like cat and dog and the next they're playing together like the best of friends.

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Thursday 11th March 2010. Topic: Money
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10) Madeleine started the business on a ........ but has since gone from strength to strength.

11) The idea that many women go to work for ........ money is no longer the case. More often than not, their income is just as
important as their partner's.

12) My brother-in-law is rolling ........ it. He owns several properties in the city and has his own restaurant.

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Friday 12th March 2010. Topic: Business
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13) The business has changed ........ several times and is now owned by a man in Spain.

14) Their new range of summer dresses are selling like ........ cakes. When I arrived they'd sold out.

15) The two companies have ........ forces and are prepared to fight the Government's new regulations.