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III.

afford / preclude/ emphasis/ prone/ applied/ distinguished/ obsessed/ alike/ enquire/ impulse/ practically/ prompted

IV.

1. We put in a request for a little extra time to finish the project, but the board turned us (it ) down.

2. The politician enjoyed a successful career at the cost of his relationship with his family.

3. The author is of the opinion that early success may prove harmful to a person’s all-round development in the long run.

4. I took you umbrella by accident —I’m sorry.

5. The bookshop was on the brink of failing until they branched out into CDs and cassettes.

6. With this out-of-date equipment, you can’t count on good results.

7. Students sometimes get in the habit of disrupting classes with annoying comments. In such cases, teachers are advised to send them to the school psychologist.

8. Ever since she started her own business, she’s been much more satisfied with her life.

V. departure/ exposure/ pleasure/ pressure/ composure/ enclosure/ displeasure/ disclosure exposure/ displeasure/ departure/ disclosure; pressure/ enclosure

VI. d a f g h b c e

feedback / breakup /takeoff/ setbacks/ breakthrough/ build-up

VII.

1. a)Their laughter and conversation sound as if they’re enjoying each other’s company.

b) Their laughter and conversation sound as if they were in the same room with us.

2. a) The secretary’s been working in her office late every night this week, as if her boss is under serious deadline.

b) The secretary’s been working in her office late every night this week, as if she had no home to go to.

3. a) You’re so pale! You look as if y ou’re getting sick.

b) You’re so pale! You look as if you had seen a ghost.

4. a) He acts as if he has a very high opinion of himself.

b) He acts as if he were the heir to the throne.

VIII. prone/ in the long run/ for/ preclude/ obsessed/ though/ in/ such as/ distinguishing/ positive/ beneficial/ on/ Even if/ therapy

X. 1. Shielding children from the knowledge that they have failed is anything but beneficial to their development.

2. Emerson does not think there is a world of difference between success and failure.

3. A mature man is one who is good at turning failure into success.

4. She was obsessed with becoming a success in ice skating that she never prepared herself for the challenges of the real world.

5. He suffered a complete nervous breakdown when he learned that his company had gone bankrupt.

6. When talking about his success, Mr. Smith is very prone to exaggeration.

7. The company started by selling radios but now has branched out into selling computers as well.

8. In fact, failure is nothing to be afraid of. Once we learn how to use it, it can make a positive contribution to our growth and development.