A. 1. At twelve he had to drop out of/leave school and to go
to work as a Western Union messenger boy. 2. Are schools any
better in Australia? 3. All the school turned out to welcome the
celebrity. 4. She has a nice voice, but she hasn’t had any schooling.
5. I had an advantage which I didn’t want to lose. 6. He
knows how to show his knowledge to advantage. 7. The boy was
permitted to sit up for a few hours, but he never used the privilege
to advantage. 8. I wonder at your capacity for admitting/
acknowfedging facts no matter how unpleasant they may be.
9. Many oversea students were admitted to the University last
year. 10. She was short-sighted, but hated to admit it. 11. Iadmit
I took several things from my uncle’s drawer, but I won’t have it
called a theft. 12. The door opened to admit a tall man. 13. She
absolutely believes his version and will admit no other. 14. Percy
is always so careful in money matters. He hates waste. 15. He was
wasting (away) so quickly that he constantly seemed to need
a smaller size. 16. The “natural method” oflearning a language is
admirable for infants and a waste oftime and effort for other
people. 17. I don’t see how you expect to get your strength back
if you don’t take/admit something nourishing into the system.
18. You know, Thomas, I don’t like discussing her behind her
back.
B. 1. This kind ofwork requires a lot of time. 2. He said they
did not require documents. 3. Let’s hope that no such terrible
sacrifice will be required of you. 4. There is no art, no skill
required for that sort of thing. 5. All the equipment required for
experiments was simple. 6. I soon learned that my services
would be required on the stage this evening. 7. The clerk had
excellent references. 8. I was referred to the manager. 9. Don’t
refer to the matter again. 10. Does this remark refer to me?
I I. I’m sure she didn’t mean it, she said it in a temper. 12. I’ve
never seen her fly/get into a temper/lose her temper. 13. She is a
woman of a gentle temper (She is sweet-tempered). 14. You
would never have said such an absurd thing if you had not lost
your temper (had not been in a temper). 15. I was used to his
outbursts, but still I had to make an effort to keep/control my
temper. 16. Department stores display their goods in the windows.
17. She managed not to display her emotions when she
was told ofher son’s illness. 18. He was always very decent to me.
19. Put on some decent clothes before you go out. 20. He gave us
quite a decent dinner. 21. Here I was looking forward to a decent
night’s sleep.