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B: Neither do I. If I _____ (know), I _____ (tell) you.
6. A: My train leaves in forty minutes.
B: It only takes ten minutes to the station by taxi. If you _____ (leave) now, you (catch) it.
7. A: Is that the time? I really should be going.
B: If you _____ (wait) a moment, I _____ (give) you a lift.
8. A: Would you like to go to English evening classes with me?
B: I'm sorry, but I can't. I'm really busy. If I _____ (have) more time, I _____ (love) to.
E x e r c i s e N i n e
. Paula, a marketing manager of a car manufacturing company, is talking to her colleague Luis, a
production manager. Complete their conversation with the words from the list below.
will (×2); won't (×2); would (×2); wouldn't; unless (×2); be; is; is going to be; don't; didn't.
Paula: Luis. Aren't you worried about the proposed strike?
Luis: Well, sure _____ .
Paula: You see, if the factory workers go on strike, we (1) _____ 'll _____ lose a lot of production. If we lose production, we
(2) _____ be able to supply all our customers.
Luis: Yes, I know, but _____ .
Paula: And if we (3) _____ supply our customers, they'll probably buy other makes of car. If that happens, our market share
(4) _____ go down. It's not looking good.
Luis: Well, that's right, but _____ .
Paula: And what's more, in my experience, when workers go on strike there (5) _____ a bad atmosphere for months afterwards.
Luis: Yes.
Paula: So, (6) _____ you can come to an agreement with the workers soon, there (7) _____ a lot of trouble ahead. If you want
my advice, (8) _____ very careful.
Luis: Look, don't worry.
Paula: Don't worry?
Luis: Yes. Look, the workers know that the success of the company depends on this new model. (9) _____ they're stupid, they
(10) _____ go on strike.
Paula: Oh?
Luis: Now, just imagine – if it sold really well, we (11) _____ increase our market share and our profits. If that happened, we
(12) _____ need to make so many job cuts. And if we (13) _____ have to cut jobs, the trade unions (14) _____ be much happier.
Paula: Well, I suppose you've got a point.
E x e r c i s e T e n
. Complete this interview between a journalist and the CEO of Biotec, a biotechnology company. Use either
a
/
an
,
the
or a dash (–) to show no article.
Journalist: Can you begin by telling me (1) _____ a _____ little about (2) the recent changes at (3) _____ Biotec?
Ceo: Well, as you know, last year we made (4) _____ decision to move our operations to (5) _____ Cambridge, because it's
very important for (6) biotechnology companies to recruit (7) _____ scientists from (8) best universities. Er, we're in (9) _____ very
competitive jobs market here in Cambridge, and we motivate our employees by offering them (10) _____ attractive salaries and
(11) _____ excellent working conditions. We'vebuilt up (12) excellent team, and we're doing some very important research in (13)
field of (14) gene therapy.
Journalist: Many people say that (15) biotechnology promises more than it delivers. Is that true at Biotec?
Ceo: That may be true in general, but (16) _____ biotechnology that we do is already producing (17) _____ results. Last year we
made (18) small profit for (19) _____ first time, and (20) _____ revenue is increasing rapidly. Also, we've recently made
(21) _____ distribution deal with (22) _____ large pharmaceutical company. They have the marketing skills that we lack, and
(23) _____ partnership is working well for both sides. Our aim next year is to enter (24) _____ American market, and we're confident of
(25) _____ success.
E x e r c i s e E l e v e n
. Complete the telephone call with phrasal verbs from the list below that mean the same as the words in
brackets.
call back; cut off; get back; to get through; breaking up; go ahead; go over; hold on; look into; rang up; sort out; speak up.
Example
:
put through
.
Receptionist: Good morning, Media Solutions, how can I help you?
Derek: Can you (1)
put
me
through
(connect) to Christine Moreau, please?
Receptionist: Of course, hold the line _____ I'm sorry, caller, I can't (2) _____ (make contact) at the moment, the line's busy.
Shall I ask her to (3) _____ you _____ (telephone again)?
Derek: It's OK, I'll leave a message.
Receptionist: OK, (4) _____ (wait) just a second while I look for a pen. _____ Right, (5) _____ (continue).
Derek: My name is Derek Richardson, from Weston Security. Ms Moreau (6) me _____ (telephoned) yesterday She wanted
me to (7) (investigate) the cost of installing an alarm system for your premises. I said I'd (8) _____ (telephone again) her today.
Receptionist: I'm sorry, Mr Richardson, the line is very bad, can you (9) (talk louder) please? Hello? Hello? I'm sorry, you're
(10) _____ (having problems with the signal). Hello?
Derek: Sorry about that. I'm on a train using my mobile and we were (11) (disconnected) in a tunnel. Er, yes, as I was saying,
I've managed to (12) _____ something _____ (organise). Can you tell her that I'll send her a quotation along with all the other details
in the post?

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