Английский ЕГЭ - банк заданий - страница 352
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The government’s not going to loan me money as they know there’s no way I can pay it 36_______.
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Squirrel
It was when Squirrel Nutkin appeared at the October Board meeting that Mr. Ramsay began to 30______ his reputation for eccentricity. And that’s putting it 31______. To be fair, there were people who said at the time that there was nothing wrong in wearing a glove puppet to a Board meeting. However, there were more who disagreed, and several who thought that Mr. Ramsay was off his chump. The matter was hotly disputed in the company’s offices, on the shop floor, in the canteen.
It happened during Mr. Giles’s monthly overlong summary of the company’s financial position. Two factors were making the prospects for Ramsay & Co look bleak.
The first of these factors spoke for itself. There were simply fewer items of hosiery being sold. Whether this was due to the long hot summer combined with the undoubted increase 32______ the uptake of feminine trousers, or it was a sign of continued recession was not for him to say. Ramsay & Co simply had to 33______ the facts, whether they liked them or not, and accept what the market was telling them. Reality didn’t always turn 34______ the way people wanted it to.
The second factor, however, was what they could do something about. Ramsay & Co’s costs were inordinately high compared to those of its competitors, who had been cutting back on staff over the last five years, reducing their workforce to one-fifth of its previous level. It was high 35______ that Ramsay & Co got itself into a similar position.
None of the Board members was surprised at what Mr. Giles had to say. He had, after all, said it all before, many times, over the past several months. Mr. Ramsay had, until now, always stubbornly resisted him. This time, though, what happened was different from all the previous occasions. Mr. Ramsay had never before produced a glove puppet from underneath the table. He had never had a squirrel sitting on his left hand during a presentation.
The only two pairs of eyes in the room focused on Mr. Giles during his summation of the company’s position were those of Mr. Ramsay and the squirrel, both of whom were shaking their heads very slightly. The other Board members were sitting shocked with their mouths wide open and were 36______ at the puppet.
It was when Squirrel Nutkin appeared at the October Board meeting that Mr. Ramsay began to 30______ his reputation for eccentricity.
Whether this was due to the long hot summer combined with the undoubted increase 32______ the uptake of feminine trousers, or it was a sign of continued recession was not for him to say.
Ramsay & Co simply had to 33______ the facts, whether they liked them or not, and accept what the market was telling them.
The other Board members were sitting shocked with their mouths wide open and were 36______ at the puppet.
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Dolphin Cove
The day is hot and humid; uncomfortable, so we move to sit in a shaded area. Waiting for the coach to pick us 30___________, I read my book but unfortunately I feel unwell. Hoping that it will pass before we arrive 31___________ dolphin cove I read to take my mind elsewhere.
Rebecca sits next to her Dad on the journey. A young couple sit close by and chat to us along the way. I notice how much the boy reminds me of my nephew, just an older version of him. Having got off the coach, we 32___________ off towards the beach and Rebecca enjoys a paddle in the sea.
A while later it is time for me to join my group at the edge of the cove. Rebecca is reluctant to let me go, becoming miserable and wanting to go home. She is upset at the 33___________ of having to wait.
As for me, I can’t wait to get into the water. Swimming over to the far side, refreshing cool water washes over me. Two dolphins appear in the cove weaving through the water. We form a line and they come up in front of us balancing on their tails, fins flapping. It’s amazing being so close. I am overwhelmed, smiling and laughing at the performance they are displaying for us. Now it’s my 34___________ to swim. I latch my hands on to their fins feeling their strength as they pull me with force through the water, 35___________ on a great ride with intensity.
To experience this was something I only dreamt of and never in my wildest dreams did I think it would become a fantastic opportunity. I feel so honoured to be with these magnificent creatures in the sea. We are all asked if we would like to participate in the next encounter of being lifted by our feet out of the water. Definitely, I’ll give that a 36___________! A phenomenal privilege: an hour of my life which I will never forget.
The day is hot and humid; uncomfortable, so we move to sit in a shaded area. Waiting for the coach to pick us 30___________, I read my book but unfortunately I feel unwell.
Hoping that it will pass before we arrive 31___________ dolphin cove I read to take my mind elsewhere.