Macmillan English Grammar

5 Complete the sentence with one suitable preposition.

a ..D~ ....average, a yawn lasts about six seconds.

b If you yawn .H purpose in front of other

people, they will start yawning.

c You might be ..H the impression that a

yawn is a bad thing.

d People usually apologize H. HH yawning when

they are in meetings or lessons.

e We often assume that we yawn because we are

bored something.

f People often yawn, for example, when they can't

concentrate .. .H..their work.

g However, we areH danger of simplifying

the com pl ex process of yawning.

h For example, athletes often yawn before race s,

and we can suppose that they are quite interes te d

. what they do.
...fact, scientists are not exactly sure why
weyawn.
Some believe that people yawn because they are
suffering a shortage of oxygen.
k Others think that it is part of our animai past,
and we are showing our teeth to other people to
make them afraid .. ......liS.
Apparently, even if people read about the subject
of yawning they start yawning the end.
m So if this article has succeeded making
you yawn, don't worry about it.
n You are just being normal, ..H all.

6 Complete the sentence so that it contains the words in capitals.

a Are you selling your bike?

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b I haven't done this for a long time.

I'm.H

c Eventually we stopped and turned back.

In ....

d Are you spending your holiday here?

Are H..

e I thought it was Andy, but actually it was David.

I thought it was Andy, but ..

f I think you broke the window deliberately.

I think you broke the window ..

g They told him that he could lose his life.

They told him that he was ..

h The driver had no control over the train.

The train was ..

I thought it was a holiday today.

I was ..

We accidentally turned left instead of right.

We turned left.

1 Answer these questions about yourself.

What are you afraid of?

What interests you?

What are you good at?

What sort of things are you annoyed by?

2 What kind of things would you protest against?

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