Đề thi Olympic môn Tiếng Anh lớp 11 tỉnh Đăk Nông năm 2015 (Đề dự bị)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH ĐĂK NÔNG

ĐỀ DỰ BỊ

KỲ THI OLYMPIC CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày 14 tháng 3 năm 2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 11
Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ và tên thí sinh:………………………………………………………….
Học sinh trường: …………………………………………………………..
Lớp:…………….…; Số báo danh:……………….; Phòng thi:…………..

Mã phách

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST:
I. PHONOLOGY: (5 pts )
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from that of the others.
1. A. Burden

B. Hurry

C. Burgundy

D. Hurdle

2. A. Explanation

B. Main

C. Faint

D. Paint

3. A. Dinosaur

B. Launch

C. Nausea

D. Laurel

4. A. Germ

B. Gesture

C. Gene

D. Gear

5. A. Postcard

B. Postpone

C. Post office

D. Post-graduate

Pick out the word that has the stress syllable differently from that of the other words.
(5points)

6. A. Sentimental

B. Commonplace

C. Mathematics

D. Information

7. A. Distraction

B. Considerable

C. Description

D. Recommend

8. A. Confidence

B. Minimize

C. Complaint

D. Imitate

9. A. Soldier

B. American

C. Pronounce

D. Prefer

10. A . Generous

B. Pagoda

C. Address

D. Control

II. VOCABULARY: (5pts)
Circle the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete each unfinished sentence.
11. A person who has drunk too much alcohol would……………..
A. stagger

B. swagger

C. tramp

D. prowl

12. It takes roughly 4,000 pounds of petals to make a single pound of rose oil.
A. as much as

B. amazingly

C. more or less

D. relatively

13. Six novels a year, you say? He‟s certainly a ……………..writer.
A. fruitful

B. fertile

C. virile

D. prolific

14. The party‟s election…………… proved to be successful.
A. campaign

B. movement

C. struggle

D. fight

15. They are …………….to be married next year.
A. planned

B. prepared

C. intended

D. engaged

16. The general was always ……………… about his campaign.
A. praising

B. congratulating

C. complimenting

D. boasting

17. Nations that live in concord are nations that live together in peace.
A. war

B. harmony

C. conformity

D. happiness


18. The room was …………….of strangers.
A. full

B. complete

C. replace

D. filled

C. increased

D. high

19. Prices are very ………………these days.

A. big

B. expensive

20. After the ……………..of the climbers, the police were thanked for their work.
A. rescue

B. freedom

C. help

D. safety

III- GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: (5 pts)
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
21. I am _______ my brother is.
A. nowhere like ambitious as

B. nothing near as ambitious as

C. nothing as ambitious

D. nowhere near as ambitious as

22. She denied the accusation _______ true. She felt innocent.
A. to be

B. being

C. to being

D. of being

23. _______, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
A. However tired

B. Tired as he might feel

C. As he might feel tired

D. He felt very tired though

24. ________ to interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice.
A. It is far from clear

B. Far from it for me

C. Far and wide for me

D. Far be it from me

25. You have cut the material in the wrong place. It ought ______ just here but it was not.
A. to have been cut

B. to be cut

C. to have cut

D. to cut

26. These measures have been ______ in order to increase the company‟s profits.
A. carried

B. taken

C. tried

D. done

27. I have yet _____ a person as Theo.
A. to meet as infuriating

B. to have met such infuriating

C. been meeting as infuriating

D. been meeting such infuriating

28. Jack: This medicine tastes horrible!
Jill: ______, it will cure your cough.
A. Be that as it may

B. Come what may

C. How much horrible is it

D. Whatever it tastes

29. _______ with about fifteen times its weight in air does gasoline allow the carburetor to run
smoothly.

A. It is mixed

B. Only when mixed C. When mixed

D. To mix it

30. ______ are considered humorous is mainly due to his characters‟ use of slang.
A. That Damon Ruyan‟s stories

B. Damon Ruyan‟s stories, which

C. Damon Ruyan‟s stories

D. Because Damon Ruyan‟s stories

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IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS: (5 pts)
31. I didn‟t think he‟d win the race but he was brought ………….. .
A. off
B. about
C. about
D. up
32. I won‟t ………….. these excuses any longer! I demand to see the manager.
A. put up with
B. put off again
C. put up for
D. put off with
33. This jacket is the kind of thing I want. Can I …………?

A. try it on
B. dress it
C. take it off
D. wear them
34. My application for a trading license was ……………. .
A. held down
B. turned down
C. put down
D. let down
35. There is more here than I can……………. on my own.
A. cope with
B. do with
C. make out
D. go for
36. Brenden and Linda ………… two months ago, but they still talk to each other.
A. break down
B. broke down
C. broke up
D. break up
37. I ………….. an old school friend of mine when I was travelling in Canada.
A. come across
B. go over
C. went over
D. came across
38. To get a good price on a new notebook computer, you really need to shop ……….. . There
are some great bargains out there, but you have to look for them.
A. out
B. around
C. down
D. off

39. I ran ……………….milk yesterday. Please have some tea instead.
A. into
B. away
C. across
D. out of
40. Everybody was upset when the old lady ……………, she used to be a very nice woman.
A. pass by
B. passed by
C. pass away
D. passed away
V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10pts)
Guided cloze test 1: Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Sometimes ago, scientists began (41) ………………..to find out whether it would be
possible to set up a “village” under the sea. A special room was built and lowered
(42)……………. the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea. For 29 days , five men lived
(43)…………a depth of 40 feet. At a (44)……………lower level, another two divers stayed
for a week in a smaller „house‟. On returning to the surface, the men said they had experienced
no difficulty in breathing and had (45)…………..many interesting scientific observations. The
captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (46)………….the
seabed. He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some
undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world.
The divers in both „house‟ spent most of their time (47)…………………..the bottom of the
sea. On four occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary
(48)……………of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before. During their
stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1000 feet and witnessed a
gathering of an immense (49)…………….of crab which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of
millions. They also found out that it was (50)…………………. to move rapidly in the water
in a special vessel known as a „diving saucer‟.
41. A. experiment

B. experience

C. experiments

D. experiences

42. A. under

B. into

C. down

D. below

43. A. to

B. at

C. with

D. on

44.A. far

B. more

C. any

D. some

45. A. made

B. practised

C. done

D. exercised

46.A. implanting

B. planting

C. growing

D. cultivating

47. A. inquiring

B. enquiring

C. imploring

D. exploring
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48. A. system

B. shapes

C. forms

D. breeds

49. A. pack

B. school

C. herd

D. flock

50. A. able

B. capable

C. possible

D. hardly

Guided cloze test 2:
LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
The Prime Minister‟s comments yesterday on education spending (51)…… the point, as the
secondary education system also needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the
weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most conscientious students are
not encouraged to develop to their full (52)…... Secondly, there‟s too much testing and not
enough learning. My fifteen-year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or
so (53) …… for exams. These aren‟t even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next
year. They‟re just (54) …… exams. Is the work she‟s been doing really going to make her
more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the

(55)…...
Thirdly, the standard (56) …… doesn‟t give students any tuition in developing practical workrelated, (57)…… and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education. How many
students entering university have the first idea what the difference is between (58) ……
someone else‟s work and (59)…… good use of someone else‟s ideas? Shouldn‟t they have
been taught this at school? How many of them are really able to go about (60) ……. – a skill
that‟s essential at university because there are no teachers to tell you what to do – in an
efficient way? Indeed, how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell
even simple English words correctly? The system is letting our children down.
51. A. lose

B. escape

C. miss

D. fail

52. A. capacity

B. ability

C. achievement

D. potential

53. A. cramming

B. lecturing

C. reading

D. practicing

54. A. false

B. mock

C. fake

D. artificial

55. A. latter

B. frontier

C. later

D. second

56. A. timetable

B. lecture

C. seminar

D. curriculum

57. A. life

B. alive

C. living

D. live

58. A. writing

B. going over

C. plagiarizing

D. repeating

59. A. taking

B. making

C. having

D. creating

60. A. reviewing

B. revision

C. distance learning D. self-study

VI. READING COMPREHENSION (10pts)
Read the following passages and choose the correct answer to each question.
READING 1.
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a

government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was
caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see
what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his
oxen living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their
haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In
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the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It
grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing
hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar blue joint grass was
often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.
Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for
cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They
had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses.
Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune
to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They
were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not
need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in
this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors
to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh
grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by
the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them
much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
61. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A type of wild vegetation

B. Western migration after Civil War

C. The raising of cattle

D. The climate of the Western United States

62. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A. Most history book include the story of the train.
B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
C. The driver of the train invented the story.
D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
63. The word “they” in line 5 refers to _____.
A. plains

B. skeletons

C. oxen

D. Americans

64. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A. Many had settled there by the 1860‟s.
B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800‟s.
65. The word “barren” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. lonely

B. uncomfortable

C. infertile

D. dangerous

66. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. favored

B. available

C. ordinary

D. required

67. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second
paragraph?
A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.
B. It had to be imported into the United States.
C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.

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68. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A. Mesquite grass

B. Blue joint grass

C. Buffalo grass

D. Grama grass

69. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A. They contain little moisture

B. They have tough stems

C. They can be grown indoors

D. They are not affected by dry weather

70. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.
A. eating only small quantities of grass
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another
C. naturally fertilizing the soil
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground
READING 2 :
Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes their friends and regard it as a
slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the
adolescents see what they are annoyed. They may even accuse them of disloyalty, or make
some spiteful remark about the friends‟ parents. Such a loss of dignity and descent into
childish behavior on the parts of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them
resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or the places they visit.
Before very long the parents will be complaining that the child is so secretive and never tells
them anything, seldom realizing that they have brought this on themselves.
Disillusionment with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents
and as individuals, is to some degree inevitable. Most children have such a high idea of their
parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to
stand up to a realistic evaluation. Parents would be very greatly surprised and deeply touched
if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility,
and how much this faith means to a child. If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction,
and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers

of observation and independent judgment, they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not
drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it.
The adolescent, with his patients for sincerity, always respects a parent who admits that he
is wrong, or ignorant, or even that he had been unfair, or untrusted. What the child cannot
forgive is the parents‟ refusal to admit these charges if the child know them to be true.
71. How do parents often feel when their children compare the homes of their friends with
their own?
A. good

B. excited

C. pleased

D. disappointed

72. What aspects of the homes does the passage mention children often give comparison on?
A. the attitude of the adults

B. the way adults take care of the home

C. the food and drinks

D. chairs and tables

73. How does the author regard the parents‟ usual attitude towards the children‟s remarks?
A. not sensible

B. not generous

C. not sensitive

D. not open

74. Which of the following could be best replace the word “descent” as used in paragraph 1?
A. character

B. mood

C. inclination

D. impulse
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75. How do children often feel about their parents‟ reaction towards their comparison?
A. afraid

B. tired

C. shocked

D. annoyed

76. What do children often do after such parents reaction from their parents?
A. They never tell about the homes they visits.
B. They complain about the parents‟ attitude.
C They keep on giving other remarks
D. They bring home some secrets.
77. According to the passage, which of the following situations occurs the most often?
A. Children are disillusioned with their parents

B. Children have high idea of their parents
C. Children have unsatisfactory parents
D. Children stand up to their parents
78. Why does the author think that children‟s evaluation is often undeniable?
A. Because the parents are good and adequate.
B. Because parents are often secretive.
C. Because most parents are unsatisfactory.
D. Because children often have very high ideas of their parents.
79. What, according to the author, should parents NOT do with their children‟s judgment?
A. be prepared and understanding

B. resent and resist it

C. be careful and observational

D. observe and try to understand it.

80. What does the author refer to by “ the adolescent “ in paragraph 3?
A. particular young person

B. cultured people

C. some critical young people

D. children in general

B. WRITTEN TEST
VII. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 pts)
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in
each gap.

OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life;
(81)…………., human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world
carries on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population
do so (82) …………. to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the resource we have by (83)
………….all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (84) …………. built
on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be
able to recover (85) …………. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any
thought of the consequences. As a (86) …………., the planet's ability to support people is
being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (87)
………….increasingly heavy demands on it.

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The Earth's (88) …………. resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air,
energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (89) …………. us fed, comfortable,
healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (90) ………….
indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
The computer has brought nothing (91)……….problems to the world of the twentieth century.
Chief among the problems has (92)………..the dehumanization of society. People are no
(93)……… human. Each of us is a series of numbers, numbers to be fed into computers. There
are our credit card numbers, our bank account (94)………. , our social security numbers, our
telephone and electricity numbers - the computer number game is endless.
What happens to these computerized numbers ? They are distributed to a network of
government agencies and business (95)……….can use them to invade our privacy. The
Internal Revenue Service stores millions of facts about every citizen. Credit agencies exchange
(96)………. on the spending and saving practices of nearly every American adult. Mailing lists

are (97)……. available by computers to dozens of organizations, public and private, who
bombard us with unwanted mail.
Just let the computer which stores (98)………….. concerning our accounts, let us say with a
credit card company, make an error and it is almost impossible to correct it. The result is an
avalanche of bills, threads, and loss of credit standing.
The computer has thrown thousands of people out of (99)…… The gamut of computergenerated unemployed runs from highly skilled technicians to typists.
These are some of the reasons why I feel that the (100)……. of the computer has been
detrimental to the quality of our life in the twentieth century
VIII. WORD FORMATION(10 pts)
Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
101. I‟ll never forget the _________ I felt in the situation. (HUMILIATE)
102. She‟s so ________ that she won‟t let anything stand in the way of her ambition. (MIND)
103. That was a very ________ thing to say. (HURT)
104. It‟s ______ of him to lose his temper like that – he‟s usually very calm. (CHARACTER)
105. He stood at the door to make sure that no one _______ the party. (GATE)
106. Watching television can be very ____________. (EDUCATION)
107. Teachers must keep a record of students‟_____________________ (ATTEND)
108. Our school set up a project to _________________ the library system. (COMPUTER)
109.The breakdown of the negotiations was not_______________. (EXPECT)
110. Those countries are ____________ on other countries for most of their food. (DEPEND)
IX. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
Passage below contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them. Write your answers in the
space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
Air pollution is a cause for ill – health in human beings. In a lot of 0. for --> of
countries, there are laws limited the amount of smoke which factories can 111. _________
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produce. Because there isn't enough information on the amount of smoke in
the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution makes lung cancer.

The gases from the exhausts of cars have also risen air pollution in most
cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisoned gas which often collects in
busy streets surrounding by high buildings. Children who live in areas where
there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quick as other children
and they are clumsy where they use their hands. There are long-term effects of
pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continues to increase, the earth's climate
will become warmer. A lot of ice near the Poles may water and may cause serious
floods.

112. _________
113. _________
114. _________
115. _________
116. _________
117. _________
118. _________
119. _________
120. ________

X. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 pts)
Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence
has the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets.
121. The phone stopped ringing the moment I got down stairs.
→ No sooner _______________________________________________it.
122. He was very sorry that he didn‟t see Audrey on her trip to London.
→ He greatly _______________________________________________.
123. She agreed to go out to dinner with him because she assumed he was not married.
→ Had she _______________________________________________ .
124. Everyone was surprised that the singer had very little money when he died.
→The singer had _______________________________________________ .

125. Is this the only way to reach the city center?
→ Isn‟t _______________________________________________.?
126.That jumper you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her. (GROWN)
→ My daughter _______________________________________________.
127. No one believed that the accused‟s explanations about the illegal merchandise during the
trial. (RING)
→ The accused‟s _______________________________________________.
128. We are having problems because we didn‟t take out medical insurance. (COST)
→ We are _______________________________________________.
129. My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report. ( BUSH)
→ If I were _______________________________________________.
130. I hate it when my colleagues try to get involved in everything in my own business.
(FINGER)
→ I object _______________________________________________ .

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ĐÁP ÁN TIẾNG ANH 11 – DỰ BỊ
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST: (40 pts)
I. PHONOLOGY: (5 pts)
1. B

2. A

3. D

4. D

5. B

6. B

7. D

8. C

9. A

10. A

II. VOCABULARY: (5pts)
11. A

12. C

13. D

14. A

15. D

16. D

17. B

18. A

19. D

20. A

III- GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: (5pts)
21. D

22. A

23. B

24. D

25. A

26. B

27. A

28. A

29. B

30. A

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS: (5 pts)
YOUR ANSWER:
31. A

32. A

33. A

34. B

35. A

36. C

37. D

38. B

39. D

40. D

V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10pts)
Guided cloze test 1:
YOUR ANSWER:
41. C

42. B

43. B

44. A

45. C

46. D

47. D

48. C

49. B

50. C

Guided cloze test 2:
YOUR ANSWER:
51. C

52. D

53. A

54. B

55. A

56. D

57. C

58. C

59. B

60. D

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VI. READING COMPREHENSION (10pts)
Read the following passages and choose the correct answer to each question.
READING 1.
61. A

62. B

63. C

64. D

65. C

66. A

67. C

68. B

69. D

70. B

71. D

72. B

73. A

74. C

75. C

76. A

77. B

78. D

79. B

80. D

READING 2 :

B. WRITTEN TEST (60 pts)
VII. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 pts)
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in
each gap.
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1
81. yet/ however

82. just

83. which

84. either

85. completely

86. result

87. making

88. natural

89. keep

90. last

OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
91. but

92. been

93. longer

94. number

95. which

96. information

97. made

98. data

99. work

100. advent

VIII. WORD FORMATION (10 pts)
101.

102.

103.

104.

105.

humiliation

single-minded/

hurtful

uncharacteristic

gate-crashed

strong-minded
106.

107.

108.

109.

110.

educational

attendances

computerize

unexpected

dependent

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IX. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
111. limited --> limiting

116. surrounding --> surrounded

112. Because --> Although

117. quick --> quickly

113. makes --> causes

118. where--> when

114. risen --> increased

119. continues --> continue

115. poisoned --> poisonous

120. water --> melt

X. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 pts)
Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same
meaning as the first one.
121. No sooner had I got downstairs than the phone stopped ringing.
122. He greatly regretted not seeing Audrey on her trip to London.
123. Had she known that he was married, she would not have agreed to go out to dinner with
him.
124. The singer had very little money (left) when he died, which surprised everybody
125. Isn‟t there any another way to reach the city center?
126. That jumper you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her(GROWN)
→ My daughter has grown out of that jumper you knitted for her
127. No one believed that the accused‟s explanations about the illegal merchandise during the
trial (RING)
→ The accused‟s explanations about the illegal merchandise didn’t ring true to anyone
during the trial
128. We are having problems because we didn‟t take out medical insurance (COST)
→ We are counting the cost because medical insurance was not taken out
129. My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report ( BUSH)
→ If I were you, I would not bit around the bush in the next report
130. I hate it when my colleagues try to get involved in everything in my own business

(FINGER)
→ I object to my colleagues’ having a finger in every pie in my own business

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