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Exercise 9. Multiple Choice Comprehension Test
Listen to the text and then select the most accurate statement in each of the fol lowing cases:
1)a. Maria is studying to be a builder.
b.Maria is studying to work as a manager in the building industry.
2)a. Maria lives in a flat of her own.
b.Maria lives in a student hostel in Sambir.
c.Maria now lives in Lviv.
3)a. Nadya looks like her mother.
b.Nadya doesn’t look like Maria.
c.Nadya looks like Maria.
4)a. When Maria comes home, she reads with her sister.
b.When their mother comes home, the girls discuss what they have read.
c.When Maria comes home, they all sing folk songs.
Exercise 10. Cloze Test
Fill in the blanks with a suitable word or phrase, according to the information you hear in the recording:
1.Maria is studying ... at Lviv State Polytechnic University.
2.She would ... a manager.
3.Maria is an ... student.
4.She is always ... for her practicals.
5.She ... a lot of time in the library.
6.Maria attends ... classes in English.
7.She doesn’t live with her family ....
8.Her ... have a flat of their own.
9.Maria’s father died three years ago, so her mother is now a ....
10.The family is ... of money at present.
11.Maria’s mother has to teach extra classes atthe local technical college to ....
12.Maria and Nadya are ... .
13.There are ... books by both Ukrainianand foreign writers in their home.
14.Maria is ... to become a manager.
15.One of Maria’s ... is to travel around the world.
Exercise 11. Written Summary
Listen to the text and write a summary of its content.
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Text 4. MRS. LAMBERT
Exercise 12. Cloze Test
Listen to the recording of the text entitled Mrs. Lambert and fill in the blanks with |
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Mrs. Lambert lived in a small town in the ... |
of England. She didn’t work, as she |
was ... |
years old. Her |
... had just died, so now she was |
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She also had three children, two ... |
and a son. Her elder daughter ..., |
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twenty-five, lived ... . |
Kate was very ... |
her mother, petite and lively. She had married |
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... and already had two children aged three and five. She ... |
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time. Her husband ... |
was a doctor who worked at the |
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very ... |
, Kate and Matthew ... |
their life together as a family and often ... |
the children to |
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Mrs. Lambert’s younger daughter Sonya was studying ... |
in Australia. She was the |
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... type and at eighteen had ... |
to go and live in Sydney with her boyfriend' She wrote |
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home ... |
and her parents were pleased to hear that she was ... |
and planning to become a |
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dance teacher.
The ... of Mrs Lambert’s children was Robin, aged thirty-two, who lived in Canada.
He and his wife Jenny had ... |
there five years ago and now had two children. Robin |
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and Jenny were both university .... |
They loved the ... |
open spaces of the Canadian |
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prairie and in their spare time often w ent... in the mountains. They were lucky, as they
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often able to come back to England for conferences, which ... |
that the children |
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able to visit their grandmother. |
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extra |
additional, more than usual |
fond of |
to like very much |
full-time/part- |
a job occupying the full |
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normal working week/pan |
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of the normal working |
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get married |
to marry somebody |
good at |
able to do something well |
handsome |
good-looking (of a man) |
hard-working |
someone who willingly |
indifferent |
works hard |
uninterested, unenthusi- |
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keen |
enthusiastic |
keen on |
enthusiastic about, to enjoy |
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doing smg. |
leave school |
to finish school; no longer |
look forward |
to attend school |
to anticipate with pleasure |
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look like |
to have a similar appear |
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ance |
look older/ |
to appear to be |
younger |
older/younger than... |
than... |
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married |
s.o. who has a husband/ |
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wife |
mother |
a language learnt from |
tongue |
childhood |
named after |
to be given the same name |
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as s.o. |
not far from |
near to |
outdoors |
in the open air |
pretty |
attractive (of a woman) |
Maria’s mother has to teach extra classes |
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at the local technical college to make |
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ends meet. |
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Jill is fond of riding. |
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Mark Thomas has a full-time job with |
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the local water company. |
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Heather decided to take a part-time job in |
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order to help to support the family. |
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Would you like to get married one day? |
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Would you like to marry someone from |
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another country? |
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The children are good at languages. |
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Mark is very handsome. |
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He is smart and hard-working and his |
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dreams may very well come true. |
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He seemed rather indifferent about the |
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result of the match. |
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He is a keen player. |
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My brother is keen on drawing. |
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This year she is leaving school. |
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Maria is looking forward to getting a |
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well-paid job. |
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The two girls look like their father. |
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His hair is grey but he doesn’t look a day |
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older than thirty-six. |
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His wife Olha is two years older than |
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him but she looks younger. |
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Is your sister single or married? |
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Their mother tongue is Ukrainian. |
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The youngest boy in the family is Mark, |
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who is named after his father. |
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We live not far from our parents, so we |
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often visit them. |
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They like to spend their leisure time out |
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doors. |
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She is quite pretty with long dark hair |
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and blue eyes. |
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provide for |
to look after s.o. |
The parents were keen to provide well |
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for their children. |
resemble |
to look like |
The son resembles his father. |
responsible |
to be obliged to do smg. |
Most people are responsible for the up |
for |
to conserve, avoid losing |
keep of their homes themselves. |
save (money, |
In order to save energy they sometimes |
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time, energy, |
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have secondary glazing installed, which |
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a house attached to another |
makes the rooms draught-proof. |
semi |
Semi-detached houses are very common |
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detached |
on one side |
in England. |
house |
having insufficient money |
The family is a bit short of money at pre |
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unmarried |
Is your sister single or married? |
single |
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slender |
slim and graceful |
The swan has a long, slender neck. |
slim |
of slight build (not fat) |
If you are slim enough, you can edge |
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your way from the sink to the refrigerator |
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and from the fridge to the cooker. |
speak |
to speak very well, without |
They can also speak Russian fluently. |
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language) |
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studying with the aim of |
Maria is studying to be a manager. |
studying to |
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becoming... |
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support |
1) to provide what s.o. |
She decided to take a part-time job in |
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order to help to support their children. |
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2) to have a favourite foot |
Which football team does Robert sup |
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ball team |
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upkeep |
maintenance, looking after |
Most people are responsible for the up |
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Exercise 1.
Complete the words to match the definitions given:
1.experience with joy and pleasure
2.good-looking (of a man)
3.slender
4.a house not attached to any other house
5.additional
6.in the open air
7.having a husband or wife
8, provide for
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Exercise 2.
Match the following phrases with their definitions:
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to be fond of |
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to provide for |
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to look younger |
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to do well |
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to be looking forward to |
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to be named after |
f) to achieve good results |
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a full-time job |
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to be enthusiastic about |
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Exrecise 3a.
Match each word or phrase in Section A with one of a similar meaning in Section B:
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extra |
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to love/like very much |
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to be fond of |
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to lack |
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to be looking forward to |
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additional |
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to be short of |
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to take pleasure in |
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to look like |
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to anticipate keenly |
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to support |
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to resemble |
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not far from |
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to provide for |
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to be happily married |
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near to |
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keen |
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to love one’s husband/wife |
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to enjoy |
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enthusiastic |
Exercise 3b.
Match each word or phrase in Section A with one o f an opposite meaning in Sec tion B:
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full-time |
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indoors |
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keen |
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part-time |
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handsome |
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single |
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outdoors |
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indifferent |
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far from |
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unattractive |
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to spend |
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near to |
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married |
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to save |
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to love |
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to hate |
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Exercise 4,
Complete the sentences with words selectedfrom the list below:
1)Mary works as a shop assistant but she is not satisfiedwith her ... .
2)My son left... three years ago.
3)Nancy decided to g e t... as soon as possible.
4)My brother is enthusiastic about ... .
5)This young man doesn’t ... much.
6)To have sufficient money to live on my father teaches...classes.
7)Jill is fond of riding, so she spends a lot of time ... .
8)We live not far from our ..., so we often visit them.
9)His dream is to work for a building ... .
10)Nick is an excellent student and he spends a lot of time in the ....
married; earn; job; grandparents; school; library; football; company; outdoors; extra
Exercise 5.
Complete the following sentences, expressing your own ideas:
1, I would like to buy a cottage ....
2.She looks much younger ....
3.Nora and Helen are very much ....
4.Jane can’t afford to buy a detached house, so she will buy
5.My cousin lives not far from ... .
6.Nick’s dream is to g e t... .
7.He spent seven years studying to be ... .
8.Steve is enthusiastic about....
9.She is glad to have ....
10.I am looking forward to ... .
11.My mother teaches extra classes in ... .
Exercise 6.
Insert appropriate prepositions:
a)Jane is ... the same age as Linda.
b)She is doing very w ell... school.
c)Every mother is fond ... her children.
d)Is he really happy ... his present job?
e)My brother is keen ... drawing.
f)To be short... money is rather unpleasant.
g)We are looking forward ... our holidays in Spain.
h)It is inconvenient to live so far ... the University.
i)We use this room ... reading and writing.
j)Maria is always ready ... her practical classes,
k)She has a flat... her own.
1)To be a good athlete, you should do a lo t... training.
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Grammar
Study the word patterns given and note the spelling:
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study - |
studies |
family ~ families |
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marry - |
marries |
city - cities |
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enjoy - |
enjoys |
holiday - holidays |
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buy - buys |
key - keys |
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make - making |
write - writing |
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give-giving |
dance - dancing |
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me |
my |
mine |
he |
him |
his |
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she |
her |
her |
hers |
it |
it |
its |
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we |
us |
our |
ours |
you |
you |
your |
yours |
they |
them |
their |
theirs |
Exercise 7.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate personal pronouns:
Pattern: I like her, but she doesn’t like me.
1.She likes him, b u t... doesn’t like ... .
2.We like them, b u t... do not like ... .
3.They like her, bu t... does not like ....
4.You like me, b u t... don’t like ... .
5.He likes us, b u t... don’t like ....
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Exercise 8.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive adjectives:
Pattern: I love my family.
1.Nick visits ... friends.
2.Ann walks with ... dog.
3.Helen and Arthur help ... mother.
4.We clean ... flat.
5.You like ... garden.
Exercise 9.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns:
,Pattern: This is my book. This book is mine.
1.Give me my pencil, please. This is n o t....
2.Jill often visits Sue. She is a friend o f ....
3.We like your house. Our house is not so comfortable as ....
4.They apologized, but it was my fault, n o t....
5.Richard has got a big collection of books at home. My collection is not so big as ... .
Exercise 10.
Use the appropriate possessive adjectives/pronouns:
1.I saw (her, hers) son at the theatre yesterday.
2.Who does that textbook belong to? It is (my, mine).
3.I have left my dictionary at home. Can you lend me (your, yours)?
4.(Their, theirs) answers were very good.
5.(Your, yours) flat is much better than (our, ours).
6.Whose books are those? Are they (my, mine) or (your, yours)?
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Verbs: Present Simple Tense
Positive Form
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are/’re |
have/’ve |
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have not got/haven’t got |
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has not/hasn’t |
has not got/hasn’t got |
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have not/haven’t |
have not got/haven’t got |
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Exercise 11.
Read the following sentences. Form two or three questions from each of them:
Pattern: Mark works for thelocal water company, -
Does Mark work forthelocal water company?
Who worksfor the local water company?
Where doesMark work?
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