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SECTION B: UNDERSTANDING THE COMIC
Answer the following comprehension questions.

Question 1
When did the man find out the waitress's name?
He found out her name after a while.

Question 2
Did he fall in love with the waitress?
Yes, he fell in love with her at once.

Question 3
In the beginning, did he go to the cafe regularly?
Yes, he went to the café daily.

Question 4: True or False?
The answer is TRUE. When he moved there, he started drinking coffee every day.

Question 5
Did the Doctor advise him to give up drinking coffee completely?
Yes, and he had to stop drinking coffee immediately.

Question 6
After he stopped drinking coffee, did he begin to think that Carol was really ugly?
No, he thought she was just a little ugly.

Question 7
Did Carol's boyfriend leave her?
Yes, he left her only recently.

Question 8
How did the man feel as he went home?
He didn't know what to do.

C2: What's the word?
Read the following sentences and select a suitable word from the above to go in the gaps. Listen to the recording for the answer.

1) "Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really understand the situation.
[Ed Murrow (on the Vietnam War)]

2) All the rooms were solidly and completely furnished.
[Man And Wife by Wilkie Collins]

3) "He certainly seems to be a most attractive type of young man," Thomson admitted.
[The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips]

4) I am not going to guess, at five o'clock in the morning, with my brains frying and sputtering in my head."
[A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens ]

5) The entrance-hall suddenly became full of noise and people.
[The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky]

6) The bull replied: "I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want."
[Aesop's Fables ]

7) There is nothing so perilously difficult as the daily intercourse of two people who love each other.
[The Quest of the Golden Girl by Richard le Gallienne ]

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SECTION E: GRAMMAR & TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES
Transform the following sentences as suggested.

E1
1 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't drink any more alcohol.
2 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't eat any more chocolates.
3 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't smoke any more cigarettes
4 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't do any more overtime.

E2
1 Don't you think you should give up drinking so such alcohol?
2 Don't you think you should give up eating so many chocolates?
3 Don't you think you should give up smoking so many cigarettes?
4 Don't you think you should give up doing so much overtime?

E3
1 You might want to slow down on the coffee!
2 You might want to slow down on the chocolates!
3 You might want to slow down on the cigarettes!
4 You might want to slow down on the overtime!

E4
a After seeing the film, I realized that it wasn't so exciting.
b After eating the natto, I realized that it wasn't so bad.
c After reading the book, I realized that it wasn't so boring
d After going out with him, I realized that he wasn't so interesting.

E5
1 Three weeks have passed and I still haven't spoken to her.
2 12 months have passed and she still hasn't gone to the dentist.
3 Three days have passed and he still hasn't called his girlfriend.
4 A year has gone by and John still hasn't seen a doctor