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Exercise 6

Complete the sentences with the following words:

• finally | in the end | suddenly | recently | to begin with | so far

1. Is Jane still working here? I haven’t seen her—finallyin the endsuddenlyrecentlyto begin withso far.
2. The bus —finallyin the endsuddenlyrecentlyto begin withso farcame after I’d been waiting for twenty-five minutes.
3. I waited all day for him to help me, but he forgot all about it. —finallyin the endsuddenlyrecentlyto begin withso farI had to do it myself.
4. I haven’t finished the course yet, but—finallyin the endsuddenlyrecentlyto begin withso farI’m really enjoying it.
5. I thought Jane and I were getting on really well. Then last weekend she—finallyin the endsuddenlyrecentlyto begin withso farsaid she didn’t want to see me any more.
6. —finallyin the endsuddenlyrecentlyto begin withso farI thought John was serious about going to Australia, but then I realised he was joking.

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ANSWERS

1. Is Jane still working here? I haven’t seen her recently.
2. The bus finally came after I’d been waiting for twenty-five minutes.
3. I waited all day for him to help me, but he forgot all about it. In the end I had to do it myself.
4. I haven’t finished the course yet, but so far I’m really enjoying it.
5. I thought Jane and I were getting on really well. Then last weekend she suddenly said she didn’t want to see me any more.
6. To begin with I thought John was serious about going to Australia, but then I realised he was joking.

 

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