15.

2) Master’s degree

3) school holidays

4) crash course

5) hold a degree

6) school leaver

7) beginner’s course

8) correspondence course

16. 1) drop out of school; 2) play truant; 3) attend a lesson; 4) assess student’s progress

Bernard … attend a lesson

It is difficult to assess student’s progress…

Children who regularly play truant…

Once an… drop out of school

17. 1) of; 2) by; 3) out; 4) as; 5) in; 6) of: 7) over; 8) of; 9) in; 10) by;

18. 1) accustomed to; 2) acquainted with; 3) bear with; 4) coincident with; 5) differ with; 6) engaged to;
7) friendly to; 8) patient with; 9) plead with; 10) report to; 11) succumb to; 12) unequal to;

19. 1) by means of; 2) at one’s request; 3) by popular request; 4) by luck; 5) at all costs; 6) by virtue of

20. 1) A; 2) A; 3) A; 4) A; 5) B; 6) B;

21. 1) forward; 2) about; 3) in for; 4) across; 5) into; 6) for; 7) off

22. 1) The recent poor examination results call into question…; 2) The truth about the missing exam
papers will come to light…; 3) There is no call for sarcasm; 4) The new examination regulations will come
into force…; 5) The teacher told the class to call him by his first name…

36. 1) … you are good worker; 2) she would have been late; 3) if he worked harder; 4) ypu won’t fail your
exams; 5) if he hadn’t miss the same lesson; 6) you’ll get an extra task; 7) if I didn’t interrupt myself with
Internet; 8) you’ll be punished; 9) I would get appropriate education; 10) if I didn’t miss classes so often.

37. If he hadn’t played truant so often, he wouldn’t be expelled from the course. He would have got the
qualification if he went to the uni more often. If he went to the uni more often, he would have got a
degree and found a good job. And as a result he works as a gardener.

38. 1) Were your results better, you could enter the unicersity; 2) He wouldn’t skate so good if had…; 3)
You would become isolated if you are aggressive; 4) Had I more time, I would take up a hobby; 5) If he
weren’t so rude, his colleagues would… 6) If he had dressed warmly, he wouldn’t caught a chill; 7) They
won’t let you in unless you pay.

I’ve got an original copy of the “Upstream” book so I’ve decided to сomplete the following ex. there
and take pics of it.

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