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surprisingly fortunately

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II. Match a sentencein column A with a sentencein column B.

u. My brother took his dring test yesterdav b. The audience were completelv silent. c. Mrs. Brown was over eighty when she died. d. The police searchedthe area for several davs. e. I looked in my bag and realized I'd left mv purse at home. f. Mike went into his boss's office and was told rhat he had lost his iob. g.As the woman came round the corner, she was knocked o her bicycle bv a passins car. h. My friend Robert really loves French food and culture. i. Hannah found out today that she didn't get rhar job she applied for. j. .Iack started drinking heavily while he was at universiw.

1. Sadly she never saw her only grandchild as her son went to live in Australia a few vears 2. Surprisingly, though, he has never actually visited France. 3. liaturall"v he felt quite neryous beforehand. 4. Cradually over the years he became an alcoholic. 5. I immediately ran [o see if she was alright. 6. Suddenly a woman screamed, and everyone turned and stared at her. 7. Fortunately I had my credit card in rnv pocket. B. Obviouslv she was very disappointed. 9. Strangely he didn't seem very upset. 10. Eventually rhey found the piece of evidence they were lookine for.

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IIL Continue the follow-ing sentences in a logical way using both adverbs. 1. My aunt fell down the stairc e other day.. f orl una[el.\'.. . Obviously... 2. My dad's been on a strict diet for nealv a monlh novr,. Strangely. . . Naturallv... 3. The first time I mel mv r+ife was at a party about five years ago. fmmediately... Surprisingly.. .

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4. When I first carneto live in the United States,my English was very poor. Gradually... Naturally...
5. I looked everywhere for the missing keys. Eventually... Srrangely 6. All his life, Alan had dreamr of visitins Rome. Sadly... Eventuall.n. .. 7. There was a silence as we all listened in the darkness. Suddenly... Strangely... 8. Rebecca rang the doorbell severaltimes, but there was no answer. Obously... Surprisingly...

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