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Unit 16
Dictation 1. Everyone in the department building remained motionless when they heard through the newsgroup about the predicted widespread damage the earthquake and following landslides had caused in the north. 2. The handsome thoroughbred has the extraordinary ability to win most of his races. 3. Dad fixed the troublesome wooden floorboard by strengthening the join with extra nails. 4. She typed the handwritten information about the microbe, which was discovered in the warehouse, into the database. 5. The courtroom case could not go forward without further guesswork on the part of the police. 6. There was a lot of excitement in the crowd as he attempted the high jump, then heartache when he failed. 7. We prepared to go for a surf in the cold water by putting on our wetsuits.
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(a) courtroom (b) whirlwind (c) floorboard (d) handwritten (e) earthquake (f) guesswork (g) troublesome (h) widespread (i) extraordinary (j) database (k) forward (l) thoroughbred (m) newsgroups (n) wetsuit (o) threadbare (p) landslide (q) warehouse (r) heartache (s) handsome (t) motionless
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Down: 1. warehouse 3. widespread 5. newsgroups 6. motionless 8. troublesome 9. threadbare 11. courtroom 12. handsome 13. thoroughbred 15. strengthen 17. predict 18. landslide 20. forward
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3. thoroughbred, troublesome, handwritten, motionless, database
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4. (a) 4 or 5 (b) 4 – ex/traor/din/ary (pronounced extrordunry) 5 – ex/tra/or/din/ary (pronounced extraordunry)
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13. (a) thoroughbred, motionless (b) handwritten, database
excitement, lengthen, microbe, microchip, microfilm, predict, prefix, prepare, strengthen, wooden
11. (a) (b) (c) (d)
microchip lengthen microbe excitement
12. Across: 2. whirlwind 4. database 7. wetsuit 10. floorboard 14. heartache 16. prepare 19. handwritten 21. guesswork 22. earthquake 23. prefix 24. extraordinary
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5. (a) handsome (b) troublesome, handwritten
6. The severe earthquake caused widespread damage to the centre of town. The courtroom and adjoining warehouse roofs had caved in, resulting in major repairs to the polished jarrah floorboards. Other tall buildings also collapsed, giving the landscape an extraordinary appearance. 7. motionless, thoroughbred
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