Read the text and fill in the gaps with the sentences given below the text.
Singing in the car
I’ve got an elder brother. He is 21 and he is a university student. He is fond
of cars and music. 1 I like singing everywhere and all the time. My
brother prefers jazz but also listens to pop music. Sometimes he goes to classical
music concerts. I do not remember him ever choosing a concert of heavy metal or
rock. 2 For a long time I could not understand why he was doing it.
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One day I decide to ask him why he always chooses this type of music while
driving. “Well, sister,” he says, “can I be quite frank with you? 4” He
adds that he will listen to anything else if only I promise not to sing along.
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A. It’s mainly so you can’t sing along.
B. But when he is driving me in his car, he insists on listening to heavy metal or
rock.
C. And I’ve always thought that he likes my singing!
D. He enjoys listening to music and I like to sing.
E. He knows very well that for me it is the worst kind of music.
1. I am afraid I have to inform you that your application for job was turned down.
2. I promise I`ll do everything I can to help you find a flat, although i suggest that you advertise in the local newspaper.
3. She has only just recovered from the operation and still finds it difficult to move about.
4. Timson has made 13 films and I think her latest is the best. I am sure she will win a prize.
5. Bill represented his country on many occasions, but was forced to retire after an injury.
6. When i was young I was never bothered too much about my appearance.
7.I had already translated an article when my boss phoned me and asked if the translation was finished.
8. You ought to trust your daughter more. You should not treat her as a child.
9. The boy has already tried to do it several times without any results. I think he may succeed only if he is shown how to do it.
10. Our library has received a lot of new books this week. By the end of next week they will have registered and we shall be able to borrow them for reading.
11.He never helps me. Perhaps he would help me if I asked him about it but i never do it.