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Question
Read the polite request/suggestion and complete the gaps in the responses. Make sure they are polite and not repeated.
| Is it alright if I use your laptop? | Accept (1) ____________ Refuse (2) ____________ |
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Solution
Accept (1) Yes, I can spare it for an hour.
Refuse (2) Well... could you wait some time? have some things I need to complete.
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| (7) Maxims | (g) | a lesson derived from a story or experience |
| (8) Proverb | (h) | a rule to govern one’s behaviour |
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