1. mark the following statements as true (t) or false (f). correct the false ones.

a. there is no use to send a cover letter with your resume, because the employer won't have time to read it anyway.

b. a good cover letter makes you different from hundreds of candidates, because it explains why you're the best.

c. one of the goals of sending a cover letter is to make the employer read your resume and invite you to the interview.

d. a cover letter is practically the same as your resume — it should be even more formal.

e. employers don't appreciate any personal relations within their companies — the best candidate is seen as a hardworking robot, able to perform the job perfectly.

f. "rubber stamp" is the best style for a cover letter.

g. the style of a cover letter should correspond to the specific em­ployment situation.

1. Teacher: "Are there …any problems with this?"

2. Can I have …some more water, please?

3. "You have just said that today's meeting has ended in deadlock. Is there …any hope left now of a settlement before tomorrow night?"

4. "Have …some wine," the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. "I don't see …any wine," she remarked. "There isn't …any" said the March Hare (Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland).

5. One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell …anything. (Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance).

6. …Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and …some few to be chewed and digested (Bacon Essays, Of Studies).

7. The schoolmaster was leaving the village, and …everybody

1. How many people use the Underground for a day?

2. How many stations has The Tube?

3. How many lines has The Tube?

4. How many deckers has the bus?

5. Why Tourists like takings these buses?

6. What's special in Black Cab?

7. What tests take these drivers?

1. Over 3 million

2. 275 stations

3. 12 lines

4, This bus is Double-Decker

5. Because they can have a nice view of the city from the upper deck

6. These taxis have a lot of room for passengers and their luggage

7. They take tests of their knowledge of London.

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