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is now in decline. 5. I made a bad impression on the boss by leaving too early. 6. It’ s not polite to stare at the foreign visitors. 7. I took advantage of the good weather to paint the wall. 8. The moment I picked up the telephone, I realized that someone had dialed the wrong number. 9. It was what he meant rather than what he said that annoyed me. 10. It’ ll be quite in order for you to speak now. 11. When will her new book e out? 12. Most of our meetings were devoted to discussing the housing problem. 13. If you can’t dance to the rhythm, we can make the rhythm dance to your tune. 14. UNESCO is short for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 15. The two bottles stood side by side on the table. Exercise for consolidation I. Multiple choice 1. Tom, ________ studying, knows nothing about what is happening. A. devoted to B. having devoted C. being devoted D. devoting to 2. The demand in workers in the factory is in_______. A. influence B. imagination C. rejection D. decline 3. My opinions are in ________ with the aims of the projects. A. human B. harmonious C. harmony D. humor 4. The protest ______ by the local people lasted only for several hours. A. made B. taken C. broken D. caught 5. I39。 homework. A. As, was correcting B. When, was correcting C. While, correcting D. When, corrected 7. Scientists have been making a scientific _______ to the problem. A. experiment B. friction C. approach D