Set 2 Ans key

Synthesis

1. The soup is not properly cooked until it starts bubbling.
   
   
2. His refusal to obey simple instructions made me very angry.
   
   
3. The board recommended the cancellation of all activities until further notice.
   
   
4. His last-minute withdrawal from the competition left the officials in a dilemma.
   
   
5. Miss Ho warned Mary that unless she practised hard, she would not win the match.
   
   

Comprehension

1. There were about one hundred and twenty people.
2. The prisoners who had escaped and were not caught died of exposure in the mountain. They did not want to die.
3. He wanted to see his family again.
4. The word is "bitter".
5. He wanted to disguise himself as one of the guards but did not know how to get the uniform.
6. He wanted to be kept in a cell.
7. He had to join in with the other guards and march out of camp.
8. It refers to the other guards.
9. The tips of his collar touched his cheek bone and it hid his face from the officer. He spoke in his best German.
10. Joseph could not believe that he had escaped so easily.