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Curves in the bodywork #1 (permalink) Mon Aug 01, 2005 21:03 pm   Curves in the bodywork
 

Test No. errors/inter-7 "Her latest book", question 6

The reason why I like those huge American cars is because they all have very attractive bends in the bodywork.

(a) reason
(b) those
(c) bends
(d) bodywork

Test No. errors/inter-7 "Her latest book", answer 6

The reason why I like those huge American cars is because they all have very attractive curves in the bodywork.

Correct entry: curves
The error was: (c) bends

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The reason why I like those huge American cars is because they all have very attractive bends in the bodywork.
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American cars #2 (permalink) Mon Aug 01, 2005 21:34 pm   American cars
 

The speaker likes American cars because of their shape - the lines are not straight because they are rounded and have curves in them rather like the lines in the wave in the sea. If a road twists and turns and you see it on a map the lines would have many curves.
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