Cambridge Primary Path Level 2

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Unit 1

p. 3 Grammar: Prepositions of Time: in, on, at

1 aT bF cT dT eF

2 a at b In c In d On

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3 a at half past five b on Saturdays c in the winter d on Friday evenings

4 1c 2d 3b 4a

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5 a at b in c in d On

6 a Saturday b three o’clock c August d 7:30 e winter f evening

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p. 6 Grammar: Prepositions of Place: behind, between, in front of

1 He hasn’t lived there very long.

2 a Where are b in front of c Between d where are e behind;

The prepositions describe where places are.

p. 7
3 a Where’s b Where are c Where’s d Where are

4 Students draw a toy store, swimming pool, and barbershop.

p. 8
5 1 Where’s the bus stop? a In front of
2 Where are the benches? b In front of
3 Where’s the restaurant? c Between
4 Where’s the parking lot? d Behind
5 Where are the swings? e Between

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p. 9 Improve Your Writing

1 There is a great sports center in my neighborhood. Inside there is a giant
swimming pool. The pool has a really long water slide! There is also a café
with delicious milkshakes. Outside you can play basketball and football. There
are some new tennis courts, too. There are lots of playing fields, and in the
summertime, there’s a skateboard contest. It’s really exciting.

2 1 d grown-up 2 a classroom 3 f cupboard 4 e bus station 5 b book store

6 c roller skates

p. 10 Writing
1 Adjectives that describe places: fun, big, small;
Your opinions about the places: I love my neighborhood!

2 (a) my apartment building (b) the football field (c) the movie theater
(d) the swimming pool (e) exciting (f) fun (g) I love my town!

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p. 12 Practice Your Exam Skills

1 resting 2 flashlight 3 alarm 4 conductor 5 city

Unit 2
p. 13
1 students’ own answers

2 aT bB cB dT eS fS

p. 14
3 3, 1, 2; 1 usually 2 never 3 always

4 a sometimes b usually c always d usually

p. 15
5 a People always celebrate Mother’s Day on a Sunday.
b Children usually give their mother a card.
c Moms are never bored of Mother’s Day!
d Children sometimes make breakfast for their mom.

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6 a always b always c never d usually e sometimes

p. 16 Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns

1 Mom

2 a me b him c her d us e them

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3 1 c you 2 d them 3 e him 4 b me 5 a us

4 a it b them c him d it e her f us

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5 a She invites them to her birthday party.
b They gave her presents.
c She makes her a special cake.
d She is enjoying it.

6 (a) me (b) them (c) it (d) her (e) us

p. 19 Improve Your Writing

1 a scared b loud c fantastic d glad

2 1e 2c 3a 4d 5b

3 a loud b afraid c beautiful d unhappy e fantastic

p. 20 Writing
1 When? Saturday, August 19; What time? 2 o’clock; What to wear? soccer shoes;
Something special? learn great new soccer tricks

2 (a) my house (b) Sunday, April 14 (c) 4:30 p.m. (d) your favorite hero
(e) fantastic prize

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4 students’ own answers

p. 22 Practice Your Exam Skills

1B 2C 3B 4A 5C

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Unit 3

p. 23 Grammar: Quantifiers: a lot of, some, any

1 A lot of tomato sauce, a lot of cheese, and some peppers.

2 You need some special flour.

Mix some warm water and olive oil into the flour.
I like a lot of cheese and some peppers.
… but my parents add some olives later.
Don’t use just any flour.
I don’t put any olives on my pizza …

3 a some b any c any d a lot of

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4 aT bT cT dT eF fT

5 a There is b There are c There is d There are e There is f There is

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6 a some b some c any d a lot of

7 a There’s some cheese for the sandwiches.

b For my birthday, can we have some pizza?
c There is some flour—let’s make a cake.
d There is some chicken to make soup.
e I don’t have any orange juice for the picnic.

p. 26 Grammar: How much …? How many …?

1 the goat

2 How much flour do I need for a really big pancake?

How much salt do I need?
And how many eggs?

3 a A pancake b A lot c A little d Seven e Five f Yes, it does

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4 1 c How much 2 b How many 3 d How much 4 a How many

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5 a are, Two cartons. b are, Five plates. c are, There are four.
d is, Not much. e is, One slice.

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6 a How much, ¼ cup b How much, 2 cups c How many, 2 teaspoons
d How much, 1 cup e How many, 4

7 a How many apples do you eat every week?

b How much juice do you drink every day?
c How much ice cream do you eat every week?
d How many eggs do you eat every week?
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p. 29 Improve Your Writing

1 a sweet b soft c dirty d wet

2 a dirty, clean b loud, quiet c slow, fast d good, bad e salty, sweet f dry, wet

3 a I love sweet popcorn!

b My hands are clean.
c This pillow is very soft.
d My feet are dry.
e I like this music. It’s fast.
f That food looks bad.

p. 30 Writing
1 2, 4, 3, 1

2 a strawberries b yogurt c glasses d nuts

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3 a peel b mix c pour d chop

4 students’ own answers

p. 32 Practice Your Exam Skills

1 party 2 friends 3 dough 4 six 5 invitations

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Unit 4

p. 33 Grammar: Affirmative and Negative Past Simple to be

1 a huge lake

2 a Mexico’s largest volcanic eruption was in 1982.

b There wasn’t just one explosion—there were three.
c The people in this area weren’t prepared for a volcanic eruption.

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3 a were b were c weren’t d was e weren’t f was

4 a I wasn’t well. b It wasn’t a fossil. c We were by the river. d Your feet

weren’t wet. e She was a scientist. f The glaciers were in the mountains.

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5 a He wasn’t at the lake.
b It was warmer in the time of dinosaurs.
c The river was full last year.
d The ash cloud from the volcano was huge.
e The children were in the caves.
f The rocks weren’t black.

6 (a) was (b) were (c) was (d) was (e) was (f) wasn’t (g) were (h) weren’t

p. 36 Grammar: Yes/No Questions with Past Simple to be

1 No, it wasn’t.

2 Were you scared?

Were you excited?
Was it hot?

3 1c 2a 3d 4b

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4 a was b Were, were c Was, wasn’t d Were, were e Was, wasn’t

5 a was b were c was d weren’t e wasn’t

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6 1 Were there flying animals in the Jurassic period? a Yes, there were.
2 Were there any dinosaurs then? b Yes, there were.
3 Was the climate very cold? c No, it wasn’t.
4 Were there different plants? d No, there weren’t.

7 a Were you at school yesterday? b Was your homework difficult last night?
c Were you in this classroom last year?
students’ own answers

p. 39 Improve Your Writing

1 Butterflies are beautiful. They are insects. Butterflies usually have big colorful
wings. A butterfly has six legs and three body parts. It lives in warm weather.
When the weather is cold, butterflies often fly to warmer countries. We do not
understand a lot about their trips. A butterfly cannot eat. It can only drink.
Butterflies drink nectar from flowers.

2 a Butterflies b A scientist c The museum d We e She

3 a is b are c is d aren’t e isn’t

p. 40 Writing
1 Yes, they do.

2 a gray
b a blow hole and a large fin
c swim very fast
d in oceans and rivers
e fish and other water animals
f She thinks they look very happy.

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4 students’ own answers

p. 42 Practice Your Exam Skills

1 with 2 are 3 live 4 harder

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Unit 5

p. 43 Grammar: Past Simple Irregular Verbs

1 in the park

2–3 Alma Deutscher was born in 2005 in England. She learned to play the piano
when she was two years old and the violin when she was three! When she was
six, Alma wrote her first composition for the piano. From then on, she wrote
music all the time. Her full-length opera, Cinderella, made her an international
star. The opera went to Vienna first, in 2016, and the cast sang in German. The
opera is now touring the world.
Alma says that playing with her jump rope gives her ideas for her music. As well
as writing and performing, she plays with her younger sister. Alma enjoys doing
ballet and meeting her friends in the park, too.

4 a past b present c past d past

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5 a drew b eat c went d wears

6 a shook b wore c had d took

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7 a sang b wrote c made d gave e took

8 (a) was (b) taught (c) had (d) wrote

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p. 46 Grammar: Possessive Nouns

1 It’s Ernie’s idea, but no one wants to put the bell on the cat.

2 “It’s not my turn. It’s his!” said Esme.

“It’s not mine!” said the youngest.
“It’s not my turn. It’s his!” said Esme.
“Well, it’s ours now!” replied Ernie.
“It’s not my idea. It’s yours!” said Esme.

3 a M b E c YM d Es e M f Es

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4 a Don’t sit on her chair.
b Here are our guitars.
c Look, this one is mine.
d They’re ours to take home.
e His guitar is broken.
f Jim uses the teacher’s guitar, but he can’t take hers home.

5 a mine b yours c ours d hers e his

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6 a his b yours c mine d hers e ours

7 a Whose birthday cake is this? It’s hers. b Whose compositions are these?
They’re his. c Whose piano is this? It’s ours. d Whose party is this? It’s mine!

8 Whose trophy is this? It’s yours. / It’s ours.

p. 49 Improve Your Writing

1 Ravi Shanker was born in India in 1920 and died at age 92. He played the sitar,
an Indian instrument. He didn’t stay in school long. At age 13, he toured the
world with his brother’s dance group. But he wasn’t a dancer. He was a musician
and composer. He wanted others to know about Indian music and culture.
Did you know that his daughter is the famous singer-songwriter Norah Jones?
He won a lot of awards, and he won his fifth Grammy Award after he died!

2 a There are lots of different kinds of music.

b Can you play an instrument?
c I didn’t learn an instrument when I was young.
d I can’t play that!
e Do you listen to the radio?
f Mozart wrote a composition at age five!

p. 50 Writing
1 Do you know what he liked? I miss him!

Born in (year)? 1940

Born in (place)? near León, Mexico
Talent? a good teacher
Why special? funny and kind

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3 (a) Carmen (b) 1988 (c) Madrid, Spain (d) can play seven instruments
(e) sang in a band (f) funny and patient

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p. 52 Practice Your Exam Skills

1 bus 2 to the music 3 sunny 4 two school 5 bouncy castle
6 finished / continued until

Unit 6

p. 53 Grammar: Past Simple Regular Verbs, Affirmative and Negative

1 reptiles

2–3 (Students circle 2 of the negative options.) About 300 million years ago, Earth
looked very different from now. Only a few simple plants lived. Some small
creatures lived in the ocean. They didn’t have any bones.
Over time, they developed into fish. After many millions of years, some of these
fish changed. They didn’t live in water anymore. They lived on land. These
animals were amphibians. Over many, many years, amphibians changed into
reptiles.
Some reptiles developed into dinosaurs. At that time, there were lots of
different plants and animals to eat. Dinosaurs survived on Earth for over 140
million years. But they didn’t live forever. They disappeared!

4 aF bT cT dF

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5 a finished b baked c dropped d chatted e played f shared

6 (a) visited (b) looked (c) enjoyed (d) traveled (e) listened (f) described
(g) stopped (h) waited

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7 a decided b looked c didn’t want d used e didn’t paint

8 (a) walked (b) hunted (c) didn’t look (d) lived (e) communicated (f) didn’t live

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p. 56 Grammar: Questions with Past Simple Regular Verbs

1 three years ago

2 Why did you want to be a paleontologist?

Did you like school?
What did you like about your job?
Where did you go on your first field trip?
When did you stop being a paleontologist?

3 1d 2e 3c 4a 5b

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4 a Yes, he did. b Yes, he did. c No, he didn’t. d Yes, he did.

5 a Did you like school yesterday?

b Did you visit anybody last weekend?
c Did you walk to school this morning?
d Did you go watch a movie last night?
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6 (a) Why (b) How long (c) Where (d) What

7 a visit, visited b stay, stayed c travel, traveled d like, liked

8 a How did you travel there? b Where did you stay? c How long did you visit?
students’ own answers

p. 59 Improve Your Writing

1 Pterodactylus was a reptile. It wasn’t a dinosaur. However, these small creatures
were around at the same time as dinosaurs. A pterodactyl had two wide wings
and a long hard beak. It could fly with these wings, like birds today. When it
wasn’t flying, it probably walked on all four feet. These animals were meat-
eaters. A pterodactyl had about ninety short, pointed teeth.

2 a Large black b small brown c big sharp d Three important

e beautiful yellow f two famous tall

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p. 60 Writing
1 • walked on four short thick legs
• two long sharp horns on the head
• large spikes of bone on its body to protect itself
• short heavy body
• long thick tail with ball-shaped end

2 (a) carnivore (b) 1 meter (c) two (d) long (e) two (f) claw-like (g) beak

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p. 62 Practice Your Exam Skills

1 café 2 sweater 3 drinking 4 She can’t find her dinosaur.
5–6 Possible answers:
There are a lot of people in the café.
A girl with long hair is drawing.
A man is pushing a stroller.
A boy is giving a toy dinosaur to a girl.

Unit 7
p. 63 Grammar: Past Simple Irregular Verbs, Affirmative and Negative
1 She read lots of books and comics, and she drew pictures.

2–3 I asked my grandma about the toys she played with when she was a child. She
didn’t have a tablet or video games, so I wanted to know what she did in her
free time.
She told me that teachers didn’t give homework when she was young, and she
had a lot of free time. She went outside a lot with her brother and her friends.
They played football or jump rope in the backyard. She didn’t have a scooter,
but she rode her bike around the neighborhood. Her brother built a go-kart,
and they had races with other children. In the summer, they swam in the river
nearby. In the winter, she read lots of books and comics, and she drew pictures.

4 a rode b drew c built d didn’t have e swam f didn’t give

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5 1c 2a 3d 4b

6 (a) went (b) didn’t ride (c) took (d) got (e) didn’t ride (f) saw

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7 a had b didn’t watch c built d went e made

8 a didn’t have b didn’t go c ran d had e didn’t ride f didn’t spend

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p. 66 Grammar: Wh- Questions with Past Simple Irregular Verbs

1 on a special shelf in her bedroom

2 Where did they come from, Mom?

Where did you first see a snow globe?
Why was that one your favorite?
Who gave it to you?
Really?
Where did you keep all your snow globes?
When did you stop collecting them?
What did you do with all the other ones?

3 a Where b Why c Who d When e What

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4 1d 2c 3b 4e 5a

5 a What b Who c Where d What e Why

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6 a What did Liam get for his birthday?
He got a model airplane.
b When did he wake up on his birthday?
He woke up at 6 o’clock.
c Where did he have his party?
He had his party at the movie theater.
d Who came to the party?
Two friends came to the party.

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p. 69 Improve Your Writing

1 an ice-skating party

2 It’s Friday! We finished school at 1:15 because it was the last day! We usually
finish at 3:10. Yay! I usually practice piano after school, but not today. It’s Ella’s
birthday party. I got dressed for the party, and then we went ice-skating. It was
fantastic!
Ice skating was difficult at first. But now it’s easy! Later, we went to Ella’s house
for pizza and ice cream. We had fun!
Now I’m in the living room waiting for Max, my brother. We’re all playing a
game. It’s Max’s turn, but he’s talking on his phone to a friend. Ahh … here he
is! I’m stopping now. It’s my turn next!

3 a is collecting b am running c watched d practice

p. 70 Writing
1 Gemma’s team won 5–2.

2 (a) I’m getting ready (b) go to bed (c) I played (d) parents take us
(e) we went (f) We won (g) don’t go

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p. 72 Practice Your Exam Skills

1 instructions 2 lock 3 imagination 4 marbles 5 toothpaste

Unit 8
p. 73 Grammar: Comparative Forms of Short Adjectives
1 outside

2 Dogs can be smarter than humans. Their sense of smell is much stronger than
ours. Jake is happier and calmer now. It’s easier for Jake to sleep because he
knows Molly will be there in the morning. Everyone in the family feels better!

3 aY bY cY dN

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4 a angrier b short c funnier d colder e quiet f taller g weaker h bad

5 a stronger b lower c heavier d healthier e faster

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6 a taller b stronger c braver d healthier e faster

7 a A train isn’t faster than an airplane.

b Luke is taller than his sister.
c Movies are better than TV shows.
d My collection is bigger than yours.
e July is not hotter than August.

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p. 76 Grammar: Superlative Forms of Short Adjectives

1 Snake, Hedgehog, and Mouse

2 a Badger b Squirrel c Squirrel d Snake e Squirrel

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3 1f 2b 3a 4e 5c 6d

4 a My grandma b whale c Nile d Danny e Antarctica

p. 78
5 a the strongest b the smartest c the bossiest d the tallest e the smallest
f the funniest

6 a bravest b funniest c scariest d healthiest e worst; students’ own answers

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p. 79 Improve Your Writing

1 a but b but c and d and e but f and

2 a and b but c but d and e and f but

p. 80 Writing
1 Fredric’s dad

2 (a) soccer coach (b) works very hard (c) finds time to help (d) every Saturday
afternoon (e) Thursday evenings (f) play in matches (g) improve our game

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p. 82 Practice Your Exam Skills

1C 2A 3C 4A 5B

Unit 9

p. 83 Grammar: Should for Recommendations

1 They used it as decoration.

2 a should ✓ b should ✓ c shouldn’t ✗

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3 a shouldn’t b shouldn’t c should d should e shouldn’t

4 a should b shouldn’t c shouldn’t d should

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5 a You shouldn’t use plastic straws.
b You shouldn’t eat a lot of cake.
c You should wear a hat in the sun.
d You shouldn’t leave crayons in the sun.
e You shouldn’t swim alone.
f You should recycle plastic bottles.

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p. 86 Grammar: May and Can for Permission

1 students’ own answers

2 … may I borrow your hammer and nails, please?

And can we use this wood I found in the garage?
… can you hand me a piece of wood?
And the hammer and some nails?
But can I take the go-kart home?
But can we play with it again tomorrow?

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4 (clockwise) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

5 1e 2c 3a 4d 5f 6b

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6 a can’t b May c can’t d Can e may not

7 a May I have another glass of juice, please? Yes, you may.

b Can you help me with this math? No, I can’t.
c Can we play outside now? Yes, you can.
d May we open this bag of cookies, please? No, you may not.

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p. 89 Improve Your Writing

1 The hula hoop is an ancient invention. No one person invented it. The ancient
Greeks used hula hoops as a form of exercise. Hoops in the past were made
from metal, bamboo, and grasses. In 1958, the company Wham-O used a
special plastic to make the hoop. They called it hula hoop, and they registered
this name. No one else could use this name. The hula hoop is still a popular toy
today. And now adults and children can try hula hoop classes!

2 a invented b skipped c practiced d carried e fixed f cooked

3 a skipped b invented c cooked d fixed e carried f practiced

p. 90 Writing
1 George Nissen

2 (a) canvas in a metal frame (b) Larry Griswold (c) Mexico (d) diving board
(e) popular (f) Olympic sport

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p. 92 Practice Your Exam Skills

1 computer 2 choose 3 website 4 old 5 surprised

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p. 93 Review: Units 1–3

1 at 2 behind 3 It 4 between 5 some 6 He 7 a lot of 8 big 9 How many
10 you

p. 94 Review: Units 4–6

1 was 2 went 3 are 4 started 5 taught 6 performed 7 did (they) perform
8 didn’t go 9 her 10 whose

p. 95 Review: Units 7–9

1 shouldn’t 2 healthiest 3 and 4 scored 5 but 6 did (I) choose 7 went
8 Can (I) see 9 should 10 did (I) write

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