(1) ...invite the children round to play...
(2) They played in the little garden...
(3) While the twins played cards, Francis sat reading...

(1) The tv show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
(2) I had my own tv show.
(3) a top-rated tv show

(1) a daily/weekly newspaper
(2) a local/national newspaper
(3) a newspaper article

(1) a qualified/registered nurse
(2) student nurses
(3) a male nurse

(1) He has been given to believe that there may be a future for him and Maria together.
(2) For the first time in 12 years, the Democrats are giving as good as they get.
(3) I'd give anything to be like you.

(1) We're going away in the summer .
(2) It's very hot here in summer .
(3) in the summer of 2005

(1) Mary is an excellent policewoman.
(2) The policewoman took good care of the throwaway baby as a temporary mother.
(3) She's a strange policewoman.

(1) in the late afternoon
(2) in late summer
(3) She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29) .

(1) She was wearing a new coat.
(2) Do I have to wear a tie?
(3) Was she wearing a seat belt?

(1) I wanted her and she was playing hard to get.
(2) California's been particularly hard hit by the recession.
(3) The talks had been hard going at the start.

(1) a weekly/monthly magazine
(2) a magazine article/interview
(3) Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine.

(1) There is an urgent need for more hospital beds.
(2) hospital doctors/nurses/staff
(3) a psychiatric/mental hospital

(1) The job requires skill and an eye for detail.
(2) What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment.
(3) We need people with practical skills like carpentry.

(1) to borrow/save/spend/earn money
(2) How much money is there in my account?
(3) The money is much better in my new job.

(1) She teaches at our local school.
(2) He taught for several years before becoming a writer.
(3) I'll be teaching history and sociology next term.

(1) Ambassador Thompson's cables from moscow reported Khrushchev's unusual preoc cupation with Cuba.
(2) Does $ CIVNAME 1's arrogance know no bounds ? Why do your troops threaten moscow?
(3) Why Jerusalem , and not London, Beijing, New York, Rome or moscow?

(1) I get off at the next station.
(2) the main station
(3) Penn station

(1) young babies
(2) a young country
(3) Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.

(1) I'll ask the waitress for the bill.
(2) waiter, could you bring me some water?
(3) As we were circling the field preparatory to landing, the engine cut out.

(1) Good morning, sir. Can I help you?
(2) Are you ready to order, sir?
(3) ‘Report to me tomorrow, corporal! ’ ‘Yes, sir! ’

(1) ...those working in the defence industry.
(2) ...future developments in medicine.
(3) ...the most spectacular painting in the collection.

(1) The boys were getting bored...
(2) There's no point in getting upset...
(3) Half the pleasure of an evening out is getting ready...

(1) She's a widow now...
(2) But we are now a much more fragmented society...
(3) I'm sorry, but I must go now...

(1) a doctor of Philosophy/Law
(2) doctor Franks (= as a title/form of address)
(3) He was accused of doctoring the figures.

(1) shop assistant : Cash or card is fine.
(2) The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.
(3) shop assistant: Take it easy.

(1) a military/police/nurse's uniform
(2) soldiers in uniform
(3) The hat is part of the school uniform .

(1) adventure/detective/love, etc. stories
(2) a story about time travel
(3) Shall I tell you a story ?

(1) We'd be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion.
(2) Mel enjoys living dangerously (= doing things that involve risk or danger) .
(3) His father is dangerously ill (= so ill that he might die) .

(1) A man was arrested by the police and held for questioning.
(2) Get out of the house or I'll call the police .
(3) police suspect a local gang.

(1) There was a big moon and hundreds of stars were shining overhead.
(2) Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.
(3) We camped out under the stars .

(1) a car/jewel, etc. thief
(2) The thieves snatched the camera.
(3) ...car thieves.

(1) Carefully pull out the centre pages...
(2) He took out his notebook and flipped the pages...
(3) It's hot out — very hot, very humid.

(1) sometimes I go by car.
(2) He sometimes writes to me.
(3) I like to be on my own sometimes.

(1) She's on the line from her home in boston.
(2) Two rapid transit trains collided early this morning in boston.
(3) In March 1770, there occurred what became known as the boston Massacre.

(1) international trade/law/sport
(2) an international airport/school/company
(3) international relations

(1) The policeman noted down every word he said.
(2) What the government paid as interest was less than the market offered.
(3) The policeman whistled for the car to stop.

(1) Can I help you, madam?
(2) Dear madam (= used like Dear Sir in a letter)
(3) She's a proper little madam.

(1) What's the latest news?
(2) Have you heard the news? Pat's leaving!
(3) That's great news.

(1) The suspect was taken to the nearest police station for questioning.
(2) Two police officers arrested him and took him to Kensington police station.
(3) Local police station, establish emergency relief for victims to provide food, etc.

(1) a reporter from the New York Times
(2) a crime reporter
(3) ...a TV reporter.