(1) Leave the cloth on. I want to lay the table for supper.
(2) He began to lay the table, and she watched him.
(3) Will you please lay the table for dinner?

(1) to eat healthily
(2) a healthy bank balance
(3) a healthy profit

(1) Bess stabbed a slice of cucumber.
(2) a slice of melon
(3) a slice of apple pie

(1) The city is a mixture of old and new buildings.
(2) We listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror.
(3) cake mixture

(1) They looked poor and unhealthy.
(2) unhealthy skin
(3) His eyeballs were an unhealthy yellow.

(1) a sushi bar
(2) Diners around the globe have developed the taste for Japanese delicacies like sushi and sashimi.
(3) In which restaurant would you typically find sushi?

(1) Take the cake out of the oven.
(2) a gas/an electric oven
(3) a cool/hot/moderate oven

(1) Many of the clothes come from the world's top fashion houses.
(2) The final word will still come from the Secretary of State.
(3) Nearly 60% of our bookings come from repeat business and personal recommendation.

(1) This new zealand winery produces some of the best antipodean wines.
(2) Can the new zealand bowlers fight back after their thrashing at Christchurch?
(3) Information on travel in new zealand is available at the hotel.

(1) I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising...
(2) Do you think I ought to seal the boxes up?...
(3) Nora thought he was seventeen years old...

(1) a little house
(2) a little group of tourists
(3) a little old lady

(1) There were plenty of servants to wait on her.
(2) She is in the fortunate position of having plenty of choice.
(3) Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?

(1) Very wants to eat the chicken wing together with you!
(2) Let's order gong - bao chicken dice , spicy chicken wing and ox tail soup.
(3) chicken wing meat is my favorite.

(1) There aren't enough books for everyone to have one each.
(2) They lost $40 each.
(3) each day that passed he grew more and more desperate.

(1) Innovation is another key part of the canada - China partnership.
(2) On estime que quelque 130 000 personnes d'origine ha ? tienne vivent au canada.
(3) Imprisoned lake, under canada rainstorm, mountain massif landslide mud - rock flow.

(1) I remarked that I would go shopping that afternoon.
(2) All you ever want to do is go shopping!
(3) She could go shopping, and wax her legs.

(1) ...a chocolate sundae.
(2) Which one do you 1 ike best: Lemon pie, chocolate sundae or custard pudding?
(3) Regardless of how and when will always support you sundae!

(1) (British English)When shall I do the shopping ?
(2) (British English)We do our shopping on Saturdays.
(3) a shopping basket

(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) Oil and water do not mix.
(2) Oil does not mix with water.
(3) mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.

(1) sandwiches on a plate
(2) a pile of dirty plates
(3) dinner plates

(1) The last offensive drove thousands of people into thailand.
(2) He visited thailand and Singapore to tout for investment.
(3) thailand is at its most vibrant during the New Year celebrations.

(1) Turn to page 64.
(2) Someone has torn a page out of this book.
(3) a blank/new page

(1) Relations between japan and China have recently been on the mend.
(2) He was appointed ambassador to japan.
(3) The cuisine of japan is low in fat.

(1) Common liquid packaging film content from soy sauce, vinegar, milk, soya milk, pesticides, cosmetics, etc.
(2) By cutting off milk and substituting unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.
(3) Cancer feeds on mucus milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.

(1) cheese on toast
(2) a piece of toast
(3) two slices/rounds of toast

(1) She's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight.
(2) dietary fibre
(3) to have a healthy, balanced diet

(1) What kind of soft drink would you like to have, sir?
(2) This soft drink has a nasty aftertaste.
(3) Sometimes cola is served as a soft drink at the dinner table.

(1) There was nowhere near enough for everybody.
(2) We've nearly run out of paper. Do you think there's enough for today?
(3) ‘He's a politician, remember. ’ ‘enough said. ’

(1) Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.
(2) "Well," she said a little uneasily, "what is it?"
(3) Will you lend me your jacket for a little while?

(1) a slice of bread
(2) Cut the meat into thin slices.
(3) Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.

(1) I don't like to hear bad language in the street...
(2) I said a bad word.
(3) It is too bad that Eleanor had to leave so soon...

(1) a piece of string/wood
(2) She wrote something on a small piece of paper.
(3) a large piece of land

(1) Would dairy products such as skim milk and cheese and yoghurt be available?
(2) The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt.
(3) Monday : Sweet corn salad, Garlic bread, Seasonal fruits, rice noodle with beef, Cucumber, Juice or yoghurt.

(1) How very thoughtless. I'll give him a piece of my mind.
(2) Mr. Long was now cutting himself a piece of the pink cake.
(3) Strain the juice through a piece of gauze or a sieve.

(1) to peel an orange/a banana
(2) Have you peeled the potatoes?
(3) Carefully peel away the lining paper.

(1) a ham actor
(2) a radio ham
(3) a slice of ham

(1) a ham and mushroom pizza
(2) Is there any pizza left?
(3) ...the last piece of pizza...

(1) The swan flapped its wings noisily.
(2) wing feathers
(3) the east wing