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STUDY F ! CAE" E#$%&S' USEPart (" )ord Formation
Complete with words formed from those given. In the
AdvancedCertificate, the time for this exercise would be 15
minutes.
%oo*ing +ac* at the Thatcher Years
A (01) ................... has descended upon the land. Fingers
nolonger wag. Men once again hold discourse in calm andmeasured
tones. No hand ag swings! "or she has gone! shewho must e o eyed!
the Nation#s Nanny! the leaderene! thegrocer#s daughter! the $ron
Lady! Attila the %en! La &asionarao" privilege. Loo'ing ac'!
one as's onesel" how it was thatthey! the powers that e! the esta
lishment! gave her all thatpower
Now the dust has settled! it is a good time to as' how the
country "ared in the eighties while she was in power. heanswer
is! not much di""erent "rom the seventies! when shewasn#t. he asic
economic (0*) ................... have changed(0+)
................... little, in 1 ! in"lation was 10.+ per cent/on
her (0 ) ................... ! it was 10. per cent. he alance o"(0
) ................... was hal" a illion pounds, a"ter ten years!
itis now 1 and a hal" illion. 23& has increased at 4ust over
twoper cent a year! one per cent ahead o" government spending.
A(05) ................... change has een the remar'a le reductionin
the rate o" income ta6, the top rate "rom 0 per cent to 0per cent!
and the asic rate "rom ++ to * per cent. he
ene"its to the "ew on the top rates o" ta6 have een
considera le. For the great (0 ) . .................. !
however!although the reductions ma'e good headlines! they are(07)
................... . a6 paid as a percentage o" earnings hasin
"act increased over the past ten years! "rom + per cent to+7. 8uch
ta6 includes not only income ta6! ut national(0 )
................... ! 9A ! e6cise duties on alcohol and to acco!and
local rates or poll ta6.
3uring the eighties! the economic "ashion was "or(10)
................... . $t was thought that the translation o"
statemonopolies into private monopolies would mean increased(11)
................... . o some e6tent! the service provided y:ritish
utilities! such as the telephone and gas(1*) ................... !
has improved. ;n the other hand! theprice paid "or these asic
services has increased "ar eyond therate o" in"lation. 8uch price
increases "all most heavily on the
01. still
0*. indicate
0+. remar'
0 . resign
0 . pay
05. notice
0 . ma4or
07. illusion
0 . insure
10. private
11. e""icient
1*. operate
1+. "und
1 . compete
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