Answers1 his wife and sons became terribly ill and then died; several seasons of hot, dry weather with little rain2 ﻿﻿But the landowner wasn't going to let their unhappiness be an obstacle.3 ﻿﻿The girl watched carefully as the old man put two stones into the bag, and to her horror, she noticed that he put in two white pebbles.

Answers1 solved 2 sort out 3 cleared up 4 overcome5 solve 6 cracked 7 got to the bottom

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Suddenly, the girl saw a way out. Moving quickly, she reached into the bag, grabbed a stone, and then immediately dropped it on the path. 'Oh, I'm so clumsy!' she said. 'Oh well,' she continued, 'we can see which stone remains in the bag, and then we'll know which one I took.' Suddenly, the old man had a problem. He didn't want to lose the girl or the money, but it would be far worse to reveal himself as a cheat. He was forced to show that the remaining stone was white, and so the girl didn't have to marry him, and he had to forgive the debt.

Answers1 d (clear up the misunderstanding about)2 a (overcome several obstacles)3 c (solve the riddle of)4 b (crack the problem of how to)5 e (solve the dilemma of)

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Answers1 T2 F - They're in Bonn.3 T4 F - It went public in 2000.

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Answers1 Soviet soldiers were paid cash-in-hand to sort parcels.2 Unwanted machinery / equipment was sent3 ﻿﻿Rental vehicles were brought over from the west.4 Delivery staff were recruited and trained.5 Infrastructure was established.

Answers1 did the trick 2 do it blindfolded3 do me a favour4 does their bit5 didn't do him6 do a double take 7 did her a good turn8 do you any harm

Answers1 fat chance2 stood / stands a chance3 leave it to chance4 taking a chance on5 jumped at the chance6 on the off chance7 outside chance

Soviet

Answers1 h 2 f 3 a 4 g 5 c6 b 7 e 8 d

Answers1 ﻿﻿There was a strike so catalogues weren't being delivered to the customers.2 To deliver by taxi - yes, it was successful.3 A new job in Dresden in the new world and a new mindset,4 ﻿﻿﻿Entrepreneurial thinking, new ideas because the old ones didn't work. Thinking outside the box.5 ﻿﻿They had to start from scratch with everything.

Answers1 backlog2 mail-order3 strike4 eager5 entrepreneurial6 pioneer

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