Passage A Ex.5 1. obligation 2. applauded 3. fulfilled 4. mirror 5. flexibility 6. devalue 7. striving 8. entailed 9. supposedly 10. Consequently Ex6. 1. refer to as 2. at best 3. by the same token 4. at large 5. help up …as Ex.8 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. With his promotion, he has taken on greater responsibilities. 2. He felt he did not have to make such a commitment to John any more. 3. Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading. 4. At best he’s ambitious, at worst a power-seeker without conscience or qualifications. 5. We have striven to the full to convince him, but we have made no headway.