2 no matter … Match the first part of each sentence in Column A with the second part in Column B and add a suitable word to complete it. Column A: 1 No matter how hard I try, 2 Well, it looks as though we'll have to buy a new one, 3 She never gets to work on time, 4 Don't trust her an inch, 5 No matter … much he'd like to, 6 No matter … you get there, 7 No matter … the doctor tells him, 8 Cigarettes are extremely bad for you, 9 Look, this rumour is totally untrue, 10 Come on, you'd better clear up this mess; Column B: A no matter … she promises. B no matter … it costs. C he'll never forget the crash. D no matter … fault it was. E he refuses to give up eating fatty food. F I never lose any weight. G no matter … told you. H no matter … bus she takes. I give us a ring to let us know everything's OK. J no matter … little tar they might contain.

Сначала подбираем логичное продолжение, затем вставляем подходящее слово после no matter.

1. F: No matter how hard I try, I never lose any weight.
2. B: Well, it looks as though we'll have to buy a new one, no matter how much it costs.
3. H: She never gets to work on time, no matter which bus she takes.
4. A: Don't trust her an inch, no matter what she promises.
5. E: No matter how much he'd like to, he refuses to give up eating fatty food.
6. I: No matter when you get there, give us a ring to let us know everything's OK.
7. C: No matter what the doctor tells him, he'll never forget the crash.
8. J: Cigarettes are extremely bad for you, no matter how little tar they might contain.
9. G: Look, this rumour is totally untrue, no matter who told you.
10. D: Come on, you'd better clear up this mess; no matter whose fault it was.

Ответ: 1–F, 2–B, 3–H, 4–A, 5–E, 6–I, 7–C, 8–J, 9–G, 10–D.