English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 10

_____ 1. This place may be shabby, but since both of my children were born while we lived here, it has a special place in my heart.
_____ 2. This isn't the greatest apartment in the world, but it's not really that bad.
_____ 3. If only there were some decent jobs out there, I wouldn't be reduced to living in this miserable dump.
_____ 4. This place does need some repairs, but I'm sure the landlord will be making improvements sometime soon.
_____ 5. When we move away, we're planning to release three hundred cockroaches and two mice so we can leave the place exactly as we found it.
_____ 6. It's a small two-bedroom apartment that needs to be repainted and have the kitchen plumbing repaired.