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1.
John was about to leave the
classroom when he saw a book on the floor. He opened it and ______SEE______
pictures of mountains and rocks.
He ______NOT/KNOW______
whose book it was. At that moment, Ken rushed into the classroom:
“I______LOSE______
my book somewhere here!” “Here it is,” John said, “but what’s it about?”
“It’s the ______INTERESTING______
book about mountains I’ve ever seen”, Ken was happy to get his book back.
“It ______WRITE______
by a mountain climber a year ago.
He wrote about how he and
three other ______MAN______ went to the Alps to climb.
You can borrow this book for
a while if you want. I ______READ______ it anyway.”
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2.
Kate knocked on the door and
entered the room. The room was large – three times ______LARGE______
than Kate’s classroom.
The walls ______PAINT______
light blue.
Several
______CHILD______ were sitting in a circle.
The teacher was standing
beside them. “Come in, Kate,” the teacher ______TELL______ her.
“We ______PLAY______
word games. Would you like to join us?”
Kate ______NOT/KNOW______
how to play word games but sat down between a tall blond girl and a
dark-haired boy.
“I ______NEVER/PLAY______
this game,” Kate whispered to the girl. “Is it
difficult?”
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3.
When Allan got to the
airport, the airport official said:
“I’m sorry, sir, but your plane______TAKE______ off.
You will have to take the
next flight. You ______ARRIVE______ in New York at about midnight.”
Allan was very upset: “I
must be in New York at 6pm. I have a job interview there. I can’t miss it.
It’s the______GOOD______ job in the world.
Thousands of men and ______WOMAN______
dream about such a job.”
The airport lady______SAY______
nothing and turned to another passenger.
Allan ______NOT/KNOW______
what to do. He pulled out his notebook.
The time of the interview ______WRITE______
there: 6pm, Tuesday. Allan looked at his digital watch and read: 2pm, Monday.
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4.
Andrew hated shopping. However, he
had enjoyed it on one occasion. It happened when his two aunts came to his
city and Andrew ______HAVE______ to entertain them.
Andrew thought that most ______WOMAN______
like shopping.
So,
he took his aunts to the ______LARGE______ shopping centre in the
city.
However, they ______NOT/BUY______
anything.
“It’s a nice place,” aunt
Laura said, “but I want to have a break from hunting for clothes. __________________ you ______WANT______
some ice cream, Andrew?”
“And I ______HAVE______
acoffee, if you don’t mind,” aunt Lucy added.
They found a cafe where
really delicious ice cream ______SELL______ The aunts told Andrew
anecdotes from their school days that made him laugh a lot.
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5.
Sophie’s flight was delayed. She was waiting in the
departure lounge feeling bored. She tried to read but ______NOT/CAN______
concentrate on the text.
Men and ______WOMAN______
with bags and suitcases crowded near the information desk and near the
restaurant.
Sophie
______NOT/WANT______ to eat.
She
pulled out her mobile and called her mother. “It’s me, Mum. I ______SIT______
in the airport. No, it’s not cold here.
Yes, I ______CHECK______
in.” Sophie’s mother had four children.
Sophie was the ______YOUNG______
of them – her mother worried about her the most. Suddenly, Sophie saw a
familiar face in the crowd of passengers.
“I’m sorry, Mum, I have to
go now. I ______CALL______ you later. Don’t worry!”
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6. Lisa was walking slowly along the aisles. The University library was the ______LARGE______
library she had ever seen.
The librarians moved quietly
as they were wearing special soft shoes on their ______FOOT______.
“Can
I help you?” A young librarian ______COME______ upto Lisa.
“Yes, thank you. I______FIND______
all the books from my reading list,” Lisa said, “but I can’t find any
information about architecture.”
“I ______SHOW______ you,” the librarian said.
“By the way, ________ you ______KNOW______
who built our library?” Lisa didn’t.
“Oh, it ______BUILD______
more that four centuries ago. I can recommend a book about the architect if
you are interested.”
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7.
It was Sunday so I didn’t
have to go to school. I woke up late, got up and______GO______ to the kitchen.
It was strange but I ______NOT/CAN______
find our cat, Tom, anywhere. The whole family got worried.
“He’s gone hunting,” my ______YOUNG______
sister said.
“All cats hunt ______MOUSE______.
I read about it in a book.”
“I’m sure he ______SLEEP______
in the armchair,” Mum said. But the cat wasn’t there either.
“Look! I ______FIND______
him!” my little sister shouted. “He’s in the washing machine!” We watched in
surprise as the cat got out of the washing machine.
“Come on, kitty, come here.
We ______GIVE______ you some milk.”
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8.
The alarm clock woke me up
at 6.00 on Sunday morning. I ______NOT/WANT______ to get up.
My parents, my ______YOUNG______
sister and even my dog were sleeping.
I ______THINK______
that life was unfair, but went to the bathroom for a cold shower anyway.
When I was cleaning my ______TOOTH______,
my mobile phone rang.
“Hi, it’s me,” Henry said
cheerfully. “What______ you ______DO______ at home? I’m at the
stadium already, waiting for you.”
In a few minutes I was there
too. “Look,” Henry pointed at the ball. A little footballer______DRAW______
there. “The Manchester United captain himself drew it there. It’s a lucky
ball now.
If we play with it, we ______WIN______
the final.”
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9. Kate is a serious girl. Seven years ago she won first prize in the school
singing competition. However, the career of a singer ______NOT
/ATTRACT______ her.
She found science ______INTERESTING______
than singing.
Kate ______THINK______
that she wanted to study physics.
Her parents were surprised
but did everything they ______CAN______ help her.
The family moved to the
city, where Kate joined the Physics Experimental Laboratory for gifted ______CHILD______.
Now, she is making her
further education plans, and her parents think she ______HAVE______ a
brilliant career in science.
“I know what I want to do. I
______CHOOSE______the university I’m going to enter,” Kate said to the
journalists.
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10.
People of all ages like
cartoons. Wewent to the cinema
yesterday to see an action film when, suddenly, I ______SEE______ a
poster for a cartoon.
I’m the ______YOUNG______
among my friends, so I wasn’t sure they’d want to see the cartoon too, but
they did. Even Mike didn’t mind.
“I ______SEE______
the action film anyway. Let’s watch a cartoon for a change,” he said.
It was a story about four ______MOUSE______.
They saved an injured cat
that ______CALL______ Bart.
The cat recovered but ______NOT/WANT______
to leave his new friends.
They had funny adventures
together. “I think I______WATCH______ the cartoon again, together with
my girlfriend.” Mike said on the way home.
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11. The weather was unusually hot. Larry was sitting in the shade of the only
tree in the garden, with a magazine in his hands. He was trying to read but ______NOT/CAN______concentrate
on the text.
All the ______CHILD______had
left the city, but Larry had to stay at home.
He
was daydreaming when he ______HEAR______ Jimmy’s voice:
“It’s ______HOT______ today than it was yesterday!
If it goes on like this, everyone ______BELIEVE______ in global
warming.” Larry looked up. Jimmy was holding a paper propeller in his hands.
“Larry,” Jimmy sounded excited, “Look what I ______MAKE______!
It’s a model of a super machine to save people from heat.
_________ you ______LISTEN______
to me? It’s new technology!”
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12. It was getting dark when Laura got to her sister’s place. The entrance door ______LOCK______.
Laura pressed the doorbell and ______HEAR______ quick footsteps.
“It’s so nice of you to come,’ Laura’s sister Betty opened the door.
“Come in. We______PUT______ a meat pie into the oven. I think
it’ll be ready in forty minutes or so. You aren’t very hungry, are you?”
Betty was seven years ______YOUNG______ than Laura, but she was
much better at housekeeping.
When Laura entered the house, she saw four______WOMAN______ in the
sitting room.
They nodded and went on talking. “Where’s Ken?” asked Laura. “He ______REPAIR______
his car in the garage,” Laura said.
“He ______JOIN______ us soon.”
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13. Dana Miller was a bus driver in the city of Philadelphia. Her working hours
_________BE_________ from 10.00 pm till 6:00 am.
It was a hard job and very
few ________WOMAN__________ worked as bus drivers in those days but Dana
loved her job very much.
One of her regular
passengers was a guitar player. Every Friday night he got on the bus carrying
his guitar. The guitar ________MAKE__________ of wood, not plastic and Dana
liked the way it sounded.
“You should come to see our
show,” the guitarist kept saying to Dana.
“I ________SEE__________ it one day,” Dana promised each time, but she
never said when exactly she _________GO_________.
Another passenger who often used Dana’s bus was a Biscuit Lady. She
worked at the biscuit factory and often ________GIVE__________ Dana a small
bag of biscuits.
Dana
________NOT/LIKE_________ sweets and pastries very much, but she could never
resist those biscuits – they were so fresh and tasty.
“How was _______YOU_______
night?” Dana’s husband liked to ask her when she came home.
“Good music, good food and
a great view of the city,” she cheerfully answered.
“I wish I
________ENJOY__________ my work as much as you enjoy yours,” her husband
said, “ but I’m going to have just another boring day at the office.”
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14.
Linda was looking forward to
her holidays. First
of all, she ________FEEL__________ really tired from school and wanted to
have a break.
The ________TWO__________
reason was that they were going to take a trip to the mountains.
Linda enjoyed it very much when
they went somewhere all together as a family. They _________NOT/DO_________
it very often since her parents were very busy people.
Linda
_________NOT/CAN_________ ski but the prospect didn’t scare her.
She learnt everything very
quickly, especially when her father taught ________SHE__________.
He was the
_________GOOD_________ teacher in the world!
“I ________BUY__________
special sunglasses for skiing,” Linda boasted to her father. “Have a look!
Nice, aren’t they?”
“They are,” he gave Linda a
quick look and turned back to his computer. He _________PREPARE_________ a
presentation or something else very important.
Linda could see diagrams on
the screen. They _________DRAW_________ in different colours which made them
look complicated.
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15.
Tim woke up later than usual. It was Sunday and he
________HAVE__________ lots of plans for the day.
He was in the bathroom
cleaning his _________TOOTH_________ when he heard some unfamiliar voices
from the veranda.
“Who could they be?” Tim
________THINK__________.
When he came into the room,
his mum and two other women _________CHAT_________ happily and didn’t notice
him.
Tim coughed to attract
_________THEY_________ attention.
“Oh, Tim, you’re up
already!” his mother sounded excited. “Meet my school friends, Linda and Emma.”
Linda shook his hand, Emma smiled and said: “We _________BE_________ happy to
meet you, Tim.”
Your mum showed us your
photo, but you are much ________YOUNG__________ there. Join us for tea.
I wish we
________CAN__________ talk about our school days for ages, but we have some
other business to discuss with your mother. It’s going to be interesting for
you, too.”
Tim sat at the table. Emma
had some papers in her hands but Tim couldn’t read what
_________PRINT_________ there – the letters were too small.
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16. People turn fifteen only once in life and Anna wanted to have a great
birthday party, with cake, candles and guests.“Guests? And what if
nobody comes,” Anna ______THINK______.
She ______NOT/CAN______ wait
till the end of the lesson and turned to Linda and Kate, who were sitting
next to her.
“Look, it’s my birthday this
Saturday and I ______NOT/INVITE______ you yet. Will you come?” she said
quietly.
“We ______SOLVE______ Maths
problems, can’t you see?” Linda didn’t even look up.
Linda and Kate were the
______POPULAR______ girls in the class.
Their fathers were
successful ______BUSINESSMAN______ who Anna sometimes saw on TV.
“I ______COME______ on
Saturday,” Kate said suddenly. “What time is your party?”
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17.
Anna was glad that the
academic year was about to finish. Like most ________CHILD__________ she was
looking forward to the summer but not because she wanted to relax.
Her plans
________BE__________ ambitious. Anna wanted to buy a professional digital
camera and it wasn’t easy to save enough money.
Anna had already chosen the
model she wanted. Her dad said that he ________GIVE__________ her the camera
in a couple of years.
But Anna
________NOT/CAN__________ wait so long, she needed it right then.
“If I ________HAVE__________
it now, I would be able to take part in the Professional Photograph
Competition.
Everyone says I’ve got
talent,” she said to herself, looking at the magazine where an article about
the competition ________PUBLISH__________.
While she was reading the
article for the _________TWO_________ time, a brilliant idea came to her –
why not take up a summer job as a photographer?
She reached for the phone
and dialed the number of the ________LARGE__________ photography agency in
the town.
“Hello, can I help you?” the
woman’s voice sounded encouraging and Anna _________THINK_________ that she
probably had a chance.
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18.
It was Friday evening. Liz was looking forward to
Saturday because it was her husband’s birthday.
She had been preparing for
this event for a long time. She had invited ________THEY__________ college
friends and they were all coming from different cities.
The best part was that
Carlos, her husband, ________NOT/KNOW__________ anything about the
arrangements. It was going to be a surprise.
Liz ________MAKE__________
sandwiches when Carlos came into the kitchen.
“Look, darling,” he said, “I
know it’s my birthday tomorrow but I don’t want to do anything special for
it.”
Liz thought, “I wish I
________CAN__________ cancel the party but I can’t – it’s too late.
The party will take place
anyway and it will be the ________GOOD__________ party ever”.
When Carlos came home on
Saturday, there ________BE__________ lots of people there.
Carlos
________TELL__________ them that he felt very happy to see them all and it
was true!
The guests enjoyed the
dinner and then Liz brought in a cake. The cake ________DECORATE__________
with chocolates and jellies, and it had as many candles as the number of
years Carlos had reached that day.
Carlos couldn’t blow them
out on the ________ONE__________ try and his friends were delighted to help
him.
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19.
I was sitting in an
arm-chair and watching my sister Alison. She was getting ready for a party. Alison
was 15 years _________OLD_________ than me and she always treated me like a
child.
Alison took her jewellery
box from the table. The box _________MAKE_________ of wood and had colourful
stones on the top.
“You know you must never
touch it, right?” Alison said.
“If the box was mine, I
_________ALLOW_________ you to touch it whenever you wanted,” I answered.
Alison said nothing to that.
When she put on her jewelry,
she looked like a princess. She moved gracefully as if her
_________FOOT_________ didn’t touch the ground.
Alison kissed me goodnight
and left. I tried to resist my curiosity but I _________NOT/CAN_________. I
opened the box.
There _________BE_________
lots of rings, ear-rings, bracelets and necklaces inside. I got them all out.
The _________ONE_________
piece of jewelry I tried on was a silver necklace. After that I lost track of
time.
Suddenly I
_________SEE_________ Alison. She was standing at the doorway and looking at
me angrily.
I ________NOT/KNOW__________
what to say.
Many years have passed since
that night. Now I am a designer – I create clothes and accessories. My sister likes my work very much.
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20.
Jane liked going to the park
with her mum.
One day when they were there, she said, “There is so much rubbish on the
ground.”
They looked around. There
were old ________BOX__________, waste paper and cans on the ground.
Several benches
________BREAK__________.
“You are right,” her
mum said. “I wish people ________CARE__________ about the environment more.”
“I do care about it
but I ________NOT/KNOW__________ what I can do to help the park,” said Jane.
Jane and her mum went home.
In the evening she painted a picture of the park. At the top of the picture
she ________WRITE__________ “PLEASE KEEP ME CLEAN”.
The next day Jane and her
mum went to the park ________EARLY__________ than usual. Jane taped her
picture onto a big rubbish bin and started picking up rubbish.
Some children ran over to
see what was going on. They decided to help Jane. Soon all the rubbish was in
the bags.
“Good job,” Jane said, “We
_________CLEAN_________ half of the park.
If we come and complete the
other part tomorrow, the whole park _________BE_________ clean and tidy.
I hope people won’t throw
________THEY__________ rubbish here any more.”
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21. When I came into the room, my computer was on. It worried me since I
_________NOT/REMEMBER_________ switching it on.
I looked around – there
________BE__________ nobody in my room and everything was in its usual place.
Suddenly I
________UNDERSTAND__________ – the book had gone! I had left it on the table
but it wasn’t there any more.
I checked the window – it
________CLOSE__________.
That meant that someone had
come into the room through the door. My _________ONE_________ impulse was to
call the police but I called Jim instead.
“What
________HAPPEN__________?” Jim sounded sleepy.
I explained that someone
________TAKE__________ the book.
“Oh, no!” Jim sounded
unhappy. “Have you any idea how valuable it is?”
“There’s another thing I
________NOT/CAN__________ understand,” I interrupted Jim. “My computer’s on
but I always switch it off before leaving home.”
“Ok, stay at home. I’ll be
at _________YOU_________ place in half an hour,” he said and the phone went
dead.
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22. The phone rang in Clark Taylor’s house at nearly three in the morning. He answered it only after
the _________FIVE_________ ring. “Hello,” Clark said in a sleepy voice.
“Mr. Taylor. Thank goodness.
I need your help.”
Clark definitely
_________KNOW_________ the voice.
However, he was sleepy and
_________NOT/CAN_________ remember who it was.
“Mr. Taylor!” the man said.
“I am in trouble. The police allowed me only one phone call. And I am calling
you.”
Then, the fog
cleared. Although nearly ten years had passed since
_________THEY_________ last meeting, Clark was able to recognise the voice.
It belonged to Martin Hall,
one of the _________BRIGHT_________ math students he had ever had.
“Martin, what’s happened?
Where are you? ” Clark asked.
“In the police station. I
_________ARREST_________ at the railway station two hours ago. I was going to
a conference.
The police mistook me for
another person. The irony is that I really do look like the criminal that
they are looking for.
Besides that, I
_________LOSE_________ my ID card and I can’t prove who I am. You are the
only person in this town who knows me. Can you help me?” Martin Hall asked.
“If you give me the address,
I _________COME_________ at once,” Clark said, jumping up of the bed.
It was not difficult for him
to prove that Martin Hall was his former student. Clark brought a scientific
journal with Martin’s article and a photo of him. The _________POLICEMAN_________
were surprised to find out that their prisoner was a capable young scientist.
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23.
We arrived at the lake very
early. It was cold but in spite
of that there were several ________MAN__________ there. Dad pulled our
fishing rods out of the rucksack and we joined the others.
“Hey, look what
I_________CATCH_________!” a man sitting several metres upstream proudly
showed us his bag. There was a large fish in it.
“Good job,” Dad
________SAY__________ and everyone became quiet again.
“How long do we have to wait?
When will they bite?” I whispered. “I ________NOT/KNOW__________,” Dad
whispered back and a moment later he was holding a little, silver fish.
“See?” he turned to me. “But
this one is too small. We’d better let it go and wait for the next one.” And
he let ___HE____ fish go.
The second fish was
_________BIG_________ than the first one and soon Dad caught a few more.
“If it goes on like this,
mum _________COOK_________ us a great dinner,” he said.
We kept fishing till noon
but I didn’t catch anything ________I__________ and got really bored with it.
To me, it
_________BE_________ a stupid waste of time but I certainly wasn’t going to
tell Dad that. He wouldn’t have liked it.
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24.
Michael could not imagine
his life without computers. His parents ________BUY__________ him his first computer at the age of
seven.It took _________HE_________ several days to learn how to use it.
His mum said that the
younger people were, the _________FAST_________ they could learn computer
skills.
That was probably true –
most ________CHILD__________ in Michael’s class were very competent computer
users.
Michael was really surprised
to find out that the first personal computer ________INVENT__________ in the
70’s of the last century.
“And how did you chat
or send your e-mails without computers?” he asked his mother.
She smiled: “We
________NOT/SEND__________ each other e-mails. And there were no networks.”
She also said that it
________BE__________ fun to communicate face-to-face, to play out-of-doors
and to visit friends’ homes.
“But if there
________BE__________ no computers, I wouldn’t be able to communicate with my
friends who live far away from me,” Michael replied.
“True. Technological
progress is a great thing,” his mother said “And I think people
________CREATE__________ even more amazing communication devices in the near
future.”
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25. It was a cold January day in York, Pennsylvania. Dr. James turned on the
television to check on the weather. The weatherman said that it was going to
stay cold for several days. According to him, the roads _________BE_________
very dangerous because of the snow and ice and he strongly recommended
staying at home if at all possible.
Dr. James
________NOT/CAN__________ stay at home. He worked in a hospital and there
were patients waiting for him there.
He put on a sweater, jacket,
gloves, boots and a hat, and opened his front door. Everything
________COVER__________ with snow. A cold wind blew inside.
“Wow,” Dr. James said. “The
weatherman was right! I wish I ________HAVE__________ a reindeer instead of
my old car.”
When Dr. James
________DRIVE__________ slowly to work, he saw an accident.
He stopped and
________RUN__________ to the damaged car.
There was a man and two
_________CHILD_________ inside.
“Is everyone okay?”
Dr. James asked.
“Yes, yes, we are fine,”
answered the man. “I ________CALL__________ 911 already.
They are coming to help
_________WE_________. It looks like we won’t get to school today.”
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26.
Most adults miss their
childhood.
“Your school years are the ________GOOD__________ years of your life,” – have
you ever heard that phrase?
Just recently, while I was
on my way to work, I started thinking back to my own school years. They
probably were not trouble-free but there _________BE_________ many reasons
for us to feel happy at school.
One of them was spending
every single day with friends. We ________NOT/GET __________ tired of being
together.
The _________TWO_________
one was uniform. Yes, in my opinion, the school uniform had more advantages
than disadvantages.
________MY__________ was
dark green. It was unfashionable but comfortable.
It ________MAKE__________ of
natural materials. Besides, the uniform saved a lot of time in the mornings.
Now it
_________TAKE_________ me hours to decide what to wear.
Another thing is that I don’t
really like sport. But at school we ________PLAY__________ football, netball,
hockey and so on. Sport was compulsory. Now I realize that this was a good
thing!
And of course there were…
holidays! Christmas, Easter, half-term, and the jackpot – the summer
holidays.
I wish I
________HAVE__________ as much free time now.
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27.
Tracey was very unhappy and
scared. She was starting a new
school.
“I
________NOT/WANT__________ to go to school today,” Tracey told her father.
“I understand, Tracey,” he
said. “Starting a new school can be very difficult. But you have to.”
A month before
________THEY__________ family had moved to a new town and everything was
still new and strange for Tracey.
Dad smoothed Tracey’s hair
down and ________GIVE__________ her a little hug.
“When your classes
________BE__________ over, I’ll pick you up, ok?”
When Tracey got to school
and looked at the big building, she thought, “I wish I ________CAN__________
run away,” but she knew it was impossible.
She took a deep breath and
walked up the steps to school. She went straight into her
________FIVE__________ grade classroom.
“That must be Tracey,”
“Hello, Tracey!”, “Welcome, Tracey!” the ________CHILD__________ in the room
welcomed her.
Everyone seemed friendly and
Tracey felt a little ________GOOD__________.
The father picked her up
after school. “How was your day?” he asked. To his surprise Tracey
answered that she ________LIKE__________ her new school.
“You are a brave girl,” her
father said. “I’m proud of you.”
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28. After school, I decided to go to university. I _________CHOOSE_________ St Andrews
University in Scotland.
At that time I
_________NOT/KNOW_________ much about the University but when I arrived
there, I liked it at once.
Now I'm in my last year and
I wish I _________CAN_________ stay here forever!
St Andrews University is a
truly special place. It _________BUILD_________ 600 years ago and it is one
of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world.
It has many traditions – for
example, the ‘May Dip’. It is held on the _________ONE_________ of May every
year.
All the students run into
the North Sea at sunrise to celebrate the coming of spring and for good luck!
One of my classmates said that the tradition _________HELP________ him to
pass his exams last summer.
For me the ‘May Dip’ was the
_________COLD_________ experience of my life!
Because the weather is
famously cold, St Andrews students designed _________THEY_________ own
uniform which consists of a warm jacket, jeans and boat shoes.
The uniform __________MAKE________
us all look the same, but it is the only way to keep warm!
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29. Dad usually comes up with original ideas. Last Sunday Dad ________DECIDE__________
that we should all go on a camping trip.
The idea came to him while
he ________READ__________ an article about camping. The article said that
camping brings families together.
“Not true”, I smiled. “What
about television? It usually ________HELP__________ families to feel a lot
more united.”
“If the weather is fine, we
_________GO_________ on a trip next weekend,” Dad said and put his magazine
on the coffee table.
I quickly looked over at my
________YOUNG__________ brother, Paul.
He gave me a knowing smile,
“Do you remember ________WE__________ last trip?”
I certainly did. Last summer
Dad told us that fishing would be a great family activity. We bought four
expensive fishing rods and drove for three long hours to a big lake in
Virginia.
When we got there, we
discovered that we ________FORGET__________ to take the fishing rods.
Ten minutes later we made
another unpleasant discovery: we ________NOT/HAVE__________ the tent which
meant we couldn’t stay overnight and we had to drive all the way back home
again.
We ________BE__________
tired and disappointed with the trip.
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30. It was an early morning. Ben jumped out of his bed as soon as the ________ONE__________ rays of
sun came into the room. He grabbed his backpack
and started to pack.
Ben put in some of his
favourite things to take with _________HE_________ on the trip to Grandpa’s.
He put in his favourite book, his kite and his teddy bear.
Soon everything
________PACK__________ and he started to get dressed.
Visiting Grandpa had
always been the ________GOOD__________ part of his summer vacation.
Ben’s mum entered his room.
“Grandpa’s here,” she said with a smile. Ben told her that he
_______BE_______ ready to go.
He grabbed his backpack and
ran into the kitchen where Grandpa ________DRINK__________ his tea.
“Ready, big guy?” asked
Grandpa. “Will you have breakfast before we leave?”
“No, I
________NOT/BE__________ hungry”, Ben answered, “I’ll have breakfast at your
place.
Grandma
________COOK__________ something nice for me, hasn’t she?”
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31. By today’s standards, my mobile phone is pretty basic. It’s a Nokia. It’s a small
device that receives telephone calls and sends text messages. Other than that, my phone _________NOT/DO_________ much.
Most of my friends wish they
_________HAVE_________ smartphones because they are cool and trendy.
They say the _________GOOD_________
thing about a smartphone is that you ‘can do everything with it!’
That’s right, smartphones
have many more functions than a simple phone, however, not all of them are
needed. In everyday life, smartphones _________USE_________ mainly for
checking social networking sites, replying to emails, and playing games.
Grown-ups as well as
_________CHILD_________ like playing games.
Anyway, I prefer my good old
Nokia. It’s my _________ONE_________ mobile phone.
When I bought it, it didn’t
cost __________I________ very much. And I am not afraid anyone will ever
steal it.
It’s also very reliable.
Yesterday I dropped it. It _________FLY_________ down the staircase and hit
the wall.
I thought that
_________BE_________ the end of it and I would have to buy a new one. But nothing of the kind – it still works properly!
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32.
Bella was a good student. She
________ENJOY__________ learning but she always started to feel very nervous
when she had to write tests.
That Monday
________NOT/BE__________ a lucky day for her and she realised it as soon as
she came into the classroom.
“Oh, no! I
________LEAVE__________ all my pens at home.” She turned to Jenny: “Have you
got a spare pen?”
“Let _______I_______ see,”
Jenny opened her bag and pulled out a pen. “I’ve got this one. But it’s
green.”
“Give it to me anyway,”
Bella said. “If I don’t find a proper pen, I ________WRITE__________ in green
ink. I hope it won’t affect my grades.”
When the teacher handed out
the tests, Bella felt even _________BAD_________ than she had felt before.
The test was really long –
the tasks ________PRINT__________ on both sides of the page!
Bella did the first task
quickly, but the ________TWO__________ one was a real problem. Bella got
panicky.
Time ticked on but she
________NOT/CAN__________ concentrate on the tasks.
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33.
Kate called me early in the
morning. It was the
________TWO__________ day of holidays; I felt angry with her for waking me
up.
“What
________HAPPEN__________?” I didn’t sound very polite, but she paid no
attention to that.
“Oh, nothing! I want to go
shopping today and wondered if you wanted to go with _________I_________.”
“No, I don’t want to.”
“But it
_________NOT/TAKE_________ you long! I promise.
My first impulse was to say
“no”-unlike most _______WOMAN_______ I hated shopping. But Kate sounded so
unhappy that I felt sorry for her.
“Ok, what do you need to
buy?”
Kate’s voice
_________BECOME_________ cheerful again.
She excitedly explained to
me that she _________WANT_________ to buy a pair of hiking boots and a
raincoat.
That _________BE_________
strange as Kate had never been fond of hiking.
“I want to take up hiking as
a new hobby,” went on Kate. “Bob Smith says that it’s very exciting.”
Now I knew what was going
on. Bob Smith, the captain of the school baseball team, was the
_________POPULAR_________ boy in our school. All the
girls wanted to attract his attention.
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34.
Stonehenge is an ancient
monument in south-west England. For me, it’s the _________INTERESTING _________
place I’ve ever visited.
I clearly remember my
_________ONE_________ visit to Stonehenge with my aunt and uncle.
They lived nearby and I
often _________GO_________ to stay with them in my summer holidays.
On the day of ________WE__________
trip the weather was fine.
There _________BE_________ a
cool wind blowing, the sun was bright in the sky and Stonehenge looked calm
and magical. In those days it was possible to walk among the stones and even
touch them.
It's very different now.
Stonehenge _________BECOME_________ more crowded than it was.
As a result, now people
_________ALLOW_________ to walk around the monument but they can’t come up
very close to it.
Today I wish I
________HAVE__________ an opportunity to get inside the circle again but
unfortunately it is not possible any more.
The Stonehenge mystery is
still unexplained but I believe scientists ________SOLVE__________ it in the
near future.
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35.
It was late at night but the
light was on in Ted’s room. When I ________COME__________ in, he didn’t even turn to me.
I looked at his monitor and
realized that he _________SURF_________ the Internet for job vacancies.
“Why do you need a job?” I
asked. “You ________EMPLOY__________ by Mr. Green only a week ago as far as I
remember.”
“Yes, I was. I got a job of
a waiter in his restaurant. But I ________LOSE__________ that job already.
They said I was rude to a client.”
“Were you?” I was surprised
since Ted was the ________PATIENT__________ and tolerant person I’d ever met.
“Yes, it was probably rude
of _________I_________ to tell those ladies that I wouldn’t bring them
anything else. Just imagine – they had changed their order three times!
Each time they tried a dish,
they _________NOT/LIKE_________ it.
When they said that for the
_________FOUR_________ time, I lost control.
One of the
________WOMAN__________ called for the manager and complained.” Ted nervously
turned back to his computer. “I didn’t like that job anyway.”
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36. Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and
Lucy. This story happened to
_________THEY_________ when they had to leave their home city, London, during
the war.
They _________SEND_________
to the house of an old Professor who lived in the country, ten miles from the
nearest railway station.
He
_________NOT/HAVE_________ a wife and he lived in a very large house with a
housekeeper.
He himself was a very old
man with white hair which grew over most of his face as well as on his head.
The children liked him
almost at once. Only Lucy, who was the _________YOUNG_________ of them, felt
a little afraid of him.
On their
_________ONE_________ evening, after dinner, they said good night to the
Professor and went upstairs. It was the largest house they had ever seen, so
Peter suggested exploring it in the morning.
When the next morning came,
there was a steady rain falling.
"I wish the weather
_________BE_________ more cheerful!" said Edmund.
"Stop complaining,
Ed," said Susan. "I think the weather _________IMPROVE_________
soon."
"We were going to
explore the house," Peter reminded them. He _________EAT_________ a
sandwich at the moment and was absolutely happy with the whole situation.
Everyone nodded and at that
point their amazing adventures _________BEGIN_________.
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37. Martin was in a hurry as he had to be in the office as soon as possible. His boss
________NOT/LIKE__________ it when anyone missed the morning meetings and
Martin had already been late several times that week.
His boss had warned him: “If
you are late again, you _________LOSE_________ your job.”
Martin was afraid of losing
his job. His colleagues were nice to him, the salary was good and he
sometimes ________GO__________ on business trips abroad.
It was actually the
________GOOD__________ job he had ever had.
He ran out of the house,
jumped into his car and backed up without looking. BOOM!
There ________BE__________ a
sound like someone hitting a drum. Martin had hit the car behind him.
“Oh, no!” Martin exclaimed.
Martin glanced at his watch.
It was 7:18. He looked around. There were no ________POLICEMAN__________ on
the street and he decided to drive off quickly.
It took ________HE__________
20 minutes to get to work.
The boss was not around.
“Thank goodness,” Martin said to himself and sat down at his desk to work.
The boss arrived an hour
later. “Somebody hit my car and left without leaving a note,” he said
angrily. “I wish I ________KNOW__________ who he was.
My car was absolutely new!
It ________BUY__________ only a week ago.”
Martin went up to the
window, saw the car and understood that he would lose his job anyway.
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38.
Emma lived in a big city and
worked for a large company. Her days were usually very busy – she ________CAN__________ hardly find
half an hour for lunch.
However, at weekends she ________FEEL__________
bored and lonely.
Emma had moved to the city
because of her job. Only two months before she had thought she was the
_________LUCKY_________ girl in the world –
She had got a job most of
her friends could only dream about. It was her _______ONE_______ full-time
job.
The company
_________CALL_________ “Imagination”. They focused on Internet technologies.
Emma
________NOT/KNOW__________ much about the Internet but her boss said that it
didn’t matter.
He also said that she _________BE_________
creative and had imagination and that was why she had a good chance of
succeeding in the job.
When Emma told her friend,
Lucy Pitt, about the new job, Lucy said:
“I’m very happy that you
_________FIND_________ a good job. But I also feel very sad about it because
you’ll go to the city and will forget about your friends.”
“I wish we could always be
together but it’s impossible,” Emma said. “I promise that I
_________COME_________ to visit you as soon as I can.”
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39. Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood were our neighbours. They had two
________CHILD__________.
Their son Michael
_________NOT/DIFFER_________ from the other children very much, but their
daughter Matilda was a brilliant child.
By the time she was five,
Matilda was able to read very well. She studied every magazine and newspaper
that she ________CAN__________ find around the house.
Actually, she read
________WELL__________ than most school pupils.
One afternoon when the
parents were out of the house, Matilda put on ________SHE__________ dress and
shoes and went to the library.
The librarian was surprised
to see such a small child. "Are you here for the ________ONE__________
time? Would you like me to find a nice book with lots of pictures for
you?" she asked.
"No, thank you, I
________FIND__________ what I need," answered Matilda and pointed to a
thick book of fairy tales.
Then she added, “I
_________COME_________ for a new book as soon as I finish this one”.
The librarian was really
shocked when she saw Matilda only two days later.
“I wish all children
_________LIKE_________ reading so much,” the librarian said. From that day on
Matilda went to the library every afternoon.
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40. The phone woke Kim up. She answered the call almost immediately, after the _______THREE_______
beep, because she was expected her mother to call. But it wasn’t her.
The voice on the other end
of the line sounded familiar but Kim ________NOT/CAN__________ remember who
it belonged to.
“Hello,” the lady said. “Can
I speak to Mrs. Len?”
“I’m sorry but she’s not at
home. She’s out. She ________WALK__________ in the park.”
It was very cold
out-of-doors and everything ________COVER__________ in snow but Kim’s mother
walked in all weathers.
She believed that it
________HELP__________ her keep fit and gave her extra energy.
She actually looked younger
than other _________WOMAN_________ of her age and that was probably because
of her walking.
“Can I take a message?” Kim
asked politely.
“No. I
________CALL__________ her later. When is she going to be back?”
“She normally
________COME__________ home at five.”
“Fine,” came the answer and
the phone went dead.
Kim felt a bit hurt. “It’s
not polite to break off a conversation like that,” she thought to herself. If
I _________BE_________ older, I would explain to that lady how to talk to
people politely.”
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41. When you look at this lovely house in the Welsh countryside, you may
think it's a picture from J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit". In fact it's a real house
designed by a real person.
When _________THEY_________
first son was born, Simon Dale’s wife, Jasmine, said:
“I wish we
_________LIVE_________ in the country. It would be so good for the baby”.
However, they
________NOT/HAVE__________ enough money to buy or rent a house in the country
so they decided to take matters into their own hands.
The house
_________BUILD_________ by Simon himself, with a bit of help from his
friends. The result was impressive.
The home is made of natural
materials, such as wood, stone and mud. It uses solar panels for energy and
its water ________COME__________ from a nearby spring.
It took Simon four months to
complete his fairytale home. He managed to create a modern wooden eco-home –
one of the ________WONDERFUL__________ houses you can imagine.
Simon Dale said, “I
_________START_________ working on a new house of the same eco-style.
My ________TWO __________
house will be smarter than the first one.
My son _________BE_________
five now and I hope to celebrate his tenth birthday in a new house.”
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42.
I come from England but now
I live permanently in Québec, Canada.
When my parents
_________BRING_________ me to Canada, I was fifteen.
It was the winter and I
_________IMPRESS_________ by the amount of snow there.
I asked my new friends what
they usually _________DO_________ for entertainment in such a cold climate.
Their answer was simple, “In
winter _________CHILD_________ and adults go skiing and skating.”
Before arriving in Canada I
had never tried skating and my Canadian ice experience was really painful.
To start with, it took
_________I_________ half an hour to put on the skates.
I _________NOT/KNOW_________
how to move so my new friends showed me some basic techniques.
However, when I was left
alone on the ice, I ________FALL__________ over immediately. When I opened my
eyes, my new friends were standing around. They weren’t laughing, they looked
worried.
“Are you OK?” they asked.
“Fine,” I said, “I wish I
_________CAN_________ skate as easily as you do.”
“You definitely will,” they
smiled. And they were right. By the end of my ________ONE__________ winter in
Canada, I felt confident on the ice. More than that, I found out that skating
was a really exciting activity!
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43. It was about 6pm when I heard a knock on the door. It _______BE___________
Jason, my teenage neighbour. He looked cold and upset.
“What’s wrong, Jason?”
“I _______LOSE___________ my
key and I can’t get into my house.”
“Come in. Today’s not a day
for long walks, or long waits,” I looked out the window. It
_________SNOW_________ hard and it was windy.
The weather was getting
________BAD__________ every hour.
Jason ________TAKE__________
off his coat and boots.
His _______FOOT___________
were wet and I gave him a pair of socks to change into. A cup of hot tea and
some biscuits soon made the boy feel warm.
“Where are your parents,
Jason?”
“I
________NOT/KNOW__________.
I can’t call them because of
this,” he pulled his phone out of his pocket and showed it to me – the screen
_________BREAK_________ and the phone was obviously dead.
Jason focused on the food
again. He took his ________FOUR__________ biscuit and said: “I wish my mum
could make biscuits like this.”
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44.
Paul was going to be late
for his morning class again. He _________NOT/ UNDERSTAND_________ why it happened to him so often.
This was going to be the
_________THREE_________ time in one week and that was too much even for Mrs
Pitt.
She was the
_________KIND_________ teacher in the world but Paul wasn’t sure that she
would forgive him again.
“If I don’t invent a very
good excuse, she ________CALL__________ my parents.” Paul thought.
His parents
________NOT/BE__________ very strict people but they didn’t approve of Paul’s
habit of playing computer games till late at night.
As a result, he couldn’t
make _________HE_________ get up in the morning and was regularly late for
school.
Paul quietly opened the door
and _________GO_________ into the classroom.
His classmates
_________WRITE_________ something in their notepads and didn’t pay any attention
to him.
Mrs Pitt looked at him and
said in a flat voice: “You are late again, Paul. What ________HAPPEN__________?”
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45.
Kitty lived next door to me
and we’d been friends since childhood. We learnt at the same school and
________WALK__________ there together.
I was sixteen and she was
four years ________YOUNG__________ than me.
But we had a lot in common
and enjoyed chatting on ________WE__________ way to school.
Every morning Kitty knocked
on my door and I had to be ready by that time – she ________NOT/LIKE__________
waiting for me.
One day she didn’t knock.
When I caught up with her at the bus stop, she ________READ__________ a
magazine and didn’t even look at me.
I ________NOT/CAN__________
understand what was going on.
“Hey, Kitty, what’s wrong? Why
aren’t you talking to ________I__________?”
“You yourself know why,”
Kitty said angrily.
“No, I don’t. I wouldn’t ask
you if I ________KNOW__________.”
“You went to the cinema with
Lisa Parker yesterday,” Kitty was almost crying.
I felt puzzled and didn’t
know what to say. The two ________WOMAN__________ at the bus stop looked
amused at our conversation and didn’t hide their smiles.
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1. School was finally over and I was about to enjoy my
holidays. I was going to stay with my Aunt Helen, who lived in California. I
thought that visiting _________SHE_________ would be great fun, but I
felt nervous and scared. When my mum _________DRIVE_________ me to the
airport, she noticed that something was wrong with me.
“Are you all right?’ she asked. “You’re afraid of flying, aren’t you?” “I _________NOT/WANT_________ you to notice. Yes, I’m a bit scared. Sorry.” “There _________BE_________ nothing to be sorry about! It’s natural to feel nervous before your first flight. I wish I ________CAN_________ go with you, but you know that I can’t.” It was true. My mum was the _________BUSY_________ woman in the world. “I’m fine, Mum. Don’t worry.” I tried to sound calm. “I ________CALL__________ you as soon as we land.” The plane _________TAKE_________ off smoothly. The pilot informed the passengers about the details of the flight. Then we _________OFFER_________ refreshing drinks. I had some orange juice and closed my eyes. |
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2. Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls.
“They’re so plain.” “Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we _________MAKE_________ the walls any colour you like.” “Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy ________SHAKE__________ her head. “No, pink is either for _________BABY_________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m neither of those.” Her parents smiled but ________NOT/SAY__________ anything. “But what colour to choose? I wish we _________CAN_________ ask a designer for professional advice,” said Kathy. “Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much _________EXPENSIVE_________ than we can afford.” “Ok. It was just an idea.” “Getting back to the wall colour, why not make your room yellow or orange?” Dad suggested. “When the walls _________PAINT_________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.” “Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the _________FOUR_________ one will be orange.” The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I ______BUY________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush. |
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3. Veronica loved autumn. It was her favourite season.
There were many good things about it. She loved the smells, the changing _________LEAF_________,
and the cool breezes. There _________BE_________ also apple pies,
apple doughnuts and pumpkin pies. For Veronica, pumpkin pies were the
_________GOOD_________, especially when her mother cooked them.
Veronica had never tried to make a pie _________SHE_________, but she
knew how, as she had seen how her mother made it many times. One day, on her
way from school, Veronica _________BUY_________ a pumpkin and decided
to cook it. She tried to do everything the same way her mother usually did.
Veronica was in the kitchen and _________NOT/HEAR_________ the door
bell. Her mother had to use her key to enter the house.
“Who _________MAKE_________ a pie?” her mother asked. “I can smell it. How soon is it going to be ready? I’m very hungry.” When the pie was ready, Veronica put it on the table. The pie looked nice: it _________DECORATE_________ with nuts and coloured sugar. Veronica’s mother had a large piece. She smiled and said that she _________LIKE_________ it very much. |
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4. Dylan had a very old car. It was 20 years old.
But the faded paint made it look even _________OLD_________ than that.
It _________BE_________ a shame to drive a car that looked like that
and Dylan took it to a paint shop. There the car _________PAINT_________
dark blue for $200. Dylan was very pleased with the new look. The only
problem was that the car stereo _________NOT/WORK_________ properly.
Dylan managed to fix it himself. Then one day Dylan had a new problem –
petrol. He could smell it while he _________DRIVE_________ his car.
Dylan asked himself “Am I driving a bomb? Could the car explode at any
minute?” He knew the car manual by heart. He had car problems at least once a
month, and he always found a way to fix _________THEY_________
himself. However, this time, it was a job for a mechanic. So he _________TAKE_________
his car to the closest service station. The mechanic said they _________TEST_________
the car to find out what the problem was. He told Dylan to come back in an
hour. When Dylan came back, the mechanic said, "The problem is with the
fuel pump. You need a new one. It costs $400."
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5. July 17th was coming. It would be Mark’s
_________THIRTEEN_________ birthday. His Mum asked him what he
_________WANT_________ as a gift. Mark answered at once that his dream
was to have a telescope to watch the stars. Mum _________SHAKE_________
her head doubtfully. She knew that Mark enjoyed learning about space but a
telescope was a _________EXPENSIVE_________ present than they had
planned. After dinner the parents had a discussion about the present.
“I think we should give Mark the telescope,” Dad said. “But we ________SPEND__________ all our savings already,” Mum responded. “We bought some new furniture and paid for our holidays. I wish we _________CAN_________ buy him this present but we really can’t.” “I think, we can,” Dad smiled. “Look, I’ve got an old friend, Nick, whose father was interested in astronomy. His father died many years ago, and Nick keeps all his things in the attic. I think he _________AGREE_________ to sell us his telescope at half price.” Nick ________PLANT__________ roses in the garden when Mum and Dad arrived at his house. “Yes, sure,” he said. “There are lots of _________BOX_________ in the attic. You can take whatever you want for Mark for free. I’m glad he’s taking up my father’s hobby.” |
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6. It was the middle of November and Tina felt down and
depressed. Late autumn was the _________BAD_________ season of the
year. It often _________RAIN_________, and Tina had to spend most of
her time indoors. Because of this, she really welcomed the changes in her
school routine. The school administration introduced a new class - a dance
class. But not everyone was happy! The boys said that it ________BE__________
a waste of time. They often missed the class and, when they attended, they
_________NOT/LISTEN_________ to the teacher’s instructions but tried
to make fun of everything.
“I wish we _________HAVE_________ a class for girls only,” Tina thought. The Junior Dance Competition _________HOLD_________ in their town every year. It was a spectacular show. “Your dancing _________IMPROVE_________ every day,” the teacher said one day. “If you go on like this, you _________HAVE_________ a chance to take part in the Dance Competition next month.” Tina imagined herself wearing a beautiful dress and elegant shoes on her _________FOOT_________. She decided it was something she’d like to try. |
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7. Cindy liked parks. She took long walks in the nearby
park almost every day. Her classmates, however, _________NOT/SHARE_________
her interest and Cindy usually walked alone. Cindy’s parents worried that she
_________HAVE_________ no friends.
“I wish you _________SPEND_________ more time with your classmates. Don’t you feel bored in the park?” “It’s ok, Mum, I just feel much ________GOOD__________ alone than with people who can’t understand me,” Cindy usually answered. “Parks are a lot more fun to spend time in than hanging out in a shopping centre.” And her mother didn’t know what to say. One day, Cindy returned from the park very excited. “Guess, who I met in the park!” she said, and she told her parents the whole story. “I _________WALK_________ along the central avenue when I saw a group of people. They ________BE_________ students of the Biology faculty of the university. They told _________I_________ about the plan to rearrange the park. A large lake is going to be made in the centre. There will be wild animals there like hares, squirrels and even _________FOX_________. Yesterday, the plan _________APPROVE_________ by the City Council and work starts tomorrow. I want to join the volunteer team!” |
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8. When I was at school, I spent two summers at my
grandfather’s. They were the _________GOOD_________ holidays I’ve ever
had. Grandpa lived alone in a country cottage near a small river. Grandpa’s
hobby was making birdhouses. He always said that he _________NEED_________
a hobby to fill his free time. Grandpa’s workshop was full of all kinds
of tools. There _________BE_________ a big table, hammers, nails,
paints, and what not. And all the tools _________KEEP_________
carefully in their places. That was Grandpa’s number one rule. The _________TWO_________
rule was, “Never buy a new tool if the old one still works.” In the workshop,
when he _________MAKE_________ the birdhouses, I asked him lots of
questions about birds. He _________KNOW_________ a lot about
them! He could tell one bird from another by their songs and
footprints. I was surprised that Grandpa _________NOT/PAINT_________
the birdhouses in bright colours. He explained to ________I__________
that birds prefer natural colours that make their houses more difficult to
notice and, for that reason, safer.
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9. It was a hot summer day. Tom and his Mum were
heading to the beach. Tom was only wearing shorts and a pair of sandals on
his ________FOOT__________ but he felt hot anyway. When they came to
the beach, they found out that the sea _________NOT/BE_________ calm
– powerful waves were breaking on the shore. Mum _________STOP_________
in hesitation.
“It’s fine. I can easily swim in these waves,” Tom wanted to demonstrate his swimming skills. But Mum said that they ________STAY__________ out of the water till the sea calmed down. Sitting close to ________THEY__________ was a boy about Tom’s age. He was alone because his parents _________LEAVE_________ to buy some sandwiches. He came over and said his name was Gary. His shoulders _________COVER_________ with protective suntan lotion, but they looked red anyway. “It’s getting __________HOT________ every minute,” said Gary. “How about a swim?” “No way,” Tom’s mother was definitely against the idea and Tom had to obey. “As you like,” Gary said and headed to the water. The ________THREE__________ wave hit him hard and he lost his balance. Everything was happening very fast – Gary fell down and went under the water. Fortunately, Tom and his mother were close enough to get him out in time. |
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10.
The academic
term was coming to its end and Kate decided to arrange a party to celebrate
the coming holidays. To be frank, there _________BE_________ one more
reason for the party. Kate wanted her classmates to meet someone from her family.
She was sure it would impress ________THEY__________ and would help
her popularity. Kate _________MAKE_________ sandwiches in the kitchen
when Hugo came in.
“It looks like I’m the _________ONE_________ guest, doesn’t it?” Hugo looked embarrassed. “Sorry for coming so early.” “Oh, it’s ok,” said Kate, “Come in! You ________HELP__________ me in the kitchen, won’t you?” “Sure,” Hugo entered the room and _________STOP_________ in surprise. “Are you saying you made all this yourself?” On the table there was a huge pie. It ________DECORATE__________ with different fruit and looked fantastic. “No,” Kate looked pleased with his reaction. “My cousin helped me. She ______LEAVE_______ for the shop. She’ll be back any minute.” The front door opened and a girl entered. Hugo understood that he ________SEE_________ her many times in different TV programmes for teenagers. “A TV star?” Hugo sounded so silly that both girls burst out laughing. |
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11.
Tim liked
going to the zoo. One day his mother said:
“We’re going to a different place today, Tim. It’s an animal shelter. I’m sure you _________LIKE_________ it.” The place was much _________SMALL_________ than a zoo, but clean and well kept. There were volunteers in special uniforms. One of them showed Tim and his mum round the shelter. Lots of animals ________KEEP__________ there. Cats and dogs made up most of the population, but there were also horses, monkeys, _________FOX_________ and other animals. Each of the animals had its own story written on a sign next to its cage or enclosure. All the stories were sad – the animals had either been abandoned by _________THEY_________ owners or saved by the animal police from cruel treatment. ‘If people ________BE_________ more responsible for their pets, we wouldn’t have so much work here,” the volunteer remarked. “But unfortunately some people ________NOT/UNDERSTAND__________ that animals are not toys.” Tim’s mother thanked the volunteer and _________MAKE_________ a donation. Shelters always needed money to pay for the animals’ food and medical care. On the way home Tim told his mother that he ________WANT__________ to go to the shelter again, not only to watch but also to help the volunteers. |
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12.
Harry’s class
was going on an excursion to the firehouse. Harry _________FEEL_________
proud because his Uncle Jim, a fireman, was going to show the children around
the place. Naturally, the first thing Harry’s classmates wanted to see was
the huge fire truck. There ________BE__________ eight vehicles at the
firehouse at that moment. Uncle Jim explained how the trucks got water and
even let the kids get inside the truck.
“Have you ever fought a fire ________YOU________?” a red-haired boy asked. “Yes, many times, unfortunately,” Uncle Jim answered. “I wish people _________BEHAVE_________ more responsibly when they used electrical devices at home or had picnics outdoors. But they often _________NOT/THINK_________ anything can happen to them. Please remember that children _________NOT/MUST_________ make fires in the woods. There is dry grass and dry ________LEAF__________ on the ground. They start to burn very easily. And there is nothing _________DANGEROUS_________ than forest fires!” The children promised not to make any fires in the woods and Uncle Jim went on with the tour. He _________SHOW_________ them the fire alarm equipment, when a siren started wailing... |
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13.
Martin and
Jane were shopping. They were in the _________LARGE_________ shopping
centre in their city. In fact, it was their favourite place because it was
nice and not very expensive. The centre ________CALL__________ “Dress
for Less”. Unlike most _________MAN_________, Martin liked shopping.
Today he felt really happy because he _________BUY_________ a shirt
and a pair of jeans. Jane was still in the changing room so Martin had time
for a cup of coffee in the lobby. It was the first time Martin had had a good
look at the building itself. The shopping centre building _________BE_________
impressive. The engineers had used advanced technologies to make it light,
warm and spacious.
“Hi!” Martin _________HEAR_________ Jane’s voice. “What are you having? Coffee? No, I _________NOT/DRINK_________ coffee. Never. It’s not good for your health. ” “Look, Jane, do you know the name of the architect of this building?” Martin interrupted her. Jane looked puzzled. “I wish we _________CAN_________ change our life a bit,” went on Martin. “We probably spend too much time on things like shopping and miss more important things. When was the last time we visited a museum?” Jane quietly sat down on the chair beside _________HE_________. |
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14.
Annie was
waiting for her guests. Her birthday was on 25th December and she felt this
was both lucky and unlucky. It _________BE_________ great to have her
birthday on a special day like Christmas. But, on the other hand, very few of
Annie’s friends came to her party. Most of them had family plans for that
day. The doorbell _________RING_________ and her classmate,
Brian, appeared. He had a plastic bag in his hand.
“Happy birthday, Annie!” Brain said and got an old oil lamp out of his bag. Annie ________NOT/CAN__________ hide her surprise: “What’s this? And where did you buy it?” “A magic lamp. And I didn’t buy it. It _________FIND_________ in the attic of an old country house a year ago. My friend found it when they _________REPAIR_________ the house. He says if you light the lamp and make a wish, the wish _________COME_________ true. It works particularly well with reasonable wishes that are not too big for the lamp. Its magic is not very strong.” Annie laughed aloud. “I’ve never got a present _________ORIGINAL_________ than this. Ok, let’s test your lamp.” Annie lit it and said: “I wish the whole class would come to _________I_________ party today”. As soon as she ________SAY__________ it, the doorbell rang impatiently. |
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15.
A few years
ago I was on a camping holiday in Bristol. There _________BE_________
lots of other girls from around the UK, but I was the only one from Scotland.
The camp _________LOCATE_________ in the woods, not far from the
river. The camp life was even _________INTERESTING_________ than I had
expected. We enjoyed all kinds of camping activities – sports and
games, different shows and contests. Everything was fine apart from one
incident that took me aback.
Once, at lunchtime, when I ________EAT__________ ice cream, one of the girls asked: “So, do you have ice cream in Scotland?” I _________NOT/KNOW_________ how to react. My neighbour repeated her question. I nodded, “Yes.” My answer provoked a wave of absurd questions about my country: “Have you ever seen a ghost in your castle?” “Do all Scottish _________MAN_________ wear checked skirts?” I __________FIND________ out that some people believe silly stereotypes about Scotland. They believe that Scots really carry bagpipes in ________THEY__________ bags to play the instrument on the streets, and that Scots practise magic. At last, the girls said that they _________COME_________ to Scotland one day to see it with their own eyes and to separate the truth from the myths. |
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16.
As a child,
Steven lived in a village. Outside the village there was a house where a
strange old woman and her granddaughter Eliza lived. The ________CHILD__________
often played together. One day, Eliza _________BE_________ unusually
sad. When Steven was about to leave, the old woman said, “I know you are
friends. But never come to our house again. Never ever!”
The girl took the boy to the gate. “Will you miss me?” she asked. The boy said, “Yes, I will!” To his surprise, the girl said, “But I won’t! I _________NOT/WANT_________ to see you anymore!” She closed the gate. The next day the girl ________LEAVE__________ for the city. Steven was upset but he hoped that one day he _________SEE_________ Eliza again. Five years later Steven became a student and moved to the city. He rented a small apartment on the _________ONE_________ floor. One day, when he _________WALK_________ to the university, he saw Eliza. She was sitting on the bench in the park with an ice-cream in her hand. He ran up to her and said “Hello! It’s nice to see you again!” But Eliza looked up at ________HE_________, stood up and walked away. “I wish I _________KNOW_________ what is going on,” Steven said to himself, and decided to start his own investigation. |
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17.
Judy was
afraid of the dark. At night she always _________LEAVE_________ the
lights on. Judy couldn’t explain what exactly she was afraid of. She ________NOT/BELIEVE__________
in monsters or in ghosts. She was one of those rare girls who never
screamed when she saw spiders, _________MOUSE_________ and frogs. But
everyone in her family knew that a dark room was the _________BAD_________
of her fears. One day, when Judy _________DRAW_________
something in her room, her mother came in holding a big shopping bag.
“Guess what I _______BUY______,” she said to Judy. “I have no idea. Is it for ________I________?” Judy felt very curious about the bag. Her mother pulled two packages from her shopping bag. In the first package there were some very nice slippers. They _________MAKE_________ from soft, pink fabric and had bright flashing lights. Inside the second package were glow-in-the-dark pyjamas! Judy said she _________WANT_________ to try them on immediately. Amazingly, she felt safe all through the night. In a few days the lights stopped flashing but Judy realised she didn’t feel afraid of the dark any more. |
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18.
Linda read the email
and laughed happily. “It’s the______GOOD______ news I’ve ever got,”
she said to her mother.
“I ______PASS______ the exam! It was
really difficult, but I managed it!
“Congratulations!” her
mother smiled too. “We should celebrate. I ______MAKE______ a huge
apple pie. Do you want to invite some friends?”
Linda ______NOT/KNOW______ what to say.
“No,” she said at last. “I want to spend this evening with you and my
sisters.”
She looked at an old photo on the wall. It______TAKE______
at the seaside ten years ago.
Linda and her sisters were small ______CHILD______
there.
“I’m lucky to have a family like ours,” Linda______THINK______
to herself.
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LATE
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He
looked tired. Susan __________________ that the next week her father was
going to China to discuss a new project.
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KNOW
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At
dinner, her father asked Susan if she __________________ to go with him. It
was a bit unexpected but Susan liked the idea at once.
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WANT
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It
was her__________________birthday in a few days.
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SIXTEEN
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And
Susan thought it __________________ fun to celebrate it abroad.
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BE
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However,
there was one thing she wanted to clear up before the trip: “Are you going to
be busy from morning till night? I __________________ to sit in the hotel all
the time alone.”
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NOT/WANT
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“You
won’t have to,” her father reassured Susan. “I __________________ all the
project papers already. So, while our partners are studying them, we’ll have
plenty of time for sightseeing.”
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PREPARE
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“Great!”
Susan ran up to her room to pack. “Remember to take some comfortable shoes.
Otherwise your __________________ will hurt .
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FOOT
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