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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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Thousands of tourists visit Edinburgh every year. The capital of Scotland is _________________(FAME) for its history and architecture. It’s one of the _________________(CULTURE) centres of the country. The main _________________(ATTRACT) of the city is Edinburgh Castle. It was built in the 12thcentury but it still looks magnificent and very _____________________(IMPRESS).  There are many historic monuments in Edinburgh. One of them is an unusual monument to Walter Scott, a well-known ____________________(WRITE). The city streets are usually full of noisy tourists with cameras but if you want a quiet holiday, you can have it too - the beautiful and ________________(PEACE) countryside is just round the corner. 

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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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 There are pills for everything. If you can't sleep you take a pill. If you're depressed or just ________________(HAPPY), you also can take a pill. These days scientists are developing a new pill that you can use for improving your ______________(FIT). It will have the same effect on people’s bodies as doing sports. The ________________(SCIENCE) experiments on mice have given wonderful results. The animals got stronger and healthier without any exercise. However, some doctors think that such pills can be ___________________(DANGER) for health, especially in certain situations. The problem is that there will be people who may use the pill unwisely. For example, young girls who want to lose weight and get slim may take several pills at once. It will be very _________________(HARM) for their health. That’s why our government should think a lot before making the ______________(DECIDE) that allows the medicine to be produced. 

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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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People spend hours talking on their mobile phones. There is an opinion that it may be ___________________(HARM) to their health, but it is difficult to know for sure. Some research shows that mobile phones may cause brain problems. On the other hand, some doctors say mobiles are not _____________(DANGER) at all.  No matter what doctors say, it’s just _____________________(POSSIBLE) to live without a mobile phone today. It has become a very _____________________(USE) device and people can’t do without it. It makes our life _________________(COMFORT) and saves time. People can get in touch with each other quickly. Mobile phones make ____________________(COMMUNICATE) easier. 

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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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Learning languages is becoming a popular hobby with children and adults. It’s not only interesting but very _______________(USE), too. Foreign languages improve memory and develop ____________________(IMAGINE). People who are able to speak two or more languages __________________(FLUENT) are usually more successful than their monolingual colleagues. They are better in making business and _________________(PERSON) contacts. They are more _________________(CREATE) and they are better in solving conflicts as they are able to accept new ideas and different points of view. Foreign languages make life more _______________(INTEREST) and colourful. 

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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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British cuisine is simple. Puddings, stews, pies and breads are __________________(TRADITION) British dishes. Many of them are cooked and eaten on holidays. The choice of dishes has been influenced by the climate, history and __________________(GEOGRAPHY) position of the country. England is __________________(FAME) for its butter and cheese. The most popular of them is, of course, cheddar. Scotland is known for its ________________(TASTE) meat dishes and cakes. Wales has a strong fishing culture. As a result, Welsh cookery includes a lot of seafood, such as shrimps and crabs. However, nowadays most British restaurants offer food from _____________________(DIFFER) parts of the world. The choice depends only on your pocketbook and your ____________________(IMAGINE).

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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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How do people learn the news? About a century ago people got _________________(INFORM) from newspapers since they were the only mass media that existed in those times. Radio and television seemed _________________(WONDER) inventions as they broadcasted audio and visual images. The Internet has changed the situation dramatically.  Now the audience has an opportunity to create the news, share their _________________(PERSON) knowledge and express their opinions. The Internet supposes interaction, which makes it very __________________(ATTRACT) to people. And what about the newspapers? Will they ___________________(APPEAR) in the near future? I wish they wouldn’t as I like starting my day with a cup of coffee and a ___________________(TRADITION)____ newspaper.

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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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Ratatouille is an American cartoon. The name of the cartoon comes from a ______________________(TRADITION) French dish made of vegetables. The main character is a rat Remy, who is interested in cooking and dreams of becoming a ____________________(SUCCESS) chef. Remy is separated from his family at the ____________________(BEGIN) of the movie. So he finds himself in Paris, France. There his unusual ___________________(FRIEND) with a poor boy begins. They both don’t care that most people hate rats and try to get rid of them. Remy wants to help the boy. He tries to teach him how to cook __________________(TASTE) dishes.  The story ends __________________(HAPPY) and the friends start a new restaurant.

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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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Dublin is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland. It has an ____NATIONAL____ airport with flights from London and European capitals. Dublin is a _____BEAUTY____ and cosmopolitan city. If you walk along its different central streets, you will find a wide range of _____DIFFER____ shops, bars and restaurants. If you like sightseeing, you can also visit the famous Dublin castle, one of the most _____IMPRESS_____ buildings in the city. Dublin is a green city. It is such a pleasure to walk there on a hot ______SUN____ day. In the evening you can listen to ____TRADITION_____ Irish music played in the streets and in the pubs.

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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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What do you think is the most stressful and ___DANGER_____ job in Britain? Is it a police officer, a detective or a news ____REPORT____? Well, statistics say it is a London taxi driver. It is a ____REAL_____ hard job as traffic is getting worse. If we sit in a traffic jam for a few minutes, we start feeling ____NERVE_____ and irritated. But imagine you had to do that every day as your job! And you have to remain ____CARE_____ and attentive in spite of everything. London taxi drivers have to have a good memory to be able to take a _____TRAVEL___ from A to B without looking at the map or asking for directions.

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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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My first job was working at a bakery. When I walked from my house to the bakery I could smell the ____WONDER___ fresh bread. I loved it. I worked ____DAY___ after school and at weekends. It made about twenty hours a week. One of the most _____FANTASY___ things about the bakery was that I could eat all I wanted there. I couldn't stop eating the fresh buns, rolls and cakes. They were so ___TASTE____. Mrs. Bradley, the _____OWN____ of the bakery, was a very nice woman. She had no children and she treated me like her own granddaughter. I liked her too and did my best to be as ___HELP____as possible.

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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_________?” Paul was not ready with an answer.

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In Andorra people live longer than in any other European country. It seems they have discovered the secret of a long and ____HEALTH______ life. People in Andorra stay active and __ENERGY___ at old age. They attend gyms and public _____SWIM______ pools for free. Exercise is one reason, the others are clean air and a diet based on vegetables and olive oil. People of all ages in Andorra are cheerful and ____FRIEND______. They think that life is ____FANTASY______ and they do their best to enjoy it. Andorra is the most ____PEACE______ country in Europe – they haven’t had a war for 700 years.

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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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Ballroom dancing in the UK is making a comeback. For the past five years the popularity of ballroom dancing has grown thanks to the TV show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. In the show a professional ballroom ____DANCE____ has a celebrity for a partner. They learn ___DIFFER____ ballroom dances and perform them live on TV. Four judges and the public decide who stays in the ____COMPETE___ and who leaves. The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is. The celebrities wear ____COLOUR____ dresses and suits and the show looks very ____IMPRESS____. According to the ratings, the ___PERFORM_____ is becoming more and more popular with TV audiences.

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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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The best thing about shopping in London is that there really are hundreds of cool shops selling ____FASHION____ clothes. Only here you can find a wide choice of _____ORIGIN____ and unique shops. Sometimes you can buy _____FANTASY____ things there. You can spend a whole day in a shopping centre, have lunch in one of the European or ____ENGLAND____ restaurants, see a new film in the cinema and even enjoy a ___PERFORM____. But be ___СARE____ – London shops are expensive! Don’t leave all your money in the shopping centre.

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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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London is famous for its history and its sights. It is also a wonderful place for shopaholics. There are lots of _____DIFFER_____ places to go. For example, you can go to Oxford Street. Sometimes it gets too ___CROWD_____ and noisy, especially during the sales. If you don’t like it, go to Covent Garden. There you can have a _____LOVE_____ cup of tea or a cappuccino in a quiet coffee house. You can also watch a street _____PERFORM___. Portobello Road is the right place to go if you want to buy unique and ____USUAL_____ things. Shopping in London is always an ___EXCITE___ experience and it’s worth trying.

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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 is 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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Every year the world goes dark for one hour, the Earth Hour. The event is organised by the ___NATION____ World Wildlife Fund. At tourist destinations, in offices and private homes, lights are switched off for one hour at ____EXACT____ 8:00 pm. The idea is to show that our planet is in danger and it needs care and ____PROTECT____. It's ____POSSIBLE____ to remain indifferent to changes in the climate which go on and on. The Earth Hour is not about saving an hour’s electricity. It’s about realising that we live on a ____WONDER____ planet and need to look after it –  not just for an hour a year but every day. The Earth Hour is a part of an ____ECOLOGY___ education whose aim is to make people understand their responsibility to the planet.

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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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The Turners were not used to snow. The most they ever got in Birmingham was an inch or so each winter. Even that happened quite _____RARE_____. The _____FUN_____ thing was that a tiny bit of snow was enough to cancel school and even to close some businesses. One night, in March of 1993, something very ___EXCITE_____ happened. Very cold air from Canada created the "Storm of the Century". When the Turner kids woke up on Saturday morning, there were 17 inches of ____WONDER_____ snow as far as the eye could see. The Turners were in shock. They had no idea what to do. Though Mr. Turner was an experienced ____DRIVE____ he chose to leave his car in the garage. He wanted the whole family to stay at home but it was natural for the kids to ______AGREE____ with him. They put on the warmest clothes they had and ran outside to enjoy the snow.

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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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Dr Michael Werner says that he has eaten nothing for four years. The German ____SCIENCE______ explains that he gets all his energy from sunlight. He says he drinks only water and ____DIFFER______ fruit juices. Dr Werner has written an ____EXCITE______ book about his experiences. In it he says that when he started the experiment he even put on weight. He says: "I can't really give an _____EXPLAIN_____ of what’s happening to me; perhaps I just believe in my theory." Dr Werner’s colleagues say that only plants can produce energy from the sun, and they cannot explain how he is able to stay _____HEALTH_____. “This case ,____PROBABLE____, needs a lot more research before we will be able to explain it,” they say.

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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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Many tourists find they don't like staying in city hotels. They prefer to avoid _____NOISE____ cities completely. They are attracted instead to dramatic views of mountains and _____PEACE____ valleys. If you like this sort of tourism, Mountain View Camp is for you. You’ll have an ____FORGETTABLE___ vacation there. The Camp has a view over the ____IMPRESS____ Hampson Valley. In the camp, tourists can rent either tents or bungalows. All the guests have free access to different facilities such as kitchens, bathrooms and playgrounds for children. The camp is a successful ____COMBINE____ of both comfort and a green environment.  The tourists can also have lunch in one of the many restaurants and try European or ____NATION_____ cuisine.

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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. _________I_________ 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 realise 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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Millions of people want to learn English. There are lots of ____DIFFER___ methods and the main problem is how to choose the best one. Some people believe that the most ____EFFECT____ way is to study English in Britain or in any other English-speaking country. The advantage of going to Britain seems obvious. Everyone around you speaks English. It’s practically ____POSSIBLE____ to avoid communication, so you’ll learn English ____QUICK____. On the other hand, one can learn English at home. There are lots of possibilities there too: a good _____TEACH_____, a language school or an on-line course. There are many ways to get a good language ____EDUCATE___ now.

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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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If someone asks what your nationality is, how do you answer? For British people _____NATION_____ identity is a complex issue. Take me for example. I carry a passport issued by the British ____GOVERN____. I was born in England, but my Mum is Scottish and my Granny is from Northern Ireland. So what am I? ____ACTUAL____, I am really all of them: English, Irish, Scottish and British. Each of the “nations” has a lot in common but they also have their own unique culture and ___TRADITION____ lifestyle. They ___LIKE_____ it when people call them English. And perhaps the most important ____DIFFER____ of all – each nation has its own football team!

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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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The city of St Davids is situated on the south-west coast of Wales. If you're looking for an ____USUAL_____ place to go, this is your destination. It was granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II but in reality St Davids looks like an ____ATTRACT______ small village. It is actually the smallest city in Britain with a ______POPULATE____ of just over 1,600. St Davids has a ______BEAUTY_____ medieval cathedral which dates back to the 12th century. Today it is a _____CHARM_____ place with narrow streets filled with cafes, hotels and art galleries – but only one pub! St Davids is famous for its sandy beaches and clear water. Whitesands Bay is a regular ____WIN_____ of the prestigious European Blue Flag award.

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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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Reading is one of the most popular pastimes and books are one of the main sources of knowledge. Everyone knows this but, _____FORTUNATELY____, there are many young people who don’t like to read. They say it is not cool but I firmly _____AGREE_____ with them. Books have the ability to take you to another world, to wake up your _____IMAGINE____ and transport you to places you’ve never been to. Books can be ____DIFFER_____ in size and content. Their stories can be ____EXCITE____, scary, romantic or funny but above all, books are just interesting. I'm absolutely sure that books by a good ____WRITE____ will always be popular.

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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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Siem Reap is a small town in Cambodia, a country in southeast Asia. It is built around a ___FAME____ cathedral. The town is charming with some fine examples of French colonial architecture. A legend says that a French ____WRITE_____ once called the town “a pearl of Cambodia”. Nowadays, this town is quite popular with tourists. They often use it as a starting point for their _____EXCITE____ travellings. The town is really remarkable. There you will find some _____IMPRESS_____ stone monuments and statues, ancient buildings and picturesque ruins. Note that it’s ___USUAL_____ hot there in the summer. Please ensure that you take ____COMFORT______ walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to drink.

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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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Piranhas are South American fish. There are lots of scary stories about them. Most people think that piranhas are very _____DANGER____ creatures. However, a ____SCIENCE___ from St Andrews University, Anne Magurran, has recently announced that to call piranhas cruel killers is not fair. They ____USUAL____ eat fish, plants and insects. According to Professor Anne Magurran, piranhas attack people and animals only when they want to defend themselves. However, most travellers strongly __AGREE_____ with this point of view. They recommend keeping away from the water where piranhas live. When the fish attack in groups, it is practically ___POSSIBLE_____ to survive. Whatever your opinion of piranhas, this is a _____USE______ piece of advice one should follow.

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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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Have you heard of a Tadeus Bodnar? He is a ____FAME_____ Hungarian hairdresser. Not long ago he stopped using the _____TRADITION_____ scissors and comb. Now his instruments are axes, irons and vacuum cleaners. Now he is very _____SUCCESS_____ and happy because with his innovative techniques he can express himself better. He cuts hair in his shop in Budapest by chopping it with an axe. Then he styles the hair using a vacuum cleaner, or straightens it with an iron. It’s difficult to believe but the extravagant hairdresser is very popular. Many people find him very _____CREATE____. Every day there’s an ____END____ line of people streaming to his shop. They wish to change their ___APPEAR_____ and have a thrilling, new experience.

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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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Axel is a 9-year-old Bulgarian orphan (сирота). He was adopted by a ____WEALTH_____ western family. His new father works as a _____BANK____ in Sweden and he is quite rich. Axel ____REGULAR____ wrote e-mails to the director of the orphanage, Jane Smitova. He told her that he was saving his Christmas and birthday money to help his friends. Axel said that he wanted the money to be spent on presents for his former playmates. Later Jane said “I understood that ____FRIEND_____ meant a lot to a small boy but I would never have imagined that Axel  could be talking about such an __POSSIBLE____ sum of money. It’s so touching and we are going to spend it in a very _____CARE____ way." The boy saved £6,000.

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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. Together, they went fishing and watched football matches. Ben’s granddad ___TEACH____ him how to repair bikes and other things. 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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People are afraid of lots of things. There are many _____DIFFER____ kinds of fears called phobias. They affect at least a quarter of the ____POPULATE_____. The _____TRADITION_____ treatment for people with strong phobias is some kind of therapy. In most cases it doesn’t work but doctors still believe that phobias can be cured. ___RECENT______ they have discovered a drug which can help people to overcome their phobias. It doesn’t work for everybody but when it does, it is very ___EFFECT_____. People, who take the pill feel much better –  most of their fears ____APPEAR_____.

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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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People travel a lot nowadays. Planes are considered to be the most ____COMFORT____ means of transport but for some people airports can be a nightmare. There are ___END_____ queues when you check in and you waste lots of time if your flight is delayed. However, there are some airports where you can ____ACTUAL_____ enjoy yourself. For example, you’ll never be bored at Hong Kong’s international airport. There are thousands of people from _____DIFFER____ countries here but the passengers never experience any problems because everything is well organised. There are attendants in red coats, who help you to get from one place to another. It’s very good for people with no sense of ____DIRECT_____. The attendants are always very polite and _____HELP_____.

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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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Can people live without friends? Most of us would say "no". Friends make our lives enjoyable and ___INTEREST____. Friendship is something you can't buy. It is a ____WONDER____ and valuable gift. It is ____POSSIBLE____ to live without people who care for you and who are always ready to help. However, to find a true friend is not easy. Friendship requires honesty, trust and ____KIND___. Being a friend means not only having fun together but helping each other in a difficult _____SITUATE_____. A true friend not only praises you but tells you when you are not right too. If you have already found such a person, you're ___LUCK_____.

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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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Last spring my best friend Isabelle and I booked a holiday in Venice. We rented a small apartment for a week with a _____WONDER_____ view of the town. At the last moment another friend, Linda, asked if she could come with us. She was a ___FRIEND___, cheerful girl and we were glad to have her join us. Venice was a ______FANTASY______ place and we enjoyed our trip greatly. Linda was fond of history and she told us lots of _____INTEREST_____ facts about the town. We also liked the Italian food very much. The waiter in the nearby pizzeria was a boy from Britain, so we never had any problems with _____COMMUNICATE____. The only _____PLEASANT____ thing about Venice was the weather. It was unusually cold and windy that week.

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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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Last year my friend Mia and I went on holiday to Thailand. We stayed in a _____FAME______ resort which is popular with tourists. We were very ____LUCK______ with the weather and we spent most of our days on the beach. The ocean was _____FANTASY_____ – the water was clear and warm.  Thailand is a former French colony and that’s why French is very popular there. Mia was delighted with this fact because she learns French, she wants to be a ____TEACH_____ of French, and she was able to practise the language there. She is also interested in architecture and she found some fine examples of the French colonial style in Thailand. It was an _____FORGETTABLE____ trip for me too. I am a photographer and I took lots of pictures of people and nature. Several magazines found my photos ____INTEREST______ enough to publish. I feel very proud of that. 

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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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I unexpectedly met my old friend Natalie at a metro station in Paris. I recognised her at once though we hadn’t seen each other for ten years. Now she works as a ____REPORT_______ for Le Figaro newspaper. Our ____FRIEND________ began when we were at school. After school, Natalie left Britain. French was her favourite subject and she went to university in Paris. It is one of the most ___FAME_________ opera houses in the world. Now she is a very ____SUCCESS________ journalist. Her life is busy and exciting. I was ____LUCK________ that she managed to find some time for me. Natalie made my visit to Paris ___FORGETTABLE________. She took me to the most interesting places in the city. In the evening we even watched a performance at The Grand Opera House.

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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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Jenny doesn’t have many friends, but she has lots of books. Jenny likes fantasy stories best. She has a rich ____IMAGINE_____ which takes her to magical lands. Jenny often feels like she is a part of the story. She enjoys being in someone else's shoes, living in an _____ABSOLUTE____ different world. When reading, Jenny may turn into a princess or become a mountain ____EXPLORE______. She can see _____FANTASY_____ creatures and amazing places with her own eyes. Books are ideal friends for Jenny. They are entertaining and helpful. They can give her some _____PRACTICE_____ advice when she needs it and keep quiet when she doesn’t want to communicate. Books never _____AGREE____ with her and they never argue.

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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 you ____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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Sam went to the giant aquarium near his house at least three times a week. He liked the fish and crabs, but the most ____WONDER____ creatures there were sharks. Sam could watch them for hours. He took photos through the glass and collected ____INFORM_____ about them. It surprised him how fast a massive shark could be. Before the aquarium opened, Sam thought it was ___POSSIBLE____ for sharks to be so quick and graceful. He knew that sharks were _____DANGER____ but they seldom attacked people. Many people, however, had hunted them and sharks had become endangered. ____FORTUNATE___, now there were laws protecting sharks. In the future, Sam wanted to be a ____SCIENCE_____  and study sharks in the wild.

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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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It all started in 1865. A group of Frenchmen were having dinner in one of the most _____FASHION____ restaurants near Paris. They talked about the democratic changes in the USA and wanted to support the American people. After a short ___DISCUSS___ they agreed on an original idea. The idea was suggested by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor and _____DESIGN____.  He said they could make a statue of a woman holding the torch of freedom. It was an ambitious project and it was ___POSSIBLE____ to complete it quickly. It actually took 21 years for this idea to become a reality. The French people raised money to build the statue, and, ______FINAL____, in 1886 it was ready. On July 4, 1886 the United States received their ____AMAZE_____ gift - the Statue of Liberty!

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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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Father's Day in the UK is on the third Sunday in June. We enjoy this day very much and always arrange a _____CELEBRATE_______ at home. Our dad deserves it –  he is the most _____AMAZE________ person I’ve ever met. He works as a train ___DRIVE______ and he loves his job, though it takes time and energy. He cannot spend lots of time with us, but when he is at home, we have a ____FANTASY_______ time all together. Dad is a very ____CREATE______ person and often invents new games for us. There are three children in our family and we always prepare a present for our dad together. Last time it was a large, ______COLOUR_______ book about the history of trains. The book starts with the invention of the first train and tells the whole story of the railway up to the present day.

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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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Olivia got a camera for her birthday. Her family was going on a trip to Washington D.C. and Olivia wanted to take pictures of the _____WONDER_______ places she would see. The first place where they stopped was a sandy beach. Olivia took pictures of the ocean and the _____NOISE______ seagulls. The birds seemed to enjoy being photographed, but it was ______POSSIBLE________ to go too close to them. Olivia had to take pictures from a distance. Next, the family moved on to the centre of Washington D.C. Olivia's heart was beating with ______EXCITE______. She got great shots of the White House, the Capitol and some other ______FAME______ buildings. ___FINAL_____, it was time to head home. Olivia thought about how her friends would be surprised to see her pictures. 

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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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The Grand National is a horse race which is held every year in Liverpool.  This _____COMPETE___ involves a four-mile race, during which the horses have to go over 30 fences. The most ______FAME______ horse in the Grand National was called 'Red Rum'. He was the ___WIN____ of the race three times during the 1970s.  The race is not only a sporting event but a _____FASHION____ social event too. Men and women wear beautiful clothes, and the tickets to the race are very _____EXPENSE_____. The Grand National is broadcast all over the world and around 500 to 600 million people watch it.  However, though there are lots of horse racing fans, many people think it’s ______FAIR______ and cruel to make the animals race and jump for people’s entertainment.

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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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Last year, I became a volunteer in a charity shop. It was an ___USUAL___ job for me - I had never been involved with charities. Our shop raised money to provide medical care for anyone suffering from any ____ILL____. The job was not easy but I enjoyed it very much. All my colleagues were very helpful. Their ____FRIEND_____ and support meant a lot to me. Andrew, my boss and ____MANAGE____, was a smart and well-organized person. He kept saying that we had no right to be indifferent or ____CARE____ because people’s lives depended on us. Working in the charity shop, I have met some very interesting people and have learnt a lot of practical skills. Volunteering has equipped me with experience which I’m sure will be ____USE____ for my future. 

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Susan’s father often had to go to different countries on business. That evening, he came home ____LATE_____ than usual. He looked tired. Susan ____KNOW_______ that the next week her father was going to China to discuss a new project. At dinner, her father asked Susan if she ___WANT____ to go with him. It was a bit unexpected but Susan liked the idea at once. It was her ___SIXTEEN___ birthday in a few days. And Susan thought it ____BE_____ fun to celebrate it abroad. However, there was one thing she wanted to clear up before the trip: “Are you going to be busy from morning till night? I ___NOT/WANT___ to sit in the hotel all the time alone.”

“You won’t have to,” her father reassured Susan. “I ____PREPARE____ all the project papers already. So, while our partners are studying them, we’ll have plenty of time for sightseeing.”

“Great!” Susan ran up to her room to pack.

“Remember to take some comfortable shoes. Otherwise your ___FOOT____ will hurt after the long excursions.” Her father’s advice was always practical. Half an hour later everything ___PACK_ in a suitcase and Susan called her best friend to tell her the news.

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Lots of companies do business online. They sell goods and services, or provide ____INFORM____ to the general public. Doing business online is less ____EXPENSE___ and more convenient than running a traditional business, with offices and lots of employees. Surprisingly enough, there are lots of very young people among online businessmen. In spite of their age, they are quite _____SUCCESS____ and professional. For example, Ben Collins started his own online company when he was ____REAL_____ young. He was only 17. He says, “My business is _____NATIONAL____ - we work with people from different countries. In a real office, some people would ______AGREE____ that someone of my age could be a boss, but when I work online, nobody cares how old I am.”

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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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Last year I learnt Spanish in Barcelona. Spain is an ____AMAZE____ country and I enjoyed my time there very much. My flatmates were two girls from Germany. They were nice but ___COMMUNICATE____ was a real problem for us because I didn’t speak German and they didn’t speak English, my first language. Sometimes we felt absolutely _____HELP_____ because we were not able to understand each other. However, it gave us additional motivation to learn Spanish! Very soon my teacher told me that I was speaking it ____FLUENT____. He was happy with my progress. My flatmates’ grades were ______IMPRESS_____ too! It proved that practice is very important and if you want to speak a foreign language like a native ___SPEAK____, you should practise it a lot.

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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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At school, writing essays was a real problem for me, and my grades were always low.  _____NATURAL_____ enough, I didn’t like writing and tried to avoid writing lessons at all costs. I thought I didn’t have enough ____IMAGINE______ for any kind of writing. I only understood what my problem was after school. In a ______SCIENCE_____ journal I saw an article about children’s writing problems. The author claimed that anyone could become a good _____WRITE______ if they learned some rules.  I read and reread the article several times. Then I tried to use the information in practice. I have never become a professional journalist but from time to time I publish some pieces of my _____CREATE______ writing on my blog. My friends find these essays and stories very _____ENJOY____.

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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 his mother 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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Last year I decided to take an English course in Britain. When I called the language school, the ___MANAGE_____ explained to me everything about the school and the courses. They had an _____IMPRESS_____ range of courses - for all levels and ages. As for the accommodation, there were two options: staying in a student hostel or living with a host family. Naturally enough, I wanted to choose the _____NATIONAL____  community of the hostel. However, because of my parents’ strong ______AGREEMENT______ with my choice, I had to stay with the host family. And I didn’t regret it! My host family was ____WONDER______.  They told me a lot about their country and were very curious about mine. We talked a lot and when I came back home, I could speak English ____FLUENT____!

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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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Yoga is a very popular activity and lots of people practise it nowadays. There is an opinion, however, that to be ___SUCCESS________ in this activity you should start yoga in early childhood. This is not true! You can start yoga at any time in your life. What you really need is enthusiasm and a good ____TRAIN_______ –  yogis often call them a guru. Yoga is not a ______COMPETE_______. You can choose any pace that is ____COMFORT______  for you. The aim is not to win but to make your body flexible and strong. It’s definitely _____POSSIBLE_______ to improve your body in a few days. t may take lots of time but it’s worth the time and effort.   Yoga is an _____EFFECT______ way to relax your mind. So it’s useful not only for your body.

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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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I arrived in Liverpool in the afternoon. It was a ______RAIN______ day but the weather couldn’t spoil my excellent mood - I was in Liverpool! Many people associate this city with the _____FAME_______ musical band, the Beatles. It’s true, the Beatles are everywhere, but today it’s also _____POSSIBLE________ to imagine Liverpool without its other great passion: football! The city is home to two teams: Liverpool and Everton.  Everton is older and was more ____SUCCESS_______ in the past, but since the 1990s it has been Liverpool’s time to shine. I’ve been Liverpool’s _____SUPPORT______ since I was a small boy. The team is based at the Anfield Stadium. I have watched games there twice.  It was very ______EXCITE_______ and it was one of the most important memories of my childhood.

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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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The 5th of November is Guy Fawkes Night. This holiday is also known as Bonfire Night as lighting bonfires is an essential part of the ____CELEBRATE___.   _____NATURAL____, it’s one of the favourite holidays for children –  they simply can’t miss the firework display. Most parents allow their children to stay outdoors till late at night. It would be ____FAIR______  to make them stay at home when the sky is lit up with colours. However, children should never be left on their own - bonfires and fireworks are potentially ____DANGER___. Emergency reports say the number of people needing medical care increases on this night. Some of them are ____CARE______ with fire. In spite of the excitement, the children may also catch a cold on this November night. Warm jumpers, coats and gloves are more ______USE____  than ever.

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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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Choosing a career is one of the most difficult choices we have to make in our lives. There are lots of interesting and ____EXCITE_______ professions, but which of them is the right choice for you? Researchers who work in ____EDUCATE_______ and sociology asked people across the UK what their dream job would be. And the results were quite _____EXPECTED______. According to the survey, people find modest jobs like charity work or gardening the most ____EXPECTED_______.   Often at the top of their list are jobs such as a nurse or a ____TEACH_______. The study also shows that people in the UK are very _____PRACTICE________ and focus on the dream jobs they have a realistic chance of getting. 

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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." "Let me think about it.  I ____GIVE________ you a call when I decide what to do."  But Dylan had already decided what to do.

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I’ve worked in an office for many years. It’s a very ____STRESS_____ job and recently I’ve taken up a new hobby - gardening.  My grandmother was a very good ____GARDEN_____. She never did gardening as a job but for pleasure and ______ENTERTAIN_____.  She had the so-called green fingers - the flowers and fruit trees she planted grew very _____QUICK_______.  I wish I were as skillful as she was.  It’s a pity my family does not share my interest. My children ____LIKE____ working outdoors.  They prefer using the computer indoors. I don’t argue with them. Arguing and quarrelling makes me feel ___NERVE_____ and unhappy but cannot change the situation. I hope one day they will join me in the garden. 

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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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Recently my neighbour Michael Wilkins got a job in sales.  However, soon he found out that being a sales _______MANAGE______ did not make him happy. He had to work long hours, and the job was ____STRESS______ and demanding. The atmosphere in the office was very ____FRIENDLY______ and the workers often quarreled with each other. So Michael decided to look for a more ______ATTRACT_______ job. In the local newspaper, he saw an ______ADVERTISE_______ from a pizzeria. It was close to his house and they needed a waiter. Michael decided to apply and didn’t regret it. “It’s good to feed people. I enjoy seeing them smile –  it’s important, isn’t it?” Michael says. Next week he’s going to take a cooking course. On completing it, he will be able to make ____TASTE________ pizzas himself!

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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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There is a popular opinion that all children are talented. It’s true - children are curious and have a good _____IMAGINE_____.  It helps them make ____AMAZE____ things from very routine objects like stones, leaves, or strips of fabric. Coloured paper, watercolours and pencils stimulate their ______CREATE____ minds a lot too! However, sometimes parents may ____APPROVE___ of their children’s artistic activities like drawing on the walls and indoor experiments with fireworks.  But _____PUNISH______ is not a good solution! Any art activity develops children’s brains and stimulates their ability in science. Be _____CARE_____ with your children’s natural talents. Never stop them doing an activity but instead create an appropriate and safe environment for it.

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Tom woke up relatively early. But he ____UNDERSTAND____ at once that he was not the first awake. There was somebody in the kitchen already. Tom went out to inspect, and found that his dad was there –  he ______CUT_____ vegetables. It was rather strange –  everyone knew that dad ____NOT/LIKE_____ cooking. “I wish I ____KNOW____ what you are doing,” he said. Dad gave ______HE____ a smile and answered “Wait and see.” He pulled out a juicing machine from the cupboard. Nobody had used it for ages and the machine ____COVER____ with a thin layer of dust. Tom’s dad washed it and turned it on. Then he put a handful of carrots inside. Next he added cucumbers and ___TOMATO____. Dad made three large cups of the stuff. He took one and drank it. He handed the ___TWO____ cup to Tom. To his surprise the juice tasted really good. “You don’t eat enough vegetables,” his dad said. “If you don’t like eating them, you’ll probably like drinking them.” Tom nodded. It was definitely _____GOOD____ than the stewed vegetables his mum cooked almost every day. 

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Early in her reign, Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, had a plan to hold a great world-wide exhibition of modern art and design. Sir Joseph Paxton, a botanist and landscape ___DESIGN_____, won the competition to create the central exhibition hall. The _____BUILD____ he produced is still admired by architects today. Although at that time many thought it was ________POSSIBLE_____ to realize such a project. In 1851, Paxton constructed his Crystal Palace –  an ____AMAZE_____ glass and iron pavilion, over a third of a mile long, with 800,000 square feet of floor space. The construction was an ultramodern iron frame with glass panels. The exhibition was very _______SUCCESS____ – it drew over six million visitors.  _____UNFORTUNATE_____, it was taken apart in 1854. 

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The camel was very thirsty. His last drink had been weeks ago. His feet sank in the hot sand and he _________CAN_________ hardly move. "When will I reach water?" he thought. "And I _________NOT/EAT_________ for ages." It was obvious that if the camel didn’t find any water and food soon, he _________DIE_________. He made a few steps toward another dune. It was ________EASY__________ to walk along the top of a hill, than along the bottom.  At last he _________SEE_________ something green in the distance. Was it a mirage or an oasis? He hoped for the best and the hope helped _________HE_________ move faster. Soon, that distant green colour turned into real trees and grass. There _________BE_________ a small stream of water and some palm trees that gave shade. Their wide _________LEAF_________ could protect the camel from the sun's rays. Though the sun __________SHINE________, it didn’t burn anymore. Unfortunately, it was impossible to stay there forever. A short rest and the camel had to move on towards his destination. 

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Ray Kurzweil is a very popular figure in the field of science. He is a leading computer _____SCIENCE_____ who has made lots of predictions about the future of humanity. So far he has written six books about artificial intelligence, and four of them have become ___NATION____ best sellers in the USA. Ray strongly believes that soon computer intelligence will be a billion times more ___POWER_____ than the human brain. However, lots of experts don’t believe it and say that it is absolutely ___POSSIBLE_____. Kurzweil disagrees with them and says that we are already a human-machine civilization. We already use high level technology to diagnose diseases, provide ____EDUCATE____, and develop new technologies. Kurzweil thinks that by 2030, computers will do more ___IMPRESS____ tasks. They will be able to understand ordinary spoken language and show emotions. 

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Robbie's dog Roxy was smart. At least Robbie _________THINK_________ so. Robbie had found him on a street. The puppy looked cold and unhappy. Robbie took the puppy home and fortunately his mum _________NOT/MIND_________ it. One day Robbie saw the ‘Dogs' contest’ advert. According to it, all dogs that were able to perform tricks could participate. "I wish Roxy ________KNOW__________ some tricks”, Robbie thought. “But Roxy can’t perform any.” He decided to take Roxy to the contest anyway, not as a participant but as a viewer. There _________BE_________ lots dogs on the contest ground. The collars of some dogs ________DECORATE__________ with medals. The contest started, and the judge threw a ball. Roxy suddenly pulled away from Robbie and began running fast. He was the _________ONE_________ dog to catch the ball and he didn’t forget to bring it back to the judge! “The winner is the dog with no entry name on my list. Whose dog is this?” asked the judge. “It’s _________I_________ dog." said Robbie. The judge handed Robbie a small symbolic medal and a certificate for free dog food. “Congratulations! You ________WIN__________!” said Robbie to Roxy and gave him a big hug. “Let’s go home and celebrate. Mum will be surprised when she ________LEARN__________ the news.”

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'Surfers Against Sewage' (SAS) was founded in 1990 by water sports enthusiasts in the UK. They are an environmental ______ORGANIZE______ that tries to protect the UK’s oceans and beaches. They say that it may be really _____RISK______ to swim in the seas, and even sunbathe on the beaches because of the pollution. When SAS appeared, it informed people about the problem in quite an _____USUAL______ way. They went to public events with their surfboards and handed out leaflets. They _____QUICK____ attracted the attention of the media and people of Britain. They even managed to put pressure on the _____GOVERN_____ to forbid dumping waste in the sea, rivers and lakes. The campaign was indeed ______SUCCESS_____. Officials agreed to spend 8.5 billion pounds on cleaning up Britain’s seas and rivers. 

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Most people love jokes. A good joke can break the ice and make the conversation enjoyable. My friend’s hobby is collecting jokes. When he _________HEAR_________ a good joke, he writes it down on a special card. The cards _________KEEP_________ in a box in his room. When I visit _________HE_________, I never miss a chance to read a joke from his collection. Yesterday’s joke was about famous detectives. Here it is. One day Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went camping. They put up a tent, made a fire and had a good dinner of meat and _________POTATO_________. That night, Holmes _________WAKE_________ up and asked: "Watson, look up and tell me what you see." Watson said that he __________SEE________ millions of stars. "And what does it tell you?" Holmes went on his interrogation. "Well, if we apply our deductive method, we’ll come to several conclusions. Astronomically, there are billions of planets. My ________TWO__________ conclusion is astrological – I observe Saturn in Leo. And, meteorologically, it’ll be a beautiful day tomorrow. I wish we _________HAVE_________ this kind of weather more often in this country. And what does the sky tell you, Holmes?" Holmes was silent for a moment and then said, "Someone _________STEAL_________ our tent!" 

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Shepherd’s pie started as an old English recipe. The pie gained _____POPULAR_____ in the middle ages. During the reign of Elizabeth I, mince meat pie became a must-have food, probably, because it was easy to cook, ____HEALTH______ and tasty. Until the 16th century potatoes were ____MAIN______ known as pig food. But later they were accepted as a ____BASE____ food in Europe. The Shepherd’s pie recipe changed to include potatoes as an ingredient. And the fame of the dish doubled. Now Shepherd’s pie is considered to be a ____TRADITION_____ British food but similar recipes can be found in other countries, although they may have different names. In Canada, for example, a ____WAIT____ in a restaurant would present it to tourists as Chinese pie.

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TIME is a weekly magazine published in New York. In 2010 the magazine ____CHOOSE____ Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as Person of the Year. Everything began in February 2004, when Zuckerberg was still a student at Harvard. He made an online platform to connect college students. It helped ____THEY_____ to learn and socialise. Soon, other _____UNIVERSITY____ joined Facebook and then it became popular with a much wider audience. Today Facebook _____USE_____ by over a billion people. They play games, find friends, learn the news, and share photos there. Not everyone, however, _____THINK____ Facebook is a good thing. My _____GOOD_____ friend, Nicky, believes that I spend too much time online, on social networks. “I wish you ____SPEND____ more time with your real friends,” he keeps saying. Last Saturday when Nicky came to my place to discuss a school problem, I ____CHAT____ online. He waited for a while but then left without saying a word.  And he ____NOT/CALL_____ since then. I feel I’ll probably have to change my habits if I want to have real friends, not only virtual ones. 

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St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. St Patrick is _____FAME_____ for his heroic deeds. People gladly believe in ______AMAZE____ tales about St Patrick and don’t look for any historical evidence to prove them. And the facts often _____AGREE______ with the tales. For example, an old legend says that St Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. This myth is actually untrue. At the time snakes appeared on the planet, Ireland was _____COMPLETE_____ covered by water. Now it is an island which means it is surrounded by water. The water makes it ____POSSIBLE____ for snakes to get to the island. The same _____SITUATE____ is true for New Zealand, Greenland, and many other islands. 

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This story happened long ago. My son was six and we lived in an old house near a large park. There ____BE_____ lots of people in the park at weekends and we enjoyed walking and playing there too. One day, my son _____BRING____ an injured bird from the park. It was a crow. Its wing ____BREAK____ and the bird could not fly. I didn’t know what to do with the crow, but my son said that he _____TAKE_____ care of it. “If you were a couple of years ___OLD_____, you could manage it. But I doubt you can do it now,” I tried to talk him out of keeping the crow but finally agreed to take the bird home. The next day we took the crow to the vet. The vet fixed and bandaged the wing and explained to ____WE_____ what medicines we should give to the bird. “Ok,” he said, as we left, “I ____DO______ everything I can. There’s no need to bring this crow here any more. The bird is young and strong, and I think it ____RECOVER____ soon. This is the good news. The bad news is that it will never be able to fly again.” “We’ll see,” my son ____NOT/WANT___ to agree with this fact too easily. 

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The festival of Halloween has its roots in Celtic traditions. Over 2,000 years ago the Celts in Britain had a special holiday in late October to mark the _____BEGIN_____ of winter. Another autumn _____CELEBRATE____ was connected with the passing of the dead. These two events later became Halloween. On Halloween children often dress up as ghosts, witches and monsters and go around people's houses, asking for sweets. In most cases the ghosts and witches are not frightening at all, they are even _____FUN______! But remember that if the children don’t get the sweets, they may play some ____PLEASANT_____ joke, for example splash some water on you. Pumpkins also ______SYMBOL_____ Halloween. People ____USUAL____ make lanterns from them.

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I remember my uncle Thomas very well. My mum says I can’t because I was a little girl, only three at the time. But my memories of him are still very vivid. Uncle Thomas was a sailor. When he returned from his last trip, he brought several large ____BOX___ with him. Inside there ____BE____ bits of wood, metal, and painted cloth. “What is it for?” I asked my uncle. He ______GIVE_____ me a broad smile and said: “Have your breakfast first and then come to the backyard. You _____SEE____ everything with your own eyes.” When I came to the backyard, Uncle Thomas ___READ____ an instruction manual. It took all his attention because the manual ____WRITE____ in Spanish, a language my uncle didn’t know very well.  All in all, it took _____HE_____ a couple of weeks to assemble the object from the parts. To all my questions he said that it was a machine that _____CAN_____ fly like a bird. I was probably the only one in the family who took his words seriously. They could never believe that soon we were going to see one of the ____ONE____ airplane flights in the country. 

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There are lots of products that help us fight bad moods and depression. If you feel down and ____SLEEP____, just get a bar of dark chocolate from the fridge. Chocolate will improve your mood and you’ll feel ______CHEER_____ and happy again. This ____INFORM____ is often used in chocolate adverts. Unfortunately, we can’t use this method too often. The positive effect does not last long. Meanwhile chocolate is not _____HARM_____ food. It contains fat and sugar which can make you overweight. Some people may also be allergic to chocolate and it can affect their _____APPEAR______, causing skin problems. The alternative and _____ABSOLUTE___ safe method to fight depression is doing sport. It can be recommended to everyone! 

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English, Welsh, Scottish… all these languages sound familiar. But I'm sure you ___NOT/HEAR__ of Cornish. I wish I ____KNOW____ it, like my Granny does. Cornish is a Celtic language, used in Cornwall, a county in south-eastern England. ____CENTURY____ ago, when the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain, many Celts moved to the mountain areas. Some Celts even _____LEAVE___ the country completely and settled in France. Speakers of Cornish stayed in the south-west. There the language _____SPEAK_____ until the late 1700s. But the number of speakers got smaller and the language almost disappeared. At the beginning of the ____TWENTY____ century, academics became interested in Cornish and started to study the ancient texts. From those old documents they managed to restore the language! Nowadays, if you visit Cornwall, you will hear a lot of it. The language is offered as an option in many universities, and students ____THEY____ choose to learn it.  Like I did. I think it’s the ____DIFFICULT____ language I have ever learnt, but it’s interesting and it sounds very nice. I believe the Cornish language ____SURVIVE___. 

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It's not at all surprising that weather is a favourite topic for many people around the world. It affects where we choose to live, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our _____NATION____ character. A _____SUN_____ day can blow away the deepest depression. And a gloomy rainy day can make you feel lonely and ____HAPPY____. ‘I’m feeling a bit under the weather’ is a common complaint in Britain, _____ESPECIAL_____ on Monday mornings.  The weather can really be ____RESPONSE___ for moods and scientists have proved this fact. There is a ____CONNECT____ between our mood and the weather we are having. But remember that good weather will have good effects on your mood only if you spend more than 30 minutes outdoors a day. 

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In 2010, a terrible earthquake hit the Haitian city of Léogâne. It was the ___TWELVE_____ of January, my birthday. It was a normal day in the morning. I _____PREPARE_____ for my party when the earthquake hit. My first thought was that everybody was going to die. I ____NOT/UNDERSTAND_____ what was happening. It was the _____BAD____ day of my life so far – I have never felt that scared! After the earthquake I asked my wife: "How are we going to go on living?" "I have no idea", she said. "But we're lucky. Our house is still standing, and thousands of people lost everything, even their ______LIFE______". She was right. We had to help the others, so we decided to start a charitable fund. At first we _____GIVE_____ it the name of ‘Hope’ but then changed it. Now our fund _____CALL_____ 'Seeds for Change'. We work with small farmers and provide people from rural areas with everything necessary for farming. They say it helps them a lot. Their gratitude is the best award for _____WE_____. If we manage to involve more people in our fund, we ___GET___ more impressive results in the future. 

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Scientists have found that there is a direct _____CONNECT____ between sunshine and our good mood. They noticed that people are kinder and more ____HELP____ and easy-going when the sun is out. Sunlight ____DEFINITE____ improves negative moods and makes us feel less tired and more energetic. On the other hand, very hot weather may cause strong _____COMFORT____. As a result, we may feel depressed, irritated and even aggressive. On ______RAIN______ days people say they're less satisfied with their lives. But whatever the weather is, it’s important to spend enough time outdoors. Fresh air and sports can make any day feel _____FANTASY____! 

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Jenny loved climbing. It was a strange hobby for a girl and her family wanted her to stop it, but Jenny ___NOT/LISTEN_____ to anybody. "There are still several trees in the garden I haven’t climbed yet," Jenny said. One day, she ___CLIMB____ the apple tree in the yard, when she suddenly slipped and fell down. Jenny ____FEEL_____ a terrible pain and started to cry. Her mum came outside and saw that her hand was swollen and looked dark.  "I wish you ____HAVE____ some other hobby!" she said. "Jenny, please, promise _____I_____ that you'll never do this silly climbing again!" Jenny nodded. Her mother took Jenny to the doctor. It turned out that two of the bones ____BREAK____. For the____ONE____ time Jenny had a cast on her arm, from her fingers down to her elbow. For several weeks, Jenny had to have the cast on. It was a huge relief to get it off, finally. At last she could get back to her favourite ____ACTIVITY_____ which were running, swimming, and climbing. But now climbing was out – Jenny was determined to stick to her promise. “If I break my promise, mum ____GET____ upset. And I don’t want her to feel like this.” 

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People in Britain often talk about climate and weather. They usually complain about their ____CHANGE____ weather. However, there are parts of the world where extreme weather causes real dangers to the _____POPULATE____. Sandstorms, tornadoes and floods ____REGULAR____ cause massive destruction. Lots of people become ____HOME____. To prevent this destruction, it’s important to forecast disasters in advance. Japan is the world ____LEAD______ in using new technology for this purpose. The Japanese have also worked out an _____EFFECT_____ system of informing people: phone companies automatically notify their customers about emergencies and disasters. These warnings are very efficient, and free of charge. 

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When I was little, I loved reading books written by Roald Dahl. They were my favourite choice of bedtime story. When Mum asked me what book I wanted, I always ____CHOOSE_____ a book by Dahl. Mum readily agreed. She said she _____ENJOY_____ reading him too in spite of the fact that she was an adult and had a very serious job. In those years there _____BE_____ lots of Dahl's books in our home library. Then, unfortunately, some of them disappeared but to me he is still the best children's author of the ____TWENTY_____ century. Roald Dahl started as an adult writer. His first book ___PUBLISH___ in 1942. Later he began writing children's books. Many of the ___STORY___ are based on Dahl's own childhood memories. Several of his books are now successful films, for example ‘Matilda’, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’. I'm sure you ___SEE____ at least one of them! When you shop for children's books, Dahl is the _____EASY____ choice. His books are entertaining and full of jokes. Roald Dahl is an author that you can never grow tired of. Now I read his books to my son. He is too small yet and cannot read ____HE____. 

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In 2005 the rock group The Rolling Stones released an album called ‘A Bigger Bang’. Many critics chose it as their favourite. This isn’t very ____SURPRISE___, but just think, it's their 25th album, and the Rolling Stones have been on the stage for more than 40 years! The lead ____SING____, Mick Jagger, the guitarist Keith Richards and the other musicians are over 60! And they are not losing their ___POPULAR____, even nowadays. However, they are still much more ____FAME____ for the songs they made in the 1960s and 70s. But, you know what? Young people _____REGULAR____ listen to the Rolling Stones with their fathers and granddads. Isn't that_____IMPRESS____? In all aspects, theirs has been a remarkable career.

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I'm studying Italian in a summer school in Tuscany. I arrived a few days ago. It’s my _____ONE_____ trip to Italy. I like this country very much though I _____NOT/SEE_____ its main tourist attractions yet. Actually it was my mum's idea to send me here. In her opinion Italy is the ____INTERESTING____ country in the world. And she also said that it _____HELP_____ me improve my Italian in real-life communication. Yesterday, while I _____HAVE______ dinner in the cafeteria, four other students sat at the same table. We got acquainted. Two of them were Argentines, then a Russian and a Greek. A mix of cultures! We started chatting in Italian, laughing, telling jokes and sharing our life _____STORY____. It was lots of fun. I even started to speak Spanish with the Argentines, and our sentences became a mixture of both Italian and Spanish. But it did not matter at all! No problem. We easily ____UNDERSTAND_____ each other. I wish all people _____SPEAK___ foreign languages. The more languages you know – the better. Languages help ______WE______ understand the culture and mentality of other people. And they help us make friends.

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They say that pop music is created by and for young people. It often happens this way. A young ____SING_____ makes one or two good records at the start of their career. Every year, lots of new stars become ____FAME____ but for a short time. And just a year or two later they either ____APPEAR___ or make less interesting records. It is difficult to find musicians who could make great records for a long time. Lots of popular groups from the 1970s, for example, are still better known for the songs they made in their ____SUCCESS____ past than for their more recent recordings. Some performers leave the stage but don't lose their ____POPULAR____. They continue to appear ___REGULAR___ on TV as presenters, or in chat and reality shows. 

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Mike Fay is a famous biologist. He is well-known for his 2,000-mile walk across Africa. It ____TAKE_____ him 455 days. His expedition started in 2001. It ____ORGANIZE_____ to draw attention to the African forests. During his expedition Mike Fay made several films about the beauty of the forests. He said they were the _____WONDERFUL____ natural sights he had ever seen. His films _____BE____ a success. Thanks to them the governments of several African countries agreed to create 13 national parks. Mike commented that 26,000 square kilometres of the forest were saved for the future and for our ____CHILD____. At the moment Mike works for the National Geographic. Recently he ____COMPLETE_____ several projects for the magazine. His job involves lots of travelling, which is sometimes not very safe. Not long ago, Mike came face to face with an elephant which attacked ______HE_____. Mike was injured but luckily not seriously. But danger could never stop Mike. “I wish everyone _____UNDERSTAND_____ that life is a very delicate thing. If we go on in the same irresponsible way, we ____KILL_____ all life on the planet, and ourselves too”.

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In Moscow, there are approximately 35,000 dogs living on the streets. Some of these ____HOME____ animals were born there. Others are just _____LUCKY____ pets that have been abandoned by their owners. For many dogs the city may be a ____DANGER___ place to live in. However, scientists were surprised to find out how ____EASY____ some animals can adapt to urban life. Some dogs have even learnt to use the city’s metro system! We still don't know how the dogs find out when to get off the train. One ___SUGGEST___ is that they use their excellent sense of smell to recognise the scents of their favourite destinations. Another idea is that they are able to remember the design of ___DIFFER___ stations and find the station they need.

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A robot is a special kind of machine that follows the instructions coming from a computer. A robot ___NOT/MAKE______ mistakes and it never gets tired. Robots are all around ___WE_____. Robots make cars, explore dangerous places, clean things, answer telephone calls. Some of them can even take care of _____CHILD____ and elderly people. If we didn’t have robots, our life _______BE______ less comfortable and more dangerous. According to the dictionary, the word ‘robot’ _____MEAN_______ ‘compulsory labour’. The word ‘robot’ ____USE________ for the first time in a science fiction play in 1920. The robot from that play was a destructive machine that finally_____DESTROY_____ the human race. However, in real life, robots are still obedient to people. As for robots, the most enthusiastic nation is the Japanese. By now they ____CREATE____ a quarter of the world's robots. And they have very ambitious plans for the future. The Japanese engineers think that soon robots ___REPLACE_______ 3,5 million workers in their country.

 

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Most graffiti street artists are anonymous. However there are some artists who have become globally ___FAME___. Like the twin brothers from Brazil who call themselves Os Gemeos. They paint everything from small images to huge, ___COLOUR___ pictures of people on buildings. Another celebrity among graffiti artists is Blek le Rat from Paris. He paints pictures of ___HOME___ people. In this way he hopes to encourage residents to think ____SERIOUS___ about the problems of these people. Another well-known artist is Faith 47 from Cape Town. She paints big bright pictures of people and animals. The works of this ___PAINT____ can be found on pavements, empty factory buildings, and abandoned cars. It is ____POSSIBLE____ to predict how street art will develop in the future but we can be sure that it is here to stay!

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Lucky, a big black cat, went missing shortly after our family moved to a new house. He was curious and enjoyed exploring the environment. It often made us worry about ____HE______. Mum often said “I wish our Lucky ______BE______ less curious. I feel better when he is in the house, safe and lazy.” As we ______NOT/CAN_____ keep him at home, we made him wear a special tag. Our address ____WRITE_____ on it in large printed letters. Mum said: “If one day Lucky gets missing, the tag ____HELP____ us find him”. Lucky disappeared on the ____THREE____ day after moving house. We looked for the cat everywhere. We asked all our new neighbours about him. We even asked all the _____POLICEMAN____ in our district if they had seen him. But nobody had seen a cat that looked like our Lucky. In the end, we ______LOSE_____ hope. Two weeks later I was passing by our old house. On the porch there was a cat that looked strikingly like Lucky. And it was Lucky! I grabbed him and brought him home. “Mum, look who I _____FIND____!” I cried to mum. “The new owner told me the cat had been waiting for us in our old house. Nobody could inform us about him because the address on the cat’s tag is our old address.”

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Kelly's family loved to watch football together. Sometimes they watched college games, but normally they watched ____PROFESSION_____ teams play. This evening was special. Two teams were playing in the final match of the ___CHAMPION____. Kelly's favourite team had actually got to the final this year, which ____RARE_____ happened. "They're going to win for sure! It will be ___FAIR_____ if they lose!" Kelly thought. Watching the football game needed the presence of the whole family and lots of tasty food. So Kelly's mum had made barbecue meatballs. Uncle Jolyon had brought a ____SPICE___ cheese sauce and chips. Aunt Katie brought some cakes.  When the game started, everyone cheered. It seemed to Kelly that every ____PLAY_____ of her team was doing their best to win-win-win! And they did!  

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A few days ago Kim’s family moved house. Kim had very mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, she _____FEEL_____ happy with her new room. It was larger than the room she used to live in. Everything in this room __ARRANGE_____ in Kim’s favourite colours and according to her taste. The flat was on the _____FIVE_____ floor in an old brick building. From her window Kim could see the large garden, which now was covered with bright yellow ______LEAF____, and the tiled roofs at a distance. “I’d be very happy if I ____LIVE_____ here,” Kim’s friend, Jessica, said when she visited her for the first time. “And how is your new school?” she asked, still admiring the fresh wallpapered walls with a few framed photos on _____THEY______. “You ______MAKE_____ new friends there, right?” These words made Kim feel nervous. “No, not yet.” she answered. Then she said that she ____GO_____ to her new school only the next Monday and that the school looked nice and modern and there was a swimming pool in it. What Kim ___NOT/TELL____ her friend was that she was awfully afraid of going there and meeting her new classmates and teachers. 

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The Nobel Prize is a very prestigious award. Alfred Nobel, a successful businessman and the _____INVENT_____ of explosives, established prizes for achievements in science, literature and economics. Another award, the Oscar, is ____PROBABLE____ the most famous prize in the film industry. The ceremony is an ____IMPRESS____ event with lots of film stars. There are lots of musical awards – Grammies, Brits, and the MTV awards for music, the list is ____END_____. In Britain, a writer who wins the Booker prize can expect to see their novel at the top of the bestseller lists and compete with ‘The Da Vinci Code’ for _____POPULAR____. The Turner Prize is an award for British contemporary artists, and each year it causes heated discussions. Artists get lots of money for their ____USUAL____ and sometimes even strange works. 

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Jeff woke up late. The house was very quiet and Jeff _____UNDERSTAND_____ that he was alone there. He got up and headed to the kitchen. There ___BE_____ nobody in it but he felt the delicious aroma of fresh baking. A large bowl of doughnuts was on the table. It ____COVER_____ with a white kitchen towel but Jeff could not resist it and pulled out a doughnut. When he was consuming his ____FIVE____ one, his grandmother appeared at the doorway. She _____WEAR_____ light working trousers, a T-shirt, and an old straw hat. Jeff guessed that she had been working on ____SHE_____ roses, in the front garden. “Fine, you ____WAKE____ up at last!” said Granny, “But why are you still undressed? Go and wash and get dressed immediately!” Jeff remembered that Granny had always been very strict about the morning routine. She never allowed her grandchildren to look untidy or avoid brushing their ____TOOTH______.   “Ok-ok, just a second,” laughed Jeff picking up another doughnut and retreating through the other door. “I ____COME____ back as soon as I am ready.” 

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Ecotourism is getting more and more popular. It offers two things at once: ____EDUCATE____ and entertainment. Most people agree that ecotourism is the most _____HARM_____ branch of tourism. It makes profit without destroying ______NATURE_____ resources. When tourists choose eco trips, they stay in local houses with local people, not in _____EXPENSE_____ hotels. They travel on foot, by boat, bicycle or elephant to avoid pollution.  However, such trips are not at all cheap. This is ____PROBABLE____ the only disadvantage. But you can apply the principles of ecotourism every time you go on a normal holiday. You should remember that you're only a ____VISIT_____ and be as careful as possible. 

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My mum calls me Snow White. It was my ____ONE_____  nickname but it stuck to me forever. And it’s not because I love the fairy tale about the princess and the seven dwarfs. It’s because my skin is very sensitive and intolerant to the sun. Every time it is exposed to the sun's rays, it _____GET____ red and swollen. I can’t really recognize _____I______ in the mirror. Mum says that from my very early days I differed from all the other _____BABY____ around and needed special care. Whenever we went for a walk, she _____HAVE____ to apply sun protective lotion all over my face and the parts of the body that were not covered with clothes. I grew older but the situation didn’t get any ____GOOD____. Until now I ___NOT/FIND___ a medicine to cure my strange illness. My skin problem is not a serious thing of course, but it doesn’t allow me to do everything I want. I wish I ____CAN_____ sunbathe, windsurf and play beach volleyball with my friends. But all I can do is watch them from the shade. According to our family legend, it ____RAIN____ hard at the moment when I was born. Since that time, rainy days have always been my luckiest.

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Ireland is the country of myths and legends. Even the local people are not sure which of them were based on facts and which are the product of someone’s ____CREATE____ imagination. Leprechauns are ____PROBABLE____ the most famous characters from Irish mythology. They are depicted as old bearded men. Their ____RESPONSIBLE____ is to guard the treasure of the fairies. Unfortunately, rainbows always point to the _____LOCATE____ of the treasure and the Leprechaun must rehide it. And there are plenty of rainbows in Ireland! Leprechauns are always busy. They are always very ____CARE____ and try to be invisible to people. But if you manage to catch some ____LUCKY___ Leprechaun, he must either give you his treasure or grant you three wishes. 

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I play the violin in the college orchestra. Last month we ____TAKE_______ part in a music festival in France. I worried a lot before we left for France as I had never been away from home for so long. Mum tried to encourage ___I____. She said that we ____PERFORM___ well. And she was right. We performed very successfully. It was a great journey though there _____BE_________ some things I missed very much while being in France. One of them was my favourite mug. Without it, neither tea nor soup tasted like at home. Another thing was the warmth. The floor in my room at home ___COVER___ with a thick carpet. In our place in France the floor was icy cold with no carpet at all. My _FOOT___ were always cold. “If it goes on like this, I __CATCH___ a cold,” I told my roommate, Cathy. “I wish I __HAVE____ a pair of woolen socks. But I left them at home.” “You can take mine if you want,” said Cathy. I thanked her but her socks were two sizes ___SMALL__ than I needed!

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It’s obvious that language skills are essential for everyone today. Foreign languages are very _____USE_______ not only for travelling, but also for studying and building a career. There are lots of ___DIFFER_____ ways to learn a new language.  However, everyone agrees that learning languages is ____POSSIBLE____ without dictionaries. The main job of any dictionary is to explain what words mean. This can be done via ____TRANSLATE_____ or the unknown word can be explained in other words. It’s also good if the dictionary contains some examples of how the word is used –  it helps to understand the ____MEAN_____ much better. If you are a busy _____LEARN_______, you probably prefer online dictionaries to paper ones. Online dictionaries are very convenient to use if you have Internet access.

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I was happy to take part in the exchange programme and to go to college in Britain. An opportunity to spend two ____MONTH_______ in London sounded fantastic. Our teacher told us that we ____LIVE____ in a student hostel. It was going to be ___CONVENIENT____ than staying with a host family as the hostel was very close to the college. When we arrived in London, the ___ONE__ thing we had was a bus excursion round the British capital. Unfortunately, when we ___PASS____ Westminster Abbey, it started to rain hard. We had to go down to the lower level of our double-decker and we ____NOT/MANAGE____ to enjoy the wonderful sights. Anyway, London is very impressive. People from all over the world live there. Some of __THEY____ come as tourists, others choose this place to study or to work in. It is a dynamic multicultural city, though there ___BE____ so many historical buildings in it. Amazingly, many of the houses __BUILD____ centuries ago!

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My friend, Mary, is an extraordinary girl. She has always tried new things –  new sports and new hobbies. She says life should be _____INTEREST_______ and it should change all the time. Now she has a new idea –  she wants to be a firefighter. You may say that it is not a job for girls, but Mary will ___AGREE_____ with this. In her opinion, putting out fires is a ____DANGER_____ job but women are able to do it too. She has enrolled in a special training school where they learn skills and study firefighting ____EQUIP_____. The teenagers in the camp also learn how to work as a team, which is a very ___USE_____ skill wherever you work. And Mary is sure her team will be effective in any ___SITUATE_____. 

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It was a great day yesterday. My friends and I ___GO____ to see a performance at the Bolshoi Theatre. You certainly know that the Bolshoi Theatre is the ___FAMOUS____ theatre in Russia and probably in the world. But not everyone ___KNOW____ the history of the Bolshoi Theatre. According to historical documents, it __BEGIN____ in March 1776 when Prince Pyotr Urusov was granted Royal permission to build a public theatre in Moscow. Catherine II, Empress of Russia, was fond of arts. She ____NOT/MIND______ having a new theatre in her country. The original building of the theatre had a hall with almost 1,000 seats, a stage and an orchestra pit. Directly over the stage there ___BE____ boxes where the most noble fans of the theatre had their seats. The theatre has changed several times during __IT____ history. The building we can see today opened in 1825. It ___DESIGN____ by architect Andrei Mikhailov who was also the architect of the Maly Theatre. Since that time, the building has been rebuilt and renovated several times. Now it looks beautiful from the inside and outside. If I ___HAVE_______ the opportunity to go there more often, I would do it every week.

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There is a belief that some jobs suit men better than women and some other jobs are more appropriate for women than for men. Nowadays, women more and more often take jobs that ______TRADITIONAL________ were done by men. A lot of women do ___DANGER_____ and difficult jobs, becoming astronauts, pilots, and firefighters. No one is surprised when a girl wants to be a police officer or a train _____DRIVE____. In sports you can see a similar ____SITUATE____. Girls play football, ice hockey, go boxing and do other sports that seem to be ______USUAL_________ for women. But the girls say that it is ____EXCITE_____ and they cannot see any reason why they should not go into the sport they like.

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When my brother and I were small, our parents spent a lot of time with us. They believed that ___CHILD____ should learn something new every day and every hour. A weekend in our family meant that our parents ____WAKE____ us up even earlier than on weekdays. We had breakfast and set off to see some place of interest, or museum, or exhibition. Usually they ___NOT/ASK_____ us where we wanted to go. It was __THEY____ decision. One day they told us that we were going to visit a historical museum which was a good distance away from the city. The day __BE____ cold and gloomy. The sky ____COVER_____ with heavy dark clouds. But the weather didn’t make our parents change their plan. “Are you ready to go?” Dad asked. “Mum __PACK_____ the sandwiches for us already. In case we get hungry and there’s no cafe nearby.” “And what will we do if it __RAIN_____?” my brother asked quietly. “Getting wet is not a problem,” Dad replied. “I’m sure you understand that visiting a museum is much ____GOOD____ for you than watching TV at home.” My brother and I sighed. The film we wanted to see so much was on TV on that very day. We looked at each other and decided that we needed a plan...

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Mark is an old friend of mine. I’m very proud of our friendship because Mark is a very ____INTEREST_____ person. He is very talented and ____CREATE_____.  He can play the piano and the violin and the guitar but he is not a professional ____MUSIC_____. He plays only for his family and friends. We have encouraged Mark to try singing too, but he refuses and says he has an ___PLEASANT_____ voice. That is certainly not true –  he has a nice voice, though he cannot sing very ______LOUD_________. Now we are arranging a school band and I want to ask Mark to join it. I think if he starts performing in public, he’ll become a more confident and more ____SUCCESS____ person.

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Mary’s birthday was on Saturday and she decided to arrange the party all by herself. At first, making a party to celebrate her ___FIFTEEN_____ birthday looked like an easy thing to do. But when Mary started planning the event, a lot of questions came up. And the main problem was that she ___NOT/KNOW____ what to start with! Mary called her cousin Vicki and asked if she ___CAN____ help with the arrangements. Vicki was a year ___OLD____ and more experienced in arranging parties. Vicki agreed and went to Mary’s house at once. When Vicki arrived, Mary ____DESIGN_______ a menu for the party. Vicki looked at the draft of the menu and ___TELL___ Mary that her approach was totally wrong. “We shouldn’t start with the menu,” she said, “We should start with the list of guests and with the programme for the event. You ____DECIDE________ who you want to invite to your party, haven’t you?” “No,” answered Mary, “I haven’t.” It took the girls half an hour to make a list of guests. Each name __WRITE_____ carefully on glossy paper.  “It looks fine,” said Vicki, “But there are too many of ___THEY____. Don’t you think so?”

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Russia is a large country with great diversity in flora and fauna. There are several large ____NATION_________ parks in Russia. A lot of different animals live there. Wolves are probably the best known, and are very well studied animals, so we have enough ______INFORM________ about their diet and behaviour. The wolf is a good ______HUNT_________. They usually hunt wild animals like deer and hares, but sometimes they can attack sheep, goats, and cows. The wolf tries to avoid people and only goes into villages when he is _______REAL______ hungry. In some ______RUSSIA________ tales, the wolf is often represented as a clever animal that helps the main character, Ivan. The wolf is usually direct and _____CREATE________ and helps Ivan to cope with many difficult problems.

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It was a nice sunny day and mum decided to take us to the zoo. My younger sister, Wendy, was delighted. She enjoyed books and films about animals but she had never been to the zoo. “How many animals live in the zoo? Can we give ____THEY___ some food? Are there any crocodiles? Who __TAKE_____ care of the lions?” my sister was very excited and asked a lot of questions. She kept talking all the time and ___NOT/MIND___ that nobody was answering her questions. When we __ARRIVE____ at the zoo, it was midday. There ___BE_____ a lot of people everywhere. The territory of the zoo was large, and the animals ___KEEP____ in large enclosures that imitated their natural environment. When we went up to the enclosure that had a family of Indian elephants, they ____HAVE________ their lunch. They were focused on their food and didn’t pay much attention to the visitors. “They are the __LARGE____ animals I’ve ever seen” said Wendy in an impressed voice.  “I wish we ___CAN________ keep a baby elephant as a pet.” Mum said nothing and we proceeded to the pool that had the seals and penguins.

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Learning languages is important nowadays. It is interesting and ___USE____. Language skills help people to travel, study, and establish ___PROFESSION____ links with colleagues from other countries.  Some people say that learning languages is easy but others strongly ___AGREE____. They say that learning languages takes a lot of time and they are not happy with their progress anyway. Meanwhile, there are some strategies that can make you a successful language _____LEARN____ and save your time. The first idea is watching films in the original. If the films are ____INTEREST____, learning is just fun, not hard work. Online and live ___COMMUNICATE____ with people in the language you are learning also helps a lot.

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Jane was not an ordinary girl. She was an extremely popular person due to ___SHE_____ unusual gift. She was very good at arranging all sorts of ___PARTY___ and events.  In fact, all the scripts and programmes for our school events _____WRITE________ by Jane. We helped her as much as we could but she always did most of the work. Once I asked Jane if she could help me to make a surprise for my mum. Jane ____AGREE____ at once. “I ___HELP____ you, no problem,” she said, “But I need to know some details about your mum.” Jane asked me about what time my mum usually got up and when she went to bed, what food she liked and hated, what her favourite films, colours, and flowers ___BE____. She asked me a lot of questions and I ___NOT/CAN_____ answer most of them. I felt uneasy but Jane laughed, “It’s a common thing. Unfortunately, we often do not notice even our own family – our parents, sisters and brothers.  If we ___KNOW____ other people better, we would understand them better.  And we would be much ___KIND_____ to them, wouldn’t we?”

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I’m not a child but I still like cartoons and animated films. ___RECENT____, I enrolled in an animation course in our university. The ____TEACH_____ of the course explained to us how animated films are made. Basically, animation is just a series of pictures with a character. Each picture is a little ____DIFFER_______. When you show the pictures really fast, it looks like they are moving. Some people say animation is not a serious thing. I strongly ___AGREE_____. Animated films may be ___FUN_____ but clever and useful to learn new skills. I believe they can be used in many spheres, and most importantly of all in ___EDUCATE_____.

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“What would you like me to bring you from London?” Dad often asked me this question when he was going somewhere on business. He worked a lot and ___NOT/SPEND___ a lot of time with the family. We knew that he loved ___WE___ a lot but he was really a very busy person. And it was his ___THREE_____ business trip that month. I thought for a moment and said: “I want a Paddington Bear.” My dad ___PACK____ his suitcase but he looked up at me at once when he heard that. He was surprised and asked me why I __WANT____ a Paddington Bear. I didn’t know what to answer. My dad __STOP_____ packing and sat down beside me. “You know, when I was small,” dad said quietly, “that bear was my favourite fictional character.” I read the book too and I also saw a film about that character.  He was a very polite bear who travelled to London from some exotic country. He ______DISCOVER_____ in Paddington Station by the Brown family, who adopted him. The soft toy changed their life and made it much __GOOD___. “Ok. I _____BRING____ you the bear if you want”, said Dad. “And we’ll also see the film about him as soon as I come back. Agreed?” “Sure.” I was delighted with his plan.

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Not everyone likes street art. ____USUAL________ nobody asks owners’ permission before drawing graffiti on their houses. Sometimes the drawings may be ___INTEREST_____ and nice but sometimes messy and ugly. What is graffiti –  a form of art or vandalism? It depends on the drawing, I think. A friend of mine, John, is a street __ART____. He says that street art is a form of ____COMMUNICATE____. A person can tell you nice or rude things, can’t he? As for John, he is a really nice and ___CREATE_____ person. He enjoys drawing _____VARY_______ characters from animated films. When my neighbours saw his drawings, they asked him to paint some pictures on the wall of their house. Just to make it look brighter and more positive.

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Have you heard of Band Aid 30? Probably not. Then let me explain what ‘Band Aid’ is. In 1984, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure ___BRING____ together a group of British and Irish singers and musicians and produced a song, called ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’. The song was a charity single. The musicians said that the money from the sales ___GO____ to help poor people in Ethiopia, who were suffering from a famine. The group ___CALL____ Band Aid. Over forty singers were involved in the project, including Paul McCartney, Bono, David Bowie and Sting. In 2014, the group changed its name to ‘Band Aid 30’ because it was the ____THIRTY____ time the song was recorded. That year, the song aimed to help those who were suffering from the Ebola virus. Since the time of its birth, the song ____MAKE____ a lot of money. The money is still used only for charity. Although the song has sometimes been criticised, over 312,000 ___COPY____ of the song have been sold. Usually, I __NOT/LISTEN___ to music a lot, I have other hobbies. But one of my friends, who is a _____GREAT____ music expert than I am, says that, if the song helps people in need –  it can never be a bad thing! I agree with __HE_____.

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What is the most eco-friendly transport? I believe it’s the bicycle. There are a lot of bicycles on the streets of our town and that is probably why it looks so green and ____BEAUTY___. There are cycle lanes all over the town so using your bike to get to school or to the office is safe and convenient. ___FORTUNATELY____, some people still prefer driving cars even for short distances. They make the environment less _____HEALTH_____. As for me, I enjoy riding my bike very much and all my friends say that I’m a good ____RIDE____. Next month I’m going to take part in a regional cycling _____COMPETE_____ and I hope to win it. I don't think I will stop riding my bicycle till I’m ____REAL____ old.

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It started as a normal Monday morning. My alarm clock woke ___I___ up early in the morning. I had breakfast, brushed my teeth and ___RUN___ outside to catch the bus. At school I noticed that something was different. I came up to my friend Laura and asked her: “What’s going on? Why ____BE____ everyone so excited?” “Don’t you know?” she said. “All the teachers ____LEAVE___ for a conference. Only the headteacher and a few of the school staff are here. The senior students will be teaching us today. They are only two or three years ___OLD_____ than us. How can they possibly teach us?” However, she was wrong. Our substitute teacher, a student two grades above, was very serious. He said that he ____EXPLAIN___ some French poetry to us. It was an unusual, but interesting French class. The poem ___WRITE___ on the board, our new teacher read it and then we discussed the poet’s message, choice of words and other poetical things. Probably because the teacher was almost the same age as us, we felt relaxed and spoke freely. He also told us several amusing ____STORY___ about the poet and his time. When the class was almost over, our substitute teacher invited us to attend the next session of the school literary society. “I’m the Chairman of the society,” he added, “If you come, we ____HAVE____ a special welcome party for new members.”

 

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Koalas are cute animals. _____FORTUNATELY_______, it causes them lots of problems. There are people who want to keep the cute exotic animal as a pet which may put the koala in a really ____DANGER_____ situation. The problem is that the koala’s diet is very specific. To stay ______HEALTH______ they should only eat eucalyptus leaves. The leaves need to be young and fresh, which means a person who keeps a koala should also have a lot of eucalyptus trees. Andrew Page, a ___SCIENCE_______ who has been studying koalas for years, says that it’s a bad idea to keep this animal as a pet. According to him, people who try to do it usually have very little _____INFORM________ about koala’s lifestyle. And their ignorance can often cost the ___BEAUTY______ animal its life.