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I come from England but now I live permanently in Québec, Canada. When my parents __________________ me to Canada, I was fifteen.

BRING

It was the winter and I __________________ by the amount of snow there.

IMPRESS

I asked my new friends what they usually __________________ for entertainment in such a cold climate.

DO

Their answer was simple, “In winter __________________ and adults go skiing and skating.”

Before arriving in Canada I had never tried skating and my Canadian ice experience was really painful.

CHILD

To start with, it took __________________ half an hour to put on the skates.

I

I __________________ how to move so my new friends showed me some basic techniques.

NOT/KNOW

However, when I was left alone on the ice, I __________________ over immediately. When I opened my eyes, my new friends were standing around. They weren’t laughing, they looked worried.

FALL

“Are you OK?” they asked.

“Fine,” I said, “I wish I __________________ skate as easily as you do.”

CAN

“You definitely will,” they smiled. And they were right. By the end of my __________________ winter in Canada, I felt confident on the ice. More than that, I found out that skating was a really exciting activity!

ONE

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 __________________ for Le Figaronewspaper.

REPORT

Our __________________ began when we were at school. After school, Natalie left Britain. French was her favourite subject and she went to university in Paris.

FRIEND

It is one of the most __________________ Opera Houses in the world.

FAME

Now she is a very __________________ journalist. Her life is busy and exciting.

SUCCESS

I was __________________ that she managed to find some time for me.

LUCK

Natalie made my visit to Paris __________________. She took me to the most interesting places in the city. In the evening we watched a performance at The Grand Opera House.

FORGETTABLE

“I understand, Tracey,” he said. “Starting a new school can be very difficult. But you have to.”

A month before __________________ family had moved to a new town and everything was still new and strange for Tracey.

THEY

Dad smoothed Tracey’s hair down and __________________ her a little hug,

GIVE

“When your classes __________________ over, I’ll pick you up, ok?”

BE

When Tracey got to school and looked at the big building, she thought, “I wish I __________________ run away,” but she knew it was impossible.

CAN

She took a deep breath and walked up the steps to school. She went straight into her __________________ grade classroom.

FIVE

“That must be Tracey,” “Hello, Tracey!”, “Welcome, Tracey!” the __________________ in the room welcomed her.

CHILD

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 __________________ her new school.

“You are a brave girl,” her father said. “I’m proud of you.”

LIKE

Tracey was very unhappy and scared. She was starting a new school.

“I __________________ to go to school today,” Tracey told her father.

NOT/WANT

Have you heard of a Tadeus Bodnar? He is a __________________ Hungarian hairdresser.

FAME

Not long ago he stopped using the __________________ scissors and comb. Now his instruments are axes, irons and vacuum cleaners.

TRADITION

Now he is very __________________ and happy because with his innovative techniques he can express himself better.

SUCCESS

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 __________________ line of people streaming to his shop.

END

They wish to change their __________________ and have a thrilling, new experience.

APPEAR

It was about 6pm when I heard a knock on the door. It __________________ Jason, my teenage neighbour. He looked cold and upset.

BE

“What’s wrong, Jason?”

“I __________________ my key and I can’t get into my house.”

LOSE

 “Come in. Today’s not a day for long walks, or long waits,” I looked out the window. It __________________ hard and it was windy.

SNOW

The weather was getting __________________ every hour.

BAD

Jason __________________ off his coat and boots.

TAKE

His __________________ 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.

FOOT

 “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 __________________ and the phone was obviously dead.

BREAK

Jason focused on the food again. He took his __________________ biscuit and said: “I wish my mum could make biscuits like this.”

FOUR

There are pills for everything. If you can't sleep you take a pill. If you're depressed or just  __________________, you also can take a pill.

HAPPY

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 __________________ experiments on mice have given wonderful results.

SCIENCE

The animals got stronger and healthier without any exercise. However, some doctors think that such pills can be __________________ for health, especially in certain situations.

DANGER

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 __________________ for their health.

HARM

That’s why our government should think a lot before making the __________________ that allows the medicine to be produced.

DECIDE

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 __________________ much.

NOT/DO

Most of my friends wish they __________________ smartphones because they are cool and trendy.

HAVE

They say the __________________ thing about a smartphone is that you ‘can do everything with it!’

GOOD

That’s right, smartphones have many more functions than a simple phone, however, not all of them are needed. In everyday life, smartphones __________________ mainly for checking social networking sites, replying to emails, and playing games.

USE

Grown-ups as well as __________________ like playing games.

CHILD

Anyway, I prefer my good old Nokia. It’s my __________________ mobile phone.

ONE

When I bought it, it didn’t cost __________________ very much. And I am not afraid anyone will ever steal it.

I

It’s also very reliable. Yesterday I dropped it. It __________________ down the staircase and hit the wall.

FLY

I thought that __________________ the end of it and I would have to buy a new one. But nothing of the kind – it still works properly!

BE

Last spring my best friend Isabelle and I booked a holiday in Venice. We rented a small apartment for a week with a __________________ view of the town. At the last moment another friend, Linda, asked if she could come with us.

WONDER

She was a __________________, cheerful girl and we were glad to have her join us.

FRIEND

Venice was a __________________ place and we enjoyed our trip greatly.

FANTASY

Linda was fond of history and she told us lots of __________________ facts about the town.

INTEREST

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 __________________ thing about Venice was the weather. It was unusually cold and windy that week.

PLEASANT

When I came into the room, my computer was on. It worried me since I __________________ switching it on.

NOT/ REMEMBER

I looked around – there __________________ nobody in my room and everything was in its usual place.

BE

Suddenly I __________________ – the book had gone! I had left it on the table but it wasn’t there any more.

UNDERSTAND

I checked the window – it __________________.

CLOSE

That meant that someone had come into the room through the door. My __________________ impulse was to call the police but I called Jim instead.

ONE

“What __________________?” Jim sounded sleepy.

HAPPEN

I explained that someone __________________ the book.

“Oh, no!” Jim sounded unhappy. “Have you any idea how valuable it is?”

TAKE

“There’s another thing I __________________ understand,” I interrupted Jim. “My computer’s on but I always switch it off before leaving home.”

NOT/CAN

“Ok, stay at home. I’ll be at __________________ place in half an hour,” he said and the phone went dead.

YOU

Learning languages is becoming a popular hobby with children and adults. It’s not only interesting but very __________________, too.

USE

Foreign languages improve memory and develop __________________.

IMAGINE

People who are able to speak two or more languages __________________ are usually more successful than their monolingual colleagues.

FLUENT

They are better in making business and __________________ contacts.

PERSON

They are more __________________ and they are better in solving conflicts as they are able to accept new ideas and different points of view.

CREATE

Foreign languages make life more __________________ and colourful.

INTEREST

Linda was looking forward to her holidays. First of all, she __________________ really tired from school and wanted to have a break.

FEEL

The __________________ reason was that they were going to take a trip to the mountains.

TWO

Linda enjoyed it very much when they went somewhere all together as a family. They __________________ it very often since her parents were very busy people.

NOT/DO

Linda __________________ ski but the prospect didn’t scare her.

NOT/CAN

She learnt everything very quickly, especially when her father taught __________________.

SHE

He was the __________________ teacher in the world!

GOOD

“I __________________ special sunglasses for skiing,” Linda boasted to her father. “Have a look! Nice, aren’t they?”

BUY

“They are,” he gave Linda a quick look and turned back to his computer. He __________________ a presentation or something else very important.

PREPARE

Linda could see diagrams on the screen. They __________________ in different colours which made them look complicated.

DRAW

My first job was working at a bakery. When I walked from my house to the bakery I could smell the __________________ fresh bread.

WONDER

I loved it. I worked __________________ after school and at weekends. It made about twenty hours a week.

DAY

One of the most __________________ things about the bakery was that I could eat all I wanted there.

FANTASY

I couldn't stop eating the fresh buns, rolls and cakes. They were so __________________.

TASTE

Mrs. Bradley, the __________________ of the bakery, was a very nice woman. She had no children and she treated me like her own granddaughter.

OWN

I liked her too and did my best to be as __________________ as possible.

HELP

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 __________________ college friends and they were all coming from different cities.

THEY

The best part was that Carlos, her husband, __________________ anything about the arrangements. It was going to be a surprise.

NOT/KNOW

Liz __________________ sandwiches when Carlos came into the kitchen.

MAKE

“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 __________________ cancel the party but I can’t – it’s too late.

CAN

The party will take place anyway and it will be the __________________ party ever”.

GOOD

When Carlos came home on Saturday, there __________________ lots of people there.

BE

Carlos __________________ them that he felt very happy to see them all and it was true!

TELL

The guests enjoyed the dinner and then Liz brought in a cake. The cake __________________ with chocolates and jellies, and it had as many candles as the number of years Carlos had reached that day.

DECORATE

Carlos couldn’t blow them out on the __________________ try and his friends were delighted to help him.

ONE

The city of St Davids is situated on the south-west coast of Wales. If you're looking for an __________________ place to go, this is your destination.

USUAL

It was granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II but in reality St Davids looks like an __________________ small village.

ATTRACT

It is actually the smallest city in Britain with a __________________ of just over 1,600.

POPULATE

St Davids has a __________________ medieval cathedral which dates back to the 12th century.

BEAUTY

Today it is a __________________ place with narrow streets filled with cafes, hotels and art galleries – but only one pub!

CHARM

St Davids is famous for its sandy beaches and clear water. Whitesands Bay is a regular __________________ of the prestigious European Blue Flag award.

WIN

I was sitting in an arm-chair and watching my sister Alison. She was getting ready for a party. Alison was 15 years __________________ than me and she always treated me like a child.

OLD

Alison took her jewellery box from the table. The box __________________ of wood and had colourful stones on the top.

“You know you must never touch it, right?” Alison said.

MAKE

“If the box was mine, I __________________ you to touch it whenever you wanted,” I answered. Alison said nothing to that.

ALLOW

When she put on her jewelry, she looked like a princess. She moved gracefully as if her __________________ didn’t touch the ground.

FOOT

Alison kissed me goodnight and left. I tried to resist my curiosity but I __________________. I opened the box.

NOT/CAN

There __________________ lots of rings, ear-rings, bracelets and necklaces inside. I got them all out.

BE

The __________________ piece of jewelry I tried on was a silver necklace. After that I lost track of time.

ONE

Suddenly I __________________ Alison. She was standing at the doorway and looking at me angrily.

SEE

I __________________ 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.

NOT/KNOW

People travel a lot nowadays. Planes are considered to be the most __________________ means of transport but for some people airports can be a nightmare.

COMFORT

There are __________________ queues when you check in and you waste lots of time if your flight is delayed.

END

However, there are some airports where you can __________________ enjoy yourself.

ACTUAL

For example, you’ll never be bored at Hong Kong’s international airport. There are thousands of people from __________________ countries here but the passengers never experience any problems because everything is well organised.

DIFFER

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

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 __________________, waste paper and cans on the ground.

BOX

Several benches __________________.

BREAK

“You are right,” her mum said. “I wish people __________________ about the environment more.”

CARE

“I do care about it but I __________________ what I can do to help the park,” said Jane.

NOT/KNOW

Jane and her mum went home. In the evening she painted a picture of the park. At the top of the picture she __________________ “PLEASE KEEP ME CLEAN”.

WRITE

The next day Jane and her mum went to the park __________________ than usual. Jane taped her picture onto a big rubbish bin and started picking up rubbish.

EARLY

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 __________________ half of the park.

CLEAN

If we come and complete the other part tomorrow, the whole park __________________ clean and tidy.

BE

Axel is a 9-year-old Bulgarian orphan (сирота). He was adopted by a __________________ western family.

WEALTH

His new father works as a __________________ in Sweden and he is quite rich.

BANK

Axel __________________ 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.

REGULAR

Later Jane said “I understood that __________________ meant a lot to a small boy but I would never have imagined

FRIEND

that Axel could be talking about such an __________________ sum of money.

POSSIBLE

It’s so touching and we are going to spend it in a very __________________ way."

The boy saved £6,000.

CARE

Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. This story happened to __________________ when they had to leave their home city, London, during the war.

THEY

They __________________ to the house of an old Professor who lived in the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station.

SEND

He __________________ a wife and he lived in a very large house with a housekeeper.

NOT/HAVE

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 __________________ of them, felt a little afraid of him.

YOUNG

On their __________________ 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.

ONE

When the next morning came, there was a steady rain falling.

"I wish the weather __________________ more cheerful!" said Edmund.

BE

"Stop complaining, Ed," said Susan. "I think the weather __________________ soon."

IMPROVE

"We were going to explore the house," Peter reminded them. He __________________ a sandwich at the moment and was absolutely happy with the whole situation.

EAT

Everyone nodded and at that point their amazing adventures __________________.

BEGIN

Last year my friend Mia and I went on holiday to Thailand. We stayed in a __________________ resort which is popular with tourists.

FAME

We were very __________________ with the weather and we spent most of our days on the beach.

LUCK

The ocean was __________________ – the water was clear and warm.

FANTASY

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 __________________ 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.

TEACH

It was an __________________ trip for me too. I am a photographer and I took lots of pictures of people and nature.

FORGETTABLE

Several magazines found my photos __________________ enough to publish. I feel very proud of that.

INTEREST