Ex 1:

Lady Gaga is a famous (26)______ her unusual clothes and amazing performances. But she says
she’s actually very shy and she avoids (27)_____ other artists. She says, ‘I might not be shy with
people (28)______ I know, but with people that I don’t know I am very (29)_____.’
Salma Hayek When Mexican actress Salma Hayek (30)_____ to America, she couldn’t speak
English. She also has dyslexia, so she found it (31)______ to read and write. But Salma refused to
(32)______. She learned to speak English quickly (33)______ in less than a year she was in her first
English-language film. She says, ‘Some people read really fast, but you’ll ask them (34)_____
about the script and they’ll forget, I (35)______ a long time to read a script, but I read it only once.’

Ex 2:
Johnny Depp
Johnny Deep is one of the most recognised (26)______ in the world. But he doesn’t enjoy
(27)______ famous. He often wears dark (28)______ and a hat in public. He says, “ I’m shy. I hate
fame. I’ve done everything I can to avoid it.”
Peter Jackson
(29)_______ Peter Jackson – the director of Lord of The Rings – was nine years old, he saw the
1933 film King Kong, and from that moment he was always thinking (30)______ making films. He
loved (31)_____ the family video camera and at only 16 he (32)_____ school. “I just wanted to get
out of school and into a job, any job, so that I could start saving (33)______ for the next piece of
film equipment.” Without going to film school he has managed to (34)_____ six Oscars and he has
remade King Kong with (35) ______ $207 million dollar budget.

Ex 3:
Valentine’s Day is always on February 14. It’s not a (26)______ day. On weekdays, schools are
(27)_____. Banks are open. People go to work. Life goes on (28)____, but there is one difference.
People give cards and gifts to friends (29)_____ people they love. They say, ‘Be my Valentine’.
There are many kinds of Valentine cards. Some people make cards. (30)______ people buy them.
Men and women often give each other romantic cards. These cards (31)____ , ‘I love you’. The
husbands give romantic cards to their (32)_____.Children and friends usually give funny or
humorous cards. These cards do not say, ‘I love you’. They are not romantic. Children give cards to
their friends (33)____ school parties. Flowers and candies are popular (34)_____ on Valentine’s
Day. Many people give red roses to people they love. Stores sell chocolates and other candies in
heart (35)____.

Ex 4:
Benicio Del Toro Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro (26)______ from a family of lawyers. His father
wanted him to become a lawyer, too. He went to university (27)_______ a degree in business, but
(28)______ he finished, he decided to leave to study acting. But Del Toro doesn’t regret not
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finishing (29)_____. “My dad wanted me to go to law school part-time and work on my acting the
rest (30)_______ the time. But I couldn’t do that. I had made up my mind to (31)______ an actor.”
Salma Hayek When Mexican actress Salma Hayek (32)_____ to America, she couldn’t speak
English. She also has dyslexia, (33)______she found it difficult to read and write. But Salma
refused to give up. She learned to speak English (34)______ and in less than a year she was in her
first English-language film. She says, ‘Some people read really fast, but you’ll ask them questions
about the script and they’ll forget, I take a long time (35)______ a scrip, but I read it only once.’

Ex 5:
When I was a child we went to live in an old house in the country (26)______ a big garden. And at
the end of the garden there was a summer house, it was a (27)______ house with just one room and
windows, and my sister and I often (28)______ in this summer house. When I was about five – my
sister was eight – we were playing one day in the summer house, and (29)_____ I looked up and I
saw an old lady in black. She was wearing a hat (30)_____ she was reading a book. I said to my
sister, “Who’s that old lady?” and my sister said, “What old lady?” She couldn’t see her. So we ran
back (31)_____ the house and I told my mother that I’d seen this old lady, but, of course, she didn’t
(32)_____ me.
Then, a few months later, my mother was talking to the neighbours and they told her about the
person (33)______ had lived in the house before us. They (34)_____ her that a rather strange old
lady had lived there. She had always worn black (35)______ and a hat – and she had died in the
summer house.

Ex 6:
Michael Phelps (26)_____ at school. Other children laughed at his big ears and long arms – the
same long arms with (27)______ he won 18 Olympic gold medals. But Phelps says the (28)______
helped him to become a champion. ‘I kind of laugh at it now,’ he says. ‘I think it made me
(29)_____ going through that.’
Benicio Del Toro Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro came from a family of lawyers. His father wanted
him to become a lawyer, (30)______. He went to university to do a degree in business, but before
he finished he decided (31)_____ to study acting. But Del Toro doesn’t regret not finishing
(32)_____. “My dad wanted me to go to law school part-time and work (33)______ my acting the
rest of the time. (34)______ I couldn’t do that. I had made up my mind to (35)______ an actor.”

Ex 7:
In China, the biggest (26)______ is the New Year. The date of the New Year (27)_____ on the
moon so it changes every year, but it is always in January or February.
In Chinese culture, each year is named (28)_____ an animal. There are twelve (29)_____ animals.
A traditional part of the Chinese New Year (30)_____ is the Lion Dance. People dress in lion
costumes and dance in the street. Red is the colour of good (31)_____ for Chinese people.
Dancers usually (32)_____ the Lion Dance high in the air. The (33)_____ ends with singing and
dancing in traditional costumes.

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The New Year celebrations normally finish with (34)______beautiful and noisy fireworks display.
Chinese people have used fireworks for two thousand (35)______. They are a traditional part of any
Chinese celebrations.

Ex 8:
Studying in the UK
Over 430,000 foreign students from nearly 200 countries study (26)______ universities in the UK,
with the largest number, over 78,000, coming from China. Only the USA takes more foreign
students.The (27)_____ courses for foreign students are Business Studies and Engineering. Over
130,000 of those students (28)______a degree in Business and more than 50,000 study Engineering
in the UK.
(29)______ recent report by the British Council (a UK government organisation interested in
British Education and culture) suggests that over the next ten years an additional 126,000 (30)_____
students will come to the UK to study. What makes the UK such an attractive place to study?
Li Jing, 19, Hong Kong
I decided (31)_____ in Britain because I love reading English novels (32)_____ I’ve always
dreamed about coming here. I (33)_____ to five universities in Britain and got a place at Edinburgh
to study Medicine. I’m really happy with the (34)_____ and I’ve met lots of students from all over
the world. Edinburgh is a friendly city and I’ve already told my friend (35)______ would like to
study abroad next year how good it is.

Ex 9:
The bicycle (26)_____ in the 19th century. At first, bicycles were very expensive, but (27)_____the
beginning of the 20th century, they were mass-produced in large factories. As a result of this, they
became (28)_____ and after that, most people could afford to buy one. Bicycles changed the way
people travelled short (29)_____. Because of the bicycle, people (30)_____ didn’t have much
money didn’t have to travel to work on buses or trains. As a result, they (31)_____ money and
could get a job further away from where they lived. Today, bicycles are the most important form of
(32)_____ for people in many countries in the developing world. (33)______ is also a very popular
sporting activity for many people, as it is a great way to stay fit and healthy. In big cities, (34)_____
people cycle to work and this helps to reduce pollution and protect the environment. Because of
this, it seems to me that the bicycle is one of the most (35)_____ inventions of the last 200 years.

Ex 10:
Juliane and her parents (26)_____ in Peru. On Christmas Eve in 1971, 17-year-old Juliane was on a
plane that was flying (27)_____ Lima to Pucallpa in Peru with her mother, Maria. They were
travelling to meet Juliane’s father, (28)_____ was working in Pucallpa.
(29)______, the plane never arrived. During the flight, it was hit by lightning and broke up above
the rainforest. Juliane fell over 3,000 metres to the (30)_____ and landed still in her seat, and
amazingly, still alive. Everyone else on board died. Juliane had a (31)_____ bone in her neck and
cuts to her arms, but surprisingly, she could still walk.

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First of all, she tried to find her mother. Unfortunately, she couldn’t see her (32)______she decided
to look for some food instead. Luckily, she found some sweets which passengers had taken with
them for Christmas holidays. This was the only (33)_____ that she found to eat
She walked and swam for nine days until, as expected, she found (34)______ empty hut made of
wood. So she waited. Luckily, hours later the men who used the hut came back and found Juliane.
They took her to the hospital in Pucallpa. No one really knows (35)_____Juliane lived and
everyone else died on the flight, but everyone agrees that it is an amazing story.