Grammar 20-28 OGE No Keys

GRAMMAR
(20-28 General State Exam)
By @into_teaching_elt
Poor An impolite Ann the
Fishing A book lost Computers Jealous Kitty
neighbour phone call photographer
A bad day at Shopping with Simon’s house A young
Lost job A good job Mum’s friends
school Kate design reader
Late again-1 Dana the bus My school Dad’s original
Skiing Stonehendge Birthday party
(school) driver years ideas
On a winter Late again -2 Tracey’s new Cleaning the Visiting Sister’s
University life
road (work) school park Grandpa jewellery
A student At Professor’s Excursion to The fear of
Mobile phones Canada First flight
arrested house the firehouse darkness
A birthday A telescope for
Painting walls Dancing Pumpkin pie Birdhouses At the zoo-1
abroad birthday
Stereotypes Park The magic
At the beach A special guest Strange Eliza Dylan’s old car
about Scotland rearrangement lamp
Shopping with Robbie’s dog Sherlock The injured Uncle Thomas’
Vegetable juice About a camel
Martin Roxy Holmes’ joke bird airplane
The Cornish The Traumatising The Italian Mike Fay the
Roal Dahl Robots
language earthquake climbing language naturalist
A morning Snow White A trip to The Bolshoi
Lucky the cat Moving house Missing home
with Granny skin London Theatre
Preparing for a Thoughtful Paddington A substitute
Serious parents At the zoo-2 Band Aid-30
birthday party Jane Bear teacher
It was about 6pm when I heard a knock on the door. It __________________ Jason, my BE
teenage neighbour. He looked cold and upset.
“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
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 __________________!” a man sitting several metres upstream proudly CATCH
showed us his bag. There was a large fish in it.
“Good job,” Dad __________________ and everyone became quiet again. SAY
“How long do we have to wait? When will they bite?” I whispered. “I
__________________,” Dad whispered back and a moment later he was holding a little, NOT KNOW
silver fish.
“See?” he turned to me. “But this one is too small. We’d better let it go and wait for the next HE
one.” And he let __________________ fish go.
The second fish was __________________ than the first one and soon Dad caught a few BIG
more.
“If it goes on like this, mum __________________ us a great
dinner,” he said. COOK
We kept fishing till noon but I didn’t catch anything __________________ and got really
bored with it. I
To me, it __________________ a stupid waste of time but I certainly wasn’t going to tell
Dad that. He wouldn’t have liked it. BE
When I came into the room, my computer was on. It worried me since I NOT REMEMBER
__________________ switching it on.
I looked around – there __________________ nobody in my room and everything was in its BE
usual place.
Suddenly I __________________ – the book had gone! I had left it on the table but it wasn’t UNDERSTAND
there any more.
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. “Do you have 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
Michael could not imagine his life without computers. His parents __________________ him BUY
his first computer at the age of six.
It took __________________ several days to learn how to use it. HE
His mum said that younger people were much __________________ than adults at learning
computer skills.
FAST
That was probably true – most __________________ in Michael’s class were very competent
computer users. CHILD
Michael was really surprised to find out that the first personal computer
__________________ in the 70s of the last century. INVENT
“And how did you chat or send your e-mails without computers?” he asked his mother.
She smiled: “We __________________ each other e-mails. And there were no networks.”. NOT SEND
She also said that it __________________ fun to communicate face-to-face, to play out-of-
doors and to visit friends’ homes. BE
“But if there __________________ no computers, I wouldn’t be able to communicate with

my friends who live far away from me,” Michael replied. BE
“True. Technological progress is a great thing,” his mother said. “And I think people
__________________ even more amazing communication devices in the near future.” CREATE
Kitty lived next door to me and we’d been friends since childhood. We studied at the same WALK
school and __________________ there together.
I was sixteen and she was four years __________________ than me. YOUNG
But we had a lot in common and enjoyed chatting on __________________ way to school.
WE
Every morning Kitty knocked on my door and I had to be ready by that time – she
__________________ waiting for me. NOT LIKE
One day she didn’t knock. When I caught up with her at the bus stop, she
__________________ a magazine and didn’t even look at me. READ
I __________________ understand what was going on. NOT CAN

“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 __________________ at the bus stop
looked amused at our conversation and didn’t hide their smiles.
WOMAN
The phone woke Kim up. She answered the call almost immediately, after THREE
the__________________ beep.
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 __________________ in the park.”.
WALK
It was very cold out-of-doors and everything __________________ in snow but Kim’s COVER
mother walked in all weathers.
She believed that it __________________ her keep fit and gave her extra energy. HELP
She actually looked younger than other __________________ of her age and that was
probably because of her walking. WOMAN
“Can I take a message?” Kim asked politely.
“No. I __________________ her later. When is she going to be back?” CALL
“She normally __________________ home at five.”

“Fine,” came the answer and the phone went dead. COME
Kim felt a bit hurt. “It’s not polite to break off a conversation like that,” she thought to
herself. If I __________________ older, I would explain to that lady how to talk to people BE
politely.”
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 __________________ ambitious. Anna wanted to buy a professional digital camera BE
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 __________________ wait so long, she needed it right then. NOT CAN
“If I __________________ it now, I would be able to take part in the Professional
Photograph Competition. HAVE
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 __________________ time, a brilliant idea came to
her – why not take up a summer job as a photographer? TWO
She reached for the phone and dialed the number of the __________________ photography
agency in the town. LARGE
“Hello, can I help you?” the woman’s voice sounded encouraging and Anna
__________________ that she probably had a chance. THINK
Bella was a good student. She __________________ learning but she always started to feel ENJOY
very nervous when she had to write tests.
That Monday __________________ a lucky day for her and she realised it as soon as she NOT BE
came into the classroom.
“Oh, no! I __________________ all my pens at home.” She turned to Jenny: “Have you got a LEAVE
spare pen?”
“Let __________________ see,” Jenny opened her bag and pulled out a pen. “I’ve got this I
one. But it’s green.”
“Give it to me anyway,” Bella said. “If I don’t find a proper pen, I __________________ in
WRITE
green ink. I hope it won’t affect my grades.”
When the teacher handed out the tests, Bella felt even __________________ than she had
felt before. BAD
The test was really long – the tasks __________________ on both sides of the page!
PRINT
Bella did the first task quickly, but the __________________ one was a real problem. Bella
got panicky. TWO
Time ticked on but she __________________ concentrate on the tasks. NOT CAN
It was late at night but the light was on in Ted’s room. When I __________________ in, he COME
didn’t even turn to me.
I looked at his monitor and realized that he __________________ the Internet for job SURF
vacancies.
“Why do you need a job?” I asked. “You __________________ by Mr. Green only a week EMPLOY
ago as far as I remember.”
“Yes, I was. I got a job of a waiter in his restaurant. But I __________________ that job LOSE
already. They said I was rude to a client.”
“Were you?” I was surprised since Ted was the __________________ and tolerant person I’d PATIENT
ever met.
“Yes, it was probably rude of __________________ to tell those ladies that I wouldn’t bring I
them anything else. Just imagine – they had changed their order three times!
Each time they tried a dish, they __________________ it. NOT LIKE
When they said that for the __________________ time, I lost control. FOUR
One of the __________________ called for the manager and complained.” Ted nervously
turned back to his computer. “I didn’t like that job anyway.” WOMAN
Emma lived in a big city and worked for a large company. Her days were usually very busy – CAN
she __________________ hardly find half an hour for lunch.
However, at weekends she __________________ bored and lonely. FEEL
Emma had moved to the city because of her job. Only two months before she had thought she
was the __________________ girl in the world. LUCKY
She had a job most of her friends could only dream about. It was her_______ full-time job. ONE
The company __________________ ‘Imagination’. They focused on Internet technologies. CALL

Emma __________________ much about the Internet but her boss said that it didn’t matter.
NOT KNOW
He also said that she __________________ creative and had imagination and that was why
she had a good chance of succeeding in the job. BE
When Emma told her friend, Lucy Pitt, about the new job, Lucy said:
“I’m very happy that you __________________ a good job. But I also feel very sad about it FIND
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.”
Kate called me early in the morning. It was the __________________ day of holidays; I felt TWO
angry with her for waking me up.
“What __________________?” I didn’t sound very polite, but she paid no attention to that. HAPPEN
“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 __________________ you long! I promise”. NOT TAKE
My first impulse was to say “no” – unlike most __________________ I hated shopping. But
Kate sounded so unhappy that I felt sorry for her. WOMAN
“Ok, what do you need to buy?”
Kate’s voice __________________ cheerful again. BECOME
She excitedly explained to me that she __________________ to buy a pair of hiking boots
and a raincoat. WANT
That __________________ 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 BE
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.
When you look at this lovely house in the Welsh countryside, you may think it's a picture THEY
from J.R.R. Tolkien's book ‘The Hobbit’. In fact it's a real house designed by a real person.
When __________________ first son was born, Simon Dale’s wife, Jasmine, said:
LIVE
“I wish we __________________ in the country. It would be so good for the baby”.
However, they __________________ enough money to buy or rent a house in the country so
they decided to take matters into their own hands.
NOT HAVE
The house __________________ by Simon himself, with a bit of help from his friends. The
result is impressive. BUILD
The home is made of natural materials, such as wood, stone and mud. It uses solar panels for
energy and its water __________________ from a nearby spring. COME
It took Simon four months to complete his fairytale home. He managed to create a modern WONDERFUL
wooden eco-home – one of the __________________ houses you can imagine.
Simon Dale said, “I __________________ working on a new house of the same eco-style. START
My __________________ house will be smarter than the first one.

TWO
My son __________________ five now and I hope to celebrate his tenth birthday in a new
house.” BE
Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood were our neighbours. They had two __________________. CHILD
Their son Michael __________________ from the other children very much, but their
NOT DIFFER
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 __________________ find around the house.
CAN
Actually, she could read __________________ than most school pupils. WELL
One afternoon when the parents were out of the house, Matilda put on __________________
dress and shoes and went to the library. SHE
The librarian was surprised to see such a small child. "Are you here for the
__________________ time? Would you like me to find a nice book with lots of pictures for ONE
you?" she asked.
"No, thank you, I __________________ what I need," answered Matilda showing a thick FIND
book of fairy tales.
Then she added, “I __________________ for a new book as soon as I finish this one”. COME
The librarian was really shocked when she saw Matilda only two days later.
“I wish all children __________________ reading so much,” the librarian said. From that day LIKE
on Matilda went to the library every afternoon.
Tim woke up later than usual. It was Sunday and he __________________ lots of plans for HAVE
the day.
He was in the bathroom cleaning his __________________ when he heard some unfamiliar
TOOTH
voices from the veranda.
“Who could they be?” Tim __________________.
THINK
When he came into the room, his mum and two other women __________________ happily
and didn’t notice him. CHAT
Tim coughed to attract __________________ attention.
THEY
“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 __________________ there. Join us for YOUNG
tea.
I wish we __________________ 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.” CAN
Tim sat the table. Emma had some papers in her hands but Tim couldn’t read what
__________________ there – the letters were too small. PRINT
Linda was looking forward to her holidays. First of all, she __________________ really tired FEEL
from school and wanted to have a break.
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 equally important. PREPARE
Linda could see diagrams on the screen. They __________________ in different colours
which made them look complicated. DRAW
NOT
Paul was going to be late for his morning class again. He __________________ why it
happened to him so often.
UNDERSTAND
This was going to be the __________________ time in one week and that was too much even THREE
for Mrs Pitt.
She was the __________________ teacher in the world but Paul wasn’t sure that she would
forgive him again.
KIND
“If I don’t invent a very good excuse, she __________________ my parents.” Paul thought. CALL
His parents __________________ very strict people but they didn’t approve of Paul’s habit
of playing computer games till late at night.
NOT BE
As a result, he couldn’t make __________________ get up in the morning and was regularly HE
late for school.
Paul quietly opened the door and __________________ into the classroom. GO
His classmates __________________ something in their notepads and didn’t pay any
attention to him. WRITE
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.
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 __________________ worked as bus drivers in those days but WOMAN
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 __________________ of wood, not plastic, and Dana liked the
MAKE
way it sounded.
“You should come to see our show,” the guitarist kept saying to Dana. SEE
“I __________________ it one day,” Dana promised each time,
but she never said when exactly she __________________. Another passenger who often GO
used Dana’s bus was a Biscuit Lady.
She worked at the biscuit factory and often __________________ Dana a small bag of GIVE
biscuits.
Dana __________________sweets and pastries very much, but she could never resist those NOT LIKE
biscuits – they were so fresh and tasty.
“How was __________________ night?” Dana’s husband liked to ask her when she came
home. YOU
“Good music, good food and a great view of the city,” she cheerfully answered.
“I wish I __________________ my work as much as you enjoy yours,” her husband said, ENJOY
“ but I’m going to have just another boring day at the office.”
Stonehendge is an ancient monument in south-west England. For me, it’s the INTERESTING
__________________ place I’ve ever visited.
I clearly remember my ______________ visit to Stonehendge with my aunt and uncle. ONE
They lived nearby and I often __________________ to stay with them for my summer
holidays.
GO
On the day of __________________ trip the weather was fine. WE

There _____________________ a cool wind blowing, the sun was bright in the sky and
Stonehendge looked calm and magical. In those days it was possible to walk among the BE
stones and even touch them.
It’s very different now. Stonehendge _______________ more crowded that it was. BECOME
As a result, now people __________________ to walk around the monument but they can’t
come up very close to it. ALLOW
Today I wish I __________________ an opportunity to get inside the circle again but
unfortunately it is not possible any more. HAVE
The Stonehandge mystery is still unexplained but I believe scientists ________________ it in
the near future. SOLVE
Most adults miss their childhood. Your school years are the __________________ years of GOOD
your life, they say.
Just recently, while I was on my way to work, I started thinking back to my own school years.
BE
They probably were not trouble-free but there __________________ many reasons for us to
feel happy at school.
One of them was spending every single day with friends. We __________________ tired of NOT GET
being together.
The __________________ one was uniform. Yes, in my opinion, the school uniform had TWO
more advantages than disadvantages.
__________________ was dark green. It was unfashionable but comfortable. I
It __________________ of natural materials. Besides, the uniform saved a lot of time in the
mornings.
MAKE
Now it __________________ me hours to decide what to wear.
TAKE
Another thing is that I don’t really like sport. But at school we __________________
football, netball, hockey and so on. Sport was compulsory. Now I realise that this was a good PLAY
thing!
And of course there were …holidays! Christmas, Easter, half-term, and the jackpot – the
summer holidays. I wish I __________________ as much free time now. HAVE
Dad usually comes up with original ideas. Last Sunday Dad __________________ that we DECIDE
should all go on a camping trip.
The idea came to him while he __________________ an article about camping. The article READ
said that camping brings families together.
“Not true”, I smiled. “What about television? It usually __________________ families to
feel a lot more united.”
HELP
“If the weather is fine, we __________________ on a trip next weekend,” Dad said and put
his magazine on the coffee table. GO
I quickly looked over at my __________________ brother, Paul. YOUNG

He gave me a knowing smile, “Do you remember __________________ last trip?”
WE
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 ____________________ to take the fishing rods. FORGET
Ten minutes later we made another unpleasant discovery: we __________________ the tent
which meant we couldn’t stay overnight and we had to drive all the way back home again. NOT HAVE
We __________________ tired and disappointed with the trip. BE

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, __________________ anything about the NOT KNOW
arrangements. It was going to be a surprise.
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 CAN
too late.
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 DECORATE
of years Carlos had reached that day.
Carlos couldn’t blow them out on the __________________ try and his friends were ONE
delighted to help him.
After school, I decided to go to university. I _____________________ St Andrews University CHOOSE
in Scotland.
At that time I __________________ much about the University but when I arrived there, I NOT KNOW
liked it at once.
Now I'm in my last year and I wish I __________________ stay here forever! CAN
St Andrews University is a truly special place. It __________________ 600 years ago and it
is one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world. BUILD
It has many traditions – for example, the ‘May Dip’. It is held on the __________________
of May every year.
ONE
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 __________________ him to pass HELP
his exams last summer.
For me the ‘May Dip’ was the __________________ experience of my life! COLD
Because the weather is famously cold, St Andrews students designed __________________

own uniform which consists of a warm jacket, jeans and boat shoes. THEY
The uniform __________________ us all look the same, but it is the only way to keep warm!
MAKE
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. BE
According to him, the roads __________________ very dangerous because of the snow and
ice and he strongly recommended staying at home if at all possible.
Dr. James __________________ stay at home. He worked in a hospital and there were NOT CAN
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 __________________ a HAVE
reindeer instead of my old car.”
When Dr. James __________________ slowly to work, he saw an accident. DRIVE
He stopped and __________________ to the damaged car. RUN
There was a man and two __________________ inside. CHILD

“Is everyone okay?” Dr. James asked.

“Yes, yes, we are fine,” answered the man. “I __________________ 911 already. CALL
They are coming to help __________________. It looks like we won’t get to school today.” WE
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 __________________ your job.”. LOSE
Martin was afraid of losing his job. His colleagues were nice to him, the salary was good and
he sometimes __________________ on business trips abroad. GO
It was actually the __________________ job he had ever had.
GOOD
He ran out of the house, jumped into his car and backed up without looking. BOOM! There
__________________ a sound like someone hitting a drum. Martin had hit the car behind
him.
BE
“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 __________________ 20 minutes to get to work. HE
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 KNOW
note,” he said angrily. “I wish I __________________ who he was.
My car was absolutely new! It __________________ only a week ago.”
Martin went up to the window, saw the car and understood that he would lose his job anyway. BUY
Tracey was very unhappy and scared. She was starting a new school.
NOT WANT
“I __________________ 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 __________________ family had moved to a new town and everything THEY
was still new and strange for Tracey.
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
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 __________________ 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
I hope people won’t throw __________________ rubbish here any more.”
THEY
It was early morning. Ben jumped out of his bed as soon as the __________________ rays of
sun came into the room. He grabbed his backpack and started to pack.
ONE
Ben put in some of his favourite things to take with __________________ on the trip to
Grandpa’s. He put in his favourite book, his kite and his teddy bear. HE
Soon everything __________________ and he started to get dressed. PACK

Visiting Grandpa had always been the __________________ part of his summer vacation.
GOOD
Together, they went fishing and watched football matches. Grandpa __________________
him how to repair bikes and other things. TEACH
Ben’s mum entered his room. “Grandpa’s here,” she said with a smile. Ben told her that he
__________________ ready to go. BE
He grabbed his backpack and ran into the kitchen where Grandpa __________________ his
tea. DRINK
“Ready, big guy?” asked Grandpa. “Will you have breakfast before we leave?”
“No, I __________________ hungry”, Ben answered, “I’ll have breakfast at your place. NOT BE
Grandma __________________ something nice for me, hasn’t she?”
COOK
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 MAKE
had colourful stones on the top. “You know you must never touch it, right?” Alison said.
“If the box was mine, I __________________ you to touch it whenever you wanted,” I ALLOW
answered. Alison said nothing to that.
When she put on her jewellery, 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 jewellery 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 NOT KNOW
accessories. My sister likes my work very much.
The phone rang in Clark Taylor’s house at nearly three in the morning. He answered it only
after the _______________ ring. “Hello,” Clark said in a sleepy voice.
FIVE
“Mr Taylor. Thank goodness. I need your help.”
Clark definitely ________________ the voice. KNOW
However, he was sleepy and __________________ remember who it was.
“Mr. Taylor!” the man said. “I am in trouble. The police allowed me only one phone call. And I NOT CAN
am calling you.” Then, the fog cleared. Although nearly ten years had passed since
__________________ last meeting, Clark was able to recognise the voice.
THEY
It belonged to Martin Hall, one of the __________________ math students he had ever had.
“Martin, what’s happened? Where are you?” Clark asked.
BRIGHT
“In the police station. I __________________ at the railway station two hours ago. I was
going to a conference. ARREST
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 __________________ my ID card and I can’t prove LOSE
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 ___________________ at once,” Clark said, jumping up of the COME
bed.
It was not difficult for him to prove that Martin Hall was his former student. Clark brought a POLICEMAN
scientific journal with Martin’s article and a photo of him. The __________________ were
surprised to find out that their prisoner was a capable young scientist.
But 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 __________________ smartphones because they are cool and HAVE
trendy.
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 USE
social networking sites, replying to emails, and playing games.
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. But nothing of the kind – it still works
properly! BE
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
THEY
the war.
They __________________ to the house of an old Professor who lived in the country, ten SEND
miles from the nearest railway station.
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 ONE
in the morning.
When the next morning came, there was a steady rain falling. BE
"I wish the weather __________________ more cheerful!" said Edmund.
"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
I come from England but now I live permanently in Quebec, Canada. When my parents
________________ me to Canada, I was fifteen.
BRING
It was 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 CHILD
painful.
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 FALL
worried.
“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 ONE
that skating was a really exciting activity!
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 __________________ would be
SHE
great fun, but I felt nervous and scared.
When my mum __________________ me to the airport, she noticed that something was DRIVE
wrong with me.
“Are you all right?’ she asked. “You’re afraid of flying, aren’t you?”
“I __________________ you to notice. Yes, I’m a bit scared. Sorry.”
NOT WANT
“There __________________ nothing to be sorry about! It’s natural to feel nervous before
your first flight. BE
I wish I __________________ go with you, but you know that I can’t.”
CAN
It was true. My mum was the __________________ woman in the world. BUSY
“I’m fine, Mum. Don’t worry.” I tried to sound calm. “I __________________ you as soon
as we land.” CALL
The plane __________________ off smoothly. The pilot informed the passengers about the
details of the flight. TAKE
Then we __________________ refreshing drinks. I had some orange juice and closed my
eyes. OFFER
Harry’s class was going on an excursion to the firehouse. Harry __________________ proud
because his Uncle Jim, a fireman, was going to show the children around the place.
FEEL
Naturally, the first thing Harry’s classmates wanted to see was the huge fire truck. There
__________________ eight vehicles at the firehouse at that moment. Uncle Jim explained BE
how the trucks got water and even let the kids get inside the truck.
“Have you ever fought a fire __________________?” a red-haired boy asked. YOU
“Yes, many times, unfortunately,” Uncle Jim answered. “I wish people __________________
more responsibly when they used electrical devices at home or had picnics outdoors. BEHAVE
But they often __________________ anything can happen to them.
NOT THINK
Please remember that you __________________ make fires in the woods. NOT MUST
There is dry grass and dry __________________ on the ground. They start to burn very
easily. LEAF
And there is nothing __________________ than forest fires!”

DANGEROUS
The children promised not to make any fires in the woods and Uncle Jim went on with the
tour. He __________________ them the fire alarm equipment, when a siren started wailing....
SHOW
Judy was afraid of the dark. At night she always __________________ the lights on. LEAVE
Judy couldn’t explain what exactly she was afraid of. She __________________ in monsters
or in ghosts. NOT BELIEVE
She was one of those rare girls who never screamed when she saw spiders,
__________________ and frogs. MOUSE
“But everyone in her family knew that a dark room was the __________________ of her fears.
BAD
One day, when Judy __________________ something in her room, her mother came in
holding a big shopping bag. DRAW
“Guess what I__________________,” she said to Judy.
BUY
“I have no idea. Is it for __________________?” Judy felt very curious about the bag.
I
Her mother pulled two packages from her shopping bag. In the first package there were some
very nice slippers. They __________________ from soft, pink fabric and had bright flashing
lights. Inside the second package were glow-in-the-dark pyjamas! MAKE
Judy said she __________________ to try them on immediately.
Amazingly, she felt safe all through the night. In a few days the lights stopped flashing but WANT
Judy realised she didn’t feel afraid of the dark any more.
Kathy looked at her new room’s white walls.
“They’re so plain.” MAKE
“Don’t worry,” Dad said, “If you don’t like them, we __________________ the walls any
colour you like.”. SHAKE
“Do you want pink?” Mum suggested. Kathy __________________ her head.
“No, pink is either for __________________ or for silly girls who like Barbie dolls. I’m
neither of those.”
BABY
Her parents smiled but __________________ anything.
NOT SAY
“But what colour to choose? I wish we __________________ ask a designer for
professional advice,” said Kathy. CAN
“Oh, no! It’s out of the question!” said Kathy’s mother, firmly. A designer’s advice is much
__________________ than we can afford.”. EXPENSIVE
“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 __________________ in those colours, the room will look cheerful.”. PAINT
“Yes!” Kathy definitely liked the idea. “We’ll make three walls yellow, but the
__________________ one will be orange.”
FOUR
The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what
I__________________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. BUY
“Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.
It was the middle of November and Tina felt down and depressed. Late autumn was the BAD
__________________ season of the year.
It often __________________, 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 RAIN
introduced a new class - a dance class.
But not everyone was happy! The boys said that it __________________ a waste of time. BE
They often missed the class and, when they attended, they __________________ to the
teacher’s instructions but tried to make fun of everything. NOT LISTEN
“I wish we __________________ a class for girls only,” Tina thought.
HAVE
The Junior Dance Competition __________________ in their town every year. It was a
spectacular show. HOLD
“Your dancing __________________ every day,” the teacher said one day.
IMPROVE
“If you go on like this, you __________________ a chance to take part in the Dance
Competition next month.” HAVE
Tina imagined herself wearing a beautiful dress and elegant shoes on her
__________________. She decided it was something she’d like to try. FOOT
Veronica loved autumn. It was her favourite season. There were many good things about it. LEAF
She loved the smells, the changing __________________, and the cool breezes.
There __________________ also apple pies, apple doughnuts and pumpkin pies. BE
For Veronica, pumpkin pies were the __________________, especially when her mother
cooked them. GOOD
Veronica had never tried to make a pie __________________, but she knew how, as she had
seen how her mother made it many times. SHE
One day, on her way from school, Veronica __________________ a pumpkin and decided to
cook it. She tried to do everything the same way her mother usually did. BUY
Veronica was in the kitchen and __________________ the door bell. Her mother had to use
her key to enter the house. NOT HEAR
“Who __________________ a pie?” her mother asked. “I can smell it. How soon is it going
to be ready? I’m very hungry.”
MAKE
When the pie was ready, Veronica put it on the table. The pie looked nice: it
__________________ with nuts and coloured sugar. DECORATE
Veronica’s mother had a large piece. She smiled and said that she __________________ it
very much. LIKE
When I was at school, I spent 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 __________________ a NEED
hobby to fill his free time.
Grandpa’s workshop was full of all kinds of tools. There __________________ a big table, BE
hammers, nails, paints, and what not.
And all the tools __________________ carefully in their places. KEEP
That was Grandpa’s number one rule. The __________________ rule was, “Never buy a new
tool if the old one still works.” TWO
In the workshop, when he __________________ the birdhouses, I asked him lots of
questions about birds. MAKE
He __________________ a lot about them! He could tell one bird from another by their
songs and footprints.
KNOW
I was surprised that Grandpa __________________ the birdhouses in bright colours.

NOT PAINT
He explained to __________________ that birds prefer natural colours that make their houses
more difficult to notice and, for that reason, safer. I
Susan’s father often had to go to different countries on business. That evening, he came home LATE
__________________ than usual.
He looked tired. Susan __________________ that the next week her father was going to
China to discuss a new project.
KNOW
At dinner, her father asked Susan if she __________________ to go with him. It was a bit
unexpected but Susan liked the idea at once. WANT
It was her __________________ birthday in a few days.
SIXTEEN
And Susan thought it __________________ fun to celebrate it abroad.
BE
However, there was one thing she wanted to clear up before the trip: “Are you going to be
busy from morning till night? I __________________ to sit in the hotel all the time alone.” NOT WANT
“You won’t have to,” her father reassured Susan. “I __________________ all the project
papers already. So, while our partners are studying them, we’ll have plenty of time for PREPARE
sightseeing.”
“Great!” Susan ran up to her room to pack.

“Remember to take some comfortable shoes. Otherwise your __________________ will hurt FOOT
after the long excursions.” Her father’s advice was always practical.
Half an hour later everything __________________ in a suitcase and Susan called her best PACK
friend to tell her the news.
Tim liked going to the zoo. One day his mother said: LIKE
“We’re going to a different place today, Tim. It’s an animal shelter. I’m sure you
__________________ it.”
The place was much __________________ than a zoo, but clean and well kept. There were SMALL
volunteers in special uniforms. One of them showed Tim and his mum round the shelter.
Lots of animals __________________ there. KEEP
Cats and dogs made up most of the population, but there were also horses, monkeys,
__________________ and other animals. FOX
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 __________________ owners THEY
or saved by the animal police from cruel treatment.
“If people __________________ more responsible for their pets, we wouldn’t have so much
work here,” the volunteer remarked. BE
“But unfortunately some people __________________ that animals are not toys.” NOT
UNDERSTAND
Tim’s mother thanked the volunteer and __________________ a donation. Shelters always
needed money to pay for the animals’ food and medical care. MAKE
On the way home Tim told his mother that he __________________ to go to the shelter again,
not only to watch but also to help the volunteers. WANT
July 17th was coming. It would be Mark’s __________________ birthday. THIRTEEN
His Mum asked him what he __________________ as a gift. Mark answered at once that his
dream was to have a telescope to watch the stars.
WANT
Mum __________________ her head doubtfully. SHAKE

She knew that Mark enjoyed learning about space but a telescope was a __________________
present than they had planned. EXPENSIVE
After dinner the parents had a discussion about the present.
“I think we should give Mark the telescope,” Dad said. SPEND
“But we __________________ 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 AGREE
attic. I think he __________________ to sell us his telescope at half price.”
Nick __________________ roses in the garden when Mum and Dad arrived at his house. PLANT
“Yes, sure,” he said. “There are lots of __________________ in the attic. You can take
whatever you want for Mark for free. I’m glad he’s taking up my father’s hobby.” BOX
It was a hot summer day. Tom and his mum were heading to the beach. Tom was only FOOT
wearing shorts and a pair of sandals on his __________________ but he felt hot anyway.
When they came to the beach, they found out that the sea __________________ calm – NOT BE
powerful waves were breaking on the shore.
Mum __________________ in hesitation. STOP
“It’s fine. I can easily swim in these waves,” Tom wanted to demonstrate his swimming skills.
But his mother said that they __________________ out of the water till the sea calmed down.
STAY
Sitting close to __________________ was a boy about Tom’s age. THEY

He was alone because his parents __________________ to buy some sandwiches. He came
over and said his name was Gary. LEAVE
His shoulders __________________ with protective suntan lotion, but they looked red
anyway. COVER
“It’s getting __________________ every minute,” said Gary. “How about a swim?”
“No way,” Tom’s mother was definitely against the idea and Tom had to obey. HOT
“As you like,” Gary said and headed to the water.
The __________________ 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 THREE
mother were close enough to get him out in time.
A few years ago I was on a camping holiday in Bristol. There __________________ lots of BE
other girls from around the UK, but I was the only one from Scotland.
The camp __________________ in the woods, not far from the river. LOCATE
The camp life was even __________________ than I had expected. We enjoyed all kinds of
camping activities – sports and games, different shows and contests. INTERESTING
Everything was fine apart from one incident that took me aback.
Once, at lunchtime, when I __________________ ice cream, one of the girls asked: EAT
“So, do you have ice cream in Scotland?”
I __________________ how to react. My neighbour repeated her question.
I nodded, “Yes.”
NOT KNOW
My answer provoked a wave of absurd questions about my country:
“Have you ever seen a ghost in your castle?” MAN
“Do all Scottish __________________ wear checked skirts?”
I __________________ out that some people believe silly stereotypes about Scotland. FIND
They believe that Scots really carry bagpipes in __________________ bags to play the
instrument on the streets, and that Scots practise magic. THEY
At last, the girls said that they __________________ to Scotland one day to see it with their
own eyes and to separate the truth from the myths. COME
The academic term was coming to its end and Kate decided to arrange a party to celebrate the
coming holidays. To be frank, there __________________ one more reason for the party. BE
Kate wanted her classmates to meet someone from her family. She was sure it would impress THEY
__________________ and would help her popularity.
Kate __________________ sandwiches in the kitchen when Hugo came in. MAKE
“It looks like I’m the __________________ guest, doesn’t it?” Hugo looked embarrassed.
“Sorry for coming so early.” ONE
“Oh, it’s ok,” said Kate, “Come in! You __________________ me in the kitchen, won’t
you?”
HELP
“Sure,” Hugo entered the room and __________________ in surprise. “Are you saying you
made all this yourself?” STOP
On the table there was a huge pie. It __________________ with different fruit and looked
fantastic. DECORATE
“No,” Kate looked pleased with his reaction. “My cousin helped me.
She__________________ for the shop. She’ll be back any minute. LEAVE
The front door opened and a girl entered. Hugo understood that he __________________ her
many times in different TV programmes for teenagers. SEE
“A TV star?” Hugo sounded so silly that both girls burst out laughing.
Cindy liked parks. She took long walks in the nearby park almost every day. Her classmates, NOT SHARE
however, __________________ her interest and Cindy usually walked alone.
Cindy’s parents worried that she __________________ no friends. HAVE

“I wish you __________________ more time with your classmates. Don’t you feel bored in
the park?” SPEND
“It’s ok, Mum, I just feel much __________________ alone than with people who can’t
understand me,” Cindy usually answered. “Parks are a lot more fun to spend time in than GOOD
hanging out in a shopping centre.” And her mother didn’t know what to say.
One day, Cindy returned from the park very excited. WALK
“Guess, who I met in the park!” she said, and she told her parents the whole story. “I
__________________ along the central avenue when I saw a group of people.
They __________________ students of the Biology faculty of the university. BE
They told __________________ about the plan to rearrange the park.
I
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 __________________ by the City Council and work starts tomorrow. I
want to join the volunteer team!” APPROVE
As a child, Steven lived in a village. Outside the village there was a house where a strange old
CHILD
woman and her granddaughter Eliza lived. The __________________ often played together.
One day, Eliza __________________ 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!” BE
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 __________________ to see you NOT WANT
anymore!” She closed the gate.
The next day the girl __________________ for the city. LEAVE
Steven was upset but he hoped that one day he __________________ Eliza again.
SEE
Five years later Steven became a student and moved to the city. He rented a small apartment
on the __________________ floor. ONE
One day, when he __________________ 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 WALK
nice to see you again!”
But Eliza looked up at __________________, stood up and walked away. HE

“I wish I __________________ what is going on,” Steven said to himself, and decided to start
his own investigation. KNOW
Dylan had a very old car. It was 20 years old. But the faded paint made it look even OLD
__________________ than that.
It __________________ a shame to drive a car that looked like that and Dylan took it to a
paint shop.
BE
There the car __________________ dark blue for $200. PAINT
Dylan was very pleased with the new look. The only problem was that the car stereo
__________________ properly. Dylan managed to fix it himself. NOT WORK
Then one day Dylan had a new problem – petrol. He could smell it while he
__________________ his car. Dylan asked himself “Am I driving a bomb? Could the car DRIVE
explode at any minute?”
He knew the car manual by heart. He had car problems at least once a month, and he always THEY
found a way to fix __________________ himself.
However, this time, it was a job for a mechanic. So he __________________ his car to the
closest service station. TAKE
The mechanic said they __________________ 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 TEST
problem is with the fuel pump. You need a new one. It costs $400."
"Let me think about it. I __________________ you a call when I decide what to do." But GIVE
Dylan had already decided what to do.
Annie was waiting for her guests. Her birthday was on 25th December and she felt this was
both lucky and unlucky. It __________________ great to have her birthday on a special day BE
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 __________________ and her classmate, Brian, appeared. He had a plastic bag RING
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 __________________ in the attic of an old country
house a year ago. FIND
My friend found it when they __________________ the house.
REPAIR
He says if you light the lamp and make a wish, the wish __________________ true. It works
particularly well with reasonable wishes that are not too big for the lamp. Its magic is not
very strong.”
COME
Annie laughed aloud.
“I’ve never got a present __________________ than this. Ok, let’s test your lamp.” ORIGINAL
Annie lit it and said: “I wish the whole class would come to __________________ party
today”. I
As soon as she __________________ it, the doorbell rang impatiently.
SAY
Martin and Jane were shopping. They were in the __________________ shopping centre in LARGE
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 __________________, Martin liked shopping. MAN
Today he felt really happy because he __________________ 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. BUY
It was the first time Martin had had a good look at the building itself. The shopping centre
building __________________ impressive. The engineers had used advanced technologies to BE
make it light, warm and spacious.
“Hi!” Martin __________________ Jane’s voice. HEAR
“What are you having? Coffee? No, I __________________ 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. NOT DRINK
Jane looked puzzled. “I wish we __________________ change our life a bit,” went on CAN
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
Tom woke up relatively early. But he __________________ at once that he was not the first UNDERSTAND
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 __________________ cooking. NOT LIKE
“I wish I __________________ what you are doing,” he said.
KNOW
Dad gave __________________ a smile and answered “Wait and see.”
HE
He pulled out a juicing machine from the cupboard. Nobody had used it for ages and the
machine __________________ with a thin layer of dust. Tom’s dad washed it and turned it
on. COVER
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
__________________ cup to Tom. To his surprise the juice tasted really good. TWO
“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 __________________ than the GOOD
stewed vegetables his mum cooked almost every day.
The camel was very thirsty. His last drink had been weeks ago. His feet sank in the hot sand CAN
and he __________________ hardly move.
"When will I reach water?" he thought. "And I __________________ for ages." NOT EAT
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 __________________ to walk along the top
of a hill, than along the bottom. EASY
At last he __________________ something green in the distance. Was it a mirage or an
oasis? SEE
He hoped for the best and the hope helped __________________ move faster.
HE
Soon, that distant green colour turned into real trees and grass. There __________________ a
small stream of water and some palm trees that gave shade. BE
Their wide __________________ could protect the camel from the sun's rays.
LEAF
Though the sun __________________, 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 SHINE
destination.
Robbie's dog Roxy was smart. At least Robbie __________________ so. Robbie had found THINK
him on a street. The puppy looked cold and unhappy.
Robbie took the puppy home and fortunately his mum __________________ it.
One day Robbie saw the ‘Dogs' contest’ advert. According to it, all dogs that were able to NOT MIND
perform tricks could participate.
"I wish Roxy __________________ some tricks”, Robbie thought. “But Roxy can’t perform
KNOW
any.”
He decided to take Roxy to the contest anyway, not as a participant but as a viewer.
When they arrived there __________________ lots dogs on the contest ground. BE
The collars of some dogs __________________ with medals.
The contest started, and the judge threw a ball. DECORATE
Roxy suddenly pulled away from Robbie and began running fast. He was the
__________________ dog to catch the ball and he didn’t forget to bring it back to the judge! ONE
“The winner is the dog with no entry name on my list. Whose dog is this?” asked the judge.
“It’s __________________ dog." said Robbie. The judge handed Robbie a small symbolic I
medal and a certificate for free dog food.
“Congratulations! You__________________!” said Robbie to Roxy and gave him a big hug. WIN
“Let’s go home and celebrate. Mum will be surprised when she __________________ the
news.” LEARN
Most people love jokes. A good joke can break the ice and make the conversation enjoyable. HEAR
My friend’s hobby is collecting jokes. When he __________________ a good joke, he writes
it down on a special card.
The cards __________________ in a box in his room. KEEP
When I visit __________________, I never miss a chance to read a joke from his collection.
Yesterday’s joke was about famous detectives. Here it is. HE
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 __________________ up and asked: "Watson, look up and tell me what
you see." WAKE
Watson said that he __________________ millions of stars. "And what does it tell you?"
Holmes went on his interrogation. SEE
"Well, if we apply our deductive method, we’ll come to several conclusions. Astronomically,
there are billions of planets. My__________________ conclusion is astrological – I observe TWO
Saturn in Leo.
And, meteorologically, it’ll be a beautiful day tomorrow. I wish we__________________ this HAVE
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 __________________ our tent!" STEAL
This story happened long ago. My son was six and we lived in an old house near a large park. BE
There __________________ lots of people in the park at weekends and we enjoyed walking
and playing there too.
One day, my son __________________ an injured bird from the park. BRING
It was a crow. Its wing __________________ and the bird could not fly.
BREAK
I didn’t know what to do with the crow, but my son said that he __________________ care of
it. TAKE
“If you were a couple of years__________________, 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 OLD
home.
The next day we took the crow to the vet. The vet fixed and bandaged the wing and
explained to __________________ what medicines we should give to the bird. WE
“Ok,” he said, as we left, “I __________________ everything I can. There’s no need to bring
this crow here any more. DO
The bird is young and strong, and I think it __________________ soon. This is the good
news. The bad news is that it will never be able to fly again.”
RECOVER
“We’ll see,” my son __________________ to agree with this fact too easily.
NOT WANT
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. BOX
Uncle Thomas was a sailor. When he returned from his last trip, he brought several large
__________________ with him.
BE
Inside there __________________ bits of wood, metal, and painted cloth.
“What is it for?” I asked my uncle. He __________________ me a broad smile and said:
GIVE
“Have your breakfast first and then come to the backyard.
You __________________ everything with your own eyes.” SEE

When I came to the backyard, Uncle Thomas __________________ an instruction manual.
READ
It took all his attention because the manual __________________ in Spanish, a language my
uncle didn’t know very well. WRITE
All in all, it took __________________ a couple of weeks to assemble the object from the
parts. HE
To all my questions he said that it was a machine that __________________ fly like a bird.
I was probably the only one in the family who took his words seriously.
CAN
They could never believe that soon we were going to see one of the __________________
airplane flights in the country. ONE
English, Welsh, Scottish…all these languages sound familiar. But I'm sure you NOT HEAR
__________________ of Cornish.
I wish I __________________ it, like my Granny does. KNOW
Cornish is a Celtic language, used in Cornwall, a county in south-west England.
_________________ ago, when the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain, many Celts moved to the CENTURY
mountain areas.
Some Celts even __________________ the country completely and settled in France. LEAVE
Speakers of Cornish stayed in the south-west. There the language __________________ until
the late 1700s. But the number of speakers got smaller and the language almost disappeared. SPEAK
At the beginning of the __________________ century, academics became interested in
Cornish and started to study the ancient texts. From those old documents they managed to TWENTY
restore the language!
Nowadays, if you visit Cornwall, you will hear a lot of it. The language is offered as an option THEY
in many universities, and students __________________ choose to learn it.
Like I did. I think it’s the __________________ language I have ever learnt, but it’s DIFFICULT
interesting and it sounds very nice.
I believe the Cornish language __________________. SURVIVE
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 __________________ for my party when the earthquake hit. My first thought was that PREPARE
everybody was going to die.
NOT
I __________________ what was happening.
UNDERSTAND
It was the __________________ day of my life so far – I have never felt that scared!
After the earthquake I asked my wife: BAD
"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 LIFE
people lost everything, even their __________________".
She was right. We had to help the others, so we decided to start a charitable fund. At first
we__________________ it the name of ‘Hope’ but then changed it.
GIVE
Now our fund __________________ 'Seeds for Change'. CALL

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 __________________ more impressive
results in the future.
GET
Jenny loved climbing. It was a strange hobby for a girl and her family wanted her to stop it, NOT LISTEN
but Jenny __________________ to anybody.
"There are still several trees in the garden I haven’t climbed yet," Jenny said.
One day, she__________________ the apple tree in the yard, when she suddenly slipped and CLIMB
fell down.
Jenny __________________ a terrible pain and started to cry. Her mum came outside and FEEL
saw that her hand was swollen and looked dark.
"I wish you __________________ some other hobby!" she said. HAVE
"Jenny, please, promise __________________ that you'll never do this silly climbing again!"
Jenny nodded. I
Her mother took Jenny to the doctor. It turned out that two of the bones
__________________. BREAK
For the__________________ time Jenny had a cast on her arm, from her fingers down to her
elbow. ONE
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 __________________ which were running, ACTIVITY
swimming, and climbing.
But now climbing was out – Jenny was determined to stick to her promise. “If I break my
promise, mum __________________ upset. And I don’t want her to feel like this.” GET
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
CHOOSE
always__________________ a book by Dahl.
Mum readily agreed. She said she __________________ reading him too in spite of the fact ENJOY
that she was an adult and had a very serious job.
In those years there __________________ lots of Dahl's books in our home library. BE
And to me he is still the best children's author of the __________________ century.
TWENTY
Roald Dahl started as an adult writer. His first book __________________ in 1942.
PUBLISH
Later he began writing children's books. Many of the __________________ are based on
Dahl's own childhood memories.
STORY
Several of his books are now successful films, for example ‘Matilda’, ‘Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory’ and ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’. I'm sure you __________________ at least one of
them! SEE
When you shop for children's books, Dahl is the __________________ choice. His books are
entertaining and full of jokes. EASY
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
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 __________________ its main tourist attractions yet. NOT SEE
Actually it was my mum's idea to send me here. In her opinion Italy is the
__________________ country in the world.
INTERESTING
And she also said that it __________________ me improve my Italian in real-life
communication. HELP
Yesterday, while I __________________ 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 HAVE
mix of cultures!
We started chatting in Italian, laughing, telling jokes and sharing our
life__________________. It was lots of fun. I even started to speak Spanish with the
STORY
Argentines, and our sentences became a mixture of both Italian and Spanish.
But it did not matter at all! No problem. We easily __________________ each other. UNDERSTAND
I wish all people __________________ foreign languages. The more languages you know –
SPEAK
the better.
Languages help __________________ understand the culture and mentality of other people. WE
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 __________________ to draw attention to the African
forests. During his expedition Mike Fay made several films about the beauty of the forests.
ORGANIZE
He said they were the__________________ natural sights he had ever seen. WONDERFUL
His films__________________ a success. Thanks to them the governments of several African
countries agreed to create 13 national parks. BE
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 __________________
several projects for the magazine. His job involves lots of travelling, which is sometimes not COMPLETE
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.

UNDERSTAND
“I wish everyone __________________ that life is a very delicate thing.
If we go on in the same irresponsible way, we __________________ all life on the planet, and
ourselves too”.
KILL
A robot is a special kind of machine that follows the instructions coming from a computer. A NOT MAKE
robot __________________ mistakes and it never gets tired.
Robots are all around __________________. Robots make cars, explore dangerous places,
clean things, answer telephone calls.
WE
Some of them can even take care of __________________ and elderly people. CHILD
If we didn’t have robots, our life __________________ less comfortable and more dangerous.
BE
According to the dictionary, the word ‘robot’ __________________ ‘compulsory labour’.
MEAN
The word ‘robot’ __________________ for the first time in a science fiction play in 1920.
USE
The robot from that play was a destructive machine that finally__________________ the
human race. DESTROY
However, in real life, robots are still obedient to people. As for robots, the most enthusiastic
nation is the Japanese. By now they __________________ a quarter of the world's robots. CREATE
And they have very ambitious plans for the future.
The Japanese engineers think that soon robots __________________ 3,5 million workers in
their country.
REPLACE
Lucky, a big black cat, went missing shortly after our family moved to a new house. He was
HE
curious and enjoyed exploring the environment. It often made us worry about
__________________.
Mum often said “I wish our Lucky __________________ less curious. I feel better when he BE
is in the house, safe and lazy.”
As we __________________ keep him at home, we made him wear a special tag. NOT CAN
Our address __________________ on it in large printed letters. WRITE

Mum said: “If one day Lucky gets missing, the tag __________________ us find him”.
HELP
Lucky disappeared on the __________________ day after moving house.
We looked for the cat everywhere. We asked all our new neighbours about him. THREE
We even asked all the __________________ in our district if they had seen him. But nobody
had seen a cat that looked like our Lucky. POLICEMAN
In the end, we __________________ 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!
LOSE
I grabbed him and brought him home.
“Mum, look who I __________________!” 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 FIND
address on the cat’s tag is our old address.”.
A few days ago Kim’s family moved house. Kim had very mixed feelings about it. On the one
FEEL
hand, she __________________ happy with her new room.
It was larger than the room she used to live in. Everything in this room __________________
in Kim’s favourite colours and according to her taste.
ARRANGE
The flat was on the __________________ floor in an old brick building. FIVE
From her window Kim could see the large garden, which now was covered with bright yellow
__________________, and the tiled roofs at a distance. LEAF
“I’d be very happy if I __________________ here,” Kim’s friend, Jessica, said when she
visited her for the first time. LIVE
“And how is your new school?” she asked, still admiring the fresh wallpapered walls with a
few framed photos on __________________. THEY
“You __________________ new friends there, right?”
These words made Kim feel nervous. “No, not yet.” she answered. MAKE
Then she said that she __________________ to her new school only the next Monday and
that the school looked nice and modern and there was a swimming pool in it. GO
What Kim __________________ her friend was that she was awfully afraid of going there
and meeting her new classmates and teachers. NOT TELL
Jeff woke up late. The house was very quiet and Jeff __________________ that he was alone
UNDERSTAND
there. He got up and headed to the kitchen.
There __________________ nobody in it but he felt the delicious aroma of fresh baking.
BE
A large bowl of doughnuts was on the table. It __________________ with a white kitchen
towel but Jeff could not resist it and pulled out a doughnut. COVER
When he was consuming his __________________ one, his grandmother appeared at the
doorway. FIVE
She __________________ light working trousers, a T-shirt, and an old straw hat.
WEAR
Jeff guessed that she had been working on __________________ roses, in the front garden.
SHE
“Fine, you __________________ up at last!” said Granny, “But why are you still undressed?
Go and wash and get dressed immediately!” WAKE
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 __________________ as soon as I am ready.” COME
My mum calls me Snow White. It was my __________________ nickname but it stuck to me ONE
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, GET
it __________________ red and swollen.
I can’t really recognize __________________ in the mirror. I
Mum says that from my very early days I differed from all the other __________________
around and needed special care. BABY
Whenever we went for a walk, she __________________ to apply sun protective lotion all
over my face and the parts of the body that were not covered with clothes. HAVE
I grew older but the situation didn’t get any __________________. GOOD
Until now I __________________ a medicine to cure my strange illness.
NOT FIND
My skin problem is not a serious thing of course, but it doesn’t allow me to do everything I
want. I wish I __________________ sunbathe, windsurf and play beach volleyball with my
CAN
friends. But all I can do is watch them from the shade.
According to our family legend, it __________________ hard at the moment when I was
born. Since that time, rainy days have always been my luckiest. RAIN
I play the violin in the college orchestra. Last month we ___________________ part in a TAKE
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 __________ well.
PERFORM
And she was right. We performed very successfully. It was a great journey though there
__________________ some things I missed very much while being in France. BE
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 __________ with a thick COVER
carpet.
In our place in France the floor was icy cold with no carpet at all. My __________ were FOOT
always cold.
“If it goes on like this, I __________ a cold,” I told my roommate, Cathy. CATCH
“I wish I __________ a pair of woolen socks. But I left them at home.”

HAVE
“You can take mine if you want,” said Cathy. I thanked her but her socks were two sizes
__________ than I needed! SMALL
I was happy to take part in the exchange programme and to go to college in Britain. An MONTH
opportunity to spend two ___________________ in London sounded fantastic.
Our teacher told us that we __________ in a student hostel. LIVE

It was going to be __________ than staying with a host family as the hostel was very close to
the college. CONVENIENT
When we arrived in London, the __________ thing we had was a bus excursion round the
British capital. ONE
Unfortunately, when we __________ Westminster Abbey, it started to rain hard.
PASS
We had to go down to the lower level of our double-decker and we __________ to enjoy the
wonderful sights. NOT MANAGE
Anyway, London is very impressive. People from all over the world live there. Some of
__________ come as tourists, others choose this place to study or to work in.
THEY
It is a dynamic multicultural city, though there __________ so many historical buildings in it. BE
Amazingly, many of the houses __________ centuries ago! BUILD

It was a great day yesterday. My friends and I __________ to see a performance at the Bolshoi GO
Theatre.
You certainly know that the Bolshoi Theatre is the __________ theatre in Russia and
probably in the world. FAMOUS
But not everyone __________ the history of the Bolshoi Theatre.
KNOW
According to historical documents, it __________ in March 1776 when Prince Pyotr Urusov
was granted Royal permission to build a public theatre in Moscow. BEGIN
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, was fond of arts. She __________________ having a new
theatre in her country. NOT MIND
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 __________ boxes where the most noble fans of BE
the theatre had their seats.
The theatre has changed several times during __________ history. IT
The building we can see today opened in 1825. It __________ by architect Andrei Mikhailov
who was also the architect of the Maly Theatre. DESIGN
Since that time, the building has been rebuilt and renovated several times. Now it looks
beautiful from the inside and outside. If I __________________ the opportunity to go there HAVE
more often, I would do it every week.
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 __________ us up even earlier than on
weekdays. WAKE
We had breakfast and set off to see some place of interest, or museum, or exhibition. Usually
they __________ us where we wanted to go. NOT ASK
It was __________ decision. THEY

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 __________ cold and gloomy. BE
The sky __________ with heavy dark clouds. But the weather didn’t make our parents
change their plan. COVER
“Are you ready to go?” Dad asked. “Mum __________ the sandwiches for us already. In case
we get hungry and there’s no cafe nearby.” PACK
“And what will we do if it __________?” my brother asked quietly.

RAIN
“Getting wet is not a problem,” Dad replied. “I’m sure you understand that visiting a museum
is much __________ 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 GOOD
looked at each other and decided that we needed a plan....
Mary’s birthday was on Saturday and she decided to arrange the party all by herself. At first, FIFTEEN
making a party to celebrate her __________ 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 __________ what to start with! NOT KNOW
Mary called her cousin Vicki and asked if she __________ help with the arrangements.
CAN
Vicki was a year __________ and more experienced in arranging parties. Vicki agreed and
went to Mary’s house at once. OLD
When Vicki arrived, Mary __________________ a menu for the party.
DESIGN
Vicki looked at the draft of the menu and __________ Mary that her approach was totally
wrong. TELL
“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 __________________ who you want to invite to your DECIDE
party, haven’t you?”
“No,” answered Mary, “I haven’t.”

WRITE
It took the girls half an hour to make a list of guests. Each name __________ carefully on
glossy paper.
THEY
“It looks fine,” said Vicki, “But there are too many of __________. Don’t you think so?”
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.
THEY
“How many animals live in the zoo? Can we give __________ some food?
Are there any crocodiles? Who __________ care of the lions?” my sister was very excited TAKE
and asked a lot of questions.
She kept talking all the time and __________ that nobody was answering her questions. NOT MIND
When we __________ at the zoo, it was midday.
ARRIVE
There __________ a lot of people everywhere.
BE
The territory of the zoo was large, and the animals __________ in large enclosures that
imitated their natural environment. KEEP
When we went up to the enclosure that had a family of Indian elephants, they
__________________ their lunch. They were focused on their food and didn’t pay much HAVE
attention to the visitors.
LARGE
“They are the __________ animals I’ve ever seen” said Wendy in an impressed voice.
“I wish we __________________ keep a baby elephant as a pet.” CAN

Mum said nothing and we proceeded to the pool that had the seals and penguins.
Jane was not an ordinary girl. She was an extremely popular person due to __________
unusual gift.
SHE
She was very good at arranging all sorts of __________ and events. PARTY
In fact, all the scripts and programmes for our school events __________________ by Jane.
We helped her as much as we could but she always did most of the work. WRITE
Once I asked Jane if she could help me to make a surprise for my mum. Jane __________ at
once.
AGREE
“I __________ you, no problem,” she said, “But I need to know some details about your
mum.” HELP
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 __________ answer most of them. NOT CAN
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 __________ other people KNOW
better, we would understand them better.
And we would be much __________ to them, wouldn’t we?” KIND
“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 __________ a lot of time with the
NOT SPEND
family.
We knew that he loved __________ a lot but he was really a very busy person. WE
And it was his __________ business trip that month.
THREE
I thought for a moment and said: “I want a Paddington Bear.”
My dad __________ his suitcase but he looked up at me at once when he heard that. PACK
He was surprised and asked me why I __________ a Paddington Bear.
WANT
I didn’t know what to answer. My dad __________ packing and sat down beside me.
“You know, when I was small,” dad said quietly, “that bear was my favourite fictional STOP
character.”
I read the book too and I also saw a film about that character. He was a very polite bear who DISCOVER
travelled to London from some exotic country. He __________________ in Paddington
Station by the Brown family, who adopted him.
The soft toy changed their life and made it much __________. GOOD
“Ok. I __________________ you the bear if you want”, said Dad. “And we’ll also see the film
about him as soon as I come back. Agreed?” BRING
“Sure.” I was delighted with his plan.
Have you heard of Band Aid 30? Probably not. Then let me explain what ‘Band Aid’ is. In
1984, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure __________ together a group of British and Irish singers
BRING
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 __________ Band Aid. Over forty singers were involved in the project, including CALL
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 __________ a lot of money. The money is still used only MAKE
for charity.
Although the song has sometimes been criticised, over 312,000 __________ of the song COPY
have been sold.
Usually, I __________ to music a lot, I have other hobbies. NOT LISTEN
But one of my friends, who is a __________________ music expert than I am, says that, if
the song helps people in need – it can never be a bad thing! GREAT
I agree with __________.
HE
It started as a normal Monday morning. My alarm clock woke __________ up early in the
I
morning.
I had breakfast, brushed my teeth and __________ outside to catch the bus. RUN
At school I noticed that something was different. I came up to my friend Laura and asked her:
“What’s going on? Why __________ everyone so excited?” BE
“Don’t you know?” she said. “All the teachers __________ for a conference. Only the
headteacher and a few of the school staff are here. LEAVE
The senior students will be teaching us today. They are only two or three years __________
than us. How can they possibly teach us?” OLD
However, she was wrong. Our substitute teacher, a student two grades above, was very
serious. He said that he __________________ some French poetry to us. EXPLAIN
It was an unusual, but interesting French class. The poem __________ on the board, our new
teacher read it and then we discussed the poet’s message, choice of words and other poetical WRITE
things.
Probably because the teacher was almost the same age as us, we felt relaxed and spoke freely.
He also told us several amusing __________ about the poet and his time. When the class was STORY
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 __________________ a HAVE
special welcome party for new members.”

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(20-28 General State Exam)

The weather was getting __________________ every hour. BAD

Jason __________________ off his coat and boots. TAKE

I checked the window – it __________________. CLOSE

“What __________________?” Jim sounded sleepy. HAPPEN

“There’s another thing I __________________ understand,” I interrupted Jim. “My

“But if there __________________ no computers, I wouldn’t be able to communicate with

I __________________ understand what was going on. NOT CAN

“No, I don’t. I wouldn’t ask you if I __________________.” KNOW

“She normally __________________ home at five.”

The company __________________ ‘Imagination’. They focused on Internet technologies. CALL

My __________________ house will be smarter than the first one.

On the day of __________________ trip the weather was fine. WE

I quickly looked over at my __________________ brother, Paul. YOUNG

We __________________ tired and disappointed with the trip. BE

Because the weather is famously cold, St Andrews students designed __________________

When Dr. James __________________ slowly to work, he saw an accident. DRIVE

He stopped and __________________ to the damaged car. RUN

There was a man and two __________________ inside. CHILD

“Is everyone okay?” Dr. James asked.

Everyone seemed friendly and Tracey felt a little __________________.

Soon everything __________________ and he started to get dressed. PACK

Grown-ups as well as __________________ like playing games. CHILD

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

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

“Are you OK?” they asked.

And there is nothing __________________ than forest fires!”

I was surprised that Grandpa __________________ the birdhouses in bright colours.

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

Mum __________________ her head doubtfully. SHAKE

Sitting close to __________________ was a boy about Tom’s age. THEY

Cindy’s parents worried that she __________________ no friends. HAVE

squirrels and even __________________. FOX

But Eliza looked up at __________________, stood up and walked away. HE

You __________________ everything with your own eyes.” SEE

Now our fund __________________ 'Seeds for Change'. CALL

But danger could never stop Mike.

Our address __________________ on it in large printed letters. WRITE

“I wish I __________ a pair of woolen socks. But I left them at home.”

Our teacher told us that we __________ in a student hostel. LIVE

Amazingly, many of the houses __________ centuries ago! BUILD

It was __________ decision. THEY

“And what will we do if it __________?” my brother asked quietly.

“No,” answered Mary, “I haven’t.”

“I wish we __________________ keep a baby elephant as a pet.” CAN

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