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The phone woke Kim up. She answered the call almost immediately, after the __________________ beep, because she was expected her mother to call. But it wasn’t her.

THREE

The voice on the other end of the line sounded familiar but Kim __________________ remember who it belonged to.

NOT/CAN

“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 mother walked in all weathers.

COVER

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 politely.” 

BE

Ratatouille is an American cartoon. The name of the cartoon comes from a __________________ French dish made of vegetables.

TRADITION

The main character is a rat Remy, who is interested in cooking and dreams of becoming a __________________ chef.

SUCCESS

Remy is separated from his family at the __________________ of the movie.

BEGIN

So he finds himself in Paris, France. There his unusual __________________ with a poor boy begins. They both don’t care that most people hate rats and try to get rid of them.

FRIEND

Remy wants to help the boy. He tries to teach him how to cook __________________ dishes.

TASTE

The story ends __________________ and the friends start a new restaurant.

HAPPY

Dana Miller was a bus driver in the city of Philadelphia. Her working hours __________________ from 10.00 pm till 6:00 am.

BE

It was a hard job and very few __________________ worked as bus drivers in those days but Dana loved her job very much.

WOMAN

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 way it sounded.

MAKE

“You should come to see our show,” the guitarist kept saying to Dana.

“I __________________ it one day,” Dana promised each time,

SEE

but she never said when exactly she __________________. Another passenger who often used Dana’s bus was a Biscuit Lady.

GO

She worked at the biscuit factory and often __________________ Dana a small bag of biscuits.

GIVE

Dana __________________ sweets and pastries very much, but she could never resist those biscuits – they were so fresh and tasty.

NOT/LIKE

“How was __________________ night?” Dana’s husband liked to ask her when she came home.

“Good music, good food and a great view of the city,” she cheerfully answered.

YOU

“I wish I __________________ my work as much as you enjoy yours,” her husband said, “ but I’m going to have just another boring day at the office.”

ENJOY

Many tourists find they don't like staying in city hotels. They prefer to avoid __________________ cities completely.

NOISE

They are attracted instead to dramatic views of mountains and __________________ valleys.

PEACE

If you like this sort of tourism, Mountain View Camp is for you. You’ll have an __________________ vacation there.

FORGETTABLE

The Camp has a view over the __________________ Hampson Valley.

IMPRESS

In the camp, tourists can rent either tents or bungalows. All the guests have free access to different facilities such as kitchens, bathrooms and playgrounds for children. The camp is a successful __________________ of both comfort and a green environment.

COMBINE

The tourists can also have lunch in one of the many restaurants and try European or __________________ cuisine.

NATION

Emma lived in a big city and worked for a large company. Her days were usually very busy – she __________________ hardly find half an hour for lunch.

CAN

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 got 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 because you’ll go to the city and will forget about your friends.”

FIND

“I wish we could always be together but it’s impossible,” Emma said. “I promise that I __________________ to visit you as soon as I can.”

COME

The best thing about shopping in London is that there really are hundreds of cool shops selling __________________ clothes.

FASHION

Only here you can find a wide choice of __________________ and unique shops.

ORIGIN

Sometimes you can buy __________________ things there.

FANTASY

You can spend a whole day in a shopping centre, have lunch in one of the European or __________________ restaurants,

ENGLAND

see a new film in the cinema and even enjoy a __________________.

PERFORM

But be __________________ – London shops are expensive! Don’t leave all your money in the shopping centre.

СARE

Kitty lived next door to me and we’d been friends since childhood. We learnt at the same school and __________________ there together.

WALK

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 __________________.”

“You went to the cinema with Lisa Parker yesterday,” Kitty was almost crying.

KNOW

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

How do people learn the news? About a century ago people got __________________ from newspapers since they were the only mass media that existed in those times.

INFORM

Radio and television seemed __________________ inventions as they broadcasted audio and visual images.

WONDER

The Internet has changed the situation dramatically.  Now the audience has an opportunity to create the news, share their________________ knowledge and express their opinions.

PERSON

The Internet supposes interaction, which makes it very __________________ to people.

ATTRACT

And what about the newspapers? Will they __________________ in the near future?

APPEAR

I wish they wouldn’t as I like starting my day with a cup of coffee and a __________________ newspaper.

TRADITION

Paul was going to be late for his morning class again. He __________________ why it happened to him so often.

NOT/ UNDERSTAND

This was going to be the __________________ time in one week and that was too much even for Mrs Pitt.

THREE

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 late for school.

HE

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 __________________?”

Paul was not ready with an answer.

HAPPEN

In Andorra people live longer than in any other European country. It seems they have discovered the secret of a long and __________________ life.

HEALTH

People in Andorra stay active and __________________ at old age.

ENERGY

They attend gyms and public __________________ pools for free.

SWIM

Exercise is one reason, the others are clean air and a diet based on vegetables and olive oil. People of all ages in Andorra are cheerful and __________________.

FRIEND

They think that life is __________________ and they do their best to enjoy it.

FANTASY

Andorra is the most __________________ country in Europe – they haven’t had a war for 700 years.

PEACE

Anna was glad that the academic year was about to finish. Like most __________________ she was looking forward to the summer but not because she wanted to relax.

CHILD

Her plans __________________ ambitious. Anna wanted to buy a professional digital camera and it wasn’t easy to save enough money.

BE

Anna had already chosen the model she wanted. Her dad said that he __________________ her the camera in a couple of years.

GIVE

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

Dublin is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland. It has an __________________  airport with flights from London and European capitals.

NATIONAL

Dublin is a __________________ and cosmopolitan city.

BEAUTY

If you walk along its different central streets, you will find a wide range of __________________ shops, bars and restaurants.

DIFFER

If you like sightseeing, you can also visit the famous Dublin castle, one of the most __________________ buildings in the city.

IMPRESS

Dublin is a green city. It is such a pleasure to walk there on a hot __________________ day.

SUN

In the evening you can listen to __________________ Irish music played in the streets and in the pubs.

TRADITION

It was late at night but the light was on in Ted’s room. When I __________________ in, he didn’t even turn to me.

COME

I looked at his monitor and realized that he __________________ the Internet for job vacancies.

SURF

“Why do you need a job?” I asked. “You __________________ by Mr. Green only a week ago as far as I remember.”

EMPLOY

“Yes, I was. I got a job of a waiter in his restaurant. But I __________________ that job already. They said I was rude to a client.”

LOSE

“Were you?” I was surprised since Ted was the __________________ and tolerant person I’d ever met.

PATIENT

“Yes, it was probably rude of __________________ to tell those ladies that I wouldn’t bring them anything else. Just imagine – they had changed their order three times!

I

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

Ballroom dancing in the UK is making a comeback. For the past five years the popularity of ballroom dancing has grown thanks to the TV show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. In the show a professional ballroom __________________ has a celebrity for a partner.

DANCE

They learn __________________ ballroom dances and perform them live on TV.

DIFFER

Four judges and the public decide who stays in the __________________ and who leaves.

COMPETE

The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is. The celebrities wear __________________ dresses and suits

COLOUR

and the show looks very __________________.

IMPRESS

According to the ratings, the __________________ is becoming more and more popular with TV audiences.

PERFORM

We arrived at the lake very early. It was cold but in spite of that there were several __________________ there. Dad pulled our fishing rods out of the rucksack and we joined the others.

MAN

“Hey, look what I __________________!” a man sitting several metres upstream proudly showed us his bag. There was a large fish in it.

CATCH

“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, silver fish.

NOT/KNOW

 “See?” he turned to me. “But this one is too small. We’d better let it go and wait for the next one.” And he let __________________ fish go.

HE

The second fish was __________________ than the first one and soon Dad caught a few more.

BIG

“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

People spend hours talking on their mobile phones. There is an opinion that it may be __________________ to their health, but it is difficult to know for sure.

HARM

Some research shows that mobile phones may cause brain problems. On the other hand, some doctors say mobiles are not __________________ at all.

DANGER

No matter what doctors say, it’s just __________________ to live without a mobile phone today.

POSSIBLE

It has become a very __________________ device and people can’t do without it.

USE

It makes our life __________________ and saves time.

COMFORT

People can get in touch with each other quickly. Mobile phones make __________________ easier.

COMMUNICATE

It was an 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. Ben’s granddad __________________ 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

People are afraid of lots of things. There are many __________________ kinds of fears called phobias.

DIFFER

They affect at least a quarter of the __________________.

POPULATE

The __________________ treatment for people with strong phobias is some kind of therapy. In most cases it doesn’t work but doctors still believe that phobias can be cured.

TRADITION

__________________ they have discovered a drug which can help people to overcome their phobias.

RECENT

It doesn’t work for everybody but when it does, it is very __________________.

EFFECT

People, who take the pill feel much better – most of their fears __________________.

APPEAR