Mr Brown took it to the attic thinking he __________________ it later. SELL

While cleaning it before a spring garage sale, he broke it by accident and found expensive jewellery inside. Mrs Brown says it’s the __________________ surprise in her life! GOOD

A hungry wolf An old nurse was putting a baby to bed. She __________________ the boy to be quiet otherwise she would give him to a wolf. TELL

But the child __________________ even more and more loudly. SCREAM

The wolf heard the screams and thought to himself, “I__________________ any lunch yet. This boy is just what I need.” But the old nurse shut the door and all the windows, and the …

The invention of the light bulb Every person in the world knows about Thomas Edison. The electric light bulb __________________ by this famous scientist. INVENT

The electrification of the modern world profoundly changed human life, __________________ the night. ILLUMINATE

The __________________ electric bulb made it possible for people to continue their usual day activities after dark. ONE

Edison started with a 40 - hour life light bulb and finally made a bulb that lasted for 1500 hours. This certainly revolutionized human __________________ at that time. LIFE

A solution for drivers It’s a problem for any driver to drive in sunny weather. Wearing sunglasses __________________ much – it’s still very hard to see anything in front of you. …

Now there is a solution to this problem. In 2011 LCD sunglasses __________________. INVENT

They dynamically block direct sunlight. There’s no doubt that in the future more drivers __________________ them. USE

Meteora Meteora is an area that attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. Meteora __________________ in Greece. SITUATE

It is famous for the ancient monasteries __________________ right on the eroded rocks. BUILD

Now tourists enjoy __________________ them and they take numerous pictures. VISIT

The __________________ way to reach this amazing place is to take a bus from Athens. GOOD

Gzhel artists There are few Russian Gzhel artists who still work according to the old Gzhel Maiolica technology. Now they __________________ significant recognition in this craft.…

__________________ artists have their own section in the State Historical Museum because their items are not a craft anymore, they are already an art form. THIS

The old Gzhel technology is complicated, and such artists work alone on their pieces throughout the entire cycle __________________ from a lump of clay and up to the final result.…

A clever solution In 1140 the town of Weinsberg in Germany was attacked by King Conrad III and his army. The town was very small and had no chance to survive. King Conrad III said…

They __________________ to take whatever they could carry themselves. ALLOW

The King promised nobody __________________ them, so the ladies of Weinsberg left the town carrying their husbands on their backs, and the King had to let them go away. STOP

Wallpaper Many people prefer to decorate their rooms with wallpaper. It __________________ in rolls and is relatively inexpensive. SELL

Wallpaper is __________________ than paint because it comes in all sorts of patterns and colours. GOOD

You can even buy wallpaper with a photo of a landscape and enjoy __________________ at beautiful views every day. LOOK

I saw it in a dream! When scientists think about something very hard, their minds work all the time. Many scientists didn’t expect that they __________________ a solution to their…

For instance, Niels Bohr __________________ an idea about the atomic structure while sleeping. HAVE

Some great musical pieces of Richard Wagner __________________ by him in his dreams. HEAR

There are __________________ examples of it than you can imagine, so next time you have a hard problem to solve, just have a good night’s sleep! MANY

The two crabs One fine day two crabs came out of their home to take a stroll on the sand. “Child,” said the mother, “you __________________ very ungracefully. You should get yours…

The young crab asked his mother to show how to do it so that he __________________ copy it. CAN

You see, setting an example is the __________________ way of teaching. GOOD

Emoji Emoji is a Japanese word to denote ideograms and smileys. People often put __________________ emoticons in their electronic messages and Web pages. THIS

They __________________ in the 1990s. INTRODUCE

Since that time they __________________ immensely popular worldwide, much thanks to their international inclusion in smartphones. BECOME

There is no doubt that people __________________ using Emoji in the future. CONTINUE

Altai Altai is a truly unique place in Russia. There one can find everything from picturesque mountain ranges to valleys. It also has __________________ than 400 caves of various …

Still, Altai caves are worth __________________ as they allow people to understand how beautiful the underground world can be. VISIT

Millions of tourists __________________ to Altai so far, and a lot of them want to come back to Altai again. BE

Mayflower People all over the world love mayflowers because when they appear, it means that spring is coming. According to English legends, if you once plant mayflowers near your …

Sorry to say, not all people remember that mayflowers __________________ to be endangered, so you may look at them, but you shouldn’t pick them. CONSIDER

We must take care of them so that our __________________ can see these beautiful flowers. CHILD

A strange story Boris Kustodiev was a famous Soviet painter. One day two young scientists __________________ to see him. COME

They wanted to have their portraits painted. Kustodiev painted portraits of famous people only and his __________________ wish was to refuse them. ONE

Still, the scientists insisted they __________________ famous in the near future. They were P. Kapitsa and N. Semenov, who both later got the Nobel Prizes. BE

A tasty cup Can you imagine a person who drinks his cup of coffee, then has his empty cup for dessert and leaves the café? A lot of Italian restaurants now serve the _____________…

The cup __________________ with a substance which keeps the liquid inside. COVER

You __________________ to put extra sugar in your coffee in such a cup because it is sweet. NOT NEED

There is no doubt that soon such cups __________________ popular all over the world. BECOME

Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was a great political leader and a very clever man. Many British people think since then there __________________ a prime minister better than …