It was a great day yesterday. My friends and I __________________ to see a performance at the Bolshoi Theatre. GO

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According to historical documents, it __________________ in March 1776 when Prince Pyotr Urusov was granted Royal permission to build a public theatre in Moscow.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 …

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…

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 …

When my mum __________________ me to the airport, she noticed that something was wrong with me.DRIVE

“Are you all right?’ she asked. “You’re afraid of flying, aren’t you?” “Yes, I __________________ to tell you. 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

Jenny loved climbing. It was a strange hobby for a girl and her family wanted her to stop it, but Jenny __________________ to anybody. NOT LISTEN

“ 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 fell dow…

Jenny __________________ a terrible pain and started to cry. Her mum came outside and saw that her hand was swollen and looked dark.FEEL

“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, s…

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

Dylan had a very old car. It was 20 years old. But the faded paint made it look even __________________ than that.OLD

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 explode at any minute…

He knew the car manual by heart. He had car problems at least once a month, and he always found a way to fix __________________ himself.THEY

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 problem is…

“Let me think about it. I __________________ you a call when I decide what to do.” But Dylan had already decided what to do. GIVE

The phone woke Kim up. She answered the call almost immediately, after the__________________ beep. 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 p…

When I came into the room, my computer was on. It worried me since I __________________ switching it on. NOT REMEMBER

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

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

I checked the window – it __________________. CLOSE

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