Next, the family moved on to the centre of Washington D.C. Olivia’s heart was beating with __________________. EXCITE

She got great shots of the White House, the Capitol and some other __________________ buildings. FAME

__________________, it was time to head home. Olivia thought about how her friends would be surprised to see her pictures. FINAL

At school, writing essays was a real problem for me, and my grades were always low. __________________ enough, I didn’t like writing and tried to avoid writing lessons at all cost…

I thought I didn’t have enough __________________ for any kind of writing. IMAGINE

I only understood what my problem was after school. In a scientific journal I saw an article about children’s __________________ problems. WRITE

The author claimed that anyone could become a good writer if they learned some rules. I read and reread the article several times. Then I tried to use the __________________ in pr…

I have never become a professional journalist but from time to time I publish some pieces of my __________________ articles on my blog. CREATE

My friends find these essays and stories very __________________. ENJOY

My friend, Mary, is an extraordinary girl. She has always tried new things – new sports and new hobbies. She says life should be __________________ and it should change all the ti…

Now she has a new idea – she wants to be a firefighter. You may say that it is not a job for girls, but Mary will __________________ with this. AGREE

In her opinion, putting out fires is a __________________ job but women are able to do it too. DANGER

She has enrolled in a special training school where they learn skills and study firefighting __________________. EQUIP

The teenagers also learn how to work as a team, which is a very __________________ skill wherever you work. USE

And Mary is sure her team will be effective in any __________________. SITUATE

Lots of companies do business online. They sell goods and services, or provide __________________ to the general public. INFORM

Doing business online is less __________________ and more convenient than running a traditional business, with offices and lots of employees. EXPENSE

Surprisingly enough, there are lots of very young people among online businessmen. In spite of their age, they are quite __________________ and professional. SUCCESS

For example, Ben Collins started his own online company when he was __________________ young. He was only 17. REAL

He says, “My business is __________________ – we work with people from different countries. NATIONAL

In a real office, some people would __________________ that someone of my age could be a boss, but when I work online, nobody cares how old I am.” AGREE

Mark is an old friend of mine. I’m very proud of our friendship because Mark is a very __________________ person. INTEREST

He is very talented and __________________. CREATE

He can play the piano and the violin and the guitar but he is not a __________________ musician. PROFESSION

He plays only for his family and friends. We have encouraged Mark to try singing too, but he refuses and says he has an __________________ voice. PLEAS ANT

That is certainly not true – he has a nice voice, though he cannot sing very __________________. LOUD

Now we are arranging a school band and I want to ask Mark to join it. I think if he starts performing in public, he’ll become a more confident and more __________________ person. …

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. FRIE…

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

People are afraid of lots of __________________things. There are many different kinds of fears called phobias. USUAL

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. TRADITI…

__________________ 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

Dr Michael Werner says that he has eaten nothing for four years. The German __________________ explains that he gets all his energy from sunlight. SCIENCE

He says he prefers only __________________water and different fruit juices. DRINK

Dr Werner has written an __________________ book about his experiences. EXCITE

In it he mentions that when he started the experiment he even put on weight. He says, “I can’t really give an __________________ of what’s happening to me; perhaps I just believe …

Dr Werner’s colleagues say that only plants can produce energy from the sun, and they cannot explain how he is able to stay __________________. HEALTH

“This case, __________________, needs a lot more research before we will be able to explain it,” they say. PROBABLE

‘Surfers Against Sewage’ (SAS) was founded in 1990 by water sports enthusiasts in the UK. They are an environmental __________________ that tries to protect the UK’s oceans and be…

They say that it may be really __________________ to swim in the seas, and even sunbathe on the beaches because of the pollution. RISK

When SAS appeared, it informed people about the problem in quite an __________________ way. USUAL

They went to public events with their surfboards and handed out leaflets. They __________________ attracted the attention of the media and people of Britain. QUICK

They even managed to put pressure on the __________________ to forbid dumping waste in the sea, rivers and lakes. GOVERN