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 c…

In our place in France the floor was icy cold with no carpet at all. My ________________ were always cold. FOOT

“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

When my brother and I were small, our parents spent a lot of time with us. They believed that __________________ should learn something new every day and every hour. CHILD

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.…

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 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 …

“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

Veronica loved autumn. It was her favourite season. There were many good things about it. She loved the smells, the changing __________________, and the cool breezes.LEAF

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 herself, but she knew how, as she had seen how __________________ 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

Martin was in a hurry as he had to be in the office as soon as possible. His boss __________________ it when anyone missed the morning meetings and Martin had already been late se…

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. …

“Oh, no!” Martin exclaimed. Martin glanced at his watch. It was 7:18. He looked around. There were no __________________ on the street and he decided to drive off quickly. POLICEM…

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…

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

English, Welsh, Scottish…all these languages sound familiar. But I ’ m sure you __________________ of Cornish. NOT HEAR

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 mountain…

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 disappea…

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 restore…