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Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line Help at Home The Halport Home Helpline has been providing the 1.______ , ELDER  and others with permanent or temporary health problems with support and 2.____ since 1999. ASSIST We are a charitable 3._____ that depends on the many ORGANISE  voluntary workers from Halport who willingly set aside some of their free time to help people who are less 4.____ than themselves. For people FORTUNE  who, because of ill health or 5.____ , require help with ABILITY  housework, 6.___ , or trips to the hospital or health centre, SHOP we are only a phone call away, any time of the night or day. All of our volunteers, aged from 18 to 80, have a 7.____ in QUALIFY  first aid and have undergone rigorous tests before being awarded a 8.____ with which Halport Home Helpline guarantees CERTIFY  their reliability and 9._...

Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.  The Brothers Churchill Winston Churchill, 1.____ was prime minister of the UK from May 1940 to July 1945, famously led Britain to victory in the Second World War (WWII), and has 2.___ called the greatest Briton ever. 3.___ is not so well known, however, is the quiet, yet important role played 4.___ his younger brother, Jack. Indeed, one author even wrote 5.___ Winston was an only child! Although Winston, following 6.____ his father's footsteps, was involved in politics for most of his life, Jack was not. Nevertheless, in other respects, 7.___ lives were very similar. They both fought in South Africa during the Boer War in 1900, where they showed extreme bravery. They both also fought 8.___ their country during the First World War (WWI). Noted for his great organisational skills, Winston was in charge 9.____ the Royal Navy at the start of both world wars. Jack, on the other hand,...

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Mount Everest Asa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest more times than  Select everyone anyone someone another  else in the world.  Last year, he  Select hit made broke caught  the world record by climbing the world’s highest mountain for the twenty-first time.  Select Also Because Afterwards However , he says he won’t be able to do it again, because the mountain is becoming  Select much too such even  dangerous to climb.  Asa first climbed the mountain  Select in on at from  1989 at the age of 12. He worked as a porter, carrying supplies for trekkers. When he first climbed the mountain, there was  Select lot several plenty much  of snow and ice up there. Now there is much  Select less little fewer more  snow, and more bare rock. Asa is  Select angry disappointed worried afraid  about the lack of snow.  Select Because Witho...

Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap. Staying Safe Online One of the most 1.___(SURPRISE) features of the computer age is the huge amount of time that young people spend communicating with each other.  Whereas a generation  ago children would go home after a 2.___(TIRE) day at school and watch TV, nowadays they are likely to do something much more 3.___(SOCIETY), such as chat online with their friends. Others exchange information on 4.___(INCREASE) popular social networking sites such as Facebook. What some parents find rather 5.___(WORRY), however, is how easily they can make online 'friends' who they have never actually met, and also the amount of information that their children are so 6.___(ENTHUSIASM) outting onthe these websites for anyone to see. Parents are right to be 7.___(ANXIETY), but with many children spending hours a day online it is simply 8.___(PRACTICE) for adults constantly to watch over them. All they can do is ad...

Read the text below and choose word from each space. Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell 1.___ born in Scotland in 1847. His father, an expert on speech, 2.____  a way of teaching how words 3.___ be pronounced. He translated the 4.___ of words into straight or curvy lines. Alexander 5.___ to be a teacher and, when his mother went deaf, he started to be 6.___ in how deaf people communicate. In 1870, because his children were in poor health, Alexander and his family moved to the United States. He hoped that a warmer 7.___ would be better for the whole family. It was while he was teaching deaf children there 8.___ he invented a new machine. It was very 9.___ to the human ear itself, and Bell discover it could carry human speech 10.___ a wire from one place to another. It was not long before the telephone was a part of 11.___ our lives! 1. A.was   B.is   C.has   D.had 2. A.grew   B.built   C.developed  ...

Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap. Want to be a teenage model? Ceri Palmer used to be the 1.___ (EDIT) of a magazine for teenagers and has made several 2._____(APPEAR) on TV. She recently added 'designer' to her growing list of 3.___(ACHIEVE). Ceri's experience in the magazine industry means she has lots of advice on starting a career in 4.___(MODEL): 'A lot of the most 5.___(SUCCESS) girls and boys become models because they are spotted on the street by the owner of an 6.___(AGENT). But this is 7.___(LIKELY) to happen to many people, so you should send your photos to an agent instead. Don't pay to have photos taken 8.___(PROFESSION)- if an agent likes you, they'll organise this. You may find it 9.___(SURPRISE) to hear that models don't need to be really good-looking. Your 10. ____(HIGH) and your look matter more. Finally, schools for models are 11.___ (EXPENSE) and a waste of money, in my opinion.'

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each paragraph. Zoos People began to 1.___ animals in zoos 2.____ 3.000 years ago, when the rulers of China opened an enormous zoo called the Gardens of Intelligence. In many of the early zoos, animals 3.___ taught to perform for the visitors. This no longer 4.___ and it is accepted that the purpose of zoos is for people to see animals behaving naturally. Today, most cities have a zoo or wildlife park. However, not 5.___ approves of zoos. People who think that zoos are a good isea say they 6.___ us with the opportunity to 7.___ about the natural world and be close to wild animals. Both of 8.___ would not be possible 9.___ zoos. On the other hand, some people disapprove of zoos because they 10.___ it is wrong to put animals in cages, and argue that in zoos which are not 11.___ properly, animals live in dirty conditions and eat unsuitable food. 1. A.keep   B.stay   C.hold   D.rest 2. A.abo...

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Inspiration I have had what, I think, is the 1.___ most extraordinary day of my life. While the events are 2.____ clear in my mind, I wish to write them down. Let me introduce 3.___ My name is Lawrence Terrel. I am thirty-five years old, and in perfect health. I have never been ill in my life, not 4.___ for a day. I am an artist. I am 5.___ very successful, but I earn enough money to 6.___ care of my needs. My only near relative, a sister, 7.___ three years ago. So I have no family. I ate breakfast this morning at eight After I 8.___read the morning paper, I smoked my pipe and let my mind wander. I hoped I would think of 9.___ to draw. The room was very hot, even 10.___ the door and window were open. I had decided to go to the public swimming 11.___ when an idea for a drawing 12.___ to me. I began to 13.___ I was so interested in my work that I forgot to eat lunch. I did not s...

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. New Opportunities with an Open University Degree Like an other university, the Open University can 1.___ you a degree.  However, you don't have to 2.___ working to study. It can also open up a whole variety 3.___ interests. If you have 4.___ studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of 5.___ your knowledge. You will make friends of 6.___ kinds.  You may also 7.___ that your qualification provides new career opportunities. You don't actually 8.___ to the Open University for lectures, but study at home, using television, radio and computer software. You can 9.___ one class a month if you wish at an Open University centre. Of course, there are exams to take, as in 10.___ university. If you 11.___ like to know more, all you have to do is complete the form below. It could be the start of a wonderful new period in your life. 1. A.give   B.take   C.sell...

Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. Family bike fun National Bike Week was celebrated last week in a (1) ……....(MEMORY) way with a Family Fun Day in Larkside Park. The event (2) ……....(PROOF) to be highly successful with over five hundred people attending. Larkside Cycling Club brought along a (3) …….... (VARY)of different bikes to demonstrate the (4) ……....(ENJOY) that family members of all ages can get from group cycling. Basic cycling (5) ……....(SAFE) was taught using conventional bikes. There were also some rather (6) ……....(USUAL) bikes on display. One-wheelers, fivewheelers and even one which could carry up to six (7) ……....(RIDE) , were used for fun. The club also gave information on how cycling can help to reduce (8) ……....(ENVIRONMENT damage. They also provided (9) …….... (SUGGEST) as to how people could substitute the bike for the car for daily journeys. The overall message was that cycling is great family fun and an excellent alternati...

William the Hero!  Brave William Baldock, 1.___ is six years old, is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs, William quickly rang 2.___ an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg. In spite of being frightened, he 3.___ the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him. He also telephoned his father 4.___ work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had 5.___. While waiting for 6.___ people to come, William looked after his 18-month-old sister. When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house, he was amazed: 'It's 7.___ that a young boy of six knew the right number to 8.___, and was able to give us the correct information. 9.___ of William's quick thinking, we were able to 10.___ there immediately.' Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very 11.____ to both William and the ambulance service. 1. A. who   B. that   C.which    D. whose 2. A. to   B. ...

Complete the following text with the correct word in each case. Money What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just 1.___ a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something 2.___. A ten pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweet, or a 3.___ of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed 4.___ of paper which costs almost nothing to make. Thousands of years 5.___, people didn't have money as we know 6.___. There were no banks 7.___ even shops. In those days, Mr Green the farmer exchanged the corn he 8.___ grown for Mr Hive's honey. This was exchange arranged between two 9.___, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own 'currencies' 10.___ that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join together, which is why 11.___ everyone uses the same currency in their country. 1. A.like   B.as   C.similar   D.same ...

Complete the following text with a words that you think best fits each gap. A car called "Splinter" The hi-tech car in the picture looks like something from the future, but it's actually just made 1.___ of wood. Joe Harmon, the man 2.____ developed the "Splinter" car, claims it could travel at over 385km per hour. Harmon carried out lots of experiments 3.____ order to build as 4.____ different parts of the car as possible using wood. This includes the bodywork and the frame, as 5.___ as some components of the wheels. Harmon designed and built the car for a project at university. It was 6.___ his intention to presuade people that wood is the best material for making cars. Instead, he says his aims 7.___ to develop new ways of working and to find 8.___ innovate way to use wood. Several companies have paid to sponsor the car 9.____ as to have the right to use Joe's ideas in their products. Harmon is confident his car could last 10.___ very long...

Here are some sentences about a game. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. The game is called Jotto. The name _________ is Jotto. You can't  play Jotto unless there are at least two players. You can only play Jotto __________ there are at least two players. You can play Jotto in a team or by yourself. You can play Jotto in a team or on __________ own.  I enjoy the game, and my parents enjoy it too. I enjoy the game and so _________ my parents. My friend said that she had never played Jotto. My friend said, 'I _________ played Jotto.'  What about playing the game now? Shall ________ the game now?

Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Action Scenes in Films Modern cinema audiences 1.___ to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which are 2.____ as stunts, are usually 3.___ by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely. 4.___ can crash a car, but if you're shooting a film, you have to be extremely 5.___, sometimes stopping 6.___ in front of the camera and film crew. At an early 7.___ in the production, an expert stuntman is 8.___ in to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go 9.___ the wishes of the director, 10.___ he will usually only do this in the 11.___ of safety. Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don't have to 12.___ in for the actors. Actors like to become 13.___ in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in saf...

Birth of the Movies Did you know that cinema is more than 100 years old? Moving pictures 1.___ invented by the brothers Louis and Auguste Lumière. The first showing of a moving picture or 'movie' 2.___ place in a cinema in Paris on 28th December 1895. On that day, the Lumière brother showed movies 3.___ their newly-invented machine, called the Cinematographe. The audience saw a funny film in 4.___ a gardener spilt a lot of water on 5.___ by accident. Everyone really loved it! Cinema very 6.___ became popular all over the world. In 1907 the first film studios were built in a 7.___ of Los Angeles called Hollywood. 8.___ the 1920s, Hollywood had become the centre of the world film 9.___. To beging with, the movies had no sound. Words 10.___ on the screen from time to time to 11.___ the story. 1. A.were   B. did   C. had   D. got 2. A.found   B. took   C.went   D.gave 3. A.doing   B.making ...

Read the text below. Use the word given in capital letters to form a word that fits in the space. Cameron Park At first light, there is nothing 1.____ (USUAL) about the town of Cameron Park in California but, as the day begins and the town comes to 2.___ (LIVE),  you can't help 3.___ (NOTICE) that, among the cars, there are light aeroplanes moving along the roads towards the airport. When the town was 4.___ (ORIGIN) built, a small airport was included for the 5.___ (CONVENIENT) of people flying in to look at the properties which were for 6.___ (SELL), but it soon became clear to the developers that this was an attraction in itself. The streets were 7.___ (WIDE) so that planes could use them, the mailboxes near the road were made 8.___ (SHORT) to avoid passing wings, and all the electricity cables were buried 9.___ (GROUND). Now, there is every 10.___ (LIKELY) that the residents will have a private plane in their garage and use it with the same 11.___ (FREE) other peop...

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Finding Gold Most people would 1.___ that finding the perfect ring for your partner is difficult. However, John Greenwood, a Scottish engineer, 2.___ himself an extra challenge. 3.___ of taking a trip to the jeweller's, John 4.___ much of last year standing up to his knees in freezing water. He was looking for tiny pieces of gold 5.___ the stones on the river beds in the Scottish Highlands. Using very 6.___ equipment, John worked hard to 7.___ enough gold to make not just an engagement ring for his girlfriend, Morag, 8.___ also their two wedding rings, 'I was out there 9.___ weekend and in the evenings before it got dark, in freezing cold water,' he said. Experts think that John was amazingly lucky to find so much gold in such a 10.____ time. Many people 11.____ for 30 years without getting anything. 1. A. agree   B. decide   C. approve   D. inform 2. A. did   B. ...

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. You must use between two and five words, incluiding the word given. I last saw him at my 21st birthday party. since I _________ my 21st birthday party. 'You've broken my radio, Frank!' said Jane. accused Jane _________ her radio  My car really needs to be repaired soon. must I really _______ repaired soon. Susan regrets not buying that house. wishes Susan __________ that house.  I could never have succeeded without your help. you I could never hace succeeded __________ me. I thought I might run out of cash, so I took my cheque-book with me. case I took my cheque-book with me _______ out of cash.  Linda's plans for a picnic have been spoilt by the weather. fallen Linda's plans for a picnic ________ because of the weather. The bread was too stale to eat. fresh The bread________ to eat  Perhaphs Brian went home early...

Complete the following text choosing the best option below. The Escalator An American, Charles D. Seeberger, invented moving stairs to transport people 1.___ the 1890s. He 2.___ this invention an 'escalator', 3.___ the name from the Latin word 'scala', 4.___ means 'ladder'. Escalators move people up and down short 5.___. Lifts do the same, but only move 6.___ small number of people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be 7.___ as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move 8.___ 8.000 and 9.500 people an hour, and it 9.___ not need a person to operate it. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were 10.___ more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway station and in big department 11.___, so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators everywhere. 1. A.in   B. at   C.by   D.on 2. A. announced   B. called   C. translated   D. explained 3. A. fetching   ...