1001
She often goes . . . on business.
3) abroad
1002
Please . . . my sincere apologies.
2) accept
1003
You will be paid . . . . . . the amount of work you do.
4) according to
1004
Most people are nicer than you think on first . . . .
1) acquaintance
1005
The chief of police tried to justify his . . . .
2) actions
1006
If the mixture seems dry, . . . water.
4) add
1007
The hotel is not very modern, but it does have the . . . of being close to the city centre.
3) advantage
1008
Take my . . . and study something practical.
1) advice
1009
There’s no need to be . . . .
4) afraid
1010
Peter is the same . . . as me.
2) age
1011
Can you tell me . . . of time if you’re coming?
4) ahead
1012
His family went to see him off at the . . . .
1) airport
1013
It was a bad accident – they’re lucky to be . . . .
3) alive
1014
Are dictionaries . . . in the exam?
2) allowed
1015
You shouldn’t leave a child . . . in the house.
4) alone
1016
Have you eaten all that food . . . ?
3) already
1017
The truth, as . . . , is more complicated.
2) always
1018
He was left a considerable . . . of money.
1) amount
1019
Further . . . of the data is needed.
4) analysis
1020
Nancy was . . . with herself for letting the others see her true feelings.
3)angry
1021
All your . . . should be written in full sentences.
1) answers
1022
The company is . . . to improve its image.
2) anxious
1023
Kate later . . . . . . her behaviour.
3) apologized for
1024
The right colours can make a small room . . . much bigger.
4) appear
1025
Tom was always the . . . of his father’s eye.
2) apple
1026
The university welcomes . . . from overseas students.
1) applications
1027
All consultations are by . . . only.
3) appointment
1028
I don’t . . . of cosmetic surgery.
2) approve
1029
Only cheeses made in this . . . may be labelled “ Roquefort”.
4) area
1030
We need to provide a convincing . . . as to why the system should be changed.
2) argument
1031
Have you . . . to meet Lucy this weekend?
1) arranged
1032
A deposit is payable on . . . .
3) arrival
1033
Many of the . . . in the show donated their fee to charity.
2) artists
1034
I felt . . . of the things I’d said to her.
2) ashamed
1035
Visitors usually . . . about the history of the castle.
4) ask
1036
Grandad fell . . . watching TV.
1) asleep
1037
Can I be of any . . . ?
3) assistance
1038
Only 13 students . . . the meeting.
2) attended
1039
As soon as they found out I was a teacher their whole . . . changed.
4) attitude
1040
The beautiful beaches are the island’s main . . . .
1) attraction
1041
I must say, it’s a very . . . offer.
3) attractive
1042
Not enough data is . . . to scientists.
2) available
1043
The children are . . . of the danger of taking drugs.
4) aware
1044
That fridge smells . . . .
1) awful
1045
In the . . . you can see our college friends.
3) background
1046
The failure of the company was due to . . . management.
2) bad
1047
The story was translated . . . into English.
4) badly
1048
I’d like to open a bank . . . .
1) account
1049
The organization will be . . . in Uzhhorod.
3) based
1050
I’ll have a . . . and go to bed.
2) bath
1051
His son was killed in . . . .
4) battle
1052
We need . . . . . . . . . for our weekend rest.
3) bed and breakfast
1053
The teacher will not tolerate bad . . . .
1) behaviour
1054
I don’t . . . in these diets.
2) believe
1055
Are you . . . with your present job?
4) bored
1056
Now is the time to . . . . . . the past.
3) break with
1057
Don’t forget to . . . your teeth twice a day.
1) brush
1058
Don’t worry, there’s a doctor . . . . . . 24 hours a day.
3) on call
1059
Any school trip requires . . . planning.
2) careful
1060
She has to hurry – she has a train . . . . . . .
4) to catch
1061
The tailor made Nick a new . . . .
2) suit
1062
I’m afraid your luggage is ten kilos . . . ; you will have to pay extra.
4) overweight
1063
Our . . . was delayed owing to bad weather conditions.
4) flight
1064
She couldn’t . . . her fear of flying.
2) overcome
1065
You shouldn’t eat so many sweets ; they’re . . . for you.
2) bad
1066
In England they eat apple . . . with pork.
3) sauce
1067
Their house is nothing out of the . . . , it’s just an average four – roomed house.
1) ordinary
1068
Because of her small salary she often buys clothes at that . . . . . . stall in the market.
4) second- hand
1069
Make sure you . . . your food property before you swallow it.
2) chew
1070
The doctor took his temperature and felt his . . . .
3) pulse
1071
She took her . . . at Uzhhorod National University.
1) degree
1072
That work is needed by next Friday, so make sure you keep to the . . . .
4) deadline
1073
Peter asked his teacher’s . . . about going to the university.
2) advice
1074
That book has been out of . . . for a long time.
3) print
1075
She bought the book for half price because its . . . was torn.
2) cover
1076
I have just read a lovely . . . about a girl who devoted her life to tigers.
4) story
1077
Mr. Black had much in . . . with other writers of his age.
1) common
1078
Ask the publishers to send you their latest . . . of English books.
2) catalogue
1079
The audience . . . out laughing when the actor fell over.
2) burst
1080
She felt nervous on the first night because she had never performed in . . . before.
4) public
1081
We’re now going to play a piece . . . “The Fall”.
1) entitled
1082
He never learnt the piano but he can play by . . . .
3) ear
1083
When you go out, will you get me . . . of “ The Times ”?
1) a copy
1084
I read newspapers and watch TV news every day to keep . . . with the current affairs.
2) up-to-date
1085
There is a very interesting . . . in the paper about modern rock music.
3) article
1086
A newspaper . . . usually makes the final decision about the paper’s contents.
4) editor
1087
We covered a wide . . . of topics in the interview.
2) range
1088
Violent programmes on TV may have a bad . . . on children.
1) influence
1089
I’ve spent much . . . on reading detective novels.
4) time
1090
“My home is my . . . ”, - Englishmen say.
3) castle
1091
Which paper would you . . . me to buy?
4) advise
1092
The teacher smiled . . . .
2) in a friendly way
1093
How . . . have they tried to escape from prison?
3) many times
1094
I can’t . . . with her aggressive driving any longer.
1) put up
1095
“ . . . did you drive on the first day of your trip?”
“ To London”.
2) How far
1096
. . . the central station there is a lovely beach.
4) Near
1097
She has . . . interest in economics.
2) little
1098
I’ll have to buy . . . shoes.
3) a pair of
1099
It’s no use . . . them of telling silly things.
4) accusing
1100
Will you . . . . . . the cat while we are abroad?
1) look after
1101
Their house is . . . ours.
2) similar to
1102
Can you . . . . . . the dog while I’ll in hospital?
4) look after
1103
. . . . . . yourself and call me up every evening.
3) Take care of
1104
Could I . . . the oil level checked?
3) have
1105
When the doctor examined her he . . . a prescription for her.
1) made out
1106
When answering the questions both applicants sounded . . . the same.
3) much
1107
I have warned them . . . . . . .
2) several times
1108
. . . love their homeland more than anybody does.
4) The British
1109
He . . . his arm when he fell down.
1) hurt
1110
They got married only last March but they don’t seem to . . . . . . well.
2) get on
1111
The notice said: “Look . . . ! Children crossing”.
3) out
1112
There was . . . we could do.
4) nothing
1113
Children . . . . . . are not allowed in British pubs.
2) under the age of 14
1114
I can’t put . . . . . . all that noise.
1) up with
1115
Do you have . . . in the tank?
2) much petrol
1116
I wonder if any of the passengers . . . the air crash.
3) survived
1117
We made . . . quickly.
4) friends
1118
“Listen, the Prime Minister is . . . .”
2) on the air
1119
She . . . go riding a lot, but she hasn’t had a chance to do it since she left school.
3) used to
1120
The tax on petrol . . . . . . go up this month.
1) is expected to
1121
Will you please stop, I’d like to . . . . . . the car.
2) get out of
1122
Will you . . . the alarm- clock for me?
1) wind up
1123
This morning our managing director got a letter of resignation . . . by his deputy.
4) signed
1124
These chocolates are made . . . . . . .
2) by hand
1125
His parents can’t . . . . . . his laziness any more.
3) put up with
1126
I arrived late at the airport and saw my plane . . . . . . .
1) take off
1127
When we . . . the room, the radio was playing soft music.
3) entered
1128
Which performance would you . . . me to see?
4) advise
1129
My friend says that her house is not big enough so she is . . . a room built on.
2) having
1130
I hate flying. I think the most worrying part is when the plane . . . .
3) takes off
1131
The new shopping centre is . . . being built on the site of the old theatre.
1) actually
1132
What . . . you choose such a dangerous job?
2) made
1133
. . . is my favourite sport.
4) Riding
1134
He was the first to finish . . . his test – paper.
3) writing
1135
The number of children who can’t speak properly will rise if the present teaching methods . . . unchanged.
3) remain
1136
We went out for a walk . . . the bad weather.
2) in spite of
1137
This is the first time that her paintings . . . in Kyiv.
1) have been exhibited
1138
I can . . . well with my colleagues, although they are much older than I am.
4) get on
1139
There is a plane which . . . for Uzhhorod in 30 minutes.
3) leaves
1140
Since the accident he hasn’t been . . . to drive the car.
2) allowed
1141
“Wouldn’t you like to come along?” – “I’d rather . . . here.”
2) stay
1142
“My hair is bothering me.”- “Get it . . . ”
1) cut
1143
If you can run like that on Saturday, you’re . . . to win the race.
3) bound
1144
Researchers . . . a lot before they discover a new medicine.
4) experiment
1145
It isn’t polite to . . . a woman’s age.
4) ask
1146
Take two of these tablets; they won’t . . . any harm.
2) do
1147
I . . . it would stop raining.
1) wish
1148
Can you . . . to me how this equipment works?
3) explain
1149
“I don’t know how to switch this computer on”. – “ Why don’t you look in the . . . ?”
3) user’s manual
1150
We were bored, so we started to . . . new games.
2) invent
1151
Many people can’t . . . to go on holiday these days.
4) afford
1152
. . . had I finished my supper when the telephone rang.
1) Hardly
1153
I can never get used . . . . . . at 7 o’clock.
2) to getting up
1154
After a two-hour struggle the firemen managed to . . . . . . the fire.
3) put out
1155
The aeroplane crew . . . . . . two pilots and three stewardesses.
4) consisted of
1156
We fell in love with each other immediately. It was love . . . . . . .
1) at first sight
1157
He failed the exam three times but . . . he passed.
2) in the end
1158
I finally . . . to finish the crossword.
3) managed
1159
Digging is very . . . . . . work.
4) tiring
1160
Go now, . . . you’ll miss your train and be late for the party.
2) otherwise
1161
This parcel is for Nick. Can you take it with you . . . you see him?
1) in case
1162
It doesn’t . . . you any good to eat so many chocolates.
3) do
1163
They’ll do the work . . . . . . they can have a few extra days off.
2) as long as
1164
When Jane noticed her mother she . . . . . . her.
4) ran up to
1165
When her boyfriend said he would marry her, she really didn’t know. . . to say yes or no.
1) whether
1166
My father was . . . up in a small village.
3) brought
1167
The first thing the doctor did was to . . . my blood pressure.
2) take
1168
Then she told me to . . . down on the bed.
4) lie
1169
. . . recent heavy rain, wide – spread flooding has occurred.
1) Because of
1170
“ I wish I could do English at this University”, the applicant thought . . . . . . .
3) to himself
1171
When we returned, we found that the table had been . . . .
2) laid
1172
“ I have just one more question”, - Columbo said to the murderer and . . . another cigar.
1) lit
1173
Have you ever been . . . by a bee?
4) stung
1174
The school was closed down because of a(n) . . . of money.
2) shortage
1175
. . . smiling! Life is beautiful.
3) Keep
1176
These photos . . . me of my childhood days.
4) remind
1177
She lives in London and she doesn’t understand why her son . . .to Manchester so often.
1) goes
1178
It’s dark here because there’s only one candle . . . on the table.
2) burning
1179
He . . . to be an intelligent young man.
3) appears
1180
These batteries . . . for about eight months.
4) last
1181
Don’t disturb the priest. He . . . his prayers now.
1) is saying
1182
The landlady has . . . me 50 hryvnyas for this room.
2) charged
1183
They . . . her queen of the land.
2) made
1184
She . . . everywhere but she couldn’t find the letter.
3) searched
1185
Most witnesses . . . against him in court.
1) testified
1186
Who . . . England in 1066?
4) conquered
1187
Thank God you . . . her about the meeting. She would have forgotten.
2) reminded
1188
I . . . everywhere but couldn’t find the book.
3) searched
1189
Several MPs . . . to the Prime Minister’s plan.
4) objected
1190
He . . . to us for help when his father died.
1) turned
1191
The children usually . . . a lot of noise.
3) make
1192
He didn’t go to work yesterday. . . . did I.
4) Neither
1193
They kept on . . . although the film had already started.
2) talking
1194
Do you want me . . . you with the housework today?
3) to help
1195
My grandfather . . . to hospital last night.
4) was taken
1196
They were close friends because they had interests in . . . .
1) common
1197
Your work has been very good . . . . . . this year.
2) so far
1198
When it started to rain she . . . . . . her raincoat.
3) put on
1199
Jessica never buys a dress without first . . . . . . . . . in the shop.
2) trying it on
1200
I can keep an eye on the house till your mother . . . back.
4) gets
1201
Profits . . . largely on production and sales.
1) depend
1202
He . . . 50 hryvnyas from his father.
3) borrowed
1203
My doctor is very busy so I have to make an . . . before I go to see him.
4) appointment
1204
She . . . from bad headaches.
2) suffered
1205
Students usually . . . a grant from the state.
1) receive
1206
People sometimes try to . . . the result of an election weeks before it takes place.
3) predict
1207
She . . . the room with three other girls.
4) shares
1208
Let’s . . . the Smiths for dinner.
1) invite
1209
I’m very . . . of Chinese food.
4) fond
1210
Scientists have proved that there is a link between smoking and a disease which can be . . . cancer.
2) fatal
1211
Some people are . . . on alcohol. They can’t do without it.
3) dependent
1212
He wants to . . . . . . smoking.
1) give up
1213
At a summit meeting each country is . . . by its head of government.
4) represented
1214
She accepted his proposal, they became . . . and he gave her a ring.
3) engaged
1215
If you don’t like shops, you can stay at home, look at catalogues and newspaper advertisements and do your shopping by . . . . . . .
2) mail order
1216
. . . . . . is a phrase often used to describe ways of giving information and entertainment to very large numbers of people.
1) Mass media
1217
This programme is . . . . Switch to another channel.
4) boring
1218
Try to avoid taking your holiday during the busy . . . tourist season.
3) peak
1219
Sick people get free . . . from their doctor or at the hospital.
2) medical treatment
1220
In times of high unemployment there are usually very many applicants when a . . . is advertised.
1) vacancy
1221
When Kate’s cat was killed by a car she burst into . . . and began to sob loudly.
4) tears
1222
I’ve always had a wish to . . . something: to write a book, climb a mountain or win a prize.
2) achieve
1223
I’m not very sure of myself and it would be good for my . . . to succeed in something.
3) confidence
1224
Your first language is also called your mother . . . .
2) tongue
1225
You put a . . . in a tape recorder.
4) cassette
1226
These chocolates are made . . . . . . .
3) by hand
1227
When I got home last night, I got . . . and went straight to bed.
1) undressed
1228
There are too many . . . on the road.
2) vehicles
1229
The USA is written in . . . letters.
4) capital
1230
If she fails her exam, she can . . . it in the autumn.
3) retake
1231
When it is sunny, I always feel . . . .
4) better
1232
I can’t speak to him now-please tell him I’ll give him a . . . .
2) ring
1233
You passed. . . . !
1) Congratulations
1234
He . . . to known a lot about computers.
2) seems
1235
They . . . to finish work at 8 p.m.
3) managed
1236
I promised to go in five minutes but she forced me to go . . . .
1) immediately
1237
. . . is the money you pay every week or month to the owner of the flat where you live.
2) Rent
1238
To . . . money means to use money badly.
4) waste
1239
Salad is usually a . . . of uncooked vegetables.
3) mixture
1240
It’s a very popular restaurant, so you may need to . . . a table beforehand.
2) reserve
1241
Lucy and Nick are learning to . . . the tango.
1) dance
1242
I always . . . . . . the news on the radio in the morning.
4) listen to
1243
It’s a really sad film. It made me . . . .
3) cry
1244
How did the accident . . . ?
2) happen
1245
I sometimes . . . my own mobile phone number !
4) forget
1246
My cousin is very . . . . He’s 1.95 m.
1) tall
1247
My mother always . . . when she cuts up onions.
3) cries
1248
Janet is very clever, isn’t she? She . . . five languages.
2) speaks
1249
Peter . . . hard but he is really no good at tennis.
1) tries
1250
She was only five when her parents . . . from London to New York.
3) moved
1251
I . . . you several times this afternoon, but your phone was always engaged.
4) called
1252
They . . . sixty people to the party, but only twenty came.
2) invited
1253
We . . . for you for an hour outside the cinema. Where were you?
3) waited
1254
He . . . reading that computer book because it was so boring.
1) stopped
1255
Thank you for a wonderful evening. I really . . . it.
4) enjoyed
1256
Is it really you James ? I’m sorry, but I didn’t . . . you without your beard.
2) recognize
1257
What does this word . . . ? It isn’t in the dictionary.
3) mean
1258
Who . . . this cake ? It’s delicious!
1) made
1259
Turn on the . . . , please. It’s very dark in here.
4) light
1260
I usually have a boiled . . . for breakfast.
3) egg
1261
Cathy and Lucy were born on the same day. They are . . . .
2) twins
1262
I feel . . . . I think I’ll make myself a sandwich.
3) hungry
1263
We . . . the last bus home.
1) caught
1264
Could you print another . . . of this letter ? I want to keep one and give one to Suzan.
4) copy
1265
If you look at a computer . . . all day, your eyes get tired.
2) screen
1266
What shall I buy Jack for his birthday: a CD or a book ? I can’t . . . .
4) decide
1267
I felt sorry for him and when he asked me to help him, I couldn’t . . . .
1) refuse
1268
In class we sometimes . . . politics and big news stories.
3) discuss
1269
Please . . . you won’t tell anyone else. It’s a secret between us.
2) promise
1270
When you come to London, I’ll … you to all my friends.
4) introduce
1271
When you pay for something, you usually get a . . . .
1) receipt
1272
The doctor gave him a . . . for some medicine.
4) prescription
1273
He gave me a lift when I missed the bus. He’s a . . . person.
2) helpful
1274
Don’t . . . about me. I’ll be careful.
3) worry
1275
I haven’t seen Irene for twenty years. I can’t . . . what she looks like now.
1) imagine
1276
Which flavour ice cream do you . . . , coffee or chocolate?
3) prefer
1277
I’m going to work in Canada but if I . . . my friends and family a lot, I’m coming back.
2) miss
1278
She . . . in love. It’s the most important thing in this world.
3) believes
1279
That sing . . . that you can’t park here.
4) means
1280
What . . . if you’re late for work? Do you get into trouble?
3) happens
1281
It . . . about an hour to get to Kate’s house by car.
1) takes
1282
“What are you doing next weekend?” “It . . . on the weather.”
1) depends
1283
Please let’s . . . . We’re going to be really late for the meeting.
2) hurry
1284
The plane . . . at Kennedy airport and all the passengers got out.
4) landed
1285
Her parents don’t . . . her to stay out later than 10.30 at night.
3) allow
1286
It was very difficult to see the road through the . . . fog.
1) thick
1287
She felt very . . . when she didn’t get the job.
2) upset
1288
I’m choosing number thirteen – it’s my . . . number.
3) lucky
1289
He had to . . . a meal for ten people last week.
4) prepare
1290
I got into . . . because I was late for school today.
2) trouble
1291
He had a car . . . because he was driving too fast.
1) accident
1292
When two countries fight, there is a . . . between them.
3) war
1293
What is your . . . of this book? Did you think it was good?
2) opinion
1294
He’s got an excellent . . . for names and faces. I never forget them.
4) memory
1295
What’s the . . . of your visit? Are you here on business or for a holiday?
3)purpose
1296
She didn’t speak a word of English so I had to . . . for her when we were in London.
2) translate
1297
John hasn’t . . . me about the trip next week. I don’t think he wants to come.
1) contacted
1298
I think we both . . . badly. He was lazy and passive and I was rude and aggressive.
4) behaved
1299
Her work is getting worse and worse. Unless it . . . , she’ll fail her exams in the summer.
2) improves
1300
He wants to get to the top before he is thirty. He is very . . . .
1) ambitious
1301
John … me that he was ill.
1) told
1302
His parents wouldn’t … him stay out later than 10.30 at night.
4) let
1303
The police … him for burglary.
1) arrested
1304
Many people … about the bad behaviour of soccer fans in the town centre.
3) complained
1305
I never wear red. It’ s a colour that just doesn’t … me.
2) suit
1306
See if you can … Joe to do his share of the housework.
1) get
1307
The train was … from leaving because of a signal failure.
1) prevented
1308
After a lot of difficulty he finally … to start the car.
3) managed
1309
The manager asked her to … with the complaint.
3) deal
1310
If you want a bank loan, I … to try the National Bank.
1) advise
1311
I… the meeting to him the other day. I wonder why he didn’t turn up.
1) mentioned
1312
Combining our two incomes will … us to get a bigger loan from the bank.
3) enable
1313
Did you … to put the cat out.
2) remember
1314
Is she just … to be crazy, or is she really mad?
4) pretending
1315
Am I happy? It all … on what you mean by ‘happy’.
4) depends
1316
I … you enjoy the play
2) hope
1317
Why do politicians always take so long to … decisions?
1) make
1318
It’s time you … a holiday, Margaret.
2) had
1319
Take this medicine. It will … you a lot of good.
3) do
1320
Everyone over the age of thirty should … a will.
1) make
1321
Your daughter is … excellent progress.
1) making
1322
She ought to … well in next year’s exam.
3) do
1323
It … no difference to me when you finish it.
1) makes
1324
I’ve decided to … a big party on my birthday.
2) have
1325
Could I leave you to … the arrangements, darling?
1) make
1326
You must … the exam, I’m afraid.
3) take
1327
You … no alternative.
2) have
1328
The two countries … talks last week.
2) had
1329
The politicians are optimistic about … peace soon.
1) making
1330
This photograph doesn’t … Sally justice. She’s much better-looking really.
3) do
1331
If we are going to … this company profitable again, we’ll have to make a lot of changes.
1) make
1332
I must … an appointment to get my eyes tested.
1) make
1333
Do you mind if I … a suggestion?
1) make
1334
I … a really good time on holiday last year.
2) had
1335
I hope you don’t think I’m … excuses?
1) making
1336
I really must stay in tonight and … my hair.
3) do
1337
How’s Sylvia getting on in America?
Oh, she’s … the time of her life.
2) having
1338
You see your parents quite often. You must … a good relationship with them.
2) have
1339
We moved closer together to … room for Annie to sit down.
1) make
1340
Swedish cars … a very good reputation for quality and safety.
2) have
1341
They … a very good offer for our flat.
1) made
1342
If you want to get fit, you should … swimming.
3) go
1343
When I was young, I wanted to … football for England.
2) plaу
1344
If we … the game, we’ll be out of the competition.
2) lose
1345
We … the other team 4:2.
3) beat
1346
Don’t forget to … plenty of exercise if you want to stay fit.
4) take
1347
When I was young I was sent to … school by my parents.
2) boarding
1348
Schools which are funded by the government are called … schools.
1) state
1349
At school children learn a lot of … , such as maths and history.
2) subjects
1350
At the age of eighteen some people … university.
1) enter
1351
I got a good grade in my history exam, but unfortunately I … my maths.
3) failed
1352
How many times did you … your exam?
4) take
1353
At school the teacher … us about the dangers of drugs.
3) educated
1354
If I had enough money, I would like to go on a round-the-world … .
1) trip
1355
Last year we went on a two-week … around the Mediterranean.
3) cruise
1356
Don’t forget to make a … for a room at least two weeks in advance.
4) reservation
1357
The … from London to Athens takes about three hours.
3) flight
1358
We can’t stay at the hotel because there aren’t any … .
2) vacancies
1359
It takes twenty hours for the ship to get from England to Spain, so it might be a good idea to book a … on board.
2) cabin
1360
Oh no! My new green trousers don’t … me. They are too short!
2) fit
1361
The … in weather between my country and that in the United Kingdom is very noticeable.
1) contrast
1362
The United Kingdom and my country … a lot in many respects.
3) differ
1363
I find it difficult to … between British English and American English.
3) distinguish
1364
In many countries it is illegal to … between men and women.
3) discriminate
1365
Customs in Ukraine are … to those in the United Kingdom.
2) similar
1366
The young woman … out to be a gifted architect.
4) turned
1367
On one of the city’s underground stations a train was … the platform.
2) approaching
1368
Marriage and similar … relationships can form the basis of lasting happiness.
2) close
1369
People often … good social relations as a reason for their happiness.
4) report
1370
What do you know about the … of your family?
1) history
1371
Have you … been to Barbados?
1) ever
1372
I … for three jobs with large international companies.
2) applied
1373
For the first two years I … very little money.
3) earned
1374
My colleagues persuaded me to … on strike with them for better pay.
2) go
1375
There have been a lot of strikes at the airport … .
3) lately
1376
We can fly … to Rome from this airport.
1) directly
1377
In 1962 the scientists Watson, Crick and Wilkins were … the Nobel Prize for their work.
2) awarded
1378
Most employees who buy art for their workplaces do not know a great … about it.
2) deal
1379
It is difficult to … a world without computers.
1) imagine
1380
These days the bright red fruit … an important role in the cooking of many cultures.
4) plays
1381
The tomato … to the nightshade family of plants, many members of which are poisonous.
4) belongs
1382
The first … the people get of you is very important.
2) impression
1383
Yes, we have that dress in black. What ... are you?
2) size
1384
She has a wonderful … because she’s always at the gym.
3) figure
1385
How do you normally … for work?
1) dress
1386
I am a fashion designer by … .
1) profession
1387
My teacher … me to go abroad to study.
1) advised
1388
Peter … to me that he wanted to get married and settle down.
2) said
1389
I … to tell Paul what I had done the previous evening.
2) refused
1390
Julia … that she had been out with Ben.
1) admitted
1391
My mother … me of breaking her favourite vase.
2) accused
1392
My girlfriend … to come to the airport with me.
2) agreed
1393
In the sale I paid 20 dollars instead of 50 dollars for my new camera, so it was an absolute … .
3) bargain
1394
How much is the shampoo? I can’t see the … anywhere.
1) price
1395
I wanted to buy a small radio so I went to the shop which sells electrical … .
2) goods
1396
The assistant said that she couldn’t give me a refund without a … .
1) receipt
1397
Small shops usually treat their regular … better than supermarkets.
3) customers
1398
Journalism has a very … history.
1) long
1399
For a few months I was … .
1) unemployed
1400
Don Strange, who works as a vet, … a busy life.
1) leads
1401
First of all, note the names of your … family and draw a rough family tree.
1) immediate
1402
In much of the ancient …. it was the custom to provide passing travelers with food and water, and look after them.
3) world
1403
She has a ... between three different universities.
4) choice
1404
Today, some old customs have ....
2) survived
1405
It was ... work to do, yet it had to be done.
2) hard
1406
David Beckham helped his team ... considerable success in his eleven seasons with them.
3) achieve
1407
It is still ... in parts of Ukraine to greet guests with bread and salt on a special cloth.
1) typical
1408
A horse gets rid of ... by flicking his tail.
2) flies
1409
If the sky is ...,groundhog sees his shadow.
3) clear
1410
Are you ... enough to lift this suitcase?
4) strong
1411
If the day is cloudy and groundhog can’t see his shadow, it means there’s going to be six more weeks of ... weather and he returns to his hole.
2) severe
1412
Each year reporters ... in Punxsutawney at dawn.
1) gather
1413
The cost of ... has risen greatly over recent years.
4) living
1414
Is it going to be a long, hard winter with a risk of more ... snow?
3) heavy
1415
Groundhog Day has become more popular in recent years, mainly because of the 1993 Hollywood film of the same ....
1) name
1416
Everyone knew that winter was going to ... for a few more weeks.
3) last
1417
The sport actually ... in the suburbs of Paris in 1988.
1) originated
1418
Hairstyles are not just about ... smart.
3) looking
1419
We do not intend to discuss this matter any ....
3) further
1420
We can ... our hair longer or shorter than other people to give the impression that we are different.
1) wear
1421
In the UK in the early 1960s Beatles ‘mop-hair’ style was copied by boys who, on the whole, wanted and ... to shock their parents.
2) expected
1422
You are ...-sighted and need glasses, I’m afraid.
4) short
1423
In ... years men’s hairstyles have been more dictated by fashion icons like the footballer David Beckham.
2) recent
1424
In fact, one consequence of the Beckham phenomenon is that boys spend as much time and money ... their appearance as girls.
3) on
1425
In a traditional Japanese household, if a guest admires a ... object in the house, the host will give it to the guest straightway.
4) particular
1426
The guest is ... to kiss the bread with salt and hand them back to the host.
3) required
1427
According to an interesting US popular tradition, the groundhog, a small furry animal, ... of its winter sleep on February.
2) comes out
1428
Parkour (from the French ‘parcours’, meaning ‘course’) is a new activity which ... in towns.
3) takes place
1429
She’s so ...-minded and often forgets her keys.
2) absent
1430
A small side door ... into the white-washed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
2) led
1431
We ... at once to the bedroom in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping.
4) passed
1432
It was a(n) ... of life and death. There was no time to lose.
3) matter
1433
It was a cosy little room, with a low ... and a fireplace, the style of old country houses.
2) ceiling
1434
A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow bed in ..., and a dressing table on the left-hand side of the window.
2) another
1435
We also use hairstyles to ... statements about ourselves.
3) make
1436
These articles, with two small chairs, ... all the furniture in the room.
1) made up
1437
Holmes drew one of the chairs into a corner and sat in ....
2) silence
1438
He’s very ...-going and gets on with everyone.
4) easy
1439
In some regions, if visitors were in the middle of a long ... servants would wash their feet.
3) journey
1440
It isn’t hard to understand ... the Malays call this primate ‘orang-utan’.
3) why
1441
The orang-utans live ... the vast tropical forests.
1) in
1442
The cold and flu season is back again, so it’s time to ... up on prevention and treatment.
2) brush
1443
... to the popular belief, cooler weather doesn’t cause colds.
1) Contrary
1444
What is more likely is that we stay indoors more, giving viruses ... to spread from person to person.
3) the opportunities
1445
The cold months are associated ... low humidity.
4) with
1446
Cases of colds and flu surge between the beginning of autumn and spring (the ... adult gets two to four respiratory infections a year; children even more).
1) average
1447
Because the season is upon us, it is a good ... to revise a few cold and flu tactics.
1) idea
1448
To prevent an infection, the first step is to ... physical contact with the cold sufferer.
3) limit
1449
When someone with a cold sneezes, coughs or sniffles, ... your distance.
3) keep
1450
It’s cheaper to travel by air in ....
4) economy class
1451
Although Helena did well at school and managed to ... all her exams when she was 18, she decided not to go to university.
1) pass
1452
For the first two years I ... very little money, but I worked conscientiously.
3) earned
1453
I worked hard and , as a result, I soon ... promoted.
2) got
1454
I have been with my present company for five years now and I am extremely happy and intend to stay here until I ... at 65.
1) retire
1455
Our grandchildren will only get the chance to see the stars if they visit an observatory ... the one in Greenwich.
1) like
1456
... recent research, almost half of all Europeans and two-thirds of North Americans can no longer see the Milky Way.
1) According to
1457
Light pollution doesn’t only ... our view of the night sky, it also wastes money and causes environmental pollution.
1) destroy
1458
How long have you been looking for ...?
4) employment
1459
I need a ... to open this tin of peas.
3) tin opener
1460
You have to be a pretty good ... to get a job as a chef.
4) cook
1461
Passing the exam at so young age was quite an ....
1) achievement
1462
The ... that genetic information in animals and plants is carried by something called DNA is now regarded as general knowledge.
1) fact
1463
Scientists all over the world ... this ‘double helix’ model immediately.
1) accepted
1464
The ‘orang-utan’, ... means ‘Man of the Forest’ in Malay, is the largest tree-living mammal and the only great ape in Asia.
3) which
1465
Francis Crick and James Watson were not the only scientists who had been carrying out the research in an attempt to find out what DNA ... like.
1) looked
1466
I wouldn’t dream of wearing anything that wasn’t ... fashion.
3) in
1467
Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin had also been ... on the problem.
3) working
1468
Sometimes there is a lot of competition between children for their mother’s ....
3) attention
1469
Most powerful companies usually chose expensive paintings by well-known artists whose works smaller companies couldn’t ....
4) afford
1470
One of the ... moments in science occurred in 1953, when Francis Crick and James Watson at Cambridge University discovered the structure of DNA.
1) greatest
1471
David Beckham lives near Tom Cruise and the two are best ....
2) friends
1472
When a smaller company wanted to invest in a more modest work of art, this could be ... up quite a lot of time.
2) take
1473
I wish I could ... the habit of drinking coffee late at night.
3) give up
1474
A member of staff had to visit various art galleries and choose something in the ... that their colleagues would like.
1) hope
1475
Things have changed because now art has ... online.
4) gone
1476
It's important to keep your body in good ....
4) shape
1477
Most employees who buy art for their workplaces do not know a great ... about it.
2) deal
1478
One of the main aims of the website is to ... employees in their choice.
3) guide
1479
David Beckham married Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and has become a world-wide ..., and advertising brand and fashion icon.
4) celebrity
1480
The important information is then ... in a search engine, and a selection of art comes up on the screen.
1) entered
1481
Workers back at the company can ... the selection and email their comments.
3) view
1482
It is difficult to ... a world without tomatoes.
1) imagine
1483
Before the 1950, however, ... was known about DNA or how it worked.
4) little
1484
High in the Andes mountains of modern-day Peru, the local inhabitants have been cultivating and eating tomatoes since prehistoric ....
3) times
1485
Tomatoes have only become ... in the rest of the world relatively recently.
1) popular
1486
Barack Obama ... law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years.
4) taught
1487
The tomato ... to the nightshade family of plants, many members of which are poisonous.
4) belongs
1488
In Europe, the tomato was first grown in Italy in 1555, although it wasn’t ... with pasta until much later.
2) combined
1489
Some of my coats and dresses are quite valuable, so they must have been worn by quite famous people, but I don’t know this for ....
1) sure
1490
He lived as a nomad, visiting remote corners of the world, often on ....
2) foot
1491
The first recipe for tomato ketchup dates from 1727 and in the 1800s, tomatoes began to be used more ... in sauces and soups.
4) widely
1492
I feel right in ... clothes, so even at the weekends I still wear the same kind of thing.
3) casual
1493
At the moment, the ... is to wear very short or very long skirts with trainers.
3) trend
1494
Interesting or unusual patterns in ... colours are popular this season.
1) bright
1495
I am a fashion designer by ....
1) profession
1496
You have to ... a choice. Are you going to leave the job or stay?
2) make
1497
Although they are really a piece of history, in my ... vintage clothes should be worn, not hung on the wall or put in a museum.
3) opinion
1498
Some people have the ... that I buy old clothes so that I can use them as a source of inspiration for my own work.
1) impression
1499
When I was 18, I ... a job with a television company.
1) got
1500
Then one day, ... unexpectedly, he invited me to a big charity dinner at an expensive hotel.
3) quite
