I.

1. This pastry is disgusting. I wouldn't even recommend that you ...................... it. I think it might
have gone off.
2. To tell you the truth, you have bad ...................... in clothes. Why don't you read some fashion
magazines? They might teach you something.
3. Red cars are a bit too extravagant for my ...................... I prefer blue or light green.
II.
1. Take necessary precautions when travelling on public transport. Somebody may pick
your .................
2. He reached into the inside ...................... of his jacket to produce his passport, but it was gone.
3. The whole town was his. Even the mayor was in his ...................... In fact, nobody could
challenge his position.
III.
1. I'm wondering if I could buy a ...................... of first class stamps here.
2. We strongly recommend that you don't hesitate and ...................... now because this
destination is highly popular with passengers.
3. The enforcement officials were particularly careful to do everything by the ......................
while searching his house. They wanted to avoid a lawsuit.
IV.
1. The country prides itself on having the most national parks and ...................... reserves in the
world and has often been given as an example for others to follow.
2. Fiona gave the ...................... away when she began giggling behind his back. This made him
suspicious.
3. They were sitting in the armchairs hunching over the desk and playing a ...................... of
chess.
V.
1. He was exempt from military ...................... on grounds of his poor health.
2. Our network of garages makes it a point to ...................... all cars regardless of where they
come from.
3. The food is excellent here, but the ...................... leaves much to be desired.
VI.
1. The story has it that the shipwrecked survivor made it to a ...................... island.
2. A group of vultures were circling over his head as he was making his way through
the ......................
3. I love you so much that I will never ...................... you for another woman, honey. My love is
unshakeable.
VII.
1. The night before she was to get married to a Vietnamese immigrant, her female friends
organized a hen ......................
2. Having waited two days, the police decided to send out a search ...................... to scour the
forest where the man had been last seen.
3. As the newly elected ...................... leader he vowed to beat the Conservatives in the next
elections. An old cliche, but quite effective at that time.
VIII.
1. At university, Catharine was a ...................... student. Needless to say, she passed all her
exams with flying colours.
2. This new ...................... of the car can reach 100 kph in just under 6 seconds.
3. I hate it when she tries to ...................... herself on Britney Spears. She looks and sounds so
unnatural.
IX.
1. He planned to stay in the box with 1000 scorpions for three months, an act which was
supposed to put all the other entertainers in the ......................
2. When the sun reached its zenith, they wanted to find some ...................... to escape from its
scorching rays.
3. The artist uses a combination of light and ...................... in his drawings to highlight certain
recurring cycles in our lives.
X.
1. The villagers are worried that the river may ...................... its banks this year round. Last year
vast areas of farmland were under water.
2. It was a surgical strike. When the missile hit the target the building ...................... into flames.
3. Suddenly, the door ...................... open and a group of masked men rushed into the bank.
XI.
1. Running on the treadmill is said to be the most effective exercise that will ...................... your
calories like nothing else.
2. Once you've downloaded the songs, the copyright allows you to ...................... a maximum of
3 CDs for your own use.
3. Connie, poor? You must be joking. She's got money to ...................... wait till you see her
mansion.
XII.
1. Living under a totalitarian ...................... is always very difficult for free-thinking individuals.
2. If you go on feasting on junk food, it's going to have a devastating effect on your
digestive ......................
3. The question whether there are intelligent living forms outside our solar ...................... has
always perplexed scientists as well as philosophers
XIII.
1. I'll tell you something, Jane. Never trust men. They only offer ...................... promises which
they don't keep.
2. Despite his achievements, the athlete strongly believed that his life was ...................... and
devoid of any purpose whatsoever.
3. Did the customs officers really ask you to ...................... your pockets and show their contents?
XIV.
1. It's easy. You have to ...................... out unnecessary words in some of the sentences.
2. The vehicle looked a bit strange at the show. It was a ...................... between a car and a
motorcycle.
3. It didn't ...................... his mind that Louise was a spy working for the Israelis.
XV.
1. He turned out to be an asset to the company, always ...................... to help his colleagues when
they felt overburdened with work.
2. Lisa has always shown a ...................... interest in martial arts. She's seen all the films with
Bruce Lee and she wants to go to China to learn from Shaolin masters.
3.I must say I'm not that ...................... on going out with Luke. He's a bit too scruffy for my
taste.
XVI.
1. ................. results showed that Mike was the winner, but obviously, they had to wait for
official confirmation.
2. I'm sure you know this adage: 'The ................. bird catches the worm'
3. In the ................. days, people used carts and horses to transport goods.
XVII.
1. He saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust when the country was under the Nazi rule,
an ...................... of extraordinary courage in those times.
2. Look at you! You're an adult, James ...................... your age and nobody will ever tell you that
you're irresponsible.
3. We have to ...................... immediately to help this war-torn nation rebuild itself before it is
too late.
XVIII.
1. She looked scruffy in her tattered coat with a big dirty ................. on the sleeve.
2. The town's anniversary was round the corner. To ................. the occasion, the officials built a
huge bridge spanning the two banks of the river.
3. You've forgotten to put an exclamation ................. in this sentence. Such a mistake may cost
you dearly in the exam.
XIX.
1. With the arrival of the storm, almost all the telephone lines went ................. which caused
even more problems for the rescue teams.
2. They all agreed that the plan was a ................. duck and chose to abandon it.
3. The patient was pronounced ................. on arrival. The funeral was scheduled two days later.
XX.
1. My father comes from the old ...................... of thought that believed in moral values
2. When under water, the diver spotted a large ...................... of herring swimming northwards.
3. All the children were ecstatic, knowing their ...................... holidays were near.
XXI.
1. The house on the outskirts of the town was in a sorry.................. It desperately needed
renovating.
2. For years the two neighbouring countries were in a .................of war.
3. Those who came to the airport were able to see a few heads of ................. coming out of the
plane to the accompaniment of the orchestra.
XXII.
1. Would you be so kind as to ........... on the dotted line? I need to have your consent in black
and white.
2. After much deliberation, the president decided to ...................... the new legislation into law.
3. It took Miriam only a few days to learn the rudiments of ...................... language to help the
deaf.
XXIII.
1. When in the pub, Frank usually ................. up attractive girls sitting at the tables which makes
his wife see red.
2. I'm sorry I'm so busy at the moment. I'm up to my ................. in work.
3. You've got to be very careful doing business with that Russian. He's a bit fishy. I advise you to
have ................. in the back of your head.
XXIV.
1. Before any major fight the champ trains in the gym every day for 4 hours
without ......................
2. You are too kind to me. I don't know what to say. Words ...................... me!
3. I ...................... to understand why he's so nasty most of the time. He can be nice when he
wants.
XXV.
1. With high ...................... rates, clients are not likely to borrow money from financial
institutions.
2. He attended a few classes, but soon lost ...................... and started hanging round with fishy
people from a local boxing club.
3. The daily features all kinds of topics of general ...................... to the public.
XXVI.
1. After a short period of severe winter, plants came to ...................... again displaying their
gorgeous flowers.
2. Moving west gave her a new lease of ...................... The climate was better and the people
were more hospitable.
3. Lisa's parents were unaware that she was leading a double ...................... Actually, nobody
knew she had become a drug addict.
XXVII.
1. It was fascinating to watch the bird in action. It was there, ...................... the hollow, waiting
for its next prey.
2. The police said that burglars must have had ...................... information about the security
systems as they didn't set off the alarm.
3. I know the town ...................... out. I've been living here all my life, my dear.
XXVIII.
1. Praise and your tender loving care can ...................... up your child's self-esteem and help him
become a responsible person.
2. Let me think, officer. The man was in his late thirties, dark, and of muscular ......................,
with a tattoo on his left arm.
3 Now that tension and racial hatred is out of the way, we need to ...................... bridges between
the two communities.
XXIX.
1. It's true that the pay in the ...................... sector is higher, but working for a governmental
agency guarantees peace of mind.
2. Don't get me wrong, but I prefer keeping my professional and ...................... life separate.
3. What you are going to hear in a moment is ...................... and you are not to reveal this
information to anyone.
XXX.
Yes, you're right. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. I ...................... you a sincere apology.
2. Don't forget you still ...................... me 5 pounds. You won't get away with this.
3. They always feel extremely grateful for his kind help and support. In fact, they think
they ...................... everything to him.
KEY:
1. Taste 16. Early
2. Pocket 17. Act
3. Book 18. Mark
4. Game 19. Dead
5. Service 20. School
6. Desert 21. state
7. party 22. sign
8. Model 23. eyes
9. Shade 24. fail
10. Burst 25. interest
11. Burn 26. life
12. System 27. inside
13. Empty 28. build
14. Cross 29. private
15. Keen 30. owe