1I need to buy a new pair of....................................................... (TRAIN).
2Ellie used to................................................... (PRACTICE) for hours to learn to juggle properly.
3That was the most............... (INTEREST) book I've ever read. I can't wait for the sequel!
4 Would you describe yourself as a............................................. (COMPETE) person?
5Many professional basketball players earn a................................................................... (FORTUNE) these days.
6F.A. stands for Football.................................................. (ASSOCIATE).
7The gold, silver and bronze.............................................. (MEDAL) took their places on the podium for
the presentation ceremony.
8In Britain,the money parents give their children is often called pocket money. In America, it's
often called an..................................................... (ALLOW).
9I'm afraid the swimming pool is closed at the moment as they're carrying out some essential
.............................. (MAINTAIN). TRAINERS, PRACTISE, INTERESTING, COMPETITIVE, FORTUNE, ASSOCIATION, MEDALLISTS (US- MEDALISTS), ALLOWANCE, MAINTENANCE A snooker player speaks
When I first started playing snooker, I had no real (1) .................................................................. of theKNOW
rules. I just thought it looked an (2)....................................................................... game. Also, I didn't needENJOY
to buy any expensive (3)because the snooker hall near my........................... EQUIP
house had tables and cues. I spent (4) .................................................................. all the free time I hadPRACTICAL
practising, and then decided to enter a (5)........................................................................ It was great fun!COMPETE
My (6).................................................................................................................................................................................................... was someone who'd been playing for years. Of course, OPPOSE
he beat me, but the fact that I'd (7)................................................................... didn't put me off at all.LOSE
And, (8), …………………. my game improved enough for me to become aFORTUNE
professional snooker player three years ago. KNOWLEDGE,ENJOYABLE,EQUIPMENT,PRACTICALLY,COMPETITION,OPPONENT,LOST,FORTUNATELY
INTEREST ASSOCIATE FORTUNE KNOW
EQUIP ENJOY COMPETE TRAIN OPPOSEMEDAL
A new hobbyI saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ....................................................................... , so I
thought I'd see if there was a club or (2).................................................................... in my area. I looked
everywhere but, (3) .................................................................. , the nearest club was 80 kilometres
away. So, without any (4) ....................................................................... , I decided to form my own club.
It was very hard in the beginning — I didn't have any (5)................................................................... and I
had to convince a few people that it was an (6)....................................................................... way to keep
fit. I organised a small (7)...................................................................... , which was a lot of fun, and things
started to grow from there. Now we've got a full-time (8)...................................................................... and
our (9).................................................... come from all over the country. One of our members
was even a bronze (10)........................................................................... in the national championship! INTERESTING,ASSOCIATION,UNFORTUNATELY,KNOWLEDGE,EQUIPMENT,ENJOYABLE,COMPETITION,TRAINER,OPPONENTS,MEDALLIST Qualcomp Powertop
Qualcomp have just brought out their (1) new handheldREVOLUTION
computer, the Powertop. It's (2) not to love it, with itsPOSSIBLE
smooth, shiny (3) and its bright screen. It might not be theAPPEAR
best (4) to handheld computing because it is quite advanced, INTRODUCE
but you'll find an (5) of all the features in the detailed manual. EXPLAIN
The Powertop has been (6) designed to fit a lot of computing SCIENCE
power in your palm.The (7) of a unique wireless InternetINVENT
connection means there's a world of (8)just waiting for you. DISCOVER We give the Powertop nine out of ten.
1Why do press photographers think they can turn up at a celebrity's house completely
(ANNOUNCE)?
2 How many means of (COMMUNICATE) do you use on a regular basis?
3Could you write an (EDIT) for the next issue of the school magazine?
4 You have to have a sense of(HUMOUR) to work on children's TV!
5There's an (WRITE) rule on tabloid newspapers that the truth always takes second place to a good story.
6 When Jill was at (SECOND) school she used to dream of being a DJ on local
radio.
7Are you thinking of a career in (JOURNAL)?
8You don't actually get a lot of (INFORM) from a news report on radio or TV. UNANNOUNCED, COMMUNICATION, EDITORIAL, HUMOUR, UNWRITTEN, SECONDARY, JOURNALISM, INFORMATION Politics on TV
I love watching (1) (DISCUSS) programmes, and I love politics, so you'd think
I'd enjoy watching (2) (POLITICS) being interviewed on TV. But I don't. All too
often, (3) (JOURNAL) ask them the most (4) (RIDICULE)
questions, and, when they do get an interesting question, I sit there watching in
(5) (BELIEVE) as some of the most (6) (POWER) people in the
country give totally (7) (CONVINCE) responses. It's as if they don't care whether
their reply is (8) (BELIEVE) or not. Often, they're very poor (9)
(COMMUNICATE), and they're frequently even more (10) (INFORM) about key
issues than I am. I don't expect them to be particularly (11) (HUMOUR) — they are
serious people, after all — but at least they could say something interesting occasionally. It makes me want to stand for election myself!
I had a really stupid (1) with my best friend the other day. It allARGUE
started because we were talking about (2) and having a family.MARRY
I said that (3) is important when you are married and she saidPOLITE
that she thought that was rubbish and that (4) is much moreKIND
important. Well, we were (5) to agree and, in the end, she leftABLE
without saying goodbye. I do hope it doesn't spoil our (6) FRIEND ARGUMENT, MARRIAGE, POLITENESS, KINDNESS, UNABLE,FRIENDSHIP
1My best friend has a great (PERSON) and everyone likes her.
2I have a good (RELATE) with my mum and I can talk to her about anything.
3 They've just published a book of George Bush's (CORRESPOND) and it
looks really interesting.
4 Jenny seemed (WILLING) to talk about her argument with Nancy but I
eventually got the facts.
5As I waited for Kelly to arrive at the cinema, I bit my nails (NERVE).
6Ignore what Sharon says about you. It's just(JEALOUS).
7In the past, children were expected to be very (OBEY).
8Brenda blames her (HAPPY) on being single, but I'm not so sure.
9Tom knew that being chosen as class president was a real(ACHIEVE).
10Kevin's so sensitive that you have to be very (CARE) what you say to him. PERSONALITY, RELATIONSHIP, CORRESPONDENCE, UNWILLING, NERVOUSLY, JEALOUSY, OBEDIENT, UNHAPPINESS, ACHIEVEMENT, CAREFUL
11 My(FRIEND) with Harriet is one of the most important things in my life. 12 Many parents complain of their children's (OBEY), but I think they were probably exactly the same. 13 Don't listen to Mary - she's just (JEALOUS) of you. 14 We all watched (NERVE) as Mark made his speech of thanks. 15Don't you think that we should make sure that (ABLE) people have the same rights as everyone else? 16 Terry is really (ARGUE) and is always looking for fights with other people. 17 Hasn't anyone ever told you that it's very (POLITE) to interrupt when other people are talking? FRIENDSHIP, DISOBEDIENCE, JEALOUS, NERVOUSLY, DISABLED, ARGUMENTATIVE, IMPOLITE