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Even though English is a hard language to master, you must keep trying!

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"Parents today want their kids spending time on things that can bring them success, but (1)_________, we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success-and that's household chores," says Richard Rende, a (2)_________ psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz, and co-author of forthcoming book “Raising Can-Do Kids." Decades of studies show the benefits of chores- academically, emotionally and even professionally. Giving children household chores at an early age (3)_______ to build a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study (4)_______ followed 84 children across four periods in their lives-in preschool, around ages 10 and 15, and in their mid-20s. She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to have good relationships with family and friends, to achieve academic and early career success and to be self-sufficient, as (5)_______ with those who didn't have chores or who started them as teens. Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to others' needs, notes psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education

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– “My class has won the aerobics contest.” – “ __________ !”

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These T-shirts and jeans _______ in the US. in 1900

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My parents took me on lots of trips when I was a child, and I _______ the love of travelling

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People go to a __________ to look at the famous works of art

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He used wholemeal flour to _____________ bread, scones, pies and cakes, concocted elaborate salads and dosed himself with vitamins

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Jane is talking to Mike, her husband.
Jane: “ _______ ”
Mike: “Don’t worry. I will hold another job.”

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Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (36) _____ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution to this problem, they often try some of popular fad diet being offered. Many people see fad diet (37) _____ harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only do fad diet usually fo the trick but also they can actually be dangerous for your health. Although permanent weight loss is the goal, few are able to achieve it. Expert estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to starting weight, or even (38) _____ weight. While reckless use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare. Nonetheless, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. (39) _____ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dictary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (40) _____ a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy

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Come over for a chat so we can ..... on each other's news

Find which word does not belong in each group.

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People are dying for _________ of medical treatment

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How many people are there in .................... family?

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Duong ______________ piano lessons every Saturday

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She got by ......... what she made working at the deli

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The meeting will have ended _______

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I think _______ the battery before going to Vienna. Do you know Lucy had problems starting the car last night?

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Won’t they ________ travelling for two weeks by then?

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He’s strict, but you can usually get ...... him with humour

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Phillip wants to successfully complete a few more projects before ------- applies for the vice president position.

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Until we've got official permission to go ..... with the plans we're in limbo