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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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Forty-niners ............. to California for gold in 1848

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____ are trying to put a stop to the destruction of forests

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Jane arranged for me to go on a/an ____ date with a guy from her office

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Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (01) _____. Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (02) _____ if we do not make an effort to protect them. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (03) _____ and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing. More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (4) _____ wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human beings - will soon be the only ones (5) _____, unless we can solve this problem

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) to make the meaningfull sentence: ".................................? - It's eight o'clock."

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After a lot of difficulties he finally _________to start the car

Choose the answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. My classmates ________ on picnic every month.

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After the power went_____________ , I spent the night reading by candlelight

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I saw the tiger just as it was going to ..... me

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I have a ____ on a classmate who is very near and dear to me

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The train was_____ from leaving because of a signal failure

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How many windows ___________in your class?

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I can't ......... £10 000 out of thin air - it'll take a while to find that kind of money

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Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I ____ most of what they said about how to help people with mental disorders

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Today we ______________ electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been.

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Dad was concentrating _______ driving and was not able to enjoy the scenery

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A person who acts in a comedy is a __________ 

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Children __________ play football in the street

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They quarrelled …….the choice of a house.

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You will become ill ______you stop working so hard.