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The building looked as though it was .......... , because of the strange angles of the walls

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I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometers from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a rich country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I got used to (11)_______ there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was. One of my jobs was to supply the village (12)______ water. The well was a long walk away, and the women used to spend a long time every day (13)______ heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organization and arranged to have some pipes delivered. (14)______ these pipes were not really perfect, they still made a great difference to the villagers. All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not paid, it was well worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (15)______ was considering working for a charity

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I hope that this winter won’t be______ last year

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Seeking a new life and hoping a significant (28) _____ in their standard of living, foreign workers began flocking into Western Europe during the 1950s. In Britain, some of the first immigrants arriving from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent were welcomed by brass bands, but the dream of a new life soon (29) _____ sour for many. Attracted by the promise to earn good money and learn new skills, the reality they found was often one of low wages and, in many case, unemployment. Some did not adapt (30) _____ to life in a country of cold weather and discrimination. The (31) _____ of West Indian immigrants moved into the inner cities, areas that were already fraught with social tensions caused by poverty and poor housing. There were cases of open hostility towards the newcomers; riots (32) _____ out in Notting Hill, West London in 1958, when gangs of white youths began taunting immigrants. Yet despite the numerous difficulties they encountered, many foreign workers did manage to adjust to their new conditions, settling in their new adopted country and prospering. Their contribution had the effect of not only speeding up the pace of economic change in the postwar period, but also transforming Western Europe into a multiracial society

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Her friends know that she is under stress and have warned her to ....... on her workload

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 Let’s go to the seaside, __________ ?

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The bedroom windows give .......... the street

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The book is made _____________ several different articles

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Around 200 million people are employed in tourism worldwide, making it the largest industry in the modern global economy. It is estimated that three-quarters of a billion people go on holiday each year, and industry planners expect this figure to double (43) _____ 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed countries, where it is often their main source of income. (44) _____, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has resulted in environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon emissions from aircraft, (45) _____ contribute directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared land in order to build hotels, airports and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common because of the need to fill swimming pools and water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also be harmful to people living in tourist destinations. In response to these (46) _____, some travel operators now offer environment-friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by (47) _____ only hotels that have invested equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show respect for customs of the people whose countries they are going to visit, and to support local businesses, such as restaurants and shops which depend on tourism for their main income

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Money you are paid for your work is money you __________

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The Principal demanded that the heaters______immediately. Winter is coming

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We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but ______ the end we went to Austria

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Many a time___________ he wants to maary me

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Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists __________?

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She was amazed ___________ about that

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Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (40)_____building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (41)_____his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (42)_____engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (43)_____has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work

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The game demo lets you _____________ a test drive.

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The organization is looking for some volunteers ____ as Santa Claus to give gifts to children

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It never stops raining here. I wish it______raining

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She is going to ......... television tonight

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He told me he loved me. I didn't know what ____