Maria has only one eye, she lost  .............   3 years ago after falling on some broken glass.

The old woman still recalls clearly   ................  by her teacher when she was late on her first day at school.

When  ............   to the party, she politely refused.

If you __________ a skeleton in the cellar, don't mention it to anyone. 

1/4 of my income .............. to pay for my university debts.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  “Where did you get these old dresses?” “We….. them in the old truck.”

If the wall weren’t so high, I _____    it up to take my ball down.

Every country has its (1) _________ traditions, some of which have existed for centuries. In my opinion, we should do everything possible to preserve them.
Some people think that in today's high-tech world traditional celebrations are too old-fashioned and (2) _________ to our lives. However, (3) _________ such as Carnival, are important, as they bring communities together and make us think about other people and not just computers. 
(4) _________ argument against traditional festivals is that they are expensive to organise. To some extent this is true, particularly when there are firework (5) _________ or parades. On the other hand, it is a small price to pay for brightening up our lives with entertainment and colour. (6) _________, celebrations like the 'Fallas' in my home town of Valencia (7) _________ many tourists and their money.
Finally, although I agree that some traditional customs (8) _________ their original significance, they can provide an opportunity for us to learn about our past. For example, Bonfire Night teaches British children about a particular period of their country's history.
To conclude, traditional celebrations are (9) _________ great pleasure and interest, and they are certainly (10) _________ keeping.
(8)...............

..............for 4 hours, they decided to stop to have lunch at a cheap restaurant.

Tim, along with his friends, _    going to the party.

______ Gordons is a  very interesting family. They like to  travel around ______   world.

Choose the correct option:

The soccer match was_________ boring that most spectacular left before it ended.

Our neighbours are normally very noisy, but they're__________this evening.

We got used _    on the left hand side after a year.

Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 

Retailers have been reporting_____________ strong sales of swimmers for this time of year.

We objected to_________ up our garden.

In water polo, no player except the _________ can hold the ball with both hands.

Did you read  ..................   book I lent you last week?

Identify the error in each sentence: If students can get a job in their area of study, they will gain valuable experience and putting their knowledge to use immediately

The dog ______ its tail furiously when it saw the children.