Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life, someone you have grown up with and been through lots of (2)_____ and downs with.

It is now ending its first term as a school (2)_____by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement.

Candidates only need to hold a bachelor’s (4)_____ and a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate.

English is an obligatory subject from sixth grade across Vietnam, but in large cities, many primary schools demand high (5)_____ . Foreign language centers have been thriving here, with students as young as three years old.

The development of open learning, (1)_____ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (2)_____ many people.

This type of study was formerly restricted to bookbased learning and (3)______ course but now includes courses on TV, CD- ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers.

All relationships go through difficult times. In the past, when married couples had problems they usually didn't (1)______ . They had to either (2)______ with each other or continue to live together in an unhappy relationship. Getting divorced wasn't an option for most people due to economic and social reasons. Some people believe that this wasn't such a bad thing. They say that relationships require hard work and "If a relationship is going to last a lifetime, you have to keep working at it," says Doreen, who is celebrating her fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. "It isn't all roses and romance. No one perfect all of the time. These days young people give up when there's the (4)________ argument." Experts agree that communication is key. The most important thing is to keep talking. How many times have you heard yourself say to (5)______ couples talk, that!" The truth is, the couples talk, ...

For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s called a ‘gap year’. In common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (1)_____ to study for his degree. After doing various jobs to raise some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the (2)_____ the challenge they are likely to set themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can result in a thirst for adventure. Now that his university course has (3)_____ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him all around the world. What’s more, he plans to make the whole journey using only means of transport which are powered by natural energy. In other words, he’ll be (4)_____ mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won’t be taking a short cut by climbing aboard a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a
sailing ship instead. As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to (5)_____ on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.

They make a “guy”, a figure which (4)        Guy Fawkes, from an old sack and wheel it round the streets asking for money which they use to buy fireworks. On the day itself, as soon as it is dark, the guy is put on top of bonfire, which is then lit.

In many countries the slums are a (5)______ to the eyes. Slums grow round big cities and are found with all the drawbacks. These are the areas of disease, filth and crime.