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Fill in the gaps with one of the alternatives below.

On Saturday at about 9 pm I was walking home from a party and (1)__________ two guys talking to

Jimmy. They didn't sound (2)_____________ friendly. Jimmy is in his early teens and he lives next

door to me, so no wonder that I got interested. Those two were apparently (3)___________ money.

Jimmy objected with (4)_________but I sensed that he was very scared. 1 approached them and demanded to know what (5)__________ .One of the guys said that he knew me as he (6) my photo in the local newspaper. They mocked at me calling me the Chess King and threatened that they (7) __ the chessboard on my square head, if I didn't clear off at once. Naturally, I felt (8)_______ at the way they talked to me. I really had a chess kit with me and it stuck out of my rucksack. It is true that I (9)______ the title of the Chess King when I won the regional chess competition. However, the guys probably didn't read the newspaper regularly. Otherwise, they would have been aware of some other competition —the regional karate tournament — after which I was entitled to wear the black belt...

1

a) noticed

b) was noticing

c) had noticed

d) had noticed

2

a) obviously

b) particularly

c) unexpectedly

d) surprisingly

3

a) asking for

b) demanding

c) declaring

d) claiming

4

a) delight

b) honesty

c) surprise

d) dignity

5

a) was going on

b) is going on

c) will be going on

d) would be going on

6

a) saw

b) has seen

c) had seen

d) would see

7

a) will smash

b) would smash

c) have smashed

d) had smashed

8

a) enthusiastic

b) awkward

c) concerned

d) indignant

9

a) was awarded

b) awarded

c) award

d) would be awarded



TASK 2. Fill in the gaps with any appropriate word. You should use only one word for a gap.

plan as mature response suppress down identity evoke

1 — I can't manage so many different tasks and activities at the same time. It's utterly impossible! — There's nothing impossible there. If you say that you are (1)________ enough to control your life yourself, you have to be responsible and able to (2)______your time.

2 — Allan looks a bit (3)_____. What's wrong?

— I didn't mean any offense. Honestly. But I wasn't able to (4) _______a laugh when he was talking about time management. To talk about planning time, when he's never on time himself!

3 — That new cafe looks nice, doesn't it? Have you been there?

— Yes. They've opened it in (5) _______to local demand, (6) ______people need a place where they can have a quick and cheap lunch.

1 - a2 - a3 - c4 - d5 - b6 - a7 - a8 - d9 - b1 - I can't manage so many different tasks and activities at the same time. It's utterly impossible! — There's nothing impossible there. If you say that you are  mature enough to control your life yourself, you have to be responsible and able to plan your time.2 — Allan looks a bit    What's wrong?— I didn't mean any offense. Honestly. But I wasn't able to suppress down a laugh when he was talking about time management. To talk about planning time, when he's never on time himself!3 — That new cafe looks nice, doesn't it? Have you been there?— Yes. They've opened it in response to local demand,  identity  people need a place where they can have a quick and cheap lunch.