1. There are some EXCEPTION to every grammatical rule.

EXCEPT

2. The engineering sector achieved significant _____________ last year.

GROW

3. I have a _____________ of old records from my grandma.

COLLECT

4. He'll _____________ be coming later.

SURE

5. Eric Clapton's guitar solos are _____________.

LEGEND

6. It was one of the most _____________ plays I've seen recently.

ENJOY

7. In her time, Marilyn Monroe was a very _____________ actress.

GLAMOUR

8. It's_____________to tell whether he's lying or not.

POSSIBLE

9. He's no worldwide star, but he had very humble _____________. 

BEGIN

10. They took _____________ of noise levels inside the building.

MEASURE

11. He's a really _____________ person.

RELY

12. She made several excellent _____________ in her essay on Charles Dickens.

OBSERVE

13. Watching TV shows in English is definitely very _____________ to improve your listening skills.

USE

14. The Internet is probably one of the best _____________ ever.

INVENT

15. The boat was 16 feet in _____________.

LONG

16. Both _____________ and fluency are important when speaking a foreign language.

ACCURATE

17. You shouldn't have said that! It was a totally _____________ remark.

APPROPRIATE

18. Since the earliest times, civilisations have understood the _____________ of time.

IMPORTANT

19. Doing puzzles keeps our brains fit and _____________.

HEALTH

20. As well as gaining _____________, by doing puzzles we give our brains a good workout. 

SATISFY

21. The most _____________ games have sold in the millions.

SUCCESS

22. People have _____________ that doing puzzles is good for you.

COVER

23. It's easy to find a _____________ to the problems posed.

SOLVE

24. There has been an _____________ in the power of their brains.

IMPROVE

25. Some _____________ argue that the brain gets better at a task the more it repeats it.

SCIENCE

26. The improvement in the _____________is something that happens naturally.

PERFORM

27. It remains _____________ whether puzzles are actually helping to boost brainpower or not.

CERTAIN

28. According to _____________, most people sleep less than 8 hours every day.

SEARCH

29. The advice passed down to our grandparents may contain some _____________.

TRUE

30. A good example is the_____________between being cold and catching a cold.

RELATION

31. These high-heeled shoes are _____________ for such rough terrain. 

SUIT

32. Colds are caused by viruses, so in the _____________ of a virus, you can't catch a cold.

ABSENT

33. You're too young. This film is _____________ for children your age.

APPROPRIATE

34. _____________ now think that we may have viruses in our bodies already.

SCIENCE

35. In cold weather, for example, blood vessels in the nose get smaller to stop heat escaping. _____________, this also allows the cold virus to attack the nose or throat more easily. 

FORTUNATE

36. Victoria Falls in Africa is one of the most _____________sights in the world.

SPECTACLE

37. It's also an _____________ place for water sports.

CREDIBLE

38. We need you to provide an accurate _____________ of the situation.

DESCRIBE

39. On arrival, it's the noise that makes the greatest_____________.

IMPRESS

40. The _____________ landscape is also well worth a visit.

SURROUND

41. There's a post office a bit _____________down the road.

FAR

42. Six months after the accident, he still has _____________ walking.

DIFFICULT

43. I can't play tennis that well because I'm a _____________.

BEGIN

44. Don't go there. It's _____________.

DANGER

45. Read this. It'll be very _____________ for your trip to Australia.

USE

46. I didn't find him that _____________, but my friend did.

ATTRACT

47. The school has a _____________ for being very up-to-date with technology. 

REPUTE

48. These are _____________clothes and that's why they are very expensive. 

DESIGN

49. I left the party because it was _____________ noisy in there.

EXTREME

50. I had no _____________but to tell him.

CHOOSE

a)   bread

b)   apple

c)    noodles

d)   rice