Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage.
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My name’s Thomas, but people ...............(1) me Tom. I’m from Sheffield.............(2) the North of England. However, I live in Lisbon, in Portugal. I’m ..............(3) English teacher. I work in a ...........(4)school. I’m married. My wife’s Portuguese. ............ (5)name’s Juliana. We have two children. Laura is 5 ..........(6) Victor is 2. They speak ............... (7)and Portuguese. I’m 35. My school is in the centre ............(8)Lisbon. It’s a small ..............(9) with about 200 students. ............ (10)Monday to Friday, we get up at six, have breakfast and go to work or school. My wife is a good cook. At the weekend, we .........(11) in bed until 8 a.m, we can do ..............(12)we want. On Sunday we often visit our parents-in-law. They live approximately 30 kilometres from us
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My name’s Thomas, but people ...call............(1) me Tom. I’m from Sheffield...in..........(2) the North of England. However, I live in Lisbon, in Portugal. I’m ....an..........(3) English teacher. I work in a ...language........(4)school. I’m married. My wife’s Portuguese. ....her........ (5)name’s Juliana. We have two children. Laura is 5 ...and.......(6) Victor is 2. They speak ......English......... (7)and Portuguese. I’m 35. My school is in the centre .....of.......(8)Lisbon. It’s a small .one.............(9) with about 200 students. ....from........ (10)Monday to Friday, we get up at six, have breakfast and go to work or school. My wife is a good cook. At the weekend, we ..stay.......(11) in bed until 8 a.m, we can do ..what............(12)we want. On Sunday we often visit our parents-in-law. They live approximately 30 kilometres from us.
British and American people (1) ........speak............ the same language – (2) ...........English........., but with some small differences. Some (3) .........words........... are different in American English, for example Americans say 'zip code', not (4)'..............postcode......', 'vacation', not 'holiday', and 'cell phone', not (5)'...........mobile......... phone' (6). ...............Some..... words have (7) ............different........ meanings, for example in British English (8)..............a...... purse is a thing where women have their money (9) ..............and......credit cards. In American English a purse (10)............is........a woman's bag. American grammar is (11) ........very............ similar to British grammar, but with some example, (12) ..........Americans.......... say 'See you Friday', but British people say 'See you on Friday'.
In the UK the third Monday in January is the most (1)___ depressing_____day of the year, says psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall, who calls it Blue Monday. Why? Because it's winter, the weather is usually (2)___ grey_____ and cold, the days are (3)___ dark_____, and Monday is the (4)___ first_____ day of the (5)___ working_____week. People are also often (6)____ short____ of money after Christmas, some people (7)__feel______ bad after breaking their New Year resolutions. And the happiest (8)_day_______of the year? The third Friday in June, says Dr Arnall. And it's easy to see (9)__why______ -it's summer, it's (10)___warm_____ outside, the evenings (11)___are_____ light, and the weekend (12)____starts____ now!
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