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[001] ool until very recently, when they startedto go to a _____ school that's run by a cooperative group of parents.
[002] nother girl in an apartment in northwest London. It's _____ , but it's comfortable. My boyfriend, Tony, lives in
[003] ld leave you out of breath. For beginners, there is a _____ risk of unaccustomed stress causing a heart attack w
[004] s mad to have moved from a large house in London to a _____ place on the South Coast. but it's so much cosier. P
[005] ause being American I'm used to wide roads, so with a _____ car I've no fear about scraping it. I buy most of th
[006] ce like the washing machine'. The explosion caused a _____ fire, which a helpful neighbour - who happens to be a
[007] to sell it, at least partly. This place is also too _____ to have a decent-sized party. The living-room in the
[008] ing some friends and I decided to go out to eat at a _____ restaurant, which someone had recommended to us. The
[009] has just celebrated her 103rd birthday. She planned a _____ lunch party. But forty guests turned up and stayed un
[010] ill live. It doesn't look very different from modern _____ towns on Earth, and this is deliberate. Science-ficti
[011] onds. I: What did they look like? B: They were quite _____ , about four feet tall, dressed in green suits from hea
[012] Windsor Castle 20th December 1888Dear JosephHere is a _____ Christmas present for you. I think it looks like me,
[013] again, one of his new friends helped us. She had a _____ house in the country, and Merrick could stay in it f
[014] hotel. He came to a busy street, and waited, with a _____ crowd of people, to go across. A tall woman in a blu
[015] n hour, then a tired young policeman took him into a _____ room. Nick told his story, and the policeman wrote i
[016] He pushed past the people in the hotel restaurant. A _____ boy ran in front of him and Nick ran into him. The b
[017] ter 1 The bag-snatcher One Saturday afternoon in a _____ town, Emma Carter came out of a shoe shop with some n
[018] a second. So I saw his face.' The policeman opened a _____ bag. In it there were a lot of pictures of eyes and
[019] r. He had brown eyes . . .' Carefully she took the _____ pictures and made a big picture of the young man's fa
[020] rs old. He lived with his father and mother in three _____ rooms at the top of a tall building. Every day he we
[021] day morning Jason was tired and unhappy. He was in a _____ room at the police station, and there were two police
[022] dle of the town. Jason and the policeman waited in a _____ room. The policeman did not look at Jason, and he di
[023] me into the room. 'Hullo, Jason.' Fiona Williams was _____ and fat. She had long yellow hair and a big red mout
[024] ile. 'I work for Mr Dennis.' Sally's office was very _____ . There were books on the table and on all the chairs
[025] fice. Edwin Jones was a big man, with a red face and _____ blue eyes. 'It's about a lottery ticket,' Emma began.
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[001] acher's point of view. Bruce, first of all, it's not _____ the law, is it, to take your children out of school o
[002] people, mainly from the middle classes, who rebelled _____ society in the sixties and early seventies. They qua
[003] heir parents and other 'authority' figures. They were _____ many things - materialism in society, the boring rout
[004] es, or swallowing pills. They went on protest marches _____ war, particularly the war in Vietnam. They stayed up
[005] corn. They had taken a negative attitude and decided _____ the new corn - no matter how much extra grain it prov
[006] arry Fellows defended his title in Dallas last night _____ contender Joe Wheeler. Fellows was knocked down in th
[007] s not allowed. D: It's only for a short time. B: It's _____ regulations. No baggage can be left in reception for
[008] he had his own ideas about right and wrong. He fought _____ injustice, and tried to give ordinary people a share
[009] for his visit - and prevent it! Guard your property _____ it! The burglar is serious, and you should be, too.
[010] d recently of Scots people working there, to protest _____ Swedish Railways using such a traditional joke in an
[011] while a third hides in the luggage rack. 'We are not _____ Scots jokes in everyday life,' said Mr David Webster
[012] mmission for Human Rights, the Scots in Sweden are up _____ another difficulty. They have so far spent several h
[013] me, you probably didn't know this, have no protection _____ unfair dismissal, no sickness benefits and no holida
[014] ang your shirt on the hook here - and stand over here _____ the X-ray machine. We'll have a look at your lungs a
[015] ain Staines asked. Well, Captain, I was in the mutiny _____ Captain Bligh. It was a long time ago, but I did it.
[016] xt day. But the truth cannot help me. What can I do _____ hate, and lies? When Mr Nowell was alive, the village
[017] er white nightdress had blood on it, and her face lay _____ Count Dracula. Blood dropped from his mouth, and he
[018] s daughter stood and watched them. The rain crashed _____ the windows, and the wind screamed like an animal in
[019] utside, the wind screamed, and the big waves crashed _____ the rocks, again and again and again. 3 In the Engi
[020] ight Grace saw a great wave of white water. It broke _____ the rock in front of the boat house, and white water
[021] k in front of the boat house, and white water crashed _____ the boat house doors. William shouted something to G
[022] p and the wind behind you. But you'll never get back _____ the wind. Not one man and a girl in a storm like thi
[023] ' she shouted. 'Pull hard!' She stood up, and pushed _____ the rock with an oar. The boat was very heavy now, w
[024] e threw it out with her hat. The wind and waves were _____ them now, and the four men had to row hard. But slow
[025] is one is broken in three places. A great wave broke _____ the rock, and white water crashed
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[001] e food in the club, so if we're hungry we can order a _____ supper while we're listening to the music. I: Mmm. S
[002] ack, and I think you should go in the early morning or _____ afternoon. Sunset behind the pyramids has to be seen
[003] The man went home to his wife and told her why he was _____ . Immediately his wife was suspicious of her husband'
[004] oing to call it 'Benson's Jazz'; it should be out by _____ summer. *** Jackie's Dad says: My daughter Jackie is
[005] ood job when they leave, because after that it's too _____ . P: Doesn't this mean that they have to work hard? G
[006] camping van. The travel bug came to Mrs Gibbs rather _____ in life. About 14 years ago, to help her get over the
[007] ight. Then they go out, and they go to bed incredibly _____ - about one or two in the morning. I: Do they have a
[008] hich are lots of little dishes, in the evening. Then _____ at night they sometimes eat yet another meal - suppe
[009] less under foggy conditions. 'This was because I was _____ for work,' said Mr Page. 'At least I was not under th
[010] aurant, you have to work very long hours. K: You work _____ , it's true, but you don't have to get up so early in
[011] I didn't study either. I put it off until it was too _____ . Oh well... see you later, after the exam. B: All ri
[012] s face. Hello, I'm Cathy Wilson,' I began. I'm very _____ , I know. It's because the weather's so bad.' There'
[013] ust get to school for the children. I'm going to be _____ .' Don't be angry.' Nick smiled at me. I'm very sorr
[014] en,' he said, where are we all going?' This train's _____ ,' the man in the brown hat said. Twenty minutes
[015] ,' the man in the brown hat said. Twenty minutes _____ , by my watch.' Ten minutes,' the guard said. That's
[016] rning we begin againat nine o'clock. Please don't be _____ !' Carol left the rehearsal room with Alan, one of the
[017] don't like this,' said the conductor. Carol is never _____ for rehearsals, and she knows that these concerts ar
[018] me and went in the office. Felix and Adam worked on, _____ into the night. 4 10 The Second Day THE next mornin
[019] him today. The Chief isn't going to be very happy.' _____ in the afternoon the Chief of Police telephoned. 'Com
[020] ce was white and she did not move or speak for hours. _____ at night the door opened quietly, and Becky looked in.
[021] s. She worked every day, from early in the morning to _____ at night. She helped in the school, too. 'You speak
[022] angry. 'Cook is waiting for you, Sara. Why are you _____ ?' 'I can't walk quickly through the snow,' said Sara.
[023] Miss! What are you going to do with him?' 'It's very _____ now,' said Sara. 'He can stay in my room tonight, a
[024] id you arrive?' 'Yesterday,' she said. 'Why are you _____ ?' 'I couldn't find the court,' he answered. He looke
[025] can't be sure. Nobody knows what Agatha was thinking, _____ that dark winter evening. Rosalind, now seven years
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[001] relations, I naturally agreed. As I reached for the _____ 's hand, however, he looked nervous and refused to let
[002] help if you felt that you weren't capable of taking a _____ up to maths or English 0 or A level? Can you go outs
[003] lish 0 or A level? Can you go outside educating your _____ at home for expert help? This costs money sometimes,
[004] roses came right into the house. I was the youngest _____ and the only girl. I had three older brothers, much o
[005] : Well - let's begin at the beginning - when he was a _____ . Lucy: Well - he was born on May 28, 1908, in Englan
[006] Joanne Perkins, 34, recalls, 'Kimora was an unhappy _____ . It was almost impossible for her to relate to other
[007] was born in England in 1932. She was a very beautiful _____ , with black hair and violet-blue eyes. In 1939, she
[008] ere film makers soon noticed her beauty. She became a _____ star at the age of nine, and appeared in the films L
[009] loved by animals. Elizabeth Taylor is one of the few _____ stars that have continued to be successful as adults
[010] hey were both students in London. When I was a young _____ , I grew up in both London and Malaysia, and we alway
[011] nknown men entered the house and removed the sleeping _____ from his bed. Police are confident that the kidnappe
[012] ill soon make contact and ask for money to return the _____ . *** FLOOD KILLS SEVEN After a solid month of rain,
[013] ick had a lot of friends now, but he was more like a _____ than a man. He could read about things, and talk to
[014] he hospital by himself. He thought and played like a _____ . After Christmas, he wanted to go to the theatre. Th
[015] ing like the children in the theatre. He was like a _____ . For him, everything in the story was true. Once h
[016] to like Jason Williams, it's true. He has a wife and _____ , but his wife left him because he hit her and the bab
[017] t her. Sara's mother was dead, and Sara was his only _____ . Father and daughter were very good friends. Soon t
[018] ra, and then gave a very big smile. 'What a beautiful _____ !' she said to Mr Crewe. Sara stood quietly and watche
[019] o her sister Amelia: 'All that money on dresses for a _____ of seven! She looks like a little princess, not a sch
[020] he was very good at telling stories. She was a clever _____ , and the other girls loved to listen to her. The sto
[021] t they talked about only one thing. 'I must find the _____ ,' said the Indian gentleman (his name was Mr Carrisfo
[022] oss the roof to get him back from her room. The poor _____ sleeps in a cold, dirty attic, and works about sixtee
[023] e? Or was it in England?' 'Well, we know there was a _____ at a school in Paris,' said Mr Carmichael, 'with the
[024] f their daughter. Perhaps this girl is Ralph Crewe's _____ . Next week I'm going to Moscow to look for her.' 'I
[025] he bought some hot new bread with it. Then she saw a _____ by the door of the shop. The
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[001] od of ever getting married.*** She's fine. Very happy _____ she met Bernard, and she seems to be very well, too,
[002] nd it has been made into dozens of horror films ever _____ . The story is told through the letters of a man called
[003] of Parliament for the Labour Party. He has been an MP _____ then. He was Minister of the Department of Defence f
[004] last couple of years. I think it's a couple of years _____ I got my bicycle out of the garage and repaired it, a
[005] one of the richest. She herself isn't sure how rich, _____ she doesn't know exactly what her salary is, or how
[006] ry special anniversary today - it is exactly one year _____ he was operated on at St Bartholomew's hospital and
[007] aughters, and they have co starred in six films. Ever _____ the film Winning, Newman has been passionately intere
[008] tion, of course. China has been a Socialist Republic _____ 1949 under the leadership of Mao Tse Tung. He starte
[009] low as minus 40, they will need special thermometers, _____ ordinary thermometers are not able to make a measurem
[010] e Mechanics - how long have you played with them? P: _____ 1985. We've made a couple of records and we've done
[011] ill never be anyone for me, only you! I've known that _____ our first evening together, at the Cliffords' dance.'
[012] has been in one or other of the London theatres ever _____ then. In 1997, 45 years later, people were still goi
[013] t a lot of money from his bank. Nobody has seen him _____ that day. He is a quiet man who enjoys his work and
[014] ain. 'Tell me one thing, Elwyn,' she said softly. ' _____ that night fifteen years ago, can you touch, smell,
[015] desk downstairs that you were here.' 'I've been here _____ the end of April,' Lynnette replied. 'I begin work
[016] ow. They had never been so friendly with any woman, _____ their mother had died. On her last day, Mary and Joh
[017] his. She looked at him quietly. He had changed a lot _____ he had first started working at the factory. For t
[018] . 'He is all my art now,' replied Basil, seriously. ' _____ I met Dorian Gray, the work that I've done is good,
[019] laughed. Her voice was hard. 'It's eighteen years _____ I met Prince Charming. And his pretty face hasn't c
[020] and I look like an old man. But you haven't changed _____ the day when I first met you What a wonderful life y
[021] the families around Starkfield. He's been like that _____ his bad accident, nearly twenty- four years ago,' sa
[022] ss alone in his unhappiness. It had been a long time _____ anyone had spoken to him as kindly as Mrs Hale. The
[023] ook her back to the farm.' And she's been there ever _____ ?' I asked. There was no other place for her to go,' R
[024] ed him in surprise and fear. He had changed so much _____ our last meeting! He had the same pale thin face, the
[025] ut I laughed silently. I knew that he had been awake _____ the first noise, and his fear had grown and grown.
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[001] d a cough and sore throat that she can't quite shake _____ , no matter what she does. It's all starting to make h
[002] of that. But the plane we were going on was stopping _____ at Rome. So I rather than not having a holiday at al
[003] of mine who lived near the airport had come to see us _____ . So we were having a few drinks in the bar and jokin
[004] ginning!' Well, we camped that night and we then set _____ again the next day. We got some lifts, and met a grea
[005] I wish most is that they would realize just how well- _____ they were, and I don't mean money by the way. But wh
[006] And we realized that Eleanor would have to be bussed _____ to a remote school, that we would say goodbye to her
[007] ome kind on the burn, which ends up pulling the skin _____ . And the other thing... I: I'm sorry to interrupt. Wh
[008] o deliver the bag to your house. Otherwise, you walk _____ with your little load. In a supermarket, you choose
[009] and buy a new one. Even so, I try to save any parts _____ it before I throw it away. I: And have you changed an
[010] sed and the air conditioning was on. Bond switched it _____ and opened the windows. His heart was still thumping
[011] sure'. Bond smiled at Mary for a moment, then turned _____ the shower and opened the bathroom door. 'Now, come o
[012] oor. And of course there's the dogs. One took the top _____ my finger last year, so I don't care for them very m
[013] ecause I felt desperately unfit. But the biggest pay- _____ for me was - and still is - the deep relaxation that
[014] you suffer from deep tiredness that you cannot shake _____ , then stop jogging for a while and just walk. Once yo
[015] sappear. If they don't - well, maybe you'd be better _____ with something less physically demanding, like table-
[016] y much, and had to learn how to walk and pose to show _____ the clothes to their best advantage. 'There's more sk
[017] ible. I mean it's intrepid enough for anybody to set _____ on a long trip at any age on their own. Mrs G: Most p
[018] y. If I get a flat tyre, I know how to get the wheel _____ and get it fixed! Besides, I meet other people who do
[019] for the night. At 10 o'clock the next morning he set _____ from the Hostel on the path into the mountains, but
[020] lready in difficulty. 'I lost my balance and slipped _____ the edge of a steep rock. I landed at the bottom of a
[021] tice that the road divides, and I want you to branch _____ to the right - on another B road. SB: What's it calle
[022] el where we're staying is just on the second turning _____ the main road, opposite the bank. You won't have any
[023] thieves managed to get in and escape without setting _____ the security alarm by cutting
[024] the security alarm by cutting _____ the electricity supply.*** Here is the ten o'clock n
[025] where the sound of the waves rolling in will send you _____ to sleep. Why not decide to join us this summer? Let
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[001] . Clerk: OK, Mr Smith, could you please fill in this _____ for our records. Uh - just a minute, not in handwriti
[002] in handwriting please. Our computer system reads the _____ directly and it doesn't understand handwriting yet.
[003] ot a lovely temperament. Horse riding is a marvellous _____ of exercise, both physically and spiritually. One int
[004] choice of accommodation. And 'Bed and Breakfast' is a _____ of holiday accommodation for which Northumberland is
[005] rketing manager working near Stockholm, who helped to _____ the group. 'There are nationalistic jokes like this i
[006] ne behind me. We got to a stone wall, and the first ' _____ ' just walked through it! I couldn't believe it! I had
[007] I have a little notebook. It's an address book in the _____ of an index, you know, with a few pages for each lett
[008] than before. At that time, perhaps, an idea began to _____ in my mind. But that idea brought only misery to my
[009] ratory. After a few months, I began to create a human _____ . It was difficult work. I decided to make the person
[010] church.' Everyone in the party stood up and began to _____ a line. Suddenly, there was a loud noise. A man knoc
[011] When a famous singer visits MTV, the crowds begin to _____ at around five o'clock in the morning. If that is to
[012] ns. Its centre is the Vatican City in Rome. Another _____ of Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, grew in Cons
[013] icult time for the country because the army wanted to _____ a new government. Many people were afraid of the futu
[014] bout one in every hundred people is affected by some _____ of mental handicap. Most of the rest of us know very
[015] bout your advanced level courses, and an application _____ . How soon must I apply if I wish to begin a course in
[016] . Clerk: OK, Mr Smith, could you please fill in this _____ for our records. Uh - just a minute, not in handwriti
[017] in handwriting please. Our computer system reads the _____ directly and it doesn't understand handwriting yet.
[018] ot a lovely temperament. Horse riding is a marvellous _____ of exercise, both physically and spiritually. One int
[019] choice of accommodation. And 'Bed and Breakfast' is a _____ of holiday accommodation for which Northumberland is
[020] rketing manager working near Stockholm, who helped to _____ the group. 'There are nationalistic jokes like this i
[021] ne behind me. We got to a stone wall, and the first ' _____ ' just walked through it! I couldn't believe it! I had
[022] I have a little notebook. It's an address book in the _____ of an index, you know, with a few pages for each lett
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[001] ct them like you do the serious police officers back _____ '. Not a real cop! I'd seen a lot of this attitude in
[002] was that Peter was now going back to his comfortable _____ and we were stuck in the cold and the rain at ten o'c
[003] haps because of business, and his wife who's left at _____ doesn't come with him either physically on business t
[004] the world. *** Interviewer: Now educating children at _____ is something that apparently twice the number of par
[005] mated that about 6, 000 children are being taught at _____ without going to school. 'Education Otherwise' is th
[006] very much enjoyed having our family all together at _____ . I: Now your boy is 6 and your girls are 9 and 10. Do
[007] our girls are 9 and 10. Do they have a curriculum at _____ ? B: We don't have a curriculum in the sense of an or
[008] alified teacher, Bruce. Who does all the teaching at _____ ? B: Well, this has largely been the responsibility of
[009] o be a qualified teacher to educate your children at _____ . Most people who do educate their children at
[010] . Most people who do educate their children at _____ aren't qualified in any way. I: When you were at sch
[011] A level? Can you go outside educating your child at _____ for expert help? This costs money sometimes, presuma
[012] ouldn't you? No, in fact I really love it here. I go _____ once a year and really look forward to coming back h
[013] really look forward to coming back here. This is my _____ now. I find life safer, more relaxed, and much more
[014] d vegetable market at Covent Garden. He used to bring _____ all kinds of fruit and veg. Ma was a cleaner, and sh
[015] LOCHMAR: I was born on May 7th, 1919, at the family _____ , Foxton House, in Leicestershire. Our family has live
[016] errible time for Mummy and me. Fortunately, I was at _____ with her. I never went to school. I had a governess
[017] leaner. I: So, that's the transport. What about in the _____ ? What's different in the kitchen? J: Well, I save as
[018] , actually. No, it's fine. I: What about heating your _____ . I know you live in a village where many people still
[019] eign office, but didn't pass the exams. He went back _____ , and was living with his mother again, feeling very b
[020] ked. The downpour lasted about an hour. The man went _____ to his wife and told her why he was late. Immediately
[021] : (sigh) Well, yes and no. It's very nice to work at _____ , of course, and, and have the choice of when to work
[022] the choice of when to work. But I work long hours at _____ , usually ten hours or more a day, and it's very lone
[023] ndon is such a big place. I'm sure she wants to come _____ , really. She phones
[024] , really. She phones _____ sometimes, but not very often, and when we phone her
[025] it still makes me sad. We'd love to have Jackie come _____ , even for a short visit, maybe for Christmas or East
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[001] t from that we didn't really buy anything. We went a _____ kilometres to the seaside for swimming every day, bu
[002] but didn't travel around at all. We left the house a _____ days ago. We probably won't see it again, because we
[003] ideas of fun were so unadventurous. Well, the first _____ years were OK, but after that I'd just had enough. Re
[004] holiday abroad that went wrong? John: Oh yes, quite a _____ actually. I: Which was the worst? J: The worst? Well
[005] the country we were going to decided to have a war a _____ days before we were going there. I: Oh no! J: Mmm. S
[006] airport had come to see us off. So we were having a _____ drinks in the bar and joking with this friend of mine
[007] ad, the sun was shining, we were a bit merry, sang a _____ songs - you know, life was great. And we got another
[008] , complete maniac. He seemed nice enough, but within a _____ minutes he was driving at about a hundred miles an ho
[009] ith me. You'll learn more about life here, and earn a _____ coins for yourself. But don't tell your Ma!' He was r
[010] her. I never went to school. I had a governess for a _____ years, so I didn't have much education. My mother tho
[011] to just take in some jazz, listen to some lady sing a _____ nice jazz songs. They serve food in the club, so if
[012] 't want to make it any worse by getting wet. After a _____ minutes he heard the sound of thunder, and then the r
[013] s mistake and immediately he turned the clock back a _____ minutes and tried the conversation again. This time
[014] se his wife. Finally he turned the clock back again a _____ minutes. Once again his wife asked how he had behave
[015] refore he turned the clock back once more, not just a _____ minutes, but a
[016] minutes, but a _____ hours. He went back to the beautiful young lady in t
[017] awer of the night table beside his bed, and left it a _____ centimetres open. At 3:30 he was dreaming, not very
[018] wo activities in turn for a couple of miles. Within a _____ weeks I could jog half way round Hampstead Heath wit
[019] es calm me down afterwards. In those early days I saw _____ other runners. Now there are many more - and not just
[020] until you can jog without walking. Keep this up for a _____ weeks, and you'll see some improvement. You will have
[021] t I do like my toast and marmalade. I've got quite a _____ pounds of marmalade in jars in my van at the moment,
[022] , and the next day complaints were reduced by 50%. A _____ days later, there were none. The plan succeeded; the
[023] was loved by animals. Elizabeth Taylor is one of the _____ child stars that have continued to be successful as
[024] too weak. Doctors say he'll be able to go home in a _____ weeks' time.*** HEADLINE: MOTORIST DRIVING AT 120 MPH
[025] etter place than Northumberland. Parking problems are _____ , and you can still drive for miles on quiet roads tha