1. WORDS fun hurt mud plate pupils sand tight whisper [001] a meal! Some people have 'afternoon tea,' which is a _____ of sandwiches and cakes, and, of course, a cup of tea [002] until she put it down on the table- cloth beside her _____ . This was my opportunity. Rushing over, I reached for [003] shouted at the kids. John got drunk, so I dropped a _____ of eggs, spaghetti and hamburgers on his head. He hit [004] n't win because I don't have any money. I dropped the _____ of eggs, spaghetti and hamburgers on John's head. Th [005] too?' asked Holmes. 'Look!' There was some milk on a _____ on top of the box. "Now Miss Stoner,' he said, 'I th [006] the envelope, five little orange pips fell on to his _____ . I began to laugh but stopped when I saw my uncle's [007] went downstairs to the kitchen, and Mattie gave him a _____ of food. He took a mouthful, then pushed the [008] of food. He took a mouthful, then pushed the _____ away. What's the matter, Ethan? Doesn't it taste righ [009] s winning is not important! I just looked down at my _____ and said 'Yes, sir' at the right times. Our non-conv [010] some new grass. It lifted a foot as big as a dinner _____ and put it down near Hoomey's shoe. Hoomey jumped. [011] elen carefully took the coloured paper off. It was a _____ , with some writing on it. 'Read it!' Jill said, smili [012] 'll phone him while I'm there. Have you still got the _____ ?Love, JillHelen looked out of the window. There were [013] lf. I guess this is growing up.' Helen picked up the _____ from Jill and read its message: 'Be true to yourself. [014] grim.' Tom said nothing. 'We've moved him to another _____ , a better place. Please, please come and see him aga [015] minutes until golden-brown. 6. Put the scones on a _____ and offer them to your guests. Eat them with butter. [016] resents for the children too - often a special cup or _____ , with the Queen's picture on it. World War Two was a [017] is vegetables and cheese. Last night my dinner was a _____ of peas! I don't think this is fair. Why can't she c [018] d a good listener. Then, when the Queen finishes her _____ , all the other guests finish theirs, too, and it is [019] apkin and puts it down on the table-cloth beside her _____ , the meal is over and everybody stands up. Although [020] a meal! Some people have 'afternoon tea,' which is a _____ of sandwiches and cakes, and, of course, a cup of tea [021] until she put it down on the table- cloth beside her _____ . This was my opportunity. Rushing over, I reached for 2. WORDS fun hurt mud plate pupils sand tight whisper [001] competition for the top marks. There are about forty _____ in each classroom, and discipline is quite strict. S [002] o the classroom behaviour? G: Oh yes, definitely. The _____ sit in rows, and before each lesson they stand up an [003] competition for the top marks. There are about forty _____ in each classroom, and discipline is quite strict. S [004] o the classroom behaviour? G: Oh yes, definitely. The _____ sit in rows, and before each lesson they stand up an 3. WORDS fun hurt mud plate pupils sand tight whisper [001] in rivers down the ridge, turning the soft ground to _____ everywhere. Above their heads, the wind was wild an [002] t sounded amused. He pushed himself deeper into the _____ and covered his ears with his hands. Night came, an [003] e thought the wind was less violent. He cleaned the _____ off his watch. Four o'clock. Very carefully, he pus [004] d began to crawl upwards on his stomach through the _____ . The wind tore at his wet clothes and he was afraid [005] of the ridge and carefully lifted his face from the _____ . He stared into the darkness down the hill. At first [006] and it had disappeared down the hillside in a sea of _____ . They began to hurry east along the top of the vall [007] he valley. He was tired and hungry, and covered in _____ . But he knew that Wyatt was desperate with worry abo [008] n went to fetch help, and Wyatt sat gratefully in the _____ , holding Julie's hands. And so Wyatt went back to C [009] w the rain washes out the good soil, which ends up as _____ a thousand miles away in the channels of the river G [010] and it gets into the channels which are clogged with _____ , so it then floods, so then the whole area is under 4. WORDS fun hurt mud plate pupils sand tight whisper [001] boyfriend.' 'Yes, you're right.' Helen kicked at the _____ . Some sea birds suddenly flew up from the rocks. 'B [002] t to the far end and stopped there in a cloud of red _____ . His ears moved nervously, and his eyes were wild. [003] moving. The end of the flagstick was resting on the _____ . Then he took a step towards Pilgrim and at the same [004] h. He fell over on his side and lay his head on the _____ . Annie could hear Grace crying. Her own tears began [005] thing. Then he covered the chest with earth, and put _____ over the place. 'Nobody can see anything now,' he th [006] n fishing boat. My brother and I looked inside. The _____ was deep and soft on the floor. Suddenly, in a come [007] oof on it. I walked along the beach and felt the soft _____ under my town shoes. There was a man sitting near th [008] bright, empty sea. I went back across the soft white _____ to my uncle's house. I had an idea in my head. I wa [009] ew metres from the shore, as usual, and walked up the _____ to the houses. He never pulled his boat up on to the [010] own to the sea to find him. The boat was half on the _____ and half in the water. Rafael was standing next to i [011] ng the dark and empty beach, quietly through the soft _____ . Perhaps he saw her meet the soldier. Perhaps he ki [012] h in front of his house. He pulled it half on to the _____ , and began to wash the donkey's blood from the botto [013] long and 48 metres wide. It was built of stone, with _____ on top. The stones were above underground rooms for [014] ground and took out earth and stones. They put down _____ , then concrete with broken stone in it, then small [015] tra P. 38: A Roman road; large flat stones; concrete; _____ P. 39: The Pont du Gard aqueduct P. 41: Writing on w [016] 977 and in Arkansas, US in 1973. In England in 1987, _____ rained from the sky four times. Scientists tested th [017] ained from the sky four times. Scientists tested the _____ . They discovered that it was from the Sahara! Some o [018] s time I tomorrow we'll be in Italy lying on the warm _____ on some wonderful beach!' And then I went down to se 5. WORDS fun hurt mud plate pupils sand tight whisper [001] me get it!' Oh, Ethan Zeena's back!' she said in a _____ , holding onto his arm. Ethan looked round the kitche [002] evening light. How is she?' he asked, in the same low _____ . I don't know. She didn't say anything, she just wen [003] at dinnertime.' It was a clear, still morning, with a _____ of spring in the air. The snowy fields shone silver [004] year ago, on a soft afternoon just like this, with a _____ of spring in the air. And all the days between then [005] pe?' 22 'Yes.' Helen's voice was quiet now, almost a _____ . 'Then watch. There is an American spy behind it. A [006] never speak loudly. In fact, he never spoke above a _____ . Wilson was quick to find the one thing that I really [007] k like me when I spoke loudly, but when I spoke in a _____ , his [008] , his _____ was just like mine. All these things troubled me de [009] in the room. Then he began to speak. He spoke in a _____ , and his voice filled me with fear. 'Gentlemen,' he [010] I suddenly felt a hand touch my arm. Then I heard a _____ in my ears. Angrily I turned round and saw a man. H [011] ace was my own! Then Wilson spoke, but no longer in a _____ , and I thought I heard my own voice speaking as he s 6. WORDS fun hurt mud plate pupils sand tight whisper [001] ! I can't imagine that anybody now is having as much _____ as we used to have! *** Harry is American. He works [002] ve to 85 are attracted each year to the Sunday Times _____ Run in Hyde Park. In the last two years the London M [003] chieved his famous victory over Henry IV. So it'll be _____ to take a little tour tomorrow, explore the area, do [004] is enjoying themselves! I don't suppose that's much _____ . K: Well, I like cooking and entertaining, so that's [005] otten to plug it in. Sometimes I get to mix work and _____ . Once I had to show a Korean visitor around the offic [006] of May. There was a good wind, and the sailing was _____ . The boat sailed fast, over small, white topped wav [007] ds of different people. You study together, you have _____ together. But afterwards you have to go back to wher [008] e at night with his wife and daughter. That had been _____ because they were excited and going on holiday. His [009] Strangely, the other boys never noticed how he made _____ of me, and copied me in every way. I was the only [010] ontinue living in San Francisco because life there is _____ . San Francisco was the meeting place for two groups [011] Remember Laura a few months ago, Dave? You had some _____ with her!' 'And so did you!' said Wyatt, smiling. Ca [012] ople across Europe in a small bus? 'Perhaps it'll be _____ . Or perhaps it'll be terrible. And can I really do [013] her room and threw herself on her bed. 'Tom and I had _____ at university,' she thought. 'But now university's f [014] December the sixth. You're a Sagittarius. You like _____ and parties and being with people,' Lisa said. 'Tha [015] d to write in her diary. Paris, August 16th Paris was _____ . We visited Versailles and I remembered all the hist [016] ring. Noel, Martin and Richard ('the three boys') are _____ , but they're too young for me. They're still at univ [017] for the people back home.' 'That's great, Bill. Have _____ . And what are you going to do, Angela?' Helen tried [018] t in the Plaka and danced until 3 a. m. It was great _____ . We all threw plates and danced on the tables. I'm [019] ce to difficult people and work very hard. But I had _____ too. And what about men? Tom - who's Tom? Then there [020] ibed the good games. They're very simple and always _____ . I'm happy when I'm playing good games. But I'm sad [021] s. We could do what we liked. Life was amusing and _____ . But my mind was full of questions. I wanted to lear [022] n one side and looked at him. Men didn't usually make _____ of her like this. She enjoyed it. 'It's the same ev [023] to take the cattle to their summer fields. It's good _____ .' They walked back towards the stables. She could ne [024] bout the animals and plants that they saw. Grace made _____ of him all the time from the back seat. Tom thought o [025] il this time. She didn't want him to take away Joe's _____ . 'Oh, I see, Robert shouted suddenly. 'Here, let me 7. WORDS fun hurt mud plate pupils sand tight whisper [001] uples who perhaps hate each other, or who've lied and _____ other people, and are now perhaps fighting selfishly [002] what had happened. The man replied in a surprised and _____ voice: 'Why, nothing happened. I was a perfect gentl [003] f a steep rock. I landed at the bottom of a cliff. I _____ both my knees, twisted my shoulder, and broke my righ [004] rtunately, the damage wasn't too great and no one got _____ . His car got a good dent, but mine only a tiny scratc [005] ople were taken to hospital, but no one was seriously _____ . Trains were delayed for the rest of the day. The ca [006] rstands Carol Carol slowly opened her eyes. Her head _____ . She closed her eyes again. A man said something. [007] naldi?' Carol opened her eyes again. Her head didn't _____ so much this time. What are you doing in my bedroom? [008] excited. Lie downagain.' Carol turned her head. It _____ again. Near the door of the room she saw a woman in [009] nd the tombs of the three vampire women. They cannot _____ us now, and Dracula is dead at last! We can begin to [010] couldn't walk , and he was always angry when his leg _____ .' Margaret looked at the letter in my hand. I don't [011] enry was often ill with his bad leg, and when his leg _____ , he became angry and shouted at me. Once he nearly s [012] ife of a cub. It is bad to kill a man-cub. He cannot _____ you. Let him live with you, and I will give you a f [013] It is true that he is only small. But no one will _____ him, if he remembers all the Master-Words. Come, Mow [014] the jungle, because no snake, no bird, no animal will _____ you. You do not need to be afraid of anyone.' And I [015] Bagheera's green eyes were cold and hard. When Baloo _____ my head,' said Mowgli, I went away, and the grey mon [016] t stand still, Little Brother, because your feet can _____ us.' Mowgli stood very still and listened to the figh [017] and put his arms around Baloo and Bagheera. Are you _____ ?' asked Baloo. Not much,' said Mowgli, but the Banda [018] loo. Not much,' said Mowgli, but the Bandar-log have _____ you badly, my friends.' It is nothing,' said Baloo. [019] and a few older wolves left. Then something began to _____ Mowgli inside him and, for the first time in his life [020] a smile in his eyes. 'You're all half dead, your feet _____ , and you'll never do it again,' he said. They explai [021] You have to turn it over. It's smelly, but it won't _____ you.' Mr Walsh smiled quietly to himself. Later, whe [022] ed back. 'How kind of him to help me! Is the poor man _____ ?' she called. 'He's dead,' cried some voices. 'No, [023] lled. 'He's dead,' cried some voices. 'No, he's only _____ ,' cried others. 'Bring him into the sitting room,' sh [024] in the dark when he fell down a hill. He was badly _____ , and he died soon after. They decided it was an accid [025] re hurting her.' 'Not as much as radioactive dust can _____ her. One very small piece could kill her,' shouted b 8. WORDS fun hurt mud plate pupils sand tight whisper [001] ing the victim. You should keep them warm, loosen any _____ clothing, and try to reassure them. They'll probably [002] shirt and loosened his collar. 'Blasted collar's too _____ , I must be gaining weight,' Bond thought as he rubbe [003] ood running shoes, and the size should be right. Too _____ or too loose leads to sore feet and black toe-nails. [004] the loop over it. Holding the other end of the loop _____ with his left hand, he put one side of the rope over [005] ot good enough for Pilgrim. Her new leg was now too _____ ; it was giving her pain all the time. The trouble wa [006] n he was moving again. Again they pulled their ropes _____ until the animal had to stop. Pilgrim looked so tire [007] y am I being punished? I try to keep my mouth closed _____ when I smile or laugh, but the effort is killing me. [008] ing the victim. You should keep them warm, loosen any _____ clothing, and try to reassure them. They'll probably [009] shirt and loosened his collar. 'Blasted collar's too _____ , I must be gaining weight,' Bond thought as he rubbe [010] ood running shoes, and the size should be right. Too _____ or too loose leads to sore feet and black toe-nails.