A.
She has been detective for thirty years and claims that although many people think that
being detective is piece of cake, detectives generally work very hard and it’s not all fun and
games. Detective is someone who solves mysteries, and people who contact Ms Parrot have
some very unusual problems. Little information is available about some of cases she has
solved, but quite few of her most famous cases have attracted worldwide attention and she
has been offered up to thousand dollars hour to help solve mysteries such as case of
Australian owl in uniform. bird laid egg in European nest in less than hour after its arrival.
What strange problem!
B. Fill in the gaps
1. I have ___ uncle who lives in ___ home for ___ elderly. He is ___ honest man. He used
to be ___ FBI agent. He once saved ___ one-year-old boy from ___ fire. He has many
interesting stories.
2. He told me that he once met ___ alien from ___ space. This alien didn't need ___
oxygen to live; it didn't have ___ nose. That's ___ hard story to believe. I'm not sure he
was telling me ___ truth. Maybe he isn't so honest, after all.
3. ___ stress can make ___ life unpleasant. In ___ day, I work at ___ office. ___ people I
work with are busy, and ___ work we do isn’t easy. When I drive to ___ work, usually
___ highways are really busy. If there's ___ accident during ___ rush hour, it can be ___
chaos on the roads.
4. I don't watch ___ TV. I get ___ information and ___ news, etc., from ___ Internet. I don't
often go to ___ cinema, either. I'm interested in ___ finance. I heard ___ Euro is losing
value, compared to ___ US dollar.
5. I like Japan. ___ crime is quite low there. When I fly to Japan, I usually fly to ___ Narita
Airport. The last time I was in Japan, I climbed ___ Mount Fuji. It was fun. I am tall. ___
Japanese are generally shorter than I am.
C. Fill in the blanks
I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is______ city in ____ United Kingdom. I live
in ____ town called _____ Taunton which is on ______ River Tone. I live in ___ house in
______ quiet street in _____ countryside. ____ street is called “Hudson Street” and _____
house is more than 100 years old! I am ___ English lecturer at _____ college near
_____center of _____town. I like _____ books, music and taking _____ photographs. I
usually have _____ lunch at college. I usually go --___home____ by___ car. We have all
kinds of food in _____ England. I like ______ Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to
_____ Polish restaurant in Bath. ____ restaurant is called “Magda’s”. _____ Polish food is
delicious. She has ___ university degree.
D. Fill in the blanks
a) It took me ___ hour to get home.
b) Ravi is ___ honest person. Edward is ___ heir to the throne.
c) Going fishing is ___ honourable idea.
d) Both partners presented ____ united front.
e) I have ____ you-tube channel.
f) Edward is _____ European.
g) Shubh teaches at ___ University. The Smith Sisters own ____ unicycle.
h) The doctor took ___ x-ray.
i) Ravi and Manisha run ____ NGO.
j) Eliza is ___ NBC reporter.
k) The plane in distress sent ___ sos.
l) Trump who is ___ US senator sent the scientists on ____ UN mission.
