Fiona Singletone is only eleven years 0___old_________ and she is already a brilliant
pianist. However, she lives in 1____________ a small flat that there is certainly no
room for a piano. So, 2___________ single day after school, Fiona rides the bus
across town to see her aunt, 3____________ grand piano is always available to her.
Sitting 4___________ herself in her aunt’s enormous living room, she spends an hour
concentrating 5____________ pieces she needs to perform at her next concert. But
then she stays for another hour and plays together with her aunt, who has a successful
career 6____________ a top concert pianist. Fiona dreams that she will one day lead a
life just like her aunt’s, but of course in her dreams, she is the best pianist in the
7____________ wide world.
Hi! I’m having a great time 0___in_________ Rome. It’s hot and sunny and the
people 1____________ very friendly. Yesterday, we 2____________ to the Coliseum.
It was very old 3____________ really interesting. This afternoon we’re going
shopping in the local markets. Tomorrow we’re 4____________ to leave Rome in
5__________ morning and travel 6____________ train to Venice. We’ve got some
friends there. They’re going to take 7____________ to St Mark’s Square. I’d also like
a trip on a gondola! See you soon.
Love Hugo.
Natural Talent?
Do some people 0_____have_______ natural talent that they are born with
1____________ is it a case of working hard and making the most of what they’ve
got? Professional sportsmen and women are 2____________ good example. Certainly
there are those 3____________ have shown a natural ability at a very young age.
However, this will not lead 4____________ success by itself. I am sure that we have
all heard stories about people who have wasted their talent. Other personal qualities
are needed, 5____________ as determination and a desire to be the best. Then there is
the idea of hard work. If you 6____________ to succeed you need to work very hard.
So, in my opinion natural talent and hard work go hand in hand. One cannot exist
7____________ the other.
Korfball
Korfball is a team ball game 0__which__________ was invented in 1901 by a school
teacher in Amsterdam. In many ways the game is 1____________ netball and
basketball, the main difference being that it’s designed to be played by mixed teams of
male and female players. The word ‘korf’ is Dutch 2____________ basket. Each team
consists 3____________ four men and four women. The ball has to be passed by
hand, 4____________ than being kicked, and 5____________ score goals, players
need to get the ball in the other team’s basket, at the other end of the court. There are
European and World championships which take place 6____________ four years.
Korfball is played around the world, but most commonly in the Netherlands and
Belgium. It has been played in England 7____________ the 1940s.
These days jobs are hard to find, 0___but_________ nowadays many job seekers are
finding that they don’t just have to pass an interview – they have to take a
psychometric test as 1____________. Psychometric tests, 2____________ look a bit
like old-fashioned intelligent tests, are usually taken 3____________ exam
conditions. They are designed to reveal information about a candidate’s attitudes,
values, and beliefs and to show whether or 4____________ a candidate is suited to a
particular job. Over the last 20 years they have become more and more popular, and
over 90% of the UK’s largest companies use psychometric tests as 5____________ of
their recruitment procedure. Many job applicants are afraid 6____________
psychometric tests because there is very little you can do to prepare for them.
However, employers seem to like them and – for the moment at least – it looks as
7____________ they are here to stay.
Hi! My name’s Magda 0____________ I’d like to make new friends to email. I’m
1____________ Poland, but I live in a flat in London. I’m eighteen years
2____________ and I’m student at London University. I have one sister.
3____________ name’s Ela and she’s fifteen. I don’t have 4____________ brothers. I
5____________ speak English, French, and Spanish. I like playing tennis and really
enjoy 6____________ to music. I also 7____________ the guitar quite well and I
often go to the cinema. Please write to me!
