Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word. 1. The government is trying to …….. new industries. GROW
2. So you'd rather ………. cabbages? AMBITION
3. We need …… talk and more work! DEVELOP
4. Day by day, your work ………… . PROVE
5. Who's the ……….. boy? LESS

Fill in “the” where necessary.

1. The current legislation of ….. Republic of Cuba observes and respects the rights of the individual.
2. ….. Bosnia and …….. Herzegovina still has neither a flag nor a common currency.
3. ……. Chinese language is difficult to learn.
4. …….. Italian is the language of love.
5. …… India has a population of more than 1 billion.

Complete the gaps in the sentences below with the correct form of the passive voice.

1. He ……..(tell) everything that he knows.
2. The workbooks ……..(bring) tomorrow.
3. Peter …….(meet) at the station.
4. The Mona Liza ………( paint ) by Leonardo da Vinchi.

Read the text and choose the best options to fill in the gaps.

Old man's story
One evening several tourists who were staying at a (1) ……in Manchester were having dinner in the hotel restaurant. Fish was brought and while they were (2)…… it, some of them told interesting stories about finding rings and other things inside fish. An old man who had only listened to their stories and never spoken a word, suddenly said that he would like to tell them an interesting story, too. And this is what he told them:
"When I was a young man, I lived in New York and was going to marry a beautiful young (3)….. , whose name was Alice. About two months before our marriage I was sent to England for a fortnight. I went to say (4)…………to Alice and gave her a ring. She gave me hers and said that she would be waiting for me. But I had to stay in England six months and not a fortnight as I had planned. Late in September my work was done at last and I was able to leave for New York.
Next morning, when I was already aboard the steamer, I was looking through the morning newspaper, and what do you think I saw? Alice was going to (5)………another man! I couldn't believe my eyes, but it was true. I was so angry that I threw her ring into the sea.
I was having dinner at a restaurant in New York a few days later, and while I was eating the fish, I bit on something hard. What do you think it was?"
"The ring!" all the listeners cried out at once.
"No," said the old man sadly, "it was a fish-bone".

1. A. shop B. hotel C. hospital D. museum
2. A. waiting B. drinking C. eating D. planning
3. A. girl B. boy C. woman D. housewife
4. A. Good morning! B. hello C. goodbye D. Hi!
5. A. marry B. love C. live D. choose

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