36. He soon ……………………his fortune.

37. Many old buildings have ……………………in their walls.

38. Have you ……………………a smoke alarm in your office?

39. Switching off lights is a good way to save …………………….

40. There’s a ……………………for manufacturing paper from straw.

41. The Japanese market ……………………for 35% of total sales.

42. What percentage of the city’s ……………………live in poverty?

43. One of the ……………………energies is nuclear power, such as uranium and plutonium, has already been used.

44. The government has spent ₤1 million on an advertising campaign to encourage energy …………………….

45. When fuel is not freely available, we’ll face an energy ……………………, that is, the time of great difficulty with energy.

Fill each gap with a suitable word from the box.

17. We use oil and gas for ……………………….

18. That man looks very ……………………….

19. Eggs soon go ………………………in hot weather.

20. It’s one of the most ………………………films I’ve ever seen.

21. The shoes were nice, but they were ……………………….

22. The roof ………………………under the weight of snow last night.

23. Mary stopped swimming and just ………………………on the surface.

24. I suggest you should call a plumber to repair those ……………………….

25. We are ………………………that they have raised fund for our organization.

26. I’m ………………………sorry, madam, but we don’t have those shoes in your size. 

* Fill each gap with a suitable word from the box.

1. We use oil and gas for ……………………….
2. That man looks very ……………………….
3. Eggs soon go ………………………in hot weather.
4. It’s one of the most ………………………films I’ve ever seen.
5. The shoes were nice, but they were ……………………….
6. The roof ………………………under the weight of snow last night.
7. Mary stopped swimming and just ………………………on the surface.
8. I suggest you should call a plumber to repair those ……………………….
9. We are ………………………that they have raised fund for our organization.
10. I’m ………………………sorry, madam, but we don’t have those shoes in your size.

II. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the box
translate                      matter                      meaning                    mistake
If you don’t know what a word means, try to guess the (1)..................., or look up the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an accent, but that doesn’t (2).................. To make your pronunciation better, listen to English speakers and try to imitate. Don’t worry if you make mistakes or don’t try to correct a (3)........................ That’s normal! It’s often useful to (4)...................... words from one language to the others, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

Exercise 2: Fill in each gap with one suitable word from the box

Lan (1)__________ a student. She usually (2)___________ to school by bike. Today is Monday. It’s 6.30 in the morning and Lan (3)___________ her bike on Nguyen Trai Street. Her friend, Hoa (4) _________ for her at the moment. They are in the same class, class 6A. They (5) ___________ playing sports in their free time.

Fill each gap with suitable word from the box.

26. “Happiness” is a ……………………of “happy”.

27. In English, some questions have a rising …………………….

28. My English is a bit ……………………– I haven’t used it for years!

29. The system is capable of recording ……………………amounts of information.

30. The Scouse ……………………is characterized by the use of “youse” instead of “you”.

31. Since Maria is ……………………, she can speak both German and Spanish fluently.

32. We love the beautiful ……………………that the French have when they speak English.

33. The ……………………of the texts in this book makes it easier for students to study.

34. It is certain that English will continue to grow as the world’s ……………………language.

35. The ……………………of the English language means it is able to adapt very quickly to cultural and social changes.