Choose the best answer In the past, the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.

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John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.

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Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.

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Let’s play football in _____garden.

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During a successful business                  , she accumulated a great amount of wealth.

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The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he offered a raise.

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It was a remarkable __________for such a young player.

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It was _____________ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.

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In the last hundred years, travelling _______ much easier and more comfortable. 

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In the 19^th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

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In the past, the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.

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Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours. 

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When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.

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When I was a boy, I used to ________ (watch) TV.

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Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he_______  a newspaper.

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When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.

FAMILY HISTORY

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (21).........  to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to (22) ............ out more about where their family came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a (23).............  short history, like Australia and the United States.

It is (24).................  thing to spend some time (25) ................... through a book on family history and to take the (26) .............. to investigate your own family’s past. It is (27) ............. another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and (28) ................ yourself many problems which could have been (29)............ with a little forward planning.

If your own family stories tell you that you are (30) ........... with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your path. The most important thing, though, is to get started. Who knows what you might find?

My family consists of four people. There’s my father whose name is Jan, my mother whose name is Marie, my brother Peter and of course me. I have quite a large extended family as well but only the four of us live together in our apartment in a block of flats. My father is fifty-two years old, he works as an accountant in an insurance company. He is tall and slim, has got short brown and grey hair and blue eyes. My father likes gardening very much as well as listening to music and reading books about political science. His special hobbies are bird watching and travelling.

            Now I’ll describe my mother and my brother. My mother is forty-seven and she works as a nurse in a hospital. She is small and slim, has got short brown hair and green eyes. She likes bird watching and travelling too, so whenever my parents are able to them go to some places interesting for nature watching. Since we have a cottage with a garden they both spend a lot of time there. My brother is sixteen. He is slim and has short brown hair and blue eyes. He also attends high school. He is interested in computers and sports like football and hockey. He also spends a lot of time with his friends.

            I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good health even at the age of seventy- eight so she still lives in her own flat. I enjoy spending time with her when I can. Both my grandfathers died from cancer because they are smokers, which was really a great tragedy because I didn’t get a chance to know them. My other grandmother died just a few years ago. I also have a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousines. The cousine I’m closest to is my uncle’s daughter Pauline. We have a lot in common because we are both eighteen and so we are good friends.

            My parents have assigned me certain duties around the house. I don’t mind helping out because everyone in a family should contribute in some way. I help with the washing up, the vacuuming and the shopping. Of course, I also have to help keep my room tidy as well. My brother is responsible for the dusting and the mopping. He also has to clean his own room. Even though my brother and I sometimes fight about who has to do what job, we are still very close. I am also very close to my parents and I can rely on them to help me. My parents work together to keep our home well maintained and it seems they always have some projects or another that they are working on. They respect each other’s opinions and even if they disagree they can always come to a compromise. I hope in the future that I have a family like ours.

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They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.

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His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.

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You will hear a woman, Jessica, giving a speech about her father.

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She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.

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The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.

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