TRIOS I.

1. ...................... results showed that Mike was the winner, but obviously, they had to wait for OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.

2. I am sure you know this ADAGE: " The ............... bird catches the worm".

3. in the .............................. days, people used CARTS and horses to transport goods.

(a)  

1. She looked SCRUFFY in her TATTERED coat with a big dirty .................... on the sleeve.

2. The town's anniversary was round the corner. To ................ THE OCCASION, the officials built a huge bridge SPANNING the two BANKS of the river.

3. You have forgotten to put an EXCLAMATION ................ in this sentence. Such a mistake may COST you DEARLY in the exam.

(a)  

1. Running on the TREADMILL is said to be the most effective exercise that will .............. your calories like nothing else.

2. Once you've downloaded the songs, the copyright allows you to ................. a maximum of 3 CDs for your own use.

3. Connie, poor? You must be joking. She's got MONEY TO ............. Wait till you see her MANSION.

(a)  

1. I'll tell you something, Jane. Never trust men. They only offer ........... promises which they don't keep.

2. Despite his achievements, the athlete strongly believed that his life was ................ and DEVOID OF any purpose whatsoever.

3. Did the CUSTOM OFFICERS really ask you to ........... your pockets and show their contents?

(a)  

1. It's true that the pay in the ............... sector is higher, but working for a governmental agency GUARANTEES PEACE OF MIND.

2. DON'T GET ME WRONG, but I prefer keeping my professional and ....................... life separate.

3. What you are going to hear in a moment is .......... and you are not to REVEAL this information to anyone.

(a)  

1. It's easy. You have to ............ OUT unnecessary words in some of the sentences.

2. The vehicle looked a bit strange at the show. It was a ........... between a car and a motorcycle.

3. It didn't ................ HIS MIND that Louise was a SPY working for the ISRAELIS.

(a)  

1. The villagers are worried that the river may .................... its BANKS this year round. Last year VAST areas of farmland were under water.

2. It was a SURGICAL STRIKE. When the MISSILE hit the target the building ................. INTO FLAMES.

3. Suddenly, the door ................... OPEN and a group of masked men RUSHED into the bank.

(a)  

1. It was fascinating to watch the bird in action. It was there, ........... the HOLLOW, waiting for its next PREY.

2. The police said that burglars must have had ............. INFORMATION about the security systems as they didn't SET OFF the alarm.

3.I know the town .............. OUT. I've been living here all my life, my dear.

(a)  

1. He saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust when the country was under the Nazi rule, an ............ of EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE in those times.

2. Look at you! You're an adult, James. .............. your age and nobody will ever tell you that you're IRRESPONSIBLE.

3. We have to ................. immediately to help this war-torn nation rebuild itself before it is too late.

(a)  

1. He turned out to be an ASSET TO the company, always ……. to help his colleagues when they felt OVERBURDENED with work.

2. Lisa has always shown a …………… interest in MARTIAL ARTS. She's seen all the films with Bruce Lee and she wants to go to China to learn from Shaolin masters.

3.I must say I'm not that (a)   on going out with Luke. He's a bit too SCRUFFY FOR MY TASTE.