They say it is not cool but I firmly (a)   (AGREE) with them.

Books have the ability to take you to another world, to wake up your (a)   (IMAGINE) and transport you to places you’ve never been to.

Books can be (a)   (DIFFER) in size and content.

Their stories can be (a)   (EXCITE), scary, romantic or funny but above all, books are just interesting.

I'm absolutely sure that books by a good (a)   (WRITE) will always be popular.

Most adults miss their childhood. “Your school years are the (a)   (GOOD) years of your life,”  — have you ever heard that phrase?

Just recently, while I was on my way to work, I started thinking back to my own school years. They probably were not troublefree but there (a)   (BE) many reasons for us to feel happy at school.

One of them was spending every single day with friends. We (a)   (NOT/GET) tired of being together.

The (a)   (TWO) one was uniform.

Yes, in my opinion, the school uniform had more advantages than disadvantages. (a)   (MY) was dark green. It was unfashionable but comfortable.

It (a)   (MAKE) of natural materials. Besides, the uniform saved a lot of time in the mornings.

Now it (a)   (TAKE) me hours to decide what to wear.

Another thing is that I don’t really like sport. But at school we (a)   (PLAY) football, netball, hockey and so on. Sport was compulsory.

Now I realise that this was a good thing! And of course there were… holidays! Christmas, Easter, halfterm, and the jackpot  — the summer holidays.

I wish I (a)   (HAVE) as much free time now.

Siem Reap is a small town in Cambodia, a country in southeast Asia. It is built around a (a)   (FAME) cathedral.

The town is charming with some fine examples of French colonial architecture. A legend says that a French (a)   (WRITE) once called the town “a pearl of Cambodia”.

Nowadays, this town is quite popular with tourists. They often use it as a starting point for their (a)   (EXCITE) travellings.

The town is really remarkable. There you will find some (a)   (IMPRESS) stone monuments and statues, ancient buildings and picturesque ruins.

Note that it’s (a)   (USUAL) hot there in the summer.

Please ensure that you take (a)   (COMFORT) walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to drink.

After school, I decided to go to university. I (a)   (CHOOSE) St Andrews University in Scotland.

At that time I (a)   (NOT/KNOW) much about the University but when I arrived there, I liked it at once.

Now I'm in my last year and I wish I (a)   (CAN) stay here forever!

St. Andrew's University is a truly special place. It (a)   (BUILD) 600 years ago and it is one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world.

It has many traditions – for example, the ‘May Dip’. It is held on the (a)   (ONE) of May every year.

All the students run into the North Sea at sunrise to celebrate the coming of spring and for good luck in their exams! One of my classmates said that the tradition (a)   (HELP) him to pass his exams last summer.

For me the ‘May Dip’ was the (a)   (COLD) experience of my life!

Because the weather is famously cold, St. Andrew's students designed (a)   (THEY) own uniform which consists of a warm jacket, jeans and boat shoes.

The uniform (a)   (MAKE) us all look the same, but it is the only way to keep warm!

Piranhas are South American fish. There are lots of scary stories about them. Most people think that piranhas are very (a)   (DANGER) creatures.

However, a (a)   (SCIENCE) from St. Andrew's University, Anne Magurran, has recently announced that to call piranhas cruel killers is not fair.

They usually eat fish, plants and insects. According to Professor Anne Magurran, piranhas attack people and animals only when they want to defend (a)   (THEY).

However, most travellers strongly (a)   (AGREE) with this point of view.

They recommend keeping away from the water where piranhas live. When the fish attack in groups, it is practically (a)   (POSSIBLE) to survive.

Whatever your opinion of piranhas, this is a (a)   (USE) piece of advice one should follow.

Jane liked going to the park with her mum. One day when they were there, she said, “There is so much rubbish on the ground.” They looked around. There were old (a)   (BOX), waste paper and cans on the ground.

Several benches (a)   (BREAK).

“You are right,” her mum said. “I wish people (a)   (CARE) about the environment more.”

“I do care about it but I (a)   (NOT/KNOW) what I can do to help the park,” said Jane.

Jane and her mum went home. In the evening she painted a picture of the park. At the top of the picture she (a)   (WRITE) “PLEASE KEEP ME CLEAN”.

The next day Jane and her mum went to the park (a)   (EARLY) than usual. Jane taped her picture onto a big rubbish bin and started picking up rubbish.

Some children ran over to see what was going on. They decided to help Jane. Soon all the rubbish was in the bags. “Good job,” Jane said, “We (a)   (CLEAN) half of the park. (прямая речь ещё не закончена)

If we come and complete the other part tomorrow, the whole park (a)   (BE) clean and tidy.

I hope people won’t throw (a)   (THEY) rubbish here any more.”