Contents Preface introduction unit 1

3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the exercise # 2:

1. He was a very skilled ______________________, so incredibly creative and patient.

2. I bought the cod fresh from my local ______________________ and she will do the rest.

3. There were three ____________________, three grocers, a fishmonger and two bakers in our village.

4. Twelve __________________, it is said, were continually employed in making clothes for him, and he wore a new suit every day.

5. The cockney ______________________ came with her jug of hot water and wished me “a merry Christmas.”

6. Mark decided to let the ___________________ shave his beard.

7. One in five parents in Wales say their child has never been to the ____________________ or had an eye test in school, despite the fact the appointments are free of charge.

8. Why do _______________________ perform operation while standing up?

9. A news reporter wrote an article about two ______________________ who rescued a group of boys who were lost in the woods.

10. When I arrived at the apartment, a ____________________ was busy putting the ends of the rods back together.