“Could you pass me the salt, please?” - “_______”
    A. Certainly, here you are.        B. It can't be passed.
    C. The salt? Why's that?            D. No, I couldn't.
I couldn't live with a person who had such disgusting________.

________the tree to get bird's eggs, the boy had a bad fall.

. The water company will have to________ off water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.

As consumers' response to traditional advertising techniques declines, businesses are beginning________ new methods of reaching customers.

________accepting your job offer, I'd like to know a bit more about the company

Can you________ the papers with you when you come to see me, please?

If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this, ________mention this incident again.

It is honest of Frank to have returned________.

Bin'. “Hello. Can I speak to Lily, please? This is Bin.”

Paula'. “I'm sorry she's out. ________”

 People think the Samba is the most popular dance in Brazil.

We survived that accident because the driver was driving carefully.

 “John left here an hour ago,” said Jane.

Tom was encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his work.

Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.

Package holidays, covering a two weeks' stay in an attractive location are increasingly popular, because they offer an inclusive price with few extras. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination. Excursions, local entertainment, swimming, sunbathing, skiing - you name it - it's all laid on for you. There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother anything yourselves. You make friends and have a good time, but there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people. This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time travelling. Of course, there are carefully scheduled stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments, but you will probably be allowed only a brief stay overnight in some famous city, with a polite reminder to be up and breakfasted early in time for the coach next morning. You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient, but time is always at your elbow. There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to spend your holiday with a group of people you have never met before, may not like and have no reasonable excuse for getting away from. As against this, it can be argued that for many people, particularly the lonely or elderly, the feeling of belonging to a group, although for a short period on holiday, is an added bonus. They can sit safely back in their seat and watch the world go by.

There are many different ways to keep fit. One of the most important ways is by exercising. Exercising must be done on a regular basis. The amount of exercise done each time is dependent on the free time that a person has. Exercises can be done from twenty minutes to an hour. Sometimes, daily five- minute exercises are just as effective.

Exercising can take place both indoors and outdoors. Those who exercise indoors often do so in the comfort of air-conditioned gymnasiums. They train on equipment that has been specifically designed to tone the different parts of the body. Sometimes, games can also be played indoors. Badminton courts and even some swimming pools are found indoors.

There are many different types of outdoor exercises. These include tennis, cycling and even rock climbing. Most people enjoy outdoor activities because they like being in the sun or are attracted to its sense of peace and quiet. Yet there are others who like the wind blowing against them. Some of these activities are only suitable for people with a taste for adventure.

Exercising is crucial in a different regime. The type of exercise a person takes up depends on his lifestyle and personality. It is important that a person finds an exercise that is suitable for him.

Earthquakes are the most destructive natural disasters. They usually hit without any (26) ________and result in a great loss of life and an enormous demolition of buildings. Additionally, they may cause devastating landslides or (27) ________ gigantic tidal waves which, in fact, are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with such force that they are capable of destroying coastal cities. (28) ________, the vast majority of fatalities and serious injuries come about when buildings collapse.

Most frequently, the earthquake lasts 30 to 60 seconds, so usually there is no time to escape once the shaking starts. The savage (29) ________ of an earthquake trigger off a complex chain reaction in the building's structure when it is shaken, lifted, pushed or pulled. A building's height, its shape and construction materials are the most (30) ________factors deciding about the survival and collapse of the structure and, consequently, about the life or death of its inhabitants.