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Reading
Sentence completion
1 In each pair, complete
the
second sentence
with
one
or
two
words
so
that
the
meaning
stays
the
same
as
the
first.
1 a What Jack enjoys about his work
is
being his
own
boss
.
b Jack
likes his
job
because
he's
his own
2 a My interest in
travelling began in my
childhood.
b I first became interested in travelling
as
a
3 a
Van
Gogh's art became popular after his death.
b Before he ,
Van
Gogh's art
was
not
popular.
4 a
We
were travelling from
San
Diego
to
Las
Vegas
that
day.
b
Our destination
.?
n that day
was
___
_
50metimes the word you need for the gap
is
used in the text,
but
the sentence
is
built
differently. Sometimes you need a different
part
of
speech,
or
a different word to express
the same idea.
2
Read
the
first paragraph
of
a story
about
Charlie
and
Eva.
Complete sentences 1- 3
with
one
or
two
words, according
to
the
information in
the
story.
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harlie and Eva adored each other, everyone knew that.
They read the same books and watched the same
films.
They cooked, danced, and travelled together.
On
e summer
they
cy
cled around the Mediterranea
n.
Sometimes one of them
travelled alone and then came back to te
ll
the other the stories
of their adventures. They always had something to talk about.
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Charlie and
Eva
did a
lot
of
things
___
_
2 They
travelled around the Mediterranean by
3
Charlie and
Eva
could always find a topic
to
___
_ about.
3
Read
the
rest
of
the
story and complete
sentences
1-8
with
one
or
two
words,
according
to
the
information
in
the
story.
No-one understood why they
fell
out.
Did
they argue abo
politic
s?
Or about the route of the bike trip across
No
Africa they were planning? One thing was clear: Charlie
anC
Eva were no longer together.
No-one knew much about their feelings, either. E
CI
concentrated on her studies, and Charlie took his bike
anc
fl
ew to Argentina. He cycled around South
Am
erica
for
fi
TI'
months. He saw mountains, deserts and tropical forests. H
saw Iguazu Falls, a hug
e,
roaring curtain of water surround
by green jungl
e.
He came back one Saturday morning in September.
As
be
cycled hom
e,
he realised he ju
st
had
to tell Eva about his t
rip.
Even though he was so tired from the journ
ey,
he simp
couldn't stop himself. He turned into the street where s
liv
ed and nearly fe
ll
off his bik
e.
There was a large car in front of Eva
's
hous
e,
a car decorat
with flowers, white ribbons and balloons. Charlie knew t
car. It belonged to
Jer
e
my
, a guy he couldn't stand.
'
No
,'
said Charlie to himself, 'please, no.'
At
that moment
th
e door opened and Eva rushed out,
we
arim
a white dress,
her
long hair blowing in the wind, as beau .
as the Iguazu Falls. She saw Charlie and a smile lit up her fa
'C
harli
e!
Thank
God
yo
u're here! What a mes
s!
No-o
n
e"
remembered to pick up the wedding cake from
restauran
t.
Will
yo
u come with me and help m
e?
I'd no id
what a nightmare organising a wedding is.'
.'
Charlie stood
th
ere, una
bl
e to say a word.
'
Wh
y are you staring like
th
at, Charlie?
My
sister Julia"
marrying that idiot Jeremy. Can
yo
u believe it?
Oh
, it
's
good to see
yo
u.
It's been such a long time.'
And two arms in white silk closed around Charlie's dirty n
1 Some friends
thought
Eva
and Charlie had
an
_
___
about politics.
2 At the time they split up, Charlie and
Eva
were
planning
to
travel
to
___
_
3
Charlie spent
____
in South America.
4 Iguazu
Falls
are
in a _
__
_
5 Charlie returned in
__
_ _
6 Charlie
was
upset when
he
saw
the
___
_
7
Eva
had a problem because no-one had
remembered
to
bring the _
__
_
8
Eva
was
busy because her sister
was
getting