1. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH AN APPROPRIATE WORD OR EXPRESSION.

You don’t happen to know how this music system works, ____________? _______________ had I
bought it than I regretted spending so much money! I haven’t even got the instruction booklet, only
the box. _______________ did I completely fail to understand the instructions, but I accidentally
threw the booklet away. “Now I’ll never understand it, ____________?”, I said to myself. There
goes my money, I thought, but then I remembered you. You’ve done an electronics course,
___________? Let’s look at it together, _____________?, and try to understand it.

2. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH AN APPROPRIATE WORD OR EXPRESSION.

Just a quick note to explain what we have done __________we were last in contact. The work on
the kitchen has gone well so far, although we _________ building the outside wall of the kitchen
extension yet. If you remember, I e-mailed you last week and explained that my bricklayer was off
sick. He ________ his back playing football, and had to spend a couple of days in bed. Anyway, I’m
glad to say that he has now recovered. He ___________ back to work yesterday. It
______________ most of the time here, I’m sick of this weather! And it has been hard to do any
work outside. Did you get the email I _______ on 15 th July? I tried ___________ you on your mobile
yesterday. We need to talk about this.

3. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH AN APPROPRIATE WORD OR EXPRESSION.

The new Gulliver Sports Centre __________ yesterday by the minister of sport, Angela Thomas. The
building in Fairdane Road ___________ originally as a covered market, but _________ out of use in
the 1990s and was sold to Fairdane Council in 2001. It __________ into a sports hall in 2002. In
2005 the hall ___________ by a fire which _________out in the heating system. The hall wasn’t
used ________ several months, and remained empty while discussions were going ______ about its
future. Two years ago a sportswear company decided to pay _______ the building work. The new
sports centre __________a swimming pool, running track and other sports facilities, as well as a
food area and sports shop. Anyone _________ use the sports centre on __________ of a small fee.

4. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH AN APPROPRIATE WORD OR EXPRESSION.

Most people are ________ the impression that doing something ______ mistake is quite different
from doing something _______ purpose. ______any rate, we suppose that if we break a cup, or fall
over and hurt ourselves, ______ general this happens because we have been careless. _____fact,
according _____ some psychologists, many accidents do not , _____ the whole, really happen
______ chance. _____ example, someone who fails to arrive _______ time for a meeting _____
work may be worried about his or her job, or be _____ difficulties ______ home. Similarly, breaking
a cup may be a means ______ drawing attention to yourself. In _____ words, there are often good
reasons for behaviour which seems _______ first to be accidental. _____ course, some people are
involved _____ more accidents than others. These people are often called “accident prone”. They
may not think there is anything wrong, and ______ realizing it, they may suffer from stress or have a
physical illness.