Choose the correct word to complete the text. “Liz! Remember to clean up the basement, ok?” Mrs. Parker called out. Liz, who was still lying in bed, sighed heavily and 30 ______ .
ПОЛУЧИТЬ ОТВЕТ Choose the correct word to complete the text. “All right, mom,” she answered flatly, dragging herself out of bed. She got changed and headed downstairs for breakfast. As usual, the whole family was already seated at the dining table. Liz greeted everyone and sat at a 31 ______ seat next to her elder brother Evan.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. “Pass me the butter, bro,” she said. “Sure,” Evan replied and passed it to her. “Thanks,” Liz said, and 32 ______ a thin layer of it onto her toast. Mrs. Parker placed an arm onto her daughter’s shoulder. “Honey, I know it’s going to be a tiring day for you, and I’d like your brother to help too.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. Mrs. Parker placed an arm onto her daughter’s shoulder. “Honey, I know it’s going to be a tiring day for you, and I’d like your brother to help too. But he’s got to head back to school for a day-long band practice.” Liz sat still and didn’t utter a 33 ______ word.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. She was mad that Evan had band practice and did not need to help in the 34 ______ chores.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. “I know what you're thinking, Liz. But honey, we really need your help. Dad's away on a 35 ______ trip, you know, his boss has sent him. Evan’s busy with band practices, and I’ve got to help your grandma. You know, her health’s been poor these days.” “Ok, ok. Enough of it, mom. I’ll clean up the basement,” Liz said. Sometimes she wished her mother wouldn’t explain the reasons to her.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. Anyway, she thought to herself, it’ll be good to 36 ______ the basement a little. She hadn’t stepped into it since they moved in here a couple of months ago. “Who knows something interesting will pop out of nowhere,” she grinned.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. As a small child I loved almost everything about Christmas. The excitement of Christmas Eve was almost unbearable. We’d go from house to house singing Christmas carols and be given hot mince pies and other 30 ______ .
Choose the correct word to complete the text. Before bed our parents would read us stories and eventually put us to bed with warnings that Santa Claus would not come if we stayed awake. Before 31 ______ into bed we would leave out a mince pie for Santa and something for his reindeers as a “thank you”.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. For me Santa was the great hero and I never 32 ______ that he would come down our chimney to deliver my presents. I loved, as I mentioned before, “almost everything”. Immediately after Christmas I was told by my parents that I had to write “thank you letters”.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. As a six-year-old, writing 33 ______ one letter was a task, but several made a mountain — pressing down on my small world. “Why” I argued to my Mum “should I write to grandparents, aunts and uncles? Santa brought me all my presents”. And my mother would lie to her son.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. 34 ______ lies of how Santa helped Granddad choose my toy car and with the help of elves and reindeer delivered it for Granddad — but that still I should thank Granddad for the small part he played in it.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. The following year her lies were even more devious as she tried to 35 ______ me convinced.
Choose the correct word to complete the text. As I eventually solved this annual mystery, I of course lost all 36 ______ for not writing the “Thank you letters” as the realisation dawned that Granddad had managed everything by himself.
