Task 1.For questions 1-10, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. 1. I recognised Paul immediately as he has an unusual _______ of walking. We had to walk along _______ to the beach after we’d parked the car. We need to make some changes to the _______ in which we educate our children. 2. The government claimed that its _______ concern was to help the less well off. Rice has become an extremely valuable _______ commodity in recent years. The first school young children attend in England is known as a _______ school. 3. A strong magnetic _______ can be created under certain scientific conditions. We must repair the fence in the _______ behind the farmhouse. The scientist is well known in the _______ of medicine. 4. All the film reviews I read of Avatar recommended it very _______ indeed. I know that Peter is _______ articulate, so I can understand why he likes public speaking. Paula’s Strang’s new novel must be one of the most _______ publicised books of all time. 5. The psychologist asked his young patient to take a sheet of paper and _______ all over it with coloured pens. Simon’s father never told us exactly what he did for a job, so as children we could only _______ the conclusion that he was a spy. We were not getting anywhere with making a decision, so we decided to _______ a line under the discussion. 6. Years ago, if you came from the wrong kind of _______ , it was impossible to enter some careers. The painting has an interesting _______ of brightly coloured trees and bushes. Although the Minister seems to have some support, many of his colleagues prefer to remain in the _______ and keep their opinions to themselves. 7. As the traffic was not heavy, we managed to _______ 200 km in an hour and a half. The course will _______ all the skills I will need in the future. The light was so bright that I had to _______ my eyes. 8. When Frank saw Sally’s new car, he was _______ with envy. The committee is totally against any new building in a _______ belt area. I obviously haven’t got _______ fingers because I can’t get anything to grow. 9. Could you _______ out how much I owe you? I can’t get my new camera to _______ properly. The students felt they would _______ more efficiently if they had their own computers. 10. So what do you ¬_______ of everything going on at the school at the moment? I’ve been asked to _______ a speech when Anna gets her music prize. I’d like to _______ a bit more money if I could, because the cost of living is rising all the time.