There’s far less noise in this street than there used to be. NEARLY In this street, there isn’t _____________    there used to be.

‘I really hope there are no mistakes in the letter I’ve written,’ said Bruce. CONTAIN ‘I really hope the letter I’ve written _____________  mistakes.

‘Would you like to come to my party, Karen?’, the girl said. The girl _____________    party.

The person who finally succeeded in solving the puzzle was David. MANAGED In the end, it _____________   solve the puzzle.

‘Cricket seems a pointless game to me,’ said Steven. POINT ‘I can’t  _____________  of cricket as a game,’ said Steven

‘I wish I had more talent for languages,’ said Toby. TALENTED ‘I wish I  _____________  languages,’ said Toby.

'I'd love you to come to the gym one day,' said Lucinda. IF 'I'd love _____________ to the gym one day.

‘If anyone needs to contact me over the weekend, they can ring me at home,’ said Mrs Harris. TOUCH ‘If anyone needs _____________  to me over the weekend, they can ring me at home,’ said Mrs Harris.

‘Please tell me what you’ve decided in a couple of days,’ said the bank manager. DECISION ‘Please let _____________    is in a couple of days,' said the bank manager.

Jack gets no exercise apart from walking to his car. ONLY The _____________    walking to his car.

Apart from Helen nobody in the family really loved reading. ONE Helen was  _____________  in the family who really loved reading.

Mark found it difficult to persuade anyone on the committee to accept his ideas. DIFFICULTY Mark _____________ anyone on the committee to accept his ideas.

At first, Marie wasn’t sure whether joining the choir was a good idea. DOUBTS At first, Marie _____________   joining the choir.