And she was right. We performed very successfully. It was a great journey though there __________________ some things I missed very much while being in France. (BE)
WERE
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It’s obvious that language skills are essential for everyone today. Foreign languages are very __________________ not only for travelling, but also for studying and building a career. (USE)
USEFUL
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One of them was my favourite mug. Without it, neither tea nor soup tasted like at home. Another thing was the warmth. The floor in my room at home __________ with a thick carpet. (COVER)
WAS COVERED
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“I wish I __________ a pair of woolen socks. But I left them at home.” (HAVE)
HAD
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There are lots of __________ ways to learn a new language. (DIFFER)
DIFFERENT
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It’s also good if the dictionary contains some examples of how the word is used – it helps to understand the __________ much better. (MEAN)
MEANING
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trap
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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If you are a busy __________________, you probably prefer online dictionaries to paper ones. Online dictionaries are very convenient to use if you have Internet access. (LEARN)
LEARNER
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banana
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fairy
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However, everyone agrees that learning languages is __________ without dictionaries. (POSSIBLE)
IMPOSSIBLE
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In our place in France the floor was icy cold with no carpet at all. My __________ were always cold. (FOOT)
FEET
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“If it goes on like this, I __________ a cold,” I told my roommate, Cathy. (CATCH)
WILL CATCH
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I play the violin in the college orchestra. Last month we _________________ part in a music festival in France. (TAKE)
TOOK
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The main job of any dictionary is to explain what words mean. This can be done via __________ or the unknown word can be explained in other words. (TRANSLATE)