And to me he is still the best children's author of the __________________ century. (TWENTY)
TWENTIETH
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Mum readily agreed. She said she __________________ reading him too in spite of the fact that she was an adult and had a very serious job. (ENJOY)
ENJOYED
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Roald Dahl is an author that you can never grow tired of. Now I read his books to my son. He is too small yet and cannot read __________________. (HE)
HIMSELF
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Later he began writing children's books. Many of the __________________ are based on Dahl's own childhood memories. (STORY)
STORIES
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When I was little, I loved reading books written by Roald Dahl. They were my favourite choice of bedtime story. When Mum asked me what book I wanted, I always__________________ a book by Dahl. (CHOOSE)
CHOSE
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However, there are parts of the world where extreme weather causes real dangers to the __________________. (POPULATE)
POPULATION
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In those years there __________________ lots of Dahl's books in our home library. (BE)
WERE
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Several of his books are now successful films, for example โMatildaโ, โCharlie and the Chocolate Factoryโ and โFantastic Mr Foxโ. I'm sure you __________________ at least one of them! (SEE)
HAVE SEEN
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Lots of people become __________________. (HOME)
HOMELESS
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To prevent this destruction, itโs important to forecast disasters in advance. Japan is the world__________________ in using new technology for this purpose. (LEAD)
LEADER
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The Japanese have also worked out an __________________ system of informing people: phone companies automatically notify their customers about emergencies and disasters. These warnings are very efficient, and free of charge. (EFFECT)
EFFECTIVE
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People in Britain often talk about climate and weather. They usually complain about their __________________ weather. (CHANGE)
CHANGEABLE
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Sandstorms, tornadoes and floods __________________ cause massive destruction. (REGULAR)