Marco has a natural............ for athletics – it always seems so easy for him.
A talent
B skill
C potential
D attitude
talent
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I wish I had the...........to cook better, so I could make my family a fantastic dinner.
A success
B ability
C brilliance
D achievement
ability
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Many people have the p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to be good at sport, but they won’t succeed without practice.
potential
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Paul is a b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scientist – the best in our university.
brilliant
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Some people seem to be naturally t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at music – they can play anything.
talented
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Petra’s exam results were more than excellent they were o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !
outstanding
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Ideas can come anytime, but I find I come up ………… ideas best in the mornings, so I wake up early.
A with
B at
C to
D on
with
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When I have problems with stories, I find walking by the river helps me to figure things………… and I write my thoughts in a notebook.
A off
B in
C up
D out
out
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I never throw my ideas …………as they sometimes lead to other books.
A off
B up
C away
D down
away
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I do make mistakes, but usually I get ………… them, although one reader wrote recently saying I’d got a train time wrong in one story. She was right!
A across with
B along with
C away with
D above with
away with
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They played for so long that they had no energy left.
RAN
They played for so long that they ……………………………………….. energy
ran out of
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We discussed the problem of where to train but nobody could think of a solution. CAME
We discussed the problem of where to train but nobody …………………….. a solution.
came up with
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Oliver first played the piano when he was three. ABLE
Oliver has ……………………………………….. the piano since he was three.
