ZNO The noun TEST 1

When I came into _ cottage, the family _ sitting round the table playing draughts. Draughts _ their favourite game. They like to play _ in the evenings.

When he was going through a narrow passage between two _, he heard _. These were his neighbours, two _ girls.

They decided to open a season. Though it was a fashionable party and the walls were decorated with _ and _ , the majority of the guests _ wearing jeans and T-shirts.

The _ wife was wearing a plain white dress with a string of pearls that cost more than my _ salary.

He pulled off his gloves and put_ onto the dressing table. She noticed that _ brand new. So was his hat.

He conducted a lot of _ into _ but _ a failure.

The proceeds of the campaign _ been spent on the construction of the Children`s Care Centre. Road works _ being held there to build a new _ crossing.

Look, Mary is playing with the scissors! Take _ away from her, _ may cut into her fingers.

Here _ the pocket money my uncle has sent me today. _ will be enough to settle all my debts.

The criteria _ too vague. If there were a sharper _ to make our choice, I would be happy.

The latest news from the Middle East countries_ disturbing. A close-up camera showed a man running somewhere. His face was bruised and his clothes _ torn.

The promises _ big enough, but the inspection took them a lot of _, and they had to drive home at _.

The price for _ has increased by ten _ in the last quarter. Lodgings _ very expensive nowadays.

That species of birds _ migrant and _ found in Africa in winter. Our surroundings _ too severe for such birds and they leave _ early in September.

The crossroads at our supermarket _ a dangerous place. The traffic lights will help both pedestrians and drivers to avoid accidents. The police _ to set _ here.

Measles _ a dangerous disease and a lot of children catch _ at an early age.

This _ the most effective means of production and _ can be adjusted to your business in _ time.

The Azores _ are dark blue species that require _ cultivation in temperate regions.

Reliable _ about everyday clothing from the past _ hard to obtain.

These species _ protected in national parks and _ .