Test 1

Schools ___ pay ___ attention to examination ___, and more attention ___ child.

Can you play ___ violin?- Yes, and I think ___ violin is more difficult than ___ piano.

The Prime Minister left this morning for a tour of ___ Far East, He will visit ___ Singapore and ___ Malaysia and then go on to ___ Philippines where he will make ___ speech about the environment.

The King Juan Carlos of the Spain arrived in London today for ___ visit to ___ United Kingdom. He ___ by ___ Queen and drove with her to ___ Buckingham Palace.

When my rich uncle died, he left ___ half of his fortune to his cat and ___ other half to a distant relative!

There are ___ new houses, but they have no ___ local character; you can see the same style ___ in the country.

Do you happen ___ which is the ___ planet in our solar system? - Pluto, ___ it? I know it is the ___ away from the sun.

In spite of the fact that Jear always ___ she's short ___ money, she ___ to have a very ___ paid job.

We used to ___ to bed at ___ midnight or later Now we are asleep by ten because with our baby we've bad to get used to ___ up at five o'clock.

We ___ to finish the project by the end of the month but we keep ___ by changes in the plans.

I did not much speak English___because I couldn't think of the words___enough, but lately I___much___.

I think it 's a pity Rebecca had her hair___short because she looked much___before.

I don 't mind___at by him. He threatened___me last week, but he apologized___me very politely then.

I 've tried___the problem with her, but she always___ she is too busy. I 've even tried___her___lunch with me but she refused___.

I___ rather she___a chat with him. How long___like this?

His wife who___their baby daughter into the bed___in the parlour___ socks.

___I knew of the inmates of Moor House, ___I liked them because they were the best people I___.

The miles appeared___so long that they sometimes thought they___the road.

Harry was the first___that his brother___forward___the candidate for this district.

I always used to arrive___at the office, but since Laurie was born my secretary___used to___me hard at work by the time she gets in.