Fi l l i n each bl ank wi t h a sui t abl e wor d.

It was a sunny afternoon. Charles scratched his head. He was pushing his pie
wagon along the familiar beach, selling his freshly baked pies. However, lately, the
beach-goers were ___1___ for something new. They no longer wanted pies. These
were too greasy and filing. They wanted something light.
"What ? Pies again ? I wish you have something ___2___ for us !" lamented one of
the beach-goers.
"Nice warm sandwiches would be most welcome," quipped another.
For the first time in a decade, he had to bring his ___3___ pies home. Charles
knew that he needed to change his ___4___. He knew that if he could give his
customers what they wanted, his business would surely boom.
However, his wagon was just too small that he could not offer them a variety of
sandwiches long with his pies. There was no ___5___ at all !
"Something warm .. something light ..." he muttered to himself. Deep in thought,
he walked ___6___ a butcher stall. The butcher was arranging strings of sausages.
Something about the long sausages stirred his ___7___. Then, he walked past a
___8___. Bread of all shapes and sizes caught his attention. Charles paused to look
at the long rolls. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head.
He decided ___9___ and then to serve sausages on rolls ! However, he needed to
convince his customers that the sausages would be nice and warm. So, Charles
decided to have a hot stove installed right inside his wagon. He ___10___ that if
the customers could see the red hot sausages, then they would definitely be
___11___ to try out his new invention -- sausage on a roll !
It was strange that no one had ever thought of serving a sausage on a roll before.
His invention was a ___12___ and during his first year, he sold about 3700
sausages on a roll.
How then did it become known as 'hot dogs' ?
Well, like all good food stories, the name happened to be ___13___ by a man who,
being rather impatient while waiting for his turn, shouted, "Give me one of those
hot dogs !" Of course, he referred the sausages as ___14___ as they look like the
elongated Dachshund -- the dogs that have long bodies and short ___15___.

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1. yearning
2. else
3. unsold
4. strategy
5. space
6. past
7. imagination
8. bakery
9. there
10. figured
11. tempted
12. hit
13. coined
14. dogs
15. legs







Fi l l i n each bl ank wi t h a sui t abl e wor d.

The alarm clock rang. Donny left his house bright and early in the morning at 6
a.m. to go to the neighborhood park for his ___1___ jog. This had been his daily
routine for the past ___2___. As a result of his self-discipline, Donny was very fit
and healthy. However, Donny was not ___3___ like this.
A year ago, Donny was actually severely ___4___. During the annual school
health checkup, the nurse had advised him to seek ___5___ at the hospital and sign
up for a weight loss program. Initially, Donny was ___6___ to go to the hospital.
Finally, it was his parents who ___7___ him to go.
At the hospital, the nurse took Donny's height and ___8___. Then, a nutritionist sat
down with him and discussed his dietary ___9___. She showed him the number of
calories he was consuming each meal and it shocked him. She then worked out a
___10___, healthier diet for him to follow. It was a progressive plan, aiming to
change his diet a little at a ___11___ so that his body would have a chance to
adjust in stages.
A doctor then came and took Donny's blood pressure and ran a blood test on him to
measure his sugar levels. He ___12___ to Donny that he was in an extremely
unhealthy condition. Despite his young age, Donny was actually at ___13___ of
heart problems. This piece of news was certainly a wake-up call for Donny. He did
not expect his condition to be so severe. The last person that Donny met up with
was a personal trainer. He gave Donny tips on simple but effective exercises for
losing weight.
Ever since the visit to the hospital, Donny ___14___ his lifestyle completely. He
started exercising more and ate healthily. There were times when he felt lazy but
he persevered. His family had also been very ___15___ of him. Now, Donny is no
longer at risk of health problems.






Answers

1. morning/daily
2. year
3. always
4. overweight
5. help
6. reluctant
7. convinced/persuaded
8. weight
9. habits
10. new/better
11. time
12. explained
13. risk
14. changed/improved
15. supportive






Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

Suzy put on the white hat and apron that were provided. They were meant to
___1___ keep her hair out of the way and her clothes clean. This was Suzy's first
cookery ___2___. She had enrolled in this class to ___3___ how to make sushi.
She loved sushi and thought that rather than eating at restaurants, it would be
___4___ to make her own.
The teacher of the class was a petite Japanese lady in her thirties. She was very
friendly. she saw that Suzy was just a young teenager, so she ___5___ more
attention to her and gave her more guidance.

The first thing that Suzy ___6___ was to make Japanese rice. It was ___7___ from
the rice that Suzy was used to eating. It was stickier. This made it ___8___ to roll it
into shape.

Next, Suzy had to prepare the ___9___ for putting into the rice. She had crab stick,
sheets of seaweed and cucumber. She sliced them into thin ___10___. Then, she
pressed out the rice into a flat, thin ___11___. This was done on a bamboo roll
sheet. Suzy then carefully ___12___ out the prepared ingredients onto the flattened
rice.

The last step was to roll everything together before cutting. This was surprisingly
___13___ as each time she unrolled the bamboo sheet, everything would fall apart.
The teacher saw Suzy having trouble and came over to ___14___. She taught Suzy
the right way to roll the sushi tightly.

That afternoon, Suzy had an interesting and fun experience. Now, she could not
___15___ to buy her own equipment and start experimenting at home. she wanted
her family to try her sushi

Answers

1. help
2. lesson
3. learn
4. cheaper
5. paid
6. learnt
7. different
8. easier
9. ingredients
10. pieces
11. layer
12. laid
13. difficult
14. help
15. wait






Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

It had been a long week for Alice. She had been the bridesmaid of her sister's
wedding. However, the wedding preparations had ___1___ long before that.
It was many months ago when her sister and her then boyfriend, Bryan, had come
home for dinner. From the moment they arrived, it was ___2___ that something
was up. Her sister was ___3___ with excitement while her boyfriend seemed very
nervous. This piqued Alice's ___4___ but she decided not to say anything. Bryan
even brought along a cake for dessert.

Finally, dinner was over and Bryan helped to ___5___ the cake. He then ___6___
his throat and announced in a shaky voice that he and Alice's sister had decided to
get married ! Everyone was ___7___ at first but suddenly, cheers erupted
throughout the house. We all hugged the happy couple and congratulated them. No
___8___ Bryan had been so jittery the whole evening.

Ever since that announcement, every family dinner's ___9___ was centered around
the topic of the wedding. Every member was caught up in the whirlwind of
excitement. There were ___10___ to be made about when and where to have the
wedding, what the wedding gown was going to be like, who the bridesmaids were
and many other ___11___. As such, Alice ended up being one of the bridesmaids.

Alice was surprised at how involved a bridesmaid had to be. She thought she just
had to put on a matching dress and walk down the ___12___ scattering some
flowers. She did not know that being a bridesmaid was like being a personal
assistant to the bride. Duties could include ___13___ things like ensuring the
flower arrangements were all correct to minor chores like making facial
reservations for the bride.



On the day of the wedding, Alice's sister was very high-strung. She was ___14___
about everything. Alice would try to calm her nerves from time to time. By the end
of the wedding, Alice must have done the job of twenty bridesmaids. No wonder
she was ___15___. Despite the exhaustion, she was also very happy. She was
happy that her sister had a beautiful wedding that she would cherish for the rest of
her life.


















Answers

1. begun
2. clear
3. bubbling
4. curiosity
5. serve
6. cleared
7. stunned
8. wonder
9. conversation
10. decisions
11. details
12. aisle
13. important/major
14. worried
15. exhausted







Fi l l i n each bl ank wi t h a sui t abl e wor d.

Samantha and her friend, Stephanie, were at the shopping center, on their way to
the cinema upstairs. Just as Samantha was about to step into the elevator, she
spotted a ___1___ face.
"Mrs Lim! Is it you ? Do you ___2___ me ? It's me, Samantha, your ex-pupil !"
Mrs Lim stared at her momentarily and finally ___3___ into a wide smile.
Stephanie was her pupil many years back when she used to teach in a primary
school. Now, Samantha was ___4___ twenty-two years old. The two of chatted for
a while and ___5___ telephone numbers. They promised to ___6___ up one day
over a cup of coffee.
About two months after the chance meeting, Mrs Lim received a text ___7___ on
her phone from Samantha. She wanted to arrange a coffee date with Mrs Lim.
Samantha and Mrs Lim got together a week later. They chatted about the ___8___
when Mrs Lim was still teaching in the school. The memories were still so
___9___ in both their minds. Samantha told Mrs Lim all about the undergraduate
___10___ that she was taking. She even wanted to open her very own cafe after
___11___. Mrs Lim was really impressed with Samantha's achievements. The
Samantha that she remembered from primary school was a mischievous and
playful girl. She was always looking for fun, excitement and adventure. Hence, she
would often get into ___12___. Right now, Mrs Lim could see that Samantha had
certainly matured and changed. She was sensible and knew ___13___ what she
wanted to do with her life. Mrs Lim was very proud of Samantha.
Samantha and Mrs Lim had a really good ___14___ chatting about the good old
days. Before they knew it, it was time to go. However, they agreed that they would
___15___ to keep in contact and try to arrange another meeting again.
As Mrs Lim walked back to her car, she thought about Samantha and several other
pupils whose names cropped up in the conversation earlier. She wondered if they
would remember her after all these years.




Answers

1. familiar
2. remember
3. broke
4. already
5. exchanged
6. meet
7. message
8. days/time
9. fresh/vivid
10. course
11. graduation
12. trouble/mischief
13. exactly
14. time
15. continue