Use the word given to form a word that fits the gap.

Mercato spent his ______________ in Flanders, where he became known as an extremely talented map-maker. (YOUNG)

Use the word given to form a word that fits the gap.

Mercato spent his youth in Flanders, where he became known as an ________________ talented map-maker. (EXTREME)

Use the word given to form a word that fits the gap.

In 1544, he was briefly imprisoned for his religious beliefs and, fearing for his family's _____________, he went to live in the Rhineland, where he remained for the rest of his life. (SAFE)

Use the word given to form a word that fits the gap.

Mercato's youngest son Rumold became his father's _____________ after his death in 1594, supervising the appearance of the first complete edition of the Mercator world atlas the following year. (REPRESENT)

Use the word given to form a word that fits the gap.

Although Mercator constantly updated his maps with new information, some were wrong because the earth is round. As maps are flat, it is virtually _____________ to show the right scale, area and direction on one map. (POSSIBLE)

What are the chances of slipping _________ a banana skin or being struck by a meteorite?

What are the chances of slipping on a banana skin or being struck by a meteorite? These are not the sort of unlucky events that most people ___________ their time thinking about, unless one has already happened to them.

_________ surprising number of people have imagined aliens kidnapping them.

A surprising number of people have imagined aliens kidnapping them. Some people even have recurring nightmares about it, whereas relatively __________ are afraid of dying from flue, even if it is something that is more likely to happen.

No doubt many people who go rock climbing will be among the people drinking bottled water on the grounds that it is safer __________ drinking tap water.

Amazingly, our fear of flying outweighs our fear of driving, but going by plane is so much safer. Even so, people worry more about the possibility of dropping out of the air than of crashing on land. ________ an attempt to educate people about risks, scientists have constructed a scale they can use to compare any new and unfamiliar risks.

In an attempt to educate people about risks, scientists have constructed a scale they can use to compare any new and unfamiliar risks, ____________ as those involved in taking new medicine.

I've lived in _______ USA for some years now.

He has ______ working on his car for two hours now.

Tom hurt ___________ while playing football - he had to go to hospital.

Use the word given to form a word that fits the gap.

Why do we find celebrities so ________________? (FASCINATE)

These days, it seems to be almost _____________ to open a newspaper or magazine without seeing an image of a celebrity in it. (POSSIBLE)

The _____________ often made by members of the press is that they are only responding to public demand - it seems that people are far more interested in celebrity gossip and scandal than in the reality of our modern world. (ARGUE)

Right or wrongly, the paparazzi make a very good ___________ by keeping up with the rich and famous. (LIFE)

However, some high-profile celebs are ______________ hounded by the media. (END)

Some high-profile celebs are endlessly hounded by the media. In these cases, does the press go too far? Don't these individuals have a right to some ______________ privacy? (PERSON)

Then again, celebrities often do seem to lead such interesting lives that it is perhaps ____________ that we want to find out more about them. (UNDERSTAND)

In fact, some evolutionary ____________ have said it is natural for humans to look up to the most successful individuals in a society. (SCIENCE)

Some evolutionary scientists have said it is natural for humans to look up o the most successful individuals in a society. In prehistoric time, this would have meant respecting good ________________ . Today's equivalents are our celebrities, whose fame and fortune we are so envious of. (HUNT)

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.

Andrea said she would only go dancing if her husband bought her a new outfit.

UNLESS

Andrea said she _________________ her husband bought her a new outfit.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.

I have never seen such a terrible film before.

WORST

This is the ___________________seen.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.

I'm sorry I didn't meet you at the airport - my car wasn't working.

MET

I ____________________ at the airport if my car had been working.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.

This party is 'evening dress' only.

ALLOWED

You _________________ dress casually for this party.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.

I'm not as frightened of flying as I am of ghosts!

THAN

I'm _________________ I am of flying.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.

It was a mistake for me to buy you that computer game.

BOUGHT

I _____________________ that computer game.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.

The play started before we could get there.

HAD

They play ________________ when we got there.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.

I need to wear glasses to drive.

SEE

I can't __________________ my glasses.

She was doubtful ____________ getting to the training session on time.

Steve is very proud _________ learning to scuba dive so quickly.

With some personal fitness trainers charging as much as 150 an hour, it's not surprising that only the rich and famous can afford the kind of one-to-one that will ____________ they work out enough to stay in shape. (SURE)

However, the idea that they are only for the elite is about to be shattered by GET MOTIVATED, a new London-based company that charges just 25 for an hour with a fully qualified trainer. I decided to put this scheme to the test and asked GET MOTIVATED to send a personal trainer to my home for a ______________ session. (TRAIN)

When 23-year old Stephanie arrived, I was initially ____________ about her as she seemed so young, but what followed was a very demanding hour. (CERTAIN)

Stephanie grew up in Australia and has a degree in Human ____________ Studies and a diploma in education - the minimum qualification GET MOTIVATED requires. (MOVE)

Stephanie says that what appeals most to her about the GM scheme is that it gives her the _____________ to design her own sessions for clients. (FREE)

I _____________ to the conclusion, after failing to win any matches, that I would do better to give up playing tennis altogether.

The man was ______________ with burglary at the police station.

Susie fell __________ with her best friend last week.

I really like skiing, ________________ my friend prefers snowboarding.

The ____________ of the party welcomes us at the door.

Football or soccer, which is so popular all over the world, ________________ back to the Middle Ages.

At that time it was very different from the game we play today. Any number of players could ____________ part and the matches usually developed into a free-for-all.

In its modern _____________, football is less than two hundred years old.

In 1846, the first rules to govern the football game were drawn up at Cambridge University. The number of players was ___________ to 11 per side, which made things much more orderly than before.

Later, in 1863, the Football Association was _____________ up to help promote the game in Britain.

This game is played on a grass or artificial pitch with a goal net at each end. The _____________ is to move the ball around the field, with the feet or head, until a player is in a position to put the ball into the net and score a goal.

Professional football is not only the most popular ____________ sport in the world, but also more people actually play football themselves than any other team sport.

In 1904 FIFA, the world _____________ for football, was founded. It promotes the World Cup tournament every four years.

Recent research shows that our moods are more _____________ influenced by friends than we tend to think. (STRONG)

Indeed, it is becoming clear that a whole range of things are transmitted through ______________ networks of friends in ways that are not entirely understood. (SOCIETY)

Indeed, it is becoming clear that a whole range of things are transmitted through social networks of friends in ways that are not entirely understood, from happiness to a ___________ for certain types of music or to what you watch on TV. (PREFER)

Psychologists have shown that people __________ copy the facial expression, manner of speech, body language and general behaviour of people around them, often with remarkable speed and accuracy, despite being unaware they are doing it. (CONSCIOUS)

Psychologists have shown that people unconsciously copy the facial expressions, manner of speech, body language and general behaviour of people around them, often with ____________ speed and accuracy, despite being unaware they are doing it. (REMARK)