Close - Up

Fill in: concrete, lane, life, personal, population, rat.

1. There is a shortage of housing in the city because of the recent            explosion.

2. The city is sometimes referred to as a          jungle.

3. Do you like living life in a fast      ?

4. I hate it when people invade my          space.

5. My parents came from very different walks of      .

6. We moved to the country to escape the     race.

Fill in: age, period, term, time.

1. In this day and     , up-to-date information is vital.

2. We get our school reports at the end of      .

3. Do you remember the      when we went to Brands Hatch?

4. We have history the first        on Monday morning.

Fill in: damage, harm, injury, pain, wound.

1. He still bears the scars of a gunshot       on his right leg.

2. A serious back        forced him to miss most of last lessons.

3. Brenda was in quite a lot of      after the operation.

4. Fortunately, the storm did little        to our property.

5. A little exercise won't do you any      .

Fill in: condition, position, situation, state.

1. We have bought a second-hand car in excellent           .

2. Finding herself in a          of power has changed her completely.

3. The           got worse and worse until war broke out a year later.

4. Your children are in excellent        of health.

It's important to ... with your colleagues.

Our team ... the second round of the competition, then we were beaten.

The message I am trying to ... is "be safe".

Everyone in the room ... out of their seats and applauded.

He ... be rich. He never has any money.

You ... rude to your teacher.

Rephrase the following sentences using a suitable modal verb.

It's not possible that he has finished already.

Rephrase the following sentences using a suitable modal verb.

I advise you to stop eating chocolate.

Rephrase the following sentences using a suitable modal verb.

It's possible that she has already phoned him.

Rephrase the following sentences using a suitable modal verb.

It's possible that he is lying.

Rephrase the following sentences using a suitable modal verb.

I'm sure that he has gone home.

Rephrase the following sentences using a suitable modal verb.

It isn't possible for me to come to the party tonight.