Owning a car has several advantages. (1) ............., you can go wherever you want, whenever you want. You don’t have to depend on public transport, and (2), you will feel more independent. (3) ........., you are able to give lifts to friends, or carry heavy loads of shopping. (4) ..........., there can be certain financial problems, especially if you live in a city. Running a car can be costly, since you have to spend quite an amount on items (5) ............. petrol, servicing the car, and repairs. You might also have problem with parking, as every where is more and more crowded with cars. (6) ................ most people feel that the advantages of owning a car outweigh the disadvantages

Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday to Friday. The (1)_____ class size is twelve and the average is ten. We use modern methods (2)_____ teaching and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. You will only be successful in improving your English; however, if you work hard and practise speaking English as much as you can. You will take a short (3)_____ in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can put you in a (4)_____ at the most suitable level. The emphasis is on oral communication practice in a wide (5)______ of situations at the advanced knowledge. You will learn how to use language correctly and appropriately when you talk to native speakers. In addition, you will develop such study skills as reading efficiently, writing articles and reports, and note-taking from books and lectures.

The emphasis is on oral communication practice in a wide (5)______ of situations at the advanced knowledge. You will learn how to use language correctly and appropriately when you talk to native speakers. In addition, you will develop such study skills as reading efficiently, writing articles and reports, and note-taking from books and lectures.

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (1)_____ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (2)_____ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived. In the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3)_____ . In the USA. For the first time, most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before. This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4)_____ sides and become involved.
This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5)_____ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has broughtto games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.

If you're an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-away society. But there seems little doubt it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (1)_____ , even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the evil ─ it's the way society chooses to use and (2)______ them. Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from
oil, gas or coal ─ non-renewable natural (3)______ . We (4)______ well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (5)______ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging, and this (6)______ about seven percent by weight of our domestic refuse

You will take a short (3)_____ in English as soon as you arrive.

We use modern methods (2)_____ teaching and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. You will only be successful in improving your English; however, if you work hard and practise speaking English as much as you can.