A Narrow Escape

Bobby Stewart gave his parents the _fright_ (1) of their FRIGHTEN

lives last weekend when he fell nearly 100 metres down one of

the _________ (2) cliffs in England. Rescue services were HIGH

___________ (3), however, when they found Bobby lying AMAZE

unconscious, but __________ (4) on the beach below. “His LIFE

condition was _______ (5) good,” said one doctor at Hillstone SURPRISE

General Hospital, where Bobby was taken. His _________ (6) INJURE

were limited to a few minor cuts and bruises and two ______ (7) BREAK

teeth. His __________ (8) was described as “a miracle” by his SURVIVE

parents, who had watched in horror and __________ (9) as their BELIEVE

son was blown off the cliff by a sudden gust of wind. “We felt

sure he had fallen to his ________ (10),” said Bobby’s father. DIE

“The news that he was safe and ___________ (11) well came REASON

as an enormous __________ (12) . We certainly won’t be going RELIEVE

near any more cliffs for a while.”

Exercise 21. Use the word in capitals in the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

We live in a new residential area on the outskirts of London. It is a quiet___________ (1) which makes a nice change after living in one of the noisiest __________ (2) of London for many years. The house is set in beautiful ________ (3), though there is one fairly major _________ (4) problem: a chemical factory about five miles away in the ________ (5) zone. Unfortunately, the waste from the factory has caused serious _______ (6) of the atmosphere and the river. Another ________ (7) is the night life - there isn’t any. If you want _______ (8), you have to invent it yourself or drive into ________ (9) London, with all the hassle of finding a _______ (10) parking space. ________ (11), it is only five minutes walk from our house to the nearest _________ (12) station.

NEIGHBOUR SUBURBAN SURROUND ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY POLLUTE ADVANTAGE ENTERTAIN CENTRE SUIT LUCK GROUND

Exercise 22. Use the word in capitals in the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

It is no _________ (1) to say that the world has become EXAGGERATE

a global village. Modern methods of _________ (2) COMMUNICATE

have made the world much smaller and the problems we

face such as_________(3) are not restricted to this country. POLLUTE

The ________ (4) of the rainforests in Brazil is everyone's DESTROY

problem and the_________(5) which is common in many STARVE

African countries is a challenge for Europe too. The

____________ (6) of rare species is a tragedy for the planet EXTINCT

as a whole and the___________(7) of oil supplies will shake EXHAUST

the_____________(8) of the world's economy. The FOUND

___________ (9) of the environment is the responsibility of all PROTECT

nations, rich and poor. However, uncontrolled economic

___________ (10) between strong and weak nations leads to COMPETE

the ___________ (11) of greater CREATE

_________ (12) between the rich and the poor nations in EQUAL

the world.

Exercise 23, Use the word in capitals in the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.