8.Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalized words.

Spend Time with Family and Loved Ones

When was the last time you (1) told your family and close personal friends TELL

that you (2) loved them? Whatever your answer, do it today. A few days LOVE

ago my grandfather (3) was taken to hospital, just days after his TAKE

(4) 80th birthday, for heart problems. He (5)’s had already heart surgery, EIGHTY/HAVE

and this time, just as in the past, he managed. But any day can be

his day, the day when it (6) will be too late to tell him how much BE

he (7) ’s meant to me over the years. MEAN

(8) Don’t let that day (9) come for your loved ones without NOT LET/COME

(10) telling them what they mean to you. I know that for many of us, TELL

(11) expressing those kinds of feelings isn’t easy. That’s true for me, EXPRESS

but I (12)’ve been trying to overcome those barriers since I understood it. TRY

But even if that’s too difficult for you, I recommend you(13) to spend SPEND

more time with your family or (14) treasured friends. TREASURE

Talk to them. Listen to them. Understand them. Just (15)spending SPEND

a little time with someone (16) shows that you care. It’s our actions, SHOW

not just our words, that really speak what our hearts (17) feel. FEEL

9.Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words derived from the capitalized words.

Houses and Homes: Culture and Lifestyle

Home styles around the world are (1) different because of culture DIFFER

and tradition. Western-style houses and (2) buildings are found all BUILD

over the world. With their simple design they are (3) slowly replacing SLOW

(4) traditional houses in the Middle East and Asia. TRADITION

In big cities where there is not enough space people often live in apartments.

They appear in (5) various sizes and forms - from one-room apartments VARY

to apartments with balconies or terraces or even penthouses . Town houses

in cities have separate street (6) entrances. ENTER

Many (7) suburban residents live in single-family houses with their own SUBURB

yards and gardens. In rural areas farmhouses (8) usually stand alone in USUAL

the (9) surrounding of fields, barns and huts. SURROUND

10. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the proper grammatical form of the capitalized words.

A Gingerbread House Even Hansel and Gretel Would Approve Of

While the rest of us (1) are struggling to piece together our miniature STRUGGLE

gingerbread houses, the people at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas

(2) have built one that is (3) larger than many homes and hard BUILD/LARGE

enough for people (4) to walk in! WALK

Not surprisingly the 1,110 cubic metres delightful structure

(5) has managed to get a Guinness World Record, (6) beating MANAGE/BEAT

out the previous titleholder - a 1,019 cubic metres model

(7) constructed at Minnesota's Mall of America in 2012. CONSTRUCT

The bakers began the construction of this house by (8) preparing PREPARE

delicious gingerbread panels (9) using 1,800 pounds of butter, 7,200 eggs, USE

7,200 pounds flour, 1,080 ounces of ground ginger and 2,925 pounds

of brown sugar, some of which (10) was used for the icing. Then they USE

(11) began the sweet process BEGIN

of (12) decorating it with 22,304 pieces of candy! DECORATE