A)Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the box. Change their forms where necessary. female, precious, some extent, out of the blue, familiar, appreciate, in common, solve, male, beat, admit, so far 1) The terrible crime has never been ... . 2) He arrived ... without phoning first. 3) Every time I hear this tragic music my heart begins ... faster. 4) His face looks ... to me. Where could I see him? 5) Gold and silver are ... metals. 6) ... birds are not so brightly coloured as ... ones. 7) He ... that he had told a lie. 8) He and his girlfriend have a lot of interests ... . 9) ... we have been quite successful. But I’m not so sure about the future. 10) Mothers sometimes complain that their children don’t ... them enough. 11) I can understand his problem to ... but I don’t see how I can help him
B)3 Complete the text choosing the appropriate words. When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look (1) ... me all by (2) ... . I had no brothers or sisters with whom I could play (3) ... . While I was still a baby, my father (4) ... me and fed me and (5) ... all the millions of other things a mother normally does for her child. But my father didn’t mind. He was without any doubt the most (6) ... father any boy ever had. Some people thought he was a serious man. But he wasn’t. He was full of fun, very cheerful and (7) ... as he always (8) ... do what he had promised to. 1) a) through b) after c) for d) at 2) a) him b) his c) himself d) he 3) a) together b) out c) with d) too 4) a) cleared b) cleaned c) washed d) did 5) a) used b) produced c) made d) did 6) a) stubborn b) wonderful c) ambitious d) big-headed 7) a) reliable b) quick-tempered c) easy-going d) greedy 8) a) could b) was able c) managed to d) couldn’t.