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- 4. It's a kind of competition. In this competition, the winner is the fastest person (or team). To win means to finish first.
- 6. This word means 'buying and using something'. For example, 'Germany's _______ of nuclear energy is lower than it was 10 years ago, because we closed our nuclear power plants'.
- 7. It's the past form of 'grow'. We can use it to talk about data, as in "Our spending on salaries _______ by 15% this year, because we opened a new department".
- 9. Complete with two words: My cousin is really _______ ___ learning languages. He learned French in two months! (2 words)
- 11. Complete with two words: "I've been _______ ___ dogs since I was a child. That's because a big dog tried to attack my mum when I was 7 years old."
- 14. This word means 'go down'. It's the opposite of 'increase'. For example, "We think that our sales will _______ a bit this month, because we've lost one of our biggest customers".
- 15. This is a group of sports. In some of these sports, you run around a track. In others, you throw things very far, or try to jump very high or very far.
- 17. Complete the sentence with one word. "I didn't want to buy anything in the shop. I just wanted to look _______, to see what they have".
- 18. It's a very large boat for passengers. There are many of these in Europe - they can take you, for example, from Germany to Sweden, or from The Netherlands to The UK.
- 20. Complete the sentence with one word. "I'm looking _______ my sunglasses. Have you seen them?"
- 21. Finish the sentence with one word: "Sometimes I find it difficult to _______ all my deadlines".
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- 1. At the end of your career, when you leave your last job, we say you _______ .
- 2. This is a movement which you do with your foot. When you play football, you do this to the ball.
- 3. Coal and oil gas are _______ fuels. That means they come from under the Earth. It took millions of years to create them, from things which were alive in the far past.
- 5. Complete the sentence with two words. "You need to _______ _______ that t-shirt. You can't wear it anymore - it has holes in it!" (2 words)
- 8. It means 'to make something less'. For example, we can say 'The government wants to _______ air pollution in our cities, by creating more areas where you can't drive your car'.
- 10. Complete with two words: "Berlin is _______ ___ its landmarks, like the Brandenburg Gate, The Reichstag building and the TV tower at Alexanderplatz".
- 12. It's the past form of 'fall'. We can use it to discuss data, as in "Inflation _______ by almost one per cent last month".
- 13. Finish the sentence with two words: "I always try to arrive ___ _______ for meetings". (2 words)
- 16. (UK English) It's a kind of transport. It transports things, not people, by road. In American English, it's called a truck.
- 19. Complete the sentence with one word. "My brother is going away this weekend, and he asked me to look _______ his cat while he's gone."