Having good friends makes your independence stronger.

Your independence ______________________ with good friends.

The judge __________ the evidence later this week.

He likes reading and he reads all kinds of books, so he is ____________.

Who is working at the moment?

I feel really excited because I _________ with Vicky tomorrow.

Regional Para Sports events offer opportunities for ___________ friendship and cooperation among disabled people in ASEAN member states.

She has the ________ well with work pressure.

I'd advise you to respect the elderly.

You _____________________________________________________.

Circle the correct option (A, B, C, or D) to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Be quiet and let me __________ you how I feel!

I really admire his ability __________ decisions so quickly.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

THANKS A MILLION

Percy Ross was born in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA from Latvia and Russia and the family were poor. But Percy soon showed a talent (31) ________ business and made a fortune in the fur trade and auction business. Then disaster struck and he (32) _________ all his money. But he soon made a fortune again - this time by (33) _________ plastic bags. In 1969, he sold his plastic bag company for millions of dollars.

Ross started giving away in 1977: he gave $50,000 to 50 Vietnamese refugees so that they could make a new home in the USA. (34) ___________ he held a Christmas party for 1,050 poor children in the American town of Minneapolis. Ross bought a bike for every one of the 1,050 children at the party.

After these first experiences of giving money away, Ross decided to do it on a (35) __________ basis. He started a newspaper column called „Thanks a Million’, and later a radio show, in order to give away his money. It took years, but Ross finally succeeded in giving away his entire fortune.