1. Alice was not (1) ... forward to another summer visit by her cousin Camilla. And Alice's boyfriend wasn't (2) ... . He thought Camilla was boring. She was not (3) ... Alice, who was lively and great fun. The evening when Camilla arrived for her four-week holiday (4) ... was a party at the local disco and they all went there. 2. Paris, the capital of France, is a city where (1) ... the modern and the historical can be appreciated at the (2) ... time. Visitors come from all (3) ... the world to see the Louvre and to admire the grand architecture of the building itself. However, in the eighties, a more contemporary attraction was built in the gallery's courtyard: giant glass pyramids (4) ..., because of their sharp contrast, look surprisingly spectacular.
3. I hope Jim and Sarah will have a happy marriage. However, I am sure (1) ... wife nor family will ever separate Jim and his music. It is obvious that the guitar will accompany them on their honeymoon. Jim hopes to (2) ... to an agreement with a recording company. Perhaps one day a CD of his work will (3) ... released.
4. My friend and I had been 1) … plans for this holiday for a long time. It was our dream to take a break from work for a couple of months, and have a holiday that 2) … of us would ever forget. We 3) … a lot of research and had a few arguments before we made our final decision, but at last we both agreed on Thailand.
5. For all children, music provides an obvious opportunity for both self-expression 1)… creativity. But researchers have now also shown that a strong musical education provides so much more. For example, music develops self-discipline: the child who devotes time to practising every day is known to develop similar habits in relation to other subjects as 2) … . Organisational skills increase and the child learns 3) … is needed to be ‘good’ at something. In addition, band or choir members learn the importance of being a reliable member of a group and becoming a true team player, and 4) … necessarily always ‘the star’.
