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Exercise 3
Choose a suitable word or phrase from the passage you have read to complete the sentences.
1. The owners of the villa were a ... people. There was a... of almost thirty years between husband and
wife.
2. The signora had very large, black eyes and she used them with ... .
3. Robin adored Guido, he ... him as the ... and copied him in ... he could.
4. Being a ... child, Guido was given to ... and liked to sit... , chin .... elbow ....... in the profoundest
meditation.
5. Sometimes Guido suddenly interrupted the game and stood ... at the ground.
6. If you looked into Guide's eyes you would find out that they were beautiful in their ... and ... calm.
They were set... .
7. When Guido was listening to the music, he ... at his lower lip with his ... and ... .
8. Soon Guido started ... little pieces on ... . He had ... for canons.
9. Guido was really ... by canons and the principles of the form.
10. When Robin's parents played Guide's little pieces over they felt almost....
11. There was an expression of ... on Robin's bright and ... face when Guido was... the theorem of
Pythagoras to him.
12. The author expected the boys to be ... in some ... , to ... them ... in water or ... a bonfire.
13. Guido appeared to be not an... Mozart, Robin's parent had been ... but... Archimedes with an ...
musical twist.
14. There was a wide ... between Guido and Robin as between the two different... types.
Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences. Use only one expression in each space. Change the form of a
word or a phrase if necessary.
to laugh at somebody
to be an Archimedes
to make progress
to shake one's head
to make up
on one's own account
to make noise
to put something away
in return
to come to a halt
to know by experience to be crammed
to take advantage
of something
to be in difficulties
1.
My brother is in the habit of... those people he has a grudge against.
2.
The silence was oppressive. He ... that something was
wrong.
3. She was so scared that she couldn't say a word. When the policeman asked her something she just ... to
say "No".
4. Dick adored my daughter. As soon as she started playing the piano he ... near it and could stand
motionless for half an hour enjoying both my daughter and the music.
5. You never know what's on his mind. It's characteristic of him to ... all sorts of stories. No wonder his
friends do not have much confidence in him.
6. Sometimes it may be so annoying to look after kids. They like to ... when playing.
7. As Brian was left to himself and had to go through lots of difficulties his life appeared ... with all sorts
of experience.
8. Little George is a special child; he is immensely interested in maths and physics. His parents and
teachers are so proud of him that they say that he ....
9. Jane is always calm and patient and never loses her temper when explaining things to her pupils. That
is why they just adore her... .
10. Practically all composers started writing music ... in eariy childhood.
11. One's career depends on how quickly he or she ... in acquiring new skills and knowledge.
12. In sports and games competitors always try to ... their opponents' mistakes and weaknesses.
13. After a child has played enough with his new toy, he ... and forgets about it for a while playing with
his old favourite ones.
14. Noble and generous people always come to help their friends when the latter ....
Exercise 5