Choose the best answer to complete the text.
Violet Jessop was a stewardess on the White Star Line for years in the 1900s. In 1911 she was serving on the Olympic when it collided with another ship, HMS Hawke. Both ships were damaged but fortunately, no one on either ship lost their .
The following year Violet was serving on the Titanic when it struck iceberg and sank. As we know, the passengers and crew died but Violet survived. In 1916, during First World War, Violet was working as a Red Cross nurse aboard HMS Britannic when it also sank after striking a mine. A large number of those on board died. Violet was washed overboard and hit by one of the ship's propellers but she managed to save herself by grabbing on to a as it floated past her. Violet had never learned to swim. One might say that Violet had luck because she was involved in three disasters at sea. On the other hand, for a non-swimmer with a career on the sea, it could be said she had of luck!
Complete the text with a, an, the or x (no article).
Melting Ice Reveals Secrets
A group of scientists have been studying life in Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Because of climate change, two ice shelves have melted and this has given scientists opportunity to see what has been living below ice.
The melting of the shelves in 1995 and 2002 opened up large sea floor, which had been covered for at least twelve thousand years.
Scientists spent ten weeks investigating the area. Using remote camera, they found and collected about a thousand new species. They also found that other species of animals are now able to live in there because water is warmer.
The vocabulary list had been memorized by _____ of the students and each one scored over 80 percent on the exam.
Though it is a densely populated city, there are surprisingly _____ people seen on the streets.
Her resignation made the headlines of all the morning _____.
Sandy knew that many _____ were living in the walls of the old houses.
We can't store the boxes in this room because there _____.
_____ Blue Whale is _____ biggest whale in the Antarctic Ocean; it is larger than _____ dinosaurs, who once ruled the Earth. Maybe this is why _____ blue whales have no enemies.
The hunters noticed the two _____ behind the apple trees.
Join one word on the left with one word on the right to make compound nouns. There is one extra in each box.
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food | job | work | fairy | parking | income |
tax | stories | meter | satisfaction | poisoning | tales |
1. The more money you earn, the more you have to pay to the government.
2. On my last holiday, I had terrible as a consequence of eating some fish.
3. Many people are more interested in than in earning large amounts of money.
4. Don't forget to put some money in the or the traffic wardens will give you a ticket.
5. When I was young, my parents used to tell me about witches and giants and other strange creatures.