Use of english fill in the gaps with one of the alternatives below. on saturday at about 9 pm i was walking home from a party and ( two guys talking to jimmy. they didn't sound ( friendly. jimmy is in his early teens and he lives next door to me, so no wonder that i got interested. those two were apparently ( money. jimmy objected with ( i sensed that he was very scared. 1 approached them and demanded to know what ( .one of the guys said that he knew me as he (6) my photo in the local newspaper. they mocked at me calling me the chess king and threatened that they (7) __ the chessboard on my square head, if i didn't clear off at once. naturally, i felt ( at the way they talked to me. i really had a chess kit with me and it stuck out of my rucksack. it is true that i ( the title of the chess king when i won the regional chess competition. however, the guys probably didn't read the newspaper regularly. otherwise, they would have been aware of some other competition —the regional karate tournament — after which i was entitled to wear the black 1 a) noticed b) was noticing c) had noticed d) had noticed 2 a) obviously b) particularly c) unexpectedly d) surprisingly 3 a) asking for b) demanding c) declaring d) claiming 4 a) delight b) honesty c) surprise d) dignity 5 a) was going on b) is going on c) will be going on d) would be going on 6 a) saw b) has seen c) had seen d) would see 7 a) will smash b) would smash c) have smashed d) had smashed 8 a) enthusiastic b) awkward c) concerned d) indignant 9 a) was awarded b) awarded c) award d) would be awarded task 2. fill in the gaps with any appropriate word. you should use only one word for a gap. plan as mature response suppress down identity evoke 1 — i can't manage so many different tasks and activities at the same time. it's utterly impossible! — there's nothing impossible there. if you say that you are ( enough to control your life yourself, you have to be responsible and able to ( time. 2 — allan looks a bit ( what's wrong? — i didn't mean any offense. honestly. but i wasn't able to (4) laugh when he was talking about time management. to talk about planning time, when he's never on time himself! 3 — that new cafe looks nice, doesn't it? have you been there? — yes. they've opened it in (5) local demand, (6) need a place where they can have a quick and cheap lunch.
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1 - I can't manage so many different tasks and activities at the same time. It's utterly impossible! — There's nothing impossible there. If you say that you are mature enough to control your life yourself, you have to be responsible and able to plan your time.
2 — Allan looks a bit What's wrong?
— I didn't mean any offense. Honestly. But I wasn't able to suppress down a laugh when he was talking about time management. To talk about planning time, when he's never on time himself!
3 — That new cafe looks nice, doesn't it? Have you been there?
— Yes. They've opened it in response to local demand, identity people need a place where they can have a quick and cheap lunch.