Among the e-mails waiting for me at work one morning was one from a member of my staff. It was sent from his personal e-mail address and there was only his home phone number. Thinking something was wrong, I immediately called ______ . (HE), he, his, him, A sleepy female voice answered and told me he was at work and ______ home late in the evening. (COME), came, would come, has come, The ______ moment was when I remembered that I had recently asked staff members to give me their home numbers. I went right down to the employee’s office to apologize for my call. (BAD), bad, worse, worst, ______ , however, he thanked me. I had awakened his daughter, who had an exam that morning but had forgotten to set her alarm. Thanks to my call, she hadn’t missed the exam. (LATE), Latly, Later, Latest , In English-speaking countries they celebrate Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. In Russia we celebrate the International Women’s Day. Though it ______ ‘International’, it is observed only in Russia and some CIS countries. (CALL), called, was called, is called, Boys and ______ bring flowers and small presents to girls and women they work or study with. (MAN), mans, man's, men, Almost every town or city today has a museum of some sort. The __________________ museums were really cabinets of «curiosities.» (EARLY), erliest, earliest, early, They contained various things assembled by people of wealth. The __________________ of these museums opened to the public in 1683 in Oxford, England. (ONE), one, once, first, Visitors paid a fee upon leaving the museum. This fee was determined by the duration of the visitor’s stay in the museum __________________ the exhibits. (ADMIRE), admiring, admire, admires, To protest against this unfair law, Gandhi marched 200 miles to the sea, picking up thousands of Indians along the way. Once there, Gandhi __________________ a handful of salt from the beach. (TAKE), took, has taken, had taken, Castle Clinton was built in the times of Napoleonic wars and great tension between Britain and the US. New York was almost ______ and in a short time five new forts, Castle Clinton among them, were built. (DEFENSE), defension, defenseless, defensefullness, However, it was never used as a fortress. In 1824, it became a place of public ______ . (ENTERTAIN), entertaining , entertainment , entering, A newspaper described it as a «fanciful garden, tastefully ornamented with shrubs and flowers». The garden was the setting for band concerts, fireworks and demonstrations of the latest ______ achievements. (SCIENCE), sciencing, sciences , scientific , Many ______ people were honored at the Garden, President Andrew Jackson among them. (REMARK), remarking, remarkable, marking, There are various excursions to the cathedral. The best idea is to go online to check the guides’ schedules as they __________________ in different aspects of the building’s history. (SPECIAL), specialty, special, specialise.

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