Trios 31-40

life

1- After a short period of severe winter, plants came to _______ again displaying their gorgeous flowers. 2- Moving west gave her a new lease of _______. the climate was better and the people were more hospitable. 3- Lisa's parents were unaware that she was leading a double _______. actually, nobody knew she had become a drug addict.

fail

1- Before any major fight the champ trains in the gym every day for 4 hours without _______. 2- You are took in d tome. I don't know what to say. Words _______ me! 3- I _______ to understand why he's so nasty most of the time. He can be nice when he wants.

model

1- At university, Catharine was a _______ student. Needless to say, she passed all her exams with flying colours. 2- This new _______ of the car can reach100kph in just under 6seconds. 3- I hate it when she tries to _______ herself on Britney Spears. She looks and sounds so unnatural.

shade

1- He planned to stay in the box with1000 scorpions for three months, an act which was supposed to put all the other entertainers in the _______. 2- When the sun reached its zenith, they wanted to find some _______ to escape from its scorching rays. 3- The artist uses a combination of light and _______ in his drawings to highlight certain recurring cycles in our lives.

keen

1- He turned out to be an asset to the company, always _______ to help his colleagues when they felt over burdened with work. 2- Lisa has always shown a _______ interest in martial arts. She's seen all the films with Bruce Lee and she wants to go to China to learn from Shaolin masters. 3- I must say I'm not that _______ on going out with Luke. He's a bit too scruffy for my taste.

school

1- My father comes from the old _______ of thought that believed in moral values 2- When underwater, the diver spotted a large _______ of herring swimming northwards. 3- All the children were ecstatic, knowing their _______ holidays were near.

game

1- The country prides itself on having the most national parks and _______ reserves in the world and has often been given as an example for others to follow. 2- Fiona gave the _______ away when she began giggling behind his back. This made him suspicious. 3- They were sitting in the armchairs hunching over the desk and playing a _______ of chess.

taste

1- This pastry is disgusting. I wouldn't even recommend that you _______ it. I think it might have gone off. 2- To tell you the truth, you have bad _______ in clothes. Why don't you read some fashion magazines? They might teach you something. 3- Red cars re a bit too extravagant for my _______. I prefer blue or light green.

interest

1- With high _______ rates, clients are not likely to borrow money from financial institutions. 2- He attended a few classes, but soon lost _______ and started hanging round with fishy people from a local boxing club. 3- The daily features all kinds of topics of general _______ to the public

owe

1- Yes, you are right. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. I _______ you a sincere apology. 2- Don't forget you still _______ me 5 pounds. You won't get away with this. 3- They always feel extremely grateful for his kind help and support. In fact, they think they _______ everything to him.