Complete the text with ONE word that fits into each blank.

Brighton - A Great Place To Be

 
There is so much to do in Brighton that it's hard to mention ____________the city has to offer. There are
great leisure facilities, including two multiplex cinemas, ____________indoor ice-skating rink and an
amusement ____________ . Brighton is a great city for music and art lovers. The town is full ____________art
galleries, ____________you can buy paintings from local, national and international
artists . ____________year there is a "graffiti event" in which people ____________invited to paint whatever
they want onto a huge board. There's also a rock festival ____________"Brighton Live" with rock bands
from all ____________Britain.

If you come from abroad you won't find it hard to find a job or ____________friends in Brighton. The
restaurants and shops are always interested ____________employing people from other countries. If you
want to study, the local university ____________a great reputation and is the perfect place for meeting
new people.
 
Would you like to visit Brighton? What seems to be appealing at first sight?
 The history of money

Read the text below and think of a word which best fits into each gap. Use only ONE word in each
space

There is no doubt that money, in the form that we know it today, ______________ what keeps modern
economic life functioning. Yet, in the course ______________ history, money, in whatever form, has
provided people ______________ the ability to buy and ______________ goods. Thousands of
years ______________ , civilisations ______________ to rely on the barter system as a way of exchanging
goods. Within this system a person had to exchange one thing for another. This meant that the two
parties involved had to ______________ an agreement as to what they thought their products
were ______________. Items such ______________ wheat, tobacco and salt have all ______________used as money
at one time or another. It was not until much later that humans came up ______________ the idea of
money in the form of metal coins.

So why ______________ the barter system come to an end? The answer is simple. Coins were much easier
to handle and carry around. ______________ then, the use of coins has become widespread. It has made
business simpler and has given countries an opportunity ______________ development by ______________
business with other countries further afield, which they ______________ never done business with before.

Later on, paper money became more common all over the world, as it was easier to use.
It ______________ not be long, however, before plastic cards take ______________ completely, replacing coins
and bank notes.
 
What wrong mindsets about money do you know / did you hear and you think that they need to
be broken?
 Remembering Important Things

Read the text below and think of a word which best fits into each space. Use only one word for each
blank

Most of us always  ___________ forgetting important dates, apart from the lucky few ___________ are
blessed with a good memory or the ability to organise ___________ , so they don't forget important
things. How many times ___________ we all said "I wish I had remembered!" How often have we offended
people by ___________ remembering their birthdays or name days?

___________ they say it doesn't matter , we know, deep down , that we have hurt ___________ feelings. We
can always try to make it ___________ to them next time but unfortunately, the damage was already done
and our relationship with that person will ___________ be quite the same again.

On the ___________ hand, we sometimes do too much for someone else because we want to please them
and then feel we have damaged our own interests in doing so. When friends are involved we ___________
find it difficult to say "no” when they ask us to ___________ them a favour, but true friendship should
mean we can say "no" without any risk to the relationship.
 

Do you usually pay attention to things that are important to the dearest ones?
What do you do when you forget about something important? How do you tend to feel?