IV. Memory challenge. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the text to complete the phrases. Use provided definitions as a hint.

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III. Match beginnings with their endings.

II. Fill in the gaps with the words from Ex. 1.

1. And the trees that surrounded the house sometimes had a slightly …… look.

2. The book came out in …… .

3. In spite of opposition from the other parties, the changes in the law have been …… through.

4. I haven't been completely …… with him.

5. A …… is always a coward.

6. A silver bullet is used in fiction as a supposedly magical method of killing …… .

7. His status is …… by his recent promotion.

8. Angela Bassett has won critical …… for her excellent performance.

9. She …… her secret to her best friend.

10. Since when has practicing …… been fine with you?

11. A child is raising a …… in class.

12. Pepino was a ten-year-old …… . His parents had been killed in the war.

13. Although we have never met, she has been my …… for years.

14. Prairie restoration is the latest gardening …… in the Midwest.

1. ill-natured, ill-humoured // …… Yale professor

2. hackneyed // first Harry book was dismissed as thin and ……

3. traditional // the stories are formulaic and ……

4. appallingly // period-piece rubbish because it is so …… written

5. disobedient, naughty // …… creatures who mislead travellers into bogs

6. to procure, to pimp // Rowling doesn't …… or patronize

7. unqualified, ignorant // adults in children's books are horrible or ……

8. honest and straightforward // Rowling shows adults being wise and ……

9. helpless , impotent , paralysed , weak , feeble // a character who moves from being …… to being magical

10. defenceless // Harry's being an orphan makes him both more …… and independent

11. extremely unpleasant; repulsive// …… aunt and uncle

12. in good physical shape with fine muscle tone // …… and brawny superheroes