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Evening classes

Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a


week. During the day I work in a (1) .secretarial agency SECRETARY
as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting …………………………….(2) OCCUPY
and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home
every evening, putting a ………………………………..(3) meal in the oven FREEZE
and then watching TV. So I decided to take up…………………… ..(4) CARPENTER
as a hobby. Perhaps I should give you an ……………………………(5) for EXPLAIN
my choice. Learning a skill is a good ………………………………..(6) to the SOLVE
problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a ………………………………….(7) FAIL
because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example,
it always fell down! Now I am quite a …………………………..(8) wood- SUCCESS
worker! I am working on the ………………………………(9) of some CONSTRUCT
furniture at the moment. And although there are only
two other girls in the class, I don't feel any……………………… (10) EMBARRASS
I've turned out to be the best student in the class!

How to become Prime Minister


Jack had never wanted to be a (1) .politician . First of all, he POLITICS
suffered from terrible………………………………… (2) and blushed violently SHY
when he had to make a speech. He also ………………………..(3) with SYMPATHY
people who refused to vote. After all, what difference did
it make? As a speaker, he was slow and………………………… (4) and ORGANIZE
never knew what to say. He began his career as a last-minute
………………………………(5) for a speaker who failed to turn up. Later he PLACE
learned to……………………… (6) his tie, give a big smile, and read the STRAIGHT
speech which had been prepared by his………………………… (7) speech- PERSON
writer. People liked him. 'He has a kind of ………………………….(8) ,' INNOCENT
they said. They did not mind that he had no …………………………..(9) , IMAGINE
and seemed quite …………………………….(10) in what he was saying. INTEREST
They applauded him and then made him Prime Minister.

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