1. The sun ______ in the East.

rising is to rise rises

2. In Siberia ______ cold all the time.

there is is it is

3. The British often talk about ______because it's so changeable.

a weather some weather the weather

4. English people carry umbrellas _____ them dry.

or keeping to keep for to keep

5. In the monsoon season _______ almost every day.

it rains it raining there rains

6. In the Gobi desert there isn't ____ grass.

some any no

7. Places near the Equator have ______ climate all year round.

a warm the warm warm

8. In Northern Europe ______ season is usually from December to February.

coldest the coldest colder

9. _____ people don't have the opportunity to live outside their own country

The most Most of Most Very

10.______ people can study abroad.

Less Little Few

11. Hong Kong ________ to China in 1997.

has reverted reverted is reverting

12. After she_______ the "Miss Universe" title she received many lucrative

offers.

is winning won has won

13. Madonna's agent ______ change her name at the start of her career.

have made her to made her to made her

14.If the world _______ on 1st January 2000, some people wouldn't

have been surprised.

had ended have ended was ending

15. Warsaw is famous ______the world as the capital of Poland and as a tourist

destination.

all in all over in all

16. He is becoming well known _____ the world.

all in all over in all

17. Many people ______that Nigel Kennedy is England's greatest violinist.

is believing are believing believe

18. Getting to be the greatest violinist ______ the world is not easy.

from in of

19. Like any top musician, _______practice long and hard.

he had to must to can to

20. Even though Lady Diana is dead, people ______ always remember her as a

'Fairytale princess'.

would will did