Hi Mary,
I tried to call you, but there was no answer. I might be a bit late getting home tonight. I’ll (1) …….. to cook dinner as I promised, but I won’t have time to go to the supermarket. Can you
pick up the following items on your way home? I’d really (2) …….. it. I need one kilogram of tomatoes, two onions, some garlic, two carrots, a kilogram of green beans, some parmesan cheese, and a packet of spaghetti. You can get a bottle of wine, too. Get whatever you like. I don’t mind. Could you also get half a dozen eggs, a bag of flour (I think that we have run (3) ………. ), I know we have sugar, so you don’t need to buy that, and a 100 g bar of dark chocolate.
Better make that 2 bars.
Thanks.
See you (4) ………. ,
Alex
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Many parents worry that their children don’t eat properly when they go off to university. While (5) ………………students live off instant noodles, they are not the average according to the results of a recent survey. Most of the university sophomores surveyed last month said that they cook for themselves at least three times a week. The other days they eat with friends. Many of the students said they take it (6) ………… to cook for each other. On the days that they don’t cook, they said that they often eat cereal. This (7) ………..a bad thing. Most cereals these days are fortified with a wide range of vitamins and minerals. So although it is not the most appetizing diet, provided they don’t (8)………..too many sugary cereals, it is not a completely unhealthy choice of foods.
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Grow your own vegetables! It’s (9) ……… you think.
The Bradley Community Allotment Society has 10 new allotments available for local residents. We will distribute them on a first come, first served basis, so if you are (10) …….. , don’t delay.
Annual rent for each allotment is $50 dollars. You will be able to grow a lot of the vegetables you normally buy, so eventually you will be saving money. The Allotment Society will be (11) ………….. lessons on how to grow vegetables successfully at the community center this coming weekend. If you are interested in (12) …………..one of the allotments, why not come along to the lectures and get some useful tips.
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