For questions 1-9, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
My 16th birthday
I turned 16 last week. And I have to say that (1)…………… (INITIAL), I didn’t enjoy my birthday much. I usually get some birthday (2)…………… (GREET) from my friends on social media. But nobody wished me a happy birthday, which was a bit (3)…………… (DEPRESS).
After school, I noticed that the friends I usually walk home with had all (4)…………… (APPEAR), so I walked back alone. But then when I got back to my house, there were lots of (5)…………… (DECORATE) and balloons on the outside. ‘OK,’ I thought, ‘this looks more (6)…………… (PROMISE).’ So I went inside, and there, waiting in the sitting room, were all of my school friends! Seeing them there was so (7)…………… (EXPECT)! Together with my parents, they’d arranged this surprise party. And they’d done it all without my (8)…………… (KNOW)! In fact, it was probably the most special and (9)…………… (MEMORY) party ever!
Answer
1 initially 2 greetings 3 depressing 4 disappeared
5 decorations 6 promising 7 unexpected
8 knowledge 9 memorable
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