exercise 5d Use the phrases from the previous exercise to complete the sentences.
You might have to change them a little. Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is 1. {{one of the most famous}} diseases named after a celebrity. He played for the New York Yankees major league baseball team from 1923 to 1939, his career 2. {{spanning more than 2100}} consecutive games. He set several records and was adored by fans, but by 3. {{the late 1930s}} it was obvious something was wrong. He had hit that ball 4. {{hundreds of times}} but in 1938 his batting average fell significantly. He grew weak and sluggish and he played his last game on April 29, 1939. That’s when 5. {{many Americans first learned about ALS.}} He died before he 6. {{had reached the age of forty.}} Although 7. {{there have been significant advances in medicine}}, especially 8. {{in the last 20 years}}, there is still no cure for this disease.

exercise 5e Fill in with a word from the list in its right form.
1.The police haven’t {{identified}} the victim yet.
2. That somebody can be so cruel to animals is just {{inconceivable}}.
3. I {{estimate/calculate}} that it will take us about three hours to finish this.
4. Do you know how to {{calculate/estimate}} the area of a square? H
5. Haven’t you noticed what’s going on – are you completely {{oblivious}}?
6. Many cultures believe that people have {{immortal}} souls.
7. That looks like a very {{vicious}} infection; you’ll have to get antibiotics.
8. If you try to {{suppress}} your anger for too long, you’ll eventually lose your temper.
9. That’s a nasty looking cut; it’ll take a while to {{heal}}.
10. Animal hair and even cat saliva can {{trigger}} an asthma attack.