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Old photos 

Carrie and her mum were looking at old photos of her mum as a university student. Her mum’s style was so different then, Carrie almost didn’t 30 ______ her in the photos.

‘I can’t believe how long your hair is in the picture, Mum!’ Carrie remarked, having never seen her mum with that length of hair before. ‘It must have been difficult to look 31 ______ it every day.’ 

Carrie’s mum smiled at her remarks. ‘It was definitely a chore, but that was the style back then, to have really long, straight hair 32 ______ down the middle. If you didn’t wear your hair like that, you weren’t considered to be cool, know what I mean?’

‘Oh yeah, like, groovy, Mum,’ Carrie said, lightly poking fun 33 ______ her. Joking aside, Carrie really appreciated seeing her mum with such a youthful style.

They found some photos of Carrie’s dad, who looked quite different as well, dressed in green trousers that got wider as they got longer. He was sporting a full head of hair, rather than having the 34 ______ head that Carrie knew.

‘Dad was so handsome back then!’ Carrie exclaimed. Despite the odd styles, Carrie thought her parents looked amazing and she was inspired 35 ______ this to be more daring with her own style.

After viewing the photos, Carrie though she’d 36 ______ some time in picking out a new wardrobe. She wasn’t going to let her conservative ways stop her.

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Gorodki

Gorodki is a Russian sport played with a bat and wooden pegs. Most people probably ________________ of gorodki, but they know of similar games such as horseshoes or croquet, in which the goal is to throw and knock objects round a field. (NOT HEAR)

This particular game’s objective is to knock the pegs outside a designated area using the bat, which ________________ at them. Players arrange the pegs into various formations, which have names such as ‘cannon’, ‘star’, ‘aeroplane’ or ‘letter’. (THROW)

The game dates back to ancient times, when it was traditionally played by Russian peasants who made up their own rules. The Russian nobility were playing it in the 17th century, along with various cultural figures in the 18th and 19th centuries, and ________________ that, it became a legitimate sport in 1923, complete with a set of official rules. (FOLLOW)