Exercise 1 Fill the gaps using the following words: while, age, era, period, spell, time. You can use some words twice.
#1. The director said that before the new law came into force there would be a ________ of six months when people could hand in firearms without being prosecuted.
#2. The twentieth century will be seen by historians as the ________ of the motor car.
#3. These factories mark the beginning of a new ________ of industrial development for the country.
#4. For a ________ I thought I would never find a job, but then I was lucky.
#5. We had a very cold ________ in January when all the pipes froze up.
#6. After the war, a new ________ began.
#7. The doctor said I needed a ________ of rest and relaxation, so I’m taking two months’ unpaid leave.
#8. During the 1990s I lived in Kungrad for a ________.
#9. Do you want this book for a ________.
#10. I expected you to be late, the trains in this city are never on ________.
