Mathilda, chapter 1

Her ... (Sprache) was perfect.

She doesn't ... (fördern, anregen) reading books.

She had learned all the ... (Rezepte) by heart.

I am sure that I can ... (zurechtkommen, klarkommen).

It ... (wird) somehow a lot worse when the child is extra-ordinary.

Just ... (herumhängen) and watch the telly.

You can ... (ausleihen) books if you wish.

Shall I ... (auswählen) you another book?

They were both so ... (beschränkt).

... (Gelegentlich) one comes across parents who take the opposite line.

Bring us a ... (Schale). We are going to be sick.

They did not ... (bemerken) anything unusual about their daughter.

She began to ... (sich sehnen nach) after books.

What do you want a ... (verdammtes) book for?

They manage to ... (überzeugen) themselves that their child has qualities of a genius.

I hope you have a ... (Familienunternehmen)

From then on, she would visit the library only ... (einmal in der Woche).

She sat there with a book ... (auf dem Schoß).

The cicada ... (verbringt) six years as a grub underground.

I ... (könnte) enjoy writing end-of-term reports.

Mrs Wormwood was ... on bingo.

It is a curious ... (Wahrheit) that grasshoppers have their hearing-organs in the sides of their abdomen.

She was someone who ... (sich um seine eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmern).

She had ... (entdeckt) it was not worth to interfere with other people's children.