enthusiasts: fans of a sport

took advantage of: made use of

reservoir:lake used to store water

vessel: boat or ship

competitors: people taking part in a sport or competition

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from BBC news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

enthusiasts / took advantage of / reservoir / vessel / competitors

1. Adults and children alike in Berkshire ______________ a covering of snow to dust off their sledges.

2. Restoration work on the Cutty Sark, a 19th Century tea clipper, following a devastating fire, is nearing completion. It is time for engineers to lift the 900-tonne ____________ into its final position ahead of its reopening to the public in spring 2012.

3. Students at a university in Stratford which will host the US Olympic team claim their term has been cut short to accommodate the _________________.

4. Colombia is increasingly using golf to promote itself internationally. The country's 50 golf courses are a powerful proposition to lure in tourists and sports ____________________.

5. In November, Anglian Water was granted a permit to extract extra water from the River Nene, to replenish the half full Pitsford _______________, until early April.