Gold medal, golden retriever
(Answers to the exercise)

    1. You've been offered a job by the BBC! Well, don't turn it down. It's a golden opportunity.
    2. My parents have been married for 49 years, so next year will be their golden wedding.
    3. Ai Fukuhara could be called the golden girl of Japanese table tennis.
    4. My uncle had to retire early through ill health. His company gave him a golden handshake of £100,000.
    5. The Momoyama period (1576-1600) was when a lot of Japanese arts such as noh drama, kabuki and the tea ceremony were developed. Some people call it Japan's Golden Age.
    6. Constant practice is one of the golden rules of language learning.
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