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EXERCISE SHEET
A. VOCABULARY
I, Complete sentences 1-15 by choosing an ending from a-o.
1. She was feeling down in the mouth because …
2. He was hard up this month because he …
3. We decided to get a move on because we …
4. After spending the whole day walking around the shops in London, we …
5. She was late for work this morning because she …
6. The secretary asked me to hold the line while she …
7. It was a secret, so I …
8. Now that he’s out of work he …
9. He can’t read a note of music – he …
10. I was feeling a bit under the weather so I …
11. As we had over two hours to wait for our train, we …
12. I can’t say I recognize her but …
13. The room was so quiet that you …
14. Don’t expect Paul to remember anything. He’s …
15. If you play your cards right you …

A. … promised to keep it under my hat.

B. … her name rings a bell.
C. … got a memory like a sieve.
D. … decided not to go to work.
E. … plays everything by ear.
F. … she and her boyfriend had just broken up.
G. … didn’t want to miss the last bus.
H. … could end up being manager by the time you’re thirty.
I. … could hear a pin drop.
J. … had a lot of bills to pay.
K. … finds it hard to make ends meet.
L. … got caught in a traffic-jam.
M. … decided to kill time by going into a pub for a drink.
N. … were dead beat.
O. … put me through to the manager.

II, Which word can fit all three sentences?

● I hurt my …………………………………. while I was climbing.
It’s at the …………………………………. of the page.
I’ll have to …………………………………. the bill.

● The …………………………………. I heard of him, he was living in Hastings.

She’s awful, I hope we’ve seen the …………………………………. of her.
The rain is expected to …………………………………. all week.

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● After the accident he was so shocked he lost the …………………………………. of speech.

It’s not in your …………………………………. to cancel the project.
You need tremendous …………………………………. in your legs to be a good runner.

● Have we got time for another …………………………………. of drinks before we go?

There were 15 of us all …………………………………. the table.
It was disappointing to see the politician …………………………………. on his critics.

● She showed me a computer which might …………………………………. my particular needs.

Police are interviewing a man who is said to …………………………………. the description of the attacker.
Does anyone …………………………………. to the name of Devlan?

● Someone …………………………………. into the back of my car yesterday.

Halfway down the motorway we …………………………………. out of petrol.
Mr Jones …………………………………. the company single-handedly for many years.

B. SPEAKING & WRITING: VOCABULARY

I. Read the following text and match each word/phrase to its meaning.
Online dating: find your dream partner
Katarina’s profile:
I’m a spontaneous, happy-go-lucky sort of person, but I’m pretty down-to-earth too. My friends say I’m a real
chatterbox but maybe that’s because I’m truly passionate about people, ideas, life, etc. I’ll give anything a go,
within reason!

Katarina describes her ideal match:

I’m drawn to men who are considerate and happy to show affection. A guy with integrity, and NOT pretentious.
As you can imagine, I think spontaneity is a positive attribute – I love things to be a bit unpredictable.

spontaneous …….. a. sensible and realistic in things you say or think.

spontaneity N.

happy-go-lucky …….. b. very enthusiastic or interested in sth.

down-to-earth …….. c. according to what is practical, possible, or sensible.

chatterbox …….. d. always thinking about other people’s wishes and feelings. SYN thoughtful.
chatty ADJ. OPP inconsiderate.

passionate …….. e. the feeling of liking or caring about sth/sb. affectionate ADJ.
passion (for sth) N.

give sth a go …….. f. INF a person who talks a lot. chatty ADJ.
SYN have a go, give
sth a try.

within reason …….. g. be attracted to sb/sth.

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be drawn to sth/sb …….. h. trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. to impress others.

considerate …….. i. the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
SYN thoughtful.
OPP inconsiderate.

affection …….. j. acting in an open and natural way, without worrying about what you say or
affectionate ADJ. do.

integrity …….. k. a quality or feature of sb/sth

pretentious …….. l. not caring or worrying about the future.

attribute …….. m. be prepared to try sth.

II, Correct the mistakes.
I’ve never been drawn by people just because they’re affectionate.
___to_________
1. My cousin’s a very lucky-go-happy person. ______________
2. You can wear what you like to school, with reason. ______________
3. I’d love to have a go for skydiving ______________
4. She’s very kind and inconsiderate; she’s always helping people. ______________
5. My father had a lifelong passionate for classical music. ______________
6. She’s good fun but she’s a real chatty! ______________
7. He’s a great boss – really down-the-earth. ______________

III, Complete the sentences.

1. Integrity is usually considered to be a positive ______________.
2. Marisa was very cold and strict with her children and showed them little ______________.
3. If you want to try skiing, why don’t you just give it a ______________?
4. She’s always using foreign words when she speaks – I just find that very ______________.
5. I’ve never trusted Morgan; he’s got no principles. He lacks ______________.

IV. Read the following text and match each word/phrase to its meaning.
Judging character
HOW SOMEONE appears on the surface may not be a true picture of what they’re really like. A person who seems
aloof and stand-offish may just be shy and diffident. As they say: don’t judge a book by its cover. Other
personality traits can be misleading; a bad quality in one context may be a virtue in another, e.g. being cunning, or
impulsive, or naïve. Then there are qualities considered to be negative, but is it always wrong to be cruel or
cynical? Remember the saying: sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

on the surface ……….. a. not confident; not wanting to talk about yourself. SYN shy.

aloof ……….. b. a good or desirable quality.

diffident ……….. c.

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don’t judge a book ……….. d. when not looked at or thought about carefully.
by its cover

trait ……….. e. able to do things by being clever, but not always honest.

misleading ……….. f. doing things quickly, without thinking about the results.

virtue ……….. g. not friendly towards others. SYNS distant, stand-offish INF.
OPP vice.
virtuous ADJ.

cunning ……….. h. a feature of sb’s character.

SYN crafty.

impulsive ……….. i. lacking experience of life, and trusting others too easily.
SYNS impetuous,
rash.

naïve ……….. j. giving the wrong idea or impression. SYN deceptive. mislead sb
naivety N V.SYN deceive sb.

be cruel to be kind ……….. k. SAYING don’t form an opinion of sth/sb by their appearance only.

cynical, sceptical
If you are cynical, you believe people do things for themselves rather than for unselfish reasons. cynicism N.
If you are sceptical about sth, you are not confident that it is true or will happen. scepticism N.
 My brother is very cynical about politicians and their motives.
 I’m very sceptical about the results of this survey.

V, Replace the underlined word with another word that has a similar meaning.
1. Don’t be deceived by her sweet smile; she’s really tough. ______________
2. I don’t know why he’s so aloof, but he certainly isn’t very friendly. ______________
3. Simon is usually rather shy in company. ______________
4. Jumping off that wall was such an impetuous thing to do. ______________
5. You have to keep an eye on Will because he’s very crafty. ______________
6. His charm is misleading because he can be ruthless if necessary. ______________
VI, Complete the sentences with a suitable word.
1. Most people believe that honesty is a ______________ and jealousy is a ______________.
2. He told me he’d win the race but I’m a bit ______________. I don’t think he’s good enough.
3. He says he loves her. I’m a bit ______________; I think he just wants her money.
4. I felt bad not giving my dog any food when he was ill, but you have to be ______________ to be kind.
5. On the ______________ she seemed quite cold, but you can’t judge a book by its ______________.
6. Cynicism is one of his less appealing character ______________.
7. Ella’s problem is ______________; she trusts people too easily and then gets hurt.

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