Unit 1

Ex. 1

meanwhile, huge, not the least bit, invade, partly, keep down, regularly, recent,
volunteer, treat

1. Alison visits her grandparents …………………..

2. We are trying to …………….. our expenses ……………….
3. Nadia is a ……………………… at a hospital.
4. Tourists …………………… Paris during the holiday season and fill up the hotels.
5. They live in a ……………………. house with six bedrooms and two bathrooms.
6. I’m tired, ……………………. because I have been working hard lately.
7. When you finish your homework, you can have some chocolate as a
………………
8. They told us about their …………………… trip to China.
9. Jane was making lunch. ……………………….. we were planning the party.
10. I’m …………………………….. worried about my test.

Ex. 2

suburb, look straight at, mainly, nowadays, separate, especially, gain, look for, go
ahead with, stay up, go on, in need, from a distance, allow, go up, mention,
frightened, law, raise money, according to

1. Let someone do something:

2. Get, achieve:
3. Not go home:
4. Happen:
5. Say something:
6. Wanting help:
7. Start or continue doing something:
8. Area outside the city centre:
9. Turn your eyes directly towards someone or something:
10. Try to find:
11. Rise, increase:
12. Afraid:
13. Mostly:
14. Now, these days:
15. Keep two things away from each other:
16. Rule that people must obey:
17. Particularly:
 18. Collect money (for something particular):
19. From a place that is far away:
20. From what is said by:

Ex. 3

kill two birds with one stone, wild goose chase, work like a dog, let the cat out of the
bag, as sick as a dog, (be) like a fish out of water

1. Tell a secret, usually without wanting to:

2. Do one thing and have two results:
3. Work very hard:
4. Feel uncomfortable in a new situation:
5. Search for something which doesn’t bring results:
6. (be) very ill: