VOCABULARY

I. Complete the sentences with an expression using the word in bracket.

1. She’s in charge of hiring a new staff. (charge)

2. The fire was so fierce that the firefighters couldn’t ____________ . (put)

3. He works as a ________________ for the government. (servant)

4. She’s working as a ___________ until she can find a permanent post. (teacher)

5. We always _____________ our shoes before we enter our house. (take)

6. I _____________ an excuse so I wouldn’t get into trouble. (made)

7. We didn’t know their phone number so we _______________ . (looked)

8. He works for a software company, so he has to ___________ technology. (keep)

9. They have departmental meeting every Monday to ____________ . (ideas)

10. The teacher took the exams out of the envelope and _____________ . (gave)

II. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in the bracket.

1. My grandmother wears thick glasses because she’s extremly short - sighted .

(sight)

2. They’re going to ____________ the winners of the competition in tomorrow’s

paper. (public)

3. Steve’s greatest _____________ was winning a gold medal at the Olympics.

(achieve)

4. My sister’s very level - _________, so she usually makes sensible decision. (head)

5. _______________, my aunt’s problem is financial. (essential)

6. The teacher offered to _________ my doubts if I stayed behind after class.

(clear)

7. Rob is very thick - _________ so he takes no notice if other children insult him.

(skin)

8. Miranda is a doctor, so she has a wide ___________ of medicine. (know)

9. Ann wouldn’t listen to my argument because she’s so narrow - ________ . (mind)

10. The twins are so similar that it’s impossible to __________ one from the other.

(different)
III. Complete the text
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Diana wanted to be a ___________ analyst so she went to university to study
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economics. In the summer, she found a job for the holiday as a __________, looking
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after two children. She took them to school in the morning and picked them

________ later on. Unfortunately, the children were so naughty that Diana had to tell
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them _________ a lot. In the end their _________ school teacher reffered
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them to a _________ psychologist. The experience ___________ Diana off

working with children again. When the mother asked her to come back again the
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following year, she ___________ the offer down. She decided she would rather
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work in a factory, either operating ___________ or working on an ___________

line.