40 0 Liking es adorable aajective describing someone or something that is nice in a way that makes you love them adore verb to like something or someone ‘very much affection noun a feeling of love for people or animals beautiful adjective very nice to look at best adjective used instead of ‘most good” better adjective used instead of ‘more good’ “Vocabulary 7 delicious adjective very nice to eat desirable adjective wanted by people because it is nice or good desire verb a formal word for want enjoy verb to like doing something enjoyable adjective that you enjoy favourite 1. noun the thing or person ‘that you like best 2 adjective describing ‘your favourite Ulidiiiiitiliyy, a Zi. Scanned by CamScanner 59fond adjective loving someone or liking something fun noun something that you like doing grin 1 noun the shape of your mouth when you grin 2 verb to smile in a way that shows your teeth impress verb to please someone or make them think well of you like verb to think that someone or something is nice or good liking noun the feeling that you have for someone or something you like look forward to phrase to think happily about something in the future that you will enjoy 1 noun the feeling that you have for someone or something you love 2 verb to like someone or something very much lovely adjective very nice nice adjective that makes you feel happy, comfortable, etc pleasant adjective nice please verb to make someone happy by being nice or good pleasure noun the feeling that you get when you like or enjoy something prefer verb to like something or someone better smile 1 noun the shape of your mouth when you smile 2 verb to make the comers of your mouth turn up to show that you are pleased take pleasure in phrase to like or enjoy doing something very much want verb to feel that you would like to have something wonderful adjective very nice 60 Scanned by CamScanneray Choose the correct answer for each blank and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided. 1. Do you_____ playing football? (1) adore (2) like (3) want (4) desire ( ) 2. House prices are higher in the more _____ parts of the city. (1) adorable (2) enjoyable (3) desirable (4) beautiful ( ) 3. That was not a very _______ thing to say to Jack. You have upset him. (1) nice (2) desirable (3) lovely (4) beautiful ( ) 4. We had a very_____ day at the seaside. (1) beautiful (2) enjoyable (3) delicious (4) adorable ( ) 5. | like both books, but this one is my (1) favourite (2). better (3) best (4) nicest ( ) 6. | have just seen their new puppy. I's__! (1) wonderful (2) loving (3) desirable (4) adorable () 7. He takes great _______in teasing his little sister. (1) enjoyment (2) fun (3) liking (4) pleasure () 8. That is the _______joke | have ever heard. (1) loveliest (2) nicest (3) best (4) most funny () «1 Scanned by CamScanner9. Sally does not just like chocolate, she ____it! (1) adores (2) enjoys (3) desires (4) wants ( ) 10. There was a___ breeze to keep us cool. (1) adorable (2) pleasant (3) delicious (4) beautiful ( ) Choose the most suitable answer to replace the underlined word(s) and write its number in the brackets provided. 1. Mr Lee is very fond of his nephew. (1) enjoys (2) pleases (3) loves (4) likes ( ) 2. She has everything she could desire. (1) love (2) want (3). like (4) please () 3. ‘Iwas only joking,’ he said with a grin. (1) smile (2) laugh (3) frown (4) grimace () 4. All the kittens need is a bit of affection. (1) love (2) enjoyment (3). liking (4) fun () 5. You will not win unless you please the judges. (1) like (2) enjoy (3) love (4) impress () 62 Scanned by CamScanneray Choose the correct answer for each blank and write its number in the space. Tom met his friend Bill in the park. ‘Did you (1) ______ (11. like 2. enjoy 3. love 4. adore) your holiday?’ asked Tom. ‘Yes, we had a (2)___ (1. better 2. ious 3. desirable 4. wonderful) time,’ replied Bill. ‘The weather was not perfect, but it only rained once. That was on the day we visited the museum, so it did not matter too much.’ ‘What else did you do?’ ‘Oh, lots of different things. One day we took the train down the coast, and another day we went for a long walk in the countryside. The scenery was (3) (1. beautiful 2. nice 3. pleasant 4, adorable).’ ‘What was the best part of the holiday?’ asked Tom. ‘Probably our visit to the town of Waterville,’ replied Bill. ‘There were many interesting old buildings, and | was very (4) { (1. pleased 2. excited 3. impressed 4. delighted) by the way they have been looked after over the years. We had lunch in a restaurant by the river, and the food was (5) (1. attractive 2. delicious 3. favourable 4. enjoyable)." ‘And what was. the worst part?’ ‘Having to come home and go back to work 63 Scanned by CamScannerFill each blank with the word(s) you think best. Do not use the same word(s) more than once. Mirage is my (1) band at the moment. | (2)_____ their latest song, ‘Set Me Free’, and | listen to it several times a day. Needless to say, | have learnt all the words, and sometimes | sing it myself, as | am walking around the house. This does not (3) _____ my parents, who do not share my taste in music. They (4) _______ the songs of the 1980s, which they listened to when they were growing up. Next month Mirage is coming to Singapore on a concert tour. The tickets are quite expensive, but | have managed to save up enough money to buy one. | am going with my friend Sally and her parents, and we are (5) _________it very much. Neither Sally nor | have been to a live concert before, so it will be a new experience for us. | hope we will not be disappointed. 64 Scanned by CamScanner