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Vocabulary
1. Choose the correct answer to show you have understood the meaning of the words in italics.
1. My brother is self-centred. He only does what everyone / he wants.
2. She nodded to indicate that she agreed / disagreed with us.
3. When the dog was sick / died, they buried it.
4. My great-uncle is single. I don’t know why he never married / worked.
5. How many siblings do you have? I have one brother / two grandparents.
6. They were engaged for two years, but they never had children / got married.
7. She’s been a widow for a year. She misses her husband / parents.
8. We cheered every time our team lost the ball / scored a goal.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.
construct • frustrate • prefer • manage • sense • lose • marry • interest
1. Nobody is ……………………… in listening to his boring jokes.
2. If you can’t help me, I’d like to speak to the ……………………… , please.
3. The thief only stole about £10 – it wasn’t such a great ……………………… for us.
4. Of course I’m ……………………… . That’s the third driving test I’ve failed.
5. Their ……………………… lasted only two years and they got divorced.
6. Going to the beach is ……………………… to sitting at home in the heat.
7. I need ……………………… criticism, so I can learn from my mistakes.
8. He told her to stop joking and give him a ……………………… answer.
3. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Pay attention to the words in bold.
Correct the false sentences.
.... 1. If you’re grateful to someone, you appreciate what they’ve done.
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.... 2. To settle for something means to get exactly what you wanted.
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.... 3. A person can choose their relatives.
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.... 4. Being an only child means not having any brothers or sisters.
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.... 5. If you get to do what you want, you probably will be happy.
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.... 6. People fake emotions when they want everyone to know how they’re feeling.
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4. Match the phrasal verbs in I to their definitions in II.
I
II
1. break up
..... a.
admire
2. grow apart
..... b.
fulfill someone’s expectations
3. get along with
..... c.
have a good relationship
4. live up to
..... d.
separate
5. take after
..... e.
be similar to
6. look up to
..... f.
become less close
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5. Complete the sentences to show you have understood the meaning of the words in bold.
1. They broke up because ........................................................................................................ .
2. It’s hard to get along with people who .................................................................................. .
3. People say I take after my ............................ because we .................................................. .
4. Friends often grow apart when ............................................................................................. .
5. It’s hard to live up to someone’s expectations ...................................................................... .
6. I look up to ........................................ because .................................................................. .
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Grammar
1. Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns.
Students in South Korea, 1. ……………………… are under great pressure to succeed, have found an original way to face
their problems at school. They contact an online employment agency 2. ……………………… , for a fee, will provide them
with a “parent” to solve their problems. These parents will contact teachers, or even go to the school
3.
……………………… they can meet them. The real parents, 4. ……………………… often don’t even know their children
are in trouble, may not be involved at all. In recent years, these websites, 5. ……………………… popularity has grown
from year to year, have started offering substitute sons, daughters, boyfriends and even fiancées. The people playing
these parts are ordinary people 6. ……………………… want to make some extra money, 7. ……………………… many
Koreans are prepared to pay, since they don’t want to disappoint or trouble their families.
2. Combine the sentences using defining or non-defining relative clauses. Add commas where necessary.
1. This film is about a small boy. He wants to change the world.
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2. I met my sister’s new boyfriend. He‘s an actor.
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3. Owen deserves a medal for bravery. He rescued us from the fire.
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4. Reitmans is my favourite shop. I buy all my clothes there.
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5. We’re going camping in August. Everyone will be on holiday then.
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6. Have you met my new neighbour? She has got three dogs.
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3. Combine the sentences using the formal structure. Use correct punctuation.
1. This new project sounds exciting. We are going to take part in it.
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2. My neighbour is very reliable. I gave my key to her.
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3. Mary has just met Kate. Mary is going to share a room with her at university.
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4. The chair collapsed. I was sitting on it.
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4. Form new sentences by matching I to II and adding a suitable relative pronoun. There may be
more than one correct relative pronoun for some sentences.
I
II
1. The exam will be difficult.
..... a. We stayed there for two weeks.
2. Here is a photograph of the hotel
..... b. We have never met them.
3. We’ve got relatives in London.
..... c. He is studying for it.
4. The film is about a woman.
..... d. Her husband is missing.
A. .................................................................................................................................................
B. .................................................................................................................................................
C. .................................................................................................................................................
D. .................................................................................................................................................
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5. Complete the sentences with a suitable relative clause. Do not change the original meaning
of the sentences.
1. I remember buying our first puppy.
I remember the time .............................................................................................................. .
2. Stan is excited because his father’s got a job in Rome.
Stan, ..................................................................................................................... , is excited.
3. London is my favourite city because I went to school there.
I went to school ...................................................................................................................... .
4. My sister lives in a town, but it was once a small village.
The town ................................................................................................................................ .
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