Review 13
A. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in
the same line.
How are you?
People don’t always show their true (1) ___feelings____. Somebody with a
FEEL
big smile on their face might actually be (2) __unhappy___. One of the
HAPPY
reasons for this is that our (3) ____emotional__ life is very personal. Not
EMOTION
everyone is (4) ___sympathetic___ to our problems, so we have to protect
SYMPATHY
ourselves. Some people, particularly teenagers, appear (5) ____bored_____
BORE
by everything, even things that they actually find (6) ____exciting__. This
EXCITE
may be because they think it’s not very cool to be (7) ___excited____
EXCITE
about things, or to be too (8) ___energetic_____ and enthusiastic.
ENERGY
1 mark per answer
B. Write one word in each gap.
9. Come _____on____, or we’re going to be late!
10. Just hang ____ on _____ one second while I find my mobile phone.
11. Peter is so noisy! I wish he would just shut ____up_______!
12. It annoyed me that Jason just went _____ on ______ talking when he could see I was crying.
13. Try to calm _____down______ and tell us exactly what has happened.
14. You’ll have to speak ____up______ because I can’t hear what you’re saying.
15. Did you know that Sarah ran ___away_______ from home when she was fourteen?
16. I was felling sad, but seeing my cousins really cheered me _____up_____ .
1 mark per answer
C. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write between two and five words.
17. I’m depressed because I don’t have enough money to buy a new pair of jeans. afford
I’m depressed because can’t afford to buy________________ a new pair of jeans.
18. Pam looked like she was happy, but I knew she was sad. pretended
Pam pretended to be_________________________________ happy, but I knew she was sad.
19. Toby made me feel bad about what I’d done. made
I was made to feel___________________________________ bad by Toby about what I’d done.
20. I made up my mind to apologise to Mary. decide
I decided to apologise________________________________ to Mary.
21. We finally succeeded in cheering Micheal up. managed
We finally managed to cheer__________________________ Micheal up.
22. I don’t argue with friends if I can avoid it. avoid
I avoid arguing_____________________________________ with friends if I can.
23. I don’t care what other people think any more. stopped
I’ve stopped caring about_____________________________what other people think.
24. Claudia dislikes arguments and so do I. both
Claudia and I both___________________________________ dislike arguments.
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