| big-headed / showing off fussy / please gorgeous / looks strict / lets liberal / let outgoing / get on with quiet / says independent / get |
1. My dad's very............ He never.......... me do anything!
2. My parents were quite............ They.......... me do more or less whatever I wanted.
3. His girlfriend's............ She.......... like a model.
4. My little brother's really............ He's really difficult to............ He's never happy.
5. His wife's so............ She hardly.......... anything. You hardly know she's there.
6. My granddad's very............ He's eighty-three, but he still lives on his own and he can still........ about by himself.
7. There's an awful guy in my class. He's so........... He's always.......... and he just thinks he's God's gift to women.
8. My mum's very............ She's very easy to...........
18. What type of person ?
a. is too interested in other peoples affairs?
b. stops being your friend when you are in trouble?
c. is very shy & easily frightened?
d. seems friendly & nice but is actually dangerous & threatening?
e. seems to be dangerous but in fact is not?
f. is not enthusiastic about things & stops other people from enjoying themselves?
g. hides their feelings & experiences?
h. tries to show that they are cleverer than other people?
i. is a wealthy & powerful person?
19. Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
| Ive always been a(n) (1) sort of person. You might think thats a rather (2) way to live & Ive had some (3) moments. Once, for example, I was in a great (4) with the most beautiful girt in the world or so I thought, when she suddenly (5) . She didnt answer the phone & was never in when I called round. I was so (6) . In fact, after three days I became quite (7) . We hadnt had an (8) or anything. A week passed & the tension in me was (9) . I had to do something so I hired an aircraft to drop thousands of papers over the town with the message. | impulse child embarrass relate appear frustrate depress argue bear |
20. Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
A perfect friend
| Because (1)... is one of the few kinds of relationship we have control over, it is an (2)... area of research for sociologists. Although we cant usually choose our (3)..., bosses or (4)... we can choose our friends. But how do we choose them, & why is it that we find some peoples (5)... more (6)... than others? We are all looking for similar qualities in our friends, such as (7)..., a good sense of humor & (8).... However, what each of us means by a good sense of humor, for example, is (9).... We are all unique, & so the perfect friend for one person may seem a little (10)... to someone else! | friend interest relate teach person attract honest kind differ bore |
21. Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
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Jerry
Jerry is a bully & has one of the most (1)... personalities attract
of anyone I know. Hes totally (2)..., he never does what obey
his parents or teachers tell him to do, hes (3)... (hes always honest
telling lies), & I try to keep my (4)... from him as much as distant
possible. (5)..., he is my brother, so thats not always easy! fortune
Its strange having a (6)... who everyone dislikes. It makes me relate
feel (7)... at school, because sometimes people think I must comfort
be like him, but in fact Im completely (8).... I hope differ
as Jerry grows older, hell realize how important (9)... is friend
& hell stop being so (10)... to everyone. One thing is sure kind
hell never get a girlfriend until he changes his ways!
22. Match the adjectives with their definitions:
| confused | a person who doesnt do what he says he will |
| nervous | worries & thinks too much about detail |
| bad tempered | worries about what might happen |
| loyal | is uncertain about what to do, what to think |
| ambitious | someone who likes giving things to others |
| haughty | people who show their feeling easily |
| miserable | has belief in ones own value & abilities |
| self-confident | a happy, smiling person |
| unreliable | behaves badly, doesnt obey |
| generous | has a strong desire to be successful, powerful, rich |
| emotional | is faithful to people, places & things |
| fussy | in low spirits |
| cheerful | unhappy, tired & not interested |
| suspicious | likes to work with other people |
| co-operative | doesnt trust people |
