3 Vocabulary practice – standard
1 Circle the correct options. 4 Circle the correct phrasal nouns.
1 The company has made / overcome a lot of advances in the 1 I left Ken at the airport changeover / drop-off, rather than
field of technology. pay for parking.
2 As a teacher, Maria was always seeking / turning ways to 2 His downfall / input came when he was caught stealing
improve conditions in the school. from the company.
3 What influenced / transformed his decision to leave his job? 3 We had a(n) upbringing / setback when I lost my passport,
4 The seeking / turning point in Frank’s life came when he lost but otherwise the trip was great.
his job. 4 Davy had a difficult changeover / upbringing, but despite
5 Congratulations! Climbing to the top of Mount Everest is a that he has made a success of his life.
remarkable improvement / achievement. 5 The school is always noisy during the changeover / setback
6 In 1978, something happened which was to seek / between lessons.
transform George’s life. 6 They made a downfall / breakthrough in their research, but
7 Christine overcame / influenced many difficulties and kept it secret until they could confirm their results.
became a successful designer.
8 Going to the ballet as a child turned / inspired him to 5 Match the extreme adjectives (1–5) to the
become a dancer. definitions (a–d). Two of the adjectives have the
same meaning.
2 Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in 1 astonishing
the box. 2 boiling
came up against go through keep up with 3 huge
missing out on moving into stand up for 4 majestic
take over turned out 5 scorching
1 It’s important to your rights in a very big
the workplace. b very impressive
2 After a difficult start, everything all c very hot
right in the end. d very surprising
3 I always go to parties when I’m invited – I hate
anything!
4 We a few problems, but we managed
to solve them.
5 It’s a good idea to your work and
check for careless mistakes.
6 When are you your new home?
7 Sally is going to as director of the
company when Nina retires.
8 Olivia walks so fast that Jack had to run to
her.
3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
city-dwelling complex doorstep expand
surroundings thrive
1 I found Judy sitting on my when
I got home.
2 Animals when there is food, water
and a lack of danger from other species.
3 Some animals are good at solving
problems.
4 Both animals and people have to learn to adapt to new
.
5 Most people think that foxes live in the countryside, but they
are also animals.
6 As cities , there is less space for
wild animals.
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