Class: ________________________ 4 Complete the text with one word in each space. When I was a teenager, my parents (1) ________ always Vocabulary complaining about how long I slept. They (2) ________ even let me sleep in at the weekends, because they 1 Choose the correct words to complete the wanted me to maintain a steady sleeping routine! sentences. I (3) __________to get very angry at them for waking me 1 If you don’t work, you’ll fail / drop your exams. up early but then, slowly, I got used to it. Nowadays I 2 She works hard and is determined to pass / reach her (4) __________ normally get up around sunrise and I really goals. enjoy it. A good friend of mine (5) __________always 3 I’d love to take / pursue a career in television. complaining she doesn’t get anything done at the 4 I’m not going to take / skip French next year because I’m weekends. Well, no wonder, she never gets up before not very good at it. noon! I didn’t (6) __________ to appreciate my parents’ 5 You have to be persistent / sociable and keep trying! strict rules about sleep, but now I am grateful to them. 6 Harry is very fun-loving / sharp – I wish I was as /6 intelligent as him. 7 Ela is very curious / single-minded – all she thinks about is her exam results. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the 8 I’d love to meet and catch up / out on your news. verbs in brackets. 9 When do we have to hand in / hand up our essays? 1 You can’t avoid ___________ (meet) people you know 10 Some young children really soak up / drink up in such a small town. knowledge. 2 Grandma would never let us ___________ (get) away /10 with such bad behaviour. 3 Can you imagine ___________ (fail) every single exam? 4 I somehow managed ___________ (persuade) the 2 Complete the sentences with a word formed from the word in brackets. teacher to let me retake the test. 5 They refused ___________ (let) us go with them. 1 My sister has an amazing ____________ (IMAGINE). 6 You shouldn’t waste time ___________ (watch) TV. 2 Your hair’s different. I didn’t ____________ 7 You mustn’t forget ___________ (buy) a birthday present (RECOGNITION) you. for dad – it’s his birthday next week 3 They are planning to ____________ (DRAMA) the book and make it into a play. /7 4 Her graduation was a really ____________ (MEMORY) event. 6Complete the second sentence so it has a similar 5 You can ____________ (PERSON) the story by adding meaning to the first. Use the word given. details about yourself. 1 I always did my homework straight after school. WOULD /5 I _____________________ my homework straight after school. 2 I didn’t enjoy swimming when I was younger. USE 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. there are two words you don’t need. I _____________________ swimming when I was younger. adjoining curiosity innate inspiration 3 I hate shopping at the weekend! STAND outdated set up shake-up I _______________________ at the weekend! 4 Our teachers force us to work hard. MAKE 1 His natural __________ made him look inside the box. Our teachers _____________________ hard. 2 We could hear the students in the __________ 5 I don’t have enough money to go to the cinema. classroom. AFFORD 3 He thinks there should be a radical _________ of I _____________________ to the cinema. education. 6 My plan is to study languages at university. INTEND 4 Will you help me __________ my experiment? I _____________________ languages at university. 5 Her amazing work is an __________ to us all. 7 My dad hasn’t played football for five years. STOPPED /5 My dad _____________________ five years ago. /7