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Completethe sentences
I phrases:

polite to keen on kind of satisfiedwith good at

rl tired of annoyedwith interestedin surprisedat worried about

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typical of wrong with afuaidof disappointedwith different from

1. My home town looks very what it did 25 yearsago.

2. I'd rathernot walk homealone. You see,I'm . . . . . . the dark.

3. Joe is very his new computer. It's the secondtime it's broken down.

4. Don't askme to play squash.I'm no ball games.

5 . I ' m a b i t.. .... S u san.She' sbeenlookingquite

depr essedr ecently .

6. 'WhenI told him that I'd scratchedhis car,I thought he was going to get really
..... . me .

7 . I w o u l d n 'tsa yth a tR o b e rti sjust. ..... football.I' dsayhewasfootbal l m ad.

8. Haven'tyou got any otherrecords?I'm . . . . . . listeningto this music.

9. My driving instructorsaid sheisn't . . . . . . my progressand that I'll haveto

havea lot more practicebeforeI take my test.

1 0 . R u t h i s.... .. a ca reer intour ism whensheleaves

school.

11. Thank you. It was very you to drive me all the way home.

1 2 . A s h o p a ssi sta natl w a ysh a sto be... ... thecustom er s- even

whenthey ar e
rude to her.

13. SoJohn hasforgottenyour anniversary

again?That'sabsolutely . . . . . . him!

14. \üíhat's the car this morning? \7hy won't it start?

15. It was only a cheaprestaurantbut we were how good the food was.

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Completethe sentences
below usingthe following verb + prepositionphrases:
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:t dependon consistof remind somebodyof

= suffer from preYent somebody from recoverfrom
= wait for approve of succeedin
smile at laugh at belongto
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believein apologise for concentrateon
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:t 1 . O u r g r a n d mo th e rl o ve sth i ssong.
It.... ...her ....... her

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childhood.

:1 2 . R o m e o an d Ju |i e ti sth e sto ryoftwoyoungiover swhosefam ilies

them . marrying.
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=t 3. A day at the seasideis a real possibilit¡ but it all . rhe weather.

= 4. I'm confident about the listening and speaking exams but what I need to
. is my grammar.
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:t 5. Margaret . life after death. She thinks dying is a beginning, not an end.

:l 6. The reasonwhy I don't

:l 7. If I'm not there by the time the concert begins,don't. me. I'll seeyou

:l at the interval.

=l 8. A p a r k isn'tprivateproperry. It . . . . . . . e v e ry b o d y .

:l 9. I alwa ysneedlots of hand cream. I . . . . . . . v e ry d ry s k in .

:¡ 10. It will take the company years to . this latest financial disaster.
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11. The n e w driving test. . . .... a writ t e n e x a m a n d a p ra c t ic a lt e s t .
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12. Much to everyone'ssurprise, the local football team . winning
a promotion.
a 13. Why does everyone . me?
'tü7hy
can't anyone take me seriously?
a 1 4 . I kne wshe liked mewhenshe.. . .... me a c ro s s t h e ro o m.
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15. Jane, I'd like to . my behaviour last night. It was all my fault.
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Read out the beginningof the sentenceand try to find how it ends. Eachsentenceends with a noun.When you havefinished
= the activ¡ty,try to find other nounsto completethe sentences.lt is almostimpossible!

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I wish I could rememberpeople's
= illness.
names.I've got sucha bad

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I felt awful last week, but I'm
misunderstanding.
F glad to sayI've madea complete

F
F I really wanted our first date to
be a success,,
but it turned out to memory.
F be a total
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I Georgehad beenoff work for
d beginner.
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Fr
monthswith a serious

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You've got a headache?Take
some aspirin. It'll soonrelieve
her mind.

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Julia can be very stubborn. You her ambition.
= won't persuadeher to change
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At last Anna had her own house
disaster.
:l in the country.Shehad realised
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= You must have natural talent.
opportunlty.
:l You're playingwell for a complete
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=f Sorry I'm late. I thought you sai
9 four o'clock.It's iust an recovery.
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1O the pain.
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mr lh o n- a g o l d e n

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Read out the beginningof the sentenceand try to find how il ends. Each sentenceends with a noun.When you have
f¡nishedthe activ¡ty,try to find other nounsto completethe sentences.lt is almostimpossible!

The fact that she'd had coaching

from a professionalplayer gave control.
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her an unfair

Not hamburgersagain! All

protein, and no vitamins! \íhat relationship.

Th.
il you need is a more balanced

I have some very bad news.

There has been a fatal
diet.
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rWehad expected a first class

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contusron.
hotel, but in fact it was the exact

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.' Geoff,don't ask me to marry
advantage.
you. I don't want a permanent
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Holly had a greattime in Alaska.

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accident.
Shesaidit was an unforgettable

L00 metresin only 8 seconds!

¡..r g experience.
He must have broken
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'!7hen
the fire alarm rang,
agreement.

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evervbodvwas in a stateof total

I want to turn on the TV but I

don't know where I put the opposlte.
remote

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After six hours of talks, workers
and managementfinally reached
the record.