Unit 1

Part 1: Sentence Transformation

Complete each sentence with the given word (do not change the given words).

1. Why do I have to do all the hard work? (donkey)

 Why __________________________________________________________________work?
2. The photograph does not show all her good points. (do)
 The photograph __________________________________________________________ her.
3. These tools will accomplish the task in half the time. (trick)
 These tools ____________________________________________________ in half the time.
4. Jimmy isn’t normally so rude, is he? (character)
 It’s ___________________________________________________________ so rude, isn’t it?
5. The landlord told him never to enter the building again. (set)
 The landlord _________________________________________________ the building again.
6. I don’t like the way your sister talks to me, Emma. (dim)
 I _________________________________________________ your sister talks to me, Emma.

Part 2: Collocations (match)

Match each adjective which collocates with each group of words.

1. Genuine ________
2. Authentic ________
3. Real ________
4. True ________

a. Love, friend, story, concern, likeness

b. Signature, antique, article, painting, interest
c. Signature, painting, document, story
d. Silk, love, friend, gold, name, problem, possibility

Part 3: Phrases (match)

1. Do credit ________
2. Do the honours ________
3. Do the sights ________
4. Do the best one can ________
 5. That will/won’t do ________
6. Have a do ________
7. Incur a loss ________
8. On the ebb ________

a. Act as host/ hostess; perform

b. Go sightseeing
c. Enhance the reputation of
d. Have a celebration/ party
e. Be enough, suitable/ be insufficient, unsuitable
f. Try as hard as one can
g. Experience loss of a person, thing or quantity, ….
h. Flowing out

Part 4: Open Cloze with At.

Complete the gaps with At expressions.

I have my uncle’s villa in the South of France at my (1) ________________, and I am presently at a (2)
________________ end, so I decided to fly down and make use of it. That part of the world is at (3)
________________ best in spring, but I was at a (4) ________________ as to know who to invite to
come along with me. My brother is at a (5) ________________ ebb at the moment following his divorce,
and is at odds (6) ________________ most of the family, so I invited him. I didn’t realize he was (7)
________________ loggerheads with my uncle too, until my uncle made it clear that neither of us was
welcome to use the villa. Now I’m at my wits’ (8) ________________ as to what to do. I think I’ll stay at
home.

Part 5: Gapped Sentences.

1. The impudent child ________________ his nose at me!

While I was waiting to see the doctor, I ________________ through a magazine.
We missed the last bus so we ________________ a lift into town.

2. We went on ________________ as it was such a nice day.

He stood at the ________________ of the stairs and gazed upwards.
Well, you really put your ________________ in it; that was our new boss.

3. A simile is a(n) ________________ of speech where you say one thing is like another.
A public ________________ such as a politician must expect to have his private life scrutinized.
You’ll keep your ________________ if you exercise and eat fewer sweet things.

4. The power station ________________ the inhabitants to serious diseases.

 Once the local newspaper ________________ his secret double life, the mayor resigned.
You ________________ the film too long and you can’t see any details in the photograph.

5. I’m going to the shops. Do you want to keep me ________________?

Taya is never at ease in the ________________ of strangers.
Martha’ uncle has started up a new ________________ of actors.

6. Auntie Joan’s never-ending chatter always get my ________________ up.

Jeff bought an old house in the ________________ beyond near Lake Jey.
We’ll go in round the ________________ so that mum doesn’t see us.

Part 6: Phrases and Idioms.

1. Mouth
2. Hand(s)
3. Toe
4. Nose
5. Elbow
6. Hand
7. Back
8. Neck
9. Cheek
10. Leg
11. Lips
12. Foot
13. Neck

a. ________________ one’s way through the crowd: push

b. ________________ over: surrender
c. In this ________________ of the woods: in the area/around here
d. In the ________________ of beyond: at a distant/ isolated place
e. ________________ of a journey: stage of a trip
f. ________________ it to sb: praise sb
g. Wash one’s ________________ of: refuse to be responsible for, concerned
with
h. ________________ the words: pretend to sing
i. Look down in the ________________: sad and without spirit
j. Hear from sb’s own ________________: hear from the person himself
k. Set ________________ in/on: enter or visit a place
l. Risk/stick one’s ________________ out: put yourself in dangerous/ unpleasant
situation
m. Give sb a ________________: applaud
n. Keep/lose one’s ________________: remain calm/ panic
 o. Get the upper ________________: get the advantage/ control/ power over
sb
p. Get into/out of one’s ________________: come to believe sth/ forget (about)
q. ________________ into: interfere
r. ________________ of the clock: pointers
s. In (way) over one’s ________________: difficult to understand
t. Eat out of sb’s ________________: do what sb else wants
u. ________________ the line: obey
v. Tie sb’s ________________: prevent sb from doing sth
w. Try one’s ________________ at: attempt b
x. Have the ________________ to: have the courage to do sth

KEY

Part 1:

1. Do I have to do all the donkey

 Donkey work: heavy work
2. Does not do justice to
3. Will do the trick
 Do the trick: word, succeed in doing sth
4. Out of character for Jimmy to be
 Out of character: uncommon, not normal
5. Told him never to set his foot in
 Set one’s foot in: enter or visit a place
6. Take a dim view of the way
 Take a dim view: not have a good opinion about sth/sb

Part 2:

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A

Part 3:

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. F
5. E
6. D
 7. G
8. H

Part 4:

1. Disposal
2. Loose
3. Its
4. Loss
5. Low
 At a low ebb: worse than usual, depressed.
6. With
7. At
8. End

Part 5:

1. Thumbed
 Thumb through: look through a book, magazine, …. Without reading carefully.
 Thumb a lift: hitchhike
2. Foot
 Put your foot in: say or so sth tactless
3. Figure
 Figure of speech: example of figurative use of words
 Keep one’s figure: maintain an attractively thin body
4. Exposed
 Expose (a double life): made a secret known
5. Company
 Keep sb company: accompany
 In the company of: in presence of
6. Back
 Get one’s back up: annoy sb

Part 6:

a. Elbow
b. Hand
c. Neck
d. Back
e. Leg
f. Hand
g. Hands
h. Mouth
i. Mouth
j. Lips
k. Foot
l. Neck
m. Hand
n. Head
o. Hand
p. Head
q. Nose
r. Hands
s. Head
t. Hand(s)
u. Toe
v. Hands
w. Hand
x. Cheek