1 Match the sentence beginnings and endings. There are three extra endings.
1 It’s not an ideal situation but you need to make …A…
2 The new internet connection is going to make
3 Offer to do more work so you can make
4 Our HR manager is a lovely person who sees
5 His teacher is a pessimist who always sees
6 We’ve never done this before but we’ll have
7 I think you should take
A the best of it and then you might get promoted.
B this opportunity to say a few words to everyone.
C a difference to your career development.
D the best in everyone and develops their weaknesses.
E the best in people and encourages their personal development.
F a big difference to all our online work.
G a go at it and see what happens.
H the most of your skills and get more experience.
I an opportunity to achieve your goals.
J the worst in people which is why most students get low grades.
Answer
2 F 3 H 4 E 5 J 6 G 7 B
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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achieve your goals goes wrong look bright put an end to see the best strengths weakness |
1 I’m an optimist, so I usually ……see the best…… in people.
2 One day scientists hope to ………………… diseases like cancer.
3 It’s important to work hard and stay focused to ………………… .
4 I think one of my ………………… is speaking three languages.
5 He’s the first to apologise when something ………………… .
6 The prospects for space tourism ………………… these days.
7 Her main ………………… is that she lacks initiative. I have to tell her what to do.
Answer
2 put an end to
3 achieve your goals
4 strengths
5 goes wrong
6 look bright
7 weakness
3 Add a suffix to each word. Then match the definitions to the words in the box.
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act benefit emotion enjoy major person relation remark satisfy |
1 the feeling of liking something ……enjoyment……
2 relating to feelings …………………
3 more than half of a group of people or things …………………
4 the pleasant feeling you have when you get something done …………………
5 helpful, useful or good …………………
6 very unusual or noticeable in a way you admire …………………
7 doing a lot of things, or moving around a lot …………………
8 the way you are as a person …………………
Answer
2 emotional
3 majority
4 satisfaction
5 beneficial
6 remarkable
7 active
8 personality
4 Complete the sentences using the words in the box in the correct form.
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compete danger driver profession recognise settle use value |
1 I think that driving over the speed limit is very ……dangerous…… .
2 All the world’s natural resources are ………………. to us.
3 Today’s tennis match is only open to ………………. players.
4 Is the person ………………. from the photo?
5 I want to enter the project in a national science ………………. .
6 In the future ………………. cars will deliver most goods that are ordered online.
7 This is a very ………………. app for learning a new language.
8 Scientists predict there will be ………………. on Mars in the future.
Answer
2 valuable
3 professional
4 recognisable
5 competition
6 driverless
7 useful
8 settlements
5 Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. There are three extra words.
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achieve your goals active before too long beneficial do without made a big difference makes the most of relationship remarkable sees the best in took the opportunity |
A: I think 1……before too long…… working from home will become the norm, don’t you?
B: Yes, I do. My dad 2…………………… to work from home three years ago when office space was tight. He wasn’t sure about it, but it’s 3…………………… . He doesn’t have the long commute so he 4…………………… his day and is usually finished by 4pm. It’s been 5…………………… to his health because he is more 6…………………… – he goes cycling or to the gym every evening. We have a better 7…………………… now too as we see him more often.
A: That’s good. I think long journeys to work are definitely something we can 8…………………… .
Answer
2 took the opportunity
3 made a big difference
4 makes the most of
5 beneficial
6 active
7 relationship
8 do without
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