Complete each sentence with a word from the box

ambitions greedy polite sociable brave imaginative proud stubborn grateful tolerant persistent

1. I think I'll stay here on my own. I didn't feel very....

2. Diana wants to get to the top in her company. She is very....

3. It's not... to stare at people and say nothing

4. I think you are very... to write a novel

5. Thank you for giving me a hand. It was very....

6. Peter refused to change his mind, although he is wrong. He is very....

7. It was very... of Sheila to put out the fire on her own

8. Our neighbors look down on us. They are a bit....

9. Don't eat all the cakes! You really are becoming very....

10. If you lend me the money, I'll be....

11. I'm very... of my new computer

12. My parents don't mind my crazy hairstyle. They are very....

13. You have patience and stick to a problem, trying various approaches, until you get a solution. You are....

Complete the sentences below with the pairs of words in the box.

big-headed / showing off fussy / please gorgeous / looks strict / lets liberal / let outgoing / get on with quiet / says independent / get

1. My dad's very............ He never.......... me do anything!

2. My parents were quite............ They.......... me do more or less whatever I wanted.

3. His girlfriend's............ She.......... like a model.

4. My little brother's really............ He's really difficult to............ He's never happy.

5. His wife's so............ She hardly.......... anything. You hardly know she's there.

6. My granddad's very............ He's eighty-three, but he still lives on his own and he can still........ about by himself.

7. There's an awful guy in my class. He's so........... He's always.......... and he just thinks he's God's gift to women.

8. My mum's very............ She's very easy to...........

37. What type of person …?

a. is too interested in other people’s affairs?

b. stops being your friend when you are in trouble?

c. is very shy & easily frightened?

d. seems friendly & nice but is actually dangerous & threatening?

e. seems to be dangerous but in fact is not?

f. is not enthusiastic about things & stops other people from enjoying themselves?

g. hides their feelings & experiences?

h. tries to show that they are cleverer than other people?

i. is a wealthy & powerful person?

Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.

I’ve always been a(n) (1) – sort of person. You might think that’s a rather (2) – way to live & I’ve had some (3) – moments. Once, for example, I was in a great (4) – with the most beautiful girt in the world – or so I thought, when she suddenly (5) –. She didn’t answer the phone & was never in when I called round. I was so (6) –. In fact, after three days I became quite (7) –. We hadn’t had an (8) – or anything. A week passed & the tension in me was (9) –. I had to do something so I hired an aircraft to drop thousands of papers over the town with the message.

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