5 Replace the words in bold with a synonym. Choose from the words in the box. Eventually / concentrate / cut off / admit / crowded / very much / fed up with / startled / intense

Helen’s idea of an ideal holiday has changed (a lot)…………………in the past few years. Nowadays, she’d much rather go away in spring when most places are not (filled)…………………………with tourists.

She has to (confess)………………………..though, that when she was younger she really enjoyed the noisy atmosphere and activity. Now, however, she feels rather (tired of)…………………………all this and all she wants to do while on holiday is relax. She says that in this way she can (focus her attention)………………………… on her thoughts and her writing. “It’s as if I have an (extreme)…………………………need for peace and quiet”, Helen says. She doesn’t even mind being alone, (isolated)…………………..from the rest of the world for some time. At first, some of her friends were (extremely surprised)………………………..by the change they saw in her and could hardly believe it was the same person. Nevertheless, (over time)……………………………….., they have come to understand and accept it.

A lot-very much; filled-crowded; confess-admit; tired of-fed up with; focus her attention-concentrate; extreme-intense; isolated-cut off; extremely surprised-startled; over time-eventually

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Use of English

Match words 1 – 8 to their synonyms a – h.

1) leave out a) separate

2) look out b) firstly

3) primarily c) consider

4) in contrast d) in addition

5) connected e) mostly

6) unrelated f) conversely

7) first of all g) dependent

8) moreover h) disregard

The keys: 1h, 2c, 3e, 4f, 5g, 6a, 7b, 8d

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Read the text and choose the correct word, A, B, C or D, for each space.

Everyone knows that exercise is good (0) ...B... the body and the mind. We all want to (1) ..... fit and look good, but too many of us take (2) ..... the wrong sport and quickly lose interest. So now fitness experts are advising people to choose an activity (3) ..... matches their character. For instance, those (4) ..... like to be with other people often enjoy golf or squash, or playing for a basketball, football or hockey (5) ...... If, though, you’re happier on your own, you may prefer to (6) ..... jogging or swimming.

Do you like competition? Then try something like running, or a (7) ..... sport such as tennis.

If, on the other hand, (8) ..... isn’t important to you, then activities like dancing can be an enjoyable exercise without the need to show you’re better than everyone else.

0.	A to	B for	C with	D by
1.	A keep	B have	C last	D hold
2.	A in	B down	C out	D up
3.	A when	B that	C how	D where
4.	A which	B who	C whose	D what
5.	A team	B group	C band	D crew
6.	A play	B do	C make	D go
7.	A bat	B board	C stick	D racket
8.	A beating	B gaining	C winning	D knocking

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. B

5. A

6. D

7. D

8. C

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Like tens of thousands of other people, I use public transport every day either to get to and from work or to go from one place to another. So I can (1) ...... myself as a frequent user of the transport system, and to be (2) ...... sometimes I’d (3)...... I wasn’t.

I have to admit that there are times when it can be a very tiring and frustrating experience, (4) ...... because of the way the other passengers behave. Some push and shove to squeeze in while others try to make their way to the doors in order to get off.

And there I am, in a confined (5) ...... with lots of frantic people around me, having difficulty breathing.

Isn’t it (6) ...... the law to fill up buses with so many people? I believe that there should be (7) ...... laws as to how many passengers should be allowed on a bus. This may sound a little unrealistic, but I have been on buses in potentially dangerous situations, where people have fallen on each other because they didn’t have anything to hold (8)......

1.	A explain	B describe	C express	D illustrate
2.	A simple	B real	C direct	D honest
3.	A rather	B wish	C better	D like
4.	A completely	B exactly	C mainly	D wholly
5.	A room	B point	C location	D space
6.	A against	B outside	C opposite	D off
7.	A harder	B stronger	C bigger	D stricter
8.	A from	B on	C onto	D up

1. B

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. D

6. A

7. D

8. B

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