CHECK YOUR ANSWERS ON THE COMMENTS SECTION:
A Complete the text with the words from the box. Each word can only be used once. There are three extra words.
vivid remember fond poor painful names and faces
good memory memories know by heart vague forgetting
How good is your (1) _______?
Many people seem to have problems trying to (2) _______ things like telephone numbers, dates and addresses. In fact, the number of people who admit to having a (3) _______ memory when it comes to such things as (4) _______ is staggering. It seems that (5) ______ things is something most of us are good at. Sure, there are particular sights or sounds that might bring back (6) _______, for example a song we listened to when we were young might conjure up a memory from our past. In many cases these memories are rather (7) _______ and we often can’t quite place when or where the event took place. Occasionally, a memory might be so (8) _______ that we almost feel we are back at the point when it happened. Unfortunately, such memories are often (9) _______ ones, or ones we’d rather forget.
B Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
(10) A standard deck / suit of cards has 52 cards.
(11) There are four cards / suits: diamonds, spades, clubs and hearts.
(12) Can you pack / shuffle the cards well?
(13) Each player is dealt / shuffled two cards.
(14) Players look at their cards and then bet on the hand / odds they have.
(15) The first card is dealt face up / value so that everyone can see it.
(16) The most experienced players keep track of / card count what has happened before.
C Complete the sentences with the expressions from the box. Each expression can only be used once. There are three extra expressions.
bad way big way change my ways get your own way give way go back a long way
know your way around pave the way roundabout way went out of your way
work my way up wrong way round
(17) I know I’m starting from the bottom, but I’m determined to _______ and be successful.
(18) You really didn’t need to do that. I realise that you _______ just to help me. Thanks.
(19) A: How well do you _______?
B: Not at all. I’ve never been here before.
(20) Excuse me! Do you know you’re wearing your jumper the _______?
(21) Did you hear? Brad had an accident and he’s in a really _______.
(22) I’m sorry. I won’t do it again. I promise I’ll _______.
(23) A: How long have you known Ahmed?
B: Oh! I don’t know exactly, but we _______.
(24) It doesn’t matter what you say. You’re not going to _______.
(25) All that hard work really helped _______ for his success.
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A
1 memory
2 remember
3 poor
4 names and faces
5 forgetting
6 memories
7 vague
8 vivid
9 painful
B
10 deck
11 suits
12 shuffle
13 dealt
14 hand
15 up
16 keep track of
C
17 work my way up
18 went out of your way
19 know your way around
20 wrong way round
21 bad way
22 change my ways
23 go back a long way
24 get your way
25 pave the way
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