Vocabulary
A Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
(1) Sometimes the only way to really _______ is to be highly competitive.
a) come to grief b) get on in life c) go badly
(2) It’s no good. When he’s watching football he’s _______ the TV. You’ll just have to wait until the match finishes.
a) a lost cause to b) come to nothing c) glued to
(3) You may as well give up. It really _______.
a) is a lost cause b) comes to nothing c) is a bright future
(4) Well done! Looking at these exam results you’ve got a really _______ ahead of you.
a) lost cause b) remote control c) bright future
(5) Pass me the _______. I want to check what’s on BBC1.
a) anchor b) remote control c) sitcom
(6) It might _______, but unless you try you’ll never know.
a) come to nothing b) draw a blank c) a bright future
(7) You don’t _______ of beating him! He always wants to win.
a) fall through b) do well c) stand a chance
(8) The programme was a complete flop. The _______ were terrible.
a) ratings b) remote controls c) viewers
B Replace the underlined words and phrases with a phrasal verb from the box. Each phrasal verb can only be used once.
came in for — crack down on — face up to — go in for – got away with — make up for — put up with
(9) I’m really not sure if anything can compensate for all the trouble I’ve been put through.
(10) She will have to deal with the problem eventually.
(11) That sounds like the kind of challenge Ben would take part in if he could.
(12) I can’t believe you weren’t punished for doing that!
(13) How do you tolerate all the pain?
(14) I decided to do some charity work after I received some criticism from the media about my
lifestyle.
(15) I think we really have to deal more strictly with cheats in sport.
C Complete the text using words and phrases from the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. There are four extra words and phrases.
achieve his aim — make a mess — bright future — newsreader – look up to –
couch potato – prove them wrong — fall through — overnight success –
do well — face up to — sense of achievement – total shambles
My brother is an inspiration to me – definitely someone I (16) _______. When he was at school the teachers said he was a (17) _______ and that he’d never (18) _______ in life. From then on I think he just wanted to go and (19) _______. He had to work really hard to (20) _______ – he wanted to work on TV as a (21) _______ or a reporter. It took him more than fifteen years to make it and he certainly wasn’t an (22) _______, but I think that’s actually a good thing. The fact that everyone thought he’d (23) _______ of his life and yet he’s managed to succeed has, I think, made the (24) _______ even better.
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Vocabulary
A
1 (b) get on in life
2 (c) glued to
3 (a) is a lost cause
4 (c) bright future
5 (b) remote control
6 (a) come to nothing
7 (c) stand a chance
8 (a) ratings
B
9 make up for
10 face up to
11 go in for
12 got away with
13 put up with
14 came in for
15 crack down on
C
16 look up to
17 couch potato
18 do well
19 prove them wrong
20 achieve his aim
21 newsreader
22 overnight success
23 make a mess
24 sense of achievement
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