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3 We haven’t had a holiday for years.
Open Cloze ages It’s ......................................................
........................................... a holiday.
23 Read the text Read the title of the
text. It is a summary of
and think of 4 We haven’t been out since last summer.
what you are going to read. Read
the word time The ....................................................
the text once quickly to get the general
which best meaning. Read the text again. Pay attention ............................... was last summer.
fits each to the words before/after each gap. These will 5 After hours of discussion, they finally succeeded in
gap. Use help you decide what word is missing. Missing
reaching an agreement.
only ONE words can be adverbs, articles, modal/auxiliary
verbs, conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, managed They ...................................................
WORD in ................... after hours of discussion.
phrasal verbs etc. The word that you choose
each gap. must be grammatically correct and make
6 She wasn’t involved in the argument at all.
sense in context. When you have filled
in the gaps read the text again to nothing She had .............................................
see if it makes sense. ........................... the argument at all.

Idioms & Fixed Phrases

25 Underline the correct word, then try to explain the

In Western Europe and the 1 Let’s put on some music. It’s as silent/quiet as the
USA, family life 0) has changed grave in here.
dramatically over the last forty years. 2 He’s got food poisoning and he’s been as sick as a
The number of families that depend 1) ............. both dog/cat all week.
parents going out to work, or where 2) ............. is one
3 Don’t worry about Maggie; she’s as tough as old
parent raising the children alone, is much greater than it
3) ............. to be. Also, many more people move away shoes/boots.
from their families 4) .............. ever before. 5) ................. 4 The Martin children are not at all alike. They’re as
these changes, most people still think 6) ..................... different as chalk and cheese/milk.
their family as one of the most significant parts of
5 I’ll look after Jo anytime. Really, she’s as good as
7) ....................... lives.
silver/gold.
A recent American survey showed that 8) ................ 6 Ben can’t wait to get started on the project. He’s
people think that spending time 9) ................ home is as keen as ketchup/mustard.
more important 10) ................... earning a high salary or
having a challenging job. The majority of young people
surveyed said that they 11) ...................... be happy to 26 Circle the correct word, then explain the
earn less money if they had more time to 12) ................. expressions in bold.
with their loved ones. Older people also commented that
1 Things are going very well at work at the moment,
they had worked 13) ..................... hard in the past when
I think a promotion might even be on the ........... .
they should have 14) ................... with their families.
15) ....................... if the typical family doesn’t follow the A books B cards C letters D papers
traditional model today, it is still a vital part of our lives. 2 Chris does lots of work for charity. He’s always
doing something for a good ........... .
A aim B example C cause D reason
Key-word Transformations 3 You have to make it ........... to her exactly how you
feel.
24 Complete the sentences using the words in bold. A easy B straight C clean D clear
You must use between two and five words,
4 Helen is a lovely girl, but she always has her head
including the word given.
in the ........... . She never notices what’s going on
1 He started to play golf five years ago. around her.
for He ...................................................... A sky B stars C clouds D air
................................... five years now.
5 It was only a silly argument, but they were both
2 How long is it since you moved here? getting very ........... under the collar.
ago How ................................................... A hot B red C heated D warm
................................................. here?
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