UNIT 1
He is extremely honest and has never told me any lies. I really love him because he is ______________.
reliable/trustworthy.
I have to take the train to work every day. The trains are usually very crowded and slow. I really can't stand ______________.
commuting
I like swimming out there in the sea. Swimming pools are not my cup of tea because I don't enjoy swimming ____________.
indoors
The politician's ___________ was so boring. Some people even fell asleep while they were listening to him.
speech
These days young people fall in love very quickly but they ______________ a short while afterwards. I guess that's not love.
split up
There were only two positions available for the managing position. But over 5.000 candidates _______________ it.
apply for
Tomorrow is my parents' wedding anniversary, so I'm going to __________ for them at a good restaurant.
book a table
She is very talented but she cannot show her real potential. I think that is because she doesn't have enough ________; she does not believe in herself.
confidence
Our new manager does not have good communication skills. For example, when someone is speaking, he always ____________ and starts talking.
interrupts
I'm so excited about tomorrow. Finally I'm meeting Jane, we haven't heard from each other at least for 9 months. I'm __________________ seeing her.
looking forward to
This town is not very crowded. Around 30.000 people live here and the ______________ are usually retired people and students.
inhabitants
The famous architect always designs original and creative buildings, I have never seen anything similar to his designs.. He is really __________ in his designs.
innovative
My best friend moved to Canada with his family 5 years ago. We still write to each other and chat. Thanks to technology, it is easy to _____________ ,so our friendship is still strong.
keep in touch
After the traffic accident, the man was ___________ for at least 5 hours. He did not give any reactions to doctors. He couldn't speak and he did not even move his eyes.
unconscious
We come together with friends from high school once a year and spend the whole day together. It is a/an _____________ meeting.
annual
There is an ongoing economic crisis in our country right now so we will not reach our sales target this year. The economic crisis has __________ a sharp fall in our prices.
caused/triggered
He had no serious health problems, and he wasn't very old, either. We were all shocked by his death, it was so ______________.
unexpected
I'm new in this sector and I find my tasks and duties very challenging, that's my I never finish anything on time. I have a big trouble __________________. I'm afraid that I might lose my job.
meeting deadlines.
I do not want to _________ my garden party. The weather will be cold, I know but I have spent a lot of time and money to organise it.
cancel
Harry Potter's writer, J.K. Rowling was an extremely poor woman with a daughter. She had a difficult life. However, things changed for her with the Harry Potter series. With the series, she __________ a very successful career as a writer and also she became rich and famous.
launched