2 Choose the correct option.
1 I remember a student in my class who was always late and used to __ up the strangest excuses.
A invent B cook C take
2 Ever since I remember, adults have been __ it into us that school results are the most important thing in life.
A insisting B telling C hammering
3 I’m afraid of speaking in public; I have to __ up all my courage to even give a presentation in class.
A summon B collect C use
4 We’ve been studying so hard; let’s go out tonight to__ up a little.
A lighten B amuse C relax
5 You don’t understand how I feel. You’ve always__ through exams without any difficulty.
A swum B rushed C sailed
1 I’m quite overwhelmed; I’m __ in past papers and revision notes.
A sitting B disappearing C swimming
2 Chris intends to __ up on his Spanish before travelling to Mexico.
A brush B revise C look
3 When I was in primary school, I loved it when my teacher praised me; I just __ it up.
A swallowed B lapped C gathered
4 Let’s __ things in perspective, OK? Even if you fail this exam, it doesn’t mean your life is over.
A keep B place C understand
5 I find oral exams quite stressful; I always feel my heart answer to a question? __ when I enter the exam room.
A pounding B jumping C aching
Ответы
1. I remember a student in my class who was always late and used to **invent** up the strangest excuses.
2. Ever since I remember, adults have been **insisting** it into us that school results are the most important thing in life.
3. I’m afraid of speaking in public; I have to **summon** up all my courage to even give a presentation in class.
4. We’ve been studying so hard; let’s go out tonight to **relax** a little.
5. You don’t understand how I feel. You’ve always **sailed** through exams without any difficulty.
6. I’m quite overwhelmed; I’m **swimming** in past papers and revision notes.
7. Chris intends to **brush** up on his Spanish before traveling to Mexico.
8. When I was in primary school, I loved it when my teacher praised me; I just **lapped** it up.
9. Let’s **keep** things in perspective, OK? Even if you fail this exam, it doesn’t mean your life is over.
10. I find oral exams quite stressful; I always feel my heart **pounding** when I enter the exam room.