Vocabulary Activities

Match the expressions (blue in the text) in the first column with an appropriate meaning in the second column:

( ) Hand over fist	1. To continue the business
( ) He’ll do wonders to this place	2. Let’s not get out of control
( ) Young in spirit	3. She is very much decided
( ) To carry on the show	4. No anger or bitterness
( ) Let’s not lose our temper	5. It’ll improve considerably
( ) Her mind is pretty much made up	6. Acting &/or thinking as a younger person
( ) No hard feelings	7. Making a lot of money
( ) On me	8. I’ll pay for it
( ) My foot	9. Don’t you believe it
( ) Robbing me blind	10. Taking away practically everything that belongs to me

Fill the gaps in each of the following sentences with one of the red words in the text:

1	Nowadays both husband and wife share in the household
2	I advised him not to buy the house, it had such a appearance.
3	Could you please me the file on the Campinas project.
4	It took me almost a whole year to get a hang on the of the department.
5	He is obviously trying to him into a trap.
6	I refuse to receive orders from that
7	I really don’t trust him at all, he’s a
8	He is usually very quiet, I was really surprised when he talked so to his assistant.
9	This report is a complete of time.
10	He gave the girl a , and she smiled back at him

Match the words in the first column with the respective synonym in the second column:

( ) Embezzling	1. Angry
( ) Despite	2. Numbers
( ) Upset	3. Hardly
( ) Rude	4. Notwithstanding
( ) Figures	5. Tiresome
( ) Barely	6. Robbing
( ) Tedious	7. Assume
( ) Undertake	8. Escape
( ) Notion	9. Impolite
( ) Getaway	10. Idea

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