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EXERCISES – SUMMIT 2A – FINAL EXAM 1) MATCH THE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WITH THEIR MEANINGS. A gossip Racket Get hold of oneself Confide in someone Ticked off at someone Talk behind your back

a)who one talks about the private lives of others b) to regain self-control c) angry with someone d) to tell someone personal or secret things e) a lot of loud noise f) to talk badly of you without your knowledge

2) WRITE THE CORRECT EXPRESSION INTO EACH SENTENCE. TAKE MORE ON THAN I CAN HANDLE WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE HAVE A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE

CAN’T SAY NO AM A PERFECTIONIST OVERREACT TO THINGS

A) I’m such a procrastinator. I always ______________________________ to get started on big projects. B) I tend to _______________________ . I need to stop making an issue out of every little thing. C) I’m such a pushover. People are always asking me to do things for them, and I just ________________________________. D) Everyone tells me that I’m a pessimist. I know I ____________________________ , but no matter how hard I try, I just can’t seem to look on the bright side of things. E) My problem is that I _______________________ . I drive myself crazy trying to make sure everything is done correctly at work and at home. F) If I could only learn to say no, maybe I wouldn’t always _______________________ end up so stressed out all the time. 3) COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF A VERB. A) His supervisor recommend that he ______________ (organize) his time better. B) The report is due in two weeks. I hope she ______________ __________ (not procrastinate). C) It’s critical that Robert ______________________ (learn) to handle his anger. D) Her friend suggest that she _________________ (shrug) off her mother-in-law’s criticism. E) It’s obvious that he _______________________ (suffer) from low self-esteem. F) It’s essential that my husband __________________ (eat) right to manage his cholesterol. G) Experts agree that success _______________ (depend) on setting realistic goals and taking small steps to achieve them. H) Our company insists that every manager ________________ (be,give) proper training in getting organized. 4)

5) COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION. USE THE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS ON THE BOX. MAKE SENSE TO MAKE SURE TO MADE A CHANGE MAKE DO WITH MADE ME MISARABLE MADE A DECISION TO MADE A DIFFERENCE

A: I am so stressed! I take more that I can handle, and then I’m not able to give enough time to anything. B: I used to be like that myself. I tried to do too much, and I neglected the things that really matter to me. It ________________________. A: So you __________________________? B: Yeah, I realized it didn’t ___________________ stretch myself so thin. So I ______________ do less. A: How? B: I made a list of all my activities and then figured out which ones were important and which ones I could cut out or delegate. And I __________________ say no to new requests for my time that aren’t consistent with my values. A: Is that all? B: Well, I’m also trying to _______________ less stuff. I’ve gotten rid of a lot of things I don’t really need. A: So you suggest I simplify my life? B: It really has ________________ for me. 6) WRITE A, AN or THE IN EACH BLANK. IF NO ARTICLE IS NECESSARY, WRITE AN X. I had ___ weird dream last night. In ___ dream, I was being chased by ___ dog, but I woke up before ___ dog caught up to me. There’s ___ Greek custom of spitting to protect ____ people from___ evil eye. According to ___ custom, it’s appropriate to spit on ___ bride and groom at ___ wedding and on ____ new house or ___ new car. What’s ____ name of ___ new miracle face cream? I’m talking about ___ really expensive one that’s supposed to make you look ten years younger. I think it comes in ___ pink jar. Julie gets very anxious in _____ enclosed spaces. She’s frightened of ____ elevators, so we had to walk up ____ stairs to your office. ____ new soft drink company is advertising ____ drink that will help ___ people lose weight. ____ drink comes in several flavors. “This drink is incredible” says _____ company president in ___ ad that began running on TV last week. 7) WRITE THE CORRECT EXPRESSION INTO EACH SENTENCE. WAS OUT OF MY MIND WAS ALL IN MY MIND

KEPT IN MIND MADE UP MY MIND

CHANGED MY MIND PUT IT OUT OF MY MIND

A) I’ve ______________________ to overcome my phobia. I’ve signed up to go skydiving this weekend.

B) I was planning to go to the party, but I saw how small and crowded the room was, I ________________________ . I’m a little claustrophobic. C) I’m afraid of snakes, so when we visited the reptile room at the zoo, I ______________________ that the snakes were all behind glass and couldn’t harm me. D) I saw a spider when I was brushing my teeth, and I’m terrified of spiders. I thought I had __________________ , but then at bedtime I kept imagining the spider was crawling all over me. E) When I was little, I was afraid of the dark. My parents told me it ______________ , but I still couldn’t fall asleep without a light on. F) I have a thunderstorm phobia. Last summer, I cancelled plans with my friends whenever the forecast called for thunderstorms. They thought I ___________________________.

8) COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX. act bowl claps drops game

grains loaf piece symbol type

A) For lunch I had a sandwich and a ______________ soup. B) There was a terrible storm last night, with bolts of lightning and ___________of thunder. C) Did you spill some salt? According to a popular superstition, you should toss a few _____________of salt over your shoulder to avoid bad luck. D) My mother always used to say, "Let me give you a ____________of advice about that." E) Evelyn really enjoys sports. She's always ready for a__________ of tennis or golf. F) We need butter, eggs, juice, and a _______________ of bread. G) Uh-oh, here comes the storm. I can already see a few ____________of rain on the windshield. H) A wedding ring is a _____________ of lasting love. I)

Electricity is a ________________of energy.

J)

Donating time or money is an __________ of generosity.