Directions: Select one of the correct word or phrase from the bracket. 1. During my illness my classmates took turns to_______ (tutor, mentoring) me for hours after school. 2. We often let fear _______ (take charge of, take over) because we believe that something bad is going to happen. 3. I went along to my friend’s funeral in order to offer my_______ (pity, sympathy) to his wife and family. 4. About midnight, the party really_______ (came to life, came to power) when the comedian arrived. 5. They provide free _______ (insecurity, insurance) against loss or damage to property up to $10,000.
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- Hello, I’m David. This is the first time I’m talking to you. First of all, let me tell you something about myself and my family. I’m (1)__________, and I’m a first-year student in a technical (2)__________. There are four people in my family: my dad, my mom, my sister and me. We live in a (3)__________. My dad is tall. He has brown hair and blue eyes. My mom is short. She has (4)__________ and brown eyes. My sister Mary is twelve years old, and she’s in the (5)__________. We love each other and we often go outing together over the weekend.
- I ______my best friend in high school when I was shopping in the store. A: came out B: came to C: came up D: came across
- When I was born, my grandfather 1) ________(name) me after a rich man who was famous during his time, and 2)______ (tell) me that all my life, I would love my name. When I 3) _____(be) in elementary school, my teachers only called me by my last name. When I was seven, my father 4)______ (give) me an English name, but I didn’t like my new name — it 5) _______(sound) very strange to me. When I was nine years old, my father 6) ______(change) my English name. I’ve recently changed my name again because I 7) ______ (get) married. To be honest, I would really like a name that expresses my dreams better. Maybe in the future I 8) ______(change) my name again.
- Dear Max, thank you for your email with all the information about your family. Now here's something about my family. I live with my family in a small house in Glasgow, in Scotland. We've lived there 1 six years. Before that we 2 in Edinburgh. I've known my wife 3 1999 and we 4 married for nine years now. We've got two children and a dog. Both of my parents are 5 , but my wife's mother, my 6 , lives in Glasgow, too. She 7 a flat near Victoria Park. She 8 it last year. She lives 9 but most of her children live in the local area. That's all for now. 10 you come to Scotland, please come and visit us!
- I got serious about this only recently when I _____ one of my former students the other day. A: ran into B: went up C: looked after D: came to