MMRep_Level_1 Unit_5 Ex_3_77 [qzrk_005]

​[1] Jamie had always resented going to even the smallest family celebrations. His aversion to gatherings per se bordered on a phobia and his friends had given up inviting him to anything more than a small meal at a restaurant. He shied away from any festivities involving crowds.

Match

Match the following

• resent

• aversion

• border on

• shy away

to feel bitter or angry about sth

a strong feeling of not liking sb/sth

to come very close to being sth

to avoid sth because you are nervous

• to feel bitter or angry about sth

• a strong feeling of not liking sb/sth

• to come very close to being sth

• to avoid sth because you are nervous

Match

Match the following

• resent

• aversion

• border on

• shy away

żywić urazę

niechęć

graniczyć z (czymś)

cofnąć się przed

• żywić urazę

• niechęć

• graniczyć z (czymś)

• cofnąć się przed

Multiple Choice

The children ___ the new woman in their father's life.

• resented

• shied away

• an aversion to

• were bordering on

Fill in the Blank

av _ _ _ _ on

Fill in the Blank

II forma czasownika 'shy away'

Multiple Choice

She felt an anxiety ___ hysteria.

• bordering on

• resenting

• having an aversion

• shying away from

Multiple Choice

He ___ to getting up early.

• had an aversion

• resented

• shied away

• bordered on

Multiple Choice

Hugh never ___ his responsibilities.

• shied away from

• resented from

• had an aversion from

• bordered on

​[1q] Jamie had always resented going to even the smallest family celebrations. His aversion to gatherings per se bordered on a phobia and his friends had given up inviting him to anything more than a small meal at a restaurant. He shied away from any festivities involving crowds.

Multiple Choice

Jamie disliked going to family celebrations

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamie's aversion to gatherings wasn't very serious and he didn't have any fear of them.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Despite his aversion, Jamie's friends invited him to large events.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamies avoided events that involved large groups of people.

• True

• False

​[2] 'So, how come you're flying halfway across the world to a wedding?' Cat, his sister, could hardly believe her ears. They were on a video call. Her house, filled with husband, three children and two dogs was not a place Jamie enjoyed visiting.

Multiple Choice

how come?

• used to ask the reason for sth

• used to ask how someone moves about

Multiple Choice

how come?

• jak to się stało? jak to jest?

• jak idzie? jak leci?

• jak się jedzie? jak podróż?

Multiple Choice

‘I think you owe me some money.’ ‘ ___

• How come?

• How came?

• How did it come?

​[2q] 'So, how come you're flying halfway across the world to a wedding?' Cat, his sister, could hardly believe her ears. They were on a video call. Her house, filled with husband, three children and two dogs was not a place Jamie enjoyed visiting.

Multiple Choice

Jamie was flying to a remote destination.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamie's sister, Cat, couldn't see her brother's face while having a call.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamie's sister had a family, but she didn't have any pets.

• True

• False

​[3] 'It's ... it's Brett's wedding, he's my best friend,'Jamie faltered. Cat noticed a reddening of his cheeks. After all, he'd refused to come to her thirtieth birthday party. Unsurprising, really. She had invited fifty people. 'And, it's a small affair. I’ll cope.'

Match

Match the following

• falter

• refuse

• affair

• cope

zawahać się; zacinać się

odmówić

sprawa; wydarzenie, impreza

poradzić sobie

• zawahać się; zacinać się

• odmówić

• sprawa; wydarzenie, impreza

• poradzić sobie

Match

Match the following

• to speak in a way that shows that you are not confident

• to say that you will not do sth that sb has asked you to do

• an event that people are talking in a particular way

• to deal successfully with sth difficult

falter

refuse

affair

cope

• falter

• refuse

• affair

• cope

Multiple Choice

She wanted the celebration to be a simple family ___.

• affair

• cope

• refuse

• falter

Multiple Choice

He wasn't able to ___ the stresses and strains of the job.

• cope with

• refuse

• falter

• affair

Multiple Choice

She ___ accept that there was a problem.

• refused to

• had an affair

• faltered

• coped

Multiple Choice

His voice ___ as he began his speech.

• faltered

• had an affair

• coped

• refused

​[3q] 'It's ... it's Brett's wedding, he's my best friend,'Jamie faltered. Cat noticed a reddening of his cheeks. After all, he'd refused to come to her thirtieth birthday party. Unsurprising, really. She had invited fifty people. 'And, it's a small affair. I’ll cope.'

Multiple Choice

Jamie's face became pale after he had told his sister about being invited to Bert's party.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamie attended his sister's birthday party that she threw to celebrate turning 30.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamie's sister invited half a hundred people to her birthday party.

• True

• False

[4] He'd thought hard about accepting the invitation and weighed up the pros and the cons. He could have cited a fear of flying or the cost of the tickets to get out of the whole thing, but Jamie had a deep-seated reason for going.

Match

Match the following

• rozważyć, ocenić

• za i przeciw

• przytoczyć, powoływać się na

• głęboko zakorzeniony

weigh up

the pros and cons

cite

deep-seated

• weigh up

• the pros and cons

• cite

• deep-seated

Match

Match the following

• to consider sth carefully before making a decision

• the advantages and disadvantages of sth

• to mention sth as a reason or an example

• very fixed and strong

weigh up

the pros and cons

cite

deep-seated / deep-rooted

• weigh up

• the pros and cons

• cite

• deep-seated / deep-rooted

Multiple Choice

He ___ his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.

• cited

• weighed up

• shied away from

• bordered on

Multiple Choice

We ___ the pros and cons.

• weighed up

• had deep-seated

• faltered

Multiple Choice

The custom of sending a greeting in a card had become a ___ tradition.

• deep-seated

• cited

• weighed up

[4q] He'd thought hard about accepting the invitation and weighed up the pros and the cons. He could have cited a fear of flying or the cost of the tickets to get out of the whole thing, but Jamie had a deep-seated reason for going.

Multiple Choice

Jamie made his decision about going to the wedding quickly without thinking much.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamie was afraid of flying.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamie had an important reason for going to the wedding.

• True

• False

[5] Cat rolled her eyes. She knew her brother well. 'I imagine it's nothing to do with the fact that it's the same time as the Maori New Year?'Jamie's eyes lit up. 'Exactly!' he breathed.

Match

Match the following

• roll one's eyes

• breathe

• light up

przewracać oczami

oddychać

rozjaśnić się; rozbłysnąć

• przewracać oczami

• oddychać

• rozjaśnić się; rozbłysnąć

Match

Match the following

• to turn over and over while remaining in the same place

• to take air into your lungs and send it out again

• to become bright with light or colour

roll

breathe

light up

• roll

• breathe

• light up

Multiple Choice

His eyes ___ when she walked into the room.

• lit up

• lighted up

• lightened up

Multiple Choice

The air was so cold we could hardly ___.

• breathe

• light up

• roll

• resent

Multiple Choice

She ___ her eyes upwards

• rolled

• ruled

• railed

[5q] Cat rolled her eyes. She knew her brother well. 'I imagine it's nothing to do with the fact that it's the same time as the Maori New Year?'Jamie's eyes lit up. 'Exactly!' he breathed.

Multiple Choice

Cat suspected that Jamies had one more reason to fly to New Zealand.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Jamie managed to hide his enthusiasm when his sister mentiond the Maori New Year.

• True

• False

[6] 'And I'll be able to visit a Maori family and celebrate it with them, traditionally, even though I know there'll be national celebrations all over New Zealand, now that it's become a national day. I think it's great that Maori customs and traditions are reviving. Experiencing Matariki - I haven't been so excited for years! 'Hold on - 'Matariki?'

[7] 'Yes,' he continued eagerly. 'It's the name of the festival - and the Matariki is another name for the group of stars we call the Pleiades.' He barely paused to draw breath. 'The old Maori legend is that it's a Mother and her six daughters. They start to appear brightly in the eastern sky in June and if they're really bright it's a good sign that it will be a good year.'

[8] 'OK. Jamie, dear, will you be able to cope? I'm not flying all the way out to New Zealand if you get another panic attack!'

[9] 'I shall be fine! It will be a huge learning experience. Art exhibitions, stargazing, traditional music in the streets, street parties ...' He paused momentarily. 'And if it gets too much, I can watch it all on TV.'

[10] 'Remember, you're going to a wedding,' Cat reminded him. 'You can't watch that from a hotel window or on TV.' It was a sobering thought. Jamie sighed.