J1 SB Unit 7 Exe 5 Closest in Meaning

1. Put forward means

• tell

• inform

• discuss

• suggest

2. taken in means

• hear

• decline

• believe

• approve

3. carry on means

• want

• drive

• continue

• carry

4. let’s give it a go means

• proceed

• depart

• handle it

• try it out

1. absence makes the heart grow fonder means

• feeling happy when one is not at home

• liking someone more when one is away from them

• feeling angry and upset when someone close is away

• feeling lonely and unhappy when someone close is away

2. Don’t burn the midnight oil means

• Don’t stay up late

• Don’t study all the time

• Don’t use the candles

• Don’t work throughout the day

3. slow and steady wins the race means

• one who keeps studying will be clever

• one who is consistent will be successful

• one who always studies will win the race

• one who is ambitious will get good results

1. life and soul means

• centre of attraction

• only laughing stock

• most attractive person

• most important person

2. ups and downs means

• good and bad times

• exciting moments

• frightening times

• difficult times

3. easier said than done means

• easy

• difficult

• not a problem

• worth all the effort