Focus 5- Unit 1- Vocabulary Review

Revisiting the home of my earliest youth .................happy memories of my childhood.

• conjured up

• turned up

• combined with

• brought round

My grandfather is wonderfully ................., forming close friendships with people from all walks of life.

• intolerant

• impractical

• unprejudiced

• unlikely

People who have had difficult childhoods often try to ............... the more painful experiences from their memory.

• wash out

• cover up

• blot out

• turn down

Even if I don't get on well with someone, I always try to see the ...................... in them.

• greatest

• better

• best

• finest

I think Karl is such a strong person because he suffered so many ............ in his youth that he is able to cope with almost anything.

• approvals

• hardships

• heights

• loyalties

Although she is in her nineties, our neighbour is mentally ..................., managing to keep up with the latest political developments in more detail than I can.

• witty

• intense

• pointed

• sharp

At over two metres tall, my uncle's .................. stature forms a striking contrast to his quiet, rather shy manner.

• important

• imposing

• compelling

• respectful

Some people believe that the course of our life is chosen for us, but I think that free ................. gives us the power to choose our own path in life.

• action

• choice

• way

• will

Despite Delia's ................ manner, which makes her seem a bit shy, she is one of the most powerful public speakers I have ever heard.

• aggressive

• unassuming

• unimpressive

• opportunistic

Although he expected them to be upset, when my brother announced he was leaving school at sixteen our parents didn't ....................

• bat an eyelid

• raise a hand

• roll an eye

• turn a hair