Upper 1 Unit 1 Vocabulary review

An ___ person is someone who really wants to be successful, rich or powerful.

• arrogant

• ambitious

• optimistic

• passionate

You can have many good friends, but only the ___ ones will stand by your side when you really need them.

• passionate

• inspiring

• determined

• loyal

I admire how ___ Tom is. He's never afraid of expressing his opinions and he is able to speak to a large number of people.

• determined

• sensitive

• self-confident

• ambitious

After listening to the speech we feel ___ to finish the project. It's going to be hard work, but we'll learn a lot from it.

• motivated

• optimistic

• inspiring

• sensitive

Sam was _ _ _ _ _ to believe the story Ben told him. It was absurd!

(a)  

It's really difficult to work with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people because they never accept any suggestions and aren't open to listen.

(a)  

You have to be really careful about the things you say to my sister. She's extremely _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and gets really upset about almost anything.

(a)  

Mike is considering ___ skiing now that he's moved to Iceland. He's always liked to watch this sport.

• giving up

• having a go at

• keeping to

• trying out

Taylor went to bed at 2a.m. last night, but he finally ___ finish his project.

• made an effort

• had a go at

• managed to

• worked out

I'm very proud of how well you've been playing the guitar! ___

• Keep to!

• Keep it up!

• Try it out!

• Give up!