Unit 1: Identity

By the time the guests arrived, Rana had been cooking for five hours. This sentence means that ..........

This time next week, I .......... on a beach in Aqaba.

Six months from now, we .......... in different cities.

By the end of this month, we .......... this book for two years.

Next time I see you, you .......... your eating habits completely!

She .......... an online personality quiz when her boss walked into the room.

They .......... for more than an hour, and they still haven't stopped.

As soon as I .......... the news, I went round to their house.

A: Why isn't Sara back yet? B: Don't worry. She .......... late.

'He's always interrupting me when I'm on the phone.' The use of the Present Continuous with 'always' here shows .......... .

Adnan .......... a book about horses. Look, it's in the bookshop window!

I'm exhausted. I .......... job applications all morning.

He .......... there for hours. It was time to go.

By August, I .......... here for two years.

Next time I see you, I .......... my hair cut short.

I can't exercise because I .......... my leg.

You're keen! That's the third time you .......... this week.

It .......... all day. I'm fed up with it.

I .......... a headache ever since I woke up this morning.

Don't call me tonight. I .......... watching the next episode of my favourite series.

I .......... Spanish at the moment in preparation for a trip to Madrid next month.

I .......... you for ages! Where have you been hiding?

I .......... for the bus when I tripped and fell flat on my face.

'I've been reading a book about habits.' This sentence means that the speaker .......... .

I couldn't believe it when I saw Osama. We .......... about him.

Someone .......... my sandwich. They've taken a big bite!

My brother is so .......... that he forgets his keys, his phone and even his lunch almost every day.

Someone who gets upset very easily when people criticise them is .......... .

He never pays for anyone else and always looks for the cheapest option. He's so .......... !

My sister is very .......... . Nothing ever worries her, and she's always relaxed.

Lina is a real .......... . She's very quiet, but she surprised everyone by winning the competition.

Huda is a real .......... . She has already started two small businesses and she is only twenty.

I .......... my new classmate immediately. We like the same books and the same films.

My grandfather .......... good manners. He thinks they are one of the most important things in life.

Most scientists believe that our personality is shaped by both nature and .......... .

Patience is a personality .......... that every good teacher needs.

You can tell her anything. She's very .......... and never shares other people's secrets.

Because you had lived in Brazil, I .......... you spoke Portuguese.

It's hard to .......... how much the world is likely to change in the next 50 years.

They failed to .......... just how important the decision was.

With difficulty, he managed to .......... what she was trying to explain.

From what I can .........., she's actually been fired, rather than resigning.

I really get a kick .......... mystery stories.

She sets great store .......... good table manners.

Their salaries should be increased in line .......... inflation.

I'm just not that .......... cooking. It's too much effort.

I joined a film club hoping to meet .......... people at school.

She's always been really .......... . Once she makes up her mind, there's no changing it.

He's so .......... that some people take advantage of him.

The stress from moving house has left Mum feeling quite .........., so be careful around her.

This business is stuck in the past. They need a more .......... approach.

Yazan is very capable and .......... . He always knows what to do, and he keeps his promises.

She's had a very difficult year, but she's tough and .........., so she has what it takes to get through it.

Be careful what you say to Omar. He's underconfident, so he gets quite .......... if he's criticised.

It wasn't very .......... to comment on the size of her feet.

I don't feel that you are sufficiently .......... to this job. You turn up late almost every day.

Do you have to plan everything in such detail? What's wrong with being .......... ?

My brother, his wife and their .......... are all coming over for dinner this evening.

Rasha's intelligence is .......... . She gets it from her parents, who are both teachers.

The writer of the article is a .......... of the theory that early childhood habits last a lifetime.

He's very .......... and never brags about how good he is at everything, despite his talents.

There is very little .......... in my cousin's life, as he always plans everything down to the last detail.

He's such a .......... . He always thinks he knows better than the teacher.

Ask my uncle for help. He's a .......... and never says no to anyone who needs money.

She's a real .......... in the business world. Her ideas change the way many companies work.

'If I'm hearing you correctly, you'd prefer to study medicine abroad.' In the sentence above, the speaker is ..........

Which of the following phrases is used to SUMMARISE what someone has said?

A: I want to study medicine, but I really hate biology. B: .......... You want to be a doctor, but you don't like biology?

A: Personality tests show who you really are. B: .......... you think a test can tell us everything about a person?

'So, what it boils down to is that you need more practice.' The speaker is .......... .

According to the text, critics believe that psychometric tests ..........

The word 'This' in the second sentence refers to ..........

According to the text, bilingual people may feel different in each language because .......... .

The writer believes that saying personality is decided at birth is .......... .

The underlined pronoun 'they' in the text refers to .......... .

What did the study show?

The word 'oblivious' in the text means .......... .

Which sentence is the best opening for a blog post about a memory from the past?

I had to wait for him. The sentence with the same meaning is: I had no choice .......... wait for him.

I was delighted when he agreed to come to the picnic. The sentence with the same meaning is: .......... , he agreed to come to the picnic.

I had to watch my little brother carefully. The sentence with the same meaning is: I had to keep .......... my little brother.

I have no reason not to work today. The sentence with the same meaning is: I .......... work today.

In a blog post about a childhood memory, what should the final paragraph usually do?