VOCABULARY REVIEW FOR THE SUMMATIVE TEST

REVISION 1: VOCABULARY: ADJECTIVES OF CHARACTER, COMPOUND ADJECTIVES, EXPRESSIONS WITH LOOK.

Name:_____________________________________        Score:_____________

Objective:  Describe personalities; understand the content and the meaning of the sentences.

Complete the text with the phrases in the box.

after a while    got the bug for    keen on    obsessed with   passion    

one thing led to another    to begin with    worth

I started collecting butterflies when I was about six years old. (1) _______ it was just something to do in the summer when I stayed with my aunt. My aunt lived near some fields and she had a (2) _______ for walking there. I was quite (3) _______ nature and my aunt suggested I take up a hobby connected to my interest in it. (4) _______ I became (5) _______ collecting different butterflies. I bought books and spent lots of money on special equipment. Well, (6) _______ and now my collection is

(7) _______ quite a lot of money. Anyway, at least I (8) _______ something that isn’t dangerous, well unless you’re a butterfly!

Match the words 1–7 to the definitions a–g.

(1)  cold-blooded                                   a) keen to learn about a lot of different things

(2) cute                                     b) deliberately cruel and showing no emotion

(3) docile                                  c) violent and able to cause serious damage or injury

(4) ferocious                           d) well-behaved, quiet and easy to control

(5) inquisitive                          e) lively and full of fun

(6) playful                                  f) trained to stay calm when people are near

(7) tame                                  g) attractive, usually small and easy to like

Complete the text with the words in the box.

sickened    punishment    face    docile    cruel    crowded    aggressive    absurd

It’s about time people realized just how ____________________ and unnecessary zoos are. When people say that it’s a good way to protect animals that are endangered they are just being ___________________. How can locking up an animal be anything other than a  ____________________? And the argument that children learn about these animals by seeing them is ridiculous. When animals are locked in a cage they either become  ____________________ just lying around doing nothing or they become very  ____________________and violent. I am also  _______ _____________by the conditions in zoos with animals ________________________ together in cages that aren’t big enough. It’s time to  _____ _____________the facts about zoos and let animals live in their natural environments.

Complete the two short texts with the words in the boxes.

bothered     a drag     dyed     got upset     never-ending     nuts     a punk     look

1

I know people think I’m (1) ______, they take a look at me and they can’t see past the (2) ______ hair and torn clothes. Usually I’m not (3) ______ by it, but sometimes it’s a bit of (4) ______ with the(5) ______ stares. I don’t dress this way to shock people, it’s just that I like the (6) ______ and I want to be different from the average teenager. Of course, my mum (7) ______ when I first came home looking like (8) ______.

airhead     catwalk     deep-rooted     I nearly forgot      photogenic     stunning     there’s bound to be

2

My girlfriend is one of the top models in the UK. She looks (9) ______ in whatever she wears and she’s always been (10) ______. When I see her on the (11) ______ I just can’t believe how lucky I am. (12) _______ some people who look at her and immediately think she must be an (13) ______, but in fact she’s much cleverer than me. Oh, (14) _______, people think she’s very self-assured but in fact she has a (15) ______ fear of losing her looks and becoming ugly.