UNIT 1

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

A Wybierz właściwe słowo lub zwrot.

1 We are going to need a lot of equipment in order to 6 Amanda usually trusts her .......... when she makes
.......... this experiment. a decision; she believes in following her feelings.
A carry off C carry out A team spirit C competitive spirit
B carry on D carry over B gut instinct D quick thinking

2 Working in the fashion industry is very .........., as people 7 I didn’t break your stereo ..........; it was an accident.
are often prepared to pay a lot of money to look good. A on purpose C on duty
A proactive C potential B on principle D on target
B profitable D prosaic
8 His sister’s success acted as a(n) .......... to him and made
3 I never liked Bill; I realise now that I should have trusted him work hard in order to keep up with her.
my .......... . A javelin C obstacle
A intellect C incivility B hurdle D spur
B inspiration D intuition
9 He says that he doesn’t feel very well, but I expect he will
4 He has taken some painkillers but when the effects .......... if I suggest going out for ice cream.
.........., his leg will hurt quite badly. A mark off C live out
A wear away C wear off B ride on D perk up
B wear down D wear out
10 His behaviour last night was ..........; I don’t think I will
5 The company gave me this free TV to .......... for all the ever be able to forgive him.
trouble I have had. A unavoidable C insurmountable
A compensate C compliment B unacceptable D understandable
B contribute D compromise

B Uzupełnij tekst wyrazami utworzonymi od słów podanych w tej samej linijce po prawej stronie.

When John decided to take early 0) retirement, his boss threw him a party to RETIRE
celebrate the start of his life as a 1) ........................... . All of his colleagues were PENSION
there, and many made 2) ........................... speeches about how COMPLIMENT
3) ........................... John had been, and how much he had helped them. The boss INFLUENCE
praised John for running his department 4) ........................... and for being an EFFECTIVE
5) ........................... to the other staff. He said that John’s greatest INSPIRE
6) ........................... in his career was that he had set a great example to his ACCOMPLISH
colleagues. He then gave John a gift. All the staff had made a 7) ........................... CONTRIBUTE
and bought him a gold watch. John thanked everyone most 8) ........................... SINCERE
and told them all that he felt extremely 9) ........................... to have worked with PRIVILEGE
such wonderful people. He was feeling 10) ........................... emotional by this point UNDERSTAND
and he felt that he would truly miss being a part of the company.

18
 UNIT 1

C Uzupełnij zdania podanymi słowami.

ñ stingy ñ fire ñ budget ñ labour ñ boost ñ anniversary ñ gratitude ñ resign ñ trophy ñ sibling

1 Little Susie can’t wait for the baby to be born; she is so 6 After she helped him move house, he sent her a large
excited about having a new ........................ . bouquet of flowers to express his ........................ .
2 It is illegal to ........................ an employee without a good 7 The team captain proudly held the silver ........................ over
reason. his head as the fans cheered.
3 We are organising a party for our parents’ golden wedding 8 I haven’t got much money at the moment, so I’m living on
........................ . a tight ........................ .
4 Mark is so ........................; he never offers to buy anyone a 9 When my grandfather was a young boy, he used to
drink. ........................ in the fields instead of going to school.
5 I have decided to ........................ from my job as I have got 10 This new advertising campaign should ........................ the
a position with a larger company. company’s sales figures.

D Podkreśl właściwe słowo.

1 I can’t concentrate when the TV is on; it’s too much interpret/imply/infer that she was more successful than
of a diplomacy/discipline/distraction. we could ever be.
2 After some persuasion/permutation/persistence, she 5 She is not the most consistent/congested/collective
agreed to host the end-of-term party. of employees; sometimes she works very hard, but at
3 There is a vacancy/victory/visualisation at this company; other times she can be quite lazy.
would you like to apply for the position? 6 I wish he wouldn’t beam/grin/smirk at me like that;
4 By telling us about her new job, I think she was trying to it makes me feel as though he knows something I don’t.

E Dopasuj do siebie zwroty z kolumn A i B. Utwórz właściwe kolokacje, a następnie uzupełnij nimi podane zdania.

A B

1 have the world a to the bone

2 be in b up to the top
3 rub c seventh heaven
4 keep on d feather in one’s cap
5 steal e top of things
6 work one’s way f the show
7 work one’s fingers g in the clouds
8 keep up h sb up the wrong way
9 have one’s head i at one’s feet
10 be a j with the Joneses

1 That girl ...............................................................................; 6 It’s ridiculous to spend money you haven’t got on doing up
she walks around as if she is in a dream. the house just to ................................................................ .
2 Frank started off as an errand boy in the company, but he 7 I don’t know why he gets on my nerves; he just seems to
slowly ................................................................................. . ............................................................................................ .
3 All the actors were good, but Chad Schmidt ...................... 8 If he manages to close the deal on his own, it will ..............
................................ with his excellent portrayal of Hamlet. ............................................................................................ .
4 Poor Maria! She ................................................................... 9 She came from a poor background, but now she is rich and
trying to look after her four children and work full time. famous and ........................................................................ .
5 He’s got a new job and a luxurious flat; it’s no wonder he 10 I’m working overtime this week because I’ve got a lot of
............................................................................................ . work to do and I need to ................................................... .

19
 UNIT 2

F W większości linijek w tekście jest jedno zbędne słowo. Znajdź je i zapisz w wyznaczonym miejscu po prawej stronie. Jeśli w danej
linijce nie ma zbędnego słowa, zaznacz ją znakiem (V).

If you are considering working from home, there are a few of things you 0 of
need to think of. You may dream of having no bosses looking over your 00 ✓
shoulder, no struggling to do work through heavy traffic and no putting on 1 ........................
an uncomfortable suit on every morning, but this is only half the story. 2 ........................
"I knew that working from home was right for me because I never missed 3 ........................
the office gossip," says David Hollings, who he has been working from 4 ........................
home for four years. If so you are the kind of person who gets lonely 5 ........................
working on your own, you are not going to be happy and productive 6 ........................
working from home. The good homeworkers are independent, self- 7 ........................
motivated and self-disciplined. They are most happiest when they’re able 8 ........................
to make up their own decisions and work without supervision. A simple 9 ........................
test is to ask yourself, "Would I trust myself to work from the home?" Even 10 ........................
if you feel comfortable with the idea of being alone all day and being 11 ........................
your own boss, there is also the matter of availability still. When you 12 ........................
work in an office, it is easy to put a limit on your working hours. Once you 13 ........................
leave from the office, the rest of the day is your own. Homeworkers often 14 ........................
find out that they work longer hours, because they are always "in the 15 ........................
office", and that they accept when business calls at any time for the same 16 ........................
reason. It is important to decide which hours are for work and which for a play. 17 ........................

2 Escape Artists
2.4 pony-trekking /`pøni¿trekæ…/ (n) = riding across
Lead-in (p. 23)
country on ponies for pleasure / jeżdżenie
2.1 backpacking /`b±kp±kæ…/ (n) = a type of holiday na kucykach
in which one travels with a backpack (a bag e.g. Janet is attracted by the idea of pony-trekking
with straps for carrying things on one’s back, in the Lake District, where ponies carry tourists along
a rucksack) / podróżowanie z plecakiem many dangerous paths.
e.g. Many students take a gap year before university
and go backpacking around Europe. Reading (pp. 28-29)
2.2 hiking /`h¡kæ…/ (n) = going for a long walk in the
country for pleasure / wędrowanie pieszo 2.5 overrated /¿øvº`rΩtæd/ (adj) = valued more than
e.g. I like hiking with friends in the mountains, one deserves / przeceniany, przereklamowany
and we normally cover very long distances. e.g. His political influence is overrated; he is not
2.3 package holiday /`p±kæπ `h≥lædeæ/ (n) = a holiday as important as people think.
arranged by a travel company which books one’s Opp.: underrated
travel and accommodation / wakacje 2.6 yarn /j≤n/ (n) = a story with invented details which
zorganizowane (przez biuro turystyczne) make it more interesting / anegdota, historia pełna
e.g. Many travel agents have extremely good deals zmyślonych szczegółów
on package holidays to the Caribbean, e.g. He has a talent for spinning a good yarn;
with everything included in the price. in fact, nobody can tell a story as he can.

20