matrix intermediate
UNIT 5
vocabulary
1. THE BEST THTNGS INLIFE ARE FREE
__________________ that you cannot buy the best things in life. __________________, happiness, friendship and many other things are free. __________________, if you have a lot of money, you may have a lot of friends, but you must be careful because they can use you and the money may be the real reason that they are your friends.__________________, you cannot buy happiness and friendship. You must be honest, friendly, sincere person to make friends and keep them for a long time. __________________, love is a similar thing. To love and being loved are things which you cannot buy with all the money in the world.
__________________, it is true that you would have fewer worries if you had money. You could live in a big house, have fast car, good job and a lot of other material goods. __________________, it is not assured that you would be happier__________________, if you have a lot of
money, you may not appreciate little things ,which are also important in life.
__________________, the best things in life are free. It is up to you, if you will assure them.
2. Match the phrasal verbs with their definitions
1 boil over ____
2 cloud over ____
3 fall over ____
4 get over ____
5 hand over ____
6 pull over ____
7 run over ____
8 take over ____
A. hit sb with your vehicle
B. suddenly stop standing and drop to the ground
C. give sb else your position of power or the
Responsibility for sth
D. give (usually unwillingly)
E. boil and flow over the sides of a pan
F. get control of sth or responsibility for sth
G. gain control of a political party, a country, etc
H. feel normal again after being ill or having an
unpleasant experience
I. become full of clouds
J. (used about a vehicle or its driver) slow down
and move to the side of the road
3. Match the phrasal verbs with their definitions
1 break off ____
2 bring off ____
3 get off ____
4 go off ____
5 put off ____
6 send off ____
7 set off ____
8 take off ____
9 turn off ____
A. (concerning alarms, camera f ashes etc) start,
creating a sudden noise or light
B. become successful or popular very quickly or
suddenly
C. become too old to eat and drink
D. climb down from a bicycle, horse
E. distract sb
F. end a relationship suddenly
G. have holiday
H. remove a part of sth by force
I. order a player who has broken a rule to leave the
field and not to return
J. post sth
K. remove sth, especially clothes
L. start a journey
M. start flying
N. stop liking sb or sth
O. stop the flow of electricity, water, ect by moving a
switch or tap
P. succeed in doing sth difficult
Q. postpone sth to a later time
4. Complete the sentences with the suitable phrasal verbs from the exercise 2 and 3.
1 Who is going to _______________ the family business when Aretha's father dies?
2 Could you _______________ another bit of bread for me?
3 After several months of hard work, Simon's computer company really _______________.
4 Beckham was _______________ for a foul in the first half.
5 Don 't let the soup _______________.
6 Come in and _________ your coat _________.
7 Don't forget to _______________ the iron before you leave.
8 ____________ your car keys _________. You are too drunk to drive.
9 Have you _______________ your application form yet?
10 He still hasn't _______________ his wife's death.
5. Complete the sentences with the suitable phrasal verbs from, the exercise 2 and 3.
1 He was walking along quite normally and then suddenly _______________.
2 I used to eat a lot of fish but I've _______________ it a bit recently.
3 I'm just about to _______________ for the station.
4 I'm not going to _______________ you after one argument!
5 I _______________ to let the ambulance past.
6 It's a really difficult part to act but I think she _____________ it _______.
7 I've got a gun! _______________ your wallet!
8 I've set my alarm to _______________ at 5:30 tomorrow morning.
9 Please just be quiet, you’re _________ me _____.
10 She _______________ writing her homework until the last minute.
6. Complete the sentences with the suitable phrasal verbs from the exercise 2 and 3.
1 She resigned as chairperson and _______________ to one of her younger colleagues.
2 The army is threatening to _______________ if civil unrest continues.
3 Comte on, take some _______________. You are always studying.
4 The child was _______________ as he was crossing the road.
5 The governments have _______________ diplomatic relations.
6 The plane _______________ late because of the storm
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