Question

7.8. character and reputation. заполните пропуски в предложениях, выбрав из предложенных слов и выражений подходящие по смыслу: 1. people who are generally too concerned with their own thoughts to notice what is happening round them can be described as a) abstracted; b) absent-minded; c) distracted. 2. a person whom other people admire has a) great fame; b) an excellent reputation; c) good rumour; d) character. 3. a person who works seriously and with care a) is conscious; b) is conscientious; c) has conscience; d) has consciousness. 4. a person who is well-known and has a good reputation is a) notorious; b) famous; c) infamous. 5. people who think only of themselves are a) egoist; b) selfish; c) egotist. 6. a person who is not distinguished in any way is a) vulgar; b) common; c) ordinary. 7. a person who reads and thinks a lot is a) intellectual; b) spiritual; c) witty. 8. a person who is easily annoyed or often in a bad mood is a) nervous; b) tense; c) irritable. 9. people who apply themselves seriously to their work are a) hardworking; b) laborious. 10. people who are ‘full of life’ have a lot of a) liveliness; b) temperament. 11. people who have had a lot of practice at doing something are a) practical; b) practicable; c) practiced. 12. a person who is not very nice or friendly is a) disagreeable; b) unsympathetic. 13. a person who has good sense and judgement is a) sensible; b) sensitive; c) conscious; 14. we can describe someone who is fond of sport as a) sporting; b) sportive; c) sporty.

Answer 1

1A  2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7A 8C 9A 10 A 11 A 12 B 13 A 14 С