Text comprehension
IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.
1. David and I felt so young and healthy that we couldn't believe we would fall victim to any
disease before the word AIDS appeared in my life. 2. We didn't spend as much time together as before.
3. I asked him face to face to explain why we were not friends any more. 4. I couldn't go away from him when he needed me badly.
5. I was unable to control any more the strong emotions which I had been trying to hold back
until this moment.
Vocabulary
I.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.
having a very enjoyable and exciting time
disconnected and refused to take my phone call go away from or refuse to be with
didn't give up, still taking him to be my best friend as before experience so much pain and stress
endure all the pain and sorrow by myself
II.
Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its
appropriate form.
1. 2. 3. 4.
invincible stress confront keep up
5. 6. 7. 8.
marking blame
pushing aside emotional
9. positive 10. recognized
III.
Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 1-4 B C A C 5-8 D D D A
IV. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in its appropriate form and note the differences in meaning between them.
1. (Careless is used when people do not pay enough attention to what they are doing, so they
make mistakes, or cause harm or damage, while carefree refers to a person or a period of time that does not involve any problems, worries, or responsibilities.) a. carefree c. careless b. careless d. carefree
2. (Both words can refer to suffering from a disease or a health problem. In this sense, sick can
often be used as attributive in front of a noun. When ill is used as attributive, it often refers to something harmful or unpleasant. Sick can also mean "going to vomit," so it can be confusing to say "I'm sick." Sick is sometimes used to talk about a dislike from too much of something.)
a. sick c. ill b. sick d. ill