Read the definitions and write the words. The first letters are given. There is one space for each missing letter.
7 someone who says or does hurtful things to other people, an unkind person – b ----
8 someone with very good natural ability or talents – g _ _ _ _ _
9 having a lot of motivation to do things, even when you don’t want to do them – s _ _ _ - d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10 a person who studies very hard and likes to please the teacher – s _ _ _
11 having a lot of rules and making sure others follow them – s _ _ _ _ _
12 making it difficult for other people to concentrate because of noise and other unwelcome behaviour – d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions.
13 My father wants me to continue the family business and go ____ the farming industry.
14 Becoming a writer is very difficult but I’m not going to give ________ on my dream just yet.
15 I’m not sure what to major ________ next year.
16 I fell ________ with my studies when I was ill last year.
17 She’s never going to settle ________, she loves travelling too much.
18 Each year approximately fifty-five percent of our students go ________ to further study.
Write the missing words using the definitions in brackets to help you. The first letters are given.
19 He got a s __________ (money for students to study at a high level) to study maths at university.
20 I’m planning to work in the f_________ (area of interest) of biology when I finish my studies.
21 You’d have to do something very bad in order to get e_________ (excluded) from school.
22 I’d love to d_________ (broaden, increase) my knowledge on the history of my country.
23 Mrs Taylor is very l_________ (easy-going). She never punishes us.
24 If you want to go to a good university, you need to do better than just s_________ (succeed with difficulty) through your exams.