Ex.45 Fill in the gaps with active words and expressions.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 512.

Ex.44 Read the following definitions and match them with active words and expressions.

Vocabulary exercises

1. To succeed in doing or having what you planned or intended, usually after a lot of effort
2. A legal or moral obligation
3. The respect that people have for someone who achieves something great, is very powerful, or behaves in a way that is morally right; the belief and practice of someone who has high moral standards
4. An object that you have to hit in a game or sport; something that you try to achieve
5. The prize that someone is given because they have achieved something important
6. A particular thing that you have achieved

1. honour
2. to achieve
3. honours
4. duty
5. achievement
6. target

To achieve (2), achievement, duty (4), duties, honour (4), honours, target (4)

1. They were prepared to die for the ___________ of their country.
2. I was off ___________ when they called me.
3. A special dinner will be held in her ___________.
4. Who is on ___________ today?
5. Putting a man on the moon was one of mankind's greatest ___________.
6. Being asked to perform at La Scala is an ___________ for any young singer.
7. Set yourself ___________ that you can reasonably hope to achieve.
8. Twenty children received ___________ for bravery.
9. It is your ___________ as a parent to protect your children.
10. He had finally ­­­­­­___________ success.
11. Cars without security devices are an easy ___________ for the thief.
12. Will you do me the ___________ of becoming my wife?
13. Not many states will meet their ___________ for energy conservation.
14. Your ___________ will include setting up a new computer system.
15. They are setting a ___________ of 2000 new members.
16. She eventually ___________ her goal of becoming a professor.
17. I don't want you to visit me simply out of a sense of ___________.