A. Here are some characteristics of talented youth. Read them and fill in the blanks from the list.

Challenge to question abstract - well-organized motivated skills - eclectic

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Many gifted youths learn basic .. quickly, and with little practice. They are also able to understand .. concepts and ideas. They take nothing for granted. They tend .... everything and ask a lot of how and why questions.

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They are .. in their way of thinking. They select the things that are suitable to them.

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They have unlimited energy, which makes them .... their capacities and test their abilities.

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They are highly as they show great willingness to learn new things and examine unusual ideas.

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They tackle tasks and problems in a and efficient manner. B. Choose the appropriate idiomatic expressions:

a piece of cake odds and ends with flying colours - pros and cons ups and downs 1. 2. John passed his geometry test .. The teacher asked us to talk about the of industrial development . 3. The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all the important documents with him, leaving just .. . 4. Dont worry about the problems you have in your business. You know there are always in business. 5. If you think that doing this maths problem is . just try it.

C. Complete the sentences with suitable phrasal verbs below. cut in - put out blow out eat out drop in - watch out come out check in - break out go out 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. When it is hot and dry, forest fires . easily. ..! There's a car coming. It is impolite to .. people ... when they talk. I have not seen Peter for ages. I think I will .. this evening. It took the firemen 5 hours to . the fire. You are the woman of my dreams. Will you .. with me? People are always asked to . when they arrive at a hotel. Could you . the candle? We knocked at Mary's door but she wouldn't ... Would you like to ... tonight? There is a new restaurant in town. D. Complete each sentence with a suitable conjunction or preposition. Cause and effect Conjunctions (followed by a complete sentence): To introduce an effect use: Therefore , as a result, consequently, thats why, for this reason, so To introduce a cause use: Because , as, since Connectors or prepositions followed by a noun phrase, a noun or a gerund: Because of, on account of, owing to, due to, as a result of, as a consequence of

1. Doctors believe some bacteria are more resistant nowadays the misuse of antibiotics. 2. . you have no more money to spend, you will have to stop buying useless things. 3. Hes embarrassed about being bald . he always wears a wig.

4. I knew I couldnt win. , I didnt play the match and I decided to do more practice to improve my performance for the next competition. 5. .. the traffic jams, I arrive late for work every day.

7. The students were angry .. the teacher didnt keep her promise to let them out earlier. 8. You are not following the doctors advice you wont get better.

10. . the rain had poured for three days without a rest, there were floods in the area. E. Match the expressions with their functions. 1. Could you possibly? 2. 3. 4. Im not satisfied with .. Im afraid there is nothing we can do about it. Im awfully sorry.

a. Making a complaint b. Accepting a complaint c. Rejecting a complaint d. Making a request

Key
A. 1. 2. 3. Many gifted youths learn basic skills quickly, and with little practice. They are also able to understand abstract concepts and ideas. They take nothing for granted. They tend to question everything and ask a lot of how and why questions. 4. 5. They are eclectic in their way of thinking. They select the things that are suitable to them. They have unlimited energy, which makes them challenge their capacities and test their abilities. 6. They are highly motivated as they show great willingness to learn new things and examine unusual ideas. 7. B. 1. 2. 3. John passed his geometry test with flying colours.. The teacher asked us to talk about the pros and cons of industrial development . The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all the important documents with him, leaving just odds and ends. They tackle tasks and problems in a well-organized and efficient manner.

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Dont worry about the problems you have in your business. You know there are always ups and downs in business.

5. C. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

If you think that doing this maths problem is a piece of cake, just try it.

When it is hot and dry, forest fires break out easily. Watch out! There's a car coming. It is impolite to cut people in when they talk. I have not seen Peter for ages. I think I will drop in this evening. It took the firemen 5 hours to put out the fire. You are the woman of my dreams. Will you go out with me? People are always asked to check in when they arrive at a hotel. Could you blow out the candle? We knocked at Mary's door but she wouldn't come out. Would you like to eat out tonight? There is a new restaurant in town.

D. Possible answers 1. Doctors believe some bacteria are more resistant nowadays owing to / due to / because of the misuse of antibiotics. 2. Because / As / Since you have no more money to spend, you will have to stop buying useless things. 3. Hes embarrassed about being bald. That is why / For this reason, he always wears a wig.

4. I knew I couldnt win. Consequently / For this reason, I didnt play the match and I decided to do more practice to improve my performance for the next competition. 5. As a result of / Because of / Due to the traffic jams, I arrive late for work every day.

7. The students were angry. As / Because / Since the teacher didnt keep her promise to let them out earlier. 8. You are not following the doctors advice. For this reason / Therefore you wont get better. 10. As / Since / Because the rain had poured for three days without a rest, there were floods in the area. E. 1 d , 2 a , 3 c , 4 - b

Teacher: Mohamed Lahbib KATHI