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a)
RESIST THE PRESSURE
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JEANS
HAVE HANG UPS ABOUT…
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TO BLAME
IT IS…
IT IS… TO BLAME
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APPEARANCE
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DESIGNER
DESIGNER JEANS
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THE PRESSURE
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DECEPTIVE
DECEPTIVE APPEARANCE
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HANG UPS ABOUT
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RESIST
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HAVE
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Well, Mike could have pumped iron and swallowed a big number of protein tablets, or he might
somehow have managed to look like some cave dwelling1 giant, but don’t let his
______________________________
mislead you. He has the heart and mind of a baby.
DECEPTIVE APPEARANCE
b) Stephen thinks he looks very cool in his leather jacket and _________________________.
DESIGNER JEANS
c)
If most of the teenagers are star-struck and utterly2 desperate under the Hollywood hung-up-body
TO BLAME
shape, ___________
the media ____________.
IT IS
d) Although most actresses conform to3 the stick thin body image at the expense of4 torturing
themselves by going on a strict diet, there are few of those like Kate Winslet, the Oscar winning
star of ‘The Titanic’, who ______________________________.
RESIST THE PRESSURE
e) Alice __________
serious __________________
HAD
HANG UPS ABOUT the changes in her body during puberty5
especially when she came out in pimples6, more hair grew on her body and her voice broke.
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Living in a certain place
Completely
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To behave in the way that is similar to what others
in your surroundings do
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Something that you harm for the sake of achiving another
The period in which a child changes into
an adult
Red spots that grow on a teenager’s face
a)
PUMP IRON
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MODERATION
LIVE UP TO
LIVE UP TO AN IDEAL
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AN IDEAL
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GO
GO ON A STRICT DIET
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ALL SHAPES
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IN
IN MODERATION
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IRON
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COME IN
COME IN ALL SHAPES
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ON A STRICT DIET
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PUMP
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The doctor warned star struck Heather that it was wrong to try to change her body so dramatically1
just for the sake of a trendy body image. He explained that humans _________________________
CAME IN ALL SHAPES
and it was healthier to maintain her natural beauty.
LIVE UP TO AN IDEAL
b) It’s good for people to have a dream and work hard to ____________________________.
However, if your desire is only body image and this makes you totally forget about the hunger and
the tragedy of others who are desperately in need of a morsel2 to eat, you should think twice.
c)
According to specialists going on a crash diet3 is suicide. Instead, people should learn to eat
IN MODERATION
______________________
and take regular exercise if they want to improve their looks.
d) Marry has ______________________________
and managed to have stick thin legs, a sallow4 face
GONE ON A STRICT DIET
and hollow5 cheeks. Alas!6 It was not only her health she lost at a cost of a stick thin figure. She
also managed to lose her boyfriend.
e) When Taylor heard all the grunts7 and moans8 and saw all the sweat covered grimacing9 faces
continuously ______________________________,
he couldn’t help asking himself whether he
PUMPING IRON
really wanted to pay so much money to the gym and torture himself in periodical workouts.
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Done at a great degree
Very small amount of something to eat
A diet on which people intend to lose a lot of weight in a
considerably much smaller time
Skin which looks yellowish and unhealthy
Empty; sinking inside
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A word that introduces a fact we wish
weren’t true
A voice that is produced when we do
something that requires a lot of power
Voice let out in pain
Twisting your face in an ugly way
a)
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HAVE
HAVE A BIG HEAD
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’s LEG
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PULL
PULL ’s LEG
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’s FOOT IN IT
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PUT
PUT ’s FOT IN IT
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PIMPLES
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ON THE
ON THE TIP OF ’s TONGUE
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A BIG HEAD
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GET
GET PIMPLES
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TIP OF ’s TONGUE
PULLING MY LEG
Are you ______________________________?
Laura can’t have had a nose job. She has one of the
prettiest faces I have seen. She has no need for that.
b) Is that Karen who is in that expensive night dress in the library? Gosh1! She looks so ..., er, it’s
______________________________,
er, flashy2! Yes, that’s exactly how she looks.
ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
c)
HAVE A BIG HEAD
I have always found it frustrating to work with people who _________________________.
I have
never been so conceited3 as to look down on others like they do, and I have no intention to do so.
d) I felt really embarrassed when I discovered the blonde girl next to Cody was his sister and not a
new chick he had found. I really _____________________________.
PUT MY FOOT IN IT
e) Because of puberty, Deanna ______________________________
on her pretty face.
GOT PIMPLES
Unfortunately, when she attempted to conceal them with some foundation4, the chemicals in the
make up disturbed the spots and caused them to proliferate5 everywhere on her face.
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An interjection used to express surprise
Too expensive or bright to be reasonably good
Arrogant; having a higher opinion of yourself than others
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A cream in a similar colour as your skin
that you put on before you apply make up
on your skin
To spread to many places
a)
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KEEP
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GIVE ☻
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WITH ☻’s HEAD
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PAIN
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CONFORM TO
KEEP AN EYE ON
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IN THE NECK
GIVE ☻ A HAND
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AN IMAGE
WITH ☻’s HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
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AN EYE ON
PAIN IN THE NECK
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A HAND
CONFORM TO AN IMAGE
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IN THE CLOUDS
Jason has got disoriented1 at school. His charming new girlfriend has become his entire world and
WITH HIS HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
he is only wandering2 in the school building ______________________________.
KEEP AN EYE ON
b) The organizers of the fashion show hired more security staff to ________________________
the
very expensive outfit3 and ornaments that the models kept changing and leaving unattended4 in
their changing cabins during the show.
c)
PAIN IN THE NECK
The image exposed5 on girls to be stick thin is a ______________________________
for millions
of parents, who would rather their daughters eat a balanced diet when they are still growing.
d) Meghan spent all day fussing with make up and dolling herself up6 for the party, then asked if I
GIVE HER A HAND
could possibly ______________________________
with her homework after the party. She is so
irresponsible!
e) It is a characteristic of the period of puberty when the young people become very concerned7
CONFORM TO AN IMAGE
about their looks. Usually, they ______________________________
whether it suits them or not.
For them, the question is not how attractive they will be but how much they will manage to
assimilate8 their looks into the new image.
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Confused
Walking aimlessly
A set of clothes that go together
Left alone
Not protected from anything
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Spending time in front of the mirror
to look more beautiful
To be affected by something; worried
To try to make something look like
another
a)
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CLICK
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PULL
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CLICK ☻’s FINGERS
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☻’s FINGERS
PULL A FACE
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☻’s LEGS
SHAKE
SHAKE ☻’s HEAD
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☻’s SHOULDERS
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SHRUG
SHRUG ☻’s SHOULDERS
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☻’s HEAD
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STRETCH
STRETCH ☻’s LEGS
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A FACE
It was a formal dinner and Nancy, like other guests, was elegantly1 dressed. Everything had been
going well until she ______________________________
to catch the attention of the waiter and
CLICKED HER FINGERS
tell him to bring her more wine.
SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS
b) When her friends criticised her new style, she just ______________________________,
implying2
she didn’t care about what they thought of her.
c)
The models who displayed the jewellery in the fashion show had to stand up nearly the whole day.
Fortunately, they were allowed to have short breaks in turns, sit somewhere and
STRETCH THEIR LEGS
______________________________.
d) When Beverley emerged out of the fitting room dressed in the mini skirt and fancy fishnet
stockings3, she saw her mother ______________________________
with disapproval4. Then, she
SHAKE HER HEAD
slumped5 her shoulders and went back to take them off.
e) When Beverley showed her mom the blue blouse with white frills6 at the cuffs7, she
PULLED A FACE
______________________________
at her daughter with disgust, suggesting she should choose a
different model.
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Attractively, gracefully, beautifully
To suggest a meaning to something
A thin close-fitting and usually transparent piece of
clothing which covers a woman's leg and foot
The way you suggest you don’t like something
To lower or let something fall
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A decorative narrow piece of cloth
consisting of many small folds
The end of the sleeves of a garment
a)
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SLUMP
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SLUMP ☻’s SHOULDERS
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☻’s LIPS
LICK
LICK ☻’s LIPS
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☻’s NOSE
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NOD
NOD ☻’s HEAD
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☻’s ARMS
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CROSS
CROSS☻’s ARMS
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☻’s HEAD
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BLOW
BLOW ☻’s NOSE
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☻’s SHOULDERS
During the convalescing1 period after her nose job, Sheila was unable to _____________________
BLOW HER NOSE
for a month, and that was the worst part of it.
b) Eileen looked at her reflection in the mirror, resented2 what she saw and sadly
______________________________.
SLUMPED HER SHOULDERS
c)
Well, the calorie rich dessert looked so scrumptious3 that most of the stick thin models couldn’t
help ______________________________.
LICKING THEIR LIPS
d) As Cassandra was trying to sneak4 in the school from the back door with fishnet stockings under her
uniform, some tan cream on her face and blue streaks5 dyed in her golden hair, she was
intercepted6 by the schoolmistress who had ______________________________
on her breasts
CROSSED HER ARMS
showing her disapproval and frustration.
e) When the girls saw the hunky7 tour guide on the bus, they __________________________
at each
NODDED THEIR HEADS
other, suggesting that it would be a great day.
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To spend time getting well after an ilness
To feel upset about a situation
Delicious
To move from one place to another secretly
A coloured line
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To stop something or someone when
are moving from one place to another
A man sexually attractive with a big and
strong body
a)
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BLOW
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PAT
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BLOW A KISS
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☻’s EYES
PAT ☻’s STOMACH
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☻’s LIPS
CRACK
CRACK ☻’s KNUCKLES
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☻’s STOMACH
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SQUINT
SQUINT ☻’s EYES
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☻’s NOSE
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PICK
PICK ☻’s NOSE
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A KISS
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SMACK
SMACK ☻’s LIPS
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☻’s KNUCKLES
To the guests’ surprise, Nancy drained1 her glass and ______________________________
loudly,
HAVE STUDIED THINGS IN G
forgetting to conform to the etiquette2 of the formal dinner given in her honour.
b) Trevor rubbed his hands and ______________________________
noisily before gripping the bow to
SITS AN EXAM
aim the arrow at the target.
c)
WORKING OUT THE SUM I
Trevor poised3 the bow, placed an arrow on the bow cord, _____________________________
at the
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faraway target, drew the cord and projected the arrow to hit the target with a heavy thud .
d) The super model’s photos taken while she was _____________________________
have been put on
FALLEN BEHIND WITH
the web. She was sure there was no one looking at her when she did that childish act.
e) Among the guests who enjoyed the feast they were given, there was especially a man who
intermittently6 __________________________.
Obviously, he had eaten enough and he was well
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH YOUR
satisfied.
f)
When the curvaceous7 Marilyn Monroe got out of the limo, she turned at the ceaselessly8 flashing
MADE
cameras and ______________________________
at her fans.
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To remove the water away in a place; to empty a glass
The formal rules for polite behaviour in society
To hold something in a carefully balanced way
To make something move forvards with a great force
The sound heard when sth solid and heavy hits another
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7.
Happening oftentimes at irregular intervals
Without stopping
a)
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INTRODUCE
INTRODUCE NEW LAWS
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CERTIFICATE
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A DOCTOR’S
A DOCTOR’S CERTIFICATE
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MAKE UP
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EMPLOY
EMPLOY FAKE TANS
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IN THE WEIRDEST STYLE
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WEAR
WEAR MAKE UP
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NEW LAWS
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DRESS
DRESS IN THE WEIRDEST STYLE
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FAKE TANS
Getting a tattoo marked on your skin is an irreversible1 act, and some people terribly repent2 it at
INTRODUCE NEW LAWS
a later age, therefore countries should ______________________________
banning3 tattoo
artists from servicing customers younger than 30 years old.
EMPLOY FAKE TANS
b) Not only women, but also men use foundation to ______________________________
on their
skin.
c)
Casey looks so skinny and pallid4 that I would still be worried about her health even if she showed
A DOCTOR’S CERTIFICATE
me ______________________________
testifying5 her good health.
d) Ashley refuses to conform to trendy body images and fashion. She is a rebel. She takes exercise,
DRESSES IN THE WEIRDEST STYLE
eats everything in moderation and ______________________________.
WORN MAKE UP
e) Because Janice had repeatedly ______________________________
at school, she was made to
stay after school for detention and write a paper on the history of make up on five school days.
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Cannot be changed back
To be sorry for doing something
To make something forbidden
Pale enough to look unhealthy
To formally state that something is true