Contents Preface introduction unit 1

6. Match collocation from A and B columns.

A	B
First	Experience
Whirlwind	Shine
Nerve-wrecking	Office
Instant	Pub
Young	Decision
Registry	Ceremony
Local	Couple
Close	Romance
Successful	Friends
Happy	Sight
Wedding	Marriage
Right	Age

7. Read the text and fill in the gaps with collocations from ex 6.

Jack and Diana met at university. It was a case of love at 1) __________________. It was a 2) ___________________. Jack fell in love with Diana; they dated just three months before getting engaged. Although Diana’s parents were surprised that Diana had decided to tie the knots so soon and at such a 3) _____________________, they trusted her to make the 4) _______________________ Jack was nervous meeting them for the first time, but that’s natural, meeting your future in-laws can be 5)_____________________________. Diana’s parents took an 6)_______________________ to Jack and they were touched to hear that he had gotten down on one knee when he propped to her. Six months after their first date, Diana and Jack got married. They did not have a large 7) ______________________ instead they got married at local 8) __________________________ and had a small reception for family and 9) _________________________, in the

10) ________________________. Because they were both still busy with university, they didn’t have the time or money for a big honeymoon. The 11) ____________________________ made do with a weekend in the countryside. Twenty years, and three children later, Jack and Diana today celebrate their 20^th wedding anniversary. Few of their friends are as happily married as Jack and Diana, in fact, many are of their friends are separated or even divorced. The happy couple says there is no secret to their 12)________________________, they just both feel lucky to have found each other.

8.