English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Fill the gaps with a suitable preposition.
1 I know I’m not perfect, but I’ve never been dishonest 
you.
2 She’s very critical 
her colleagues.
3 Why are you always so disloyal 
me?
4 A true friend would never talk 
your back.
5 I hate being 
bad terms 
people.
6 I realise that people can often be two-faced 
their boss.
Rewrite the underlined phrases to give the 
opposite 
meaning.
1 Mia and her sister shared the same opinion on a lot of things.
2 Carla’s affection for Andrew has grown stronger lately. I expect they’ll get engaged.
3 Our relationship stayed firm because we were truthful to each other.
4 Henry’s brothers are close friends.
Use expressions from the opposite page to describe these situations.
1 Harry has phoned – he’s still at the station. He thought I was picking him up and I thought he was 
getting a taxi. It was a 
.
2 The kids have been unhappy since their parents divorced. They come from a 
.
3 Her marriage has been both good and bad at different times. It has 
.
4 The two union leaders have had a serious disagreement which has split them. A serious 
.
5 Two of the brothers have not spoken to their other brother for 20 years because of something bad 
that happened. I think it’s a 
.
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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
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Emotions and reactions
Strong desires
Pregnant women 
crave / have a craving for strange things like tuna and banana pizza! 
[want very 
strongly]
Young children often seem to 
thirst / have a thirst for knowledge. 
[feel very strongly that you want]
Sometimes my cousin just