Phần 3: Hoàn thành cụm động từ
a. My older brother always did really well at school and as I was growing up, I found it very hard to live up to his reputation.
 * live up to: đáp ứng được kỳ vọng, sống xứng đáng với
b. Claire and I go back years – we first met at primary school and have been friends ever since. We have many happy memories to look back on.
 * go back: kéo dài từ quá khứ
 * look back on: hồi tưởng lại
c. I don't take after either of my parents – we are very different. Maybe that's why we get on so well!
 * take after: giống ai đó (về ngoại hình hoặc tính cách)
 * get on: hòa hợp với ai đó
d. Kris and Annabelle have finally decided to settle down and get married – I hope it works for them.
 * settle down: ổn định cuộc sống, lập gia đình
e. My grandfather passed away in January – I don't think he ever really got over the death of my grandmother last year.
 * pass away: qua đời
 * get over: vượt qua (khó khăn, nỗi buồn)
f. When I was very young I really looked up to my older sister – I thought she was fantastic! But as we got older we grew apart and now I don't often see her very often.
 * look up to: ngưỡng mộ
 * grow apart: trở nên xa cách
g. We have brought our children up to be polite and respectful so I find it difficult to put up with bad behaviour from others.
 * bring up: nuôi dạy
 * put up with: chịu đựng
Phần 4: Chọn tính từ trái nghĩa
 * a. creative: sáng tạo >< dull: tẻ nhạt
 * b. faithful: trung thành >< changeable: hay thay đổi
 * c. charitable: từ thiện >< selfish: ích kỷ
 * d. amusing: vui vẻ >< serious: nghiêm túc
 * e. cheerful: vui vẻ >< cynical: hoài nghi
 * f. ambitious: tham vọng >< lazy: lười biếng
 * g. friendly: thân thiện >< reserved: dè dặt
 * h. aggressive: hung hăng >< calm: bình tĩnh

3.a. My older brother always did really well at school and as I was growing up, I lived in the shadow of his reputation.
b. Claire and I have been friends for years- we first met at primary school and have been friends ever since. We have many happy memories to look back on.
c. I don’t take after either of my parents- we are very different. Maybe that’s why we get on so well!
d. Kris and Annabelle have finally decided to settle down and get married - I hope it works out for them.
e. My grandfather passed away in January - I don’t think he ever really got over the death of my grandmother last year.
f. When I was very young I really looked up to my older sister- I thought she was fantastic! But as we got older we grew apart and now I don’t often see her very often.
g. We have brought up our children to be polite and respectful so I find it difficult to put up with bad behaviour from others.
4. 

a. dull b. changeable c. selfish d. serious e. cynical f. lazy g. reserved h. aggressive