Great Minds Think Alike
Picture this: you’re bored and you want to do something (1) your friends. You pick up your phone,
make a few quick calls and within minutes you’ve made your plans. Having a phone really comes in
doesn’t it? Have you ever thought about what it was like before the phone was invented? In 1876, two men, Elisha Gray and
Alexander Graham Bell, (3) with designs for the first telephone. Both men, on the same day, rushed to the
Patent Office to obtain the patent for their inventions, which would (4) them to claim ownership of the
telephone idea. Many wondered how both of these men, clearly (5) by each other’s work, managed to come
up with the same exact idea and design on the same day. In time, facts came (6) light regarding the two
designs for the telephone. Gray’s patent for (7) the human voice through a telegraphic circuit was actually
received in the Patent Office before Bell’s patent for ‘Improvements in Telegraphy.’ There was (8) to
suggest that Bell’s lawyers insisted that his patent should be processed first, and thus, thrust Bell into the limelight as the
‘father’ of the telephone. Upon hearing that his patent was not first, Gray abandoned his patent and even (9)
to Bell’s research. A few weeks later, on 10th March, Bell, using Gray’s design, made the first person-to-person telephone call
that was not just (10) sounds. The first words: ‘Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you,’ were directed
towards Bell’s (11) associate, Thomas Watson, who was waiting in a nearby room. Regardless of what
happened at the Patent Office, the phone is to this day one of the most well-received inventions and has surely made a
(12) impression all over the world.
1. a. with b. of c. from d. about
2. a. useful b. helpful c. handy d. light
3. a. influenced b. surpassed c. demonstrated d. experimented
4. a. admit b. exclaim c. insist d. permit
5. a. threatened b. begged c. encouraged d. forbade
6. a. in b. to c. on d. with
7. a. conducting b. transmitting c. perceiving d. interpreting
8. a. evidence b. assistance c. source d. procedure
9. a. contribute b. contributes c. contributed d. contribution
10. a. distorted b. bended c. handled d. manufactured
11. a. genius b. professor c. mentor d. academic
12. a. wide b. lasting c. stimulating d. burning
vocabulary
end up show up cut out take up hang out stick with be caught up
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
1. If you don’t start being more careful with your money, you will bankrupt.
2. My friends and I usually at the café which is just around the corner from where we live.
3. Mr Robinson, you’ll have to the fatty food you’ve been eating. It’s dangerous for your
health.
4. Guess who uninvited at Frank’s wedding?
5. I was walking down the street when suddenly I in the rain.
6. My father has decided to tennis to help him stay fit.
7. I know it’s hard, but if you want to lose weight, you’d better your diet.
B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. There are two extra words which you do
not need to use.
1. One of my father’s favourite is reading.
2. If you’re ready to on an adventure, then don’t miss this trip.
3. You’ve broken the law and now it’s time for you to face the of your actions.
4. Gadi has decided to join a gym in order to tone his .
5. Some teenagers will go to extremes to impress their .
6. According to health experts, you should never a meal _ even when you want to lose weight.
7. He was disappointed with his job so he and opened up his own business.
8. Always keep in mind that there are many risks with extreme sports.
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C. Circle the correct answer.
1. Don’t you think that being physically fit / sweaty is important for our health?
2. I find that going to the gym helps me get rid of all the coordination / frustration I feel.
3. People’s busy daily schedules / chores prevent them from going to a gym.
4. I prefer to run some laps / squats around the park than run on a treadmill.
5. When I first entered the Tae Bo class, I was extremely intense / self-conscious.
6. The book was inspired / structured by true events but there is a lot of fantasy in it, too.
7. Children need to be taught discipline / endurance by their parents.
grammar
1. Hassan has certainly taken his father. They do not only look the same but sound the same, too.
2. Hurry up! We’re going to be late and the plane takes in a couple of hours.
3. Daniel, can you please take their phone number in case we need to call them later?
4. Patrick is studying really hard for his final exams, but I don’t think he’ll be able to take all that information
so quickly.
5. Who’s going to take the company now that the president has retired?
6. Take what you said or I’ll never speak to you again.
7. It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I’m too busy to take more responsibilities now.
A. Complete the sentences by filling in the missing prepositions.
1. I don’t want to him for what he did to me. It’s not worth the fuss.
2. The people he hangs out with are a bad influence; it’s no wonder he all the time.
3. If you don’t start showing up to work on time, don’t be surprised if you .
4. Being stuck in traffic every day really .
5. Don’t let his comments you. Just ignore him.
6. Come on people! We’d better if we want to have the project finished by Wednesday.
B. Complete the sentences with the correct expression. Use each expression only once.
get into trouble get on one’s nerves get down to business
get even with get the better of get the sack
1. I’d rather the children hadn’t gone / didn’t go to bed so late last night.
2. It’s high time Nasir decides / decided what he wants to study at university.
3. Aysha is my older sister, but sometimes she acts as if she is / were my mother.
4. I wish I could / can find time to visit my cousins in Riyadh more often.
5. What a beautiful sunset! If only I hadn’t forgotten / didn’t forget to bring my camera!
6. My parents wish I will study / would study law, but I want to become a doctor.
7. I’m tired of doing the washing-up every day. It’s time we bought / had bought a dishwasher!
C. Circle the correct answer.
E. Read the text below and complete the gaps. Use only one word in each gap.
Pilates
1. It’s a pity Frank has lost the tickets for the match. Now we can’t go. ONLY
2. I would like you to go to the park with your brother and not alone. RATHER
3. You have to hand in your tests now. TIME
4. I would be grateful if you didn’t make so much noise while I am studying. WISH
5. I didn’t take my doctor’s advice and now my condition has worsened. IF
6. Although Bradley isn’t the boss, he acts like a boss. THOUGH
7. You used my mobile phone even though I did not want you to. RATHER
D. Rewrite the sentences using the words given.
Picture this: you’re bored and you want to do something (1) your friends. You pick up your phone,
make a few quick calls and within minutes you’ve made your plans. Having a phone really comes in
doesn’t it? Have you ever thought about what it was like before the phone was invented? In 1876, two men, Elisha Gray and
Alexander Graham Bell, (3) with designs for the first telephone. Both men, on the same day, rushed to the
Patent Office to obtain the patent for their inventions, which would (4) them to claim ownership of the
telephone idea. Many wondered how both of these men, clearly (5) by each other’s work, managed to come
up with the same exact idea and design on the same day. In time, facts came (6) light regarding the two
designs for the telephone. Gray’s patent for (7) the human voice through a telegraphic circuit was actually
received in the Patent Office before Bell’s patent for ‘Improvements in Telegraphy.’ There was (8) to
suggest that Bell’s lawyers insisted that his patent should be processed first, and thus, thrust Bell into the limelight as the
‘father’ of the telephone. Upon hearing that his patent was not first, Gray abandoned his patent and even (9)
to Bell’s research. A few weeks later, on 10th March, Bell, using Gray’s design, made the first person-to-person telephone call
that was not just (10) sounds. The first words: ‘Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you,’ were directed
towards Bell’s (11) associate, Thomas Watson, who was waiting in a nearby room. Regardless of what
happened at the Patent Office, the phone is to this day one of the most well-received inventions and has surely made a
(12) impression all over the world.
1. a. with b. of c. from d. about
2. a. useful b. helpful c. handy d. light
3. a. influenced b. surpassed c. demonstrated d. experimented
4. a. admit b. exclaim c. insist d. permit
5. a. threatened b. begged c. encouraged d. forbade
6. a. in b. to c. on d. with
7. a. conducting b. transmitting c. perceiving d. interpreting
8. a. evidence b. assistance c. source d. procedure
9. a. contribute b. contributes c. contributed d. contribution
10. a. distorted b. bended c. handled d. manufactured
11. a. genius b. professor c. mentor d. academic
12. a. wide b. lasting c. stimulating d. burning
vocabulary
end up show up cut out take up hang out stick with be caught up
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
1. If you don’t start being more careful with your money, you will bankrupt.
2. My friends and I usually at the café which is just around the corner from where we live.
3. Mr Robinson, you’ll have to the fatty food you’ve been eating. It’s dangerous for your
health.
4. Guess who uninvited at Frank’s wedding?
5. I was walking down the street when suddenly I in the rain.
6. My father has decided to tennis to help him stay fit.
7. I know it’s hard, but if you want to lose weight, you’d better your diet.
B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. There are two extra words which you do
not need to use.
1. One of my father’s favourite is reading.
2. If you’re ready to on an adventure, then don’t miss this trip.
3. You’ve broken the law and now it’s time for you to face the of your actions.
4. Gadi has decided to join a gym in order to tone his .
5. Some teenagers will go to extremes to impress their .
6. According to health experts, you should never a meal _ even when you want to lose weight.
7. He was disappointed with his job so he and opened up his own business.
8. Always keep in mind that there are many risks with extreme sports.
consequence quit pastime shape peer associate muscle recruit embark skip
C. Circle the correct answer.
1. Don’t you think that being physically fit / sweaty is important for our health?
2. I find that going to the gym helps me get rid of all the coordination / frustration I feel.
3. People’s busy daily schedules / chores prevent them from going to a gym.
4. I prefer to run some laps / squats around the park than run on a treadmill.
5. When I first entered the Tae Bo class, I was extremely intense / self-conscious.
6. The book was inspired / structured by true events but there is a lot of fantasy in it, too.
7. Children need to be taught discipline / endurance by their parents.
grammar
1. Hassan has certainly taken his father. They do not only look the same but sound the same, too.
2. Hurry up! We’re going to be late and the plane takes in a couple of hours.
3. Daniel, can you please take their phone number in case we need to call them later?
4. Patrick is studying really hard for his final exams, but I don’t think he’ll be able to take all that information
so quickly.
5. Who’s going to take the company now that the president has retired?
6. Take what you said or I’ll never speak to you again.
7. It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I’m too busy to take more responsibilities now.
A. Complete the sentences by filling in the missing prepositions.
1. I don’t want to him for what he did to me. It’s not worth the fuss.
2. The people he hangs out with are a bad influence; it’s no wonder he all the time.
3. If you don’t start showing up to work on time, don’t be surprised if you .
4. Being stuck in traffic every day really .
5. Don’t let his comments you. Just ignore him.
6. Come on people! We’d better if we want to have the project finished by Wednesday.
B. Complete the sentences with the correct expression. Use each expression only once.
get into trouble get on one’s nerves get down to business
get even with get the better of get the sack
1. I’d rather the children hadn’t gone / didn’t go to bed so late last night.
2. It’s high time Nasir decides / decided what he wants to study at university.
3. Aysha is my older sister, but sometimes she acts as if she is / were my mother.
4. I wish I could / can find time to visit my cousins in Riyadh more often.
5. What a beautiful sunset! If only I hadn’t forgotten / didn’t forget to bring my camera!
6. My parents wish I will study / would study law, but I want to become a doctor.
7. I’m tired of doing the washing-up every day. It’s time we bought / had bought a dishwasher!
C. Circle the correct answer.
E. Read the text below and complete the gaps. Use only one word in each gap.
Pilates
1. It’s a pity Frank has lost the tickets for the match. Now we can’t go. ONLY
2. I would like you to go to the park with your brother and not alone. RATHER
3. You have to hand in your tests now. TIME
4. I would be grateful if you didn’t make so much noise while I am studying. WISH
5. I didn’t take my doctor’s advice and now my condition has worsened. IF
6. Although Bradley isn’t the boss, he acts like a boss. THOUGH
7. You used my mobile phone even though I did not want you to. RATHER
D. Rewrite the sentences using the words given.
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