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Unit 2 Healthy Lifestyle
Workbook
Using Words and Expressions
1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
make up one’s mind, shave off, feel pessimistic, in response to,
take control of, stress out, rely on, straight away
1 When the old man ___________ his beard, he looked more energetic.
2 His parents tried to persuade him to stay in the local city to live a life of leisure, but he had already __________________ to work in the countryside.
3 You cannot expect to feel better _______________ after taking the medicine.
4 He _______________ his desire for high-fat food and managed to lower his blood pressure.
5 She walks 20,000 steps a day _______________ her friend’s challenge.
6 He was __________________ because he had lost no weight after three months of dieting.
7 He used to ________ me to remind him to exercise regularly.
8 The team __________________ about being able to win the championship.
shaved off
made up his mind
straight away
took control of
in response to
feeling pessimistic
rely on
(was) stressed out
2 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
discipline, cycle, dominate, reward, rely, stimulate
Balancing one’s work and personal life can be rather difficult. Many people get into ______ the of coming home from work and watching TV or surfing the Internet. Although this may seem relaxing, it is not appropriate in the long term for personal growth. Therefore, for the sake of a healthy personal life, it is essential to be __________ and not just ____ on such passive activities. Show some passion and challenge yourself to do something different every night, if only for one hour at least. Set yourself goals, find a hobby that __________ your mind or just get round to doing all those little things you’ve been meaning to do. Once you resist allowing work to ________ your life, your _______ will be a great sense of achievement.
cycle
disciplined
rely
stimulates
dominate
reward
3 Translate the se