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Vocabulary Time

1 Write the correct word in the space before its definition.

listless – brooding – throng – admirer – confide – adoring

1 a person who is a fan of, or adores, someone or something

2 a huge, packed crowd of people or animals
3 to trust someone with a secret or a private matter

4 thinking about things that make one sad or angry
5 when a person or thing lacks energy or enthusiasm

6 feeling or expressing deep affection, love, or admiration

2 Complete the sentences below using the words from the My Words list.

1 Brody is such a person; he doesn’t do anything, and he’s never
energetic.

2 Adam has such an group of friends; they are like a family.

3 He decided to in his brother and told him that he’d broken their
mother’s vase.

4 As soon as I walked into the zoo, I saw a of children all gathered
around the lion’s cage.

5 Every celebrity has a problem with his or her because sometimes
they do the weirdest things.

Think and Describe

1 Write in your diary about an unusual experience you had to go through
in your life.

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