Friends

Question 1

I always found him in a jubilant mood in spite of the fact that he had e very troublesome incident in his life.

The fans were jubilant at/about/over their team’s victory.

Answer 1

Jubilant:

Feeling or expressing great happiness, especially because of a success:

Question 2

Ihope you’ll consider me a friend and not just an acquaintance.

He gradually lost contact with all his old acquaintances.

Professor Stevens is a professional acquaintance of mine - shall I introduce you to him?

I made acquaintance with a girl at my age.

Answer 2

Acquaintance
acquaintenship:
a person that you have met but do not know well.

Question 3

In societies with stronger family bonds , people tend to live longer.

The bonds of friendship

There has been a close bond between them ever since she saveh him from drowning.

Answer 3

Bond: a close conncetion joining 2 or more people.

Question 4

Existing ties of Pen friends are slack.

Answer 4

Slack: not tight, loose.

Question 5

Me and my close friends see eye-to-eye on most things so we rarely fall out with each other.

Answer 5

See eye-to-eye on : to agree on a subject

To fall out with: to a have disagreement and stop being friends.

Question 6

We struck up a relationship at college.

Answer 6

Strike up a relationship:

To begin a friendship.

Question 7

My most friendships go back years to when we were at school.

Answer 7

To Go back years:

To have known someone for a long time.

Question 8

It’s easy to drift apart from your friends when you fall in love but I think both partners should try not to lose touch with their friends.

Answer 8

Drift apart: to become less close to someone.

Question 9

We fell for eachother after we got to know eachother.

Answer 9

To Fall for: to fall in love.

Question 10

If you fall head over heels in love plans that you have had in your life about job and education can easily be forgotten.

Answer 10

To fall head over heels in love:to start to love someone a lot.

Question 11

We got to know eachother at university

Answer 11

Get to know: to begin to know someone.

Question 12

I didn’t really hit it off with his friends.

Jake and Sue hit it off immediately.

Answer 12

Hit it off: to quickly become good friends with.

Question 13

At first we were just good friends

Answer 13

To be just good friends: to not be romantically involved.

Question 14

Although we are both ready, he hasn’t popped the quiestion yet!

Answer 14

To pop the question: to ask someone to marry you

Question 15

Eventually I’d like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.

Answer 15

Settle down:

to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with your partner.

Question 16

We are really well-matched in our interests.

Answer 16

To be well-matched:

To be similar to

Question 17

Before tying the knot , you have to decide which major you wanna study in

Answer 17

To Tie the knot:

To get married

Question 18

He has always taken for granted, which is the main reason why they split up.

One of the problems with relationships is that after a while you just take each other for granted.

Answer 18

Take sth or sb for granted:
If you take situations or people for granted, you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them, fail to appreciate the value of sb or sth.

Question 19

She’s nice, but I don’t feel I can confide in her.

Answer 19

Confide in sb:

to share your feelings and secrets with someone because you trust them not to tell other people

Question 20

Susan is a bad influence , she always brings out the worst in me.

Answer 20

Bring out the best/worst in someone:

Cause sb to behave in the best/worst manner.

Question 21

We can’t get along with maryam, who plays Mr.know it all wvery time someone raises a question as if we asked for his opinion.

Answer 21

Mr know it all:

Someone who acts as if she / he knows everything.

Question 22

Tom no longer smoked since his wife was pregnant.

Answer 22

No longer: not anymore

Question 23

We keey you in the loop if we have any update about the contract.

Answer 23

Keep someone in the loop:

Keep someone informed about something.

Question 24

My sister is my father’s splitting image.

Answer 24

Splitting image:

A person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another

Question 25

She is my long-lost cousin whom I haven’t seen for ages.

Answer 25

Long-lost cousin:

Friend you haven’t met for a long time.

Question 26

I can use my best mate as a sounding board when I have problems.

Answer 26

A sounding board: a good person to talk to

Question 27

Obviously my siblings are my own flesh and blood so I love them very much.

Answer 27

Own flesh and blood: family, relative

Question 28

He was befriended by an old lady.

Answer 28

Befriend: V : to be friendly towards someone

Question 29

It’s quite easy to bump into someone from another counrty.

Answer 29

Bump into: meet

Question 30

It is possible to make somebody’s acquaintance online.

Answer 30

Make somebody’s acquaintance: get to know somebody

Question 31

Grigarious

Answer 31

Sociable