fulfil his
obligations to his current employer.
8.
Many people want to be rich, but few
achieve / realize / fulfil their
goal of becoming millionaires.
9.
I have a lot of plans, and one of them is to
achieve / realize / fulfil my
aims of doing well at school and then
going to university.
Note: Instead of
manage to (+ the infinitive form of the verb), we can say
succeed in (+ the -ing form of the verb.
Example: He managed to pass his exam / He succeeded in passing his exam)
B. 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C (we can also say
backfired , when a plan turns out exactly the opposite to what
was expected. For example:
All their holiday plans backfired when the children got chicken pox )
Other words and expressions which you might find useful include: come off (an informal expression meaning
to succeed ) / fail / come to nothing
Page 26 Ownership, giving, lending & borrowing answers A. 1. landlords (
landlady = female. We can also use the word
landowner ) 2. owners / proprietors 3. owners
4. property 5. estate 6. possessions 7. belongings (
possessions usually refers to everything we own - for example,
our homes, furniture, etc.
Belongings usually refers to smaller things - for example, a coat, a briefcase, etc.) 8. lease
9. loan 10. mortgage 11. tenants 12. rent / mortgage 13. donation (we can also say
contribution )
Note: These words can be either nouns or verbs:: lease / rent / mortgage / loan.
Loan can also be used as an adjective, e.g.,
a loan shark
