20 Choose the correct word to form a compound noun and complete the sentences below. 1. With the right upstart / upbringing / upraising you will build your set of values early. 2. Trying to be too perfect and aiming too high can lead to a break-up / breakdown / breakover. 3. It can be very difficult for human race / human people / human beings to live together in peace and harmony. 4. Sometimes it can take a lifelong / lifetime / lifespan to realise what is really important to you. 5. By holding on to your ethics and morals, you will never feel like an underdog / underman / undercarriage. 6. Strong values are the backrest / backstage / backbone of any society. 7. I sometimes think the supermen / superpowers / superbanks of the world need to top up their values. 8. She was the runner-over / runner-in / runner-up in the national essay competition on Values in Young People Today. 21 Fill in the gaps with the verb stay and the correct preposition to fit the meaning given in each sentence. Check you use the appropriate tense in each one. on over away from in up out 1. He is so dedicated to his profession as a teacher that he ............................................................... (doesn t go to bed) every night preparing lessons and correcting homework. 4. We ............................................................... (not go to bed) all night for the sit-in at university in the name of justice and student rights. 2. Could you ............................................................... (remain longer than anticipated) a little after school and help me with those maths exercises? I m afraid I ll never pass the exam otherwise. 5. It s best to ............................................................... (avoid) those you know have never had a chance to build their own moral values. 6. You shouldn t ............................................................... (not go home) all night out of respect for your parents who worry so much about you. 3. She s a loyal friend, she ................................................ (stay a night somewhere) and kept me company when I was so upset. TRANSLATION ARTICLES 22 Translate the quotations. 1. La conoscenza è potere. L informazione è liberatoria. L istruzione è presupposto di progresso, in ogni società, in ogni famiglia. (K. Anaan) 4. La democrazia non è solo un elezione, è la nostra vita quotidiana. (Tsai Ing-Wen) 2. Il legame che unisce la vostra vera famiglia non è di sangue, ma di rispetto e gioia. (R. Bach) 5. La corruzione è un cancro che divora la fede del cittadino nella democrazia, diminuisce l istinto per l innovazione e la creatività. (J. Biden) 3. Ho un meraviglioso rifugio che è la mia famiglia. Ho un rapporto meraviglioso con mio fratello e mia sorella; ciò mi dà l impressione di sapere sempre dove appartengo. (J. Carreras) 123 UNIT 11 B2