Unit 14: Worksheet

Unit 14: Recreation I. Choose the word which is stressed or has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. a. engrave b. spectator c. ability d. undertake 2. a. envelop b. gigantic c. develop d. introduce 3. a. practiced b. stamped c. indulged d. accomplished 4. a. leisure b. pursue c. simple d. necessary 5. a. sports b. plays c. households. d. minds II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences 1. Cycling and karate are among her hobbies. a. pursuit b. entertainment c. amusement d. pastime 2. Walking and swimming are the two most popular sporting activities undertaken by men and women a. taken over b. taken in c. taken up d. taken out 3. His business is growing so fast that he must take __________ more workers. a. out b. up c. on d. over 4. All the pleasures and__________ of the weekend are over, and I must get down on some hard work. a. indulge b. indulgent c. indulgently d. indulgences 5. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play. a. skillful b. famous c. perfect d. modest III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings 1. I love autumn because of the colour of the leaves (using cleft sentence) 2. I saw several houses. Most of them were modern (using relative clause) 3. The roads were crowded with refugees. Many of them were wounded (using relative clause) 4. John broke the window yesterday (using cleft sentence) 5. John and Meagan are playing football in the schoolyard (using cleft sentence) IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box on However Since More attracted for things less Been published with although events held (1)…. is the first appearance in the late 1920s, television has always been the most popular form of recreation and entertainment. It has (2)…… millions of TV viewers all over the world. Especially, with the developing of communications, satellites, we can see real (3)… that are happening everywhere in the globe. (4)… , we cannot deny bad effects that television had (4)… us. A recent research on the impact of television on children’s emotional and social development (6)… by Erlbaum Press has demonstrated that television watching in childhood and adolescence is associated (7)… poor educational achievement by 26 years of age. In other words, the (8)… the child watched television, the less likely he or she was to finish school and enroll in a university. V. Each sentence contains a mistake, find it and correct it 1. Louisa May Alcott, she best known for her books for children, served as a nurse during the Civil War. 2. Water polo is a game in which is played in the water by two teams, each with seven players. 3. It was in 1971 that transatlantic supersonic transportation became commercially availability. 4. Grover Cleveland was the only American president served two nonconsecutive terms. 5. Either Mr. Anderson or Ms. Wiggins are going to teach our class today. Answer I. 1. d 2. d 3. c 4.c 5.a II. 1. d 2. c 3. c 4.d 5. A III. 1. It is because of the colour of the leaves that I love autumn. 2. I saw several houses, most of which were modern. 3. The roads were crowded with refugees, many of whom were wounded. 4. It was yesterday that John broke the window. 5. It is John and Meagan that are playing football in the schoolyard. IV. 1. since 2. attracted 3. events 4. however 6. on 6. published 7. with 8. More V. 1. she  X 2. in which  which 3. available  availability 4. served  to serve 5. are  is . Unit 14: Recreation I. Choose the word which is stressed or has underlined part pronounced differently