Additional exercises I. Fill in each space with a missing word: A. I must say that my great(1)…………… in life is studying. It has always been. I’d(2)……………… Do this than anything else. I don’t(3) ………………doing homework and I really(4) ……………… listening to lectures. I don’t really like getting up early but I have to, because I often have(5) ………………at nine o’clock. B. Mrs. Kent is out of(6) ………………but she is very busy with her(7) ………………She is fed up(8) ………………doing the same thing every day. She is(9) ………………in going out now and then. She doesn’t enjoy(10) ………………at home (11) ………………after the children. She doesn’t mind(12) ………………the dinner but she is(13)with washing the dishes. II. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets using the adjective ending in “-ing” or “-ed”: 1. I turned off the television because the programme was very ………… (bore) 2. She felt so …………… that she didn’t want to do anything. (bore) 3. The news he told us was old………………(surprise) 4. Are you………………in any sports? (interest) 5. Everyone at the meeting was………………by the little child’s intelligence. (astonish) 6. The match was so…………….that I had to hold my breath until the last minutes. (excite) 7. I will not get………………if he fails his exams. He hasn’t studied anything at all. (surprise) 8. Some people are never………………with what they have already got. (please) 9. Most of the ghost films now are not as………………as they used to be years ago. (frighten) 10. I think his work in class is quite……………… (please) 11. His decision to divorce was the………………news to his wife. (shock) 12. Do you think his jokes were………………? (amuse) 13. She’s always ………………to hear people speak foul language. (embarrass) 14. The children were very………………by the noise coming from the deserted house. (frighten) 15. The audience was completely………………by the comedian’s performance. (amuse) 16. Would it be very………………if you had a blind date with somebody? (embarrass) 17. His lecture was so………………that all of the students felt very sleepy. (bore) 18. I was very………………at what she said. (amaze) 19. Have you seen any………………films recently, Tom? (interest) 20. Jane is getting………………with her present job, so she has decided to look for a new one. (bore) 21. All of us were completely………………because the long journey was very………………(tire) III. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form: 1. Most of my friends enjoy………………(watch) football on television. 2. Anne would rather ………………(study)than anything else. 3. My father has given up……………… (smoke). 4. Would you mind ………………(turn) on the fan, please? 5. Tracey is out of work. She hasn’t been able………………(find)a job yet. 6. She is fed up with………………(queue) for her unemployment benefit every Thursday. 7. She hates………………(have) to ………………(ask) ………………her parents for money. 8. Tracey doesn’t want………………(leave)her friends and family. 9. I am very tired of………………(listen) to her complaints day after day. 10. When I was a young child, I was interested in ………………(be)an astronaut. 11. Some women are very fond of………………(go)shopping. 12. When we felt tired, we stopped………………(work)and had a short rest. 13. I hate………………(stay) at home when I have free time and the weather is fine. 14. The building was on fire, but a helicopter managed ………………(land)on the roof and rescued most of the people. 15. Mr. Smith has been working in this office for over twenty years, and now he’s bored with………………(do) the same things day after day. 16. I always enjoy………………(go) on a holiday to that coastal town. 17. I think Julia doesn’t really like………………(work)in that restaurant. She only needs the money. 18. I would rather………………(spend) my money on books than on those funny clothes. 19. Are you afraid of………………(walk) alone in this dark street at night? 20. Mr. Jones had to give up………………(teach) two years ago because of his bad health. IV. Finish the second sentence so that it has the nearest meaning to the first one: 1. It’s not very expensive. It doesn’t ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. There are some beautiful lakes in that small town. That small town has…………………………………………………………………… 3. Don’t forget to turn off the light before going out. Remember…………………………………………………………………………… . 4. That can cost a lot of money. That can be……………………………………………………………………………. 5. The National Theatre has very comfortable seats. The seats……………………………………………………………………………… 6. Jane is too ill to come to class. Jane is not……………………………………………………………………………. 7. This school has twenty classrooms. There are……………………………………………………………………………… 8. She spends an hour cleaning the house every day. It takes………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Peter is a very good swimmer. Peter swims…………………………………………………………………………… 10. John can’t drive because he is very young. John is too……………………………………………………………………………. 11. I spent two hours repairing my motorbike. It took………………………………………………………………………………. 12. My mother cooks very well. My mother is ………………………………………………………………………. 13. Remember to check for your flight number. Don’t ………………………………………………………………………………. 14. She has been studying at this school for three years. She started………………………………………………………………………… 15. There’s a large restaurant in the Art Gallery. The Art Gallery…………………………………………………………………… 16. Most secondary schools are the boys and girls. Nearly………………………………………………………………………………. 17. My sister is too young to stay at home alone. My sister is not……………………………………………………………………… 18. It’s two- week holiday. The holiday………………………………………………………………………… 19. I usually listen to pop music. I like it very much. I’m very fond………………………………………………………………………. 20. She has to do a lot of housework every day. She hates it. She is fed………………………………………………………………………… . Additional exercises I. Fill in each space with a missing word: A. I must say that