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(1)UNIT 13 HOBBIES I How the -ed is pronounced? organized /d/ 11 studied /d/ missed /t/ 12 loved /d/ naked /id/ 13 stopped /t/ called /d/ 14 laughed /t/ occurred /d/ 15 discarded /id/ accomplished /t/ 16 occupied /d/ practised /d/ 17 marked /t/ polluted /id/ 18 closed /t/ watched /t/ 19 deserved /d/ 10 collected /id/ 20 faxed /t/ II Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in the box accomplish succeed admire accompany collect discard indulge occupy classify profit She needed only one more stamp to complete her collection You could spend your time more profitably with a good book The girl sang to the accompaniment of a piano Drawing and singing were among her many accomplishments He never lost the admiration of his students My doctor advised me to avoid excessive indulgence in sweets and canned drinks We need something to keep the children occupied in their summer holiday The books are classified into different categories to subject Confidence is the key to success 10 The room was littered with discarded newspapers III Choose the antonym of the underlined word There are number of things I like to in my free time a pleisure b precious c busy d idle My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play a unimpaired b unskilled c ill-educated d unqualified Now I can playa few simple tune a compound b plain c easy d complicated He advised me to practise playing the guitar regularly a unusually b commonly c freely d completely I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of small fish a limitted b excessive c conceited d moderate I always remove the stamps before discarding the envelopes a dispensing b disposing c dumping d keeping Another hobby of mine is keeping fish a omitting b discharging c releasing d delivering I usually throwaway the common stamps a distinctive b beautiful c unpopular d ordinary IV Complete the passage with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets Agatha Miller (1) was born (bear) on 15 September 1890 in Torquay in south-west England Better known as Mrs Agatha Christie, she (2) wrote (write) altogether 78 mystery novels and 19 plays Very few other crime writers (3) have written (write) more books than this, and few (4) have become (become) so immensely popular Ever since she (5) published (publish) her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920, her books (6) have never been (never, be) out of print They (7) have been translated (translate) all over the world, and, perhaps surprisingly, her sales (8) have actually increased (actually increase) since she, (9) died (die) in 1976 For a short time after her death they (10) fell (fall), so it was perhaps the screen that (11) revived (revive) her popularity People (12) have enjoyed (enjoy) Agatha Christie's stories for years, and her popularity currently (13) seems (seem) higher than it (14) has ever been (ever be) It is not of course the first time that an author (15) has become (become) more popular in death than in life V Rewrite the sentences to focus attention on the underlined information Start with it + be and an appropriate wh-word or that She bought the car from Tom It was Tom who/ that she bought the car from My secretary sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday It was my secretary who/ that sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday He already plays for national side; he only turned professional last year He already plays for the national side, it was only last year when/that he turned professional The film was made in Bristol It was in Bristol where/ that the film was made We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend It is Jane who/ that we are coming to stay with this weekend Columbus sailed to America in 1492 It was in 1492 when/ that Columbus sailed to America The president makes the important decisions It is the president who/ that makes the important decisions I'm not looking forward to physics, but I'm most worried about, the statistics exam I'm not looking forward to physics, but it is the statistics exam which/that I'm most worried about She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but she's having the operation in the Queen Mary Hospital She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but it's in the Queen Mary Hospital where/ that she's having the operation 10 Caroline has been feeling a bit depressed for some time, so r booked a holiday in Amsterdam to cheer her up Caroline has been feeling a bit depressed for some time, so it was to cheer her up that I booked a holiday in Amsterdam 11 It's not that I don't want to have dinner with you tonight; I can't come because I've got so much work to It's not that I don't want to have dinner with you tonight; it's because I've got so much work to that I can't come Lop11.com (2) 12 I had my wallet when I went into the sports hall, so r lost it somewhere in there I had my wallet when I went into the sports hall, so it was somewhere in there which/that I lost it 13 She doesn't find learning language very easy, and she improved her Spanish only by studying very hard She doesn't find learning language very easy, and it's only by studying very hard that she improved her Spanish 14 I have had great help from my best friend Dave in doing my research, and I delicate this thesis to him I have had great help from my best friend Dave in doing my research, and it's to him that I delicate this thesis 15 I don't mind her criticising me, but I object to how she does it I don't mind her criticizing me, but it's how she does it that I object to VI Give responses beginning 'No, what ', correcting what was said in the question Use the notes in brackets to help 'Did you say that Bernard was going to live in Australia?' (holiday/ Australia) No, what I said was that he was going on holiday to Australia 'Do you hope to sell your Picasso paintings?' (be put into/ public art gallery) No, what I hope is that they will be put into a public art gallery 'Did it annoy you that Clare came, so late?' (not apologise) No, what annoyed me was that she didn't apologise 'Did you mean to give Erica your bike?' (could borrow it/ until needed again) No, what I meant was that she could borrow it until I needed it again 'Did you watch the football on TV last night?' (get, brother/ video it/ watch tonight) No, what I did was (to) get my brother to video it and I'll watch it tonight 'This steak tastes delicious Did you fry it?' (put oil and soy sauce on/ grill) No, what I did was (to) put some oil and soy sauce on it and grill it 'Did you buy Sue the coat she wanted?' (give/ money towards it) No, what I did was (to) give her some money towards it 'Did you fly from Sydney to Brisbane?' (hire a car/ drive all the way) No, what I did was (to) hire a car and drive all the way 'Did you stay with Keith for the New Year?' (invite him/ my ,house instead) No, what I did was (to) invite him to my house instead 10 'Did you think that I would take Mark to piano practice?' (going/ his own) No, what I thought was that he was going/ would be going on his own VII Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition My uncle is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar My brother is fond of tennis I have not been very successful in/ at playing the guitar He's keen on collecting coins I usually give away the common stamps to my friends She was free to indulge in leisure activity like reading I don't need these papers - you can throw it away John is very interested in all sorts of sport I classify my books into different categories 10 Books provide the reader with so many facts and so much information VIII Rewrite the following as indicated, making any other changes necessary I don't like keeping fish My sister doesn't like keeping fish either Neither my sister nor I like keeping fish We need to make people realize that drug-taking is self-destructive What we need to make people realize is that drug taking is selfdestructive I suppose the hope of easy money tempts them I suppose it 's the hope of easy money that tempts them I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child Not since I was a child have I experienced such a storm Those children were not very well educated Those children's education was not very good We expected that the report will be published shortly The report is expected to be published shortly It's all his' talk of poverty that really annoys me What really annoys me is all his talk of poverty We only learnt the truth yesterday It was only yesterday that we learnt the truth People sometimes suggest that we are not all equal This makes some people very angry Any suggestion that we are not all equal makes some people very angry 10 If it hadn't been for your help he would be in a worse mess If you hadn't helped him, he would be in a worse mess Lop11.com (3)