11CB UNIT 13 -3 TEST

UNIT 13 HOBBIES
I. How the -ed is pronounced?
1. organized /d/ 11. studied /d/
2. missed /t/ 12. loved /d/
3. naked /id/ 13. stopped /t/
4. called /d/ 14. laughed /t/
5. occurred /d/ 15. discarded /id/
6. accomplished /t/ 16. occupied /d/
7. practised /d/ 17. marked /t/
8. polluted /id/ 18. closed /t/
9. 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
1. She needed only one more stamp to complete her collection.
2. You could spend your time more profitably with a good book.
3. The girl sang to the accompaniment of a piano.
4. Drawing and singing were among her many accomplishments.
5. He never lost the admiration of his students.
6. My doctor advised me to avoid excessive indulgence in sweets and canned drinks.
7. We need something to keep the children occupied in their summer holiday.
8. The books are classified into different categories to subject.
9. Confidence is the key to success.
10. The room was littered with discarded newspapers.
III. Choose the antonym of the underlined word.
1. There are number of things I like to do in my free time.
a. pleisure b. precious c. busy d. idle
2. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
a. unimpaired b. unskilled c. ill-educated d. unqualified
3. Now I can playa few simple tune.

a. compound b. plain c. easy d. complicated
4. He advised me to practise playing the guitar regularly.
a. unusually b. commonly c. freely d. completely
5. I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of small fish.
a. limitted b. excessive c. conceited d. moderate
6. I always remove the stamps before discarding the envelopes.
a. dispensing b. disposing c. dumping d. keeping
7. Another hobby of mine is keeping fish.
a. omitting b. discharging c. releasing d. delivering
8. 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.
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1. She bought the car from Tom.
It was Tom who/ that she bought the car from.
2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday.
It was my secretary who/ that sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday.
3. 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.
4. The film was made in Bristol.
It was in Bristol where/ that the film was made.
5. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend.
It is Jane who/ that we are coming to stay with this weekend.
6. Columbus sailed to America in 1492.
It was in 1492 when/ that Columbus sailed to America.
7. The president makes the important decisions.
It is the president who/ that makes the important decisions.
8. 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.
9. 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 do.
It's not that I don't want to have dinner with you tonight; it's because I've got so much work to do that I can't come.
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.
1. '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.
2. '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.
3. 'Did it annoy you that Clare came, so late?' (not apologise)
No, what annoyed me was that she didn't apologise.
4. '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.
5. '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.
6. '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.
7. 'Did you buy Sue the coat she wanted?' (give/ money towards it)
No, what I did was (to) give her some money towards it.
8. '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.
9. '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.
1. My uncle is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.
2. My brother is fond of tennis.
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3. I have not been very successful in/ at playing the guitar.
4. He's keen on collecting coins.
5. I usually give away the common stamps to my friends.
6. She was free to indulge in leisure activity like reading.
7. I don't need these papers - you can throw it away.
8. John is very interested in all sorts of sport.
9. 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.

1. I don't like keeping fish. My sister doesn't like keeping fish either.
Neither my sister nor I like keeping fish.
2. We need to make people realize that drug-taking is self-destructive.
What we need to make people realize is that drug taking is self-destructive.
3. I suppose the hope of easy money tempts them.
I suppose it 's the hope of easy money that tempts them.
4. I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child.
Not since I was a child have I experienced such a storm. .
5. Those children were not very well educated.
Those children's education was not very good.
6. We expected that the report will be published shortly.
The report is expected to be published shortly.
7. It's all his' talk of poverty that really annoys me.
What really annoys me is all his talk of poverty.
8. We only learnt the truth yesterday.
It was only yesterday that we learnt the truth.
9. 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.
UNIT 13 TEST 1
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. admire b. avid c. variety d. while
2. a. occupy b. simply c. accompany d. hobby
3. a. practised b. stamped c. indulged d. accomplished
4. a. collect b. common c. modest d. accomplish
5. a. friends b. tunes c. clubs d. stamps
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or

phrase.
6. My father never indulges _____ drinking.
a. on b. in c. with d. to
7. I love watching the small fish swimming _____ in the tank.
a. through b. up c. towards d. about
8. He wasn't able to cope _____ the stresses and strains of the job.
a. with b. to c. in d. on
9. My friend Dave was really interested in my best stamp, so I _____ it away to him.
a. gave b. threw c. brought d. put
10. These ideas have now been completely discarded.
a. come up with b. got rid of c. put forward d. put into practice
11. This vase is quite rare and is almost a _____'s item.
a. collect b. collective c. collection d. collector
12. The singer was _____ on the piano by her sister.
a. played b. performed c. accompanied d. helped
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13. The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
a. busy b. relaxed c. comfortable d. free
14. My parents lent me the money. _____, I couldn't have afforded the trip.
a. Only if b. Otherwise c. However d. Therefore
15. I don't know the title but I recognize the _____ of this song.
a. sound b. rhyme c. tune d. theme
B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
16. _____ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
a. What the woman was b. That the woman was
c. The woman was d. What was the woman
17. Marta Graham, _____ of the pioneers of modern dance, didn't begin dancing until she was 21.
a. who as one b. she was c. one d. was one
18. Many communities are dependent oil groundwater _____ from wells for their water supply.
a. that obtained b. obtained c. is obtained d. obtain it

19. _____ who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.
a. It was Jane Byrne b. Jane Byrne
c. That Jane Byrne d. When Jane Byrne
20. The first American novelist to have a major impact on world literature _____.
a. who was James Fenimore Cooper b. James Fenimore Cooper was
c. it was James Fenimore Cooper d. was James Fenimore Cooper
21. _____ important railroad tunnel in the US was cut through the Hoosac Mountains in Massachuset.
a. At first b. It was the first c. The first d. As the first of
22. It was in 1875 _____ joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Harvard University.
a. that Anna Winlock b. Anna Winlock, who
c. as Anna Winlock d. Anna Winlock then
23. _____ the dollar as its, monetary unit in 1878.
a. Adopted by Canada b. Canada adopted
c. It was adopted by Canada d. The Canada adoption of
24. _____ that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia.
a. In 1790 was b. There was in 1790
c. In 1790 d. It was in 1790
25. It was Mr. Harding _____ the bill to yesterday.
a. who sent my secretary b. to whom my secretary sent
c. that my secretary sent d. my secretary sent
C. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that needs correcting.
26. Small distinctions among stamps, unimportant to the person average,
A B
would mean a great deal to the stamp collector. (average person)
C D
27. Calcium, the most abundantly mineral in the body, works with
A B C
phosphorus in maintaining bones and teeth. (abundant)
D
28. Mark's known for ages that his parents are coming to stay with us

A B
this weekend, but it was only yesterday did he told me. (that he)
C D
29. On May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman fly solo
A B C
across the Atlantic Ocean. (to fly)
D
30. Nitrogen and oxygen are too important that most living organisms
A B C
cannot survive without these elements. (so important)
D
III. READING
A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
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spectator interests decorated range satisfied discarded
bored educational collector engaging positive classified
The word hobby is a shortened form of hobbyhorse, which had a (31) decorated wooden framework with an imitation horse's
head attached to it. Hobbies today include a vast (32) range of activities. In this sense, hobbies include games and sports, but they
leave out purely (33) spectator activities like watching television. They also exclude schooling and work done to make a living.
Hobbies are important for many reasons, First, a hobby can be (34) educational For example, if the hobby is stamp collecting
the (35) collector can learn about the countries of the world and even some of their history. Second, (36) engaging in the hobby
can lead to meeting people with the same (37) interests. Third, a person's free time is being used in (38) positive way. The
person has no time to be (39) bored. Finally some hobbies can lead to a future job. A person who enjoys a hobby related job is
more (40) satisfied with life.
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
The hobby of collecting consists of acquiring specific items based on a particular interest of the collector. These collections of
things are often highly organized, carefully cataloged, and attractively displayed. Since collecting depends on the interests of the
individual collector, it may deal with almost any subject. The depth and breadth of the collection may also vary. Some collectors
choose to focus on a specific subtopic within their area of general interest: for example, 19th Century postage stamp, milk bottle
labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. Others prefer to keep a more general collection, accumulating Star Trek

merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Some collections are capable of being completed, at least to the extent of
owning one sample of each possible item in the collection (e.g. a copy of every book by Agatha Christie). Collectors who
specifically try to assemble complete collections in this way are sometimes called 'completist'. Upon completing a particular
collection, they may stop collecting, expand the collection to include related items, or begin an entirely new collection. The most
popular fields in collecting have specialized commercial dealers that trade in the items being collected, as well as related
accessories. Many of these dealers started as collectors themselves, then turned their hobby into a profession. There are some
limitations on collecting, however. Someone who has the financial means to collect stamps might not be able to collect sport cars,
for example. .
41. Collecting may deal with almost any subject because _____.
a. it has a wide range of subjects
b. it depends on the collector's interests
c. it is often classified into different categories
d. it is based on a particular interest of the collector.
42. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a collector's item?
a. stamps b. books c. goods d. accessories
43. What do collectors do when they have completed their collections?
a. They sell their collections.
b. They begin to collect the more expensive things.
c. They continue to collect related, items.
d. They become specialized dealers
44. The word 'accumulating' in the passage can best be replaced by _____.
a. building up b. bringing in c. taking on d. carrying on
45. Which of the following is true?
a. Most collections are on public display.
b. It's took a lot of time and money to complete a collection.
c. Most fields in collecting have specialized commercial dealers.
d. Most of the dealers have their experiences in collecting.
IV. WRITING
Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the
printed one.

46. We are now completely out of thermal socks.
a. There is one pair of thermal socks left.
b. There isn't any pair of thermal socks left.
c. We no longer wear thermal socks.
d. We don't sell thermal socks.
47. Their chances of success are small.
a. It's very likely that they will succeed.
b. They will definitely be successful.
c. It's not very likely that they will succeed.
d. They won't have any chance of being successful.
48. Their problems are all self-inflicted.
a. All of their problems are well worth considering.
b. They don't cause their own problems.
c. They are thinking about their problems.
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