E 11 - 3 TESTS UNIT 13 - KEYS

UNIT 13 HOBBIES
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/
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.
The room was littered with discarded newspapers.
Choose the antonym of the underlined word.
There are number of things I like to do 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
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.
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.