ENGLISH 11 TEST FOR UNIT 13 HOBBIES
I. How the -ed is pronounced? Put them in /d/, /t/, or /Id/ columns
1. organized 2. missed 3. naked 4. called 5. occurred 6. accomplished 7. practised 8. polluted 9. watched
10. collected 11. studied 12. loved 13. stopped 14. laughed 15. discarded 16. occupied 17. marked 18.
closed 19. deserved 20. faxed
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 ….
2. You could spend your time … more with a good book.
3. The girl sang to the …… of a piano.
4. Drawing and singing were among her many ….
5. He never lost the ……. of his students.
6. My doctor advised me to avoid … excessive in sweets and canned drinks.
7. We need something to keep the children……. in their summer holiday.
8. The books are into different categories to subject.
9. Confidence is the key to ……
10. The room was littered with …… 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

to do.
12. I had my wallet when I went into the sports hall, so I lost it somewhere in there.
13. She doesn't find learning language very easy, and she improved her Spanish only by studying very
hard.
14. I have had great help from my best friend Dave in doing my research, and I delicate this thesis to him.
15. I don't mind her criticising me, but I object to how she does it.
V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1. My uncle is very good accompanying people singing his guitar.
2. My brother is fond tennis.
3. I have not been very successful playing the guitar.
4. He's keen collecting coins.
5. I usually give the common stamps to my friends.
6. She was free to indulge leisure activity like reading.
7. I don't need these papers - you can throw it
8. John is very interested all sorts of sport.
9. I classify my books different categories.
10. Books provide the reader so many facts and so much information.
VI. 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
2. We need to make people realize that drug-taking is self-destructive.
What
3. I suppose the hope of easy money tempts them.
I suppose it
4. I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child.
Not
5. Those children were not very well educated.
Those children's
6. We expected that the report will be published shortly.
The report

ENGLISH 11 TEST FOR 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
11. She needed only one more stamp to complete her collection.
12. You could spend your time more profitably with a good book.
13. The girl sang to the accompaniment of a piano.
14. Drawing and singing were among her many accomplishments.
15. He never lost the admiration of his students.
16. My doctor advised me to avoid excessive indulgence in sweets and canned drinks.
17. We need something to keep the children occupied in their summer holiday.
18. The books are classified into different categories to subject.
19. Confidence is the key to success.
20. The room was littered with discarded newspapers.
III. Choose the antonym of the underlined word.
9. There are number of things I like to do in my free time.
a. pleisure b. precious c. busy d. idle
10. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
a. unimpaired b. unskilled c. ill-educated d. unqualified

It was my secretary who/ that sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday.
18. 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.
19. The film was made in Bristol.
It was in Bristol where/ that the film was made.
20. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend.
It is Jane who/ that we are coming to stay with this weekend.
21. Columbus sailed to America in 1492.
It was in 1492 when/ that Columbus sailed to America.
22. The president makes the important decisions.
It is the president who/ that makes the important decisions.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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

12. My brother is fond of tennis.
13. I have not been very successful in/ at playing the guitar.
14. He's keen on collecting coins.
15. I usually give away the common stamps to my friends.
16. She was free to indulge in leisure activity like reading.
17. I don't need these papers - you can throw it away.
18. John is very interested in all sorts of sport.
19. I classify my books into different categories.
20. Books provide the reader with so many facts and so much information.
VIII. Rewrite the following as indicated, making any other changes necessary.
11. I don't like keeping fish. My sister doesn't like keeping fish either.
Neither my sister nor I like keeping fish.
12. 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.
13. I suppose the hope of easy money tempts them.
I suppose it 's the hope of easy money that tempts them.
14. I have not experienced such a storm since I was a child.
Not since I was a child have I experienced such a storm. .
15. Those children were not very well educated.
Those children's education was not very good.
16. We expected that the report will be published shortly.
The report is expected to be published shortly.
17. It's all his' talk of poverty that really annoys me.
What really annoys me is all his talk of poverty.
18. We only learnt the truth yesterday.
It was only yesterday that we learnt the truth.
19. 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.
20. 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.