Question

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Exercise 1. Review the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. They once started these machines by hand. (used )

g………………………………………………………………………………….

2. He likes to listen to pop music than to watch TV after school. (prefers)

g………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Mr. Pike is a big fan of water polo.(fond)
g………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 2. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1.Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.

g​Dogs can swim ​

2.​It’s a long time since I last spoke to her.

àI have ………...........…………………………………

3.Please don’t open the window.

à I’d rather you………........…………………………….....……..

Exercise 3 .Fill the gaps with the words/ phrases in the box to give your opinion about the best leisure activities. More than one word can be suitable for some gaps.

In my opinion In additon In short Second First Besides Finally also

I choose reading as my favourite leisure actvity for a number of reasons.
(0)___first _____. I read everywhere I can and whenever I am free. (1) ____________. I read many kinds of books, such as: short stories, novels, science books, etc. Books help me to have more knowledge and experience of society, science, and our world. Have you read the book “The Art of Happiness” by the Dalai Lama? It teaches us how not only to get over sadness, but also to be always cheerful. In my opinion , it(2)______________ reminds us to live because everybody and real happiness only comes when helping other people. (3)___________ that, I read a lot of detectve stories, like “The Godfather”, “Sherlock Holmes”, etc. (4)__________, a number of comic books and magazines for teenagers make me feel relaxed in my free tme. (5)_____________, reading makes my mind rich, my life more pleasant, and I learn a lot from it. (6)______________, reading brings me many benefts.