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III. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.leisure hobby overhear recreation solepeculiar discourage squeeze wreck stumble1. My _____________ are water color painting and stamp collecting. What are yours?2. Lisa has always had a _____________ sense of humor — she finds the strangest things amusing.3. I wonder how she _____________ herself into such tight clothes— and why! She certainly looks uncomfortable!4. I thought gadgets like microwaves and computers were meant to give us more ____________ time, but in fact they just seem to add to the pressures of modem life.5. He would’ve won the race, but he _____________ and nearly fell just before he reached the finish line.6. You shouldn’t get _____________ just because you don’t succeed the first time you try something new.7. Sorry, but I couldn’t help _____________ your conversation. If you’re lost, perhaps I can help you.8. Computer games are fine for _____________, but some kids get completely obsessed with them and neglect all their other activities.9. Families in which the woman is the _____________ wage earner have to cope with many social and financial pressures.10. I had an accident last week and my bicycle got _____________. Could I borrow yours?
VI Study the following adjectives, then use them to complete the sentences below.affectionate collegiate compassionateirate passionate proportionate1. The level of skill you achieve in any field is ______________ to the amount of effort you put into it.2. His relationship with his son is very ______________ — they spend hours a day talking and playing together.3. Her ______________ speech on the importance of teachers’ rights made her very popular among educators.4. Not everyone enjoys ______________ life — living on campus surrounded by students and professors has its good points, of course, but it just doesn’t appeal to everyone.5. A good manager needs to have a talent for soothing ______________ customers.6. Mother Teresa may not have been a “living saint”, but she was surely one of the most ______________ figures of the 20th century.
Form compound adjectives by mactching the adjectives in the left column with the appropriate nouns in the right column and adding the -ed ending.Column AColumn BnarroweyefarsightblueheadhardmindshortnaturegoodtemperUse the adjectives in the box to complete the sentences below.blue-eyed far-sighted hard-headednarrow-minded good-natured short-tempered1. They were ______________ enough to invest in several small apartments before prices started going up, and the property is now worth millions.2. The new teacher seems to be very ______________ — he yelled at us three times during the first class, and actually threw a book at the wall at one point.3. I don't know why ______________ blonds are considered especially attractive. I find dark hair and dark eyes much more beautiful.4. Only very ______________ people assume that their culture's values and attitudes are universally admired.5. To succeed in business you need an original idea, an enthusiastic team and a ______________ accountant.6. Large dogs are often more ______________ than small ones, and make better pets, especially for children.