I. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one: 1. The Brown Family goes to Switzerland every winter. They started to do this 4 years ago. (gone) 2. Timothy rides a bus to school. He started to do it when his car broke down. (since) 3. I haven't received any letters from her for two months. (last) 4. He completed the marathon although he has the pain in his leg. (Despite) 5. We were able to see the meteor storm because we stayed out all night. (so)
II. Write full sentences using the words given, you can make any necessary changes: 1. Family/ move/ Michigan/ he/ 7 years old. 2. Learn/ English/ become/ popular/ business/ commercial/ cultural/ reasons. 3. Watch/ too/ TV/ not good/ because/ hurt/ your eyes. 4. Federer/ begin/ career/ age/ 17/ as/ professional/ tennis player. 5. Although/ he/ worked/ hard/ not manage/ pass/ exam.
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others: 1. A. suggest B. schedule C. remote D. announce 2. A. badminton B. athletics C. gymnastics D. karate 3. A. popular B. volunteer C. favourite D. newspaper 4. A. equipment B. achievement C. marathon D. computer 5. A. historic B. exciting C. polluted D. dangerous