IV. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE appropriate word. (10 marks) Everyone loves Harry Potter! He is one of the most (1)................. now a successful writer, but life was not always easy for her (2)............... She played in the surrounding fields, imagining that they were (3)........... Misfortune hit when Rowling was 15, Her mother became ill and died several years (4)........., (5)......... Harry Potter saved her. While sitting on a train in 1990, Rowling got the (6) for Hary. All at once, the idea for Hary just (7)....... in my head... I have never been so excited." Unemployed and poor, Rowling started writing. She worked extremely (8)..........writing day after day in a cafe, with her baby next to her. In 1996, when she tried to sell her first Harry Potter story, twelve publishers (9)........ received good news-the thirteenth publisher had accepted it! "I felt so happy," Rowling said, "that it was going to be a real book on the shelf of a (10)........ I. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it. Write your answer in the box provided. (8 marks) 1. Who owns this umbrella? → Who does................ 2. Let's go fishing this week-end. - Why....................... 3. The machine was too rusty to be repaired. - The machine.................... 4. My sister eats very little because she does not want to put on weight. - My sister eats very little so as.................... 5. Everyone heard about the accident before I did. I was................................. 6. Patience is a key to succecd in life, - As long as you are.................. II Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same mesnin as the one before it, using the word given in brackets. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD. (7 marks) 1.Is be familiar with the weather yet? (used) Has he..................... 2 That's the strangest story I've ever heard! (strange) I have never........................story before! 3 We are friends although we have disagreements about some things (despite) We are friends....................... 4 Soe is the only person who has replied to the invitation. (nobody) Apart..............................replied to the invitation 5. He never takes any notice of his teacher's advice (attention) He never.......................his teacher's advice 6. "Do you realize what the time is, Tom?" asked his sister. (realized) Tom's sister asked him...................is was 7. They think the chair was made in the 17" century (thought) The chair is...........................in the 17" century III. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the follow ing sets of words and phrases, sentences which together make complete letter asking for information on a writing course. (10 marks) Dear Prof. Adams. 1.I/write/ find out/ you plan/ offer / course / report writing. 2. There/quite/ number / writing courses /available / city. 3. However/ majority / these courses /seem / about/grammar. 4. My problem/writing/logical/well-organized /reports. 5. Also/I find / difficult /give / good /suggestions. 6. A course/where/ teacher/ time / evaluate / students/ writing / be /best 7. I know/classes/start/ two weeks/so/ time/rather short. 8. I/heard/many /excellent compliments / your / school. 9. Your/new teaching methods /seem / very popular. 10.I hope/ find/suitable course /will help me. Sincerely. Harriet Washington