1 Save) socanusany ee Sar ta Leisure activities 1 Read the text and decide which option (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. It is now generally recognized that stress is a major (1) ...©... of heart disease, and contributes to many other illnesses. Stress is increased by (2) worry, overwork and lack of exercise or relaxation. For itis just as important from a psychological point of (3) wm t0 Felax a8 itis to (4) nme Physical exercise. Relaxing does not necessarily mean just lazing about and doing nothing. The benefits of a weekend away or the diversion of sporting activities are considerable. It you . such as are suffering from high stress (5) ....» or wish to (6) ...... after a trying day, it is generally advisable to have a change of (7) Although there are some individuals Who (8) mons ON stress, for most of us it can lead to exhaustion, mood swings and even severe depression. 1 A reason B motive Ceause D purpose 2. A factors Baspects elements Ditems 3 A fact B departure Cvview Dreturn 4 Amake Bhave C undergo Diake 5 Arates Blayers C ratios Dlevels 6 Ahold up B wind down C draw back D peter out 7 Ascene Blocation C sight Dplace & Abloom R prosper C thrive D flourish 2. Choose two items from the box which are used in each activity. armbands bars flippers hammer horse mask rod spanner bait compass goggles helmet lens pump — rucksack tripod gymnastics scuba diving fishing walking photography do-it-yourself swimming cycling eyaneeneVOCABULARY 1 LEISURE ACTIVITIES Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation. Last week well over a thousand people (1) took place in / took part in our local round-the-city 10-kilometre fun run. This kind of race doesn't normally (2) appeal to me / amuse me as, frankly, I'm not really (3) cut out for / right for long-distance running. But I've got two friends who are dead keen runners and who keep going on about the (4) beneficial / positive effects of running. So | decided to run, partly for that reason and partly to (5) earn / raise money for charity. Friends and colleagues agreed to (6) sponsor / support me, and pay for each kilometre | completed. Well, | hadn't done much training for the big event, and after two kilometres | was (7) gasping / panting for breath, so | settled down to a slow jog and resigned myself to plodding along with the (8) strugglers / stragglers at the back of the race. At least I finished, and was very pleased with myself, as | didn’t need to stop. | timed myself with a stop- watch, and reckon | (9) crossed / arrived at the finishing line in 43 minutes — not bad for a novice. The heat proved too much for a few people who'd gone off too fast for their capabilities and ended up (10) suffering from / showing exhaustion. Apparently, the course was very fast, and both of my friends ran a (11) personal best / personal record. The winner (12) surpassed / broke the course record. | was actually very impressed with the whole event; the organization was first-class, with medical volunteers (13) on duty / on standby Unroughout, ard drinks (14) stups / stations every few kilometres of Ue route, So now the charity of my choice is £150 the richer, and as for me, I'm well and truly bitten by the running bug. | go running with my friends regularly now, and I'm actually starting to (15) catch up with / get near to them! Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in CAPITALS. 1 The new leisure centre doesn't quite come up to my ens. EXPECT 2. There was a Bare mn of people at the youth club. HAND 3. Helen's solo crossing of the Pacific was a feat. REMARK 4 We . go to the pub before lunch on Sunday. VARY 5 Allthe runners, with the of Mark, were exhausted. EXCEPT 6 Our club has just purchased new sports FQUIP 7 Our city has some open spaces but they are not very’... . ACCESS 8 Isit possible to. between a hobby andan interest? DISTINCT. 9 Nowadays... numbers of people are taking up jogging. INCREASE 10 Leisure habits won't change much in the future, SEE 189LANGUAGE PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED 190 5 Read the text and decide which option (A, B, C or D) best completes each collocation or fixed phrase. Very few popular (1) ...®.. sports today remain amateur in any sense of the word. In the past, even in cases where payment to players or athletes was forbidden, many (2) sums tolerated what became known as ‘shamateurism, and even the sports governing (3) ..... turned a blind eye to stch (4) ..... a8 the paying of expenses: More recently, sport has become, in effect, a (5) ...um of the entertainment industry, and the elite (6) ..u. in sports such as swimming, tennis, football and track (7) suman €an expect to become very rich. This worries some people, who complain that the old Olympic ideal has been lost, but the fact is, sport has become more and more (8) in the wider sense, not only requiring total dedication from (9) champions, but also expensive facilities, training and nutritional advice. As itis simply no longer possible to combine a career in sport with one elsewhere, shouldn't (10)... sportsmen and women be able to earn as much as they can from sport? 1 A audience B watching C spectator D viewing 2 Acontests B matches Desports 3 Aassociations _B confederations D bodies 4 Apractices Boccurrences D operations 5 Abranch B division Diimb 6 Adoers B players D performers 7 Arunning Bathletics activities Dracing 8 A scientific B part-time C trained D professional 9 Ahopeful Baspiring C striving D wishful 10 A faithful Bloyal C dedicated D whole hearted 6 Complete each sentence with a word from the box. board draw lap referee runner-up dive fan oor round whistle While I was rowing across the lake I lost one . Neither team deserved to lose and the match ended in a... Ruth was well out in front by the end of the fifth After the rugby match David was attacked by an angry Brian impressed everyone with his into the pool Our gym teacher used to make us stop by blowing a During the chess game Carol knocked all the pieces off the. (Our team was knocked out of the competition in the second .. During the match one of the spectators offered the .xvneu:mnw his glasses. 10 Denise won the race and her sister was> VOCABULARY 1 LEISURE ACTIVITIES 7 Complete each set of sentences with one word which fits in all three sentences. 1. Later in the programme we have highlights of two big matches played earlier today: Ajax met Juventus while Barcelon: ‘The weightlifter who allegedly.......‘20..... performance-enhancing drugs has been named today. (Onimy doetoets advice, I ..8B0R%... tp yoge in onder to relax on Porto, 2, The transfer of Mario Rossi has been approved by the club’ directors. ‘The new pool has a slide, water chute and diving, In eny game of ches, the queen isthe most poweril place onthe whicle 3. Right now Evans is very few races again, There was a in confidence; she needs to start winning a ippaintingly turnout for the youth club’ open day. When you're cycling up a steep hill you will need to be ina ear, the earth down around the roots afier you've planted the flower. Jims dad took him out into the middle of the pool and showed him how to water. ve got my photos drying out on the kitchen floor, so whatever you do, don't on them! 5 Unbelievable - what an amazing . behind to take the gold medal! As Tid never played this card game before, the others let me have another . of events! Smith has come from of speed that left his opponents for dead. 191