VOCABULARY 1 1 Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. It is now generally recognised that stress is a major (1) ..G.... of heart disease, and contributes to many other illnesses. Stress is increased by (2) such as worry, overwork and lack of exercise or relaxation. For it is just as important from a psychological point of (3) to relax as itis to (4) 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. If you are suffering from high stress (5) or wish to OF after a trying day, it is generally advisable to have a change of a Although there are some individuals who (8) ...... on stress, for most of us, it can lead to exhaustion, mood swings and even severe depression. 1) A reason B motive C cause D purpose 2) A factors B aspects elements _D items 3) A fact Bdeparture —_C view Dreturn, 4) A make Bhave C undergo D take 5) A rates B layers C ratios D levels 6) Ahold up Bwinddown Cdraw back _D peter out 7) Asscene B location C sight D place 8) A bloom B prosper C thrive D flourish, 2 choose two items from the box which are used in each activity (@-h). rod flippers goggles ewe helmet lens hammer rucksack armbands spanner bait mask tripod pump compass bats a) Gymnastics whorse.. bars. b) Scuba Diving ©) Fishing ) Walking ©) Photography f) Do-It-Yourself g) Swimming hy Cycling im 188VOCABULARY 1 LEISURE ACTIVITIES Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation. Last week well over a thousand people (1) fovk place in/took past 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, '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 I 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 mile I completed. Well, I hadn’t done much training for the big event, and after two kilometres | was (7) gasping/panting for breath, so I 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 I didn’t need to stop. I timed myself with a stop-watch, and reckon I (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. I was actually very impressed with the whole event; the organisation was first-class, with medical volunteers (13) on duty/on standby throughout, and drinks (14) stops/stations every few kilometres of the 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. I 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. 4) The new leisure centre doesn’t quite come up to my pectations EXPECT b) There was a bare : of people at the youth club. HAND ©) Helen's solo crossing of the Pacific WAS a sscsssnnenmnnsnn feat, REMARK ) We viene 40 to the pub before lunch on Sunday. VARY ©) All the runners, with the... of Mark, were exhausted, EXCEPT £) Our club has just purchased new sports EQUIP 8) Our city has some open spaces but they are not very eee ACCESS hy Is it possible t0 ...rnnnesnsnmnneen between a hobby and an interest? DISTINCT i) Nowadays on numbers of people are taking up jogging, INCREASE j) Leisure habits won’t change much in the future SEE 189ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 190 Read the text and decide which answer (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 sports tolerated what became known as ‘shamateurism’, and even the sports governing (2)... turned a blind eye to such (3) as the paying of ‘expenses’, More recently, sport has become, in effect, a (4) sm Of the entertainment industry, and the elite (S) .. tennis, football and track athletics can expect to become very rich. This worries some people, who complain that the old Olympic ideal has been lost, but the in sports such as swimming, fact is, sport has become more and more professional in the wider sense, not .. champions, but also expensive only requiring total dedication from (6) facilities, training and nutritional advice. 1) Aaudience B watching Cspectator —_—D viewing 2) A associations Bconfederations _C authorities. bodies 3) A practices B occurrences Cacts D operations 4) Abranch B division Cwing Diimb 5) A doers B players C makers D performers 6) A hopeful B aspiring C striving, D wishful Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box. board draw lap referee. = runner-up dive fan round whistle a) While I was rowing across the lake I lost one .. 9416... b) Neither team deserved to lose and the match ended in a ‘© Ruth was well out in front by the end of the fifth .. 4) After the rugby match David was attacked by an angry sven into the pool. f) Our gym teacher used to make us stop by blowing a ... ¢) Brian impressed everyone with his 8) During the chess game Carol knocked all the pieces off the hh) Our team was knocked out of the competition in the second ... i) During the match one of the spectators offered the j) Denise won the race and her sister was . sone is lasses