UNIT 3: PEOPLE`S BACKGROUND

I. Choose the word that has the underlined letter (s) pronounced /e / or / æ /.
a. father b. education c. background d. career
a. private b. shy c. hard d. rare
a. brilliant b. tragic c. hatred d. mature
a. death b. year c. receive d. teacher
a. prevent b. grade c. determine d. English
a. awarded b. academic c. address d. another

II. Complete the passage with correct form of the words from the box
force determine possible start write
physic physic final educate establish


Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and (1) ..........to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly (2)..........for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After (3)...........many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was (4).......... accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So (5)........was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her (6)............... in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection (7)............... her to abandon the idea.
Upon returning the United States, she found it difficult (8)................. her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female (9).................. in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also (10).............. the first medical school for women.

III. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.
1. I went to the box office at lunch time, but they...................................(already/ sell) all the tickets.
2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ............................................ (go) straight to bed.
I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I .............................. (be) very ill.
4. At last the committee were ready to announce their decision. They.............................. (make) up their mind.
5. `Was Tom at the party when you arrived?` `No, he .............................................(go) home.`
6. Sorry I`m late. The car .......................................... (break) down on my way here.
7. I ....................................... (take) the book back to the library when I .......................................(read) it.
The house was very quiet when I................(get) home. Everybody............... (go) out for dinner.
After she ............................. (fill) the basket..................................... (go) to the check out.
10. Yesterday morning I............................. (remember) the answer the question. Bob.................................. (ask) me the night before, so I ………………………....(phone) him.
11. Las night, I................................. (go) to Jim’s room and ............................................ (knock) on the door but there ........................... (be) no answer. Either he .............................. (go) out or he ......................... (not want) to see anyone.
12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She ....................................... (never/ use) it before, so she........................................ (not/ know)
Karen ............................. (not want) to come to the cinema with us be cause she......................................... (already/ see) the film. When the students........................................(do) the experiment, they what to do.
13. Two days a go I................................... (meet) an old friend who I ..................................... (not see) for years .......................................... (write) a report on it.

IV. All of the sentences have one verb in the wrong tease. Cross and correct them.
It was lucky that we has decided to buy our tickets in advance had decided
I was pleased to see my old. friends last week as we didn’t see each other since we finished our course ..................................................................................
3. We have to wait for hours at the airport because the bad weather had delayed all the flights ...........................................................
We missed our train, so by the time we reached the theater, the play ended and the audience was leaving the theater .........................................................
At the end of their meal they found they couldn`t pay the bill because they didn`t bring any money with them ...................................................
The children were thrilled when they unwrapped the electric toys. but when they discovered that nobody bought a battery they were very disappointed ......................................................
When I came out of the cinema I had found that a thief had taken my car radio...........................................
At first the authorities thought the athlete had been taking drugs, but they soon realized they mixed up the results of the tests.............................................................
When the film star came into the restaurant I