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1. 1.

   Read the following extract from the text and answer the questions.

   "Shan't be able to come Wednesday," he says, "shall be at the Mansion House, sketching dresses, and on Friday I start for Scotland, so as to be at the opening of the Exhibition on Saturday. It's bound to be all right this time. Where the deuce is that diary! Never mind, I'll make a on this - you can see me do it."

   1. What was to happen on the intervening day, Thursday?
   2. Who is the speaker in this extract?
   3. On the basis of the speaker's schedule mentioned in the extract, what do you the profession of the speaker?
   4. Why was 'it bound to be all right this time'?
   5. Where did he finally make a note of the appointment and was it of any use?
2. 2.

   On the basis of the following extract, answer the questions.

   "Not a sou," he answered. "We got in here from York, the wife and I, about eleven. We left our things at the station, and started to hunt for apartments. As soon as we were fixed. changed my clothes and came out for a walk, telling Maud I should be back at one to lunch. Like a I never took the address, and never noticed the way I was going.

   1. Explain the phrase 'not a sou'.
   2. Why didn't McQuae have not even a sou on him?
   3. Who was Maud? What was her relationship with McQuae?
   4. What predicament did McQuae find himself in?
   5. How did McQuae finally find his way home?
3. 3.

   Find words/expressions in the passage which match the following words and identify whether they are part of American English (AE) or British English (BE).

   1. appointment book, datebook   ________________   _____________

   2. taxi driver                  ________________   _____________

   3. raincoat                     ________________   _____________

   4. doorman                      ________________   _____________

   5. banquet, annual dinner       ________________   _____________

   6. lawyer                       ________________   _____________

   7. apartment                    ________________   _____________

   8. hotel                        ________________   _____________

4. 4.

   Given here are some commonly used American English words. Give the British English equivalents for them.

   American English	British English	Observation on Usage
   behavior
   center
   dialog
   woolen
   enroll
   encyclopedia
   apologize
   defense
   license (noun and verb)
   sulfur
   plow
   tire
   acknowledgment
   cozy
   gray

5. 5.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronoun (who(m), whose, which, that, where, when).

   1. You're the man _______________ (who, whom, whose) I really wanted to see.
   2. Do you have any idea _______________ (which, whose, where) your house is?
   3. I'm starving; I'm waiting for the moment _______________ (when, which that) you give me something to eat.
   4. You didn't think _______________ (that, which, whose) the house would need to be found again.
   5. It's an awful business _______________ (that, which, whose) I'm afraid will never be solved.
   6. There was no one _______________ (whom, whose, who) she would communicate with.
   7. He was a happy man _______________ (whom, whose, who) wife had been lost and now restored to him.
6. 6.

   Combine these separate sentences into a single sentence with a relative clause of the kind indicated within brackets.

   1.	I had not seen him since his marriage. It had happened in the spring.	(non-restrictive)
   2.	I dismissed my own fears. Those fears when I saw the charming, cheerful little lady.	(restrictive)
   3.	She was the type of woman. The type that wouldn't let him forget his marriage.	(restrictive)
   4.	I stayed in Scarborough on my way back from Scotland. I stopped at Scarborough for a few days.	(non-restrictive)
   5.	I stumbled over a crouching figure under the lee of the Spa wall. It was seeking to shelter itself a little from the storm.	(non-restrictive)