The Benton Horde, a priceless collection of ancient Roman silver, 14. (disappeared) from its display cabinet in the British Museum. At today‘s emergency press conference, the Museum director John Clive said, that according to his theory, the treasures 15. (had probably been stolen) by a professional gang on behalf of a specific collector. The matter is that the stolen silver 16. (is) very well-known and it 17. (has never been sold) on the open market.
Ten museums 18. (have been robbed) in the last six months and the number 19. (has been rising) steadily over the last few years. The Benton Horde 20. (is considered) one of Britain‘s most important collections of Roman silver. It 21. (had been lying) undiscovered for almost sixteen centuries beneath a Sussex field until it 22. (was found) incidentally in 1926.
1. We used to go skating at the ice...rink...every Saturday.
2. Keith had never seen such a large golf...course...until he went to Scotland.
3. We all met at the basketball..court..at half past three.
4. It's called a boxing...ring...,but it's actually square!
5. For the 800 metres race, you have to run round the..track..twice.
6. The football match had to be called off because the... pitch... was flooded.
(beat,win,score)
7. Our team..was winning..until half time, but in the second half the other team..scored..three goals,and so they...beat...us. But it was a great match!
(bat,stick,rod,racket)
8. Adrian got a new fishing...rod...for his birthday.
9. Can I borrow your tennis...racket..?
10. Why are hockey...sticks...such a strange shape?
11. I'd spent hours putting linseed oil on my cricket...bat(s)...to keep the wood strong.
Сircle the correct word or phrase.
1. The umpire/referee blew the whistle and most important football match I've ever played began.
2. We used to play rugby in the winter term, football in the spring term,and we'd do athletics/sport and swimming in the summer term.
3. Do you fancy a game/play of cards?
4. I only do magic tricks for fun. I've never thought of becoming an amateur/a professional magician.
5. The play was so boring, we walked out during half time/the interval.
6. Coventry City equalled/drew 3-3 with Sunderland in the match last Saturday.
7. Spectators/Viewers who watched last week's programme will remember we were looking at the history of baseball.
8. We got through to the final/finale, but then lost to Cirencester.
9. Most people prefer films which have a happy end/ending.
10. Would all opponents/competitors please make their way to the starting line?
Complete each second sentence the world given so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five worlds in each gap.
1) I don't know how you can stand getting up so early to go to the pool. PUT
I don't know how you can..put up with getting...up so early to go to the pool.
2) I've finally started sorting out my postcard collection. ROUND
I've finallygot round to sorting out my postcard collection.
3) What did you do at the weekend? GET
What did you...get up toat the weekend?
4) I'm not so keen on skiing now I've discovered snowboarding. GONE
I've..almost gone off skiing...since I discovered snowboarding.
5) Why do you continue to have riding lessons if you can't afford them? ON
Why do you...carry on having... riding lessons if you can't afford them?
6) We can't delay the match any longer. PUT
We can't ...put the match off... any longer.
