Exercise 1.

Molly had a headache. The previous evening she had been playing the piano at a
concert, having studied the music 1.efficiently for several weeks before the
performance. Although people said that she had performed 2.excellently she
had found the evening very tiring. Now she was annoyed to remember that she was
babysitting for the Kelly family. Because Kay and Kevin had treated her very
3.generously when she first came to live in the village, she felt that she could not let
them down. Besides, she had been told that the children always behaved 4.properly.
When she went to the Kellys' house she admired it once more and thought how
5.luxuriously they lived. This was because they had a good income and both were
doctors. Molly had found that the villagers spoke 6.favourably of them, both as
doctors and as people. Before she and her husband left, Kay told Molly that the
children, Mark and Sophie, always got on very 7.amicably and rarely
quarrelled. Since they were playing a board game, Molly tried to join in: but it
was not a game which she knew 8. thoroughly and the children accused each
other of cheating all the time. Just as Molly was getting very tired, Kay rang to
say that they might 9.probably be back later than they had said, which was 6
0'clock. She was right about that, for it was 10.considerably after 7 0'clock when
they arrived. As Molly walked home, she decided that she probably would not
babysit again.

Exercise 2
1 They lived very comfortably until he lost his job
2 Diana and Stella are sisters, but they don't get on very agreeably.
3 Before the dinner party Jill cleaned all the silver carefully.
4 The taxi-driver will know the district thoroughly.
5 The village team played very skilfully, but they were beaten by a more
experienced team.
6 You could probably be right.
7 Bert behaves very politely towards his friend's parents.
8 It is obvious that Meg's boss thinks admiringly of her.
9 Jack looks quite young, but he must be considerably over 60.
10 It is a formal ceremony and you will be expected to conduct yourself
properly.