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RW5 Spring 1 2014 Section:..

Unit 1: Mickeys Team Teacher:.

Worksheet Name:.
Date:...
Time: 30 min __/20

A. Fill in the blanks with words from the box. (10 x 1 = 10)

Mickey Mantle was a talented baseball player. Mutt Mantle, his father, started instructing
his son in the skills of playing baseball when Mickey was only four years old. He was a
(1)_____________ teacher, but he loved his son and his son loved and respected him. Mutt
Mantle died at the age of 39 from Hodgkins disease. Mickey was (2)________________ by his
fathers death. When talking about his father, he would (3)______________ and find it difficult
to express his feelings. Mickey Mantle turned to alcohol to (4)______________ thinking about
the death of his father and to escape the pain of losing him.
Research has shown that there is often a genetic disposition towards addiction.
Alcoholism, a common addiction, is (5)______________ and Mickey Mantle had a low
(6)_______________ for alcohol from his mothers side of the family. He was rarely
(7)______________ and neglected his family and career as a result of his addiction. He was
treated at the Betty Ford Centre, but his (8)______________ was slow and emotionally painful
for him.
Mickey Mantle wanted to establish a (9)______________ awareness programme before
he died. He invented a (10)________________ that is used to this day.




fail recovery avoid hereditary tolerance
depress slogan instructing controversial tough
choke up enhance devastated blame sober
donor
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B. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the following sentences. (5 x 1 = 5)

1. If I had gone to England, I ______ missed Rachel's visit.
a) had b) would have

2. If I'd gone to University, I ______ liked to have studied Economics.
a) had b) would have

3. I ______ gone to the cocktail party if I hadn't had too much work.
a) had b) would have

4. I ______ recognized you if somebody hadn't told me who you were.
a) hadnt b) wouldnt have

5. I would have bought a Mercedes if I ______ been able to afford it.
a) had b) would have

C. Complete the following sentences with the past unreal conditional. (5 x 1 = 5)

1) If I _______________ (to come) home earlier, I _________________ (to prepare) dinner.
2) If we ________________ (to live) in Rome, Francesco________________ (to visit) us.
3) If Tim and Tom __________________ (to be) older, they ___________________ (to play)
in our hockey team.
4) If he _______________ (to be) my friend, I _____________________ (to invite) him to my
birthday party.
5) If Susan ____________________ (to study) harder, she ____________________ (to be)
better at school.