Practice 7 Ask and answer about pictures 1-8 below.
1 A: What are those?
2 A: What's this?
B: They're rucksacks. B: It's an MP3 player.

If you've ever run a marathon, like those held (annually) in places like London and New York, then you'll know that this is an (extremely) challenging thing to do. If you're going to finish the 26-mile-course, than you need to make all kinds of (preparations) to ensure the necessary level of (fitness). Spare a thought then for people who go in for what are know as ultra marathons. These are longer than traditional city marathous and are run over difficult terrain, often in (inhospitable) places like deserts where (competitiors) may have to run acriss sand or stones, in weather conditions ranging from baking heat to torrential rain.

But (what) a man really means by this he feels his job is ultimately more important than his partner's.

1 Mother asked me when I expected to hear the results of the examination.
2 I asked the girl next to me what time it was.
3 He interested why he was looking pale and what the matter was.
4 The doctor asked him how long he had been feeling bad.
5 Larry asked what I did in my spare time.
6 The teacher wanted to know  how many English books they had read since September.
7 The colleagues asked me what the advantages of my plan were.
8  I asked Nora who had told her about the exhibition.
9  I asked my friend how you would back your loan.
10 They wanted to know who owned this private firm.
11 The customer wandered what secured bond was.
12 My boss asked me when I would work out something more effective than just nothing to cope with this situation.