Based on the passage you provided, here are the answers to the questions:

1. **Which of the following is NOT true of the Tay?**
- **C. They wear clothes with much embroidery.**

2. **The word "lavishly" is closest in meaning to:**
- **C. luxuriously.**

For the sentence transformations, here are the responses:

1. I am interested in learning English. (**like**)
- I like learning English.

2. Lan likes using the computer best in her free time. (**favorite**)
- Using the computer is Lan's favorite activity in her free time.

3. I am interested in going camping with my close friends. (**fancy**)
- I fancy going camping with my close friends.

4. Mr. Pike is a big fan of water polo. (**fond**)
- Mr. Pike is fond of water polo.

5. It is not a problem to me whether I have to pick her up to the cinema or not. (**mind**)
- I don’t mind whether I have to pick her up to the cinema or not.

6. John can not bear listening to such kind of noisy music. (**dislike**)
- John dislikes listening to such kind of noisy music.

7. Watching historical films is very interesting to my younger brother. (**enjoy**)
- My younger brother enjoys watching historical films.

8. She cannot bear talking with him about what he likes. (**hate**)
- She hates talking with him about what he likes.

9. The thing that I hate most is motor racing, and I will never do it in my life. (**detest**)
- I detest motor racing, and I will never do it in my life.

10. It is really interesting for him to talk with his music teacher about jazz. (**fancy**)
- He fancies talking with his music teacher about jazz.

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