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Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the verbs in the box. There is one extra word you do not need. There is an
example at the beginning (0). do fall feel get go make play stay take wake watch work
I usually (0) __wake______ up very early – at four o’clock. I lie in bed for a few minutes, then I (1)
________get____ up and start my day. I take the bus to the post office where I pick up all the letters and
parcels for my area and put them in the van. I’m a postman, you see. I (2) ______work______ long hours
and I rarely (3) _____take_______ a break, so, at the end of the day, I (4) ___feel_________ really tired.
I don’t (5) ____stay________ up late in the evening and (6) _____watch_______ TV. I usually (7)
_____go_______ to bed at eight and I (8) ___fall_________ asleep very quickly. On Sundays, I have a
day off. I (9) ____do________ some gardening and sometimes I (10) ____play________ tennis but, mostly, I sleep. (10 points)
2 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 Graham ____________ fishing every weekend. A makes B does C goes
1 Janice doesn’t ____________ home until ten on weekdays. A take B fall C get
2 I ____________ karate at the sports centre. A play B do C go
3 Rebecca’s ____________ her homework right now. A making B doing C going
4 I like ____________ cards. A playing B doing C going
5 You’ll ____________ better in a few days. A make B feel C go
6 I’ve got a sore ____________ . A cough B throat C ache
7 I’ve got ____________ ache. A head B nose C stomach
8 ____________ these pills for your backache. A Make B Do C Take
9 I don’t like ____________ shopping. A making B taking C going
10 Can you ____________ the piano? A play B do C stay (10 points) Grammar
3 Complete the email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0). Hi Jenny
I (0) _am doing___ (do) a course in Spanish at the moment. My best friend Susie and I (1)
__stay_______ (stay) with a host family in Madrid. They’re very friendly and talkative – Spanish people
(2) ___talk_________ (talk) a lot! On the course, we (3) ___have_________ (have) lessons every day in
the morning, but we (4) ___don’t go______ (not go) to lessons in the afternoon. What (5) __do we
do___ (we / do) in the afternoon? Well, we (6) _usually study_____ (usually / study), but sometimes we
(7) ____go________ (go) shopping. Right now, Susie (8) _isn’t studying____ (not study) – she (9) __is
listening______ (listen) to music in her room. It’s very loud! Anyway, what’s your news, Jenny? (10) (you
/ do) anything interesting this summer? Write soon. Alex (10 points)
4 Write present simple or present continuous sentences from the prompts. Use the word in brackets.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 Paul / stay with friends (right now)
Paul _is staying with friends right now__ .
1 Sarah / go swimming (often) Sarah often goes swimming_ .
2 Irene / start work at nine (every day)
Irene _starts work at nine every day____ .
3 We / eat out at the weekend (usually)
We _usually eat out at the weekend________ .
4 Simon / not feel well (at the moment)
Simon _is not feeling well________ .
5 Erica / get home early (not often) Erica ____________ .
6 More people / do karate (these days) More people ____________ .
7 Suzy / have time for breakfast (rarely) Suzy____________ .
8 I / not feel worried (right now) I ____________ .
9 Jack / watch films on TV (sometimes) Jack ____________ .
10 They / visit their grandparents (twice a year) They ____________ . (10 points) Unit 2 Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the correct form of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS. There is an example at the beginning (0).
The Invictus Games is a (0) _competition__ for people injured COMPETE
in wars. All the (1) ____________ are learning to live with COMPETE
life-changing injuries. Events include (2) ____________ and CYCLE
(3) ____________ as well as team sports like rugby and basketball ATHLETE
for (4) ____________ in wheelchairs. The Games are organized PLAY
(5) ____________ the Olympics – the races are shown on TV in the UK, LIKE
and all the (6) ____________ get gold medals. But, for the people WIN
who are (7) ____________ , this isn’t what’s important. They are COMPETE
there to make friends with other (8) ____________ or swimmers RUN
or (9) ____________ . The Invictus Games helps people to feel better WRESTLE
about themselves, and to feel like champions, not (10) ____________ . LOSE (10 points)
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words you do not need.
There is an example at the beginning (0). celebrate celebration competition competitive footballer gymnastics like line matches race racing slow team
0 Ronaldo is a famous __footballer___.
1 Eid is an annual __celebration__________ .
2 Ivan got tired and started to ___slow________ down.
3 The Tour de France is a famous cycling __competition___ .
4 Olive is very ___like_________ her sister.
5 ___Gymnastics_________ is an Olympic sport.
6 There are fifteen players in a rugby ____________ .
7 Jason was first to cross the finish ____line________ .
8 The sport of horse ___race_________ is popular in Ireland.
9 Jill is very ____________ . She hates losing.
10 We saw two __teams__________ at the hockey stadium. (10 points) Grammar
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0).
(0) __Playing___ (play) rounders is a lot of fun. It’s like baseball, but it isn’t as difficult. You don’t have
to (1) ____________ (wear) special clothes or caps and you can (2) ____________ (use) a tennis ball
when you play. The only thing you must (3) ____________ (have) is a bat – rounders bats are shorter
and lighter than baseball bats. Anyone can play. (4) ____________ (be) good at sport isn’t important.
There are girls and boys, young and old, on a rounders team, and they are only interested in (5)
____________ (have) fun. (6) ____________ (win) isn’t the main thing. Of course, some people are
better at (7) ____________ (play) rounders than others, but they don’t want (8) ____________ (score)
all the points. Everybody has a go. Personally, I love (9) ____________ (play) rounders because it’s a
game for all the family. You can (10) ____________ (have) a great time together. (10 points)
4 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 You ____________ buy a ticket. The museum is free on Saturdays. A have to B don’t have to C must D mustn’t
1 Students ____________ park their cars in front of reception. Those parking places are for visitors only. A can B don’t have to C can’t D have to
2 You ____________ be late. If you miss the start of the play, they won’t let you in. A can B don’t have to C have to D mustn’t
3 You ____________ buy a ticket on the door or in advance – it’s your choice. A can B have to C must D can’t
4 You ____________ wear a hat inside the chapel. It’s not allowed. A must B don’t have to C have to D mustn’t
5 Joe ____________ go to the party if he doesn’t want to. A can’t B doesn’t have to C has to D mustn’t
6 Do I ____________ sign this form here? A have to B can C must D can’t
7 I’m interested in ____________ this club. A join B to join C joining D to joining
8 ____________ cricket is popular in Australia. A Play B Playing C To play D To playing
9 I can’t ____________ my glasses. A find B finding C to find D to finding
10 We hate ____________ all the time. A lose B losing C to lose D to losing (10 points)