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Vocabulary
1. Choose the correct answer.
1. Im struggling .
a. on holiday
b. with a difficult job
2. When he retired, James too u! golf as he .
a. !layed with friends e"ery wee
b. wanted to do something new
#. $aula broe a record and .
a. became the new cham!ion
b. had to do it all o"er again
%. I didnt ha"e the strength to finish the race .
a. because I was tired
b. because it was late
&. 'oull need to lengthen that dress ( .
a. its too long
b. its too short
2. Match I to II to form sentences.
I II
1. )he local team beat ..... a. a date for their wedding.
2. We should mae a re*uest ..... b. from leading a normal life.
#. It taes will!ower ..... c. for a longer lunch brea.
%. )hey really should set ..... d. to stic to a diet.
&. Janes new hairstyle enhances ..... e. buying ticets.
+. ,er disability didnt !re"ent her ..... f. the cham!ions from -ondon.
.. $eter joined the *ueue of !eo!le ..... g. the colour of her eyes.
3. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.
accom!lishment / o"ercome / !oint out / limbs / unfair
1. )he !olicewoman that he hadnt sto!!ed at the crossing.
2. Julian was lucy he didnt brea any of his in the accident.
#. 0fter winning the com!etition, e"eryone congratulated me on my .
%. Its to e1!ect me to loo after all four dogs while youre away.
&. )his e1ercise will hel! you your fear of the dar.
4. Complete each sentence with a suitable collocation. Use the erbs set! raise or win and the words below.
the match / the argument / the alarm / the issue / the table
1. John finally after hours of taling and !ersuading.
2. )he council has decided to of building on that em!ty !iece of land.
#. We cant eat until you .
%. before you go to slee! and youll get u! on time.
&. -ast wee, 2anchester 3nited and the cham!ionshi! as well.
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". Complete the passage with the words and phrases below.
train / e*ui!ment / tae u! / fail / see / deal with / challenge
It may sound sim!le, but running bacwards is *uite a
1.
. 4on 0ustin, a fitness instructor from
5entucy, 360, came u! with the idea after he was badly injured and couldnt run as usual. ,e decided to
2.
a way to
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his injury and disco"ered that running bacwards was much easier
and a lot less !ainful. )his s!ort, which is also called retro running, is "ery !o!ular in 7uro!e, where !eo!le often run a
full marathon ( bacwards. If you decide to
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retro running, its best to
&.
"ery
slowly. 8irst you ha"e to confront your fear of bum!ing into things you cant see. 6tart slowly, taing small ste!s. 6tay in
control and you wont
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. 0nd you dont need s!ecial
..
either. 'our ordinary
running shoes will do.
#. $eplace the words in bold with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.
o"erturn / s!eed / achie"e a goal / ad"ance / de"astating
1. 0s modern technology makes progress, we do less and less for oursel"es.
2. )he bomb blast had a shocking effect on the buildings in the town.
#. 2uhammad 0li was nown for the %uick moement of his hands when he bo1ed.
%. 0ngela wored "ery hard to get where she wanted and !lay for the national team.
&. )he judges re&ected the lawyers decision to bring in more witnesses.
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Grammar
1. Complete the sentences with the time e'pressions below.
since / e"er / already / for / yet / last month / when / just
1. We"e been friends childhood.
2. ,a"e you taen !art in a contest9
#. 6he hasnt had time to call me .
%. 6andra sold her old car and then bought a new one a wee later.
&. 'ou can s!ea to -arry now as hes waled into the room.
+. )he birds flew away I o!ened the door of their cage.
.. We"e read Romeo and Juliet so were going to read something else.
:. 6helley has !layed the clarinet the last ten years.
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. -ast wee, ;ob hurt < has hurt his arm !laying basetball. ,e didn(t take part < hasn(t taken part in any games
since.
2. 'esterday, they recorded < hae recorded an album in 7nglish for the first time. )hey hae produced < produced
three albums in 8rench so far.
#. I still didn(t oercome < haen(t oercome my fear of heights, so I haen(t climbed < didn(t climb the mountain
yesterday.
%. =ebbie traelled < has traelled to >reece last July. 6he still hasn(t isited < didn(t isit Italy yet.
&. )ae your friends isited < *id your friends isit you recently9 I met < hae met them on the tri! last year.
+. Joanna didn(t answer < hasn(t answered my calls on )uesday. 6he aoided < has aoided me for o"er two wees.
3. +rrange the words in the correct order to form sentences. Use the ,resent ,erfect -imple or ,ast -imple.
1. ice cream < a month < I < for < not eat < .
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2. your < yet < you < mobile < find < !hone < 9
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#. about < my < not tell < yesterday < the !arty < sisters < me < .
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%. the !icnic < 6am < food < buy < already < for < .
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&. year < buy < !arents < a com!uter < his < last < .
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4. Complete the passages with the erbs below. Use the ,resent ,erfect -imple or ,ast -imple.
I bring / not do / lea"e / lose / want
I
1.
my !roject. I cant find it anywhere. I now I
2.
it home from
school yesterday. I thin I
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it on my des, because I
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the last
!age yet. I
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to finish it last night and hand it in today.
II call / come / listen / read / not see
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the man to fi1 the )? yet9 We
..
him
many times. We
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our fa"ourite !rogramme for three days now. ,owe"er, -aura
@.
a boo last night and Joe
1A.
to music. 2aybe ha"ing no )?
isnt such a bad thing after all.
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". $ewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. *o not change the original meaning of the sentences.
1. )he last time I saw my cousin was in 2AA+. BsinceC
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2. )omorrow, the little girl is ha"ing her hair cut for the first time. Bne"erC
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#. ,a"e you got any e1!erience training young athletes9 Be"erC
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#. Complete the passage with the erbs in brackets. Use the ,resent ,erfect -imple or ,ast -imple.
I
1.
Bjust meetC some amaDing ids. 7"en though they
2.
Bnot finishC
secondary school yet, they
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Balready decideC what they want to beE =Js. )wo years ago,
a famous music !roducer
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BstartC a course to teach some ids. 6ince then, many
&.
B*uitC, lea"ing a few serious =Js to continue. When I
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BbeC there,
I
..
BmeetC four youngsters. )hey
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Be1!lainC the course to me and
@.
BshowC me their e*ui!ment. )hey e"en
1A.
BletC me choose a few
songs.
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