USE OF ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE

COLEGIOS BOSQUES PREPARATORIA

EXAM GUIDE FIRST PERIOD

NAME:_________________________________
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 The squash club insists on interviewing / to interview anybody who wants to become a member.
2 Our trainer makes us keep / keeping a food diary, so we’re aware of good nutrition.
3 When I felt unwell, the school nurse suggested to drink / drinking sweet tea and lying down.
4 The weather was so bad that we arranged play / to play the match a week later.
5 Top sports people often talk about how their PE teacher encouraged them to train / training hard.
6 Do you find it difficult to follow / follow your exercise programme every day?
7 I’m thinking of joining the local gym so as to meet / meeting other people interested in fitness.
8 Luke loves the feeling of to take / taking part in an important match.
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

9 Oh, no! Kelly forgot (reserve) a badminton court for us.

10 We tried (explain) the game to Carl, but he didn’t understand.
11 I don’t remember (buy) these jogging pants.
12 You won’t ever forget (beat) the Taylor sisters in the doubles final!
13 Have you tried (ask) Dad if he will give you a lift to the stadium?
14 The runners stopped (have) a drink before carrying on up the hill.
15 Freddie never remembers (do) his laces up.

Complete the sentences with these words.

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16 After years of playing cricket, it felt strange for Arnie to be a .

17 Clara loves watching sport but she could never be an – she’s too lazy!
18 Grace is extremely proud of the she won in the karate competition.
19 I know my next will be hard to beat, but I’ll do my best.
20 Do you know who you’ll be playing in the final match of the next month?
21 The coach reminded us that we’re all playing together so the result will depend on good .
22 Don’t blame your if the two of you lose a game.
23 Josh catches the ball every time. He must have excellent .

Read the text and complete the gaps with one word only.

A top athlete's life …

It can’t be easy to be a gold-medal cyclist who’s always in the public eye. You’re constantly expected to
(24) off your ability and never have an ‘off day’. Fans (25) on you to win every race. Your
coach doesn’t want you to turn (26) any opportunities to showcase your talent, and you are expected to
(27) on competitors from all over the world. Then there’s the training. Cyclists have to
(28) out for hours every day, always working to improve their performance. It must be hard to
(29) round to making time for family and friends when you constantly have to focus on how you’re going
to qualify (30) the next competition.
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Complete the second sentence so that that is has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word
given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

31 Everyone believes you will be a famous athlete in the future.

GOING
Everyone believes a famous athlete in the future.
32 We would prefer you not to leave wet towels in the changing room.
RATHER
We leave wet towels in the changing room.
33 I wish I hadn’t said Ella was unfit.
REGRET
I unfit.
34 It’s important to take protein bars with you on the trek.
BETTER
You protein bars with you on the trek.
35 ‘Fraser, you should take more exercise!’
TIME
‘Fraser, more exercise!’
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Use the word given in capitals at the end of some lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Getting to the top

The moment Olivia took the (36) to make a career out of sport, was the DECIDE

moment her life changed forever. First of all she had to deal with the (37) APPROVE

of her parents. They had always wanted her to get a medical (38) and they QUALIFY

found her choice of profession absolutely (39) . Then Olivia faced days and BELIEVE

weeks of complete (40) as she started on the endless hours of training EXHAUST

needed to get her to peak fitness. There were times when she felt a lack of (41) MOTIVE

and considered giving it all up. But after a few months she noticed major changes in her

(42) during training, and (43) , she started to find it all easier PERFORM, EXPECT

and less tiring. With the support of her coach, Olivia went on to compete (44) in SUCCESS

international races. Her parents now find themselves in the (45) situation of FAMILIAR

having a daughter who is a top athlete, and of whom they are exceptionally proud.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 In the lesson, we were studied / studied the behavioural habits of different animals.
2 I borrowed Mum’s laptop as it wasn’t using / wasn’t being used.
3 How much knows / is known about how animals see and what the world looks like through their eyes?
4 These maps drew / were drawn using a special app.
5 Jen is used / used a GoPro to take these underwater photos.
6 I was excited when I found out that the camera could film / could be filmed in 3-D.
7 When were you learnt / did you learn to recognise all the different bird songs?
8 The students were being shown / were showing a film about miniature animals.
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Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.

9 This book (explain) all about creatures’ lives in the wild.

10 After (remove) from the nest, the baby birds were fed and looked after by a vet.
11 This new wildlife series (watch) by over twenty million viewers each week.
12 All the time the animals were playing, they (film) by Jed Burgess, as part of his research.
13 The city guide (give) us lots of interesting information about Chester.
14 Researchers (discover) new facts about the albatross these days.
15 Yesterday, the Year 6 students (invite) to attend a series of lectures about perception.
Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

16 We live a small animal shelter. I often go over the road and visit the animals at weekends.
17 Are you free 9 March? I thought we could go to the robotics exhibition together.
18 Mum’s not here because she’s gone to meet my dad the airport.
19 I went to the window and looked . I saw a fox in the garden!
20 How do you feel when you’re a new place that you’ve never visited before?
21 How much time do you spend social media?
Complete the text with these words.
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Finding out about hawks

We had the most fantastic time at the hawk centre last weekend. When we arrived, the keepers were in the
(22) of feeding some of the birds so we got the chance to see them close-up. Then there was a talk
about the survival (23) of hawks and other birds of prey in the wild. The speaker explained how hawks
spot their (24) from a long way away, when they’re flying high in the sky. They fly round in circles,
getting lower and lower, then at the last (25) they make a final downward swoop and attack. It’s a
(26) for the animals that are hunted – they have to be on the lookout for birds of prey constantly. By the
(27) the hawk has attacked, it is often too late for the prey to escape. However, the speaker explained
that some do get away just (28) time, before they are grabbed by the hawk’s strong claws. We were
shown a film of hawks hunting, and it was fascinating to see the action (29) that the speaker had
described. It’s the same every time and the attack happens so fast that it’s just a (30) to watch.