Unit Test 4

1 Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a
word that fits in the space in the same line.
The easy life?
It is easy to assume that life as a top sports star is both easy
and glamorous. But this is to completely (1) ...………......……… the UNDERSTAND
reality of what goes on behind the scenes. From a very early
age athletes must be absolutely (2) ...………......……… to their sport. COMMIT
But (3) ...………......……… on its own is not enough – they need to DETERMINE
be fiercely (4) ...………......……… in order to succeed, and must AMBITION
never allow themselves to be (5) ...………......……… by setbacks. COURAGE
Successful sports stars can, of course, become very wealthy,
in (6) ...………......……… to being world-famous, but can be at a ADD
severe (7) ...………......……… in their social development. It is therefore ADVANTAGE
important to (8) ...………......……… that they receive a reasonably SURE
balanced upbringing and to (9) ...………......……… their experience BROAD
beyond the daily grind of practice and competition in order
to (10) ...………......……… them to deal with the constant pressures ABLE
that success can bring.

2 Underline the correct word for 1–7.

1 Don loves football, whereas /even so he can’t stand rugby.
2 Even though /In spite of her many good qualities, Ruth is the most boring person I
know.
3 French cuisine is said to be the best in the world. Nevertheless/Despite, Italian food
is my favourite.
4 My girlfriend likes to stay at home most nights while/nevertheless I prefer to go out.
5 Jackie has had a very difficult life, while/yet she always remains cheerful.
6 However /Although we wanted to go to Spain this year, we ended up having a
holiday in Greece.
7 I am a big fan of opera. I don’t often go to see a live performance, yet /however.

3 Match sentence beginnings 1–8 with endings a–h.

1 Paul couldn’t meet me for lunch …… a David caught a bad cold.
2 Since the weather’s so good, …… b she had to collect the children from school.
3 You need to go to sleep now …… c I don’t have many friends at school.
4 As a result of swimming in the river, …… d but I also gave her a big present.
5 I turned the TV up …… e we should go for a swim this afternoon.
6 Apart from John and Andrea, …… f because he was too busy at work.
7 I not only sent her a card …… g in order to be rested in the morning.
8 On top of working all day, …… h so that I could hear the programme.
4 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1 If you’re not back by midnight, I’m going to have to put a stop with you going out.
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2 Although he wasn’t familiar to the language he soon learnt to communicate.
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3 I can’t believe June and Robin have broken off – they seemed so happy together.
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4 This film contains violence and is not aimed on younger children.
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5 It’s getting late – I didn’t plan with staying so long.
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6 Diana was tired on constantly picking up her daughter’s clothes.
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7 Many green vegetables are high up important vitamins.
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8 Roy was so proud with himself when he passed all his exams.
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