Unit Test 3 | Group A

VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, USE OF ENGLISH

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

VOCABULARY 4 Choose the correct option to complete

1 Complete the sentences with the missing word. the sentences.
The first letters are given. 0 I didn’t use to / used to / wouldn’t like running when
0 She’s had to overcome so many challenges to get I was at school, but I do now.
where she is today. 1 We had studied / studied / were studying in the library
1 She won her first race in high school – when she was when we heard the ambulance arriving.
still an a____________ athlete. 2 The restaurant was closed because there had been /
2 We prefer to buy l ____________ grown food, to would be / used to be a fire in the kitchen.
support farmers in our area. 3 They used to go / would go / went sailing in the
3 I’m a bit out of s____________ at the moment – I Mediterranean last summer.
haven’t done any exercise for a while. 4 What did you do / were you doing / had you done while
4 He eats so much j____________ food – it’s no wonder you waited for the rescue team?
he’s putting on weight. 5 As children, we swimming / swam / would swim in this
5 We were in the gym hall when the fire a____________ river every day during the summer.
went off.
___ / 5
___ / 5
USE OF ENGLISH
2 Complete the text with the words from the box.
There are two extra words. 5 Complete the second sentence using the word in
bold so that it means the same as the first one.
bleeding break carry on in shock qualified Do not change the word in bold. Use no more than
unconscious twisted succeed four words including the word in bold.
Last week I had a bad fall when I was trying out a new 0 A car hit her on the road outside. KNOCKED
routine at gymnastics. Usually when that happens I just A car knocked her down on the road outside.
0 carry on, but this time I didn’t feel too good, so my coach 1 She was the favourite to win the competition. HOME
told me to take a rest. I felt a bit dizzy and cold and my She was the favourite to ________________________
ankle was really painful. When he looked at it, he said that the gold medal.
I was lucky I didn’t 1 ____________ the bone. Still, I was 2 The shop in our street was on fire last night. DOWN
injured. The shop in our street ________________________
I 2 ____________ my ankle and I had to put ice on it. He yesterday.
also thought that I was 3 ____________ because I was cold 3 I haven’t played football for a year. AGO
and shaking a lot. Sometimes that happens after an The last time I played football
accident. He said that whenever that happened to him, he ________________________.
drank some sweet tea. He told me he once fell very hard to 4 When I arrived, my friends weren’t there. ALREADY
the floor and was 4 ____________ for a couple of minutes! My friends ________________________ when I
Luckily, that’s never happened to me. Anyway, I’ve got to arrived.
take it easy for a couple of weeks and do some simple 5 Are there any sports you did in the past, but have
exercises to try and strengthen my leg muscles. I’ve stopped? USE
5 ____________ for the Youth Games next year, so I need Did ________________________ any sports that you
to be at my best! don’t do anymore?
___ / 5 ___ / 5
6 Choose the correct option a−d to complete the
GRAMMAR text.
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past This is the first time that I’ve ever decided to 0 ___ an
Continuous, Past Perfect or used to. international competition, so I’m quite excited. There are so
many people supporting me so I’m determined to 1 ___ well.
When I was a lot younger I 0 used to eat (eat) whatever Of course, it’s an honour to take part in such an important
I wanted, but I’ve realised that I can’t do that anymore. occasion. It’s my dream to set a 2 ___ if I can. At the moment,
I 1 __________________ (decide) to change my eating I’m focusing on keeping training well. Occasionally, I lift
habits last New Year. As I 2 __________________ (get) weights, but on the whole I’m taking it easy. It’s best to stay
ready for a party, and tried to put on my favourite top, relaxed at big events like this. I 3 ___ so nervous, but my
I 3 __________________ (discover) that it didn’t fit coach has helped me with that. I 4 ___ turned professional
anymore. when he joined my team. He’s been a great help in preparing
At first I told myself it 4 __________________ (get) smaller me. Food is important to preparation too. My diet has to be
in the wash, but I finally had to admit that it was me who high 5 ___ calories to make sure I have enough energy for the
was getting bigger. So, I’m trying to get fit and lose weight. big day.
I know I can do it. A month ago I joined a gym and signed
up to exercise classes. When I weighed myself after two 0 a begin b enter c start d visit
weeks, I had lost quite a bit of weight already! I 1 a do b get c feel d work
5 __________________ (not / like) gyms, but I do now! 2 a medal b goal c result d record
3 a had been getting b had got
___ / 5 c used to get d was getting
4 a would just b was just c have just d had just
5 a from b in c on d with
___ / 5

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