Name: _______________________

Class: IX.B.

Grade: _______________
Term Paper
May 2013 – Group A

I. Circle the odd one out: 0.4 p

1 feel better recover treat
2 remedy medication poison
4 improvement infection illness
8 cold sore throat vitamin
II. Complete the sentences with these expressions. 0.6 p
as fresh as a daisy pick your brain recharge your batteries stay in shape the world of good under the weather
1 I don’t feel well at all. I’m really today.
2 You need a good rest. You need to .
3 After a rest, you’ll feel .
4 You are an expert on computers. I want to .
5 A holiday will make you feel much better. It will do you .
6 Jennifer exercises at least three times a week to .
III. Complete the sentences with these prepositions. 1p
against in of off on to up with
1 Everyone should be vaccinated the flu.
2 Are you a member a health club?
3 If you try hard, you will come up a solution to the problem.
4 The chemistry teacher set the experiment before class started.
5 Can I depend this vaccination to protect me?
6 Eating fast food can contribute weight gain.
7 You have to log before you can surf the Internet.
8 We watched the rocket blast on television.
Choose the correct answers. 1p
1 Joan ___ her ankle when she was running and now she’s
having an X-ray.
a exercised
b healed
c poisoned
d twisted
5 It’s a good idea to eat foods without ___.
a vitamins
b preservatives
c minerals
d herbs
6 Lifting ___ at the gym can build your strength, but you have to be careful.
a additives
b aerobics
c batteries
d weights
7 He suffered from a serious ___ last year, but he has recovered now.
a remedy
b temperature
c illness
d diet
9 A(n) ___ is usually the best person to advise you on how to eat healthily.
a dietician
b team
c speaker
d optician
10 The child had a cold and a ___ throat.
a runny
b broken
c sore
d related
15 I go jogging every morning to keep in ___.
a fi gure
b slim
c healthy
d shape

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous of the
verbs in brackets. 1p
1 (you / make) an appointment with the optician yet?
2 I (see) my doctor three times this year.
3 Sue (take) vitamins every day for many years.
5 Oscar (not go) out tonight because he doesn’t feel well.
6 Lee is tired because she (exercise) all morning.
7 (you / wait) to see the dietician for long?
8 We (visit) the science museum twice this month.
Circle the correct words. 1p
1 I need some / many information about next week’s schedule.
2 Don’t forget to buy a cup / carton of milk on your way home.
3 Bruce has a glass / bowl of orange juice for breakfast.
4 Mike drinks a few / lots of coffee at work.
5 We don't have many/ any cheese in the fridge.
6 Oh no! A piece / carton of paper is stuck in the printer.
7 I need many / a little more time to complete this exercise.
8 I need any /some help. I don’t know how to use this scanner.
Choose the correct answers. 1p
1 ___ yoga for many years?
a Do you do
b Have you been doing
c Are you doing
d You have been doing
3 She ___ hasn’t finished her work.
a lately
b still
c already
d yet
4 How ___ milk would you like in your coffee?
a many
b much
c a little
d a lot of
6 ____ bread were left on the shelf in the bakery.
a Many
b A few loaves of
c Much
d A jar of
7 Mum, I ___ all my lunch; can I go to the park now?
a was eating
b have eaten
c have been eating
d eat
8 I can’t go to the gym. I ___ for my exam yet.
a didn’t study
b haven’t been studying
c haven’t studied
d am not studying
9 He goes cycling with ___ friends at weekends.
a a few
b much
c a little
d any
10 Sue ___ a mountain bike before, so I’m worried she
might fall off.
a hasn’t been riding
b hasn’t ridden
c didn’t ride
d wasn’t riding
12 Could I have ___ water, please?
a a bottle of
b much
c a few
d a piece of
14 There was ___ vegetarian food at the party.
a many
b any
c a few
d a lot of
16 Does the sports club offer ___ different sports?
a many
b a little
c much
d a lot
18 We must avoid eating food with too ___ fat so as to increase our life expectancy.
a a few
b much
c any
d many
You have seen this announcement in your school’s student magazine. Write your article. (100-120 words) 2p

 A joke to help you relax:

A: Our teacher talks to herself; does
yours?
B: Yes, but she doesn't realise it; she
thinks we're actually listening!