UNIT 9 TEST

VOCABULARY AND
GRAMMAR PAPER
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES.

Vocabulary 1: Complete the text with the words in the box.

goal net puck racket stick
I love sports. My favourite’s tennis – probably because I’m very good at it. My mum says that every
time she sees me I have a (1) __________ in my hand! But that can’t be true because I play a lot of
hockey as well. And no, I don’t mean field hockey … I’m Canadian so when I say hockey, I mean ice
hockey. I’m the goalkeeper, so it’s my job to stop the (2) __________ going into the (3) __________ . I
can stop it with my (4) _________ or any part of my body – it doesn’t matter how I stop it once I make
sure the other team doesn’t score a (5) __________ .

Vocabulary 2: Choose the correct options to complete the text.

I don’t understand why so many people like watching golf on TV. To me, playing golf is (6) interesting
/ interested , but watching it on the television is just like looking at the grass grow – so (7) boring /
bored ! Watching it live is different, though. That’s why I’m really (8) excited / exciting about
tomorrow; I’m going to the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. It’s going to be (9) amazing /
amazed . I really hope I get to see my favourite player, Sergio Garcia. I’m going to be a bit
(10) annoyed / annoying if I don’t …

Grammar 1: Choose the correct options to complete the text.

A lot of people say the best place to ski is in The Three Valleys resorts, (11) who / which are in
France. Well, I think the best place is actually somewhere totally different – a little resort called Levi in
Finland. Why? Because Levi is not just a place (12) which / where people go to ski. The skiing there
is great, but you can do lots of other things as well. The airport (13) who / that you fly into to ski at
Levi is called Kittila and, when you land there, you’re actually in the Arctic Circle. How cool is that?
Some of the other things (14) where / that you can do there include dog sledding, snowshoeing,
snowmobiling, ice fishing and so on. But, getting back to the skiing, Levi is a ski resort (15) where /
which you don’t have to line up and wait for ages to get the ski lifts up the mountain − and that’s what
makes it perfect.

Grammar 2: Write one word in each gap to complete the text.

A lot of people say cricket is the

(16) __________ interesting sport − they think it’s really boring. Others say American football is just as
boring (17) __________ cricket. Both games are (18) __________ slow to enjoy watching, they say.
Personally, I think it’s unfair to say that these two sports are not interesting (19) __________ . I think
the problem is that a lot of people don’t actually understand the rules and that’s why they think they’re
so boring. However, people who do understand what’s going on say cricket and American football are
two of (20) __________ best sports to watch. Do you think cricket and American football are boring?
Well, maybe you should think again! At least find out how to play before making your mind up …

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