VOCABULARY

A. Circle the correct answer.

1. Alex decided to ...... the local gym. 11. Stop ...... time and start tidying your room!
a. join a. instructing
b. connect b. describing
c. go c. wasting
d. participate d. avoiding
2. My friend ...... the film, so I went. 12. One competitor hurt his leg and ...... out of the race.
a. agreed a. dropped
b. impressed b. bounced
c. supported c. went
d. recommended d. took
3. What time do you ...... your cousins to arrive? 13. If you ...... in yourself, you’ll succeed.
a. consider a. hope
b. concern b. believe
c. discuss c. deal
d. expect d. value
4. My parents ...... all the time because I don’t do my 14. You haven’t been looking well. I’m ...... about your health.
homework. a. confident
a. complain b. excited
b. compete c. instructor
c. bounce d. concerned
d. communicate 15. It is ...... to leave without saying goodbye.
5. Both teenagers and ...... can attend the English course. a. tough
a. audiences b. rude
b. adults c. exciting
c. classmates d. valuable
d. youth 16. The film is so full of ...... that it will have you on the edge of
6. There was a long ...... in front of the ticket office. your seats.
a. row a. reality
b. entrance b. laughter
c. queue c. variety
d. performance d. suspense
7. There were more than 15,000 football ...... at the 17. Even though Sam had never played football before, we
match. could see he was a ...... player.
a. fans a. polite
b. entertainers b. well-known
c. experts c. talented
d. performers d. familiar
8. He is the world ...... for swimming 100-metres. 18. The shop sold ...... accessories, including belts and jewellery.
a. burglar a. various
b. artist b. international
c. champion c. average
d. athlete d. autistic
9. My school made a large ...... to a children’s charity. 19. I am ...... that I will do well on the test.
a. admiration a. confident
b. donation b. creep
c. impression c. helpful
d. recommendation d. helpless
10. It just so ...... that my brother lives in London, and I’ve 20. My mother gave 200 euro to the Europa Donna ......
been there several times. a. chest
a. happens b. challenge
b. appears c. cough
c. gives d. charity
B) Complete the text. Use the words below.

record ● competed ● prevent ● medal ● coping ● outstanding ● trained

beat ● participate ● paid

Josef Craig

Josef Craig was one of the swimmers who (1) ………………………………………….. in the Paralympic
Games which were held in 2012 in London. Josef was 15 years old at the time and had spent his
life (2) ………………………….. with cerebral palsy, an illness that effects the muscles. But Josef did
not let his illness (3) ……………………………… him from achieving his dream – to (4)
……………………………….. in the Paralympics. The young boy (5) ………………...

hard for the Games and his hard work (6) ………………………. off. During the 400 metre
competition, Josef set a new world (7) ……………………………… for the fastest time. And in the
finals, this amazing athlete (8) …………………. all the other competitors and won a gold (9)
……………………………………. . It will be interesting to see what this (10) ………………………………………
athlete will achieve in the future.

C) Complete the sentences. Use one of the following phrasal verbs:

take up go up make up grow up set up

work out pass on count on check out drop out

1. Where did Shakira _______________ as a child?

2. I hope he doesn’t _________________ of school without finishing his final school year.
3. When did you _______________ judo?
4. Students always _______________ excuses about for not doing their homework.
5. The museum was _____________ in 1980.
6. I believe that the price of petrol will __________ soon.
7. Let’s go and ____________ the new bookshop.
8. You can always ______________ me for any help you might need.
9. Athletes are always very fit because they ____________ a lot.
10. Could you please __________ this message to the manager?