AT4 / 2021

TEENS 4
Optimise A2
Final Test

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 Teens 4
Optimise A2 Final Test
Name: ___________ Date: _________

READING

The first international football match was played in 1872 in Glasgow between Scotland and
England. The final result was 0 – 0.
In 1900 the first national football associations appeared. In July 1902 the first official
international match outside Britain was between Uruguay and Argentina. In 1904 FIFA was
created in Paris with football associations from France, Belgium, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
After this, football began to become more and more popular. (1) ___________. At the
1908 Summer Olympics, football became an official FIFA-supervised competition but it
was not for professional players.
After that, in 1909, competitions between professional teams appeared. The Torneo
Internazionale Stampa Sportiva was played in Turin.
In 1914, FIFA recognized the Olympic tournament as a "world football championship", and
organized the event. This was the first world's intercontinental football competition. At the
1920 Summer Olympics Belgium was the winner. Uruguay won the Cup in 1924 and 1928.
The Olympic football championships became popular so FIFA wanted to organise an
international championship outside the Olympics. In 1928, FIFA decided to have a world
championship. (2) ______________________.
In those days Uruguay was not an ideal destination for European countries because the
trip across the Atlantic was long and expensive. (3) ____________________. In total
thirteen countries took part in the first Football World Cup. Uruguay was the champion in
1930.
There were some difficulties in the 1934 and 1938 Football Cups. A few South American
teams decided to travel to Europe but finally Brazil was the only South American team to
compete in both. In 1942 and 1946, both Germany and Brazil wanted to be the host*, but
then World War II started and they didn’t play the World Cup.

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The first World Cup after World War II was in Brazil in 1950 and Uruguay won. The final
match result was Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1. The Brazilian people were really sad with this
result.
Nowadays, 32 teams participate at the World Cup and it is played every four years. This
year it will be in Qatar in November and December.

*host= anfitrión

A. Insert these phrases

A. Finally, teams from Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia made the trip.

B. So, in 1904 it was accepted as an Olympic sport at the Summer Olympic Games.

C. Two years later, in 1930, Uruguay organised the first World Cup championship.

3 marks
(1 each)

B. Choose the correct answer

1. Which team won the first international football match?

A. England.
B. Scotland.
C. There wasn’t a winner.

2. When was the first Football World Cup?

A. In 1914.
B. In 1928.
C. In 1930.

3. Which country was the host in 1942?

A. Brazil.
B. There wasn’t a competition.
C. Germany.

3 marks
(1 each)

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C. Answer

1. What happened in July 1902?

____________________________________________________________________

2. When did competitions for professional teams appear?

____________________________________________________________________

3. How many teams participated in the first Football World Cup?

___________________________________________________________________

4. Did Brazil win the World Cup in 1950?

___________________________________________________________________

4 marks
(1 each)

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WRITING

You should write either A or B

A. You received this email from a friend. Look at the notes and answer
the email
Great!

Hi! We‘re going to stay in Piriápolis this summer with my family.

I know you have been there. Which activities can you do? Are there any
interesting places to visit? Can you tell me about a place to eat?

give ideas suggest a place

Write your email

B. Write about your dream job

Write about 90-100 words

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10 marks

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USE OF ENGLISH

A. Choose the correct option

made
1. Yesterday I breakfast for my family.
did

ate

for
2. Jack has worked the same department store for ten years.
on

under

Everything
3. Anybody says Mr Kent is the best manager of the company.

Everybody

which
4. Cetraro and Kluver are the athletes what won a gold medal in canoeing.

who
has
5. The match will watched by millions of people all over the world.

was
to talk

6. The teacher gets angry when her pupils keep talking in class.

to talking

6 marks
(1 each)

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 B. Fill in the blanks with words from the box. There is ONE extra

playing weren’t listened play didn’t were

1. My parents ________ use to dance reguetòn in the 70s, they only danced and
__________ to rock music.

2. In winter our grandparents often ________ board games or cards when we visit them.
At home we are always __________ video games.

3. There __________ many people at the football match because it was cold and rainy.

5 marks
(1 each)

C. Match

1. They don’t have A. seen our cousin since we were kids.

2. I always do B. taking a course in marketing at the moment.

3. We haven’t C. the shopping before going to work.

4. My brother is D. to buy a ticket because it’s free.

5. Lizzy is very good E. he doesn’t come in five minutes.

6. I will phone Peter’s mother if F. at working in groups at school.

1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ 6. ____

3 marks
(½ each)

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D. Write the verb in the correct form

1. I _____________________ (help) her if she asked me to do it.

2. A: How long _____________ she _____________ (be) here? B: Since 10 o’clock.

3. My friends and I _______________________ (enjoy) ourselves a lot at the party when

the lights went out and we had to leave.

4. I think it ____________________ (be) sunny tomorrow.

4 marks
(1 each)

E. Complete with ONE word. The first letter is given

1. Last Saturday there was a terrible th______________.

2. She had a p_____________ in the back.

3. Put on your sweater or you’ll catch a c_______________ .

4. What’s the name of the e______________ who made this beautiful bridge?

4 marks
(1 each)

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Optimise A2 Teens 4
KEY 2022 Final Test

READING

A. 1. B 2. C 3. A

B. 1. C 2. C 3. B

C. 1. There was a match between Uruguay and Argentina. / The first official international
match outside Britain was played.
2. In 1909.
3. (There were) thirteen.
4. No, it didn’t.

WRITING

See bands. Ss are given two choices as this is a final test.

Note: the exam only has one option.

USE OF ENGLISH

A. 1. made 2. for 3. Everybody 4. who 5. was 6. talking

B. 1. didn’t - listened 2. play - playing 3. weren’t

C. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. F 6. E

D. 1. would help 2. has-been 3. were enjoying 4. will be

E. 1. thunderstorm 2. pain 3. cold 4. engineer

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