Challenge Short Test 2 | Group B

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

VOCABULARY
1 Read the definitions and write the words.
1 a long narrow section of a swimming pool marked with ropes: ____________
2 a small group of football players who play in front of the goalkeeper and whose main task is to stop
the opponents from scoring: ____________
3 two long thin pieces of wood, metal or plastic that skiers hold in their hands: ____________
4 a special type of free kick from a distance of 11 metres which gives a football player the chance to score
a goal without any other players trying to take the ball off him: ____________
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 Before the game, Peter made some ____________ (respect) comments about my skills. He meant to annoy
me so I would lose my concentration during the game.
2 In comparison to other sports, football is fairly ____________ (expense). You don’t need to spend a lot of
money to enjoy playing it.
3 The ball caught him on the head totally ____________ (prepare). He wasn’t expecting it and almost passed
out when he got hit.
4 Although we managed to win the match 3:2, our coach was rather ____________ (satisfy) with how we
played and told us off for making silly mistakes in defence.
5 Some of the changes introduced by the football association seem completely ____________ (logic) to me.
They just don’t make any sense!
6 It’s been a really ____________ (success) season for Molly. She has won several major competitions and is
now ranked among the top ten players in the world.
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GRAMMAR
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Add any extra words where
necessary.
1 At first, I found it exhausting, but eventually, I _______________________ (used / have) training sessions
so often.
2 We no longer do it, but some years ago, we _______________________ (used / go) canoeing each summer.
3 The first few days at the sports camp were difficult for me because I ______________________ (not used /
do) physical activity all day long.
4 Sally _______________________ (never / used / care) much about her stamina when she was younger,
but now she works out regularly.
5 I _______________________ (used / go) everywhere on foot because I don’t have a car. This is no problem
for me.
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