5A Unit test
Vocabulary
1 Complete sentences 1–8 with the correct form of
the verbs in the box. There are two extra words.
stay strengthen interact feel sleep
improve lose burn increase reduce
The miracle cure!
If you were told there was a pill that would make you
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________ better and wake up feeling refreshed and
2
which would also ________ your energy levels, you
might take it, right? If you were told it would also
3 4
________ stress and make you ________ more
positive, you’d definitely take it! Well, it exists! It
reduces your chances of developing a major illness,
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helps you ________ weight and it’s free! That’s
right! If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the
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most amazing cures ever invented! To ________
healthy, you need to aim to do at least 150 minutes
of physical activity over a week. In our modern lives,
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we exercise less and ________ fewer calories than
people used to. We need to change this. Exercise
8
also ________ muscles, which reduces our
chances of injury. So, start this miracle cure today!
___ / 8
2 Choose the correct alternatives.
1 You should warm up / work out before you start
exercising. It reduces your chance of injury.
2 I took up / joined in kayaking last year! I love it!
3 Dan started doing yoga because he wanted to
slow down / tone up.
4 I was walking past a Park Run event and I
decided to work out / join in! It was fun!
5 I always warm up before I do sports, but I often
forget to slow down / cool down at the end.
6 My aunt is an endurance athlete. She never
gives up / works out even when she’s in pain.
7 I signed up for / gave up volleyball in the first
week of college, but I had too many classes and
couldn’t go.
___ / 7
Grammar
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the
verbs in parentheses.
Hannah Beecham was inspired to start RED
January (Run Every Day January) after her mom
became depressed. She knew that if her mom
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exercised every day, it ______________ (help) her
feel better. So, she signed them both up to do a
26.2-mile night walk and promised her mom “If you
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train for this, I ______________ (do) it with you.”
The experience proved one thing to Hannah: If you
3
do exercise, it can ______________ (improve) your
mental health! In fact, if Hannah hadn’t had that
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experience, she ______________ (start) RED
January. It encourages people to improve their
mental health by being active every single day in
January. You don’t have to fundraise to take part,
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but if you do raise money, it ______________ (go)
to a charity which supports mental health. And if you
decide to ask people to sponsor you, you
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______________ (find) that you have extra
motivation to complete the challenge!
___ / 6
4 Write a regret for each situation using the words
in parentheses.
1 I didn’t practice before the basketball game.
________________________________ (wish)
2 When I run a long way, my knee hurts.
________________________________ (if only)
3 I didn’t play in the hockey game on Friday.
________________________________ (wish)
4 My brother always eats all the cookies.
________________________________ (if only)
5 I didn’t try out for the swimming team.
________________________________ (wish)
6 I’m not dancing in the show today.
________________________________ (if only)
___ / 6
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5 Choose the correct answers (a, b, or c). a Could you

1 If Bill ___, tell him to wait five minutes. b If I were you,
a calls b called c will call c Why don’t you try that?
2 If Kate is late again, I ___ so mad! d What would you do if you were
a would have been b would be c will be e Can you give me some advice?
3 If I saw a horror movie, I ___ scared. ___ / 5

a would be b be c will be
Writing
4 Unless they score soon, they ___ the game!
a lose b will lose c would lose
7 Write about a time when you’ve had a challenge
which you’ve had to work hard at. It can be a
5 If she had read her email, she ___ the physical or mental challenge, or some other
information about the hockey game. problem in your life. Write 100–150 words. Think
a wouldn’t have missed b wouldn’t miss about the questions below.
c won’t miss  What was the challenge? Why was it difficult for
6 If only we ___ on vacation with you! you?
a would have gone b go c were going  How did you feel while you were dealing with the
7 I wish it ___ raining. challenge / difficulty?
a would stop b stop c stopped  What do you think you learned from dealing with
8 I wish I ___ to book the tickets. it?
a remember b will remember  Do you think that it gets easier to cope with
c had remembered difficult situations the more you have them?
___ / 8 __________________________________________

Communication __________________________________________
__________________________________________
6 Complete the dialogue with phrases a–e.
__________________________________________
1
Lorna ___ I don’t know what to do! My basketball __________________________________________
coach is making the team practice three
__________________________________________
evenings a week. Then we have games two
__________________________________________
times a week. I never have time for my __________________________________________
school work!
__________________________________________
2
Lewis That’s really tricky. ___ ask the coach if you
__________________________________________
can miss one evening of training each __________________________________________
week?
__________________________________________
Lorna I tried that. He said that if I didn’t go to all the
__________________________________________
training sessions, then I might not be able to __________________________________________
stay in the team. And that I might miss out
__________________________________________
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on a college scholarship. ___ in my
__________________________________________
situation? __________________________________________
4
Lewis ___ I’d stay at school and do my homework ___ / 10
in the library before training starts. Then you
wouldn’t waste time going home and coming TOTAL __ / 50
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back. ___ It might make a big difference.
Lorna That’s a good idea. Thanks, Lewis!

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