Name: _______________
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Class: _______________
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Unit 7 Test A Date: _______________
• Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with words about sport.
1 In tennis, the person in charge is the ____________________ and the people
watching are the ____________________.
2 The ____________________ blew his ____________________ for full time and the
football match ended 2–2.
3 You play football on a ____________________ but in tennis and volleyball you
play on a ____________________.
4 We are terrible this year. We have only ____________________ one match, and
that was when we ____________________ the bottom team 1–0.
5 You’ve got the wrong sport! In baseball you hit the ball with a
____________________. You use a ____________________ in tennis or squash.
6 It’s obvious that our star player isn’t in ____________________. Look how
overweight he is! He needs to get in ____________________.
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2 Complete the text with the correct prepositions.
My brother Jason really takes 1
__ our father. They’re both crazy about
motorbikes. Jason took 2
__ motocross when he was just 9 years old,
and he started winning races soon after. Now he belongs 3
__ the best
club in town. Last year, Dad bought me a bike too, but I haven’t taken
4
__ the sport as much as Jason yet. 5
__ first, it was OK, but
then I kept falling off and getting hurt! I’m just not very good 6
__ riding,
I guess. I hope my dad won’t take it 7
__ on me if I don’t become a
motocross champion like Jason. I’d prefer to be involved 8
__ other
things.
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Venture into First
Class: _______________
for Schools
Unit 7 Test A Date: _______________
• Grammar
3 Complete the sentences using verbs of advice, obligation, permission
or ability. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 Tim, you really ____________________ wear glasses to protect your eyes when
playing squash, and sorry, but that sign says you ____________________ use
those shoes on this surface.
2 Don’t worry. We ____________________ call to tell them we’re playing. We
____________________ just turn up.
3 Sorry, but I won’t ____________________ come to practice tonight. I
____________________ work late.
4 After going to the gym for six months I ____________________ lift weights now,
but I don’t think I ____________________ ever lift 100 kg!
5 Max ____________________ run 100 m in 11 seconds last year. He
____________________ win the regional championship.
6 You ____________________ forget your membership card, and you
____________________ show it to the staff when they ask to see it.
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4 Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first, using
the words below.
1mustn't have
It wasn’t oughtto cut the grass.
necessary
They ______________________________________________________________.
2 It is prohibited to park in this zone.
You ______________________________________________________________.
3 Vince doesn’t study as much as he should.
Vince ______________________________________________________________.
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Unit 7 Test A Date: _______________
5 Complete the sentences with the correct article (a/an/the/–) or
quantifier (a lot of/much/many/a few/few/a little/little).
1 We don’t have ____________________ time left, only ____________________
minutes. This has to be the last game.
2 The great thing about volleyball is that you need very ____________________
equipment, just ____________________ ball and a net.
3 Can you give me ____________________ advice about the rules? I haven’t played
this game very ____________________ times.
4 Ben had very ____________________ experience of sharing a house so he needed
____________________ months to get used to it.
5 There were very ____________________ supporters in the stadium – only about
2,000 – so we had ____________________ space to ourselves.
6 I have ____________________ time this morning – two free hours – so I can help
you move ____________________ furniture that’s in the hall.
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• Fluency
6 Complete the questions with the correct prepositions. Then answer
the questions in 30–40 words.
1 In your opinion, what two qualities does success in sport most depend _____?
2 Which sports or athletic activities are you best _____?
3 When was the last time you complained _____ having to do something?
4 Is there a sporting activity teenagers shouldn’t be allowed to take part _____?
5 Do you think people worry _____ diet and appearance too much?
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7 Write an essay (150–190 words) about a sport/game that you
like/don’t like. Include:
• equipment needed and where it’s played
• an explanation of the rules
• why you like/don’t like it.
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Total: /100
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