Module Test 8
Vocabulary 4 Sporting events; collocations
Complete the text using the correct options A–D.
1 Do, go or play
Complete the sentences with the correct form of We’re running our first 1 next week. We’ve
do, go or play. 2 ourselves the goal of running at least twenty
in one year to raise money for charity. We won’t
Jenni is 1 swimming tomorrow. Her
3 any records next week and I’m sure that
other friends don’t enjoy swimming. One of them,
most people will 4 us to the finish line but
Ella, 2 Taekwondo every Monday
I’ll just be happy if I can finish it. We believe that
and Thursday and 3 rugby at the
anyone can do anything if they are prepared to make
weekends. Rikki wants Jenni to 4
a(n) 5 and do their best. We know that there
sailing with him but she isn’t interested. However, she
will be a lot of 6 around the course and we
says she might learn to 5 golf next
hope they’ll encourage us to keep going when we’re
year.
exhausted.
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1 A final B championship
2 Sporting venues; compound nouns C marathon D match
Complete the sentences with the words in the
2 A made B set
box. There are two extra words.
C taken D done
best course court discipline field pitch pressure 3 A take B win
ring rink track C sponsor D break
1 Guy is on tennis number one at 4 A beat B score
the moment if you want to watch him. C win D compete
2 We’re going to the skating this 5 A try B effort
evening. Do you want to come? C stress D pressure
3 All the fans ran onto the football 6 A coaches B referees
before the game had finished. C players D spectators
4 My father goes to the golf early
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every morning.
5 I ran around the running so
many times this afternoon that I almost felt dizzy!
6 Don hopes to get a personal in
the race tomorrow.
7 He’s in the boxing practising for
the fight next week.
8 You need a lot of self to get up
early every morning and train for four hours.
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3 Phrasal verbs; sports and business
Choose the correct options in italics to complete
the sentences.
1 She had to warm/give/take rugby up because she
hurt her leg badly.
2 We are going to do/make/take part in a basketball
competition.
3 Which team do you and your friends
support/sponsor/train? Manchester United or City?
4 Do you give/warm/work out often in the gym?
5 Brazil competed/hosted/signed the Olympic Games
in 2016.
6 My favourite player had to drop/work/try out of
this week’s match due to an injury.
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Module Test 8
Language development 7 Already, before, ever, just, lately, never, recently, yet
Choose the correct options in italics to complete
5 Present perfect
the text.
Complete the sentences with the present perfect
form of the verbs in brackets. Have you 1 just/ever/yet thought about learning a
completely new sport? Craig has 2 just/yet/lately
1 We (speak) to him several
started Karate and loves it. He has 3 before/already/never
times but he won’t change his mind.
passed his first exam and is very happy. I’ve
2 She (not/try) any new
4 always/lately/never tried karate and think that it
sports this year.
would be a good sport to keep me fit. However, I’ve
3 How many games (your
5 yet/recently/before joined a cycling club and think
team/win) this season?
this will be more fun and it’ll certainly keep me fit.
4 I don’t know where they
Tomorrow I’m doing a race. I haven’t been in a race
(go). Do you?
6 before/already/ever so I’m quite nervous.
5 He (beat) everyone his
age in the competition. /6
/5 8 Definite, indefinite article or zero article
Complete the text with a/an, the, or ‘–’.
6 For, since
Complete the second sentence using the word Some people just love doing 1 sport but
in capitals so that it means the same as the first others prefer to watch it. Then there are those
sentence. people who love extreme sports like 2 sky-
diving. So why do we do it? Aside from 3
1 We arrived here five years ago. FOR
obvious fitness benefits, there are 4 other
We five
reasons: sometimes it’s because we want to be part
years.
of 5 team or simply it’s 6 challenge it
2 I stopped playing football when I had the
presents. Winning 7 race or scoring 8
accident. SINCE
goal against the other team can be exciting and
I I had the
satisfying. Other people like 9 fact that there
accident.
are rules which give them 10 sense of order
3 She knew him when they were children. SINCE
in their lives.
She they
were children. /10
4 He got his driving license a year ago. FOR TOTAL /50
He a year.
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