Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 11: Name - Velichka Ivanova - Score - Vocabulary

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Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 11

Name _____Velichka Ivanova___ Score _____________

Vocabulary
A Complete the conversation with the correct words.

A: Do you want to see the photos we had (1) developed / serviced?


B: Yes, I’d love to. I’ll just (2) do / make a cup of tea. Do you want one?
A: Yes, that would be lovely.
B: Here you are.
A: So, this is me outside the stadium.
B: What was the (3) event / sponsor?
A: It was the World (4) Gymnast / Gymnastics Championship.
B: Really? I never knew you were interested in gymnastics.
A: Oh yes! When I was younger I used to (5) compete / take in lots of competitions.
B: Wow! No wonder you’re so (6) agile / enthusiasm. Why did you stop?
A: I wasn’t really (7) enthusiastic / talented enough and I guess I wasn’t very (8) ambitious /
competition either!

B Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are three extra words.

athlete catch competition determined do


household names make sponsors talented

Sports stars like David Beckham and Roger Federer have become (9) ___household names____
around the world.
Even if you’re (10) ___talented____ you still need to be very (11) ___determined__ to reach the top of
your sport.
(12) __Sponsors___ pay a lot of money to advertise their products during the Olympics.
In some sports like paragliding it can be quite dangerous to (13) _____make___ a mistake.
Try and (14) __catch__ the ball when it comes towards you.

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C Complete the descriptions of two sports with words from the box.

catches hit kicking pass throws

The game is quite simple. One player (15) ____throws____ the ball, or pitches it, at a player from the
other team. This player – the batsman – must try and (16) ___hit_ the ball and then run around four
‘bases’. If a player from the other team (17) __catches______ the ball before it hits the ground, then
the batsman is out.

In this game there are two teams and the idea is to try and score a goal. To do this players need to
(18) ____pass____ the ball to each other. They do this by (19) _____kicking__ the ball towards each
other.

Grammar
D Complete the sentences with the correct phrases.

(20) John, why don’t you come and celebrate with us? We are having / have champagne brought up to
our room specially.
(21) They’ve changed the time / The time has been changed of the competition.
(22) We sent you an invitation / sent an invitation you. Didn’t you receive it?
(23) New sports introduced / are introduced to most Olympics.
(24) Where are the next Olympics held / being held?
(25) His father taught / was taught him how to play.
(26) How much does it cost to buy a ticket / have your tickets bought?
(27) The first modern Olympics were held / were being held in 1896.

E Complete the second sentence of each pair so that it means the same as the
first sentence.

(28) They are building a new stadium for the event.


A new stadium ___is being built for the event.____________________________________________

(29) A new venue is chosen every four years.


They choose ____a new venue every four
years________________________________________________

(30) Winners are presented with a gold medal.


Gold medals _____are presented to the winners._________________

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(31) I was given a lot of encouragement by my parents.
My parents ____gave me a lot of encouragement______

(32) The world record was broken again by the champion.


The champion _________ broke the world record again. _______________

F Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.

(33) He has been won three gold medals.


______He has won three gold medals.
___________________________________________________________________
(34) She was awarded by the judges ten points.
__She was awarded ten points by the judges. _________________________________________
(35) The 2012 Olympics being held in London.
_______The 2012 Olympics are being held in London________________________________
(36) We’re having our photo took.
______We’re having our photo
taken___________________________________________________________________
(37) His father bought some football boots him.
______His father bought him some football boots._______________________________
(38) Entries must be receive before the competition starts.
___Entries must be received before the competition starts__________________________
(39) He had a special snowboard made him.
______He had a special snowboard made for him_________________________________

Functional language
G Complete the conversation with the correct question tags.

J: Hi Steve! You play a lot of sports, (40) ___don’t you_?


S: Yeah! Why?
J: We’re trying to put a five-a-side football team together. You’ll join, (41) ___won’t you____?
S: Sure. You’re in it, (42) __aren’t you__?
J: Yes, of course. I wouldn’t miss it, (43) ___would I_____?
S: No, I guess not. What time are we playing?
J: Eight o’clock tonight. That’s all right, (44) __isn’t it______?
S: Fine. One more question. Where are we playing?

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J: Down at the new sports centre.
S: Where’s that?
J: Sorry, you haven’t been there yet, (45) __have you_____? Don’t worry, it’s not far and I can
show you where it is after work.

H Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.

(46) You know what squash is, aren’t you?


___ You know what squash is, don’t you?____________________________________
(47) It’s like tennis, is it?
______ It’s like tennis, isn’t it?__________________________________________
(48) You play a lot, did you?
_____ You play a lot, don’t you?________________________________________________
(49) I don’t have enough time, don’t I?
______ I don’t have enough time, do I?____________________________________________
(50) You can play as well, don’t you?
______ You can play as well, can’t you?
_______________________________________

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