Venture First Schools Unit Test 7a

 

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Unit 7 Test A

Nam Name:

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Cl Clas ass s:

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Date:

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• Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentence sentences s with words about sport. 1

In te tenn nnis is,, the the per perso son n in in cha charg rge e is is the the  ____________________  ____________________ and the people

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watching are the  _____________  ____________________ _______.  ____________________ _______ blew his  _____________  ____________________ _______ for full time and the The  _____________ football match ended 2–2.

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You play lay fo foo otbal alll on a  ____________________  ____________________ but in tennis and volleyball you play on a  ____________________  ____________________.

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We ar are e ter terri ribl ble e thi this s year year.. We We hav have e onl only y  ____________________  ____________________ one match, and

 ____________________ _______ the bottom team 1–0. that was when we  _____________ 5

You’ve You’ve got got the the wron wrong g sport! sport! In In baseba baseball ll you you hit th the e ball ball with with a

 ____________________. You use a  ____________  ____________________  ____________________ ________ in tennis or squash. 6

It It’s ’s obv obvio ious us tha thatt our our star star pla playe yerr isn’ isn’tt in  ___________  ____________________ _________. Look how overweight he is! He needs to get in  _____________  ____________________ _______.  

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2 Complete the text text with with the correct prepositions. prepositions. My brother Jason really takes 1  motorbikes. Jason took 2 

 __ our father. They’re both crazy about  __    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  I guess. I hope my dad won’t take it 7 

 __    riding,

 __    on me if I don’t become a

motocross champion champion like Jason. I’d prefer to be involved 8 

 __    other

things.  

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Venture into First for Schools

Unit 7 Test A

Nam Name:

_____ _____ ______ ______ ____ __

Cl Clas ass s:

_____ _____ ______ ______ ____ __

Date:

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• Grammar 3 Complete the the sentences sentences using verbs verbs of advice, advice, obligation, obligation, permission permission or ability. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 1

Tim, yo you re really  _____________  ____________________ _______ wear glasses to protect your eyes when playing squash, and sorry, but that sign says you  ____________________  ____________________ use those shoes on this surface.

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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

Afte Afterr goi going ng to th the e gym gym for for si six x mon month ths s I  ____________________  ____________________ lift weights now, but I don’t think I  _____________  ____________________ _______ ever lift 100 kg!

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Max  ____________________  ____________________ run 100 m in 11 seconds last year. He

 _____________  ____________________ _______ win the regional championship. 6

 ____________________ ________ forget your membership card, and you You  ____________  ____________________ _________ show it to the staff when they ask to see it.  ___________  

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4 Complete the the second sentence sentence so so it means the the same as the the first, using using the words below.

1mustn't It wasn wasn’t ’t have nece necess ssar ought ary y to to cut cut th the e gra grass ss..

 __________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________ ____. They  ___________ 2

It is pr proh ohib ibit ited ed to park park iin n thi this s zon zone. e. You  ____________  ____________________________ _______________________________ ______________________________ ___________________ ____.

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Vinc Vince e does doesn’ n’tt stud study y as much much as h he e shou should ld.. Vince  ____________________________  ___________________________________________ _______________________________ ___________________ ___.  

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Venture into First for Schools

Unit 7 Test A

Nam Name:

_____ _____ ______ ______ ____ __

Cl Clas ass s:

_____ _____ ______ ______ ____ __

Date:

_______________

5 Complete the sentences sentences with the correct correct article article (a/an/the/– a/an/the/–) ) or quantifier (a (a lot of/much/many/a of/much/many/a few/few/a little/little). little/little). 1

We don’t have  ____________  ____________________ ________ time left, only  _____________  ____________________ _______ 

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minutes. This has to be the last game.  ____________________ _________  The The gr great eat th thing ing about about voll volleyb eyball all is is that that you you need need very very  ___________ equipment, just  _____________  ____________________ _______ ball and a net.

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 ____________________ _______ advice about the rules? I haven’t played Can you give me  _____________  ____________________ _______ times. this game very  _____________

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Ben had very  ____________________  ____________________ experience of sharing a house so he needed

 ____________________ _________ months to get used to it.  ___________ 5

There we were ve very  ____________  ____________________ ________ supporters in the stadium – only about

 ____________________ _______ space to ourselves. 2,000 – so we had  _____________ 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 the questions questions with the the correct prepositions. prepositions. Then Then answer the questions in 30–40 words. 1

In your your opinion, opinion, what what two two qualiti qualities es does does succe success ss in sport sport most most depen depend d  _____?

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Which Which sports sports or ath athlet letic ic acti activit vities ies are you best best  _____?

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When When was was the the la last st ti time me you you com compl plai aine ned d  _____ having to do something?

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Is there there a sportin sporting g activity activity teenagers teenagers shouldn’ shouldn’tt be allowed allowed to to take take part part  _____?

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Do yo you th thin ink k pe people ople worr worry y  _____ diet and appearance too much?  

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7 Write an an essay (150–190 (150–190 words) about a sport/game sport/game that you like/don’t like. Include: •

equi equipm pmen entt n nee eede ded d a and nd wher where e it’ it’s s pla playe yed d

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an expla xplana nattion ion of of tth he ru rule les s

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why why you you li lik ke/ e/do don n’t lik like e it it.

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