REVIEW TEST 1 ● GROUP A

Vocabulary, Grammar and Use of English

Name:  ________________________ (3)                         – they were either too small or

Class:  ________________________
Vocabulary
1 Complete the words in the sentences.
1 Why are you wearing those s         _ f     y jeans? Haven’t
you got anything smart you can put on?
2 Martha isn’t overweight at all – in fact, she’s quite
s _ _ _ _ y!
too long.
In the end, I decided just to wear an old T-shirt.
My first (4)                         was the 1500 metres,
which is a long way for me. I didn’t do very
well. Everyone (5)                         me, and I finished
last!
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3 My uncle Toby is always very g             r         s with
money. He isn’t mean at all.

4 Paula never boasts about her achievements – she’s very

m         e     t.

5 We were absolutely d             s t     t     d when our house
was destroyed in a fire.
Grammar
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets.
2 Choose the correct words.
1 I’m sorry I’m late.            (you / wait) long?
1 My aunt is at / in her early thirties.
2 How many goals                          (you / score) in
2 Do you ever fall off / out with your friends? your last match?
3 The athlete is hoping to set / put a new world
3 No, I won’t come with you to the cinema.
record. I                           (not / like) scary films.
4 My brother got / had a fall and hurt his
4 They wouldn’t let me in to watch the concert because I
shoulder. (forget) my ticket!
5 Sara has lost / broken touch with most of her 5 Pelé                          (play) for Brazil when he won
old school friends. the World Cup.
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6 I can’t talk to you now. I                          (do) my
homework.
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the words
7 I                          (know) Sam for nearly ten years.
in the box. There are three words you don’t need.
8 You shouldn’t waste time                          (play)
challenge fit look match overtake race
computer games.
suit try
9 How many times                          (you / visit) New
I went shopping last Saturday. I wanted some
York?
sports clothes for an athletics event at my school.
First, I 10 I can’t afford                          (eat) out in
restaurants.
(1)                         on a sweatshirt but didn’t have
any luck. The ones in my size were the wrong /10
colour and didn’t
(2)                         me, and the ones I liked didn’t

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 REVIEW TEST 1 ● GROUP A
Vocabulary, Grammar and Use of English

5 Find the mistakes and write the correct sentences.

One sentence is correct.
1 I might to come to the party with you.

                                                                                     
         

2 Do you fancy come round to my house later?

                                                                                     
         

3 My brother always tries to avoid doing the washing-up.

                                                                                     
         

4 What do you wear today?

                                                                                     
         

5 How long you been living here?

                                                                                     
         

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Use of English
6 Decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fills each gap.
I’m in a football team with a group of my friends. I hang (1) ____ with them a lot, so we know each
other quite well. We played a match last Saturday and, when we arrived on the football (2) ___, the
other team were already there. They looked good! Our best player is George. He’s (3) ___ height and
he’s got short dark hair. After about ten minutes, George (4) ___ the ball to me and I kicked it into the
back of the net! It was a great feeling, but it wasn’t enough. We (5) ___ the game 2-1.
1 A away B up C out D off

2 A pitch B court C course D track

3 A medium B middle C small D tall

4 A dived B passed C kept D broke

5 A broke B scored C beat D lost

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7 Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap
Donald Robertson is a young athlete with a lot of ambition. He (1)            been training hard recently
because he hopes
(2)            run in the London Marathon this year. Things haven’t always been easy for Donald, though.
Two years ago, he had a serious biking accident and lost one of his legs. He says that watching other
disabled athletes on TV helped (3)            to realise that having a disability wasn’t the end of the world.
He also had great support from his family and friends. ‘I knew that whatever happened, they would
always be there (4)            me,’ he says. Now, he has set himself the target of running a marathon, and it
looks (5)            if he’s going to achieve it!
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8 Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fills in each gap.

It can be difficult for any young person to find a job, but for young people who are (1) ABLE
________ and have to use a wheelchair, it can be even more difficult. Claire, a 19-year- ATTRACT
old from Manchester, is an (2) ________ and outgoing young woman in this situation.
CARE
She says she is a very (3) ________person and would enjoy a job looking after other
people. She’s also (4) ________ and says she would never be late or let her employer RELY
down. She thinks that other people should be more (5) ________ towards people like
TOLERATE
her, and should be willing to give them a chance in the workplace.
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9 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words.
1 I got a job there last September.

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I have                                                 last September.

2 The film started before we got to the cinema.

ALREADY

The film                                                 when we got to the cinema.

3 I don’t want to go to a party tonight.

FANCY

I                                                 a party tonight.

4 It’s possible that I’ll go to London on Saturday.

THINKING

I                                                 to London on Saturday.

5 You can’t force me to help you!

MAKE

You                                                 you!

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