UNIT TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary and Grammar
Group A
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 go: You go cycling.
2 does: You do karate.
3 hit: You hit a ball with a tennis racket in tennis.
4 pass: You pass the ball to another player in a game such
as football or basketball.
5 bounce: When you bounce the ball, you drop it onto the
floor and catch it again when it comes up.
Exercise 2
1 racket: You use a tennis racket to play tennis.
2 pitch: You play football on a football pitch.
3 club: You use a golf club to hit the ball when you play
golf.
4 rink: You go skating at an ice rink.
5 resort: You go skiing in a ski resort.
Exercise 3
1 B: If you qualify for something, you are able to take part
in it.
2 C: When you take part in an activity, you do it.
3 B: When you win a game or match, you finish with more
points than the other players or teams.
4 C: When you blow a whistle, you put it in your mouth and
force air into it.
5 B: When you score a goal, you throw or kick a ball into a
net and get a point.
Exercise 4
1 determined: If you are determined to do something, you
feel very strongly that you want to do it, and you are
willing to work hard in order to do it.
2 passion: If you have a passion for something, you like it a
lot.
3 inspiration: If someone or something is an inspiration,
they inspire you to want to do something.
4 likeable: If someone is likeable, they are pleasant, so it is
easy to like them.
5 modest: Someone who is modest does not talk too
proudly about their own achievements.
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Grammar
Exercise 5
1 had lost: Losing the phone happened before the person
got home, so we use the past perfect.
2 was watching: We use the past continuous to set the
scene in a narrative.
3 had already started: The match starting happened before
Andy got to the stadium, so we use the past perfect.
4 did she get: We use the past simple for the main events
in a narrative.
5 was trying: We use the past continuous for a longer
action that is interrupted by a shorter action.
6 had never won: Never winning a medal before happened
before the situation being described, so we use the past
perfect.
7 was winning: We use the past continuous to set the
scene in a narrative.
8 scored: We use the past simple for the main events in a
narrative.
Exercise 6
1 that: We say that we allow someone to do something.
2 to: We say that we make someone do something.
3 Correct: We say that we don’t mind doing something.
4 don’t: We say that we advise someone not to do
something.
5 Correct: We say that we refuse to do something.
6 to: We say that we can’t help doing something.
Exercise 7
1 let me stay up: We say that we let someone do
something.
2 advised me to join: We say that we advise someone to
do something.
3 reminded me to take: To remind someone to do
something means to tell them about it so that they
remember.
4 warned us not to: To warn someone (not) to do
something means to tell them (not) to do it because it is
difficult or dangerous.
5 doesn’t mind helping: If you don’t mind doing something,
you are happy to do it.
6 should stop complaining: To stop doing something
means to no longer do it.
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 UNIT TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary and Grammar
Group B
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 do: You do boxing.
2 goes: You go swimming.
3 kick: When you kick a ball, you make it move using your
foot.
4 throw: When you throw the ball, you push it out of your
hands towards someone else.
5 hit: When you hit a ball, you make it move using a stick,
bat or racket.
Exercise 2
1 stick: You use a hockey stick to play hockey.
2 pool: You go swimming in a swimming pool.
3 bat: You use a table tennis bat to hit the ball when you
play table tennis.
4 track: You do athletics at an athletics track.
5 court: You play squash on a squash court.
Exercise 3
1 A: If you enter a competition, you take part in it.
2 C: When you win a prize, you get it by doing well in a
competition.
3 A: When you keep fit, you do exercise so that your body
stays strong and healthy.
4 B: When you come first, second, etc., in a race or
competition, you finish in that position.
5 A: When you set a new world record, you establish it as
the best time or score ever.
Exercise 4
1 positive: If you have a positive attitude, you believe that
you can do well and be successful.
2 inspiring: Someone who is inspiring inspires other people
to achieve things.
3 courageous: Someone who is courageous is brave.
4 caring: Someone who is caring cares about other people.
5 passionate: If you are passionate about something, you
like it a lot.
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Grammar
Exercise 5
1 was driving: We use the past continuous for a longer
action that is interrupted by a shorter action.
2 hadn’t started: The competition starting (or not starting)
happened before Ann got to the sports centre, so we
use the past perfect.
3 were wearing: We use the past continuous to set the
scene in a narrative.
4 did Paul finish: We use the past simple for the main
events in a narrative.
5 had never beaten: The beating (or not beating) famous
opponents happened before the winning of the
championship, so we use the past perfect.
6 did she win: We use the past simple for the main events
in a narrative.
7 had broken: Breaking the world record happened before
the realising, so we use the past perfect.
8 was snowing: We use the past continuous for a longer
action that is interrupted by a shorter action (cancelling
the game).
Exercise 6
1 Correct: We say that we teach someone to do
something.
2 to: We say that we let someone do something.
3 don’t: We say that we warn someone not to do
something.
4 to: We say that we waste time doing something.
5 climbing: We say that we attempt to do something.
6 Correct: We say that we refuse to do something.
Exercise 7
1 makes us train: We say that we make someone do
something.
2 reminded me not to forget: We say that we remind
someone not to do something.
3 fancy coming to: We say that we fancy doing something.
4 offered to help: We say that we offer to do something.
5 need to get: We say that we need to do something.
6 can’t stand playing hockey: We say that we can’t stand
doing something.
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