Vocabulary and Grammar Test Unit 3 Test A

Name: ___________________________________________

Vocabulary
1 Complete the idioms with the words below.
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1 I’ve ____________ blue all day. I think it’s because it’s raining!
2 We’ve won! We’ve won! I’m ____________ the ____________ ! I couldn’t be happier.
3 Tim is ____________ top of the ____________ at the moment. He’s passed all his exams.
4 Amanda has been a bit ____________ in the ____________ recently. She looks sad and
depressed.

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2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 Student counsellors need the ____________ (able) to listen to, and be sympathetic to other
people.
2 ____________ (happy) is a state of mind. You can feel happy even when times are hard if you
stay positive.
3 We stayed awake until three in the morning before ____________ (tired) came over us and we
all fell asleep.
4 In many European countries, ____________ (prosperous) is a recent thing. Our grandparents
were quite poor.
5 Thank you for your ____________ (generous). I don’t know what we would have done without
your donation of €2,000.
6 I’ve never seen so much ____________ (lazy) in my life! Nobody in this class is doing any work.
7 We thanked Diane for her ____________ (kind). There was no need for her to help us.
8 The government understands the ____________ (necessary) for more recycling.

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3 Match the descriptions (1–9) to the words (A–I).
1 Give all your time and hard work to your sport. A sportsmanship
2 Control your lifestyle – eat well and train regularly. B discipline
3 Don’t cheat and always respect the people you play against. C commitment
4 Be confident in your abilities and have a positive image of yourself. D self-sacrifice
5 Have the ability to keep running and training. E team spirit
6 Have one aim and be determined to achieve it. F single-mindedness
7 Put the needs of other people in your team before your own. G stamina
8 Don’t depend on teammates. Be ready to depend on yourself. H self-esteem
9 Always support and feel positive about your teammates. I self-reliance

Mark: ___ / 9

4 Circle the two words that can be used in each sentence.

1 Tom has done no training for next week’s marathon. Worryingly / Extremely / Clearly, he might
not finish the race.
2 Paula trains really / clearly / incredibly hard every day
3 Jim is a sports fanatic. Similarly / Clearly / Rapidly, his sister is a big fan of most sports, too.
She has lots of sports posters on her wall.
4 The popularity of women’s football is growing rapidly / extremely / quickly.
5 Both of Amy’s parents were professional athletes, but, similarly / surprisingly / incredibly,
Amy is hopeless at sport.
6 Joe is extremely / rapidly / really tall. He should be a basketball player.

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Grammar
5 Circle the correct past simple or past perfect form of the verbs to complete the sentences.
1 I just joined / have just joined a bike club because I want to get fit.
2 Tom went / has been to a fitness class for the first time last Friday.
3 What time did you leave / have you left the sports club?
4 I didn’t do / haven’t done any exercise for weeks before the race. That’s why I lost.
5 Earlier today, Jerry broke / has broken his leg during a rugby match.
6 Penny and Jill were / have been members of the gym since it opened. They love going there.

Mark: ___ / 6

6 Complete the text with the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
Jack Wilshere 1____________ (join) Arsenal Football Club at the age of nine! Since then, he
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____________ (play) for all of Arsenal’s youth and reserve teams. In 2008, at the age of sixteen, he
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____________ (make) his first appearance in Arsenal’s first team. Unfortunately, he 4____________
(not score) a goal in that match. Nowadays, Jack is a regular player at Arsenal. He 5____________
(also become) one of England’s most popular players. Jack’s career 6____________ (not always be)
easy though. He 7____________ (have) a lot of injuries. In fact, in 2012, he 8____________ (break)
his ankle in a match in the USA.
Mark: ___ / 8

7 Write sentences using the present perfect simple or continuous.

1 Graeme and Jo / work / at the fast food restaurant since the start of the summer holidays.
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2 Working long hours / not be / easy.
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3 Graeme / put / on weight because the restaurant gives him free hamburgers to eat!
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4 Graeme and Jo / not be / running a lot recently. Usually they go three times a week.
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5 Jo / just finish / eating two hamburgers, and she is feeling very full.
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Mark: ___ / 10
TOTAL MARKS: ___ / 60