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2A SHORT TEST
Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the missing words.
1 The young ice skater felt like the _________ among her
more experienced and acclaimed rivals.
2 From early childhood Kerry was ahead of the _________,
outclassing her peers in nearly every sports discipline.
3 It takes much more than merely a talent to make the
_________ in the sporting world.
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2 Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1 As most football injuries involve the lower part of the leg,
footballers are required to wear ulna / shin / rib pads.
2 Frequent head injuries in boxing can lead to chronic TBI /
RSI / A&E.
3 When she was pregnant, the very smell of seafood made
her cramp / dizzy / nauseous.
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3 Complete the sentences with the words that have
a similar meaning to the phrases in brackets. The first
letters have been given.
1 The e_________ (from the outside) pressure from
sponsors and fans pushed the ski jumper to the verge of
mental and physical burnout.
2 With its high-impact collisions, hockey is one of the most
physically p_________ (demanding) sports.
3 His desire to move beyond his limits was the g_________
(giving direction) impulse throughout his career.
4 The o_________ (enormous) risk of serious injury made
Mark quit car racing after only two years on the track.
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4 Complete the sentences with the missing parts of
idiomatic expressions.
1 You’d better hone _____________________ your actual
workout instead of reading factually dubious fitness
articles on the net.
2 Lucy was so exhausted that she went
_____________________ the moment she put her head
on the pillow.
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5 Replace the underlined words with words that have
a similar meaning. The first letters have been given.
1 low fever m_ _ _
2 acute pain e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 lose weight s_ _ _
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Grammar
6 Translate the Polish parts of the sentences in brackets
into English.
1 His strokes _____________________ (stają się coraz
silniejsze) with every tournament, but he still needs to
focus on his footwork.
2 _____________________ (Im wcześniej dzieci zaczynają
uprawiać sport, tym zdrowsze) they are likely to be in
their adult life.
3 The Ironman triathlon is by _____________________
(zdecydowanie najtrudniejszym) race I have ever
participated in.
4 Forty minutes of running on the treadmill at a steady pace
is nothing _____________________ (nie jest nawet w
połowie tak skuteczne jak) interval training.
5 When it comes to competitive sport, mental strength is
every _____________________ (równie ważna) physical
preparation.
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7 Complete the texts with the correct future forms, using
the words in brackets. Add any necessary words.
The organisation of sports events is 1______________
_______ (verge / undergo) technological change. New
football stadiums may look more like a setting from a sci-fi
film than a sport venue. In a few years, spectators
2
_____________________ (root) for their teams, equipped
with personal screens and controls enabling them to access
real-time data and zoom in on the best camera shots. It’s
possible that by 2030 human referees
3
_____________________ (be) replaced by robots, which
will significantly lower the error rate on key decisions.
My current gym is getting worse and worse, with its dated
facilities and zumba instructor looking like she
4
_____________________ (about / fall) asleep at the sound
of her own voice. Fortunately, a new gym
5
_____________________ (open) in two days and
I 6_____________________ (go) to the trial classes on
Saturday. Hopefully, they 7_____________________ (offer)
me a student discount.
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8 Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1 The swimming pool was to be put / have been put into
use last week but there was a delay.
2 Weren’t you supposed to wait / have waited till the last
lap? You used up all the energy you needed for a
successful finish.
3 The match was due to finish / have finished at five, so
Bob should be home any minute now.
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