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PRE-FCE TEST UNIT 7 2017

VOCABULARY

SPORTS
a. Underline the most suitable Word.
1. Norman won the first medal / prize / reward in the cookery competition.
2. All competitors / rivals / supporters for the race should make their way to the track.
3. Our team beat / defeated / won the match by two goals to nil.
4. Johnny and Fred arranged to meet outside the football ground / pitch / track.
5. Ronald came first in the 6000 metre competition / game / race
6. Brad goes jogging every morning to keep exercised / fit / trained.
7. The local stadium isnt large enough for so many audience / viewers / spectators.
8. The final result was a/an draw / equal / score.

b. Complete the compound word using a word from the box. There is an extra word you do not need to use.
ring - rink -field - stadium - room track course court -
1. Bring your racket and Ill meet you at the tennis _______________.
2. You can leave your stuff in the changing _________________.
3. I enjoy walking around the golf _______________ and watching people play.
4. There are often rock concerts at our local football ______________.
5. An ice skater moves along on skates in a ______________.
6. Every morning I jog round the running _______________ opposite my house.
7. Wrestling is a sport in which the contestants fight each other in a ___________.

c. Replace the word or words in italics with a suitable word. The first letter is given
1. Mary plays tennis as a way of earning a living. p_________________
2. In Formula 1 last year William Green was the best driver of all. ch___________
3. Who is the player in charge of your football team? c______________
4. The person who controls a tennis match. u ___________________
5. Someone who takes part in a sporting competition. c_________________
6. The person who you are playing against. o_________________
7. The person or team who most people think will win. f__________________
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d. Write the correct word in the gap. 4. Footballers p_______________ the ball to
1. The man in black. each other.
r_____________________ 5. Who comes second. r_________________
2. Not professional. 6. Something that happens.
a_____________________ e________________
3. We won the silver m_________________ 7. There are eleven players in a football
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f.Choose the correct form of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.
catch up - put off - join in - drop out - give up - hang up - pay off - take off (2)

1. Never __________ ____ until tomorrow what you can do today.

2. The captain was ________ ____ at half time and replaced Owen.
3. If you _________ ___ so easily youll never succeed.
4. Come and _________ ____! The more the merrier.
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5. Why did you ________ _____ the phone last night when we were talking.
6. The months of training _________ ____ when I won gold.
7. I started but I had to ________ ____ of the course after a month.
8. He was so far ahead that nobody had the chance of __________ _____ with him.
9. Extreme sports have ___________ _____ a big way over the last twenty years.

GRAMMAR

A. (to) infinitive or the ing forms? Fill in the spaces.

1. I want _________________________ (travel) abroad.
2. Let me ________________________ (tell) you the truth.
3. Would you mind ___________________ (not smoke) in here?
4. We decided _____________________ (invite) some friends home.
5. I enjoy _________________________ (play) the guitar.
6. I cant imagine you ____________________ (get) angry.
7. I hope _________________________ (become) a doctor one day.
8. My sister advised me ___________________ (take) more exercise.
9. I dont think theres any point in ____________ (tell) Susan to eat more healthily
10. He refused _______________________ (let) me go to the party.
11. He suggested _______________________ (go) to the countryside.
12. Please avoid ________________________ (make) such a loud noise.
13. She is too young ________________________ (go) out alone at night.
14. Its worth ____________________________ (visit) York.
15. I couldnt ________________________ (go) on holidays last summer.
16. Id like _____________________ (speak) Chinese I think its useful.
17. The teacher made us ______________________ (study) really hard.
18. You cant force people ______________ (stop) drinking alcohol but you can encourage them.
19. Youre bound ___________ (catch) a cold if you go out in this weather without your coat.
20. Another hot-dog? Its not like you _____________ (eat) so much junk food.

B. to infinitive or ing?
1. I prefer ____________________ (eat) meat than to eat fish.
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2. I prefer ____________________ (play) tennis to playing golf.

3. Do you remember ______________ (go) with your grandpa to the park when you were a child.
4. Did you remember _________________ (phone) your grandpa?
5. You should stop ________________ (smoke) its bad for your health.
6. You should stop ________________ (buy) some petrol. were about to run out of it.
7. Ill never forget ___________________ (buy) my first pet.
8. Dont forget ______________________ (buy) your pet some pet food.
C. Rewrite each sentence using the verb in brackets and the bare (without to) or to
infinitive.
1. Stay in my house for lunch, Jean said to Maria (invite)
Jean _____________________________________________________________
2. You should go to the police, they said to me. (advise) .
They _____________________________________________________________
3. His older brother forced him to tidy his room. (make)
His older brother ____________________________________________________
4. The people there gave the impression of being very kind. (seem)
The people there ____________________________________________________
5. Dave doesnt allow anyone to touch his computer. (let)
Dave______________________________________________________________
6. She told him that he should be quiet. (warn)
She _____________________
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Sport in society

recognition RECOGNISE
The position of sport in today's society has changed out of all (0) .
People no longer seem to think of sports as 'just a game' - to be watched
or played for the sake of (25)____________________. Instead, it has become big business ENJOY
worldwide. It has become accepted practice for (26)_______________companies LEAD
to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to
screen important matches or (27)______________. The result has been huge COMPETE
(28)_________________rewards for athletes, some of whom are now very FINANCE
(29) _________________, particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players. In addition WEALTH
it is not (30)____________________for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their USUAL
salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances.

A trend towards shorter working hours means that people (31)_______________tend GENERAL
to have more free time, both to watch and to take in sporting activity;
sport has become a (32)_____________part of the recreation industry that we now SIGNIFY
rely on to fill our leisure hours. (33)_______________sport is a vital part of that industry, PROFESSION
providing (34)_________________ for millions of ordinary people all over the world. PLEASE