English test
Name:__________________________________________ Date: ________________________
Row: A
Read the next text and answer
the following questions
Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona was born
on October 30th in 1960. He is an
Argentine former football player and
couched the Argentine national team
between November 2008 and July
2010. Maradona played for Argentinos
Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona,
Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys.
Playing for Argentina, he earned 91
caps and scored 34 goals.
He played in four FIFA World Cup
tournaments, including the 1986
tournament, where he was the captain
of the team and led them to their
victory over West Germany in the
final, winning the Golden Ball award
as the best player. In that same
tournament he scored two goals
getting victory over England. These
two goals are very famous: the first
goal was an unpenalized handball
known as the "Hand of God", while the
second goal was a 60 m goal through
six England players, known as "The
Goal of the Century".
Maradona is considered one of the
sport's most controversial figures. In
1991 he was suspended from football
for 15 months, after failing a drug
test, for cocaine, in Italy, and he was
sent home from the 1994 World Cup
in the USA after testing positive for
ephedrine.
I. Choose the correct alternative.
(4p)
1. How many goals did Maradona
scored while playing for Argentina?
a) 91.
b) 34.
c) 32.
2. For how many months was
Maradona suspended because of
drugs?
a) 3.
b) 15.
c) 19.
3. Why was he sent back home from
the 1994world cup?
a) because he was tired playing
football.
b) because he didn’t want to go to
USA.
c) because he tested positive for
ephedrine in a drug test.
4. Why did he win the Golden Ball
award?
a) for being the best player.
b) for scoring 34 goals.
c) for getting victory over west
Germany.
II. Decide if the statements about
Maradona are True (T) or False
(F). (4p)
1. ______ He played for Boca Juniors.
2. ______He won the Golden Ball
award for being the
worst player.
3. ______ The goal of century was
made playing against
England.
4. ______ In 1994 he failed a drug test
for cocaine.
III. Complete the sentences using
conditional WOULD+VERB. (4p)
1.- If I had a motorcycle, I
______________________ (ride) it every
day.
 2.- If I had a puppy, I ________________ 5. That old __________ was born in
(play) with him all day long. 1940.

3.- If I went to Peru, I ______________ 6. Roberto gives ________________ to all

(like) to go to Machu Pichu. the boys in my class.

4.- If I had a free flight ticket, I 7. Chris angel has the best
________________ (go) to Europe. ________________ show of all times.

IV. Write 2 sentences using the VI Put the words in order and find
conditional WOULD+VERB. (4p) the sentence. (4,5p)

What would you do if you won 1. last night / couldn’t / I / sleep

100.000.000 pesos?
______________________________________
I __________
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________ 2 in England? / play / soccer/ you /
Could
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_________ ______________________________________
__________
I______________________________________
_________ 3. last week/ Paula/to the meeting / go
/ couldn’t
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_________ ______________________________________
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VII Complete the sentences with

COULD or COULDN’T. (4p)

1.- When he was a child he

_____________ run 200 meters in 22
V. Complete the sentences using seconds.
the correct words. (7p)
2.- A hundred years ago people
lady pastime star sign nickname
_____________ watch T.V.
nurse award magic
3.- Cheyenne _____________ eat so
many candies when she was a child.
1. After all my hard work I finally
4.- When Toya was younger she
received an ____________
___________ play basketball
2. My favorite _______________ is
playing football

3. My mother has a fire_______________,

Leo.

4. I’m studying to become a

______________ and work at a
hospital.