Unit 8 Sports and Gaines

TEST 1
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. clever B. excited C. get D. best
2. A. many B. bad C. active D. last
3. A. track B. match C. class D. athletics
4. A. get B. be C. she D. these
5. A. exercise B. fence C. racket D. bench
II. Complete the words of sports.
l. j_d_ 2. r_g_y 3. t_n_is 4. h_c_ey
5. f_ ot_all 6. cy_li_g 7. sw_m_i_g 8. b_d_in_on
9. ba_k_tb_ll 10. v_ll_yba_l
III. Put the verb in brackets in the simple past tense.
1. I (be) ________ at home alone last night.
2. Nam (go) ________ to London two months ago.
3. They (sell) ________ their house several days ago.
4. Albert Einstein (die) ________ in 1955.
5. When (you, see) ________ her last time?
6. We (not, meet) ________ them at the workshop yesterday.
7. (you, play) ________ table tennis with Tim last Sunday?
8. Van (study) ________ arts when she was at school.
9. Where (you, be) ________ yesterday afternoon?
10. Mary (not, know) ________ anything about him in the past.
IV. Reorder the words and phrases to make sentences.
1. the/ close/ book/.
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2. run/ don’t/ fast/ so/.
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3. me/ to/ listen/.
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4. the/ open/ door/ don’t/.
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5. wear/ clothes/ don’t/ wet/.
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6. careful/ be/.
TEST 2
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. handball B. badminton C. basketball D. fantastic
2. A. talent B. bar C. father D. tomato
3. A. chess B. tennis C. bed D. me
4. A. setting B. contest C. begin D. next
5. A. programme B. favour C. channel D. gymnastics
Il. Find one odd word.
1. A. cycling B. jogging C. swimming D. morning
2. A. hockey B. homework C. aerobics D. badminton
3. A. skiing B. training C. learning D. studying
4. A. shop B. marathon C. cricket D. tennis
5. A. do B. go C. rugby D. play
III. Write the correct form of the verbs to complete the conversation.
Nick: Hi there.
Sonny: Hello, Nick. Did you have a nice weekend?
Nick: Yeah, it (1. be) ________ OK. I (2. not do) ________ much. I just (3. sit) ________ at home
and (4. watch) ________ TV. On Saturday afternoon, I (5. go) ________ fishing with my dad.
How about you?
Sonny: Oh, I (6. have) ________ a good weekend.
Nick: Really? What (7. do) ________ you do?
Sonny: I (8. visit) ________ the museum with my family. Then we (9. eat) ________ at my favourite
restaurant.
Nick: Did you watch the football match on TV on Sunday afternoon?
Sonny: Oh, yeah. The player (10. score) ________ a fantastic goal.
IV. Read the passage, and write T (True) or F (False) next to the sentences.
My favourite sports star is David Beckham. He was a famous football player around the world. He
began his football career at the Manchester United club, England’s legendary soccer team, at age 18. In
2003, he started to play for Real Madrid and after that, he signed a contract with the L.A. Galaxy in 2007.
Beckham wasted little time in making a splash on the English soccer landscape. The talented goal
scorer was named the Professional Footballers’ Association Young Player of the Year in 1997. A year
later, he was one of the leading faces of England’s World Cup team.
1. David Beckham was a famous baseball player. ________
2. He began his football cause at age 18. ________
3. Manchester United is England’s legendary soccer team. ________
4. He played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Arsenal. ________
5. He signed a contract with the L.A. Galaxy in 2007. ________
6. He was one of the leading faces of England’s World Cup team in 1997. ________
V. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
1. Quan is very good at table tennis.
Quan plays
2. Van likes doing karate most.
Van’s favourite
3. Tim is a fast runner.
Tim can
4. Football is very important in his life.
Football plays
5. Mai swims very well.
Mai is
6. I don’t like volleyball, but my sister likes it very much.
I’m not interested in
TEST 3
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. free B. key C. leave D. check
2. A. catch B. late C. at D. Saturday
3. A. bread B. hell C. any D. have
4. A. narrow B. market C. cart D. hard
5. A. legend B. pair C. pan D. spread
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the box.
do go play like watch hate
1. Tom often ________ the football matches on TV.
2. Mai ________ aerobics every day.
3. I don’t like swimming at all. I ________ it.
4. Steven ________ volleyball with our team.
5. My brother ________ fishing twice a week.
6. Do you ________ jogging in the morning? Yes, I love it.
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D.
1. What ________ you do last night?
A. do B. does C. did D. done
2. Rebecca Stevens ________ the first woman to climb Mount Everest.
A. be B. was C. were D. been
3. Jack scored three goals for our team and ________ it a hat trick.
A. made B. make C. makes D. making
4. I ________ Lien in the table tennis match yesterday.
A. win B. to win C. winning D. won
5. ________ warm-up activities before you play a sport.
A. Play B. Do C. Make D. Watch
6. ________ drink that water. It’s very dirty.
A. Do B. Should C. Don’t D. Shouldn’t
7. Linda enjoys ________ for a walk on the beach.
A. go B. goes C. going D. to go
8. Mike likes hockey very much. He ________ it every day.
A. practises B. walks C. runs D. jumps
9. Ann and Lan ________ in the park last weekend.
A. cycle B. cycles C. cycled D. cycling
10. I like jogging but my sister ________ it.
A. likes B. hates C. loves D. enjoys
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct option A, B or C to complete the sentences.
Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in
the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.
In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. When she
reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she
became famous.
Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too,
on a science programme on television.
Rebecca is well known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London
among her pictures and books about mountains!
1. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for ________.
A. a bookshop B. a newspaper C. a travel agent
2. Rebecca left her job and her family ________
A. in 1991 B. in 1992 C. in 1993
3. Rebecca went to Everest ________.
A. with her family B. with a climbing group C. without anyone
4. Rebecca became famous when she ________.
A. went up the highest mountain in the world B. wrote a book about her trip
C. was on a television programme
5. After her trip, Rebecca ________.
A. earned the same money B. stayed in the same fiat C. did the same job
V. Write the answers for the following questions, using the cues.
1. How often do you do judo? - three times a week
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2. What sports can Nam play? – badminton
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3. Do you like cycling? – Yes
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4. Did Mai dance with John last night? - No/ with Peter
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5. What is your father’s favourite sport? – cricket
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6. Where did the first modern Olympic Games take place? - Greece
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