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Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

d)After the tennis match, one of the players jumped over the

e)Diana's bike crashed into a tree, and she was thrown over the

f)A mountain-climber's life may depend on their

j)Skiing can be dangerous if you don't wear dark

k)I had to play the doubles match with a borrowed

2 Match the words in the box with a suitable comment (a-h).

a) Catherine dealt, and gave me the ace, king and queen of hearts.

cards

b)You need a small needle, and threads of different colours

c)I couldn't do ten down, so I used the dictionary

d)Ian glued the parts together wrongly because he didn't read the instructions.

e)When Ellen is losing, she knocks the pieces off the board

f)The path we want doesn't seem to be on the map

g)Nigel missed the red, and put the pink in the pocket by mistake.

h)I want to put £20 on 'Ealing Comedy' to win in the 4.30 at York.

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3Underline the most suitable word.

a)Sue came first in the 5000 metre competition/game/race.

b)Jack and Eddie arranged to meet outside the football ground/field/pitch.

c)Brenda goes jogging every morning to keep exercised/fit/trained.

d)Our team beat/defeated/won the match by two goals to nil.

e)The local stadium isn't large enough for so many audience/viewers/spectators.

f)I'm afraid I don't find basketball very interested/interesting.

g)The final result was a/an draw/equal/score.

h)Norman won first medal/prize/reward in the cookery competition.

i)All competitors/rivals/supporters tor the race should make their way to the track.

j)Collecting matchboxes is Rebecca's favourite leisure/occupation/pastime.

4 Replace the word or words in italics in each sentence with a word from the box.

a) Mary plays tennis as a way of earning her living. professinally.

b)Tomorrow's hockey match has been put off for another time

c)In motor racing last year William Green was the best driver of all

d)The player with the lowest number of points wins the game

e)A match between the two top teams has been fixed for next month.

f)I like going swimming in my free time

g)Jane Briggs was the runner-up in the 100 metres hurdles

h)Who is the player in charge of your football team?

i)She won all her matches this season, which is a best ever performance.

j)Charles was sent off for punching the person who controls the match.

k)We decided to hold this year's dancing competition in the open air

1)Everyone agreed that United were the best team

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5Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

6 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

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7Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

a)After Paul's leg was injured, it took him a long time to get better

b)Unfortunately Sally rode her bike into the mud and got

c)Before the race I went to the stadium to get

e)I tried learning to do embroidery but I didn't get

f)She worked on her stamp collection and he got the

h)David practised hitting the golf ball until he got it

i)Kate enjoyed riding the horse but found it hard to get

j)I tried to phone the tennis club but I couldn't get

k)We have a great time whenever our rugby team gets

8Rewrite the sentences in 7 above so that each one contains one of the words in the box, and does not contain a form of get.

a) After Paul's leg was injured, it took him along time to recover.

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h)

i)

i)

k)

1)

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9 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Sport

Someone once said that there are three kinds of people who are

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Complete the labels with suitable words from the box. Not all words given are

suitable.

2Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

a)At Harry's school, the children have to wear a special style/uniform.

b)If we go to the Embassy ball we'll have to wear fashion/formal/polite clothes.

c)I really like Jack's new dress/suit/trouser.

d)In the summer I always wear shirts with short collars/cuffs/sleeves.

e) Paul answered the door wearing his pyjamas and his dressing gown/nightdress.

f)You get really dirty repairing a car unless you wear overalls/underwear.

g)I didn't get wet in the rain because I put on my plastic mac/overcoat/tights.

h) When it snows, Freda always wears a/an anorak/glove/scarf around her neck.

i) David had to stop three times to tie up his small daughter's shoelaces/soles.

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V O C A B U L A R Y 4 CLOTHES A N D A P P E A R A N C E

3 Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in

the space in the same line.

4 Correct any errors in these sentences. Some sentences contain no errors.

size

a)This shirt is too small, it s not my number.

b)You have so many clothes. Why did you buy this cloth as well?

c)What costume did you wear to the fancy dress party?

d)Joan was dressed completely in white.

e)I like your new trouser. How much was it?

f)As far as I can see, the man in this photograph wears a suit.

g)What are you wearing to the party this evening?

h)You're soaked! Put out your clothes immediately!

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