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GRAMMAR 16 They _____ golf when it started to rain.

A  were playing  ■  B played ■ 
Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. C  used to play  ■
Example: My parents _____ in China. 17 After Peter arrived, we _____ his birthday cake.
A  are born  ■  B  were born  ■ ✓  A  had eaten  ■  B  were eating  ■  C ate ■
C  was born  ■
18 I _____ like spinach when I was a child, but I love it now.
1 I _____ play a lot of baseball when I lived in the U.S. A  didn’t used to  ■  B  used to  ■ 
A  used to  ■  B usually ■  C  use to  ■ C  didn’t use to  ■
2 The referee _____ when the player kicked the 19 Sally _____ getting up really early, so 6:00 a.m. will be
goalkeeper. fine for her.
A  wasn’t looking  ■  B  hadn’t look  ■  A  use to  ■  B  used to  ■  C  ’s used to  ■
C  used to look  ■ 20 When we got to the stadium, the game _____ already
3 When I met Paul he _____ already lost touch with started.
Susan. A was ■  B have ■  C had ■
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4 I _____ go to the gym on Saturdays, but this weekend
I’m going away. VOCABULARY
A  use to  ■  B usually ■  C  used to  ■
a Check (✓) the correct word(s) for the definitions,
5 What _____ you doing when I called you this morning?
A, B, or C.
A was ■  B were ■  C are ■
Example: a person who controls a football game
6 Didn’t you _____ be a professional tennis player?
A  spectator  ■  B captain ■ 
A  use to  ■  B  used to  ■  C used ■
C referee ■✓
7 My parents _____ much money when they were first
married. 1 football is played on this
A  didn’t had  ■  B  haven’t had  ■  A course ■  B court ■  C field ■
C  didn’t have  ■ 2 have the same number of points as the other team at
8 She turned off the TV and then she _____ to bed. the end of the game
A went ■  B  had gone  ■  C  was going  ■ A win ■  B tie ■  C beat ■
9 When we were children, we _____ spend all our money 3 athletes run on this
on candy. A track ■  B slope ■  C court ■
A  used to  ■  B usually ■  C  use to  ■ 4 get points in a game
10 The referee stopped the game because someone _____ A score ■  B train ■  C play ■
a bottle on the field. 5 the people who support a particular team
A  had threw  ■  B  was throwing  ■  A spectators ■  B team ■  C fans ■
C  had thrown  ■ 6 players do this just before a match
11 I _____ get nervous when I took exams at school. A  warm up  ■  B score ■  C  get fit  ■
A  use to  ■  B  used to  ■  C usually ■ 7 a person who trains a team
12 Where did you _____ live when you were a student? A coach ■  B referee ■  C fan ■
A  use to  ■  B  used to  ■  C to ■ 8 you ski down this
13 I couldn’t concentrate because my colleagues _____ a A track ■  B slope ■  C court ■
noise.
9 the people who watch a sport in a stadium
A  did make  ■  B  were making  ■  C make ■
A spectators ■  B team ■  C fan ■
14 We _____ have our breakfast in the garden in the
10 do exercise at the gym
summer.
A  warm up  ■  B  work out  ■  C  work up  ■
A  use to  ■  B  used to  ■  C usually ■
15 The food was awful because he _____ too much salt in
it.
A  ’d put  ■  B  was putting  ■  C  hadn’t put  ■

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b Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences PRONUNCIATION

with a word related to people you know.
a Which word has a different sound? Check (✓) A,
Example: I have a close _____ called Anna. B, or C.
A  friendship  ■  B friend ■ ✓ 
C colleague ■
Example: A van  ■  B tram  ■  C lane  ■
✓
1 A sport  ■  B score  ■  C work out  ■
11 Greg and Jane are such a lovely _____.
A friend ■  B couple ■  C partner ■ 2 A pleasure  ■  B used to  ■  C usually  ■
12 Bob is my _____ – we’ve lived together for three 3 A hurt  ■  B draw  ■  C caught  ■
years. 4 A shirt  ■  B serve  ■  C warm up  ■
A colleague ■  B classmate ■  5 A practise  ■  B various  ■  C lose  ■
C roommate ■
13 Chris is my _____ – we’re getting married next b Which is the stressed syllable? Check (✓) A, B,
month. or C.
A ex ■  B fiancé ■  C  close friend  ■ Example: A  exciting  ■
✓  B exciting  ■ 
14 I don’t really enjoy my job but I like my _____ a lot. C exciting  ■
A colleagues ■  B classmates ■  6 A optional  ■ B optional  ■  C optional  ■
C partners ■ 7 A compulsory  ■  B compulsory  ■ 
15 I’m not going out with Tina but we are very _____. C compulsory  ■
A  close partners  ■  B  close colleagues  ■  8 A superstition  ■ B superstition  ■ 
C  close friends  ■ C superstition  ■
c Check (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences 9 A referee  ■  B referee ■ C referee  ■
with a verb about relationships. 10 A physical  ■  B physical  ■  C physical  ■
Example: Jim _____ last week and we’re getting 10
married in June.
A  proposed  ■ ✓   B  got in touch  ■  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
C  broke up  ■
16 We _____ along very well right from the beginning.
A got ■  B kept ■  C had ■
17 Perhaps that’s because we _____ a lot in common.
A get ■  B have ■  C keep ■
18 I _____ Marc at university.
A  got to know  ■  B  lost touch  ■ 
C  broke up  ■
19 Although Anna moved to Europe, we still _____.
A  lose touch  ■  B  keep in touch  ■ 
C  keep touch  ■
20 We _____ in high school, but we don’t see each other
much anymore.
A met ■  B  lost touch  ■  C  break up  ■

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