Exercise A
Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. (1 mark per answer)
A new hobby
I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) , so I thought I'd see if there was a club or (2) in my area. I looked everywhere but, (3) , the nearest club was 80 kilometres away. So, without any (4) , I decided to form my own club. It was very hard in the beginning – I didn't have any (5) and I had to convince a few people that it was an (6) way to keep fit. I organised a small (7) , which was a lot of fun, and things started to grow from there. Now we've got a full-time (8) and our (9) come from all over the country. One of our members was even a bronze (10) in the national championship!
Exercise B
Match to make sentences. (1 mark per answer)
Exercise C
Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap. (2 marks per answer)
At four o'clock, we three hours.
Terry spend so much time playing on his computer.
Before we play, all the cards are there.
Hang-gliding can be dangerous, but after a while you it.
When my trainer told me to do fifty push-ups, I fifteen miles!
We so much time indoors when I was young.
My hobbies a lot of my time.
I ludo rather than snakes and ladders.
I think there's the competition.
Exercise D
Choose the correct answer. (1 mark per answer)
Exercise E
Choose the correct answer. (1 mark per answer)
Total mark: ........ /50
