Extra Practice: Section A Name: .................................................

Vocabulary
1 Tick (✓) the sentences T (true) or F (false). Pay attention to the words in bold. Then correct the false sentences.
Do not change the words in bold.
T F
1. A tough decision is easy to make. ..... .....
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2. You know that you’ve upset someone if they look happy. ..... .....
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3. When you can’t make up your mind, you can’t make a decision. ..... .....
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4. When you feel fear, you are hungry. ..... .....
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5. You feel helpless when you win. ..... .....
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6. You get treatment when you are ill. ..... .....
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7. If you think long and hard about something, you concentrate on it. ..... .....
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2 Complete the text with the words below.

anxiety ■ cope with ■ disability ■ outcome ■ struggle ■ turn to ■ faced
1.
Sergio Peralta was born with a ................................................. in his right hand, and it has always been
2.
difficult for him to ................................................. questions and comments about it. So when he started
secondary school, he felt a lot of 3. ................................................. . The 15-year-old from Tennessee tried
to hide his hand from his classmates, but an engineering teacher, Jeff Wilkins, decided to
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................................................. Sergio’s classmates for help, and they were asked to design and build
a robotic hand for him. It was a 5. ................................................. at first, but they 6. ................................................. it as
a team. They researched and worked with Sergio and used 3D printers to make the parts. Four
weeks later, they presented the 7. ................................................. of their hard work. Their friend can now
catch a ball with his right hand, and he doesn’t feel uncomfortable or hide his hand any more.

3 Match the sentences in A to their continuations in B. Pay attention to the words in bold.
A B
1. I keep an inhaler in my schoolbag because ..... a. it’s very common.
2. Most people get this disease during their childhood – ..... b. I supported her.
3. I don’t want to make a decision now – ..... c. I suffer from asthma.
4. When my friend was upset, ..... d. I’m keeping my options open.

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Grammar
4 Choose the correct answer.
1. I admire Greta Thunberg for fighting / to fight for the environment.
2. Teaching / To teach is a way of influencing the lives of young people.
3. It’s too cold to play / playing football outside today.
4. Will you try to come / coming to my concert, please?
5. Stop to make / making noise, please. You’ll wake up your little sister.
6. Does anyone feel like going / to go for a walk?

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the gerund or infinitive form.
clean ■ hear ■ not show ■ ride ■ miss ■ wait
1. My brother and I offered ................................................. the house this weekend.
2. ................................................. for the bus is so boring!
3. I’m sorry for ................................................. my appointment, Dr Cummings.
4. Brad wants ................................................. his bike to school today.
5. We promised ................................................. the photos to anyone.
6. It’s wonderful ................................................. that you passed all your exams!

6 Complete both sentences with the same verb in bold. Use the gerund or infinitive form.
1. talk
a. When the head teacher came into the room, everyone stopped ................................................. .
b. The head teacher stopped ................................................. to students in the corridor.
2. visit
a. ................................................. the Taj Mahal last year was incredible!
b. Don’t forget ................................................. our website for more information.
3. meet
a. I must remember ................................................. Nick and Allie after school today.
b. I’m sorry. I don’t remember ................................................. you before. What’s your name again?

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