I (1) that emergency call nearly midnight. “My three kids (2)

not at home yet,” - a worried male voice informed the emergency service. The man explained that his two sons, Allan, 15, and Johnny, 13, and their twelve-year-old cousin Jack (3) for a bicycle ride and there was no sign of them yet. The man sounded
very nervous, as he suspected that something (4) to the boys. No doubt, they

(5) in trouble. The rescue party headed right there.

The rescuers saw the boys soon. They (6) down the hill. They were walking

very slowly. Two of them were helping the third boy – his leg (7) and he was

screaming with pain. Later he told us that they had been practicing extreme cycling. Unfortunately, things like that (8) quite often. I (8) for the

emergency center for more than five years and have seen lots of kids suffering from

their extreme. They often ignore safety rules, and get injured or worse. They cannot realize that without a very careful preparation any extreme sport is a (10) activity.

1. a) receive b) received c) have received d) had received
2. a) are b) was c) were d) had been
3. a) left b) was left c) have left d) had left
4. a) happened b) had happened c) is happening d) has happened
5. a) is b) was c) were d) are
6. a) move b) are moving c) had moved d) were moving
7. a) was broken b) has been broken c) is broken d) broke
8. a) happen b) are happening c) have happened d) will happen
9. a) work b) am working c) was working d) have been working
10. a) danger b) dangerous c) dangerously d) endangered

Complete the phrasal verbs with the preposition: away, on, up, out, off
11. Paul should write children’s books, he’s always making…stories for his kids.
12. I can’t wait for Spielberg’s new film to come….
13. They talk…computers all the time.
14. The film is about a boy who runs…from home.
15. I’ve checked…everything on the list so we can finish shopping now.

Complete the sentences with the words derived from the words in bald:
16. There is no…, you can do your chores later if you want. URGENT
17. My neighbor is so full of…. He thinks he is never wrong. ARROGANT
18. I can’t tell the….between the twins. DIFFER
19. I miss the ….. of the countryside. QUIET

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