Quick 03-04a heroes and challenges 1 think about the meanings of these words. underline the word which does not fit in the group. 0 a) war b) slavery c) racism d) peace 1 a) honest b) kind c) sensitive d) cruel 2 a) calm b) dishonest c) cruel d) arrogant 3 a) skilful b) weak c) honest d) intelligent 4 a) slow b) useless c) terrible d) brilliant 5 a) peaceful b) violent c) cruel d) aggressive 6 a) evil b) generous c) kind d) wise 7 a) racism b) freedom c) slavery d) pollution 8 a) doctor b) nurse c) plumber d) surgeon 9 a) electb) choose c) proud d) vote 10 a) idea b) chef c) thought d) opinion (10 marks) 2 change the word in brackets to complete the sentences. 0 william wilberforce campaigned against (slave) 1 he made a famous in parliament. (speak) 2 is this a snake? (poison) 3 she looked at me (strange) 4 i am very that someone is using my bicycle. (suspect) 5 i don’t like going to the dentist. it’s always (pain) 6 carl lewis was a very athlete. (success) 7 are you with me? (anger) 8 she cried when she heard that her cat was (die) 9 my english lessons are always very (activity) 10 carla is very sensitive and her piano teacher says she has a lot of (able) (10 marks) 3 read the rules about the present perfect and the past simple. which description matches these sentences a, b, or c? underline the correct letter. a the time of the action in the past is not known or not given. b a past action has results in the present. c an action happened at a specific time in the past and is not linked to the present. 0 venus dominated tennis in 2001. a b c 1 tim hasn’t won the tournament yet. a b c 2 the hairdresser cut my hair on monday. a b c 3 georgina has dyed her hair green! a b c 4 i’ve lost my cd player! a b c 5 william shakespeare died in 1616. a b c 6 the surgeon has finished the operation. a b c 7 i’ve seen that film six times! a b c 8 i think it rained during the night. a b c 9 did you record titanic when it was on tv? a b c 10 george has written 15 detective stories. a b c (10 marks) 4 underline the correct verb form to complete the sentences 0 she her hair when the telephone rang. a) was washing b) wash c) washed 1 i an accident when i was walking to work. a) ‘ve seen b) was seeing c) saw 2 did you see the eiffel tower when you paris? a) visited b) have visited c) visits 3 do you know if the plumber yet? a) has finished b) finish c) finished 4 they to venice after the wedding? a) have / been b) did / go c) did / went 5 she never a horse. a) ‘s / ridden b) ‘s / rode c) didn’t / ride (5 marks) 5 complete the sentences with words from the box. already ever never yet 0 have you met a pop star? 1 she has ridden a bicycle, not even when she was a child. 2 i won’t go to the cinema because i’ve seen the matrix. 3 has your brother arrived in canada 4 has your mother cooked chinese food? 5 i can’t eat any more. i’ve eaten more than i usually eat. (5 marks) 6 write a, an, the or ø if there should be no article. 0 have you ever climbed __a__ mountain? 1 people generally speak german in this part of switzerland. 2 girls just want to have fun! 3 weather forecast said it’s going to snow this afternoon. 4 how long have you been architect? 5 don’t lean your bike against the window. you’ll break glass. 6 i don’t like sport. 7 have you ever stayed in hotel? 8 she gave me orange sweater. 9 excuse me, do you know exact time? 10 he ran out to help when he heard screams.