Racing
Grammar
Vocabulary
English-speaking world
Challenge
100

How old was Lyubov when she first got into a kart?

She was 9

100

By the time Lyubov was 11, she ___ her first race

a) wins

b) has won

c) had won 

d) was winning

c) had won

100

Choose the world closest in meaning to ambitious:

a) lazy

b) determined to succeed

c) frightened 

d) careless


b) determined to succeed 

100

How many countries are there in the UK?

4 countries

100

 Choose the correct sentence:

a) She has went home

b) She has gone home

c) She have gone home

d) She gone home

b) she has gone home

200

What place did Lyubov take in her first race?

She took second place

200

I ___ karting for three years before I decided to try Formula 3

a) had been doing

b) have been doing 

c) was doing

d) am doing

a) had been doing 

200

Winning the championship was a great ___ for such a young racer

a) achievement 

b) ambition

c) attention

d) transition

a) achievement 

200

Name one footballer who plays for the England national team

Jude Bellingham

200

What is the missing word?

I haven't seen him ___ Monday

since

300

Why was the Russian Masters Championship important for young people? 

It helped move from karting to formula racing

300

Rewrite using reported speech:

Lyubov said: "I will never give up my dream"

Lyubov said that she would never give up her dream

300

What is the difference between:

ambition - achievment - accomplishment

ambition - what a person wants to achieve

achievement - a successful result

accomplishment - what a person has successfully done 

300

Which city is known as the birthplace of The Beatles?

Liverpool

300

Make one sentence using although

It was raining. They went for a walk

Although it was raining, they went for a walk

400

Why was Lyubov's race in Sochi particularly special for her?

It took place on a real Formula 1 circuit, where her raising heroes had driving only a month earlier, and it was during the week of her 18th birthday

400

If Lyubov ___ (not / practice) so hard when she was younger,  she ___ (not / achieve) such impressive results

hadn't practiced, wouldn't have achieved 

400

The teacher asked the students to ___ the new words before the test

a) revise

b) invent

c) borrow

d) learn

a) revise

400

What is the name of the famous fictional detective who lived at 221B Baker Street?

Sherlock Holmes

400

What is wrong with this sentence?

I am interested on learning English because it is useful for my future

I am interested in learning English because it is useful for my future

500

The text says Lyubov has a "huge ambition". What is it, and why is achieving it historically significant?

She wants to win the Formula 1 World Championship and put Kazakhstan in the spotlight. It would be historically significant because no woman has ever won a Formula 1 race or the World Championship

500

If I would have known about the competition, I would have participated in it, because I have always wanted to become a professional racer

If I had known about the competition, I would have participated in it, because I have always wanted to become a professional racer

500

Which word can complete all three expressions naturally?

___ a decision

___ responsibility 

___ advantage of smth 

a) make

b) take

c) do

d) achieve

b) take

500

Which country  is home to the ancient city of Machu Picchu? 


Peru

500

Complete the sentence with the correct forms:

If Lyubov ___ (not / start) racing when she was 9, she probably ___ (not / become) such a successful kart racer

If Lyubov hadn't started racing when she was 9, she probably wouldn't have become such a successful kart racer

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