prepositions
collocations - sport
Simple Past / Past Continuous
vocabulary sport
100

Tony is good ___ cooking – he makes delicious pizzas.


good at 

100

It’s important to work hard if you want to ___ in your exams.   A. achieve    B. succeed   C. win


B. succeed 

100

Alison STOPPED / WAS STOPPING listening to music when her friend ARRIVED / WAS ARRIVING. 

stopped, arrived 

100

I was so happy when our class won the school chess compet____ . 

competition

200

What school subject are you most interested ___ ? 

interested in

200

Very few people are lucky enough to ___ all their dreams.  A.succeed    B.win   C.achieve 

C. achieve 

200

Patrick LOST / WAS LOSING his exercise book when he CYCLED / WAS CYCLING to school.

lost, was cycling 
200

I’m not usually very compet____ , but it was the first time we had won anything!


competitive

300

I´m worried ____  the exam tomorrow.


worried about

300

We___ the other team by six goals to one!  A.beat    B.won    C.succeeded


A. beat

300

My grandmother WAITED / WAS WAITING for the bus when she SAW / WAS SEEING her friend. 

was waiting, saw

300

My favourite sport is athl____. Usain Bolt is my hero!


athletics

400

I’m looking forward ____ the weekend. 

looking forward to

400

Sally was very upset when she ___ the race against her sister.  A.defeated   B.lost    C.beat


B.lost

400

What time ______ (the film / finish) last night?

What time did the film finish last night?

400

When she was a child, Marie wasn’t very athl___, but she became a champ____ swimmer when she was 19.

athletic, champion

500

I’m not very fond ____ orange juice.  I prefer apple juice.

fond of

500

I don’t mind being ____ if I feel the other team deserves to win.  A.defeated    B.lost   C.won


A.defeated

500
While I ____ (run) towards the goal, I ____ (slip) and ____ (fall) over. 

was running, slipped, fell over

500

Jane is the best athl____ in the school. She was selected for the national champ___ . 

athlete, championship