English Language Skills Practice: Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading

English Language Practice: Test B

Grammar Exercises

Exercise 1: Conditional Forms

1. 'll get; walk
2. 'd known; would have set
3. lived; would have
4. won't go; feel
5. don't have to; 'll come
6. would go; had

Exercise 2: Rewriting Sentences with Conditionals

1. Unless we go shopping, we won't have any food for tomorrow.
2. If I exercised regularly, I would lose weight.
3. If she hadn't felt ill, she would have gone out with her friends.
4. If you do weight training, you'll get fit very quickly.

Exercise 3: Completing Conditional Sentences

1. If I had lived in a town last year, I would have joined a sports club.
2. I won't get home late unless I miss the last bus.
3. He wouldn't have met my sister if he hadn't come to the party.
4. If I met the President, I would complain about the job situation.

Exercise 4: Translating Conditional Sentences

1. I'll go to the cinema with you tonight unless I have to look after my brother first.
2. I wouldn't have ordered fish if I hadn't known it wasn't fresh.
3. I'll come shopping with you if my mother gives me money.

Vocabulary Building

Exercise 1: Health and Fitness Terms

1. do
2. weight
3. on a diet
4. cut down
5. give

Exercise 2: Phrasal Verbs and Prepositions

1. called off
2. came down with
3. afraid of
4. is keen on
5. take care of

Exercise 3: Sentence Rewriting

1. Simon's leg hurts.
2. I hate doing homework.
3. Peter went hiking (all day) last weekend.
4. Sara came first in three swimming races last year.
5. Jaime is pleased because he's lost weight (since last month).

Exercise 4: Completing Sentences with Phrasal Verbs

1. The coach was annoyed with Sally because she refused to compete for the title.
2. I came down with the flu just before I was supposed to take part in the competition.
3. My brother laughed at me when I told him I wanted to apply for the job.
4. She only took up basketball last year and now she plays for the adult team.
5. I didn't go jogging last night because I had a stomach ache.

Reading Comprehension: The Power of Laughter

Exercise 1: True or False Statements

1. False. Laughing may help to prevent some diseases.
2. False. Laughing helps to reduce pain.
3. True. They are chemicals produced by the brain that help us to feel good.

Exercise 2: Answering Questions

1. It exercises the heart and reduces blood pressure.
2. You would only lose one kilo if you laughed non-stop for nearly twenty-four hours.
3. It can't replace real medicine, but it can make you feel better if you are sad.

Exercise 3: Vocabulary from Text

1. prevent
2. blood
3. relieve
4. triggers
5. daily
6. balanced diet

Listening Practice

1C 2D 3B 4A 5C 6A 7A 8A 9B 10D