1. The document provides vocabulary practice questions about understanding words in context. 2. It then has a passage to complete with vocabulary words about first responders treating injuries. 3. There are questions to test understanding of words like terrified, astonished, and tiring.

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Vocabulary
1. Choose the correct answer to show you have understood the meaning of the words in italics.
1. Jeff was very disappointed when he … .
a. took the exam again
b. failed the exam again
2. I screamed at John because … .
a. he was so nice to me
b. I was angry at him
3. In order to cheer him up, I … .
a. told him a funny joke
b. didn’t speak to him
4. We were shocked to hear that … .
a. a plane had crashed near our house
b. he was going to be late again
5. Be careful not to drink that. It’s got poison in it. … .
a. It can kill you
b. It’s very hot
6. It was a close call but … .
a. nobody was hurt
b. nobody arrived on time
2. Complete the passage with suitable words and phrases below.
graphic • fear • breathe • shake • relief • guest • courage • hesitate • make sure • useful • warn • harmful • survive
seriously injured • arrange
Peter and Darren work for an ambulance service. After school, they learn about treating people who have been in
accidents. They learn how to check if a person can 1.
……………………… , what to do if he’s 2.
……………………… and
many other 3.
……………………… techniques to keep a person alive.
Last week, the boys had their first experience working in an ambulance during an accident. The paramedic told them to
4.
……………………… all the equipment, so it would be easily available. Peter was very nervous and he began to
5.
……………………… all over. He hadn’t realised before how much 6.
……………………… it takes to treat injured people.
At the scene, they saw a man lying in the road. Darren didn’t 7.
……………………… and went straight to work, doing what
the paramedics told him. Peter, on the other hand, stayed in the ambulance in order to 8.
……………………… that the
paramedics got what they asked for. In the end, they got the man to hospital in time. It was a great 9.
………………………
to the boys to know that he would 10.
……………………… .
3. Choose the correct answer.
1. It was a really terrified / terrifying experience. We were all very shocked / shocking.
2. Carol has made astonished / astonishing progress this year. She’s thrilled / thrilling with her marks.
3. Why do you always look so bored / boring? Surely your life can’t be that bored / boring.
4. Her appearance is startled / startling. It was frightened / frightening to see her.
5. Tom is very good at telling excited / exciting stories. He’s very amused / amusing.
6. The journey to Ibiza was very long and tired / tiring. We were exhausted / exhausting when we finally got there.
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4. Complete the passages by adding a suitable suffix to the words in brackets. Use a dictionary to help you.
I I always thought that cycling was a 1.
……………………… (harm) activity until Greg had his accident and hurt his
neck. Greg has always been a very 2.
……………………… (act) person: running, swimming and cycling. In fact, at
one time he wanted to become a 3.
……………………… (profession) cyclist, but now that won’t be possible. He has to
be very 4.
……………………… (care) how he walks and sits. Luckily he’s a very 5.
……………………… (optimist)
person and will find new hobbies.
II David Copperfield is known as “The World’s Best Magician”. He’s created many 6.
……………………… (origin)
illusions over the years. He made the Statue of Liberty disappear in front of thousands of 7.
………………………
(amaze) people. Another 8.
……………………… (fame) example of his illusions is where he escapes from a burning
raft over Niagara Falls. Nothing he does is 9.
……………………… (predict) – you never know what he’ll do next.
Copperfield gives almost 500 performances a year. People who come to see him are rarely 10.
………………………
(disappoint).
5. Complete the sentences to show you have understood the meaning of the words in bold.
1. Don’t forget to make sure ...................................................................................................... .
2. His father warned him ............................................................................................................ .
3. Pam was startled when ......................................................................................................... .
4. It takes a lot of courage to ..................................................................................................... .
5. It was such a relief to ............................................................................................................. .
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Grammar
1. Complete the dialogue with the time expressions below. There may be more than one correct answer.
after • by the time • already • when • while • last night
Myra: How was the concert 1.
……………………… ?
Terry: It was amazing, but 2.
……………………… I was walking to get the bus home, I started to feel really ill. In fact,
I was in terrible pain 3.
……………………… I got to the bus station.
Myra: What made you so ill?
Terry: Well, I began to feel strange 4.
……………………… I had eaten a hot dog at the concert. The truth is that I had
5.
……………………… eaten two ice creams.
Myra: So how did you get home from the station?
Terry: My mum came to pick me up. 6.
……………………… she arrived, I could barely walk.
2. Arrange the words in the correct order to form sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs.
1. begin / when / enter / room / the / Gary / the / music / .
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2. burn / his / cook / while / he / dinner / hand / Alec / .
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3. night / sister / the / my / car / return / last / ?
...................................................................................................................................................
4. concert / begin / the / by the time / we / already / arrive / .
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3. Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect
Simple. Make any necessary changes. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.
1. He finished his homework. Then he phoned me. (after)
...................................................................................................................................................
2. The reporter arrived late so he missed the beginning of the speech. (By the time)
...................................................................................................................................................
3. During our argument, the dog ran out of the house. (while)
...................................................................................................................................................
4. I didn’t know that you and Bill met last week. (already)
...................................................................................................................................................
5. We had started to discuss the issues before the teacher arrived. (when)
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4. Complete the extract from After Twenty Years by O. Henry with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple,
Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.
Jimmy 1.
…………………………… (not see) his old friend, Bob, for more than 20 years when one day, he
2.
…………………………… (receive) a call from him. They 3.
…………………………… (arrange) to meet in front of Bill’s
Café on the main street. Jimmy 4.
…………………………… (look forward to) meeting him again. Things
5.
…………………………… (change) since his last meeting with Bob – Jimmy was now a policeman. That night, before he
6.
…………………………… (leave) the police station to meet his friend, he 7.
…………………………… (tell) his partner
about his plans. Jimmy 8.
…………………………… (arrive) at the café on time and saw a man who
9.
…………………………… (stand) outside. As Jimmy 10.
…………………………… (come) closer, the man
11.
…………………………… (strike) a match to light his cigar, and Jimmy 12.
…………………………… (see) his face
clearly. He 13.
…………………………… (recognise) his old friend Bob. He 14.
…………………………… (not change) much.
But Jimmy was shocked when he 15.
…………………………… (realise) it was also the face of a criminal wanted for
murder in another town. He 16.
…………………………… (see) this face on a poster in the police station earlier that day
but 17.
…………………………… (not realise) who it was. What should he do now?
5. Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.
1. I knew something had happened when .................................................................................. .
2. By the time he called me, ........................................................................................................ .
3. I was listening to my favourite song when .............................................................................. .
4. While we were looking out of the window, .............................................................................. .
5. I watched some TV after ......................................................................................................... .
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