Ejercicios de Gramática, Vocabulario y Comprensión Lectora en Inglés: Condicionales, Phrasal Verbs y Dopaje en el Deporte

Grammar

1. Complete the text with the correct forms of the bold verbs:

1- have taken // 2- will know // 3- pay // 4- will do // 5- hadn't attempted // 6- wouldn't have introduced.

2. Rewrite the sentences using if only or I wish:

1- If only / I wish I hadn't cheated in my exam.
2- If only / I wish my parents would give me spending money.
3- If only / I wish I hadn't deleted that exam.
4- If only / I wish I hadn't told them I was too tired to go out.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the bold verbs. Use mixed conditionals:

1- was / would have told.
2- wouldn't be / had called.
3- had gone / would be.
4- would be / had continued.
5- had known / wouldn't have.
6- hadn't cheated / would have.

4. Translate the sentences into your own language:

1- Si no hubieras dicho eso a David, todo estaría bien.
2- Sería más fácil si solo dijera la verdad.

Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1- bravery.
2- compassion.
3- generosity.
4- self-reliance.
5- honesty.
6- fairness.
7- loyalty.

2. Correct the mistakes in the sentences:

1- Two teenagers broke into the school and stole some laptops.
2- If you come across anything you don't understand, let me know.
3- I took out $500 from the cash machine on the corner.
4- That's my only copy of that CD. Please give it back.
5- We decided to go ahead and buy the house.
6- The students carried out research as part of their project.
7- He was brought up in a small town near the coast.

3. Complete the sentences with words formed from the bold words:

1- immature.
2- disobedient.
3- irresponsible.
4- dishonest.
5- illegal.
6- unreliable.

Reading

1. Read the text and choose the correct answers:

1- C
2- B
3- C

2. Read the text again and answer the questions. Use complete sentences:

1- Substance abuse has not been thought of as a problem for most of Olympic history.
2- It has led to more drug cheats being caught.
3- The drugs can change a person's DNA, making them create more red blood cells and therefore increasing stamina.
4- The materials move like muscle tissue, so they could help improve speed and strength.

3. Find words and phrases in the text which match the definitions:

1- cheating.
2- considered.
3- obtain.
4- alter.
5- sophisticated.
6- bend.