Checkpoint Practice 3 _ 6A

Read and choose the correct statement.

It’s in the news

Texting while walking is dangerous

Writing text messages and walking is dangerous. It is more dangerous than driving and texting. More people get injured while walking than driving. Walking in a straight line is not easy. We can forget how to walk properly. Dangerous things can happen. We run into people or cars. We fall over things in the street.

There are a few reasons why texting and walking is dangerous. People cannot see when they look at their keyboard. Their minds are somewhere else – they are not thinking about walking safely. Thousands of people have accidents. Some have serious head injuries.

Too much jogging could be a problem!

Running is good for our health. A recent study says that running too much is bad for us and it doesn’t always make our lives longer. A specialist said too much running can damage your heart. Long-distance runners and people who never exercise can have the same risk of having a heart

attack.

Experts looked at the health of 3,300 runners. Most of them ran over 30 kilometres a week. Marathon runners had hard parts in their heart. A doctor who started running in 1967 is sad. He ran 60 kilometres every week. He thought his heart was strong. Now he has heart problems. He said we should exercise, but not too much.

• Texting while walking is more dangerous than driving and texting.

• More people get injured while driving and texting.

• Too much running could make our lives shorter.

• Long-distance runners and people who never exercise can have the same risk of having a heart attack.

Choose the correct word for each gap:

When I ......... my job two years ago I

didn't love it.

• was starting

• have started

• started

Choose the correct word for each gap:

The truth is that I have a very high salary and the office is very close to home, but the problem is that since the day I started I ........ very few free weekends and I always work until very late in the evening. I

• have had

• had

• had have

Choose the correct word for each gap:

I always have to cancel plans with friends .... work or I miss family celebrations, and I'm usually very tired and stressed.

• because

• so

• because of

Choose the correct word for each gap:

I'm not sure I can keep ...... this. I don't sleep enough, and I don't eat healthily.

• to do

• do

• doing

Choose the correct answer

There are 24 hours in a __________ .

• day

• week

• year

• night

Choose the correct answer

They were all __________ so they went to a restaurant.

• hungry

• thirsty

• angry

• sad

Choose the correct answer

My sister earns 200 __________ a week.

• cash

• euros

• notes

• money

Choose the correct answer

It's cold outside today you should take a __________ with you.

• sock

• belt

• scarf

• umbrella

Choose the correct answer

You must be __________ in the library.

• quitely

• quite

• quietly

• quiet