B2 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PART 1 (EXAM FOLDER)

I ................ the conclusion, after failing to win any matches, that I would do better to give up playing tennis altogether.

• reached

• got

• did

• came

The man was ................ with burglary at the police station.

• accused

• charged

• investigated

• arrested

Susie fell ........... with her best friend last week.

• for

• out

• apart

• through

I really like skiing, ................ my friend prefers snowboarding.

• once

• provided

• whereas

• or

The ............... of the party welcomed us at the door.

• guest

• companion

• household

• host

Football or soccer, which is so popul ar all over the world, (0) ................... back to the Middle Ages.

• dates

• calls

• looks

• stands

At that time it was very different from the game we play today. Any number of players could (1) ................... part and the matches usually developed into a free-for-all.

• play

• make

• take

• do

In its modern (2) ................... ,football is less than two hundred years old.

• form

• shape

• fashion

• pattern

In 1846 the first rules to govern the game were drawn up at Cambridge University. The number of players was (3) ................... to 11 per side, which made things much more orderly than before.

• limited

• checked

• counted

• defined

Later, in 1863, the Football Association was (4) ................... up to help promote the game in Britain.

• put

• set

• born

• called