The doctor has advised me ... professional sport if I don't want to get injured seriously.
giving up
to give up
give up
I look ... to famous athletes who help young people.
around
up
out
I enjoy playing baseball and my sister enjoys it as well.
... so does my sister.
... so my sister does.
... nor does my sister.
Learning about the risk of head injuries put Todd ... American football completely.
up
out
off
In figure skating, constant ... is the best way to learn difficult tricks. /REPEAT/
repetition
I can't help ... when I see that video of me trying to learn to ski.
to laugh
laughing
laugh
It looked like a perfect shot, but he missed the ... by centimetres.
mark
point
goal
Tim tends ... easily, so he has to be very active to keep in shape.
get tired
getting tired
to get tired
Sarah and Lena ... after their mother – they look the same and have similar personalities too.
come
take
go
Everyone at the stadium expected their team ... the match.
winning
win
to win
In the end, Joanna didn’t join the team, and Kim didn’t either.
neither Joanna nor Kim joined the team
Joanna joined the team but Kim didn’t
either Joanna or Kim joined the team
That runner has such a ... start that he seems to take off like a racing car. /POWER/
powerful
Ann / get / lots of / money / when / she / win / the tennis competition?
Did Ann get lots of money when she won the tennis competition?
Athletes need to show ... when they are recovering from injuries and defeat. /RESILIENT/
resilience
Giles is a popular ... because he shows players how they can improve.
spectator
trainer
You really should stop ... your time at table tennis practice.
wasting
to waste
waste
After hurting his knee, Brad dropped ... of the long jump competition.
off
out
on
I’m confident England can ... almost any team they play against this season.
beat
win
I / swim / calmly / when / suddenly / someone / jump / into the pool.
I was swimming calmly when suddenly someone jumped into the pool.
We tried to talk ... my dad coaching the rugby team, but he just didn’t have time.
out of
about
into
I don't think my parents will let me ... to the rugby match on my own.
going
to go
go
When / Juliet / get home / Henry / already / go to / the match.
When Juliet got home, Henry had already gone to the match.
The athletes completed the 20-kilometre run and then they got ready for the swimming race.
After the athletes had completed the 20-kilometre run, ...
Before completing the 20-kilometre run, ...
While the athletes were completing the 20-kilometre ...
The match / not / start / at 7 o'clock / because / it / snow.
The match didn’t start at 7 o’clock because it was snowing.
You have to be ... in a game like basketball because there is no time to stop and think. /DECIDE/
decisive
you / play / golf / when / you / hurt / yourself?
Were you playing golf when you hurt yourself?
I’ve decided not to ... in for the basketball team this year, but I’ll still play for fun.
go
come
If you ask me, golf is a very boring sport.
I agree that ...
I'm sorry but ...
I think that ...
Maria was excited to score the final ... of the match.
mark
goal
point
The local football team coach tries not to talk to the press after his team loses a match.
refuses to talk
avoids talking
stops talking
James is always ready to ... on a challenge. Now he is training to climb Mt Everest.
come
go
take
Darren picked ... basketball while playing with his older brothers.
around
up
out
Julie was so fast that she ... the world record by five seconds.
broke
hit
If you’re tired of karate, maybe you should try ... kickboxing. It’s a lot of fun!
out
on
off
Steven was sorry for ... the other players down when he missed the goal.
letting
dropping
The ... showed two red cards during the first half of the match.
opponent
referee
Going to the gym is good, but you can burn even ... more calories in a dance class.
out
up
off
John / buy / squash racket / even though / he / not / play / squash / before.
John bought a squash racket even though he hadn’t played squash before.
That player is so ... that he won’t go on the field without wearing his ‘lucky’ ring. /SUPERSTITION/
superstitious
Marcus was thrilled to get ... the school swimming team after doing the trials three times.
about
into
out of
You can ... your device by touching the screen and entering the password. /ACTIVE/
activate