Question

3 Write a word or phrase from the box in each gap. agree • by mistake • certain • competition • discover • eventually give up • right My dad is always telling me to do my best. If I am in a (1). at school, he tells me to keep trying to do better. I know he's (2)

such as a race

too.

I practise for hours after school and at the weekend. I get tired, but my dad tells me not to things that

(3)

even when I'm tired. Then I (4)

I didn't know

before. I can run very fast, even when I'm tired! He tells me to practise every day, and I will be a very fast runner. I have a race in two weeks, and I'm

(5)

with me, because they

that I can win. My friends (7). watch me and they see how fast I can run. I'm sure that if someone else wins this race, it !

(6).

will be (8)​

Answer 1

1. competition: My dad is always telling me to do my best. If I am in a competition at school, he tells me to keep trying to do better.

2. right: I know he's right.

3. eventually: I practise for hours after school and at the weekend. I get tired, but my dad tells me not to eventually give up even when I'm tired.

4. by mistake: Then I discover I didn't know by mistake before.

5. certain: I can run very fast, even when I'm tired! He tells me to practise every day, and I will be a very fast runner. I have a race in two weeks, and I'm certain with me, because they agree that I can win.

6. give up: My friends (7) watch me and they see how fast I can run. I'm sure that if someone else wins this race, it won't be because I give up.

7. discover: Then I (4) discover I didn't know by mistake before.

8. eventually: I can run very fast, even when I'm tired! He tells me to practise every day, and I will be a very fast runner. I have a race in two weeks, and I'm certain with me, because they agree that I can win. My friends (7) watch me and they see how fast I can run. I'm sure that if someone else wins this race, it won't be because I give up.