Unit 12- WATER SPORTS - Test 3

Unit 12_ WATER SPORTS
TEST 3
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. a. sprint b. line c. divide
d. ride
2. a. swimming b. post c. decision
d. score
3. a. style b. penalty c. pretty
d. typical
4. a. pool b. good c. look
d. book
5. a. foul b. house c. amount
d. adventurous
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished
sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close
meaning to the original one.
6. Where can people play _______ water polo?
a. a b. an c. the
d. Ø
7. No _______ water polo player except _______ goalie can hold the
ball with both hands.
a. a / the b. the / Ø c. the / a
d. Ø / the
8. The main task of a defender in a sport game is to _______ the
opponents from scoring.
a. prevent b. preventing c. prevention d.
preventable
9. Many young men prefer scuba-diving because it is _______.
a. adventure b. adventurous c. adventurously d.
adventurist

10. I _______ think that scuba diving is more of danger than
adventure.
a. person b. personal c. personally
d. personalize
11. What kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends
_______ his preference and health.
a. with b. for c. in d. on
12. Most referees often wears _______ black.
a. in b. for c. with
d. on
13. In water polo game, only the goalie can hold the ball _______
two hands.
a. at b. in c. with
d. from
14. If the score is tied at the end of regulation play, two _______
periods of three minutes each are played.
a. half b. halftime c. quarter d.
overtime
15. A water polo cap is used to ____ the players' heads and to
identify them.
a. tie b. penalize c. protect d.
move
16. lf a defender _______ with a free throw, holds or sinks an
attacker, he is excluded from the game for twenty seconds.
a. punches b. passes c. plays d.
interferes
17. Water polo is a team water game, with six field players and one
goalie in each team. The winner of the game is the team that
scores more _____.
a. nets b. goals c. plays

d. balls
18. As all field players are only allowed to touch the ball with one
hand at a time, they must develop the ability to catch and _______
the ball with either hand.
a. throw b. point c. score
d. cross
19. _______ is the activity of swimming underwater using special
breathing equipment.
a. Synchronized swimming b. Rowing
c. Water polo d. Scuba diving
20. When the offense takes possession of the ball, the strategy is
to _______ the ball down the field of play and to score a goal.
a. create b. ride c. advance
d. eject
21. The referee signals with a whistle and by lowering his arm, and
the player taking the penalty _______ must immediately throw the
ball with an uninterrupted motion toward the goal.
a. arm b. shot c. net
d. goal
22. Some of the students began to fall asleep _______ the lecture
was boring and irrelevant.
a. as b. due to c. because of
d. on account of
23. Tommy joined the English Club _______ to increase his circle
of friends.
a. because his desire b. because of his desire
c. because of he desired d. due to he desired
24. _______, I do not consider this composition acceptable.
a. Because of so many errors b. Because of there were so many
errors

c. On account of there were so many errors d. As so
many errors
25. The prisoner was given a harsh sentence ______ the nature of
his crime.
a. since b. as c. because d. due to
26. The burglar _______.
a. has been disappeared with the cash b. disappeared
the cash
c. disappeared with the cash d. was disappeared with the
cash
27. Ellen _______ and sang her song.
a. nodded to the audience b. nodded the audience
c. was nodding the audience d. was nodded to the
audience
28. Our teacher _______ to take the exam.
a. gave another chance each of us
b. was given each of us by another chance
c. gave each of us another chance
d. was given each of us another chance
29. If Charlie _______, he could have been injured.
a. had been run the street b. had been run into the
street
c. had run the street d. had run into the street
30. The turtle _______ of Arizona.
a. may be lived a small area b. may be lived in a small
area
c. may live in a small area d. may live a small area
Choose the best that can completes the following.
31. _______, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronized
routine of elaborate and dramatic moves in the water,

accompanied by music.
a. Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming,
gymnastics, and dance
b. Synchronized swimming which a water sport, a hybrid of
swimming, gymnastics, and dance
c. Synchronized swimming, a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and
dance
d. Synchronized swimming, it is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics,
and dance.
32. Synchronized swimming demands some water skills, and
requires incredible strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry
and precise timing, _______.
a. while upside down underwater with exceptional breath control
b. because of exceptional breath control while upside down
underwater
c. also exceptional breath control is required while upside down
underwater
d. as well as exceptional breath control while upside down
underwater
33. Developed in the early 900s in Canada, synchronized
swimming is a sport performed almost exclusively by women.
_______.
a. As for its early form, sometimes it was called "water ballet"
b. In its early form, it was sometimes known as "water ballet"
c. Since its early form, sometimes it knew as "water ballet"
d. With its early form, "water ballet" was sometimes known
34. When performing routines, competitors will typically wear a
nose-clip. _______, to reflect the type of music to which they are
swimming.
a. The competitors who wear custom swimsuits and headpieces,

usually elaborately decorated
b. They also wear custom swimsuits and headpieces, usually
elaborately decorated
c. They also wear custom swimsuits and headpieces, which are
usually elaborately decorating.
d. Usually elaborately decorated, the competitors also wear
custom swimsuits and headpieces
35. In synchronized swimming, the costume and music are not
judged directly, _______. Underwater speakers ensure that
swimmers can hear the music at all times.
a. with factors into the overall performance and "artistic
impression"
b. as a result they are factors into the overall performance and
"artistic impression"
c. but they are factors into the overall performance and
"artistic impression"
d. because they are factors into the overall performance as well as
"artistic impression"
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Recreational diving or sport diving is a type of diving that uses
scuba equipment for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment. In some
diving circles, the term "recreational diving" is used in
contradistinction to "technical diving", a more demanding aspect of
the sport which requires greater levels of training, experience and
equipment.
Recreational scuba diving grew out of related activities such as
snorkeling and underwater hunting. For a long time, recreational
underwater excursions were limited by the amount of breath that
could be held. However, the invention of the aqualung in 94 by
Jacques-Yves Cousteau and its development over subsequent years

led to a revolution in recreational diving. However, for much of the
950s and early960s, recreational scuba diving was a sport limited to
those who were able to afford or make their own kit, and prepared to
undergo intensive training to use it. As the sport became more
popular, manufacturers became aware of the potential market, and
equipment began to appear that was easy to use, affordable and
reliable. Continued advances in' SCUBA technology, such as
buoyancy compensators, modern diving regulators, wet or dry suits,
and dive computers, increased the safety, comfort and convenience
of the gear encouraging more people to train and use it.
Until the early 950s, navies and other organizations performing
professional diving were the only providers of diver training, but only
for their own personnel and only using their own types of equipment.
There were no training courses available to civilians who bought the
first scuba equipment. Professional instruction started in 959 when
the non-profit National Association of Underwater Instructors was
formed.
Further developments in technology have reduced the cost of
training and diving. Scuba-diving has become a popular leisure
activity, and many diving locations have some form of dive shop
presence that can offer air fills, equipment and training. In tropical
and sub-tropical parts of the world, there is a large market in holiday
divers, who train and dive while on holiday, but rarely dive close to
home. Generally, recreational diving depths are limited to a maximum
of between 0 and 40 meters (00 and 0 feet), beyond which a variety
of safety issues make it unsafe to dive using recreation diving
equipment and practices, and specialized training and equipment for
technical diving are needed.
36. Recreational diving _______.
a. requires more equipment than technical diving ,

b. are taken up by many people for leisure and entertainment
c. needs no equipment
d. requires more experience than technical diving
37. Recreational underwater excursions used to be limited
_______.
a. as underwater hunting was banned
b. because the necessary amount of breath was too expensive to
afford
c. because divers could not take enough amount of breath
with them
d. because the necessary amount of breath was too heavy to bring
38. According to the second paragraph, in the 950s and early 960s,
recreational scuba diving was a sport limited because _______.
a. divers did not like to take part in any intensive training courses
b. there were not any intensive training courses for divers
c. there were not enough kit for many divers
d. kit and intensive training were too expensive for many
people to afford
39. These following sentences are true EXCEPT _______.
a. In the early 950s anyone who wanted to dive could be
professionally trained.
b. In the early 950s there were no training courses available to
civilians who bought the first scuba equipment.
c. As recreational diving became more popular, manufacturers
have made more and more diving equipment.
d. Advances in scuba technology encourage more and more
people to train and use it.
40. Holiday divers _______.
a. do not like to dive in tropical and sub-tropical parts
b. can dive as deep as they like because of safety

c. are those who go away from home to dive
d. are limited in tropical and sub-tropical parts
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Water polo is a rapidly growing sport in the United States and
internationally as (4) ______. For anyone involved in playing or being
a spectator, it is important to understand the rules of the game.
Each team (4) ______ of one goalie and six field players. Each
field player plays both offense and defense, and the goalie is not
allowed on the other half of the pool. There are many different
arrangements of players in front of the goal. The (4) ______ of the
players depends on the play that is being run, similar to basketball or
hockey.
One important rule is that the ball can only be handled by one
hand at a time. If a player (44) ______ the ball, which is the size of a
volley ball, yellow and with rubber grip, with both hands, the referee
calls a turnover and the possession of the ball goes to the opposing
team.
The playing time, (45) ______ on the rules of play and the level of
competition. Usually, men play four 7-minute quarters while women
play four 6-minute quarters. Teams are usually allowed time outs per
game, but this may vary. (46) ______ consist of swimsuits for both
men and women, as well as a cap on the head with plastic ear
protectors and the player's number on both sides. Visiting teams
wear lighter color caps, while home wears the darker color. In (47)
______, one point is given for each time the ball is thrown into the
goal, and in some leagues there is a -point line several meters out of
the goal. Each quarter begins with a (48) ______ in which the fastest
members of each team race toward the ball, which is placed at the
halfway point on the water by the referee.
Water polo is an (49) ______, challenging, and fun sport. It is full

contact and its competitiveness cannot be underestimated. The game
is great to watch and (50) ______ better to play. You may not
imagine what goes on underwater that no one, especially not the
referee, can see. Water polo is a growing sport for good reason, and
it may soon be one of the leading sports for both men and women's
athletics.
41. a. well b. too c. so
d. also
42. a. contains b. includes c. consists d. involves
43. a. situation b. location c. position d.
attention
44. a. fetches b. clutches c. shakes d. holds
45. a. takes b. depends c. interests d.
attracts
46. a. Suits b. Dresses c. Costumes d.
Uniforms
47. a. scoring b. marking c. getting d.
penalizing
48. a. jog b. sprint c. walk
d. run
49. a. excite b. excitement c. exciting d.
excited
50. a. as b. even c. than d.
more