unit 12- Water sports

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS
I. Verb form:
1. “Where is the coffee table?” - “Tom just had it (move) ……………… away”
2. I’m sorry, sir. The recorder isn’t ready yet. It (repair)………………………. in the factory
3. The old man ( take) ………………….to hospital earlier. I think they did it too late
4. I ( pick ) …………………………you up when you ( arrive ) …………………………….at the airport at 9
o’clock tomorrow.
5. Before the postage stamp ( invent )………………………………………, it was difficult to send a letter to
another country.
6. What you ( do ) …………………………………after you ( go ) …………………………………….home
yesterday?
7. I'd rather you (do)…………………………………………… the test well.
8. It is easy (fool) ………………………………………… by his lies.
9. Martha doesn’t like to have her picture taken. She avoids (take) ………………………… photograph
10. Isabel expected (admit) ………………………………………… to the university, but she wasn’t.
11. The government tried to stop the book (publish) ………………………………………….……….
12. We don’t want to ( pay ) …………………………………………low wages.
II. Word form:
1. There is no need to be so………………………. . I just asked how to get to the bus – stop (DEFEND)
2. Tyson knocked his …………………. out in the first round. (OPPOSE)
3. I would like to show you my latest ………………… , which I have called “South of Nature” (CREATIVE)
4. The player didn’t agree with the referee’s ……………………. (DECIDE)
5. I hate playing badminton with Tom. He’s too ……………………… (COMPETE)
6. I prefer scuba-diving to water polo because it is ……………………. (ADVENTURE)
7. Do you know when synchronized swimming first received major ………………………… ? (PUBLIC)
8. The referee awarded a ………………. to the home team but they missed it and lost the game (PENELIZE)
III. Complete the sentences with the suitable words. Put the word in the correct form if necessary.
1. The two teams ……………………. with each other even after the extra time
2. Hurry up. We must …………………… to catch the bus
3. If you don’t stop making so much noise, you’ll be …………… from the room
4. He deserved a yellow card for that deliberate …………………

5. You shouldn’t have …………… him in the face like that
6. Peter …………… a foul just outside the penalty area, which led to the winning score of the other team
7. He played really well as a ………………………. player
8. Henry is a very difficult ………………. to beat
IV. Change into passive if possible:
1. Peter came here 2 months ago
2. An accident happened at the corner of Fifth and Main
3. Someone was making the coffee when I walked into the kitchen
4. National University has awarded Nam a scholarship
5. After class, one of the students always erases the chalkboard
6. The children seemed happy when they went to the zoo
V. Rewrite the sentences with the given words
1. The actress wore sunglasses because she didn’t want anybody to recognized her. ( using” avoid”)
 ……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Defensive tie opponent sprint eject punch foul penalize
commit
2. I’ll write to you . I want you to know my decision. ( using “ in order to”)
……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The school was rebuilt because it wasn’t large ( using “ in order to”)
……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I hurried home. I didn’t want to miss my favourite TV program. ( so that)
……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. He went to the counter. He wanted to buy a cup of coffee. ( to)
 ……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He was polite in the interview. He wanted to make a good impression . (so as )
 ……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. She was very careful. She didn’t want to make a mistake ( so as)
 ……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. I didn’t say anything. I didn’t want us to have an argument. ( so that)
……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………

9. I whispered . I didn’t want anyone to hear our conversation. (using “ noone”)
……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. She locked the door. She didn’t want to be disturbed. (using “ so that”)
……. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played
2. a. water b. swimming c. between d. rowing
3. a. lie b. goalie c. achieve d. belief
4. a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching
5. a. caps b. meters c. swimmers d. lines
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence
1. … is a sport in which you move across the water standing on a flat board with a sail that you can move.
A. rowing B. windsurfing C. water polo D. sailing
2. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each.
A. penalty B. draw C. score D. goal
3. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
A. advanced B. sprinted C. played D. excluded
4. … players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball.
A. Defense B. Defensive C. Defender D. Defensively
5. In water polo, no player except the … can hold the ball with both hands.
A. defender B. goalie C. attacker D. referee
6. A water polo ball is constructed of waterproof material to allow it to … on the water.
A. dive B. sink C. fly D. float
7. 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
8. Before the end of the term, I … all the required reading.
A. was finished by B. had been finished by C. had finished D. had been finished

9. An increase in the price of petrol would discourage … my car.
A. using B. me to use C. from using D. me from using
10. The accident seems … at around 1.00 p.m. yesterday.
A. to happen B to be happened C. to have happened D. to have been happened
11. The government plans to bring in new law … parents to take more responsibility for the education of their
children.
A. forces B. forcing C. forced D. force
12. 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
13. I have never taken part in any water sports … I cannot swim.
A. because B. because of C. due to D. partly because of
14. The fact that inflation makes … for families to buy the food they need.
A. its hard B. as hard C. it hard D. hard it is
15. Not only … profits, but it also had to lay off workers.
A. did the company lose B. the company lost C. lost the company D. the company had lost
16. Many people do not like scuba diving …
A. because it is dangerous B. because of it is dangerous C. because its danger D. due to it is dangerous.
17. They are going to …the pool to 1.8 meter.
A. deep B. depth C. deepen D. deeply
18. Everybody seems to feel tired of watching the same commercials on TV every night, … ?
A. doesn't he B. don't they C. does she D. do they
19. The referee's … is the most important in any sport competition.
A. decide B. decisive C. decision D. decider
20. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a …
A. penalty B. penalize C. penal D. penalization
21. Synchronized swimming is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and … planned movements
in water in time to music.
A. care B. cared C. carefully D. carefulness
22. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is

awarded a penalty throw or shot.
a. commits b. interferes c. punches d. touches
23. The more goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became.
a. marked b. made c. scored d. sprinted
24. _______ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars.
a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Swimming d. Water polo
25. The baby _______.
a. was sleeping depth b. was slept deeply c. slept in depth d. was sleeping deeply
26. They _______ by the sea.
a. are staying at a hotel b. are staying a hotel
c. are being stayed a hotel d. are being stayed at a hotel
27. _” …!” _ “Thank you”.
A. What a nice house B. Thanks for coming C. Please help me with this D. Sorry
28. _ “Is it all right if I use your bike? “ _ “………”
A. Please accept it with my best wishes. B. Sure, go ahead.
C. Sorry, no, I won't do it. D. I don't want to use your bike.
29. _ “Thanks a lot for your help”. _ “…… …”
A. Your welcome B. You're welcomed C. You’re welcome D. You welcomed
30. “……… …”, the workers refused.
A. We feel that we would like to work overtime B. We're afraid that we really don't want to work overtime
C. We think that we had better work overtime D. We do say that we are willing to work overtime.
31. Peter: Good morning, Mr. Brown. How are you? Mr. Brown: _______
A. Not bad. You? B. So long C. Have a good day D. Morning, Peter. And you?
32. “Write to me when you get home”. “________________”
A. I must B. I should C. I will D. I can
33. A: “Would you like some more tea?” – B: “__________.”
A. Yes, please B. Here you are C. It doesn’t matter D. I’m OK
Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one
34. He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes.
A. Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt. B. His protective clothes made him hurt.

C. Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt. D. His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes.
35. The baby slept soundly even with the noise the children made.
A. The noise didn’t prevent the baby from sleeping. B. The baby woke up because the children made noise.
C. The baby and the children slept through the noise. D. The children couldn’t sleep because of the noise.
36. Besides movies and music, it’s sports that most Americans enjoy.
A. Sports are enjoyed by most Americans beside movies and music.
B. It was sports that are enjoyed by most Americans besides movies and music.
C. Besides movies and music, it’s sports that are enjoyed by most Americans.
D. Besides movies and music, sports are that are enjoyed by most Americans.
37. By the end/ 19
th
century/ water polo/ become popular/ American continent (sentence-building)
A. By the end of 19
th
century water polo became popular on American continent.
B. By the end of the 19
th
century water polo became popular on the American continent.
C. By the end of the 19
th
century water polo has become popular on the American continent.
D. By the end of the 19
th
century water polo had become popular on the American continent.
38. Europe/ water polo/ appear/ Germany/ 1894 (sentence-building)
A. In Europe water polo appeared in Germany in 1894. B. Europe water polo was appeared in Germany in 1894.
C. Europe water polo appeared in Germany in 1894. D. In Europe water polo was appeared in Germany in 1894.
39. Ever since / I / arrive / here / live / dormitory
a. Ever since I arrive here, I have been living in the dormitory
b. Ever since I arrived here, I have been lived in the dormitory

c. Ever since I arrived here, I have been living in the dormitory
d. Ever since I have arrived here, I lived in the dormitory
40. mail / deliver / by the time / I / leave / school / this morning.
a. The mail delivered by the time I left for school this morning.
b. The mail had delivered by the time I left for school this morning.
c. The mail had been delivered by the time I left for school this morning.
d. The mail was delivered by the time I had left for school this morning.
41. My sister / plane / arrive /10.35.
a. My sister's plane will arrive at 10.35. b. My sister's plane will be arrived at 10.35.
c. My sister's plane will arrive in 10.35. d. My sister will arrive plane at 10.35.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
A water polo team consists (42) … seven players - a goalkeeper and six field players. The goalkeeper must defend
the goal without hanging onto the goal or using the side of the pool. Each team also may have six substitute players.
With the exception of the goalkeeper, each player may use only one hand at a time in handling the ball. Players wear
caps of (43) … colors for team identification; the official rules stipulate white for one team, blue for the other, and red
caps for the goalies.
Games are divided into four periods of 7 minutes each, with a 2-minute interval between periods.
Play begins when the (44) …, with each team spread out along its own goal line, throws the ball into play at a line
halfway between the two teams. The players race toward the ball, and the team that gains (45) … then attempts to
advance it toward the opponent’s goal by passing it from teammate to teammate. Players can also swim with the ball by
(46) … it along the water surface with their bodies as they swim.
42. A. of B. with C. on D. about
43. A. different B. the same C. similar D. various
44. A. goal judge B. referee C. timekeeper D. recorder
45. A. having B. property C. possession D. owning
46. A. pulling B. punching C. clutching D. pushing
KEY
I. Verb form:
1. “Where is the coffee table?” - “Tom just had it (moved) …… away”
2. I’m sorry, sir. The recorder isn’t ready yet. It (is being repaired)…. in the factory

3. The old man ( should have been taken) ….to hospital earlier. I think they did it too late
4. I ( will pick ) …you up when you ( arrive ) ….at the airport at 9 o’clock tomorrow.
5. Before the postage stamp (was invented )……, it was difficult to send a letter to another country.
6. What you ( do ) did you do………after you ( had gone/ went ) ……….home yesterday?
7. I'd rather you (did)…… the test well.
8. It is easy (to be fooled) . by his lies.
9. Martha doesn’t like to have her picture taken. She avoids (being taken) … photograph
10. Isabel expected (to be admitted ) … to the university, but she wasn’t.
11. The government tried to stop the book (being published) ….
12. We don’t want to (to be paid)…low wages.
II. Word form:
1. There is no need to be so…defensive……. . I just asked how to get to the bus – stop (DEFEND)
2. Tyson knocked his …opponent………. out in the first round. (OPPOSE)
3. I would like to show you my latest …creation… , which I have called “South of Nature” (CREATIVE)
4. The player didn’t agree with the referee’s …decision……. (DECIDE)
5. I hate playing badminton with Tom. He’s too …competitive……… (COMPETE)
6. I prefer scuba-diving to water polo because it is …adventurous…………. (ADVENTURE)
7. Do you know when synchronized swimming first received major …publicity……… ? (PUBLIC)
8. The referee awarded a …penalty……………. to the home team but they missed it and lost the game
(PENELIZE)
III. Complete the sentences with the suitable words. Put the word in the correct form if necessary.
1. The two teams …tied……. with each other even after the extra time
2. Hurry up. We must …sprint………………… to catch the bus
3. If you don’t stop making so much noise, you’ll be …ejected………… from the room
4. He deserved a yellow card for that deliberate …foul………………
5. You shouldn’t have …punch………… him in the face like that
6. Peter committed…. a foul just outside the penalty area, which led to the winning score of the other team
7. He played really well as a …defensive……………………. player
8. Henry is a very difficult …opponent……………. to beat
IV. Change into passive if possible:

1. Peter came here 2 months ago  impossible
2. An accident happened at the corner of Fifth and Main impossible
3. Someone was making the coffee when I walked into the kitchen
4. National University has awarded Nam a scholarship
5. After class, one of the students always erases the chalkboard
6. The children seemed happy when they went to the zoo  impossible
V. Rewrite the sentences with the given words
1. The actress wore sunglasses because she didn’t want anybody to recognized her. ( using” avoid”)
 The actress wore sunglasses in order to avoid being recognized
2. I’ll write to you . I want you to know my decision. ( using “ in order to”)
 I’ll write to you in order to let you know my decision
Defensive tie opponent sprint eject punch foul penalize
commit
3. The school was rebuilt because it wasn’t large ( using “ in order to”)
 The school was rebuilt in order to make it lager/ be enlarged
4. I hurried home. I didn’t want to miss my favourite TV program. ( so that)
 I hurried home so that I wouldn’t miss my favourite TV program
5. He went to the counter. He wanted to . ( )
 He went to the counter to buy a cup of coffee
6. He was polite in the interview. He wanted to make a good impression . (so as )
 He was polite in the interview so as to make a good impression
7. She was very careful. She didn’t want to make a mistake ( so as)
 She was very careful so as not to make a mistake
8. I didn’t say anything. I didn’t want us to have an argument. ( so that)
 I didn’t say anything so that we wouldn’t have an argument
9. I whispered . I didn’t want anyone to hear our conversation. (using “ noone”)
 I whispered so that no one could hear our conversation
10. She locked the door. She didn’t want to be disturbed. (using “”)
 She locked the door so that she couldn’t be disturbed
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played
2. a. water b. swimming c. between d. rowing
3. a. lie b. goalie c. achieve d. belief
4. a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching
5. a. caps b. meters c. swimmers d. lines
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence
1. … is a sport in which you move across the water standing on a flat board with a sail that you can move.
A. rowing B. windsurfing C. water polo D. sailing
2. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each.
A. penalty B. draw C. score D. goal
3. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
A. advanced B. sprinted C. played D. excluded
4. … players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball.
A. Defense B. Defensive C. Defender D. Defensively
5. In water polo, no player except the … can hold the ball with both hands.
A. defender B. goalie C. attacker D. referee
6. A water polo ball is constructed of waterproof material to allow it to … on the water.
A. dive B. sink C. fly D. float
7. 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
8. Before the end of the term, I … all the required reading.
A. was finished by B. had been finished by C. had finished D. had been finished
9. An increase in the price of petrol would discourage … my car.
A. using B. me to use C. from using D. me from using
10. The accident seems … at around 1.00 p.m. yesterday.
A. to happen B to be happened C. to have happened D. to have been happened
11. The government plans to bring in new law … parents to take more responsibility for the education of their
children.

A. forces B. forcing C. forced D. force
12. 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
13. I have never taken part in any water sports … I cannot swim.
A. because B. because of C. due to D. partly because of
14. The fact that inflation makes … for families to buy the food they need.
A. its hard B. as hard C. it hard D. hard it is
15. Not only … profits, but it also had to lay off workers.
A. did the company loseB. the company lost C. lost the company D. the company had lost
16. Many people do not like scuba diving …
A. because it is dangerous B. because of it is dangerous C. because its danger
D. due to it is dangerous.
17. They are going to …the pool to 1.8 meter.
A. deep B. depth C. deepen D. deeply
18. Everybody seems to feel tired of watching the same commercials on TV every night, … ?
A. doesn't he B. don't they C. does she D. do they
19. The referee's … is the most important in any sport competition.
A. decide B. decisive C. decision D. decider
20. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a …
A. penalty B. penalize C. penal D. penalization
21. Synchronized swimming is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and … planned movements
in water in time to music.
A. care B. cared C. carefully D. carefulness
22. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is
awarded a penalty throw or shot.
a. commits b. interferes c. punches d. touches
23. The more goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became.
a. marked b. made c. scored d. sprinted

24. _______ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars.
a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Swimming d. Water polo
25. The baby _______.
a. was sleeping depth b. was slept deeply
c. slept in depth d. was sleeping deeply
26. They _______ by the sea.
a. are staying at a hotel b. are staying a hotel
c. are being stayed a hotel d. are being stayed at a hotel
27. _ …! _ Thank you.
A. What a nice house B. Thanks for coming C. Please help me with this D. Sorry
28. _ Is it all right if I use your bike? _ …
A. Please accept it with my best wishes. B. Sure, go ahead.
C. Sorry, no, I won't do it. D. I don't want to use your bike.
29. _ Thanks a lot for your help. _ …
A. Your welcome B. You're welcomed C. You’re welcome D. You welcomed
30. “…”, the workers refused.
A. We feel that we would like to work overtime B. We're afraid that we really don't want to work overtime
C. We think that we had better work overtime D. We do say that we are willing to work overtime.
31. Peter: Good morning, Mr. Brown. How are you?
Mr. Brown: _______
A. Not bad. You? B. So long C. Have a good day D. Morning, Peter. And you?
32. “Write to me when you get home”. “________________”
A. I must B. I should C. I will D. I can
33. A: “Would you like some more tea?” – B: “__________.”
A. Yes, please B. Here you are C. It doesn’t matter D. I’m OK
Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one
34. He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes.
A. Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt. B. His protective clothes made him hurt.
C. Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt. D. His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes.
35. The baby slept soundly even with the noise the children made.

A. The noise didn’t prevent the baby from sleeping. B. The baby woke up because the children made noise.
C. The baby and the children slept through the noise. D. The children couldn’t sleep because of the noise.
36. Besides movies and music, it’s sports that most Americans enjoy.
A. Sports are enjoyed by most Americans beside movies and music.
B. It was sports that are enjoyed by most Americans besides movies and music.
C. Besides movies and music, it’s sports that are enjoyed by most Americans.
D. Besides movies and music, sports are that are enjoyed by most Americans.
37. By the end/ 19
th
century/ water polo/ become popular/ American continent (sentence-building)
A. By the end of 19
th
century water polo became popular on American continent.
B. By the end of the 19
th
century water polo became popular on the American continent.
C. By the end of the 19
th
century water polo has become popular on the American continent.
D. By the end of the 19
th
century water polo had become popular on the American continent.
38. Europe/ water polo/ appear/ Germany/ 1894 (sentence-building)
A. In Europe water polo appeared in Germany in 1894.
B. Europe water polo was appeared in Germany in 1894.
C. Europe water polo appeared in Germany in 1894.
D. In Europe water polo was appeared in Germany in 1894.
39. Ever since / I / arrive / here / live / dormitory
a. Ever since I arrive here, I have been living in the dormitory
b. Ever since I arrived here, I have been lived in the dormitory

c. Ever since I arrived here, I have been living in the dormitory
d. Ever since I have arrived here, I lived in the dormitory
40. mail / deliver / by the time / I / leave / school / this morning.
a. The mail delivered by the time I left for school this morning.
b. The mail had delivered by the time I left for school this morning.
c. The mail had been delivered by the time I left for school this morning.
d. The mail was delivered by the time I had left for school this morning.
41. My sister / plane / arrive /10.35.
a. My sister's plane will arrive at 10.35. b. My sister's plane will be arrived at 10.35.
c. My sister's plane will arrive in 10.35. d. My sister will arrive plane at 10.35.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
A water polo team consists (31) … seven players - a goalkeeper and six field players. The goalkeeper must defend
the goal without hanging onto the goal or using the side of the pool. Each team also may have six substitute players.
With the exception of the goalkeeper, each player may use only one hand at a time in handling the ball. Players wear
caps of (32) … colors for team identification; the official rules stipulate white for one team, blue for the other, and red
caps for the goalies.
Games are divided into four periods of 7 minutes each, with a 2-minute interval between periods.
Play begins when the (33) …, with each team spread out along its own goal line, throws the ball into play at a line
halfway between the two teams. The players race toward the ball, and the team that gains (34) … then attempts to
advance it toward the opponent’s goal by passing it from teammate to teammate. Players can also swim with the ball by
(35) … it along the water surface with their bodies as they swim.
42. A. of B. with C. on D. about
43. A. different B. the same C. similar D. various
44. A. goal judge B. referee C. timekeeper D. recorder
45. A. having B. property C. possession D. owning
46. A. pulling B. punching C. clutching D. pushing