UNIT 12: Aían Games

Unit 12 THE ASIAN GAMES
I. Choose the best word with the main stressed syllable different from that of the
rest
1. a. number b. knowledge c. compete d. friendship
2. a. promote b. moutain c. country d. athlete
3. a. medal b. future c. receive d. nation
4. a. wrestling b. rugby c. fencing d. event
5. a. introduce b. together c. increasing d. aquatic
6. a. variety b. participant c. solidarity d. appreciate
7. a. athletics b. Vietnamese c. develop d. official
8. a. quality b. occasion c. tradition d. enthusiasm
9. a. facility b. solidarity c. performanced. aquatic
10. a. appreciate b. promote c. participate d. introduce
11. a. volunteer b. competition c. enthusiastic d. intercultural
12. a. athletics b. hockey c. volleyball d. rugby
II. Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
other
1.a. together b. knowledge c. game d. gold
2. a. increase b. facility c. receive d. cycling
3. a. Asia b. occasion c. enthusiasm d. pleasure
4. a. advancing b. official c. appreciate d. species
5. a. together b. enthusiasm c. through d. athletic
6. a. increase b. country c. participant d. compete
7. a. add b. Asian c. athlete d. attract
8. a. mountain b. raise c. daily d. waiter
9. a. young b. country c. southern d. mountain
10. a. great b. increase c. decrease d. sea
11. a. intercutural b. future c. rugby d. much
12. a. fencing b. medal c. athlete d. aspect
13. a. billiard b. participant c. solidarity d. variety
14. a. effort b. gold c. introduce d. official

15. a. hear b. near c. year d. great
16. a. tested b. hoped c. attracted d. added
17. a. future b. bodybuilding c. enthusiasm d. introduce
18. a. karate b.participant c. aquatic d. bar
19. a. atrract b. aquatic c. added d. facility
20. athlete b. appreciate c. wrestling d. freestyle
Choose the best answer
1. The 11
th
Asian Games ________ in China
a. took place b. hold c. was held d. held
2. 575 ___________took part in the Asian Games
a. participate b. athletse c. events d. sports
3. three added ____________ four equals seven
a. into b. to c. with d. for
4. I met my wife ________ the first time seven years ago
a. for b. with c. at d. in
5. He played excently and _____ the gold medal
a. gained b. beat c. had d. won
6. The 14
th
Asian Games took place in Korea. Korea was called the _________ country
a. host b. guest c. boss d. home
7. I very much appreciate our ______.
a. friend b. friendless c. friendly d. friendship
8. How many ________ took part in the Games?
a. participants b. participationsc. participating d. participate
9. So great was his ____________ that he could lift a car!
a. strong b. strength c. strongly d. strengthen
10. __________, children are given “lixi” at Tet.

a. Traditional b. Tradition c. Traditionally d. Traditions
11. What do you say when you are ________ to another person?
a. introduced b. introduce c. introduction d. introductory
12. The 3
rd
Asian Games took place in Japan ______________ 1958
a. on b. at c. during d. in
Fill in the blank
solidarity participants enthusiasm took place take part in
compete facilities introduce athletes make an
effortappreciateaquatic sports
1. I will ___________ to win her heart
2. I _______ our friendship, but I’m afraid we cannot go any further
3. The 15
th
Asian Games _________ in Qatar
4. May I ________ you to my cousin, Peter?
5. _________between family members is of great importance
6. She said she would ___________ the coming Olympic Games
7. All _______ felt very pleased after the lesson
8. She never lost her ____________for teaching
9. The hotel has __________ for welcoming disable people.
10. Swimming and water polo are ________________.
11. We can’t _____________ with them on price
12. More than 1000 ____________ took part in the games
Fill in the blank with relative pronoun (then omitted relative pronoun)
1. The man _________ Mary loved had gone away for good
2. The people ________we met at the party were very friendly
3. The man ____________ repaired my car is a real expert
4. The woman ___________ lives next door is a doctor

5. Are you familiar with one of the girls _____________ is standing over there?
6. The boy _________ I sat next to in my class is the son of a manager
7. All of the people ___________ live next door are impolite
8. Harry is getting married to the girl _____________ he had benn pursing for five years
9. The man, _____________ is sitting on the chair, is a teacher.
10. The dog, _____________ is eating, belongs to Mike.
11. This actor, _____________ films are very bad, is really rich.
12. People _____________ the company employs are expected to sign a contract.
13. The house _____________ you saw belongs to my brother.
14. The only thing _____________ matters is to tell the truth.
15. That's the house _____________ I was born.
16. The girl _____________ phoned to my sister is her best friend.
17. Ann, _____________ children are now grown up, is looking for a job.
18. I told the police _____________ happened.
19. Peter is sick. / I met Peter yesterday.
a. Peter, _____________ I met yesterday, is sick.
20. These pupils are disruptive. / These pupils come into the classroom.
a. These pupils, _____________ come into the classroom, are disruptive.
Test 1
Choose the word which is stressed differentlt from the rest
1. a. knowledge b. friendship c. athlete d. compete
2. a. tennis b. hockey c. event d. effort
3. a. appreciate b. enthusiasm c. participant d.solidarity
4. aquatic b. basketball c. offficial d. together
5. a. purpose b. football c. mountain d. receive
Choose the word a, b, c, or d that has underlined part pronounced differently from
that of the others
1. a. attract b. aquatic c. added d. facility
2. a. athlete b. appreciate c. wrestling d. freestyle
3. a. gather b. athletics c. enthusiam d. through

4. a. compete b. sport c. effort d. introduce
5. a. attracted b. added c. competed d. developed
Vocabulary and grammar
6. How many sports are there ____________ the 14
th
Asian Games?
a. in b. on c. at d. to
7. ______________ great effort, the athlete managed to jump over the fence
a. With b. On c. For d. To
8. More people would be attreacted ___________ cycling if conditions were better
a. in b. to c. with d. from
9. you know when the 2006 Asian Games took place?
a. happened b. deepned c. added d. struggled
10. The Asian Games have been advanced in all aspects since the first Games was held in 1951
a. developed b. competed c. taken place d. decreased
11. Only 489 athletes took part in the 1
st
Asian Games.
a. participated in b. got rid of c. gave up d. added to
12. Korea was chosen to be ______________ of the 2002 Asian Games
a. athlete b. host c. participant d. guest
13. The quiet couyntry roads are ideal for cycling
a. driving a car b. riding a bicycle c. kicking a ball d. playing ootball
14. _______________ is the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of particular group of
people at a particular time
a. Friendship b. Solidarity c. Event d. Culture
15. After the accident he lost his _______________ for the sport.
a. enthusiasm b. enthusiast c. enthusiastic d. enthusiastically
16. There are ______________ things to prepare for the games
a. vary b. variety c. varied d. various

17. A leg injury prevented him active _____________ in the competition
a. participate b. participant c. participation d. participatory
18. The 2
nd
Asian Games was held in ___________ Philippines in 1954
a. a b. an c. the d. O
II. Underline any relative pronouns that can be left out in these sentences
1. I think that my boss is the person whom I admire most
2. Have you seen the book that I left here on the desk?
3. We’re taking the train that leaves at 6.00
4. My radio, which isn’t very old, has suddenly stopped working
5. Last week I ran into an old friend whom I hadn’t seen for ages
6. The couple who met me at the station took me out to dinner
7. The bad in which the robbers put the money was found later
8. I really liked the tea which you made me this morning
III. Read the passage and decide whether each of the statements is true (T) or false
(F). correct the wrong information
The Asia Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all
over Asia. The games are regulated by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the
international Olympic Committee (IOC) Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver
for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1951. The Asian Games are dominated by the
people’s Republic of China.
Competitors are entered by a National Olympic Committee (NOC) to represent their country of citizenship.
National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies and tables showing the number of medals
won by each country are widely used. In general only recognised nations are represented, but a few non
sovereign countries are allowed to take part . The special case of taiwan was handed by having it compete as
Chinese Taipei, due to the political status of Taiwan.
The 15
th
Asian Games were held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. The 16

th
Asian
Games will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12
th
, 2010 to November 27
th
2010
1. _________ The Asian Games is held every four years among athletes from all over the world.
2. _________ The games are regulaby the Olympic Council of Asia under under the supervision of the
International Olympic Committee.
3. _________ Only gold medals are awarded in each event
4. _________ Competitors are entered for the games to represent their country of citizenship.
5. _________ A few non-sovereign countries are also allowed to take part in the games.
6. _________ The sixteenth Asian Games were held in Doha, qatar