unit 12: WATER SPORTS

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS
* Transitive and intransitive Verbs
1. Transitive verbs(ngoại động từ): là những động từ đòi hỏi có tân ngữ đi
kèm (có thể có một hoặc nhiều tân ngữ đi kèm). Vd. get, take, see,
advise, … Công thức: S + V + O
e g . Yesterday I wrote a letter to Mary.
S V O
2. Intransitive verbs(nội động từ): là những động từ đứng ngay sau chủ thể
gây ra hành động và không có tân ngữ đi kèm. Vd. sleep, die, swim,…
Công thức: S + V
e g . The sun rises in the east.
I. Change the sentences into passive if possible.
1. An accident happened at the corner of Fifth and Main.
2. Someone was making the coffee when I walked into the kitchen.
3. National University has awarded Nam a scholarship.
4. The children seemed happy when they went to the zoo.
5. The solution to my problem appeared to me in a dream.
6. After class, one of the students always erases the chalkboard.
7. Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago.
8. They teach language skills in every school in the country.
9. Our guests are going to arrive sometime tomorrow afternoon.
10. Lighting didn’t cause the fire.
12. The chef will prepare the food.
13. John is working at the bakery.
14. Accident like this happened here every day.
15. She has to write a report on the project.
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. a. penalty b. action c. happen d. attack
2. a. opponent b. period c. history d. occur
3. a. post b. island c. sprint d. aspect

4. a. decision b. occasion c. tension d.
division
5. a. overboard b. above c. handball d. climbing
III. Stress:
6. a. eject b. crossbar c. except d. commit
7. a. canoeing b. opponent c. windsurfing d.
defensive
8. a. participant b. publicity c. competitive d. individual
9. a. interfere b. memory c. personal d. vertical
10. a. regulator b. adventurous c. participant d. performance
IV. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. In water polo, no player ____ the goalie can hold the ball with both hands.
a. although b. beside c. apart d. except
2. In water polo game, only the goalie can hold the ball _____ two hands.
a. at b. in c. with d. from
3. A penalty shot is_ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line.
a. prevented b. awarded c. committed d. ranged
4. Active: Alex invited me to the party.
Passive: a. No change
b. I was invited to the party by Alex.
c. Me to was invited the party by Alex.
d. The party was invited me to by Alex.
5. Active: Accidents always occur at the intersection.
Passive: a. No change
b. At is always occurred the intersection by accidents.
c. At the is always occurred intersection by accidents.
d. At the intersection is always occurred by accidents.
6. Active: Many people died during the earthquake.
Passive: a. No change
b. During was died the earthquake by many people.

c. During the was died earthquake by many people.
d. During the earthquake was died by many people.
7. Active: Translators have translated that book into many languages.
Passive: a. No change
b. That book was translated into many languages by translators.
c. That book has been translated into many languages.
d. Many languages have been translated into that book.
8. Active: When is someone going to announce the results of the contest?
Passive: a. No change.
b. When is to announce gone the results of the contest?
c. When are the results of the contest being gone to announce?
d. When are the results of the contest going to be announced?
9. Active: A large vase stands in the corner of our front hallway.
Passive: a. No change
b. In the corner is stood by a large vase of our front hallway.
c. Our front hallway is stood by a large vase in the corner of.
d. In the corner of our front hallway is stood by a large vase.
10. Active: They will send you a bill at the end of the month.
Passive: a. No change
b. You will be sent a bill at the end of the month.
c. You a bill be sent at the end of the month.
d. A bill will be sent at the end of the month.
11. I hate playing badminton with Tom. He’s too _____.
a. compete b. competitive c. competent d. competition
12. Water polo was the first team sport added ___ the Olympic in 1900.
a. in b. on c. to d. for
13. The player didn’t agree with the referee’s ______.
a. decide b. decision c. decisive d. deciding
14. Tyson knocked his ______ out in the first round.
a. oppose b. opposing c. opponent d. opposed

15. I would like to show you my latest__, which I called “Sounds of Nature”
a. create b. creative c. creation d. creating
16. I prefer scuba-diving to water polo because it is _____.
a. adventure b. adventurous c. adventurer d. adventurously
17. We stood and watched the dancer’s graceful ______.
a. moving b. move c. moved d. movement
18. Do you know when synchronized swimming first received major ____?
a. public b. publics c. publicity d. publican
19. ____ 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
20. The home team always ____ white caps, the visiting team blue ones.
a. wears b. makes c. holds d. sticks
21. 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
22. Major fouls are _____ by one minute in penalty box.
a. forced b. sentenced c. penalized d. prohibited
23. ________ is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing
equipment. a. Synchronized swimming
b. Rowing c. Water polo d. Scuba diving
24. In water polo, the goal is _____ by vertical posts, a crossbar and a net.
a. scored b. marked c. written d. given
25. A game is divided into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes ____
a. on length b. by length c. in length d. with length
26. The boy_____ by the teacher yesterday.
a. punish b. punished c. punishing d. was punished
27. “Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon”
“They’ve already ______,sir. They’re on your desk.”
a. typed b. been being typed c. being typed d. been typed

28. A ___ is awarded when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line.
a. free kick b. score c. penalty d. direct shot
29. England ___ 2-2 with Germany in the first round.
a. tied b. equaled c. pointed d. scored
30. Foul is an action in sports that is ____ the rules.
a. against b. for c. back d. above
31. Please ask that boy to come here ______.
a. at present b. at once c. at hand d. at length
32. You ____ park here. It’s an emergency exit for the fire brigade.
a. mustn’t b. needn’t c. wouldn’t d. oughtn’t
33. He was ______ for time-wasting.
a. penal b. penalize c. penalty d. penalized
34. Teams try to kick the ball into the other team’s ______.
a. net b. goal c. keeper d. captain
35. He _____ a second clear foul and was sent off.
a. combated b. executed c. performed d. committed
V. Error identification.
1. (A)Do you want (B)being (C)woken up (D)tomorrow morning?
2. That is (A)a (B)new circus which (C)formed (D)in 1992.
3. The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week.
4. The destruction of most of the city of London made by a fire in 1600s.
5. Your(A) question can(B) only answer(C) by an (D) excellent student.
6. If defender commits(A) a foul within(B) the five meter area that prevents a
likely(C) goal, the attacking team will award(D) a penalty shot.
7. The(A) scientific evidence proved(B) him be(C) guilty(D).
8. No one(A) knows(B) where the(C) disease originated in(D).
9. Have you already heard(A) of the new famous(B) pianist which(C) is
playing in(D) town this evening?
10. The personal computers that were ordered last week have already arrived
and are being installed by the technicians who has the most training.

VI. Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank.
Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. Because the density of the
human body is similar __(1)__ that of water, the body is supported by the
water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and bones. Swimming is
(2)__ used as an exercise in rehabilitation after injuries or for those with
disabilities.
Resistance swimming is one form of swimming (3)__. It is done either for
training purposes, to hold the swimmer in place for stroke analysis, or to
enable swimming in a confined space for (4)__ reasons. Resistance
swimming can be done either against a stream of moving water or by holding
the swimmer stationary with elastic attachments.
Swimming is primarily an aerobic exercise due to the long exercise,
requiring a constant oxygen supply to the muscles. As with most aerobic
exercise swimming is believed to __5)__ the harmful effects of stress.
1. a. for b. to c. on d. at
2. a. frequent b. infrequently c. frequently d. frequency
3. a. beauty b. exercise c. movement d. action
4. a. athlete b. athleticism c. athletically d. athletic
5. a. reduce b. increase c. improve d. create
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SEA GAMES