Unit6-English11

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UNIT 6
COMPETITORS
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each
sentence in the unit:
1/ Do you like taking part in the competitions like these?
A. rivalries B. contests C. rivals D. races
2/ Is winning the most important thing in a competition?
A. significant B. powerful C. dynamic D. critical
3/ Last Saturday the representatives of three classes of my school took part in
the annual final English Competition organized by our English teachers.
A. ombudsmen B. appointees C. delegates D. agents
4/ Its aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
A. hope B. wish C. root D. target
5/ The competition was sponsored by the Students’ parents Society.
A. financed B. finished C. limited D. tested
6/ Mrs. Lien, our English teacher, explained the competition’s rules to the
students.
A. powers B. courses C. events D. regulations
7/ Each group must complete five activities in all.
A. loosen B. fulfill C. realize D. mature
8/ The judges will observe and score your performance.
A. say B. keep C. notice D. celebrate
9/ At the end of the competition the judges will announce the total score of each
group.
A. justices B. referees C. experts D. arbitrators
10/ The winner will be awarded a set of CDs for studying English and an
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
A. assigned B. bestowed C. settled D. extended
II/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each

sentence in the unit:
1/ Do you like taking part in the competitions like these?
A. remove B. hate C. disappear D. rub
2/ Is winning the most important thing in a competition?
A. insignificant B. powerless C. unstable D. passive
3/ Last Saturday the representatives of three classes of my school took part in
the annual final English Competition organized by our English teachers.
A. soon B. second C. first D. early
4/ Its aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
A. kill B. ignore C. suppress D. destroy
5/ The judges will observe and score your performance.
A. ignore B. throw C. cast D. shoot
6/ At the end of the competition the judges will announce the total score of each
group.
A. last B. first C. low D. partial
7/ They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers.
A. lately B. gradually C. late D. hard
8/ But in Activity 5, Hung had difficulty reciting the poem.
A. ease B. lack C. dislike D. nothing
9/ He could not remember the last sentence.
A. lose sight of B. get lost in C. be short of D. have interest in
10/ The felt a little bit disappointed.
A. lucky B. excited C. satisfied D. joyful
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III/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ The policemen _______ get a prize for their information.
A. inform B. informers C. information D. informational
2/ It’s said that tents come in _______ shapes and sizes.
A. vary B. variety C. various D. variously

3/ We know that she is in a much _______ mood than usual.
A. well B. good C. better D. best
4/ That little girl just sat in the room giggling like a naughty _______.
A. schoolchild B. school day C. school house D. schooling
5/ His teacher’s explanation certainly sounded _______.
A. belief B. believe C. believer D. believable
6/ That guy asked to be put under police _______.
A. protect B. protected C. protection D. protective
7/ _______, our younger brothers will arrive before dark.
A. Hope B. Hopeful C. Hopefully D. Hopefulness
8/ They announce that the weather is very _______ at this time of year.
A. change B. changed C. changeable D. changeless
9/ One of them had _______ left that window open.
A. care B. careless C. carelessness D. carelessly
10/ He likes most sports but badminton is his first _______.
A. love B. lover C. lovely D. loveless
IV/ Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:
1/ There were signs _______ of fog as soon as we got onto the
motorway.
A. warn B. warning C. warned D. to warn
2/ I'd strongly _______ against making a sudden decision.
A. advise B. to advise C. advising D. advised
3/ Candidates who are successful in the written test _______ for an
interview.
A. shall be invited B. should be invited
C. will be invited D. would be invited
4/ He's everything you'd ever ______ in a man - bright, funny and
attractive.
A. want B. to want C. wanting D. have wanted
5/ _______ (you) the truth, I didn't understand a word of what he was

saying.
A. Tell B. To tell C. Have told D. Tells
6/ _______ you _______ Paul about dinner on Saturday?
A. Will … remind B. Could … remind
C. Have … reminded D. Do … remind
7/ _______ me (that) you _______ him.
A. Promise … won't tell B. Promise … wouldn't tell
C. Promising … won't tell D. To promise … wouldn't tell
8/ My father and I _______ about very much.
A. don't agree B. didn't agree
C. haven't agreed D. aren't agreeing
9/ She ______ a question about Welsh history this morning.
A. asks B. asked C. had asked D. has asked
10/ I _______ bad that I _______ them any food.
A. felt … don't offer B. felt … didn't offer
C. feel … don't offer D. feel … didn't offer
V/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation
from the others in each group:
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1/ A. excursion B. information C. occasion D. pronunciation
2/ A. wonder B. perio d C. fro m D. of
3/ A. site B. kilo C. wri te D. pi ne
4/ A. va rious B. ba nk C. ha ve D. exa m
5/ A. forest B. tell C. he lp D. never
6/ A. city B. sorry C. my D. early
7/ A. dear B. hear C. near D. bear
8/ A. goo d B. foo t C. noo n D. coo k
9/ A. u nder B. lotu s C. perfu me D. ju st
10/ A. worked B. matched C. placed D. ended

VI/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
in each group:
1/ A. excursion B. occasion C. protective D. factory
2/ A. number B. recent C. problem D. enjoy
3/ A. mountain B. relax C. campfire D. cheaply
4/ A. wonder B. picture C. only D. event
5/ A. various B. however C. together D. computer
6/ A. waterfall B. botanic C. suitable D. photograph
7/ A. different B. protective C. refreshment D. condition
8/ A. conclusion B. pagoda C. occupy D. delicious
9/ A. terminal B. convenient C. digital D. camera
10/ A. resume B. perfume C. invent D. believe
VII/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
A B
1/ excursion 2/ wonder A/ happening B/ begin
3/ dear 4/ understand C/ know D/ surprise
5/ period 6/ occasion E/ reopen F/ beloved
7/ relax 8/ start G/ criticize H/ tour
9/ resume 10/ complain I/ time J/ rest
VIII/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:
A B
1/ various 2/ rare A/ late B/ reject
3/ early 4/ inside C/ day D/ far
5/ near 6/ well E/ alike F/ careless
7/ night 8/ possible G/ impossible H/ outside
9/ prefer 10/ careful I/ badly J/ ordinary
IX/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column
B to make meaningful sentences:
A B
1/ If I were you, A/ because he hated flying.

2/ He would get the job B/ if he could speak English.
3/ If only I had more money, C/ so that she can perfect her English.
4/ If I had known that you were in
hospital,
D/ I could buy some new clothes.
5/ If the driver had been more careful, E/ I would follow his advice.
6/ Although he worked hard, F/ he wouldn’t have had the accident.
7/ Tom took the train to Paris G/ so I ate three apple pies.
8/ When I lived in Moscow, H/ I experienced cold weather.
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9/ She wants to stay here I/ he didn’t receive any praise.
10/ I felt hungry, J/ I would have come to visit you.
X/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then
correct them:
1/ She won't mind your (A) being late – (B) beside, it's (C) hardly your (D)
fault.
2/ (A) The whole report is (B) badly written. (C) Moreover, it's (D) unaccurate.
3/ I'm not (A) surprise he (B) shouted at you! (C) How would you like (D) to be
pushed into a wall?
4/ He's (A) everything you'd ever (B) want (C) in a man - bright, (D) fun and
attractive.
5/ You just hope (A) that the money (B) goes to those (C) who are most in
(D) needs.
6/ A teacher (A) with profession , this is her first (B) excursion (C) into
writing (D) for the theatre.
7/ He (A) views his life (B) like a spiritual (C) journey towards a greater (D)
understanding of his faith.
8/ He was a (A) young sailor (B) on his first (C) sea (D) excursion.
9/ The (A) travel guide (B) pointed out the inscription (C) that runs round (D)

the inside of the dome.
10/ (A) Supersonic planes can (B) travel (C) more fast than (D) the speed of
sound.
XI/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then
correct them:
1/ (A) A road from here (B) to Adelaide (C) runs through some beautiful (D)
countryside.
2/ (A) I'm afraid Dad took an instant (B) dislike to (= decided (C) he does not
like) this new boyfriend (D) of your.
3/ You need (A) to demonstrate to the examiners (B) that you have (C) more
than a literal (D) understandings of the text.
4/ (A) So, Adrian is going out (B) with Emma, (C) is he? Who (D) would have
thought it?
5/ (A) It's difficult (B) from a small supermarket (C) to compete against (D)
the big supermarkets.
6/ (A) The improvement in water standards (B) over the last 50 years (C) is
very (D) great .
7/ (A) Not to even think (B) about lifting me (C) up, Ted, you might do (D)
yourself an injury.
8/ (A) If Europe fails (B) to agree on this, we can (C) tell goodbye to any (D)
common foreign policy.
9/ (A) If he forgot (B) paying his rent, his (C) landlady would send him (D) a
reminder.
10/ This problem is now (A) at present being (B) looked at by some of (C)
the ablest scientists (D) in the country .
XII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A,
B, C or D to complete it:
SPORTS COMPETITION
While some sports, such as fishing, have been viewed as primarily
recreational, most sports are (1) _______ competitive. The majority involve

competition between two or more persons, (or animals and/or mechanical
devices typically controlled by humans as in horse racing or auto racing). (2)
_______, in a game of basketball, two teams compete against one another to
determine who can score the most points. While there is no set reward for the
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winning team, many players gain an internal sense of (3) _______. In addition,
extrinsic rewards may also be given. Athletes, besides competing against other
humans, also compete against (4) _______ in sports such as whitewater
kayaking or mountain climbing, where the goal is to reach a destination, with
only natural barriers impeding the process. A regularly scheduled (such as
annual) competition (5) _______ to determine the "best" competitor of that
cycle is called a championship.
While professional sports have been usually viewed as intense and
extremely competitive, recreational sports, (6) _______ are often less intense,
are considered a healthy option for the competitive urges in humans. Sport
provides a relatively safe venue for converting unbridled competition into
harmless competition, (7) _______ sports competition is restrained. Competitive
sports are governed by codified rules agreed upon by the participants. Violating
these rules is considered to be (8) _______ competition. Thus sports provide
artificial not natural competition; for example, competing for control of a ball or
(9) _______ territory on a playing field is not an innate biological factor in
humans. Athletes in sports like gymnastics and competitive diving "compete"
(10) _______ a conceptual ideal of a perfect performance, which incorporates
measurable criteria and standards that are (11) _______ into numerical ratings
and scores.
(12) _______ competition is generally broken down into three
categories: (13) _______ sports, such as archery, dual sports, such as doubles
tennis, or team sports competition, such as football. While most sports
competitions are recreation, (14) _______ exists several major and minor

professional sports leagues throughout the world. The Olympic Games, (15)
_______ every four years, is regarded as the international pinnacle of sports
competition.
+ New words:
- extrinsic (adj.): nằm ở ngoài, tác động từ ngoài vào.
- kayaking (n.): môn chèo thuyền cai-ac.
- impede (v.): làm trở ngại, ngăn cản.
- unbridled (adj.): thả lỏng, không kìm chế.
- codify (v.): lập điều lệ, soạn thành luật lệ.
- archery (n.): sự bắn cung, thuật bắn cung.
- pinnacle (n.): tháp nhọn, đỉnh núi cao.
1/ A. seemed B. considered C. looked D. watched
2/ A. Like B. Such as C. As well as D. For example
3/ A. liking B. humor C. pride D. feeling
4/ A. space B. nature C. atmosphere D. weather
5/ A. meant B. knew C. wanted D. liked
6/ A. which B. it C. that D. what
7/ A. besides B. however C. because D. although
8/ A. irregular B. unfair C. bad D. poor
9/ A. defending B. attacking C. fighting D. controlling
10/ A. in B. by C. for D. against
11/ A. written B. translated C. transferred D. spoken
12/ A. Study B. Shooting C. Sports D. Life
13/ A. pair B. team C. individual D. group
14/ A. that B. which C. it D. there
15/ A. taken B. had C. known D. held
XIII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option
A, B, C or D to complete it:
FIRST STEP BEAMED TO A WAITING WORLD
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