BT AV 11 - UNIT 6 - Test 02

GRADE 11 - UNIT SIX - TEST 2
I. Put the words in the correct columns below according to their stress patterns.
The first one has been done as an example.
athletic - competition - participate - remember
stimulate - encourage - understanding - enjoyment
activity - wonderful - suggestion - physical
competitive - stimulation - information – apologise
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athlétic
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II. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word in
each sentence. The first one has been done as an example.
0. The competition was aimed to stimulate the learning spirit among students.
A. represent
B.encourage
C. announce
D. enjoy
1. The competition was sponsored by the Students' Parents Society.
A. stimulated
B held
C. organised
D. financially supported
2. The judges will observe and score the students' performance.
A. watch carefully B. complete
C. question
D. examine carefully
3. One student was nervous and had difficulty reciting the poem.
A. inventing
B. creating
C. saying...from memory D. composing
4. Hung apologised for not being able to complete the poem.
A. thanked everyone B. said sorry
C. complained
D. felt sorry
5. Win or lose is not important; it’s the enjoyment we have that is worth trying.
A. performance B. excitement

C. enthusiasm
D. joy and pleasure
III. Complete each of the sentences below with a suitable word given in bold. The
first one has been done as an example.

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compete
competition
competitive
competitors
stimulates
stimulation
stimulants
stimulus
stimulating

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a. Kay was very happy although she only came second in the writing
competition.
b. All the......were eager to know the results.
c. The company has to.......with many big companies for the contract.
This shop offers..........prices and attracts lots of customers.
a. Coffee and tea are just m ild........ Don’t worry. They won’t have
much effect.
b. Praise often..........students to make greater efforts.
c. The students find his lessons very..........

d. The learning atmosphere full of.......will get students involved more
in the lesson.

e. Your words of praise were a.......for the students to try harder.

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disappoint
disappointing
disappointed
disappointment

a. Tom’s father is never........... with his examresults. He always gets
the highest grades.
b. Don’t ............ us by breaking your words again.
c. Her performance was most..........I expected it to be much better.
d. To our..........., it rained heavily after the opening ceremony.

IV. A. Read the text and complete each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. The
first one has been done as an example.
When everything had been ready, athletes (0) [BEGAN] their competitions. They tried
as (1).......as they could to (2)........past records and set (3)........ones. There was an
award presentation right (4)........each event. The winners were awarded gold, (5)........,
or bronze medals for their records. Field events (6)........as pole vault, javelin,
swimming, and weightlifting fascinated a lot (7)........people. Thousands of spectators
gathered inside the stadiums; millions of TV (8)........crowded in front of their
televisions to watch (9).......TV programmes of important events or international
football matches. Correspondents sent (10)......and pictures to their newspapers and
sports magazines through communication satellites right after each game.
B. Read the text and then do the exercises that follow.

THE COMPETITION
The national championships are in two months. I’ll have been in hard training for just
over fourteen weeks by then. When I say hard, I mean it. I estimate that I will have
done about four and a half thousand laps of the track in my fourteen week training
period. Young athletes from all over the country will be attending, all of whom will,
like me. be hoping to impress the national coaches. I’ve been thinking about what l am
going to do before the races start. People say you have to put the crowd and other
competitors out of your mind. You are supposed to focus on warming up but I w ant to
remember every face. Coaches tell you not to think about winning, just running - but
I’m going to. My parents are going to be there to watch me. I hope I’ll be able to do my
best because their help has been important and I would really like to make them proud
of me. I won't know until next week when we start timing my runs seriously what
chance of winning I havie. My friends say that I am an optimist and, even though it will
be my first timie at a big competition such as this, I think that I can get one of the first
three places. This would be good enough for me to be considered for selection for the
national team before the end of the year.
1. When will the national championships take place?
A. in two months' time.
B. within two months.
C. in over fourteen weeks’ time.
D. in over three months’ time.
2. What can be inferred about the writer?
A. He hasn’t been training hard enough.
B. He has been training for over five weeks now.
C. He will be in hard training for 14 more weeks.

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D. He has done over four thousand laps of the track.
3. The word ‘impress’ in the reading is closest in meaning to.........
A. follow
B. have a favourable effect on
C. learn from
D. concentrate on
4. According to the text, the writer...........
A. is going to do as coaches tell him. B. wants to be proud of his parents.
C. is going to think about winning.
D. is sure to win the competition.
5. It can be inferred from the text that....................
A. the competition is held for young athletes nation-wide.
B. the writer’s parents are going to compete in the competition.
C. the writer won’t know when they start timing his runs.
D. the writer is said to have been selected tor the national team.
V. WRITING.
Rewrite the sentences, using reported speech and beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stay the same. The first one has been done as an example.
0. "It's not me. I didn't tell Jim about our plans."
Tim denied telling / having told Jim about their plans.
1. "Let's go out and enjoy the nice weather," Rita said to her friend.
Rita suggested.................................................................
2. "I haven't finished the assignment yet. I'm really sorry."
He apologised..................................................................
3. "It's you who took my bag," said the old man to the boy.
The old man accused.......................................................
4. "It's not true. I didn't take your bag."

The boy denied................................................................
5. "Why don't we ask our teacher for help?"
Jack suggested.................................................................
6. "No, no, I really must sit for the test."
She insisted on ................................................................
7. "If only I had told him the truth!"
Jane regrets.......................................................................
8. "All right, it's true, I was too afraid to join you."
He admitted.......................................................................

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ANSWER KEY
I.
 athlétic – remémber - encóurage –enjóyment - suggéstion
 stímulate - wónderful - phýsical
 partícipate - actívity - compétitive - apólogise
 competítion - understánding - stimulátion - informátion
II.
1.D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D
III.
1. a. competition b. competitors c. compete d. competitive
2. a. stimulants b. stimulates c. stimulating d. stimulation e. stimulus
3. a. disappointed b. disappoint c. disappointing d. disappointment
IV.
A.
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A
B.
1. hard 2. break / beat 3. new 4. after 5. silver
6. such 7. of 8. viewers 9. live 10. reports

V.
1. Rita suggested going out and enjoying the nice weather.
2. He apologised for not finishing / having finished the assignment.
3. The old man accused the boy of taking / having taken his bag.
4. The boy denied taking / having taken his bag.
5. Jack suggested asking their teacher for help.
6. She insisted on sitting for the test.
7. Jane regrets not telling / having told him the truth.
8. He admitted being too afraid to join them.

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