Unit 12: The Asian games
I. Phonetics: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others
1. a. straight b. strain c. scratch d. strange
2. a. scream b. strong c. screw d. scrapbook
3. a. skeptical b. squad c. squeeze d. squid
4. a. stroll b. squeak c. street d. stream
5. a. ski b. skate c. square d. skeleton
II. Vocabulary- Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
6. He played golf at the golf................
a. track b. court c. course d. pitch
7. The Olympics are.......every four years.
a. held b. made c. taken d. gone
8. After the accident he lost his...........for the sport.
a. enthusiastic b. enthusiast c. enthusiasm d. enthusiastically
9. Soccer is played on a...........
a. course b. track c. field d. pool
10. The soccer player kicked the ball into the...............
a. wicket b. basket c. net d. hole
11. You can’t expect to win in any sport if you don’t make any............
a. try b. effort c. competition d. good
12. What an amazing fight! Lewis has won with a knock –out in the tenth.............
a. part b. round c. circle d. race
13. He won three gold............in the Games.
a. qualifications b. degrees c. medals d. positions
14. Congratulations, I hear you’ve been .............to divisional manager.
a. downgrade b. put c. upgraded d. get
15. He’s trying to........his own knowledge.
a. advanced b. advances c. advance d. advancing
III. Grammar: Choose from the alternatives a, b , c or d the one best way to rewrite each
sentence using omission of relative pronouns.
16. You took some photos, and they were great.
a. The photos were great you took b. The photos you took were great
c. You took some photos were great d. You took some photos great
17. I ve been waiting for a train, but it s been cancelled’ ’
a. I’ve been waiting for a train has been cancelled
b. The train I’ve been waiting for it’s been cancelled
c. The train I’ve been waiting for has been cancelled
d. I’ve been waiting for a cancelled train
18. We stayed at a hotel, and it was perfect.
a. The hotel we stayed at was perfect b. We stayed at a hotel perfect
c. We stayed at a hotel was perfect d. The hotel was perfect we stayed at
19. We were watching a programme, and it as really interesting.
a. we were watching a programme and was really interesting.
b. The programme was really interesting we were watching.
c. The interesting programme we were watching.
d. The programme we were watching was really interesting.
20. I am wearing these shoes, and they re the latest fashion.’
a. The shoes I’m wearing are the latest fashion. b. I’m wearing the shoes are the latest fashion
c. The shoes latest fashion are I’m wearing. d. I’m wearing the shoes on the latest fashion
21. We are looking at some jewellery, but it was rather expensive.
a. We are looking at some jewellery was rather expensive.
b. The jewellery we were looking at was rather expensive.
c. The jewellery was rather expensive we were looking at.
d. Some jewellery we were looking at rather expensive.
22. You were playing some music, and it sounded very familiar
a.Some music you were playing sounded very familiar.
b. You were playing some music sounded very familiar.
c. It sounded very familiar the music you were playing.
d. The music you were playing sounded very familiar.
23. I was telling you about a club, and its called the Palace, I remember.
a. I was telling you about a club Palace I’ve remembered.
b. I was telling you about a club I’ve remember the Palace.
c. I remember telling you about a club called the Palace.
d. The club was telling is called Palace.
24. I took some pills. They have had no effect at all.
a. The pills I took have had no effect at all. b. The pills I took they have had no effect at all.
c. The pills I took having had no effect at all. d. The pills I took which have had no effect at all.
25. Something happened yesterday. It has been worrying me.
a. Something happened yesterday has been worrying me
b. Something that happened yesterday has been worrying me.
c. Something happened yesterday that has been worrying me.
d. Something that happened yesterday, has been worrying me.
26. People smoke. They are endangering their health.
a. People who smoke are endangering their health.
b. People smoking are endangering their health.
c. People smoke who are endangering their health.
d. People smoke are endangering their health.
27. I talked to some people. None of them could give me any useful information.
a. None of the people I talking to could give me any useful information.
b. None of the people talking to could give me any useful information.
c. None of the people I talked to could give me any useful information.
d. None of the people I talked to that could give me any useful information.
28. There was a bad accident. It closed the motorway.
a. There was a bad accident closed the motorway.
b. There was a bad accident which it closed the motorway.
c.There was a bad accident which closed the motorway.
d. There was a bad accident it closed the motorway.
29. No one has said anything. It would persuade me to change my mind.
a. No one has said anything which would persuade me to change my mind.
b. No one has said anything would persuade me to change my mind.
c. No one has said anything would persuading me to change my mind.
d. No one has said anything, that would persuade me to change my mind.
IV. Reading:
30-39: Choose from the four option ( a , b , c or d) to complete the description of a football
match.
In the match between Parkfield School and Green port Club which took place at Greenport
( 30)......Saturday the Parkfield team beat greenport by three goals to two. The last time the two
( 31)........met, Greenport won by three goals to nil, so Parkfield were making a great ( 32).......to win
this game.
In the first half of the game, Greenport ( 33).......leading by two goals, and Parkfield’s
position looked hopeless. However, Greenport made a number of ( 34).......mistakes during the
second half. This was after their star player, Brown , missed the ball, slipped and ( 35).........heavily,
injuring his left ankle.
Parkfield then scored two lucky ( 36)......., and in the few minutes before the finish, Prescott
shot the ball ( 37)......the net for them, bringing the score to three goals to two.
Parkfield have ( 38).......well this season, and their fans have good reasons to be proud.
Greenport too, have had good results up to now. Out of the last five games played, this is the first
game they have....(39).........
30. a. next b. every c. once d. last
31. a. dates b. teams c. fights d. events
32. a. effort b. chance c. journey d. competition.
33. a. had b. were c. seemed d. made
34. a. careless b. many c. generous d. deep
35. a. kicked b. bent c. fell d. ran
36. a. goals b. players c. matches d. teams
37. a. up b. through c. into d. beneath
38. a. been b. lost c. made d. played
39.a. won b. beaten c. missed d. lost
40-45: Read the passage about JESSE OWENS. Choose the correct answer – a, b, c or d- to
complete the following sentences.
Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in 1913 to a poor, black family. Even when he was a boy,
it was clear that he had a special athletic ability. And because of this, he was able to get a scholarship
to Ohio State University. Owen was the star of the Ohio State track team . In a college track event in
1935, he broke three world records in less than an hour. Owens was chosen for the 1936 U.S.
Olympic team.
The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin. Adolf Hilter had come to power two years
before. He wanted to show the world the Germans were the best so he ordered the German team to
train hard.
At the Olympics, Jess Owens won both the 100 –meter race and the 200-meter race. His
time in the 200-meter race set a new Olympic record. Owens was also on the U.S. 40-meter relay
team. The U.S. relay team won.
Then came the long jump. A German athlete broke the Olympic record. Hitler said that he
personally would congratulate the winner. But Owens still had one more jump. He jumped even
further than the German athletes . Hitler left the stadium in anger. Jess Owens, a black American,
had won his fourth gold medal at the Olympics, and became the hero.
40. Jess Owens got a.....................to Ohio State University.
a. record b. scholarship c. champion d. race
41. Jess was the star of the Ohio State...........team.
a. country b. meter c. track d. Olympics.
42. The 1936 Olympics were..............in Berlin.
a. left b. held c. chosen d. played
43. Jess Owens jumped several inches.........than the German athlete.
a. faster b. further c. lower d. slower
44. In the 200-meter race, Owens........a new Olympics record.
a. choose b. set c. won d. ran
45. Jess Owens,.......................
a. is a black man b. won four gold medals c. became a hero d. all of the above.
V. Writing: The words in italics below are cues. Choose from the alternatives- a, b , c or d- the one
best way to make a meaningful sentence.
46. you / walking / high wall /St. May street/ see / along.
a. Walking along St. May street, you will see a high wall.
b. You are walking along St. May street see a high wall
c. You will see a high wall, walking along St. May street.
d. Along St. May street, you are walking and see a high wall.
47. this video/ already sold / a million copies / over//
a. Over a million copies of this video already has sold.
b. Over a million copies of this video has already been sold
c. A million copies of this video has sold over already
d. Over a million copies of this video has already sold.
48. if / refund / I / you / return / ask / the machine//
a. If I was you, I would return the machine and ask for the refund.
b. If I were you, I will return the machine and ask for the refund.
c. If I were you, I would have returned the machine and ask for the refund.
d. If I were you, I would return the machine and ask for the refund.
49. we/ only / in fact / have / two days / enough food//
a. In fact, we only have enough food for two days.
b. In fact, we only have food / enough for two days.
c. We only in fact have enough food for two days.
d. In fact, we have food for two days enough only.
50. him / take/ ten minutes / get / school.
a. It take him ten minutes to get to school
b. It takes him ten minutes to get to school
c. It is taking him ten minutes to get to school
d. It takes him ten minutes getting to school.
Unit 12: The Asian games
I. Phonetics: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others
1. a. straight b. strain c. scratch d. strange
2. a. scream b. strong c. screw d. scrapbook
3. a. skeptical b. squad c. squeeze d. squid
4. a. stroll b. squeak c. street d. stream
5. a. ski b. skate c. square d. skeleton
II. Vocabulary- Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
6. He played golf at the golf................
a. track b. court c. course d. pitch
7. The Olympics are.......every four years.
a. held b. made c. taken d. gone
8. After the accident he lost his...........for the sport.
a. enthusiastic b. enthusiast c. enthusiasm d. enthusiastically
9. Soccer is played on a...........
a. course b. track c. field d. pool
10. The soccer player kicked the ball into the...............
a. wicket b. basket c. net d. hole
11. You can’t expect to win in any sport if you don’t make any............
a. try b. effort c. competition d. good
12. What an amazing fight! Lewis has won with a knock –out in the tenth.............
a. part b. round c. circle d. race
13. He won three gold............in the Games.
a. qualifications b. degrees c. medals d. positions
14. Congratulations, I hear you’ve been .............to divisional manager.
a. downgrade b. put c. upgraded d. get
15. He’s trying to........his own knowledge.
a. advanced b. advances c. advance d. advancing
III. Grammar: Choose from the alternatives a, b , c or d the one best way to rewrite each
sentence using omission of relative pronouns.
16. You took some photos, and they were great.
a. The photos were great you took b. The photos you took were great
c. You took some photos were great d. You took some photos great
17. I ve been waiting for a train, but it s been cancelled’ ’
a. I’ve been waiting for a train has been cancelled
b. The train I’ve been waiting for it’s been cancelled
c. The train I’ve been waiting for has been cancelled
d. I’ve been waiting for a cancelled train
18. We stayed at a hotel, and it was perfect.
a. The hotel we stayed at was perfect b. We stayed at a hotel perfect
c. We stayed at a hotel was perfect d. The hotel was perfect we stayed at
19. We were watching a programme, and it as really interesting.
a. we were watching a programme and was really interesting.
b. The programme was really interesting we were watching.
c. The interesting programme we were watching.
d. The programme we were watching was really interesting.
20. I am wearing these shoes, and they re the latest fashion.’
a. The shoes I’m wearing are the latest fashion. b. I’m wearing the shoes are the latest fashion
c. The shoes latest fashion are I’m wearing. d. I’m wearing the shoes on the latest fashion
21. We are looking at some jewellery, but it was rather expensive.
a. We are looking at some jewellery was rather expensive.
b. The jewellery we were looking at was rather expensive.