unit 6 unit 6 competitions part 1 phonetics exercise 1 choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter a b c or d 1 a activi

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<b>Unit 6</b>

COMPETITIONS

<b>Part 1. PHONETICS:</b>

<b>Exercise 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced </b>

<b>differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or </b>
<b>D:</b>

1. A. activity B. annual C. annoucement
D. anniversary

2. A. spirit B. stimulate C. maximum
D. childish

3. A. society B. remote C. hostess
D. cosy

4. A. representative B. general C. refreshment
D. celebrate

5. A. marathon B. enthusiastic C. ethnic
D. smoothly

<b>Exercise 2: Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your </b>
<b>answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D:</b>

6. A. marathon B. maximum C. formally
D. effective

7. A. patter B. spirit C. announce
D. survey

8. A. disappoited B. activity C. eradicate
D. unselfishness

9. A. windowpane B. stimulate C. society
D. confidence

10. A. representative B. disavantaged C. anniversary
D. enthusiastic

<b>Part 2. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE</b>

<b>Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C and D one best answer</b>
<b>to complete each sentence by circling the correcponding letter A, B, C or D:</b>

11. Do you like---in competitions?

A. take part B. to take part C. being taken part
D. taking part

12. Last month, I took part in the Math competition---by The
Ha Noi Survey of Education and Training.

A. organized B. was organized C. organizing
D. to organized

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A. where B. What C. Why
D. Which

14. Where is the Boston Marathon---every year?

A. hold B. holding C. held

D. to hold

15. When were women officially allowed---in the Boston races?
A. to participate B. participate C. participating

D. to be participated

16. The aim of the English Speaking Competition organized by our school next
week

is---the spirit of learning English among students.

A. stimulate B. to stimulate C. stimulating
D. stimulated

17. My close friend congratulated me on---the first prize in the
Math competition.

A. win B. won C. winning

D. to be won

18. Tom apologized his teacher for---his Math exercises
A. not do B. not doing C. not to do

D. not done

19. My brother has always dreamed---a job in that company.

A. of getting B. on getting C. at getting

D. in getting

20. Linda insisted---me a lift of her motorbike.
A. in giving B. on giving C. of giving

D. at giving

21. She prevented her daughter---to the seaside with her
friends.

A. from going B. on going C. of going
D. in going

22. The old woman accused the boy---her window.
A. on breaking B. at breaking C. in breaking

D. of breaking

23. Mary thanked me---her to my birthday’s party.
A. for inviting B. of inviting C. in inviting

D. on inviting

24. she was looking forward to---to Nha Trang with her parents
that summer.

A. go B. going C. be going

D. be gone

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A. in going B. going C. on going
D. of going

26. His father was---buying a new computer for him.
A. thinking of B. thinking on C. thinking in

D. thinking at

27. My neighbours---making so much noise.

A. apologized of B. apologized for C. apologized in
D. apologized at

28. His mother---coming to see me.

A. prevented him in B. prevented him of C. prevented him on
D. perevented him from

29. He forgave me for not---to him.

A. write B. writing C. to write
D. written

30. I forgot to thak them---me.

A. in helping B. for helping C. at helping
D. of helping

31. They warned us against---that car.

A. buying B. buy C. to buy
D. bought

32. The police stopped everyone---the building.
A. in leaving B. on leaving C. at leaving

D. from leaving

33. They---telling lies.

A. accused him of B. accused him at C. accused him on
D. accused him in

34. the man who had been arrested was suspected---a false
passport.

A. in having B. of having C. on having
D. at having

35. She---Tom for being so rude to him.

A. apologized to B. apologized at C. apologized on
D. apologized for

36. He decided---to London. He didn’t want any changes.
A. against moving B. in moving C. of moving

D. at moving

37. They wouldn’t dream of---a house in Hanoi.
A. buy B. buying C. to buy

D. to be bought

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A. at being B. in being C. on being
D. of being

39. She succeeded---a good job in a big city.
A. in finding B. on finding C. of finding

D. at finding

40. She insisted---for the cinema tickets.

A. in paying B. of paying C. on paying
D. at paying

41. Some parents didn’t approve---a lot of television.
A. in their children watching B. on their children
watching

C. of their children wayching D. at their children
watching

42. I wanted to go out alone but he---going with me.
A. insisted on B. insisted in C. insisted of

D. insisted at

43. She---staying at the hotel near the airport.

A. warned Jim against B. warned Jim of C. warned Jim on
D. warned Jim at

44. Linda---not phoning earlier.

A. apologised to me in B. apollogised to me of C. apologised to me on
D. apologised to me for

45. My mother warned me against---games on computer
allday.

A. played B. play C. playing
D. to play

46. Mary---showing her around the city.

A. thanked me for B. thanked me in C. thanked me on
D. thanked me of

47. The bad weather---going for a picnic last weekend.
A. prevented us in B. prevented us on C. prevented us of

D. prevented us from

48. He---passing the driving test.

A. congratulated me on B. congratulated me in C. congratulated me at

D. congratulated me of

49. He---th rowing the stone into her house.
A. denied B. denied of C. denied on

D. denied in

50. He---celebrating their 30th_{wedding anniverrsary the next}

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A. suggested B. suggested of C. suggested on
D. suggested in

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