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UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
01. A. cup
B. runner
C. stadium
D. fun
02. A. team
B. beat
C. defeat
D. great
03. A. qualify
B. final
C. trophy
D. title
04. A. champion
B. character
C. match
D. cheerful
05. A. tournament
B. south
C. around
D. founded
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
06. A. championship
B. tournament
C. committee
D. continent
07. A. professional
B. international
C. ambassador
D. retirement

08. A. trophy
B. promote
C. attract
D. compete
09. A. final
B. title
C. stadium
D. eliminate
10. A. competitor
B. participant
C. volunteer
D. announcer.
III. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentences or substitutes
for the underlined word or phrase.
11. Britain has not lifted the_____ since it last hosted the event.
A. prize
B. award
C. trophy
D. victory
12. The loser will be out of the_____
A. round
B. tournament
C. meeting
D. tour
13. They were the first Turkish team to win a major cup_____.
A. contest
B. challenge
C. champion
D. competition
14. Viscount_____ one goal himself and made two for Lupo.

A. made
B. kicked
C. scored
D. played
15. The_____ was injured so a defender had to go in goal.
A. attacker
B. goal-scorer
C. opponent
D. goalkeeper
16. How many countries took part in the first World Cup?
A. interested
B. participated
C. competed
D. cooperated
17. Brazil's first game will be against Italy, the defending_____.
A. championship
B. champions
C. teams
D. matches
18. Our team was narrowly_____ in the final.
A. composed
B. won
C. competed
D. defeated
19. He shared the honor of being the season's top_____ with Andy Cole.
A. winner
B. player
C. scorer
D. kicker
20. The tournament is to be jointly hosted by India. Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

A. combining many people or groups
B. connecting two or more people or groups
C. becoming a group of people.
D. involving two or more people or groups
21. The match was eventually won on_____.
A. penalties
B. goals
C. draw
D. score
22. Deportivo clinched the game of the_____ with a goal in the final seconds of the last season.
A. match
B. event
C. champion
D. title
23. She brought_____ to her country as an Olympic medal-winner.
A. victory
B. champion
C. promotion
D. honors
24. Over 25,000 fans applause both teams off the_____.
A. stadium
B. field
C. ground
D. yard
25. Scotland met Wales in the final at Twickenham.
A. at the end B. in the closing, match C. in the last match
D. in the decisive match
IV. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence
26. The cup will_____ to the winning team by the president himself.
A. present

B. be presenting
C. have presented
D. be presented
27. The World Cup is_____ for its clash of football cultures.
A. fascinate
B. fascinating
C. fascinated
D. being fascinate:
28. Obscene football chants_____ their children to matches.
A. stop people to take B. make people stop to take C. stop people taking D. make people take
29. Manchester United_____ a home game this week.
A. will play
B. are playing
C. are to play
D. play


30. He's hoping_____ before next week's game with Liverpool.
A. fit
B. fitting
C. to fit
D. to be fit
31. I_____ to a football match this evening. Would you like to c o m e ’ Yes, I'd love to. What time
A. go/ does it start
B. am going/ will it start
C. am going/ does it start
D. will go/ is it started
32. I think Germany_____ the gold cup in the 2006 World Cup.
A. will win
B. is winning

C. is going to win
D. wins
33. The team_____ ready for the next year's World Cup clash with Italy.
A. will be
B. are
C. will being
D. are going to be
34. Vega scored an unfortunate own goal when he slipped as he tried_____ the ball
A. clearing
B. to clear
C. and cleared
D. clear
35. The World Cup_____ every four years.
A. was held
B. have held
C. holds
D. is held
36. Apparently, they_____ a stadium that_____ over 50,000 spectators in the t,
A. will build/ will seat
B. are going to build/ will seat
C. are building/ seats
D. will build/ is seating
37. Liverpool gained a_____ 5-4 win over Glenavon.
A. thrill
B. thrilled
C. thriller
D. thrilling
38. I’d love to watch the final, but I haven't got a ticket. Well, I've got two free tickets to the match.
I_____ you one.'
A. am going to give B. give

C. am giving
D. will give
39. _____ from Owen won the game for Liverpool.
A. Late goal
B. A later goal
C. A late goal
D. Later goal
40. We_____ football together when we were kids.
A. played
B. have played
C. had played
D. were playing
V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
41. The government is trying to tackle violent on the football terraces.
A
B
C
D
42. An extra-time penalty gave Barcelona a last gasp winner over Chelsea.
A
B
C
D
43. People throughout the world will be watching the big match on the television.
A
B
C
D
44. I imagine the stadium is going, to be full for the match on Saturday.

A
C
B
D
45. The sky is getting really dark and it'll storm.
A
B
C D
46. The final match starts at 7:30, so I think I go.
A
B
C
D
47. We are come to study tonight until we will finish this chapter.
A
B
C
D
48. The ball flew through the bar into the sea of Middles rough fans.
A
B
C
D
49. Jan has finished school by next summer, so we're going to visit her.
A
B
C
D
50. Carlos Dominguez placed the ball careful in front of the goal mouth and suddenly turned, ran
and kicked.

A
B
C
D
VI. Choose the correct word or words to complete the dialogue.
Over the (51)______ 25 years football has not only taken (52)______ as the, world's major
game in an ephemeral world (53)______ has also blossomed other (54)______ of society, commerce
and politics. Football, more than (55)______ other factor, has enveloped (56)______ regions, people
and nations. With (57)______ two hundred million active players it now (58)______ stantial chunk of
the leisure industry, having opened up new markets for (59)______ and for the rest of .the business
(60)______.
51. A. past
B. pass
C. late
D. recent


52. A. origin
B. place
C. root
D. cause
53. A. and
B. but
C. that
D. then
54. A. sides
B. ways
C. sections
D. branches
55. A. the

B. any
C. some
D. several
56. A. full
B. through
C. large
D. whole
57. A. approximately
B. totally
C. accurately
D. complete.
58. A. attracts
B. comprises
C. constitutes
D. contacts
59. A. it
B. itself
C. they
D. themselves
60. A. industry
B. matters
C. affairs
D. world
VII. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
No other sporting event captures the world's imagination like the FIFA World Cup. Ever
since the first tentative competition in Uruguay in 1930, FIFA's flagship has constantly grown in
popularity and prestige.
A group of visionary French football administrators, led in the 1920s by the innovative
Jules Rimet, are credited with the original idea of bringing the world's stron gest national football
teams together to compete for the title of World Champions. The original gold trophy bore Jules

Rimet's name and was contested three times in the 1930s, before the Second World War put a 12year stop to the competition:
When it resumed, the FIFA World Cup rapidly advanced to its undisputed status as the
greatest single sporting event of the modern world. Held since 1958 alternately in Europe and the
Americas, the World Cup broke new ground with the Executive Committee's decision in May 1996
to select Korea and Japan as co-hosts for the 2002 edition.
Today, the FIFA World Cup holds the entire global public under its spell. An accumulated
audience of over 37 billion people watched the France 98 tournament, including approximately
1.3 billion for the final alone, while over 2.7 million people flocked to watch the 64 matches in the
French stadia.
After all these years and so many changes, however, the main focus of the FIFA World Cup
remains the same the glistening golden trophy, which is the embodiment of every footballer's
ambition.
61. The first World Cup tournament was. Held in_______.
A. 1920
B. 1930
C. 1958
D. 1996
62. Who are believed to be responsible for the______ idea of competing for the title of World
Champions? A. Jules Rimet.
B. French football administrators.
C. The FIFA.
D. The Executive Committee.
63. The FIFA World Cup_______.
A. bore Jules Rimet's name.
B. was held three times in the 1930.
C. resumed in 1958.
D. was halted by the outbreak of the war.
64. The 2002. World Cup_______.
A. was the first World Cup held in Asia.
B. was decided in May 1996.

C. was held in Korea in cooperation with Japan. D. broke a new ground.
65. How many .people watch the France 98 tournament?
A. 37 billion
B. 3 billion
C. 2.7 billion
D. 41 billion
VIII. Choose the sentence that best says for each of the situation.
66. Express your instant decision to take a taxi.
A. I'll take a taxi.
B. I'm going to take a taxi.
C. I'm taking a taxi.
D. I'll be taking a taxi.
67. Express your intention to look round the town.
A. I'll look round the town.
B. I'm going to look round
C. I'm looking round the town.
D. I might look round the
68. Express the idea that the timetable shows the start of the term on 6 September.
A. The term will- be started on 6 September. B. The term is going to start on 6 September.
C. The term is starting -on 6 September.
D. The term starts on 6 September.
69. Predict a world war in five years' time.
A. he a world war in five years' time.
B. There must be a world war in five years' time.


C. There is a world war in five years' time.
D. There'll have been a world war in five years' time.
70. Express the idea that you and Judy have arranged a game of tennis for tomorrow.
A. Judy and I will play tennis tomorrow.

B. Judy and I are playing tennis tomorrow.
C. Judy and I will be playing tennis tomorrow.
D. Judy and I play tennis tomorrow.
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