1 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG SỐ 23 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played 2. a. water b. swimming c. between d. rowing 3. a. lie b. goalie c. achieve d. belief 4. a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching 5. a. sprint b. line c. divide d. ride 6. a. swimming b. post c. decision d. score 7. a. style b. penalty c. pretty d. typical 8. a. pool b. good c. look d. book 9. a. foul b. house c. amount d. adventurous 10. a. caps b. meters c. swimmers d. lines 11. a. water b. football c. begin d. meter 12. a. personal b. penalty c. defensive d. vertical 13. a. award b. prevent c. visit d. except 14. a. goalie b. advanced c. above d. depend 15. a. overtime b. decision c. period d. penalize Choose the best answer: 16. How many players are there in _______ water polo team? a. a b. an c. the d. Φ 17. _______ swimming is considered to be good way of losing weight. a. Φ / a b. The / a c. A / the d. The / the 18. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter. a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply 19. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______. a. penalty b. penalize c. penal d. penalization 20. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______. a. shoot b. shooting c. shooter d. shot 21. _______ defense, the players work to regain possession of the ball and prevent a goal a. About b. Over c. Without d. On 22. Players can move the ball by throwing it __ a teammate or swimming while pushing the ball in front of them. a. for b. into c. to d. from 23. Shots usually succeed when the goalie is out _______ position. a. into b. for c. of d. off 24. In water polo, a shot is successful if the ball completely passes between the goal posts and underneath the _____. a. net b. crossbar c. ball d. goalie 25. A defensive player may only hold, block or pull a / an _______ who is touching or holding the ball. a. audience b. referee c. goalie d. opponent 26. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is awarded a penalty throw or shot. a. commits b. interferes c. punches d. touches 27. The more goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became. a. marked b. made c. scored d. sprinted 28. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each. a. penalty b. draw c. score d. goal 29. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed. a. advanced b. sprinted c. played d. excluded 30. A goalie who aggressively fouls an attacker in position to score can be charged with a ____ shot for the other team. a. penalty b. preventing c. scoring d. ranging 31. _______ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars. a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Swimming d. Water polo 32. I have never taken part in any water sports _______ I cannot swim. a. because b. because of c. due to d. partly because of 33. Many people do not like scuba diving _______. a. because it is dangerous b. because of it is dangerous c. because its danger d. due to it is dangerous 34. New Zealand _______ 1,000 miles southeast of Australia. a. lies about b. is lain c. is lying d. is laid about 35. John _______ across the lawn. a. danced wildly b. was wildly danced c. was dancing wild d. was being danced wildly 36. John _______ every summer. a. plays softball and tennis b. plays with softball and tennis 2 c. is played softball and tennis d. is played with softball and tennis 37. The eagle _______ higher and higher in the sky. a. soar b. soared c. is soared d. was soared 38. The ship _______ during the night. a. has remained the harbor b. was remained the harbor c. remained the harbor d. remained in the harbor 39. The baby _______. a. was sleeping depth b. was slept deeply c. slept in depth d. was sleeping deeply 40. They _______ by the sea. a. are staying at a hotel b. are staying a hotel c. are being stayed a hotel d. are being stayed at a hotel 41. Water polo is played in _______ pool 1.8 meters deep. a. a b. an c. the d. Φ 42. The goalie tried to catch _______ ball, but he failed. a. a b. an c. the d. Φ 43. The final I _______ was 3-0. a. score b. scoring c. scorer d. scores 44. The referee's _______ is the most important in any sport competition. a. decide b. decisive c. decision d. decider 45. ____ players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball. a. Defense b. Defensive c. Defender d. Defensively 46. _____ the start of each period, both teams line up on their own goal line. a. In b. For c. From d. At 47. A water polo ball is constructed of waterproof material to allow it to float _______ the water. a. upon b. over c. above d. on 48. There are six field player positions and a goalkeeper ______ each team. a. on b. with c. from d. for 49. _______ is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and carefully planned movements in water in time to music. a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Diving d. Synchronized swimming 50. If the tie is not broken after two overtime _______, a penalty shootout will determine the winner. a. opponents b. waves c. parts d. periods 51. Minor _______ occur when a player impedes or otherwise prevents the free movement of an opponent including swimming on the opponent's shoulders, back or legs. a. penalties b. shots c. fouls d. motions 52. ______ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball. a. Water polo b. Rowing c. Swimming d. Water skiing 53. Offensive players may be called for a foul by pushing off a defender to provide space for a _______ or shot. a. pass b. crossbar c. box d. goal 54. A penalty shot is _______ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line. a. prevented b. awarded c. committed d. ranged 55. A dry pass, meaning the ball does not _______ the water is thrown a few inches above the head of the catching player. a. catch b. hold c. swim d. touch 56. _______ is a sport in which you move along the surface of the sea or a lake on a long narrow board with a sail on it. a. Water polo b. Diving c. Windsurfing d. Scuba diving 57. Water polo balls _______ with a special texture so it will not slip from the hands of a player. a. cover b. are covered c. are being covered d. covered 58. Alexis _______ next week. a is swimming in the state championship b. is swimming the state championship c. is swum the state championship d. is swum the state championship 59. The news of war _______ and the world. a. was shocked the nation b. was shocked by the nation c. shocked the nation d. shocked by the nation 60. The player _______. a. will reward for his hat-trick b. will be rewarded for his hat-trick c. will reward his hat-trick d. will be rewarded his hat-trick 61. Before the end of the term, I _______ all the required reading. a. was finished by b. had been finished by c. had finished d. had been finished 62. The player was ejected because he committed a foul. a. as b. due to c. despite d. provided 63. John could not continue the match _______ his badly injured leg. a. because b. since c. as d. because of 64. They cancelled the match _______ his badly injured leg. a. due to it rained heavily b. because of the heavy rain c. because of it rained heavily d. because the heavy rain 65. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, _______ the ground is rough and hard. a. though b. due to c. because of d. because Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 3 66. He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes. a. Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt. b. His protective clothes made him hurt. c. Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt. d. His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes. 67. We were unable to type the contract because the computer malfunctioned. a. Despite a computer malfunction, we managed to finish typing the contract. b. The computer malfunction helped us complete the contract. c. The fact that the computer malfunction prevented us from typing the contract. d. Thanks to the computer malfunction, we could type the contract. 68. The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily. a. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery. b. The heavy snow prevented the roads from-being slippery. c. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily. d. The heavy snow made the roads slippery. 69. The accident happened because she was careless. a. The accident was prevented due to her carelessness. b. Her carelessness was responsible for the accident. c. It was the accident that made her careless. d. The more careless she was, the less accident happened. 70. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book. a. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand. b. The lecturer's book which I had not read was difficult to understand. c. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer said in his book. d. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book. 71. Where can people play _______ water polo? a. a b. an c. the d. Φ 72. No _______ water polo player except _______ goalie can hold the ball with both hands. a. a / the b. the / Ø c. the / a d. Ø / the 73. The main task of a defender in a sport game is to _______ the opponents from scoring. a. prevent b. preventing c. prevention d. preventable 74. Many young men prefer scuba-diving because it is _______. a. adventure b. adventurous c. adventurously d. adventurist 75. I _______ think that scuba diving is more of danger than adventure. a. person b. personal c. personally d. personalize 76. What kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends _______ his preference and health. a. with b. for c. in d. on 77. Most referees often wears _______ black. a. in b. for c. with d. on 78. In water polo game, only the goalie can hold the ball _______ two hands. a. at b. in c. with d. from 79. If the score is tied at the end of regulation play, two _______ periods of three minutes each are played. a. half b. halftime c. quarter d. overtime 80. A water polo cap is used to ____ the players' heads and to identify them. a. tie b. penalize c. protect d. move 81. lf a defender _______ with a free throw, holds or sinks an attacker, he is excluded from the game for twenty seconds. a. punches b. passes c. plays d. interferes 82. Water polo is a team water game, with six field players and one goalie in each team. The winner of the game is the team that scores more _____. a. nets b. goals c. plays d. balls 83. As all field players are only allowed to touch the ball with one hand at a time, they must develop the ability to catch and _______ the ball with either hand. a. throw b. point c. score d. cross 84. _______ is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment. a. Synchronized swimming b. Rowing c. Water polo d. Scuba diving 85. When the offense takes possession of the ball, the strategy is to _______ the ball down the field of play and to score a goal. a. create b. ride c. advance d. eject 86. The referee signals with a whistle and by lowering his arm, and the player taking the penalty _______ must immediately throw the ball with an uninterrupted motion toward the goal. a. arm b. shot c. net d. goal 87. Some of the students began to fall asleep _______ the lecture was boring and irrelevant. a. as b. due to c. because of d. on account of 88. Tommy joined the English Club _______ to increase his circle of friends. a. because his desire b. because of his desire c. because of he desired d. due to he desired 89. _______, I do not consider this composition acceptable. 4 a. Because of so many errors b. Because of there were so many errors c. On account of there were so many errors d. As so many errors 90. The prisoner was given a harsh sentence ______ the nature of his crime. a. since b. as c. because d. due to 91. The burglar _______. a. has been disappeared with the cash b. disappeared the cash c. disappeared with the cash d. was disappeared with the cash 92. Ellen _______ and sang her song. a. nodded to the audience b. nodded the audience c. was nodding the audience d. was nodded to the audience 93. Our teacher _______ to take the exam. a. gave another chance each of us b. was given each of us by another chance c. gave each of us another chance d. was given each of us another chance 94. If Charlie _______, he could have been injured. a. had been run the street b. had been run into the street c. had run the street d. had run into the street 95. The turtle _______ of Arizona. a. may be lived a small area b. may be lived in a small area c. may live in a small area d. may live a small area . 1 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG SỐ 23 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest type the contract because the computer malfunctioned. a. Despite a computer malfunction, we managed to finish typing the contract. b. The computer malfunction helped us complete the contract. c that the computer malfunction prevented us from typing the contract. d. Thanks to the computer malfunction, we could type the contract. 68. The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily.