12 WATER SPORTS I. VOCABULARY a. Choose the correct answers. 1. On the plane you can find life _______ under your seats. A. blouses B. suits C. shirts D. vests 2. Mark ______ the watercraft when it had just started. A. came off B. turned down C. slid over D. fell off 3. Helen is a(n) _______ diver who never dives alone. A. cautious B. extreme C. conservative D. enthusiastic 4. You should have ______ your body up before swimming. A. cooled B. warmed C. heated D. calmed 5. Your arms should be up and ______ over your head during dive. A. extended B. spread C. expanded D. lengthened 6. When he was just a few meters from the finish, he got a ______ and had to quit. A. stroke B. tightness C. cramp D. trap 7. When going scuba diving, don’t try to ______ too quickly to the surface. A. rise B. raise C. emerge D. shoot 8. During the last winter expedition, he stepped into a bear ______ covered in the snow and injured himself badly. A. enclosure B. trick C. den D. trap 9. The hooligans _______ into the trap ______ for them by the polide. A. fell / planned B. walked / set C. moved / laid D. rushed/ kept 10. Metals are good at _______ electricity and heat. Aleading B. sending C. catching D. conducting 11. Don’t come near that area. You will be at ______ risk of a deadly disease. A. top B. great C. high D. much 12. Please _______ an eye on Kate while she is on the playground. A. put B. make C. have D. keep 13. I looked into the _______ mirror and realized that a car was following me. A. back B. behimd C. front D. rear 14. You are expected to get over a lot of ______ when you start work. A. activities B. risks C. obstacles D. precantions 15. Don’t worry! I know how these devices______. A. function B. run C. do D. observe 16. Carrol _______ into the lake to rescue the boy. A. plunged B. rushed C.dipped D. submerged 17. The goal in some sports is often marked by _______ posts, a crossbar and a net. A. upper B. vertical C. uptight D. straight 18. He was late, and he had to ______ to catch the bus. A. spring B.roam C. stroll D. sprin 19. It is advisable not to interfere ______matters that do not concern you. A. in B. for C. at D. with 20. He was our rival and he tried to interfere _______ our plans. A. in B. for C. at D. with 21. In water polo, a penalty ______ is taken from the 4- meter line. A. shot B. beat C. stroke D. hit 22. If a water polo game is tied, there are two _______ periods of three minutes each. A. overdue B. overlong C. overwork D. overtime 23. The player was ejected after committing five personal ________. A. mistakes B. faults C. fouls D. errors 24. We did not agree to the decision the referee had ______. A. done B. made C. created D. performed 25. If you _____ the rules, the referee will blow his whistle. A. drop B. change C. eject D. break b. Word forms: Write the correct form of the words in the brackets. 1. You should not dive under the (acohol) ______influence. 2. Here is my office phone number; the (extend) _______ number is 04. 3. You need a (breath) ______ apparatus when going diving. 4. Don’t touch that wire, or you will be (electricity) _______. 5. (Medicine) _______ examination is quite necessary before you learn scuba diving. 6. This small road is exclusive for pedestrians and (cycle) ________. 7. He was (penalty) _______ for a foul on the striker. 8. No player except the (goal) _______ can hold the ball with two hands. 9. A water polo game is divided into quarters ranging from 5 to 8 minutes in (long) _______. 10. You are not allowed to interfere with your opponent’s (move) _______in some sports. II. GRAMMAR: CLAUSES OF PURPOSE a. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. 1. I made copies of all of the documents, because I want to use them later. _________________ so that ____________________________________ 2. I didn’t want to be late, so I took a taxi. _______________ in order not __________________________________ 3. In order to become a good leader, you have to listen to others’ ideas. _______________ in order that __________________________________ 4. Everybody was asked to come by 8, so the meeting could begin sharply at 8 _______________ in order that __________________________________ 5. We lowered our voice because we didn’t want others to hear us. _______________ for fear that __________________________________ 6. They came to meet the director so that they can discuss the casting. _______________ with a view __________________________________ 7. I want to retire early so that I can spend time travelling. __________________ so as _____________________________________ 8. In order not to be blamed by Mom, I left the party very early. For fear that _________________________________________________ 9. Linda is working overtime with the hope of releasing her album in time. So as________________________________________________________ 10. I asked the secretary to take my message so that I wouldn’t have to call back. In order _____________________________________________________ b. Choose the correct answers. 1. You should take notes carefully _______ use them later. A. so as to B. so that you C. for D. in orther for 2. They gathered in the square _______ to the Mayor’s speech. A. so they can listen B. so that they cuold listen C. listened D. in order they listened 3. I returned to the village _______ for him. A. to look B. looking C. so that I looked D. so as to looking 4. The workers went on strike ______ ask for better salaries. A. so that they could B. in order that they C. with a view to D. and 5. There will be a pageant in the open air ______ the Independence Day. A. for celebrate B. to celebrate C. so to celebrate D. celebrateed 6. Why don’t you send me the copies to day _________ ? A. so that I can finish my word early B. so as I can finish my word early. C. as I can finish my word early D. In order to finishing my word early 7. Spend time talking to your children _______ them better. A. for you to understand B. to understand C. so that you understand D. understanding 8. I keep the teachers’ phone numbers ______ them later. A. so that I would contact B. so as to contacting C. for me to contact D. with a view to contacting 9. Speak softly _______ the baby. A. so that you must not wake up B. in order that you not wake up C. for fear that you wake up D. for fear that you should not wake up 10. Let’s go out together _______ our victory. A. to celebrate B. in order we celebrate C. so as to celebrating D. in celebrating III. READING Read the following passage and choose the correct answers. Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian. As of August 2008, he also holds saven world records in swimming. Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics with the eight golds he won at the 2008 Olympic Games. With this record, he surpassed Mark Spitz, who was also a swimmer and had held the previous gold medal total with the seven that he won at the 1972 Olympic Games. Overall, Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals: six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008. in winning these medals, he has twice equaled Soviet gymnact Alexander Dityatin’s record of eight medals (of any type) at a single Olympics; Dityatin garnered eight at the 1980 Summer Olympics, while Phelps won eight medals at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Out of his eight gold medals from Beijing, five were won in individual events, tying the record for individual gold medals at a single Games originally set by Eric Heiden in the 1980 Winter Olympics and equaled by Vitaly Scherbo at the 1992 Summer Games. Phelps ranks second in total career Olympic medals, after Soviet gymnact Larissa Latynina, who won a total of 18 medals (nine gold) spanning three Olympic Games. Phelps has won a total of 48 career medals thus far: 40 gold, six silvers and two bronze. This includes all of the Championships in which he has competed. 1. How many Olympic medals has Phelps won? A. 8 B. 16 C. 7 D. 6 2. What does it mean “Phelps has twice equaled Soviet gymnact Alexander Dityatin’s record”? A. Phelps broke the record twice while Dityatin only once. B. Phelps won 8 medals in Olympics 2008 while Dityatin won 4 in Olympics 1980 C. Phelps won 8 medals in both Olympics 2004 and Olympics 2008 while Dityatin won 4 in Olympics 1980 D. Phelps won 16 in Olympics and Dityatin won 8 in 1 Olympics. 3. When compared to Mark Spitz, Phelps A. won fewer Olympic gold medals B. won 1 Olympic medals more than Spitz C. won twice as many Olympic medals as Spitz D. won four Olympic medals more than Spitz 4. What does it mean “tying”? A. Having an equal number of points B. Sharing the same interest C. Having more points than D. Living in the same era as 5. Which statemen is not true? A. Phelps won 40 medals altogether B. Both Phelps and Vitaly Scherbo won 5 individual medals in Olympics. C. Phelps ranks second in total career Olympic medals. D. Phelps held 7 world records in Olympics 2008 Answer keys I. a. 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. D 21. A 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. D b. 1. alcoholic 2. extension 3. breathing 4. electrocuted 5. medical 6. cyclists 7. penalized 8. goalie 9. length 10. movements II. a. 1. I made copies of all of the documents so that I could use them later. 2. I took a taxi in order not to be late. 3. You have to listen to others’ ideas in order that you can become a good leader. 4. Everybody was asked to come by 8 in order that the meeting could begin sharply at 8. 5. We lowered our voice for fear that other hear/ should hear us. 6. They came to meet the director with a view to discussing the casting. 7. I want to retire early so as to spend time travelling. 8. For fear that I be/ should be blamed by Mom, I left the party very early. 9. In order not to have to call back, I asked the secretary to take my message. b. 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A III. 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A . 12 WATER SPORTS I. VOCABULARY a. Choose the correct answers. 1. On the plane you can find life _______ under your seats. A. blouses B. suits C. shirts D. vests 2. Mark ______ the watercraft. plans. A. in B. for C. at D. with 21. In water polo, a penalty ______ is taken from the 4- meter line. A. shot B. beat C. stroke D. hit 22. If a water polo game is tied, there are two _______. hands. 9. A water polo game is divided into quarters ranging from 5 to 8 minutes in (long) _______. 10. You are not allowed to interfere with your opponent’s (move) _______in some sports. II.