Unit 12 Water sports– Vocabulary and reading practice I. Fill in each gap in the sentences with one word from the box. swimming tie overtime score foul sport opponent penalty goals team 1. What is your favourite football ……………? 2. It was clear ………….by Ford on the goalkeeper. 3. There are excellent facilities for ………… and recreation. 4. He scored two …………… in the second half. 5. My brother usually goes ………………about twice a week. 6. Girls usually ………….highly in language exams. 7. His …………….is twice as big as he is. 8. The football match between Chelsea and Arsenal ended in a ………… . 9. The referee had no hesitation in awarding a ……………. . 10. Denver had won game by defeating the Cleveland 23-20 in ………… . II. Fill each gap in the sentence the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. Her books is full of …………… ways to decorate your home. (create) 2. Troops took up a ……… position around the town. (defend) 3. She taught her daughter how to do ……… at the age of six. (divide) 4. Children of that age are still very …………on their mothers. (depend) 5. There are calls for more ………… measures against people who drink and drive. (punish) 6. Advertising is a highly ……….industry. (compete) 7. The vast …… of smokers claim they would like to give up. (major) 8. He celebrated the …………… of the New Year with a party for his friends. (arrive) 9. The ……………of the photographic studio was expensive. (equip) 10. You must place these events in their ………… context. (history) III. Use a word from the box to fit each gap. Oxygen, pocket, rock, passages, emergency, supply, places, ceiling, entrance, experience One weekend in 2007, although they didn’t have enough (1) …………… to try cave diving, Peter and Mike decided to go diving in the dark underwater (2) ……………of a flooded cave. They didn’t have spare oxygen tanks and a rope with them. They enjoyed themselves and swam around the cave for over an hour. When their oxygen (3) ……… was low, they decided it was time to leave. But it was very dark in the cave and when they tried to go back to the entrance, they couldn’t find it. All they found was the hard (4) ………….ceiling of the cave. Their oxygen was running out quickly. They panicked and then they separated. Mike found the cave entrance and ran to the house to contact the (5) ………… service. Peter found a part of the cave where there was a gap of about twenty centimeters between the water and the rock (6) ………. . Experienced rescue divers knew that there were (7) …………. Inside where somebody could breathe. They took extra oxygen tanks to give Peter, but they didn’t know if he was still alive. They tied a rope to the (8) ………… of the cave and began their search, while Peter’s family and friends waited nervously outside. The cave divers shouted when they found an air (9) ………… , but all that they heard was the echo of their voices. Then , after two hours, someone shouted back. It was Peter! He was still alive, but exhausted when the rescue divers found him. They gave him the extra (10) …………. Tank and helped him to swim to safety. IV. Read the passage and choose the option that best fits each space. Swimming is a (1) …………activity for physical therapy and exercise. (2) …… it works the majority of the muscles in the body and provides (3) ……….aerobic benefits and resistance benefits (as the swimmer pulls and pushes through the (4) ……… ), the sport is generally (5) …… one of most complete (6) ……….of exercise. Swimming does not strain joints and connective tissue as much as many other forms of exercise, and swimmers injure themselves (7) …….a low rate than most other (8) …… . Athletes in other sports who are (9) …… from injuries often swim to (10) ……….in shape. 1. A. worth B. valuable C. price D. precious 2. A. Because B. Although C. So D. But 3. A. with B. for C. either D. both 4. A. water B. river C. pool D. race 5. A. named B. seen C. considered D. looked 6. A. types B. shapes C. forms D. activities 7. A. of B. at C. with D. in 8. A. sports B. events C. athletes D. competitors 9. A. getting B. hurting C. healing D. recovering 10. A. stay B. live C. look D. hold V. Choose an option to give such a synonym or an explanation for the underlined words. 1. Terrible proof that she was under the temptation to commit the crime; but we have room to hope that she didn’t really commit it. A. fulfill B. break C. perpetrate D. undertake 2. You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty. A. punishment B. loss C. charge D. offense 3. There are many tours to record them all as a result I will list ones that must appeal more to adventurous travellers. A. satisfied with risk B. reluctant to be endangered C. ready for danger D. willing to take risks 4. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on advertising to build an effective campaign. In fact, you can get great publicity that will drive customers to your door absolutely free of charge! A. promotion B. polarization C. public attention D. reputation 5. Our junior employees are being groomed for more senior roles. A. younger B. superior C. minor D. inferior 6. She still has an awful lot to learn. A. a large amount B. a terrible thing C. a great desire D. a great pleasure 7. She said she’d do it this week, but don’t hold your breath! A. don’t breathe in or out because this may affect her B. don’t wait because this may not happen C. don’t keep your air inside because it hard for you to concentrate D. don’t expect her to give you the air. 8. As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart. A. not as friendly as before B. not as serious as before C. not as sympathetic as before D. not as childlike as before 9. They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate on a court of law. A. convenient B. proper C. rightful D. fitting 10. Advanced students need to be aware of the important of collocation. A. of high level B. of great improvement C. of high position D. of great progress. . Unit 12 Water sports– Vocabulary and reading practice I. Fill in each gap in the sentences with one word from the box. swimming