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I Choose the best word with the main stressed syllable different from that of the rest
1 a number b knowledge c compete d friendship
2 a promote b moutain c country d athlete
4 a wrestling b rugby c fencing d event
5 a introduce b together c increasing d aquatic
6 a variety b participant c solidarity d appreciate
7 a athletics b Vietnamese c develop d official
8 a quality b occasion c tradition d enthusiasm
9 a facility b solidarity c performanced aquatic
10 a appreciate b promote c participate d introduce
11 a volunteer b competition c enthusiastic d intercultural
12 a athletics b hockey c volleyball d rugby
II Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other
13 a billiard b participant c solidarity d variety
17 a future b bodybuilding c enthusiasm d introduce
Choose the best answer
1 The 11 th Asian Games in China
2 575 _took part in the Asian Games
a participate b athletse c events d sports
3 three added four equals seven
4 I met my wife the first time seven years ago
5 He played excently and _ the gold medal
6 The 14 th Asian Games took place in Korea Korea was called the _ country
7 I very much appreciate our .
a friend b friendless c friendly d friendship
8 How many took part in the Games?
a participants b participationsc participating d participate
9 So great was his that he could lift a car!
Trang 2a strong b strength c strongly d strengthen
10 , children are given “lixi” at Tet.
a Traditional b Tradition c Traditionally d Traditions
11 What do you say when you are to another person?
a introduced b introduce c introduction d introductory
12 The 3 rd Asian Games took place in Japan 1958
Fill in the blank
effortappreciateaquatic sports
1 I will _ to win her heart
2 I _ our friendship, but I’m afraid we cannot go any further
3 The 15 th Asian Games _ in Qatar
4 May I you to my cousin, Peter?
5 _between family members is of great importance
6 She said she would _ the coming Olympic Games
7 All _ felt very pleased after the lesson
8 She never lost her for teaching
9 The hotel has for welcoming disable people.
10 Swimming and water polo are .
11 We can’t _ with them on price
12 More than 1000 took part in the games
Fill in the blank with relative pronoun (then omitted relative pronoun)
1 The man _ Mary loved had gone away for good
2 The people we met at the party were very friendly
3 The man repaired my car is a real expert
4 The woman _ lives next door is a doctor
5 Are you familiar with one of the girls _ is standing over there?
6 The boy _ I sat next to in my class is the son of a manager
7 All of the people _ live next door are impolite
8 Harry is getting married to the girl _ he had benn pursing for five years
9 The man, _ is sitting on the chair, is a teacher.
10 The dog, _ is eating, belongs to Mike.
11 This actor, _ films are very bad, is really rich.
12.People _ the company employs are expected to sign a contract.
13.The house _ you saw belongs to my brother.
14.The only thing _ matters is to tell the truth.
15.That's the house _ I was born.
16.The girl _ phoned to my sister is her best friend.
17.Ann, _ children are now grown up, is looking for a job.
18.I told the police _ happened.
19.Peter is sick / I met Peter yesterday
a Peter, _ I met yesterday, is sick.
20.These pupils are disruptive / These pupils come into the classroom
a These pupils, _ come into the classroom, are disruptive.
Test 1
Choose the word which is stressed differentlt from the rest
1 a knowledge b friendship c athlete d compete
3 a appreciate b enthusiasm c participant d.solidarity
Trang 34 aquatic b basketball c offficial d together
Choose the word a, b, c, or d that has underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
2 a athlete b appreciate c wrestling d freestyle
3 a gather b athletics c enthusiam d through
Vocabulary and grammar
6 How many sports are there the 14th Asian Games?
7 great effort, the athlete managed to jump over the fence
8 More people would be attreacted _ cycling if conditions were better
9 you know when the 2006 Asian Games took place?
10 The Asian Games have been advanced in all aspects since the first Games was held in 1951
a developed b competed c taken place d decreased
11 Only 489 athletes took part in the 1st Asian Games
a participated in b got rid of c gave up d added to
12 Korea was chosen to be of the 2002 Asian Games
13 The quiet couyntry roads are ideal for cycling
a driving a car b riding a bicycle c kicking a ball d playing ootball
14 _ is the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of particular group of people at a particular time
15 After the accident he lost his _ for the sport
a enthusiasm b enthusiast c enthusiastic d enthusiastically
16 There are things to prepare for the games
17 A leg injury prevented him active _ in the competition
a participate b participant c participation d participatory
18 The 2nd Asian Games was held in _ Philippines in 1954
II Underline any relative pronouns that can be left out in these sentences
1 I think that my boss is the person whom I admire most
2 Have you seen the book that I left here on the desk?
3 We’re taking the train that leaves at 6.00
4 My radio, which isn’t very old, has suddenly stopped working
5 Last week I ran into an old friend whom I hadn’t seen for ages
6 The couple who met me at the station took me out to dinner
7 The bad in which the robbers put the money was found later
8 I really liked the tea which you made me this morning
III Read the passage and decide whether each of the statements is true (T) or false (F) correct the wrong information
The Asia Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia The games are regulated by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the international Olympic Committee (IOC) Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver
Trang 4for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1951 The Asian Games are dominated by the people’s Republic of China
Competitors are entered by a National Olympic Committee (NOC) to represent their country of citizenship National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies and tables showing the number of medals won by each country are widely used In general only recognised nations are represented, but a few non sovereign countries are allowed to take part The special case of taiwan was handed by having it compete as Chinese Taipei, due to the political status of Taiwan
The 15th Asian Games were held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006 The 16th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12th, 2010 to November 27th 2010
1 _ The Asian Games is held every four years among athletes from all over the world
2 _ The games are regulaby the Olympic Council of Asia under under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee
3 _ Only gold medals are awarded in each event
4 _ Competitors are entered for the games to represent their country of citizenship
5 _ A few non-sovereign countries are also allowed to take part in the games
6 _ The sixteenth Asian Games were held in Doha, qatar