Unit 12 THE ASIAN GAMES 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 3. a. medal b. future c. receive d. nation 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 1.a. together b. knowledge c. game d. gold 2. a. increase b. facility c. receive d. cycling 3. a. Asia b. occasion c. enthusiasm d. pleasure 4. a. advancing b. official c. appreciate d. species 5. a. together b. enthusiasm c. through d. athletic 6. a. increase b. country c. participant d. compete 7. a. add b. Asian c. athlete d. attract 8. a. mountain b. raise c. daily d. waiter 9. a. young b. country c. southern d. mountain 10. a. great b. increase c. decrease d. sea 11. a. intercutural b. future c. rugby d. much 12. a. fencing b. medal c. athlete d. aspect 13. a. billiard b. participant c. solidarity d. variety 14. a. effort b. gold c. introduce d. official 15. a. hear b. near c. year d. great 16. a. tested b. hoped c. attracted d. added 17. a. future b. bodybuilding c. enthusiasm d. introduce 18. a. karate b.participant c. aquatic d. bar 19. a. atrract b. aquatic c. added d. facility 20. athlete b. appreciate c. wrestling d. freestyle Choose the best answer 1. The 11 th Asian Games ________ in China a. took place b. hold c. was held d. held 2. 575 ___________took part in the Asian Games a. participate b. athletse c. events d. sports 3. three added ____________ four equals seven a. into b. to c. with d. for 4. I met my wife ________ the first time seven years ago a. for b. with c. at d. in 5. He played excently and _____ the gold medal a. gained b. beat c. had d. won 6. The 14 th Asian Games took place in Korea. Korea was called the _________ country a. host b. guest c. boss d. home 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! a. 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 a. on b. at c. during d. in Fill in the blank solidarity participants enthusiasm took place take part in compete facilities introduce athletes make an 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 2. a. tennis b. hockey c. event d. effort 3. a. appreciate b. enthusiasm c. participant d.solidarity 4. aquatic b. basketball c. offficial d. together 5. a. purpose b. football c. mountain d. receive Choose the word a, b, c, or d that has underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others 1. a. attract b. aquatic c. added d. facility 2. a. athlete b. appreciate c. wrestling d. freestyle 3. a. gather b. athletics c. enthusiam d. through 4. a. compete b. sport c. effort d. introduce 5. a. attracted b. added c. competed d. developed Vocabulary and grammar 6. How many sports are there ____________ the 14 th Asian Games? a. in b. on c. at d. to 7. ______________ great effort, the athlete managed to jump over the fence a. With b. On c. For d. To 8. More people would be attreacted ___________ cycling if conditions were better a. in b. to c. with d. from 9. you know when the 2006 Asian Games took place? a. happened b. deepned c. added d. struggled 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 1 st 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 a. athlete b. host c. participant d. guest 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 a. Friendship b. Solidarity c. Event d. Culture 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 a. vary b. variety c. varied d. various 17. A leg injury prevented him active _____________ in the competition a. participate b. participant c. participation d. participatory 18. The 2 nd Asian Games was held in ___________ Philippines in 1954 a. a b. an c. the d. O 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 for 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 15 th Asian Games were held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. The 16 th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12 th , 2010 to November 27 th 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 . you know when the 2006 Asian Games took place? a. happened b. deepned c. added d. struggled 10. The Asian Games have been advanced in all aspects since the first Games was held in 1951 a. developed. 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. 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.