UNIT 12 - THE ASIAN GAMES I. Write the word from its transcription. 1. /stri:t/ 2. /streindᵹ/ 3. /skri:m/ 4. /skru:/ 5. /skwi:z/ 6. /skri:n/ 7. /strɒŋ/ 8. /skweə(r)/ II. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. through back used ready off lost together right 1. Before the race I went to the stadium to get 2. Some of the competitors got because of the thick fog. 3. I didn't get from the match till late because of the crowds. 4. David practised hitting the golf ball until he got it 5. Kate enjoyed riding the horse but found it hard to get 6. I tried to phone the tennis club but I couldn't get 7. We have a great time whenever our rugby team gets 8. I can’t get… to playing football on plastic grass! III. Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses. 1. The aim of the conference is to promote international (friend) 2. The in the Asian Games come from all over Asia. (participate) 3. The news is almost certainly true although it's not yet (officially) 4. You have to be highly to do well in sport nowadays. (compete) 5. He has the ability to generate in others. (enthusiast) 6 is Europe's second most popular sport. (cycle) 7. We all need in our diet. (various) 8. The government always encourages the of small businesses. (develop) IV. Underline any relative pronouns that can be left out in these sentences. 1. I think that my teacher of English is the person whom I admire most. 2. We're taking the train that leaves at 6.00. 3. Have you seen the book that I left here on the desk? 4. My watch, which I have just bought, 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 bag in which the robbers put the money was found later. 8. I really liked the tea which you made me this morning. V. Complete the sentences. Choose the most appropriate ending from the list and make it into a relative clause. he invented the telephone it had no effect at all they were on the wall it won the race she runs away from home it can support life they stole my car we borrowed his tent 1. What was the name of the friend ? 2. Alexander Graham Bell was the man 4. The doctor gave me the medicine 5. The book is about a girl 6. What was the name of the horse ? 7. It seems that Earth is the only planet 8. What happened to the pictures ? VI. Rewrite eaeh pair of sentences as one sentence, and include the word in bold. Begin as shown, and make any necessary changes. 1. We want to visit a museum. It opens at 12.00. that The museum 2. A boy's bike was taken. He visited the police station. whose The 1 3. A friend met me at the airport. He carried my suitcase. who The 4. Tom cooked a meal. It was delicious. that The 5. The friend is staying with me. She comes from Paris. who The 6. I found a man's wallet. He gave me a reward. whose The 7. I go to a shop in the centre. It is cheaper. that The 8. I go to a girl's party. She phoned me. whose The VII. Read the passage and decide whether each of the statements is true (T) or fasle (F). Correct the wrong information. The Asian 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 the 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 195. 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 handled 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 16th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12, 2010 to November 27, 2010. 1 The Asian Games is held every four years among athletes from all over the world. 2. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia 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. The End _(*)~~~ KEY TO TEST 12 I. 1. street 2. strange 3. scream 4. screw 5. squeeze6. screen 7. strong 8. square II. 1. ready 2. lost 3. back 4. right 5. off 6. through 7. together 8. used III. 1. friendship 2. participants 3. official 4. competitive 5. enthusiasm 6. Cycling 7. variety 8. development IV. 1. I think that my teacher of English is the person whom I admire most. 2. We're taking the train that leaves at 6.00. 3. Have you seen the book that I left here on the desk? 4. My watch, which I have just bought, 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 bag in which the robbers put the money was found later. 8. I really liked the tea which you made me this morning. 2 V. 1. What was the name of the friend whose tent we borrowed? 2. Alexander Graham Bell was the man who invented the telephone. 3. The police have caught the men who stole my car. 4. The doctor gave me the medicine which had no effect at all. 5. The book is about a girl who runs away from home. 6. What was the name of the horse which won the race? 7. It seems that Earth is the only planet which can support life. 8. What happened to the pictures which are on the wall? VI. 1. The museum that we want to visit opens at 12.00. 2. The boy whose bike was taken visited the police station. 3. The friend who met me at the airport carried my suitcase. 4. The meal that Tom cooked was delicious. 5. The friend who is staying with me comes from Paris. 6. The man whose wallet I found gave me a reward. 7. The shop in the centre that I go to is cheaper. (or) The shop that I go to in the centre is cheaper. 8. The girl whose party I went to phoned me. VII. 1. F (It is held every four years among athletes all over Asia.) 2. T 3. F (Gold medals are awarded for first place, silver for second and bronze for third.) 4. T 5. T 6. F (The 15th Asian Games were held in Doha, Qatar.) 3