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TOPIC : COMPETITIONS A VOCABULARY: announce [ə'nauns] (v) công bố 12 observe [ə'bzə:v] (v) quan sát annual ['ænjuəl] (a) hàng năm 13 participant [pɑ:'tisipənt] (n) người athletic [æθ'letik] (a) (thuộc) điền tham gia kinh 14 patter ['pætə] (v) rơi lộp độp champion ['t∫æmpjən] (n) nhà vô địch 15 race [reis] (n) đua clock [klɔk] (v) đạt, ghi (thời 16 recite [ri'sait] (v) ngâm, đọc (thơ) gian) 17 representative [,repri'zentətiv] (n) đại compete [kəm'pi:t] (v) thi đấu diện -> competition [,kɔmpi'ti∫n] (n) thi 18 score [skɔ:] (v) tính điểm đấu 19 smoothly ['smu:đli] (adv) suôn sẻ contest [kən'test] (n) thi đấu 20 spirit ['spirit] (n) tinh thần, khí creative [kri:'eitiv] (a) sáng tạo 21 sponsor ['spɔnsə](v) tài trợ detective [di'tektiv] (n) thám tử 22 stimulate ['stimjuleit](v) khuyến khích GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUNDS I Loại: V + VING (không có túc từ hay giới từ giữa) gồm động từ sau: Advise (khuyên), suggest (đề nghị), admit (thú nhận) Eg: Shall we go for a swim? > She suggested going for a swim I know I am wrong > He admitted being wrong II Loại: V ( sb ) + giới từ + VING: Tường thuật lời buộc tội: accused sb of doing sth “You damaged my new laptop, Dan,” said Susan  Susan accused Dan of damaging her new laptop Tường thuật lời thú nhận: admitted doing/having done sth “I didn’t tell you the truth, Ron,” said Kim  Kim admitted not telling/not having told Ron the truth Tường thuật lời phủ nhận: denied doing/having done sth “I didn’t break that vase,” said Tom  Tom denied breaking /having broken that vase Tường thuật lời xin lỗi: apolozied (to sb) for doing sth “I’m sorry I’ve kept you waiting,” said Amanda  Amanda apologized for having kept me waiting Tường thuật lời khen: congratulated sb on doing sth “Congratulations! You won the game!” said the principal  The principal congratulated the students on winning the game Tường thuật lời nài nỉ, khăng khăng: insisted on doing sth “I must pay for this damage,” the man said  The man insisted on paying for that weekend Tường thuật lời đề nghị: suggested doing sth “Let’s have a picnic this weekend,” Maud suggested  Maud suggested having a pinic that weekend Tường thuật lời cảm ơn: thanked sb for (doing sth) “Thank you very much for your advice,” he said  He thanked me for my advise B Soạ n & Giả ng y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 1/53 Tường thuật lời cảnh báo: warned sb against (doing) sth “Don’t invest in that business,” said my lawyer  My lawyer warned me against investing in that business 10 Tường thuật lời đỗ lỗi: blamed sb for (doing) sth “You are responsible for this failure,” said the director  The director blamed his deputy for that failure 11 Tường thuật lời thú nhận: confessed to (doing) sth “It was me who stole the money,” said Jack  Jack confessed to stealing the money 12 Câu cảm thán lời nói gián tiếp: (Exclamation in reported speech) - Động từ tường thuật là: exclaim/shout Eg: He said, “What a lovely garden they have”  He exclaimed that they had a lovely garden - Các hình thức cảm thán bắt đầu “what’ “how” chuyển sang gián tiếp bằng: He said that it was … / He exclaimed that it was … 1: She said; “What a pity!” (Direct speech) -> She exclaimed that it was a pity 2: I said; “What a nice horse” -> I exclaimed that it was a nice horse 3: He said; “How beautiful she is!” -> He exclaimed that she was beautiful! 4: “What a big egg” he said -> He said that it was a big egg 5: “How dreadful!” he said -> He exclaimed that it was dreadful C PRACTICE TEST I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others A reciting B spirit C stimulate D winner A problem B sponsor C wonderful D enjoy A announce B annual C award D among A competition C question D B completion A athletics B marathon C faithfully D smoothly II Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning English students A on B for C of D among The teacher explained the competition's rules the students very carefully A to B with C for D about Most students are interested the annual English Speaking Contests A on B in C with D at is someone who takes part in sports competitions A Judge B Sportman C Athletic D Sponsor 10 They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers A complete B guess C offer D discover 11 A string of defeats has failed to break the team's A spirits B efforts C works D methods 12 There is now intense between schools to attract students A competence B competition C competitive D competitor 13 Such questions provide a useful means of students' interest A expressing B encouraging C stimulating D providing 14 All students can take part in the annual English-speaking Competition A happening once a year B happening once a term happening once a month D happening once every six months He his poem in front of the whole school A dedicated B recited C said D delivered III Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentence 16 We took part in a sponsored walk to support the poor A organized B organizing C that organized D had organized 17 We strongly recommend your luggage when you travel A to insure B you insuring C your insurance D you insure 18 She asked my advice subject she should study at university B 15 what B on what C to what D on to what Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying _ A their school B them to school C them schooling D for schooling Indoor heating systems have made for people to live and work comfortably in temperate climates A it is possible B possible C it possible D possibly 21 She phoned the police and outside her home A reported to attack B was reported to be attacked C reported being attacked D reported to be attacked 22 The children were warned in the lake without an adult present A not swim B not to swim C not swimming D to not swim 23 Homestead High School's fooball team a championship until last season A has never won B is never winning C had never been winning D had never won 24 George mentioned in an accident as a child, but he never told us the details A having injured B having been injured C to have injured D to have been injured 25 She' wanted to know if I Paul recently A saw B have seen C had seen D would see IV Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be corrected 26 The teacher said that about 10 children need special help in reading A said that B need C special D in reading 27 Every teacher I've spoken to tell me that standard of spelling are in decline decline A Every B to tell C of spelling D in 28 The purpose of the examination was to test the students' knowing of the subject A purpose B to test C knowing D the subject 29 Let me know if you are interested to take part in the Sculpture Competition A know if B to take C in D Sculpture 30 If athletics are neglected in school, this will have a big impact on future national team A are B will C on D national V Fill in each blank space with one appropriate word from the box well-known associated involve professional extra whole beats popular enthusiast end support against For many young people, sport is a (31) popular part of school life and being in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important If someone is in a team, it means a lot of (32) extra training and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away from home since many matches are played then It might also (33) involve traveling to other towns to play (34) against other school teams and then staying on after the match for a meal or a drink Sometimes, parents, friends or other students will travel 'with the team to (35) support A 19 20 their own side When a school team (36) beats another one, it is the (37) whole school that feels proud, not only the players It can also mean that a school becomes (38) well-known.for being good at certain sports and students from that school may (39) end up playing for national and international teams so that the school has some really famous names (40) associated with it VI Read the passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) I am in favor of English-speaking contests in schools Such contests encourage students to practice speaking English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills Besides, while preparing themselves for the contests, students' have a chance to 'review their lessons thoroughly Contests among classes provide students' with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how to cooperate with other people Some students may think that their preparations for the speaking contests are time-consuming However, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on My classmates and I have found that we speak English better after each- contest In sum, English-speaking contests in schools are useful to students 41 English-speaking, contests give students opportunities to practice speaking English T 42 English-speaking contests make students fail in preparation for their lessons in classes F 43 English-speaking contests provide students with a lot of useful skills F 44 English-speaking contests help students know how to work with other people T 45 English-speaking contests ask for a thoroughly review 46 English-speaking contests take a lot of time to prepare T 47 The writer is an English teacher F VII Choose the answer - A, B, C, or D - that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it 48 'Why not participate in the English Speaking Contest?' He asked me to take part in the English Speaking Contest B He suggested taking part in the English Speaking Contest C He offered us to take part in the English Speaking Contest D He told me not to participate in the English Speaking Contest 49 Please watch your steps as you get off A Please look at the steps while getting off B Go down the steps in order to get off C Please have a look at the Steps as you get off D Be careful not to tumble while getting off 50 'Let me pay for the coffee I really want.' A Jenny is asked to pay for the coffee B Jenny suggested paying for the coffee C Jenny insisted on paying for the coffee D Jenny told me to pay for the coffee -THE END A