TOPIC THE ASIAN GAMES

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TOPIC : THE ASIAN GAMES A VOCABULARY: advance [əd'vɑ:ns] (v) tiến 21 promote [prə'mout] (v) quảng bá appreciate [ə'pri:∫ieit] (v) đánh giá cao 22 intercultural knowledge [in'tə: aquatic sports [ə'kwætik spɔ:ts] (n) thể 'kʌlt∫ərəl 'nɔlidʒ] (n) kiến thức liên văn thao nước hóa athletics [æθ'letiks] (n) điền kinh 23 medal ['medl] (n) huy chương basketball ['bɑ:skitbɔ:l] (n) bóng rổ 24 mountain biking ['mauntin] (n) đua billiards ['biljədz] (n) bi da xe đạp địa hình bodybuilding ['bɔdi,bildiη] (n) thể hình 25 purpose ['pə:pəs] (n) mục đích cycling ['saikliη] (n) đua xe đạp 26 quality ['kwɔlifai] (n) chất lượng decade ['dekeid] (n) thập kỷ (10 năm) 27 rugby ['rʌgbi] (n) bóng bầu dục 10 enthusiasm [in'θju:ziæzm 28 shooting ['∫u:tiη] (n) bắn súng [in'θju:ziæzm] (n) hăng hái, nhiệt tình 29 solidarity [,sɔli'dærəti] (n) tình đoàn 11 facility [fə'siliti] (n) tiện nghi kết 12 fencing ['fensiη] (n) đấu kiếm 30 squash [skwɔ∫] (n) bóng quần 13 hockey ['hɔki] (n) khúc côn cầu 31 take place (v) diễn 14 host country [houst 'kʌntri] (n) chủ nhà 32 weightlifting ['weit'liftiη] (n) cử tạ 15 bar [bɑ:] (n) thanh, xà 33 wrestling ['resliη] (n) đấu vật 16 freestyle ['fri:stail] (n) kiểu bơi tự 34 gymnastics [dʒim'næstik] (n) môn thể 17 gymnasium [dʒim'neizjəm] (n) dục dụng cụ phòng thể dục dụng cụ 35 high jump ['hai'dʒʌmp] (n) nhảy cao 18 gymnast ['dʒimnæst] (n) vđv thể dục 36 live [laiv] (a) trực tiếp 19 advertise ['ædvətaiz] (v) quảng cáo 37 long jump [lɔη dʒʌmp] (n) nhảy xa GRAMMAR: MORE RELATIVE CLAUSES Ôn cấu trúc ĐẠI TỪ QUAN HỆ, đặc biệt lưu ý phần: lược bỏ đại từ quan hệ - Khi đại từ quan hệ làm túc từ mà phía trước dấu phẩy giới từ lược bỏ Eg: This is the man whom I have told you about => This is the man I have told you about (đúng) - This is the man who lives next to my house => This is the man lives next to my house (sai) who chủ từ lives - This is the man about whom I have told you => This is the man about I have told you about (sai) có giới từ about phía trước - This is my mother, whom I have told you about This is my mother, I have told you about (sai) có dấu phẩy phía trước B PRACTICE TEST I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A attract B aquatic C added D facility A athlete B appreciate C wrestling D freestyle A gather B athletics C enthusiam D through A compete B sport C effort D introduce A attracted B added C competed D C Soạ n & Giả ng dạ y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 1/53 Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase The Vietnamese participants always take part sports events with great enthusiasm A in B on C at D to The Asian Games have been advancing all aspects A on B at C in D for New sports and traditional sports have been added the Games A in B on C up D to In spite of all its , medical science knows little about the brain A advantages B advances C approaches D advents 10 Football fans gathered around the TV in the comer of the club to see the final A assembled B collected C wandered D reached 11 Recently the Asian Games has increased in A polular B popularizing C popularity D popularly 12 I'd rather go to the football field being at home today A instead of B because of C inspite of D due to 13 The World Cup is a football which is open to all countries A participation B involvement C occasion D competition 14 Scuba-diving and windsurfing are both aquatic sports A field B water C combat D individual 15 Their efforts were much when they won gold, medals in bodybuilding and billiards A considered B required C expended D appreciated III Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence 16 Bill Gate, is the president of Microsoft Company, is a billionaire A who B whose C whom D that 17 Tuna, , may weigh up to 1,000 pounds A one of the sea giants B can be giants of the sea C is the sea giant D the sea of the giant 18 Louis Renault greatly improved automobile technology the drive shaft in 1898 A by inventing B that he invented C his inventing D the invention of 19 The whistle signaled the end of the first half The march will continue after halftime and now AC Milan Juventus by goal to nil A led B is leading C has led D leads 20 Not only visit Japan but they plan to stop off in the USA as well A they plan to B they must C will they D are they paying 21 There are believed over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico A to be B being C they are D there are 22 Helen asked me the film called 'Star Wars' A have I seen B if I had seen C have you seen D if had I seen 23 Peter's score on the test is the highest in class; he last night A must study B must have studied C studied D had studied 24 He speaks English as if he a native English A were B had been C is D be 25 Her parents insisted that she until she finished her degree A stayed B stays C stay D would stay IV Choose the word or phrase- A, B, C or D - that needs correcting 26 Those of you who signed up for Dr Daniel's anthropology class should get their books as soon as possible A Those of B for C their D as possible II Soạ n & Giả ng dạ y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 2/53 27 The geology professor showed us a sample of volcanic rock dated back seven hundred years A The B us C of D dated 28 Scientists worry what the continued use of certain pollutants may damage the Earth's ozone layer A what B continued C pollutants D the 29 Cable television companies recently announced that it will increase services charges next year A television B recently C it D services charges 30 Rattan, a close relative of bamboo, is often used to make tables, chairs, and other furnitures A a close B is often C to make D furnitures V Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box occasion competitive passed solidarity knowledge spirit backgrounds athletes developed flame unity relationships The (31) spirit of the Asian Games has been built up over a long period of time, and (32) passed from one games to the next spreading message of (33) unity, warmth, and friendship through (34) competitive sports The warmth of the Asian Games comes not only from symbolic (35) flame, but from the (36) relationships that are established among individual (37) athletes, coaches, trainers, officials, volunteers, and spectators who come together from many different (38) backgrounds and cultures It is an (39) occasion when strength and sports skills are tested; friendship and (40) solidarity are built and promoted VI Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer 60 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was heard of But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sit Ludwid Guttmann, the situation began to change Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by British Government to set up an, injury center at Stoke Mandeville near London His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part The next year, 1949, five teams took part From those beginnings, things have developed fast Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year In 1960 the first Olympics for the disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games Now every four I years the Olympic Games for the disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville In 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics The Games, have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding, and proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able-bodied Perhaps a few Soạ n & Giả ng dạ y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 3/53 more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded 41 How long was the first games for the disabled held after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in London? A years B 10 years C 19 years D 21 years 42 Which of the following is not mentioned as the place where the Olympic Games for the disabled were held? A England B Rome C Stoke Mandeville D Los Angeles 43 Which of the following statements is not true? A Sir Ludwig Guttmann was an early organizer of the games for the disabled B Sir Ludwig Guttmann was an injured soldier C Sir Ludwig Guttmann was from Germany D Sir Ludwig Guttmann was welcomed by the British government 44 From the passage, we may conclude that A the Olympic Games for the disabled are always held at the same time and in the same place as the normal Olympic Games B The disabled athletes are able to compete in the normal Olympic Games C the writer is in favour of holding the games for the disabled D the writer is against holding the games for the disabled Soạ n & Giả ng dạ y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 4/53 45 What is the main idea of the reading passage? A Sir Ludwig Guttmann C Organising the Olympic Games for the B Treating the disabled by playing sports disabled D History of the Olympic Games for the disabled VII Choose the sentence - A, B, C or D - which is closest in meaning to the printed one 46 Workers are not allowed to use the office phone for personal calls A They don't let workers use the office phone B The office phone is supposed to be used by workers only C they don't allowed workers to make phone calls personally D Workers are not permitted to use the office phone for personal purpose 47 I might have taken French last semester if I'd known it was offered A Someone offered to teach me French last semester B I knew that French was not offered last semester C I didn't take French last semester D I took French the last semester it was offered 48 Times Square is the center of many well-known theaters in New York A Many famous theaters are located in New York's Times Square B Times Square is the name of a well-known theater in New York C New York is in the center of Times Square D Many theaters in central New York are open all the time 49 Shouldn't you smoke fewer cigarettes? A Do you think you should smoke fewer? B You shouldn't smoke fewer cigarettes, should you? C Should you smoke more cigarettes? D shouldn't you cut down on your smoking? 50 Jane refused to attend his birthday party, which made him feel sad A Jane's refusal to attend his birthday party made him feel sad B He felt sad not to be able to attend her birthday' party C Jane made him sad despite her refusal to attend his birthday party D Jane refused to attend his birthday party because it made him sad THE END