http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ Unit 12 THE ASIAN GAMES Part I. PHONETICS Exercise 1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 1. A. come B. capture C. coexist D.appreciate 2. A. nature B. Asian C. squash D. spacious 3. A. agriculture B variety C. solidarity D. charity 4. A. happens B. understands C. stops D. give 5. A.mountain B. obtain C. contain D. remain Exercise 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 6. A. advance B. aquatic C. discharge D. deepen 7. A. intercultural B. official C. extinct D. alternative 8. A. gymnast B. gymnasium C. knowledge D. maintenance 9. A. consumption B. ecologist C pesticide D. endangered 10. A. anniversary B. universal C. disappointed D. messenger Part II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I.Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C, and D one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 11. The film we have just seen ____ A. is the one to interest B. is very interested C. is very interesting D. which interests us 12. My mother is the one _____ A. I love best B. she loves me C. I used to loving D. loves me 13. The student ______ is from Korea. A. Nam shares the room B. whom Nam shares the room to C. Nam shares the room with D. Nam was sharing the room with 14. The experiments _____ show that bird flu can be cured. A. which have conducted by scientists ` B. which conducted by scientists C. were conducted by scientists D. scientists have conducted 15. Those are the gloves ______________ A. the robber was wearing when I saw him B. which made of leather C. making in our factory D. he buy for me on my birthday 16. The house _____ is situated in the city centre. A. which B. we have just bought C. in where we live D. he show me 17. The painting _____ was stolen 3 days ago. A. was painted by Picasso B. which are in our art gallery C. the police is looking for D. the police are looking for 18. I like the car ________ A. which imported from Japan B. he is driving C. which have air conditioner D. which he is driving it 19. The ring _____ is made of gold and diamond. A. she is wearing it B. he gave it to her C. she is wearing D. Linda like 20. The job ______ is very dangerous. A. he applied for B. for it he applied C. he applied for it D. which the coal miners does 21. The man ____________must be intelligent and handsome. A. whom loves her B. who loving her C. she is loving D,. she loves 22. Literature is the subject _________________ A. l am good in B. I am terrifying of C. I am bored at D.I am bad at 23. Uncle Ho was the president __________ A. we adore him B. we adore C. whom adores us D. whom we adore him 1 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ 24. The film ____________was made in Hollywood last year. A. we are going to see tonight B. which we went to see tonight C. which about star wars D. which 25. Mr. Ba is the teacher ____________ A. who taught me English at school B. whom I respect him C. who often help me D. I told you about him 26. The problems ___________at the meeting are very important. A. they are discussed B. they are discussing about C. about which they are discussing D.they are discussing 27. Vietnam is situated in the southeast________________- A. Asian B. Asia C. Africa D. Orient 28. Mr. Hung is the teacher who teaches us _____ A. gymnast B. gymnasium C. gymnastic D. gymnastics 29. Olga is a good ________________ A, gymnast B. gymnasium C. gymnastic D. gymnastics 30. Every day she practises in the ____________________ A. gymnast B gymnasium C. gymnastic D. gymnastics 31._____________from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. A. Athlete B. Athletic C.Athletes D. Gymnast 32. You look very __________ in your white shorts. A. athlete B athletic C. athletes D. athletics 33. In spite of the bad weather the plane __________ safely at Noi Bai airport. A. land B. landed C. landing D. to land 34. We are making our great _______________to finish the work on schedule. A. love B. knowledge C. effort D. appreciation 35. We highly _____ your help. A. appreciation B. appreciate C. understand D. advance 36. People who couldn’t get tickets for the 2006 final international football match ________ in the bars with big TV sets to watch it. A. gathered B. went C. came D. arrived 37. The _____ show we went to last night was very interesting. A. vary B. variety C. various D. varying 38. There are_________ ways to learn a foreign language. A. vary B. variety C. various D. varying 39. Did Vietnamese athletes take the 14th Asian Games? A. action on B. parts of C. part in D. medals in 40. How many gold medals ______ at the 14 th Asian Games? A. were the Vietnamese athletes winning B. do the Vietnamese athletes win C. have the Vietnamese athletes won D. had the Vietnamese athletes won 41. Thailand was the _____ country of the 13th Asian Games. A. organized B. host C. successfully D. hostile 42. Tennis was one of the sports _____ at the 3rd Asian Games. A. add B. adding C.added D. that added 43. He is interested in sports such as swimming, and surfing. A. watering B. team C. aquatic D. competing 44. Marty people like football because it is a very ____________ sport. A. strong B. aquatic C. unfair D. competitive 45. Ly Duc, a Vietnamese athlete, has won several gold medals in ______ A. swimming B. karatedo C. bodybuilding D. weighthlting 46. I’m sure we will win because we have some advantages over our ___________ A. competition B. competitors C. competitive D. compete 47. Some new sports were introduced at the 13th Asian Games ___________ in Thailand. A. made B. which held C. taking D. held 48.Usually people who are good at math can ___________well. A play chess B. do karate C. swim D.fly a kite 49. The runner who comes to the finish first will win the _____ A.games B. gold medal C. match D. racing 50. He agreed to help me______________ A. enthusiastically B. enthusiastic C. enthusiasm D. immediate 2 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ TEST 1 I. MULTIPLE CHOICE : A. ERROR IDENTIFICATION : Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. All of we will be very happy to come. a b c d 2. A first-aid kit is necessary in case someone feel ill. a b c d 3. Can you go to shopping with me to buy the things we need for the trip? a b c d 4. What did the weather like that day?- It was beautiful. a b c d 5. We look forward to meet you all at 6 a.m on November 5 th . a b c d B. PRONUNCIATION : Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 6.a. ago b. pagoda c. about d. cake 7.a. tent b. beside c. send d. tell 8.a. days b. caves c. campers d. parents 9.a. visited b. studied c. believed d. seemed 10.a. cake b. city c. cat d. cream C. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 11. Camping is an activity _______ people live outdoors temporarily. a. in which b. which c. that d. whom 12. You are not allowed ______ here without permission. a. camping b. to camp c. by camping d. camped 13. I’ll return Bob’s pen to him the next time I _______ him. a. will see b. saw c. see d. have seen 14. We hope the excursion will help us _______ a lot after working hard. a. be relaxed b. relaxing c. relaxed d.relax 15. We _____ tonight until we finish this chapter. a. are going to study b. study c. studied d. have studied 16. I’m writing to tell you _____ news. a. many b. another c. a piece of d. a few 17. Campers participate_____ many outdoor activities. a. in b. on c. with d. at 18. Camping makes youngsters ______ more confident. a. to feel b. feeling c. feel d. felt 19. Shall we go and ______ soccer. a. play b.win c. miss d. lose 20. Never in my life _____ such a wonderful sight. a. I have seen b. seen I have c. have seen I d. have I seen 21. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It _____. a. has been raining b. is going to rain c. rained d. was raining 22. We _____ skiing in the French Alps last year. a. Won b. played c. went d. lost 23. Thank you very much _____ your invitation. a. with b. about c. of d. for 24. My class ______ to pay a visit to the Botanical Garden. a. enjoyed b. finished c. decided d. risked 25. They may not want to let me _____ the night away from home. a. to stay b. staying c. stayed d. stay 26. The weather is _____ warmer now. a. the b. much c. very d. too 27. My class is going _____ a boat trip on Lake Michigan. a. with b. in c. on d. for 28. I _____ in Paris for over a week now. a. am b. were c. have been d. am being 3 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ 29.______ , we got there just two minutes before our coach left. a. Lucky b. Unlucky c. Luck d. Luckily 30. I _____ go out for dinner. a. was used to b. used to c. didn’t use d. never used D. COMPREHENSION: 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer: I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centers in the world. A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining, but now the chemical and soap industries are important. I moved to London ten years ago but I often return to Newcastle. I miss the people, who are very friendly, and I miss the beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams. 31. Newcastle is _______. a. a city near the North East of England b. a small town in England c. a city in the North East of England d. a city in the North of England 32. The population of Newcastle is _______. a. 200,000 people b. much less than 200,000 people c. much more than 200,000 people d.about 200,000 people 33. Gateshead has one of _______ in the world. a. the largest rivers b.the most important shipbuilding industries c.the most beautiful countrysides d .the biggest shopping centers 34. According to the passage, the writer _______ . a. is still living in Newcastle b. has never returned to Newcastle c. doesn't live in Newcastle any more d. has come back to live in Newcastle 35. Which of the following is NOT true about Newcastle ? a. Its people are friendly. b. Its main industry now is shipbuilding. c. It has a cathedral and a university. d. It is next to Gateshead. 2. Read the passage and make the correct choice: People (36) _____ the world enjoy hiking to wilderness campsites. This activity is called backpacking (37) _____ it involves carrying a backpack which (38) _____ such essential camping gear as a tent, a sleeping bag, food and clothing. Backpacking is best suited (39) _____ those who are in good physical condition as it may require walking (40) _____ miles. 36.a. over b. through c. all d. throughout 37.a. though b. if c. so that d. because 38.a. contains b. consists c. keeps d. is 39.a. with b. for c. by d. to 40.a. another b. a little c. several d. much II. WRITING: Rewrite the following sentences: 41. The lesson was very difficult. They couldn’t understand it. The lesson was too ___________________________________. 42. She spent 4 hours writing this letter. It took _____________________________________________. 43. The excursion was so great that we couldn’t forget it. It was such ________________________________________. 44. My parents often went to the movies at the weekends. My parents used ______________________________________. 45. He was too short to play volleyball. He wasn’t ______________________________________. Exercise 2. Make up meaningful sentences from the given words. 46. policeman/ William! Live/ next door. A. The policeman which is William lives next door. B. The policeman whose name is William lives next door. C. The policeman lives next door is William. D. William is the policeman whom lives next door. 47. knife/ robber/ use / kill / man / on/ table. A. The knife the robber used to kill the man is on the table. B. The knife is on the table which the robber used to kill the man. 4 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ C. The knife which the robber uses for kill the man is on the table. D. The knife used to kill the man the robber put it on the table. 48. houses/situate/ city centre/ expensive/ those/suburb. A. Houses situating in the city centre are more expensive than ones in the suburb. B. houses which situate in the city centre are more expensive those in the suburb. C. Houses are situated in the city centre which are more expensive those in the suburb. D. Houses situated in the city centre are more expensive than those in the suburb. 49. She can’t have any more children because of her age. a. She is too old to have any more children. b. She is old enough to have any more children. c. She is too young to have any more children. d. She is young enough to have any more children. 50. Mary is better at maths than Susan. a. Susan isn’t so well at maths as Mary is. b. Susan isn’t so good at maths as Mary is. c. Susan isn’t so good at maths as Mary does. d. Susan isn’t as well at maths as Mary is. TEST 2 I. Sounds and stress: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. A. simple B. little C. dimple D. sweet 2. A. defeat B. unleaded C. believe D. leader 3. A. monkey B. donkey C. grey D. key 4. A. creature B. creamy C. creative D. crease 5. A. meeting B. receive C. feature D. deafen Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: 6. A. routine B. office C. technology D. biology 7. A. history B. education C. literature D. chemistry 8. A. passenger B. peasant C. quarter D. tobacco 9. A. buffalo B. neighbour C. happily D. occupation 10. A. arrive B. another C. fellow D. contented II. Vocabulary & Grammar: 11.I will see him when he _______ here tomorrow. A. comes B. will come C. has come D. had come 12. The boys broke a window when they ________ football. A. played B. were playing C. had played D.are playing 13. What _______ to you yesterday ? A. happened B. did happen C. had happen D. has happened 14. I ________ about him when suddenly he came in. A. talk B. talked C. am talking D.was talking 15. Please don’t touch anything before ________. A. the police will come B. the police comes C. the police come D. the police would come 16. She used to ________ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels. A. earn B. gain C. get D. win 17. “When _______?” - “In 1928”. A. penicillin was discovered B. was penicillin discovered C. did penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover 18. Nobody knows what the _______ of the explosion was. A. source B. cause C. reaction D. reason 19. The newspaper report contained _____ important information. A. many B. another C. an D. a lot of 20. Don’t make noise. My mother _______ with her friends. A. is talking B. was talking C. talks D. talked 21. My sister has a baby daughter yesterday, and she is my first ________. A. nephew B. cousin C. niece D. relation 22. _______ the teacher gave me a passing grade. A. After taking the test B. After I take the test C. After I took the test D. After I taken the test 23. The traffic lights _______ to green and the cars drove on. A. exchanged B. turned C. removed D. shone 24. It’s at least a month since _______ Tom. 5 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ A. I last seen B. I last see C. I have last seen D. I last saw 25. We’ll play tennis and _______ we’ll have lunch. A. then B. straight away C. immediately D. so 26. Not until darkness fell _______ he hadn’t done half of his work. A. that he realized B. did he realize C. that he didn’t realize D. didn’t he realize 27. Take the number 7 bus and get _______ at Forest Road. A. up B. down C. outside D. off 28. I _______ her since I _______ a student. A. know/am B. knew/was C. have known/am D.have known/was 29. The policeman _______ me the way. A. told B. said C. explained D. directed 30. He _______ his job last month and since then he _______ out of work. A. has lost/is B. had lost/was C. lost/has been D. lost/had been 31. My mother was _______ of making a cake when the front door bell rang. A. at the center B. on her way C. in the middle D. halfway through 32. Yesterday, when I _______ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes. A. arrived/had left B. arrive/has left C. arrived/left D.had arrived/left 33. Is there a bank where I can _______ these pounds for dollars ? A. exchange B. turn C. alter D. arrange 34. _______ with the book I lent you last week ? A. Had you finished B. Have you finished C. Do you finish D. Did you finish 35. _______ from Bill, all the students said they would go. A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate 36. People _______ English and French in Canada. A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking 37. When I got to the hospital, she _______ in the waiting room. A. sat B. had sat C. was sitting D. has sitting 38. The light _______ out while we were having tea. A. was going B. went C. had gone D. has gone 39. When the starter gave the _______ all the competitors in the race began to run round the track. A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show 40. I saw a thief take Norman’s wallet so I ran _______ him, but I didn’t catch him. A. into B. after C. over D. near V. Error Identification: Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 41. We always go to school by foot because we don’t live far from it. A B C D 42. Before going to bed. Mrs. Tuyet usually read something or watches some programs A B C D on television. 43. It’s ten years since we have left school in 1996. A B C D 44. Everybody danced and sang happy at the party last night. A B C D 45. I was working really hard in my office yesterday when the electricity is out. A B C D 46. I like classical music very much so I rarely listen to it whenever I have free time. A B C D 47. History lessons seems to go on and on to me because I never feel like this subject. A B C D 48. I can’t remember the name of the girl who sitting next to me at the party last weekend. A B C D 49. She usually has a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she drinks a cup of coffee. A B C D 50. People say that during World War II, many women take over the businesses for their A B C 6 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ absent husbands. D TEST 3 I.Make the correct choice: 1.Conservation is the safeguarding and ________ of natural resources. a. preservation b. prevention c. rotation d. erosion 2.The fight against ________ is an important part of conservation. a. solution b. pollution c. revolution d. evolution 3. Environmental pollution is one of the most ________ problems facing mankind. a. bad b. serious c. best d. worst 4.The industrial development is concerned ________ air pollution. a.in b.with c.about d.on 5.Dirty air is chiefly a city problem. a.only b.just c.mainlyd.even 6.To protect wild-life, many countries have passed laws restricting hunting and fishing. a.limiting b.banning c.providing d.preventing 7.Conservation also includes searching ________ alternative fuels such as the energy of the sun. a.into b.about c.for d.with 8. Put the cigarette out. You are not allowed _______ in here. a.to smoke b.smoking c.smoke d.smoked 9. It’s hot in here. _______ opening the windows ? a.Would you likeb.Would you mind c.Would you d.Could you 10. I wish I _______ smoking now. a. give up b. will give up c. could give up d. can give up 11. The teacher explained the lesson again _______ his students could grasp the main points of this lesson. a. in order for b. so that c. if d. because 12. There is a _______ of food and water in the refugee camp. a. shortage b. drainage c. breakage d. marriage 13. Her husband’s sudden _______ made her life meaningless. a. dead b. death c. die d. deadly 14. The lesson was so _______ that most of them fell asleep in the middle. a. uninteresting b. interesting c. bored d. exciting 15. Do you _______ smoke? There’s a fire down the street . a. ever b. feel c. usually d. smell 16. If I had gone to the party last night, I _______ tired now. a. would be b. am c. will be d. would have been 17. This is the school ____ my father used to teach. a. there b. which c. where d. that 18. If the weather ____ nice, we will come to see you on Sunday. a. will be b. is c. were d. are 19. A football player is a person _____ plays football. a. who b. he c. whom d. whose 20. If She spoke English well, she _____ the job. a. got b. would have got c. will get d. would get 21. Life ______ the earth would be affected if wild plants and animals disappeared. a. in b. on c. through d. over 22. Our sources of energy will soon end ____ other sources are found. a. if b. because c. unless d. otherwise 23. It’s very kind ____ you to help me ____ the money. a. to / with b. of / with c. of / about d. to / about 24. The goods in this shop were _____ displayed on the shelves. a. attraction b. attracted c. attractive d. attractively 25. To our great _____ , it rained on the day of the picnic. a. disappointing b. disappointed c. disappointment d. disappointedly II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer: 7 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ Man cannot exist without air, water and light. Many people think that soil is also necessary to man’s existence. Without soil there could be no vegetation, no animals and consequently no people. However, the soil is being eroded day after day because people use the land without paying attention to the protection of land and the prevention of soil erosion. In many rural areas, soil erosion is a major problem which endangers the development of agriculture. 1. If there were no air, no water and no light, man _____.a. would live on the earth b. would survive c. would disappear from the earth d. could exist on the earth 2. Many people think that soil ______. a. is useful for man b. is of no importance to man c. is unnecessary for man d. depends on man’s existence 3. The soil is being eroded day after day because ______. a. people always prevent soil erosion b.people usually protect the land c. people manage to use the land with care d. people pay no attention to the protection of land 4. Soil erosion is a major problem in many rural areas because _____. a. it can be solved right now b. it is dangerous for agriculture c. it is the development of agriculture d. it is of great use to people We can develop alternative sources of power, and (1) _____ we try we'll never succeed. Instead of burning fossil fuels we should be concentrating (2) _____more economic uses of electricity, because electricity can be (3) _____ from any source of energy. If we didn't waste so (4) _____ energy, our resources would last longer. Unless we do research on (5) _____ energy, wind power, wave power, tidal power, hydroelectric schemes etc, our fossil fuels will run (6) _____, and we'll all freeze or starve to death. Other countries are spending much more than us on research, and don't forget (7) _____ energy from the sun, the waves and the wind lasts for ever. We really won't survive unless we (8) _____ working on cleaner, safer sources of energy. 1.a. if b. although c. unless d. because 2.a. on b. about c. with d. of 3.a. done b. produced c. taken d. prevented 4.a. many b. a lot of c. a great deal of d. much 5.a. sunny b. earthly c. solar d. worldly 6.a. out b. up c. off d. down 7.a. an b. which c. what d. that 8.a. manage b. start c. want d. seem EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences : 1/ She is sorry she doesn’t live near her work. → She wishes ________________________________________________________________ 2/ I’m sorry our garden doesn’t get any sun. → I wish ____________________________________________________________________ 3/ I’m sorry I can’t drive. → I wish ____________________________________________________________________ 4/ It’s a pity she can’t take shorthand. → She wishes ________________________________________________________________ 5/ It’s a pity shops here shut on Saturdays. → I wish ____________________________________________________________________ 6/ They are sorry they can’t come tonight. → They wish _________________________________________________________________ 7/ It’s a pity we don’t know where to go. → We wish __________________________________________________________________ 8. Tom is sorry he won’t be able to get a promotion next month. → Tom wishes _______________________________________________________________ 9/ He is sorry he will have to work longer hours. → He wishes _________________________________________________________________ 8 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ 10/ She is sorry I can’t help her. → She wishes ________________________________________________________________ 11/ I’m sorry I didn’t finish my homework last night. → I wish ____________________________________________________________________ 12/ I’m very sorry I was rude to Jim’s wife. → I wish ____________________________________________________________________ 13/ I didn’t go to bed early last night. → I wish ______________________________________________________________ 14/ She is sorry she spent so much money. → She wishes __________________________________________________________ 15/ We didn’t have more time last night to listen to your interesting story. → We wish ____________________________________________________________ 16/ He’s sorry he told her about it. → He wishes ___________________________________________________________ 17/ John didn’t take your advice. → He wishes ___________________________________________________________ 18/ She won’t visit me again. → I wish ______________________________________________________________ 19/ I didn’t know how to repair the lawn mower. → I wish ______________________________________________________________ 20/ Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library. → Maria wishes _________________________________________________________ 21/ He’s sorry that he isn’t strong enough. → He wishes ___________________________________________________________ 22/ She was disappointed that the thief had stolen the picture. → She wishes __________________________________________________________ 23/ They’re sorry they didn’t book their seats. → They wish ___________________________________________________________ 9 . development of agriculture d. it is of great use to people We can develop alternative sources of power, and (1) _____ we try we'll never succeed. Instead of. athletes won 41. Thailand was the _____ country of the 13 th Asian Games. A. organized B. host C. successfully D. hostile 42. Tennis was one of the sports