Ngân hang đề unit 6 – khối 11- Xuân Loan Unit 6 COMPETITIONS Part 1. 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. activity B. annual C. announcement D. anniversary 2. A. spirit B. stimulate C. maximum D. childish 3. A. society B. remote C. hostess D. cozy 4. A. representative B. general C. refreshment D. celebrate 5. A. marathon B. enthusiastic C. ethnic D. smoothly 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. marathon B. maximum C. formally D. effective 7. A. patter B. spirit C. announce D. survey 8. A. disappointed B. activity C. eradicate D. unselfishness 9. A. windowpane B. stimulate C. society D. confidence 10. A. representative B. disadvantaged C. anniversary D. enthusiastic Part 2. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE 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. Do you like---------------------in competitions? A. take part B. to take part C. being taken part D. taking part 12. Last month, I took part in the Math competition-----------------------by The Ha Noi Survey of Education and Training. A. organized B. was organized C. organizing D. to organized 13.------------------------do you think of the Math Competition? – Oh, it’s great. It’s an opportunity to test my knowledge of Math. A. where B. What C. Why D. Which 14. Where is the Boston Marathon----------------------every year? A. hold B. holding C. held D. to hold 15. When were women officially allowed--------------------in the Boston races? A. to participate B. participate C. participating D. to be participated 16. The aim of the English Speaking Competition organized by our school next week is--------------------- the spirit of learning English among students. A. stimulate B. to stimulate C. stimulating D. stimulated 17. My close friend congratulated me on-----------------------the first prize in the Math competition. A. win B. won C. winning D. to be won 18. Tom apologized his teacher for----------------------his Math exercises A. not do B. not doing C. not to do D. not done 19. My brother has always dreamed---------------------a job in that company. A. of getting B. on getting C. at getting D. in getting 20. Linda insisted-----------------------me a lift of her motorbike. A. in giving B. on giving C. of giving D. at giving 21. She prevented her daughter-----------------------to the seaside with her friends. A. from going B. on going C. of going D. in going 22. The old woman accused the boy-----------------------her window. A. on breaking B. at breaking C. in breaking D. of breaking 23. Mary thanked me------------------------her to my birthday’s party. A. for inviting B. of inviting C. in inviting D. on inviting 24. She was looking forward to----------------------to Nha Trang with her parents that summer. A. go B. going C. be going D. be gone Ngân hang đề unit 6 – khối 11- Xuân Loan 25. Anna suggested-----------------------to the beach on the weekend. A. in going B. going C. on going D. of going 26. His father was----------------------buying a new computer for him. A. thinking of B. thinking on C. thinking in D. thinking at 27. My neighbors-----------------------making so much noise. A. apologized of B. apologized for C. apologized in D. apologized at 28. His mother------------------------coming to see me. A. prevented him in B. prevented him of C. prevented him on D. prevented him from 29. He forgave me for not-------------------------to him. A. writes B. writing C. to write D. written 30. I forgot to thank them-----------------------me. A. in helping B. for helping C. at helping D. of helping 31. They warned us against----------------------that car. A. buying B. buy C. to buy D. bought 32. The police stopped everyone-----------------------the building. A. in leaving B. on leaving C. at leaving D. from leaving 33. They-------------------------telling lies. A. accused him of B. accused him at C. accused him on D. accused him in 34. The man who had been arrested was suspected--------------------------a false passport. A. in having B. of having C. on having D. at having 35. She-----------------------Tom for being so rude to him. A. apologized to B. apologized at C. apologized on D. apologized for 36. He decided-------------------------to London. He didn’t want any changes. A. against moving B. in moving C. of moving D. at moving 37. They wouldn’t dream of------------------------a house in Hanoi. A. buys B. buying C. to buy D. to be bought 38. They suspected the man--------------------------a spy. A. at being B. in being C. on being D. of being 39. She succeeded------------------------a good job in a big city. A. in finding B. on finding C. of finding D. at finding 40. She insisted-----------------------for the cinema tickets. A. in paying B. of paying C. on paying D. at paying 41. Some parents didn’t approve------------------------a lot of television. A. in their children watching B. on their children watching C. of their children watching D. at their children watching 42. I wanted to go out alone but he------------------------going with me. A. insisted on B. insisted in C. insisted of D. insisted at 43. She---------------------staying at the hotel near the airport. A. warned Jim against B. warned Jim of C. warned Jim on D. warned Jim at 44. Linda-------------------------not phoning earlier. A. apologized to me in B. apologized to me of C. apologized to me on D. apologized to me for 45. My mother warned me against---------------------------games on computer all day. A. played B. plays C. playing D. to play 46. Mary--------------------------showing her around the city. A. thanked me for B. thanked me in C. thanked me on D. thanked me of 47. The bad weather-------------------------going for a picnic last weekend. A. prevented us in B. prevented us on C. prevented us of D. prevented us from 48. He-------------------------passing the driving test. A. congratulated me on B. congratulated me in C. congratulated me at D. congratulated me of 49. He------------------------throwing the stone into her house. A. denied B. denied of C. denied on D. denied in Ngân hang đề unit 6 – khối 11- Xuân Loan 50. He------------------------celebrating their 30 th wedding anniversary the next week. A. suggested B. suggested of C. suggested on D. suggested in Part 3: Read the passage and then answer the questions We had the marathon that day. A dozen of us were ready on competing. People stood on the streets, cheering us on. It was like we were in the Olympic Games. Peter was ahead of me. So was Owen. Then I shot off. I was racing ahead. My legs were going faster than the rest of me. I sped off onto the main road and kept running past other runners until there was only Peter left in front of me. On and on, I ran. My legs and lungs were hunting but I couldn’t stop. Just outside the town, I ran past Peter. A minute later, I was declared the winner of the marathon. Everyone cheered and clapped. It was hot. I was perspiring. I could hardly breathe but it didn’t matter. I was really happy and I felt like a hero. 1. How did he feel when he was the winner of the competition? 2. How many students took part in the marathon? 3. Where did he feel hunt when the writer ran too fast? 4. Just outside the town, who did he run past? . Ngân hang đề unit 6 – khối 11- Xuân Loan Unit 6 COMPETITIONS Part 1. PHONETICS: Exercise 1: Choose one. participated 16. The aim of the English Speaking Competition organized by our school next week is--------------------- the spirit of learning English among students.