The Asian Games are holding for a purposes of developing intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia.. Young people gather together in Asia for competing in this multisport event.[r]
(1)UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES PRACTICE TEST A PHONETICS I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently form that of the others A squid B squire C squinch D.squib A square B squarish C squash D squarer A screw B screechy C scream D screen A striated B strive C stripe D.strip A strategy B strange C strap D strangle II Pick out the word that has a stress pattern different from that of the others A asian B decade C interfere D friendship A quality B event C aquatic D tradition A.introduce B volleyball C tennis D wrestling A athlete B aspect C karate D occasion B VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) that best complete each sentence 11 The Asian Games are held for the ………………… of developing interculteral knowledge A aim B target C purposes D.obiective 12 Television viewing is by far ………… popular pastime in Britain A more B the most C mostly D almost 13 she will be ……… her car ………… before she gose on holiday A having – serviced C having – service C getting – service D getting – to service 14 The person …… prerared this report has a real talent for writing A Which B Who C Whose D she 15 ……… Java Man, who lived before thr first Ice Age, is the first manlike animal A It is generally believed that B Generally believed it is C Believed generally is D That is generally believed 16 Ms Brown is know not only for her intelligence … for her effciency A but also B also C and D so 17 The Vietnamese participants look ………… In the 14th Asian Games with great enthusiasm A notice B notes C part D role 18 There were many scientists at the meeting, several of …… were very young A that B whom C who D which 19 The hotel has special ………… for disabled athletes A facility B facilitation C facilitate D facilities 20 It’s six years ……………… I took part in the last Asian Games A since B when C until D while 21 I know for sure that Tina opened my letters ………………… A deliberate B on perpose C in intention D with aims I Lop11.com (2) 22 Swimming and water skiing are ………… aquatic sports A either B neither C both D but 23 …………… from several countries competed in many Asian Games A Spectators B Athletes C Audience D Viewers 24 Some people not have the ……… to be athletes A possibility B energy C talent D ability 25 The basketball player ……… into the air and put the ball through the basket A leaped B pushed C ran D walked II Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, D) that needs correcting 26 Are these the keys that you are looking for them ? A B C D 27 The table that was broken has now been repairing A B C D 28 The Asian Games is an occasion when strength and sports skills A B C are tested D 29 The Asian Games have been avanced in all aspects A B C D 30 I can’t say I share enthusiams with the idea A B C D III Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C, D) which has the same meaning as the given one 31 We expect that he will win the gold medal A At any rate, he must win the gold medal B We are sure he will win the gold medal C We expect him to win the gold medal D He is sure to win the gold medal 32 Train harder or you’ll fail in the next tournament A Unless you train harder, you’ll fail in the next tournament B You don’t train hard and you’ll fail in the next tournament C If you train hard, you’ll fail in the next tournament D You won’t fail in the next tournament without training hard 33 They awarded the first prize to her in the gymnastics competition A The first prize was awarded to her in the gymnastics competition B She was awarded the first prize in the gymnastics competition C She awarded the first prize in the gymnastics competition 34 Jim is thought to be a good runner A Jim isn’t a good runner at present B People think that Jim is a good runner C We all think Jim may be a good runner in the future D Jim thinks he’s a good runner 35 He prefers karatedo to boxing A He dosen’t like boxing at all B He likes karatedo better C he does’t like boxing D He’d rather karatedo than boxing C READING I Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C, D) that best fits each gap Lop11.com (3) CHESS Chess, often referred to as the Royal Gane, is the oldest of all (36)……… games which not contain an element of chance The origins of chess are uncertain, (37) ………… There are a number of legends regarding its invention On story (38) ……… that it was King Solomon who inveted chess, another that it was the Greek god Hermes, and yet another that the Chinese mandarin Han-Sing was (39)…………… for its creation In fact, chess almost certainly originated in India in the sixth or seventh century AD The game’s (40) ……… then spread quickly through Persia (now (41) …………… as Iran) and form there came to Europe The first documented (42) ………… To chess in literature is in a Persian romance which was written about 600 AD It is (43) …………… The word “chess” comes from “shah”, the Persian word for “king” and that “checkmate”, the game’s winning (44) ……………… comes from the phrase “shah mat”, meaning “the king is dead” The rules and pieces used in the game have undergone changes over the cenruries Modern chess (45) ……… much to the Spaniard Ruy Lopez de Segura, who in 1561 worte the first book on how to play the game In it, he introduced the concept of “castling”, which had not been part of the game until then 36 A board B table C panel D.top 37 A despite B nevertheless C although D however 38 A reads B tells C says D writes 39 A reliable B responsible C dependable D trustworthy 40 A celebrity B knowledge C popularity D notoriety 41 A called B known C referred D stated 42 A reference B mention C appeal D indication 43 A believed B imagined C held D taken 44 A place B lends C go D move 45 A borrows B lends C owes D pays II Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) to each question Although, he created the game of basketball at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, Dr James A Naismith was a Canadian Working as a physical education instructor at the international YMCA, now Springfield College, Dr Naismith noticed a lack of interest in exercise among students during the wintertime The new England winters were fierce, and the students balked at participating in outdoor activities Naismith determined that a fastmoving game that could be played indoors would fill a void after the baseball seasons had ended First he attempted to adapt outdoor games such a soccer and rugby to indoor play, but he soon found them unsuitable for confined areas Finally, he determined that he would have to invent a game In December of 1891, Dr Naismith two peach baskets at either end of the gymnasium at the school, and, using a soccer ball and nine player on each side, organized the first basketball game The early rules allowed three points for it basket and make running with the ball a violation Every time a goal was made, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball Nevertheless, the game became popular In less than a year, basketball eas being played in both the United States and Canada Five years later, a Lop11.com (4) championship tournament was staged in New York City, Which was won by the Brooklyn Central YMCA The teams had already been reduced to seven player, and five became standard in the 1879 season When basketball was introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Olympic Games in St Louis, it quickly spread throughout the world In 1906, a metal hoop was introduced to replace the basket, but the name basketball has remained 46 What does this passage mainly discuss? A The Olympic Games in St Louis in 1904 B The development of basketball C The YMCA athletic program D Dr James Naismith 47 When was the first demonstration game of basketball held during the Olympics? A 1891 B 1892 C 1897 D 1904 48 The author mentions all of the following as typical of the early game of basketball expect: A Three points were scored for every basket B Running with the ball was not a foul C Nine player were on a team D The ball had to be retrieved from the basket affter each score 49 The phrase “balked at” in line could best be replaced by…………… A resisted B enjoyed C excelled at D were exhausted by 50 The word “them” in line 10 refers to ……………… A indoors B seasons C games D areas PRACTICE TEST A PHONETICS I Pick out the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from that of the others A squat B squash C squaw D square A strict B strike C stride D strife A scribe B scrim C script D scrimp A squeal B, squeeze C spuib D squeak A strand B strategy C strange D strap II Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different form that of the others A purpose B compete C appreciate D event A official B cycling C become D aquatic A fencing B intercultural C freestyle D gymnast A advance B gymnasium C solidarity D variety 10 A nation B gather C facilities D stadium Lop11.com (5) B VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) that best completes each sentence 11 There is no age …………, people of any age can complete in the Olympic Games A end B limitation C restriction D limit 12 Player tried their best to win the ……………… A ball B prize C flag D score 13 The competitors at the Asian Games must not be professionals They must be ………… A amateurs B athletes C gymnasts D stars 14 Peter is not a (n) ………… football player He plays for fun A amateur B national C international D professional 15 A football match is divided into two ………… A parts B sections C halves D lines 16 The first dayof the World Cup is a (n) ………… Day A eventful B event C eventual D fully event 17 The Asian Games are held every four years in a selected country, and ……… to athletes of all Asian countries A they open B are opened C they are open D it is open 18 The winners of a contest receive a wreath …… from the branches of the sacred olive tree A made B making C to make D to be made 19 This is the novel …… I’ve been expecting A that B which C, D A, B or C 20 The Olympic torch ………… throyghout the Games and is then extinguished at the closing ceremony A burning B burns C burned D is burned 21 If Dorothy had not been badly hurt in a car accident, ……… in last nonth’s marathon A she would participate B she participted C she would have participated D she had participated 22 The two cars for sale were in poor condition, so I didn’t buy ………… A both of them B either of them C neither of them D each of them 23 We had a talk …………………… him yesterday A to B from C of D on 24 I’m not the man ……… you are looking for? A that B x (nothing) C whom D A, B or C 25 Winning the first place in an event was the only ……… in the ancient Games because second and third places were not recognized A glorious B glory C glorify D glories II Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, D) that needs correcting 26 The number of participants in the Asian Games have been increasing A B C D 27 The 14th Asian Games, which was held in Busan, Korea in 2002, A B attracted 9,919 participants from 42 countries C D Lop11.com (6) 28 I like the diamond ring Mary is wearing it A B C D 29 The flight on it I wanted to travel was fully booked A B C D 30 How many gold medals have the Japanese athletes win in the first A B C D three days? III Choose the option (A, B, C, D) corresponding to the best sentence v that is made up from the sets of words and phrases given 31 Asian Games / take place / four years A The Asian Games take place every four years B The Asian Games take place four years ago C The Asian Games take place in four years time D The Asian Games will take place within four years 32 Asian Games / hold / purpose / develop / intercultural knowledge / friendship / Asia A The Asian Games are held on the purposes of developing intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia B The Asian Games are held for the purposes of developing intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia C The Asian Games are held for the purposes to develop intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia D The Asian Games are holding for a purposes of developing intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia 33 young people / Asia / gather / together / compete / multi-sport event A Young people gather together in Asia for competing in this multisport event B Young people from all over Asia gather together to compete in this multi-sport event C Young people from all over Asia gather competing together in this multi-sport event D Young people from all over Asia gather together to compete for this multi-sport event 34 he / never / lose / enthusiasm / train / athletes A He never lost his enthusiasm train athletes B He never lost his enthusiasm training athletes C He never lost his enthusiasm for training athletes D He never lost his enthusiasm by training athletes 35 swim / water / ski / aquatic sports A.Swimming and water skiing are both acquatic sports B.Swimming in water and skiing are both acquatic sports C.Swim and water ski are both acquatic sports D.Swim and water skiing are both acquatic sports C READING I Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each gap Lop11.com (7) Very few popular (36)………….sports today remain amateur in any sense of the word In the past, even in cases where payment to players or athletes was forbidden, many sports tolerated what became known as “shamateurism”, and even the sports governing (37)…………turned a blind eye to such (38)……….as the paying of “expenses” More recently, sport has become, in effect, a (39)… , a (39)…………of the antertainment industry, and the elite (40)………….in sports such as swimming, tennis, football and track athletics can expect to become very rich This worries (41)…………people, who complant that the old Olympic ideal has been lost, but the (42)…………is, sport has become more and more profressional (43)………… the wider sense, not only requiring total dedication from (44) …………champions, but (45)…………expensive facilities, traning and nutritional advice 36 A audience B watching C spectator D viewing 37 A associations B confederations C.authorities D bodies 38 A practices B occurrences C.acts D.operations 39 A branch B divition C wing D limb 40 A doers B players C.maker D.performers 41 A most of B much C some D.many 42 A thing B event C datum D fact 43 A at B in C of D on 44 A hopeful B aspiring C striving D wingful 45 A also B as well C enough D even II Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world An Arab traveler in India in the year 900 wrote that it was played “long, long ago” Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400 The name “chess” is interesting When one player is attacking the other’s king, he says in English, “check” When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says “check mate” These words come from Persian “Shah mat” means “the king dead” That is when the game is over, and one player has won Such an old game changes slowly The rules have not always been the same as they are now For examble, at one time the queen could only move one square at a time Now she is the strongest piece on the board It would be interesting to know why did has happen! Chess take time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people You don’t have to be a champion in order to enjoy it It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time The recond was when one man played 400 game! It is sad that some people play chess by post This must make chess the slowest game in the world 46 Which of the following is known to be true? A Chess is an old Indian travlling game B Chess is the oldest game in the world C Chess was played in India long before 900 D Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400 47 One player has won the game when……………… A He attracks the the orther player’s king Lop11.com (8) B He says some Persian words C He says “check” to the other player D The orther player’s king cannot move anywhere 48 Which of the following will you hear when one player has won the game? A “Shah mat” B “Check mate” C “The king is dead.” D “Check” 49 Which of the following is NOT correct? A Only two people can play chess sitting at the same table B All kinds of people can play chess C Some people write each other playing chess D The Russians lost the game played by radio 50 According to the old rules of the game …………… A The queen was the strongest piece on the board B The king had to be attacked all the time C The queen could move no more than one square at a time D The king could not move anywhere Lop11.com (9)