ENGLISH 12 unit 12 WATER SPORTS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. consultant B. photographer C. ambition D. delicate
2. A. miraculous B. eject C. typhoon D. abstract
3. A. criminal B. canoeing C. character D. vertical
4. A. opponent B. mischievous C. family D. leftovers
II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
5. A. bats B. speaks C. baths D. nurses
6. A. garage B. shortage C. courage D. luggage
7. A. walked B. explained C. helped D. missed
8. A. church B. children C. chemistry D. chair
III. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the unfinished sentence.
9. If he isn’t Spanish, what ___________is he?
A. nation B. international C. nationality D. national
10. How wide is this street? – “_______________”
A. It’s ten yards wide. B. It’s wide ten yards.
C. It’s in wide ten yards. D. It’s ten yards in wide.
11. A water polo cap is used to _________the players’ head and to identify them.
A. tie B. penalize C. protect D. move
12. I have never taken part in any water sports __________ I cannot swim.
A. because B. because of C. due to D. although
13. Many people do not like scuba diving __________.
A. because its danger B. because of it is danger
C. because it is dangerous D. due to it is dangerous
14. What kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends _________his preference and health.
A. with B. for C. in D. on
15. In water polo game, only the goalie can hold the ball _______ two hands.
A. at B. in C. with D. from
16. They are going to __________ the pool to 1.8 meter.
A. deep B. depth C. deepen D. deeply
17. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a ________.
A. penalty B. penalize C. penal D. penalization
18. __________ is a sport in which you move along the surface of the sea or a lake on a long narrow board with a sail on it.
A. Water polo B. Diving C. Windsurfing D. Scuba diving
19. I __________ think that scuba diving is more of danger than adventure.
A. person B. personal C. personally D. personalize
20. The referee’s ________ is the most important in any sport competition.
A. decide B. decisive C. decision D. decider
21. The main task of a defender in a sport game is to __________ the opponents from scoring.
A. prevent B. preventing C. prevention D. preventable
22. Brenda: “Do you think it will rain? Carol: “Oh!________.”
A. I hope not B. I don’t hope so
C. I don’t hope D. It’s hopeless
23. Harry: “Thanks for your help, Judy.” Judy: “________.”
A. With all my heart B. Never remind me
C. It’s my pleasure D. Wish you
24. The more goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became.
A. marked B. made C. scored D. sprinted
25. Ann: “Do you think you’ll get the job?” Mary: “________.”
A. I know so B. Well, I hope so
C. I think not D. Yes, that’s right
26. Hung: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.” Hoa: “______.”
A. You are welcome B. Have a good day
C. Thanks D. Cheers
27: Dora: “What’s your name?” Helen: “________”
A. OK. B. Forgive me. C. Really? D. Pardon?
28: We are not used________ on the left.
A. driving B. to driving C. to be driven D. to drive
29: Peter ________ at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone.
A. works B. worked C. is working D. has worked
30: There are________ planets in the universe that we cannot count them.
A. such B. so many C. so D. so much
IV. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
Many people love boats .Going out on the water (31) __________ a warm summer day is a lot of fun. (32) __________, different people like different kinds of boats. Two of the most popular kinds of boats are sailboats and speedboats. Sailboats use the (33) __________ to give them power. They only have small engines. In contrast, speedboats have large engines and go very fast. Furthermore, speedboats are usually not as (34) __________ as sailboats. Speedboats are small so that they can go fast. Sailboats, on the other hand, are big so that they are more comfortable.(35) __________ sailboats can travel into the ocean ,but this would be very dangerous in a speedboat. You can only use most speedboats on rivers and lakes.
31. A. at B. on C. in D. while
32. A. However B. Although C. Because D. Unless
33. A. water B. speeds C. weather D. wind
34. A. small B. fast C. warm D. big
35. A. Unfortunately B. At first C. In addition D. Except for
V. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. Naismith wanted to make a game that could be played indoors. He remembered a game he used to play in his childhood. He developed that game to make basketball.
Basketball is played on a basketball court. There is a backboard with an iron basket at each end of the court. The basket is 10 feet high. The only other equipment is a basketball.
Naismith made 13 rules to guide the game. There are 5 people on each team .Basketball players must dribble the ball. The goal of this game is to put the ball into the other team’s basket and to earn points. The team with the most points wins the game.
Basketball is now very popular all over the world. America has very good teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
36. The word “indoors” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. at the door B. inside a building
C. out of the door D. through the door
37. The word “dribble” in paragraph 3 could be replaced by __________.
A. move B. catch C. stop D. throw
38. The purpose James Naismith invented basketball was ______.
A. to remember his childhood.
B. to make a game that could be played indoors.
C. to develop it into a popular game throughout the word.
D. to make 13 rules to guide the game.
39. The author’s main purpose in paragraph 3 is __________.
A. to describe how basketball is played.
B. to tell the history of basketball .
C. to teach people how to play basketball .
D. to show how popular basketball is now.
40. All of the following are true about basketball EXCEPT________.
A. Basketball is enjoyed everywhere in the world.
B. There are 13 rules to follow when playing basketball.
C. The equipment of the basketball game is a court and a basketball.
D. All nations have teams in the National Basketball.
VI. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
41. The sport become very popular in Europe and by the late 70′s there was
A B C
windsurfing fever in Europe with one in every three households having a sailboard.
D
42. The first world championship of windsurfing held in 1973. Windsurfing
A B C
first became an Olympic sport in 1984 for men and 1992 for women.
D
43. These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time.
A B C D
44. After she had bought himself a new car, she sold her bicycle.
A B C D
45. After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.
A B C D