Unit 12: The Asian games
I. Phonetics: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1. a. straight b. strain c. scratch d. strange
2. a. scream b. strong c. screw d. scrapbook
3. a. skeptical b. squad c. squeeze d. squid
4. a. stroll b. squeak c. street d. stream
5. a. ski b. skate c. square d. skeleton
II. Vocabulary- Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
6. He played golf at the golf................
a. track b. court c. course d. pitch
7. The Olympics are.......every four years.
a. held b. made c. taken d. gone
8. After the accident he lost his...........for the sport.
a. enthusiastic b. enthusiast c. enthusiasm d. enthusiastically
9. Soccer is played on a...........
a. course b. track c. field d. pool
10. The soccer player kicked the ball into the...............
a. wicket b. basket c. net d. hole
11. You can’t expect to win in any sport if you don’t make any............
a. try b. effort c. competition d. good
12. What an amazing fight! Lewis has won with a knock –out in the tenth.............
a. part b. round c. circle d. race
13. He won three gold............in the Games.
a. qualifications b. degrees c. medals d. positions
14. Congratulations, I hear you’ve been .............to divisional manager.
a. downgrade b. put c. upgraded d. get
15. He’s trying to........his own knowledge.
a. advanced b. advances c. advance d. advancing
III. Grammar: Choose from the alternatives a, b , c or d the one best way to rewrite each sentence using omission of relative pronouns.
16. You took some photos, and they were great.
a. The photos were great you took b. The photos you took were great
c. You took some photos were great d. You took some photos great
17. I’ve been waiting for a train, but it’s been cancelled
a. I’ve been waiting for a train has been cancelled
b. The train I’ve been waiting for it’s been cancelled
c. The train I’ve been waiting for has been cancelled
d. I’ve been waiting for a cancelled train
18. We stayed at a hotel, and it was perfect.
a. The hotel we stayed at was perfect b. We stayed at a hotel perfect
c. We stayed at a hotel was perfect d. The hotel was perfect we stayed at
19. We were watching a programme, and it as really interesting.
a. we were watching a programme and was really interesting.
b. The programme was really interesting we were watching.
c. The interesting programme we were watching.
d. The programme we were watching was really interesting.
20. I am wearing these shoes, and they’re the latest fashion.
a. The shoes I’m wearing are the latest fashion. b. I’m wearing the shoes are the latest fashion
c. The shoes latest fashion are I’m wearing. d. I’m wearing the shoes on the latest fashion
21. We are looking at some jewellery, but it was rather expensive.
a. We are looking at some jewellery was rather expensive.
b. The jewellery we were looking at was rather expensive.
c. The jewellery was rather expensive we were looking at.
d. Some jewellery we were looking at rather expensive.
22. You were playing some music, and it sounded very familiar
a.Some music you were playing sounded very familiar.
b. You were playing some music sounded very familiar.
c. It sounded very familiar the music you were playing.
d. The music you were playing sounded very familiar.
23. I was telling you about a club, and its called the Palace, I remember.
a. I was telling you about a club Palace I’ve remembered.
b. I was telling you about a club I’ve remember the Palace.
c. I remember telling you about a club called the Palace.
d. The club was telling is called Palace.
24. I took some