I. Circle the word that contain a different vowel sound in bold.
1. game decade place advance
2. gymnastics cycling rugby bodybuilding
3. special compete wrestling tennis
4. receive neighbor weight freight
5. rugby culture enthusiast multi
6. football shooting took good
7. host gold hope bronze
8. silver billiards variety official
9. great scream increase freestyle
10. recruit build guilty quick
II. Complete these sentences with one appropriate word from the passage( Unit 12- Reading)
1. The Asian Games take …….. every four years.
2. In this event, people from all over Asia ………….together to compete in sports.
3. There were eleven countries ….…. part in the 1 st Asian Games.
4. In the 14th Asian Games, the athletes ……….. in 38 different sports and won 427 gold ……….….
5. Lewis established a new world ………….. with a time of 9.86 seconds.
6. Ly Duc won a gold medal in …………..in the 14th Asian Games.
7. The 1 st Asian Games were …………... in New Delhi, India in 1951.
8. The 14th Asian Games attracted 9,919 …………... from 44 countries.
9. Swimming and water skiing are both ………….. sports.
10. Germany ……………..the World Cup finals in 2006.
III. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for
the underlined word or phrase.
1. The Vietnamese participants always take part ______ sports events with great enthusiasm.
a. in b. on c. at d. to
2. The Asian Games have been advancing ______ all aspects.
a. on b. at c. in d. for
3. New sports and traditional sports have been added ______ the Games.
a. in b. on c. up d. to
4. In spite of all its ______, medical science knows little about the brain.
a. advantages b. advances c. approaches d. advents
5. Football fans gathered around the TV in the comer of the club to see the final.
a. assembled b. collected c. wandered d. reached
6. Recently the Asian Games has increased in ______.
a. polular b. popularizing c. popularity d. popularly
7. I'd rather go to the football field ______ being at home today.
a. instead of b. because of c. in spite of d. due to
8. The World Cup is a football ______ which is open to all countries.
a. participation b. involvement c. occasion d. competition
9. Scuba-diving and windsurfing are both aquatic sports.
a. field b. water c. combat d. individual
10. Their efforts were much ______ when they won 2 gold, medals in bodybuilding and billiards.
a. considered b. required c. expended d. appreciated
IV.Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
occasion competitive passed solidarity knowledge spirit
backgrounds athletes developed flame unity relationships
The (1) …………. of the Asian Games has been built up over a long period of time, and (2)……….
passed from one games to the next spreading message of (3)……….….., warmth, and friendship through
(4) ……………… sports. The warmth of the Asian Games comes not only from symbolic (5)………… ,
but from the (6) ……………… that are established among individual (7)………………, coaches,
trainers, officials, volunteers, and spectators who come together from many different (8) ……………..
and cultures. It is an (9)……………………..when strength and sports skills are tested; friendship and
(10) ……………….. are built and promoted.

XI. Use the words given and other words, complete tthe second sentece so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word give (Use 2 – 5 words in total.)

Example:

0. My house has a small garden.

is There_______________ my house.

Answer: 0. is a small garden in

1. We’ve never been to Alaska before.

ever It’s the first time we________ to Alaska.

2. Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month.

is Tom_________________ in Manchester next month.

3. The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago.

visited Phong__________________ five years.

4. The early train is scheduled to arrive in London at 10 o’clock.

arrives The early train___________ at 10 o’clock.

5. It’s the most beautiful waterfall l’ve ever seen.

such I_____________________ beautiful waterfall.

IX. Fill each blank with a correct word to finish the passage.

Australia is the 6^th biggest country in the world. Only Russia, China, Canada, USA and Brazil are (1) ______ . It is the world’s largest island.

Even though the country is so big, it only has about 23 million inhabitants. 88% of all Australians (2) ______in the big cities or smaller towns, which makes big areas of the country empty.

Australia lies in the (3) ______ hemisphere which means that the more South you go, the cooler it gets. In the north parts of the country, it is always hot. The (4)______ of the country has really hot summers and mild winters. Snow only falls in the Australian Alps and in Tasmania. When we have (5) ______ in Europe and Asia, the Australians have summer. So they celebrate Christmas in the (6)______ of the summer!

Australia is famous for its wildlife. The most famous (7) ______ is probably the kangaroo. The kangaroo, or roo for short, has (8) ______ Australia’s national Symbol. The word “kangaroo” was the first Aboriginal (9) ______ in the English language. There are several spices of kangaroos. The red kangaroos (10) ______the biggest ones and they are found in the middle of the country.

VIII. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. The Statue of Liberty is a major monument in New York which_______

A. attracts

B. symbolises

C. decides

D. understands

2. Like the kangaroo and koala, the platypus is a______ animal in Australia.

A. scenic

B. tailless

C. foreign

D. unique

3. David uses English as his mother___________ because he comes from the UK.

A. tongue

B. mouth

C. nose

D. cheek

4. The Sydney Opera House is an_______ of Australia’s Creative and technical achievement.

A. orchestra

B. emblem

C. icon

D. armorial

5. The government of New Zealand has done a lot to ______the culture of the Maori.

A. preserve

B. surround

C. puzzle

D. pronounce

6. Corning to Scotland, visitors can drive through vast green______ .

A. lochs

B. stations

C. castles

D. pastures

7. – How is your holiday in New Zealand?

A. Really

B. Awesome

C. Absolutely right

D. Sure

8. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o’dock tomorrow morning.

A. arrives

B. is arriving

C. has arrived

D. will arrive

9. Some documents say that people ______the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19^th century.

A. celebrated

B. were celebrating

C. have celebrated

D. celebrate

10. We______ on the Great Ocean Road, an Australian National Heritage at the moment.

A. will drive

B. drive

C. have driven

D. are driving

VII Use the verbs in the box in present simple tense to complete the sentences.

arrive be have leave open

retire return rise start visit

1. The plane from Washington D.C. to Ottawa ______in fifteen minutes.

2. The Sydney Country Music Festival ______on the first Saturday of next month.

3. Nam___________ breakfast with the president of the United States tomorrow.

4. As you are in Vancouver now, the sun______ a minute earlier tomorrow.

5. The train (not) ______ in Edinburgh at 11 tonight as it departed late.

6. There________ another bus to Canberra in half an hour.

7. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson___ to California this weekend.

8. My brother ______ work in liverpool next Monday.

9. We__________ the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on day 6.

10. I think that Julia’s father______ in two years.

VI. Complete the sentences with the correct form oỉ the verbs 11 present tenses (present simple, present continuous or present perfect).

1. A koala (spend)__ about 18-20 hours sleeping in tree forks.

2. lt’s only my first week in Wales, and I (see)__ so many interesting things already.

3. The number of kiwis in this area (decrease)__quickly

4. The Aborigines (live) __in Australia for more than 40,000 years.

5. Most European citizens (not have)__ to apply for a Visa to visit Canada.

6. At the moment, thousands of people (gather)__ in Trafalgar Square, London to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

7. The kangaroo (become)_ a Symbol of Australia since 1773.

8. The bald eagle, an American symbol, (not live) __in any other places besides North America.

9. I think Mr. Viet (not be)__to Northern Ireland yet.

10. The Taylors (not stay)__ in New York now. They moved to San Francisco two months ago.

V. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

1. Both Prench and English are_________languages in Canada. OFFICE

2. NSW is the______________of New South Wales, the most populous State in Australia. ABBREVIATE

3. The Gold Coast is famous for its most _________theme parks in Australia such as Dreamworld and White Water World. ICON

4. Do you know that the telephone, the television and penicillin are Scottish_______ ?INVENT

5. Visitors can spend____________________ days exploring amazing natural beauty of New Zealand. END

6. There are different kinds of__________________ provided throughout Disneyland. ENTERTAIN

7. Scotland is a____________________ land and this is noted for its rich and interesting history. LEGEND

8. We’ll take the early from Sydney to __________Wellington. FLY

9. Niagara Falls, on the border of the USA and Canada, is one of the most________ scenery in the world.SPECTACLE

10. There are many tourist __________ in London such as British Museum, London Eye and Tower of London. ATTRACT

IV. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

accent brigade cattle fence football

loch igloo monument native symbol

1. The silver fern is a national______ of New Zealand

2. Mount Rushmore is a national_______ carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA.

3. Trung speaks English like a___________though he comes from Viet Nam.

4. I_________sometimes thought John’s sounded English, sometimes American.

5. In Scotland, the word “______________” is used to describe any large, enclosed expanse of water.

6. It took six years to build the rabbit-proof________in Australia.

7. England is the original home of__________because the sport was invented there.

8. Edinburgh, Scotland was the first City in the world to have its own fire_____in 1824.

9. Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world’s largest _ station with an area of 24,000 km².

10. An____is a type of shelter built of snow by the Inuit, the Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

I. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.