Synchronized swimming is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and ________ planned movements in water in time to music.. Reading the passage carefully and choose the b
Trang 1EXERCISES ON UNIT 12 - ENGLISH 12
A Choose the best answers:
1 In water polo, there are seven players per team, 6 swimmers and a _
2 A player is _ after committing five personal fouls
3 No players except the goalie can touch the ball with their
4 The person who decides when the match starts and finishes is a _
5 A game is divided into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes
6 A/An _ is someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition
7 The number of players per team _ 11 players
8 After two hours they found Tim He was still alive but
A exhausted B exhausting C exhausts D exhaust
9 Greater awareness _ the need to exercise has led to the huge growth of the sports industry
10 is a sport played in water by two teams of seven players who get points by throwing a ball into the opponent’s goal
A water skiing B sailing C scuba-diving D water polo
11 Synchronized swimming has been an official event 1984
12 The sport quickly became popular _ young women in Chicago
13 Is it worth _ books since nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment
14 A game played by two teams of five players who try to throw a large ball into a high net hanging from a ring is
A water polo B volleyball C basketball D hockey
15 This book was given on the occasion of his last birthday
16 We don’t allow _ in the classrooms
A that people smoke B smoke C to smoking D people to smoke
17 Water polo was the first sport added to the Olympic program in 1900
A adventure B team C individual D spectator
18 England 2-2 with Germany in the second round
19 The stadium is _ expensive and mordern facilities imported from European countries
A equipping B equipped C equipped for D equipped with
20 Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly scoring methods used in gymnastics and diving
17 It was clearly a (an) Jones kicked him after he'd passed the ball
18 No player the goalie can hold the ball with both hands
19 In water polo, the goal is by vertical posts, a crossbar and a net
20 Defensive players are not allowed _with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball
A interfering B to interfere C to interfering D interfere
21 Each correct answer will two points
10. _ is a sport in which you move across the water standing on a flat board with a sail that you can move
14 In water polo, no player except the _ can hold the ball with both hands
36 Synchronized swimming is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and planned movements in water in time to music
39 _ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars
a Rowing b Windsurfing c Swimming d Water polo
42 _” !” _ “Thank you”
A What a nice house B Thanks for coming C Please help me with this D Sorry
44 _ “Thanks a lot for your help” _ “ ”
A Your welcome B You're welcomed C You’re welcome D You welcomed
46 Peter: Good morning, Mr Brown How are you? Mr Brown: _
A Not bad You? B So long C Have a good day D Morning, Peter And you?
B Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest?
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C Which word has the different stress from the others?
1 A gymnastics B windsurfing C opponent D defensive
2 A interfere B individual C situation D synchronize
4 A regulator B adventurous C participant D performance
10 A windsurfing B equipment C amateur D national
13 A committee B penalize C continue D dependent
D Reading the passage carefully and choose the best answers:
Synchronized swimming was developed (1) water ballet, which was first performed in the early 20th
centrury The first synchronized swimming competition in the United States was a (2) between Wright Junior College and the Chicago Teacher’s College in 1939 In 1941 the sport was (3) by the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, (4) _ the governing body over many amateur sports in the United States Synchronized swimming became a (5) event in the Pan American Games in 1955 in Mexico City
5 A competing B competition C competitive D All are correct
E Reading the passage carefully and choose the best answers:
Water polo originated in England during the 1870s and soon became popular in the United States It was first played in the Olympic Games as a men’s exhibition sport in 1900 In 1904 it became a men’s medal sport, but only the United States fielded a team In 1908 it was contested internationally at the Olympics Over the succeeding decades water polo became especially popular in Europe
From approximately 1920 to 1946 the United States departed from the international rules for water polo by adopting for play a loosely inflated ball that could be gripped in one hand and carried toward the goal Opposing players usually attempted to seize the ballcarriers, wrestle them under water, and render them helpless from loss of breath This rough style of play virtually disappeared by 1946 Since that time traditional water polo has grown rapidly in North America, especially as a college sport It is particularly popular in southern California and other parts of the West
Women have played water polo since the game’s early days , but participation was not widespread until the 1960s In 1961 United States Water Polo established a national club championship for women It has hosted one for men since 1890 Women’s water polo became an Olympic medal sport at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia
1.Where did water polo originate?
A In Europe B In England C In the United States D In North America
2 When did water polo become a men’s medal sport in the Olympic Games?
3 When did the players of the United States follow the same rules as in Europe?
4 In what parts of the United States is water polo very popular at colleges?
A In the East B In the South C In the West D In the Midwest
5 When did water polo become a women’s medal sport in the Olympic Games?
Trang 3EXERCISES ON UNIT 12 - ENGLISH 12 (KEY)
A Choose the best answers:
1 In water polo, there are seven players per team, 6 swimmers and a _
2 A player is _ after committing five personal fouls
3 No players except the goalie can touch the ball with their
4 The person who decides when the match starts and finishes is a _
5 A game is divided into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes
6 A/An _ is someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition
7 The number of players per team _ 11 players
8 After two hours they found Tim He was still alive but
9 Greater awareness _ the need to exercise has led to the huge growth of the sports industry
10 is a sport played in water by two teams of seven players who get points by throwing a ball into the opponent’s goal
A water skiing B sailing C scuba-diving D water polo
11 Synchronized swimming has been an official event 1984
12 The sport quickly became popular _ young women in Chicago
13 Is it worth _ books since nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment
14 A game played by two teams of five players who try to throw a large ball into a high net hanging from a ring is
A water polo B volleyball C basketball D hockey
15 This book was given on the occasion of his last birthday
16 We don’t allow _ in the classrooms
A that people smoke B smoke C to smoking D people to smoke
17 Water polo was the first sport added to the Olympic program in 1900
A adventure B team C individual D spectator
18 England 2-2 with Germany in the second round
19 The stadium is _ expensive and mordern facilities imported from European countries
A equipping B equipped C equipped for D equipped with
20 Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly scoring methods used in gymnastics and diving
17 It was clearly a (an) Jones kicked him after he'd passed the ball
18 No player the goalie can hold the ball with both hands
19 In water polo, the goal is by vertical posts, a crossbar and a net
20 Defensive players are not allowed _with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball
A interfering B to interfere C to interfering D interfere
21 Each correct answer will two points
10. _ is a sport in which you move across the water standing on a flat board with a sail that you can move
14 In water polo, no player except the _ can hold the ball with both hands
36 Synchronized swimming is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and planned movements in water in time to music
39 _ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars
42 _” !” _ “Thank you”
44 _ “Thanks a lot for your help” _ “ ”
A Your welcome B You're welcomed C You’re welcome D You welcomed
46 Peter: Good morning, Mr Brown How are you? Mr Brown: _
A Not bad You? B So long C Have a good day D Morning, Peter And you?
Trang 4B Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest?
C Which word has the different stress from the others?
1 A gymnastics B windsurfing C opponent D defensive
2 A interfere B individual C situation D synchronize
10 A windsurfing B equipment C amateur D national
13 A committee B penalize C continue D dependent
D Reading the passage carefully and choose the best answers:
Synchronized swimming was developed (1) water ballet, which was first performed in the early 20th
centrury The first synchronized swimming competition in the United States was a (2) between Wright Junior College and the Chicago Teacher’s College in 1939 In 1941 the sport was (3) by the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, (4) _ the governing body over many amateur sports in the United States Synchronized swimming became a (5) event in the Pan American Games in 1955 in Mexico City
5 A competing B competition C competitive D All are correct
E Reading the passage carefully and choose the best answers:
Water polo originated in England during the 1870s and soon became popular in the United States It was first played in the Olympic Games as a men’s exhibition sport in 1900 In 1904 it became a men’s medal sport, but only the United States fielded a team In 1908 it was contested internationally at the Olympics Over the succeeding decades water polo became especially popular in Europe
From approximately 1920 to 1946 the United States departed from the international rules for water polo by adopting for play a loosely inflated ball that could be gripped in one hand and carried toward the goal Opposing players usually attempted to seize the ballcarriers, wrestle them under water, and render them helpless from loss of breath This rough style of play virtually disappeared by 1946 Since that time traditional water polo has grown rapidly in North America, especially as a college sport It is particularly popular in southern California and other parts of the West
Women have played water polo since the game’s early days , but participation was not widespread until the 1960s In 1961 United States Water Polo established a national club championship for women It has hosted one for men since 1890 Women’s water polo became an Olympic medal sport at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia
1.Where did water polo originate?
A In Europe B In England C In the United States D In North America
2 When did water polo become a men’s medal sport in the Olympic Games?
3 When did the players of the United States follow the same rules as in Europe?
4 In what parts of the United States is water polo very popular at colleges?
A In the East B In the South C In the West D In the Midwest
5 When did water polo become a women’s medal sport in the Olympic Games?