UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS Complete the following sentences using the words in the box: 1.. _______ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with
Trang 1UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS Complete the following sentences using the words in the box:
1 What is your favorite football ?
2 It was a clear by Ford on the goalkeeper
3 There are excellent facilities for and recreation
4 He scored two in the second half
5 My brother usually goes about twice a week
6 Girls usually highly in language exams
7 His is twice as big as he is
8 The football match between Chelsea and Arsenal ended in a _
9 The referee had no hesitation in awarding a
10.) Denver had won game by defeating the Cleveland 23-30 in
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1 is the act of propelling a boat with oars
A Rowing B Wrestling C Hunting D Scuba-diving
2 Wind-surfing is a common term for two similar _ sports: sail-surfing and sail-boarding
3 _ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball
A Water polo B Rowing C Swimming D Karatedo
4 _ is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and carefully planned movements in water in time to music
A Rowing B Windsurfing C Diving D Synchronized
swimming
5 Handball games are divided _ two 30-minute periods
6 Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly on scoring methods used in
A gymnastics B Scuba-diving C pole vaulting D gymnastics and diving
7 _ 1900 water polo has been in the program of the Olympic Games
8 Water polo was the first _ sport added to the Olympic program in 1900
A adventure B team C individual D spectator
9 John has recently joined a health club in order to _ fit
A retain B continue C maintain D keep
10 Not only is my brother a brilliant tennis player, he’s also very good _ water polo
Choose the best option to complete the following passage.
Many people love boats Going out on the water (1) a warm summer day is very funny (2) _, different people like different kinds of boats Two of the most popular kinds of boats are sailboats and swimming tie overtime score foul
Trang 2speedboats Sailboats use the (3) _ 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 (4) as sailboats Speedboats are small that they can go fast Sailboats, on the other hand, are big so that they are more comfortable (5) _, sailboats can travel into ocean, but this would be very dangerous in a speedboat You can only use most speedboats on rivers and lakes
2 A However B Although C Because D Unless
3 A water B speed C weather D wind
4 A small B fast C warm D big
5 A Unfortunately B At first C In addition D Except for
Read the following passage and do the task below
Water polo is a challenging water sport played between two teams that try to throw a ball into the opponents' goal A team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper The goal of the game resembles that
of soccer; to score as many goals as possible, each goal being worth one point A perfect water polo athlete can be best described as having the over-arm accuracy of a baseball pitcher, the vertical leap of a volleyball player, the toughness of a rugby player, the endurance of a cross-country runner, and the strategy of a chess player The goalkeeper, who guards a goal measuring three meters by 90cm, is the only player who is allowed
to touch the bottom of the pool
The players have to wear costumes and swimming caps The caps are used to protect the players’ ears
from water The home team usually wears white caps, the visiting team wears blue ones and the goalies wear red caps with the number 1 in white
1 In water polo when the game starts, each team consists of people playing
2 Which of the following is NOT similar to water polo ?
A football B chess C weightlifting D volleyball
3 Who is allowed to touch the bottom of the pool ?
A goalies B no one C players D coaches
4 Why do the players have to wear swimming caps while playing water polo ?
A to identify which teams are playing B to protect their skins from the sun
B to protect their ears from water D to be more fashionable
5 The word “costumes” in the second paragraph has the closest meaning to _.
A shoes B swimming suits C caps D glasses