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UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
Practice 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. rules B. members C. contests D. learners
2. A. result B. smooth C. observe D. amuse
3. A. represent B. encourage C. perform D. enjoy
4. A. thank B. further C. thought D. south
5. A. cheap B. chemist C. chain D. choice
6. A. solution B. competition C. population D. opportunity
7. A. meat B. seat C. teach D. bread
8. A. sponsored B. answered C. enjoyed D. announced
9. A. seats B. photographs C. drops D. bags
10. A. humor B. honest C. hour D. honour

Practice 2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. result B. total C. spirit D. energy
2. A. maximum B. apologize C. finish D. champion
3. A. performance B. activity C. remember D. disappoint
4. A. sponsor B. announce C. contest D. complete
5. A. activity B. participate C. information D. encouragement
6. A. annual B. solution C. encourage D. important
7. A. compete B. recite C. organize D. complete
8. A. advance B. observe C. recite D. spirit
9. A. shortage B. science C. produce D. bumper
10. A. capable B. production C. champion D. beautiful

Practice 3. Choose the best option to fill in each blank.

1. The painting is not _________ of his work of the period.
A. represent B. representing C. representative D. representation
2. We need to work harder to remain _________ with other companies.
A. competing B. competitive C. competed D. competitor
3. The room was _________ smaller than we had expected.
A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappointingly D. disappointedly
4. This activity will give you some physical _________.
A. stimulator B. stimulation C. stimulating D. stimulated
5. They haven’t _________ us where to go.
A. instructive B. instructing C. instructed D. instruction
6. We found your remark very _________.
A. encouraged B. encouraging C. encouragingly D. encouragement
7. Over 67_________ joined the beauty contest at this hotel.
A. contesters B. contestors C. contestants D. contestees
8. Our team was _________ welcomed at the front door of the hotel.
A. formal B. formally C. formality D. formalized
9. There was large _________ before the stadium.
A. concentration B. concentrating C. concentrator D. concentrate
10. The demonstrators required better _________ courses for athletes.
A. trainer B. training C. trainee D. trained

Practice 4. Provide the correct forms of the words given in brackets.

stimulation
1. The playgroup provides plenty of _____________ for the children. (stimulate)
2. Over 30,000 _____________
competitors will run in the New York marathon. (compete)
3. The negotiation was attended by _____________
representatives of several states. (represent)
participation in sporting activities. (participate)
4. The scheme aims to encourage increased _____________
5. I felt extremely _____________
disappointed when we lost. (disappoint)
satisfying
6. She finds writing poetry deeply _____________. (satisfy)
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7. The teacher’s comments are designed to help improve your _____________. (know)
8. Did you hear the _____________
announcement made by the President on television this morning? (announce)
9. It is illegal if an athlete takes drugs to improve his or her _____________.
performance (perform)
10. You must send her a letter of _____________
apology for what you have done. (apologize)
11. After months of working, we___________
finally finished the project ahead of the scheduled time. (final)
12. The Nobel prizes are awarded _____________.
annually (annual)

Practice 5. Choose the best answer to fill the blank space.

1. How many _________ took part in that contest?
A. contestants B. competitions C. attendants D. consumers
2. That _________ is not only knowledgeable but also beautiful.
A. announcer B. holidaymaker C. producer D. consumer
3. In a competition, the participants should express their ideas with good and _________ words.
A. announcing B. convincing C. performing D. winning
4. Some popular _________ took place last week.
A. participants B. competitions C. completions D. contestants
5. She has to train herself to have body _________ and elegant manners.
A. smoothers B. fitness C. politeness D. enjoyment
6. This kind of contest contributes to the development of the contestants’ good _________.
A. recitation B. personalities C. score D. group
7. When entering this beauty contest, a student should have beauty and _________.
A. intelligent B. sponsor C. intelligence D. spirit
8. She made a big _________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint B. fuss C. excitement D. interest
9. Today, they are on their wedding _________.
A. decoration B. anniversary C. cake D. clothes
10. Each contestant should have a good sense of _________ play and politeness.
A. spiritual B. fair C. smooth D. competitive

Practice 6. Choose the best answer.

1. He _________ to HCMC last year and I _________ him since then.
A. moved / didn’t see B. moved / haven’t seen
C. moves / haven’t seen D. moved / hadn’t seen
2. We _________ what to do with the money yet.
A. not decide B. haven’t decided C. didn’t decide D. hadn’t decided
3. My father _________ as a teacher for thirty years.
A. works B. is working C. worked D. has worked
4. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he _________ carelessly.
A. drove B. had driven C. drives D. was driving
5. I _________ her at the school gate yesterday.
A. met B. meet C. had met D. am meeting
6. I don’t remember where and when I _________ her.
A. meet B. had met C. met D. have met
7. They _________ to know each other for more than ten years.
A. get B. got C. have got D. had got
8. He _________ up at five every morning.
A. is getting B. got C. gets D. was getting
9. _________ she _________ in Hue at the moment?
A. Does / live B. Is / living C. Did / live D. Was / living
10. He usually _________ her at weekend but now he _________ in bed because of his severe illness.
A. visits / stays B. visits / staying C. visited / stays D. visits / is staying
11. Don’t make noise, children! Parents _________.
A. sleep B. are sleeping C. were sleeping D. slept
12. Why _________ you often _________ so much noise in the house?
A. do / make B. did / make C. are / making D. were / making

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13. What _________ he _________ before you came?

A. does / do B. had / do C. had / done D. has / done
14. How long _________ you _________ novels?
A. have/write B. do/write C. have/written D. are/writing
15. I _________ a lot of badminton recently.
A. play B. have played C. am playing D. was playing
16. We _________ your mother for ages.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
17. We _________ our plan next week.
A. started B. will start
C. have started D. will have started
18. They _________ a house by June next year.
A. will build B. are building C. have built D. will have built
19. It was the first time I _________ such a beautiful girl.
A. ever saw B. had ever seen C. have ever seen D. ever see
20. Thousands of people _________ this exhibition by the end of the month.
A. will see B. are going to see C. will have seen D. are seeing

Practice 7. Choose the best answer.

1. “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.” → “ _______________”
A. It’s my pleasure. B. I don’t know what time that person comes.
C. I’d love to come. What time? D. Do you have time for some gossip?
2. “I have a terrible headache.” → “ ___________”
A. Maybe I’m not going to the doctor’s. B. Not very well. Thanks.
C. Maybe you should take a rest. D. Not bad. I’m not going to the doctor’s.
3. “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?” → “_________”
A. Of course, not for me. B. No, I can’t help you now.
C. No, those aren’t mine. B. No, I can manage them myself.
4. “How much does it cost to get to Manchester?” → “__________”
A. It’s interesting to travel to Manchester. B. It depends on how to go.
C. I always go by train. D. I don’t like to go by train.
5. “__________” → “Yes. Do you have any shirts?”
A. Could you do me a favour? B. Oh, dear. What a nice shirt!
C. May I help you? D. White, please!
6. “What’s the best place to eat lunch?” → “__________”
A. I’ll have a soup, please.
B. There’s a great restaurant at the corner of the street.
C. I usually eat lunch at twelve.
D. Twelve would be convenient.
7. “Maybe you can take a vacation next month.” → “ __________”
A. Nothing special B. You’re welcome.
C. It’s very expensive. D. I don’t think so. I’m teaching all summer.
8. “What do you think of your new DVD player?” → “ ___________”
A. I love it. B. My brother gave it to me.
C. It was a gift from my brother. D. I always put it there.
9. “How have you been recently?” → “___________”
A. It’s too late now. B. Pretty busy, I think.
C. By bus, I think. D. No, I’ll not be busy.
10. “Do you need a knife and a fork?” → “__________”
A. No, I’ll just use a frying pan. B. No, I’ll just use chopsticks.
C. No, I’ll just use a can opener. D. No, I’ll use a cooker.

Practice 8. Rewrite the sentences as directed.

1. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.”
She said (that/to me that) she had gone to the doctor the day before/the previous day.
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2. He said, “I had a toothache last week.”

me (that) he had had a toothache the week before/the previous week.
He told _____________________________________________________________________
3. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription tomorrow morning.”
She said (that/to me that) she would write him a prescription the following morning /the morning after.
___________________________________________________________________
4. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore tonight.”
They told me
___________________________________________________________________
(that) they were going to the drugstore that night.
5. He said, “The doctor gave me some pills yesterday afternoon.”
(that/to me that) the doctor had given him some pills the afternoon before/the previous
He said ____________________________________________________________________
6. She said,afternoon.
“I go to the supermarket every day.”
me (that) she went to the supermarket every day.
She told ____________________________________________________________________
7. He said, “I have received the envelope so far.”
He said (that/to me that) he had received the envelope so far.
____________________________________________________________________
8. They said, “We visited Cannery Row two months ago.”
me (that) they had visited Cannery Row two months before.
They told ___________________________________________________________________
9. She said, “I’ll write a letter to you next week.”
(that/to me that) she would write a letter to me the following week/the next week.
She said ___________________________________________________________________
10. Tom said, “I’m going to the bank today.”
Tom told me (that) he was going to the bank that day.
___________________________________________________________________

Practice 9. Change the sentences into indirect speech.

1. The clerk said to us, “Please come back here before one o’clock.”
us to come back there before one o’clock.
The clerk told ________________________________________________________________
2. The teacher said to us, ‘Write your exercise carefully.”
The teacher told us_____________________________________________________________
to write our exercise carefully.
3. “Don’t eat anything from the street vendors, Tom.” Susan said.
Susan told __________________________________________________________________
Tom not to eat anything from the street vendors.
4. “Don’t leave your coat on the chair.” Mr. Lane’s wife said to him.
Mr. Lane’s wife told him ________________________________________________________
not to leave his coat on the chair.
5. My friend said, “Show me all of the photographs.”
to show him/her all of the photographs.
My friend told me _____________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Green said: “Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill.”
to come to their dinner that night.
Mr. Green invited Bill __________________________________________________________
7. Susan said to Tom: “Don’t call me again at this late hour.”
not to call her again that late hour.
Susan told Tom ______________________________________________________________
8. The policeman ordered: “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything.”
to stay where they were and not to touch anything.
The policeman ordered the children ______________________________________________
9. He said to me, “Keep a seat for me in the lecture hall.”
to keep a seat for him in the lecture hall.
He told me __________________________________________________________________
10. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
She asked the boys ___________________________________________________________
not to play on the grass.

Practice 10. Change these sentences into reported sentences.

1. “I would like to have dinner out this evening.”
having dinner out that evening.
Tom felt like _________________________________________________________________
2. “I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you.”
looking after the baby for me.
Susan suggested_____________________________________________________________
3. “I’d be happy to give you a lift.”
on giving me a lift.
The boy insisted _____________________________________________________________
4. “I hear you have a baby. Congratulations, Mary!”
Nicolas congratulated _________________________________________________________
Mary on having a baby.
5. “We used your car without asking you.”
using my car without asking me.
The boys admitted ____________________________________________________________
6. “I don’t have a driving license.”
The driver of the car admitted not
___________________________________________________
having a driving license.
7. “It’s nice of you to visit us. Thank you.”

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for visiting them.

The Smiths thanked Tom ______________________________________________________
8. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.”
against staying at the hotel near the airport/ not to stay at ………airport.
Julia warned us ______________________________________________________________
9. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
not phoning me earlier.
Mary apologized for ___________________________________________________________
10. “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.
Jane’s mother prevented _______________________________________________________
her from going out that night.

Practice 11. Choose the best answer.

1. George couldn’t help me. He _________ me to ask Kate.
A. tell B. said C. told D. say
2. Judy _________ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
A. admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested
3. She asked me _________ I liked music.
A. who B. if C. while D. what
4. I wanted to know _________ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
5. I have ever told you he _________ unreliable.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would be
6. Claire told me that her father _________ a racehorse.
A. owns B. owned C. owning D. has owned
7. You said you _________ chocolate, but you had never eaten any.
A. likes B. liking C. to like D. liked
8. Rachel insisted that they _________ plenty of time.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
9. What did that man say _________?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
10. The doctor _________ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
11. When I rang Tessa last week, she said she was busy _________ day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
12. I wonder _________ the tickets are on sale or not.
A. that B. when C. where D. whether
13. He asked me _________.
A. how long you have studied English B. how long had you studied English
C. how long you had study English D. how long you had studied English
14. Peter said he was leaving for Paris _________.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week
15. “I don’t usually drink milk when _________”, Mrs. Pike said
A. she was hungry B. I was hungry C. I am hungry D. I will be hungry
16. She advised me _________ an apple every day to stay healthy.
A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. Please, eat
17. I asked him _________, but he said nothing
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter
18. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the _________ day
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
19. She _________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked or not.
A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked
20. Marigold wondered _________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party.
A. that B. unless C. if D. which

Practice 12. Identify the underlined part that needs correcting.

1. You’d better not to try to drive your car home when you get drunk. (B. not try)
A B C D
2. Looking out of the window, I saw a man came up to me smiling. (C. come/coming)

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A B C D
3. It was too late for her asking Tom not to come to the airport. (C. to ask)
A B C D
4. The two boys had their photos taking during the trip. (C. taken)
A B C D
5.We decided to call off our flights to London because of being the bad weather. (D. because of)
A B C D
6. Could you please tell the guy to stop to make so much noise? (D. making)
A B C D
7. I’d like to thank your brother for your help. (D. his help)
A B C D
8. You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job. (C. on)
A B C D
9. Peter apologized with Mary for breaking her vase. (B. to)
A B C D
10. He insisted against meeting the manager again. (B. on)
A B C D
Practice 13. Choose the best word to fill each blank .
THE QUIZ SHOW
My best friend Jenny (1.) _________ on a TV quiz show a few nights ago. It was very exciting. We
all knew that she (2.) _________ be on, so all our friends met at her parents’ house to watch it. Her
parents videoed it too, of course. The program started at half past seven. We screamed and clapped
when we saw Jenny. She looked great. She had had her hair done, and was wearing the new top she
had bought the day before. She sat on the chair in the middle of the studio while the (3.) _________
asked her some questions. The questions got harder and harder as they increased in (4.) _________. If
she didn’t make any mistakes and get the most difficult question right, she would win a million pounds.
By this time, Jenny had won a thousand pounds. That was definitely hers, whatever happened. She
answered the next question correctly, which was worth five thousand pounds. I didn’t know the answer,
but she did know! Then with the next question, she (5.) _________ a risk but got the wrong answer. She
was gone out of the game. Still, she had her thousand pounds, and we were very proud of her.
1. A. appeared B. turned C. presented D. participated
2. A. might B. should C. would D. could
3. A. presenter B. leader C. producer D. director
4. A. value B. cost C. award D. difficult
5. A. got B. took C. made D. had

Practice 14. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
The Asian Games, also called the ASIAD, is a multi-sport event held every four years among
athletes from all over Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the
supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Medals are awarded in each event, with gold
for the first place, silver for second and bronze for third. This tradition started in 1951. The Asian Games
are dominated by the People’s Republic of China. Competitors are entered by a National Olympic
Committee (NOC) to represent their country of citizenship.
National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies, and tables showing the number of
medals won by each country are widely used. In general, only recognized nations are represented, but
a few non-sovereign countries are allowed to take part. The special case of Taiwan was handled by
having it compete as Chinese Taipei due to the political status of Taiwan.
1. The Asian Games is _________.
A. dominated by the People’s Republic of China
B. supervised by the Olympic Council of Asia
C. rewarded with only gold medals
D. regulated by International Olympic Committee
2. The Asian Games are _________.
A. held every four years. A. held every two years.
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3. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. In general only recognized nations are represented.
B. Gold medals are awarded for the first place.
C. Taiwan was not represented because of its political status.
D. There are many sports events played in the Asian Games.
4. Where will the 16th Asian Games be held?
A. In Japan B. In China C. In Doha D. In Taiwan
5. The best title for the passage is _________.
A. The Asian Games (The ASIAD) B. The Olympic Council of Asia
C. The International Olympic Committee D. The National Olympic Committee

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