UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the other words.
1) A. earning B. learning C. searching D.
clearing
2) A. candy B. sandy C. many D.
handy
3) A. given B. risen C. ridden D. whiten
II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of
the other words.
4) A. competition B. annual C. final D.
stimulate
5) A. performance B. celebration C. remember D.
announce
6) A. apologize B. difficulty C. enjoyment D.
remember
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
7) A situation in which people or organizations compete with each
other to find out who is the best at something.
A. participation B. competition C. activity D.
performance
8) A person who decides who has won a competition is called
a(n)
A. referee B. judge C. investigator D.
witness
9) To make something develop or become more active.
A. to encourage B. to enhance C. to stimulate D. to
strike
10) To agree to give someone money for a charity if that person

competes a special activity.
A. organize B. support C. sponsor D.
encourage
11) A person who has been chosen to speak or vote for someone
else on behalf of a group.
A. contestant B. competitor C. examinee D.
representative
12) The greatest of all is the World peace.
A. present B. gift C. prize D. award
13) A sports competition involving a number of teams or players
who take part in different games.
A. match B. tournament C. game D. play
14) They had a really good chance of winning the
national
A. compete B. competition C. competitor D.
competitive
15) Jack admitted the money.
A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D.
stolen
16) Thank you very much lending me your bike.
A. about B. in C. for D.
of
17) Don’t him to arrive early. He’s always late.
A. think B. judge C. hope D. expect
18) I wouldn’t of going to the party I hadn’t been
invited to.
A. dream B. intend C. depend D. rely
19) The instructor warned the students sailing alone on
the lake.
A. on B. for C. of D.

against
20) The manager the men to turn to work
immediately.
A. insisted B. suggested C. demanded D.
ordered
21) Her mother prevented her going out tonight.
A. against B. from C. about D. at
22) I apologized the book at home.
A. for leaving B. to leaving C. leaving D.
to leave
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs
correcting.
23) I’d like to thank your brother for your help.
A B C D
24) Mrs. Allen was concerned about my have to drive so far every
day.
A B C
D
25) You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent
job.
A B C D
26) Peter apologized for break the vase.
A B C D
27) He insisted on seeing the manager tomorrow.
A B C D
III. Write the following sentences in Reported Speech.
28) “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you.
 Mary thanked
me
29) “I’ll drive you to the airport.” John said to Linda

 John
insisted
30) “You have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said
to you
 Jim congratulated
me
31) “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you”,
Miss White said to Peter.
 Miss White
thanked
32) “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack.
 I
warned

33) “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier”, Margaret said to you.
 Margaret
apologized
34) “I have always wanted to be a pilot”, Paul said to you.
 Paul has always dreamed
of
35) “You didn’t do what I said”, the mother said to her son.
 The mother
accused
C. READING
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
THE QUIZ SHOW
My best friend Jenny (36) on a TV quiz show a few nights
ago. It was very exciting. We all knew that she (37) be on, so all
our friends met at her parents’ house to watch it. Her parents videoed
it too, of course. The programme 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 in the chair in the middle of the studio while
the (38) asked her some questions. The questions got harder and
harder as they increased in (39) . If she didn’t make any
mistakes and get the most difficult question right, she would win a
million pounds. By this time, jerry 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
(40) a risk but got the answer wrong. She was gone out of the
game. Still, she had her thousand pounds, and we were very proud of
her.
36) A. appeared B. turned C. presented D.
participated
37) A. might B. should C. would D. could
38) A. presenter B. leader C. producer D. director
39) A. value B. cost C. award D. difficulty
40) A. got B. took C. made D. had
D. WRITING
From the cues given, write a letter of reply.
41) Thank you/ letter/ welcome/ General Knowledge Quiz.
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42) number/ participants/ be/ 4/ members/ each/ team
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43) Quiz/ hold/ 89 Le Loi Street/ HCM City/ November 30/ 2007
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44) starting time/ be/ 8:00 p.m./ but/ you/ be/ present/ an hour/
earlier
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45)Please/contact/ me/ phone/ 067.892899/ or/ e-mail/

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TENSES
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. After lunch, I often (take)_______________ a rest.
2. My sister usually (practice) __________________playing the
piano in the evening.
3. My brother (visit) _________________me last month.
4. My brother (visit) _________________me twice a week.
5. My brother (visit)__________________ me before he went to Ho
Chi Minh City.
6. Maria_______(enter) the university after she had graduated form
the community college
7. While my father (read) _______ a newspaper, I (learn) ______ my
lesson and my sister (do) ______ her homework.
8. They (arrive) ______________________at the club two days ago.
9. She (learn) ___________________French for several years.
10. They (play) ________________football when their mother came
back home.
11. By the time we (get) ___________there, the play (start)
________________ already.
12. Yesterday he (go) _____________home after he (go)

___________to the store.
13. You (watch) _____________________TV last night.
14. He (teach) ____________English since he (graduate)
__________from the university.
15. By the time I (come) ______________, he (already,
leave)_________________.
16. When he (come)_________, the children (already, finish)
__________the exercises
17. After she (return) ___________home, she (cook)
__________herself a good dinner
18. My father (watch) _________________ TV at this time
yesterday.
19. Last night my father (read) _____________a book while I (learn)
______my lesson.
20. If he (eat) _________________all that he will be ill.
21. If I (know)_________________ his address, I’d give it to you.
22. I shouldn’t drink that wine if I (be) __________________ you.
23. If the rain (stop) _________________, I would have gone for a
walk.
24. When I (arrive) ____________at this house, he still
(sleep)_________________.
25. What you (do) ______________________ yesterday?
26. If you had worked harder, you (pass) ________________your
final exam.
27. I’ll lend you War and Peace if I (finish)____________ it before
you go on holiday.
28. if I had much money, I (buy) ______________a car.
29. If I (be) ____________you, I (help) ______________him.

30. I'm doing the test very well now. I (not/ do)

__________________the test well if I (not/ revise)
_________________thoroughly last night.
31. After John _________ (wash) his clothes, he began to study.
32. George__________ (wait) for one hour before the bus came.
33. I (do) _____________ my homework at 7 p.m. yesterday.
34. Before she (watch)___________ TV, she (wash) _____________
her clothes.
35. The light (go) __________ out while we (have) _____________
dinner.
36. As we (cross) ___________ the street, we (see) ____________ an
accident.
37. Before Alice (go) ___________ to sleep, She (call) ___________
her family.
38. The bell (ring) ____________ while Tom (take) ___________ a
bath.
39. David (be) ____________ born after his father (die)
_____________.
40. She (win) ___________the gold medal in 1986.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
1. It is easy (fool) ………… by his lies.
2. Martha doesn’t like to have her picture taken. She avoids
(photograph) ………………
3. I appreciate (invite) …………. to your home.
4. Let’s not risk (catch) ………. in a traffic jam.
5. The government tried to stop the book (publish) ………….
6. (search) …………… by customs officers is unpleasant.
7. There’s a lot of work (do)…………….
8. The new students hope (include) … in many of the
school’s social activities.
9. When the police first questioned him, he denied (involve)

…………. in the robbery.
10. I remember (take) ………. to the zoo when I was a child.
11. We managed to climbe over the wall without (see) ……
12. Isabel expected (admit) ……… to the university, but she
wasn’t.
13. The tin opener seems (design) … for left-handed people.
14. Many reliable methods of storing information tended
(forget) …………. When the computers arrived.
15. She resented (ask) ……………to make tea for everyone at the
meeting.
16. Let’s leave early. We can’t risk (hold up) …………in heavy
traffic during rush hour.
I. Put the verbs in brackets into correct form.
1) The teacher permits us (go) ……………………….out in a minute
.
2) Tell him (come) ……………………… to see me at once.
3) He advises us (be) ……………………… more studious.
4) He’s expecting (make) ……………………… a trip to Ha Long
Bay.
5) Students stopped (make) ……………………… noise when the
teacher came in
6) I enjoy (listen) ……………………… to classical music.
7) He’ll try (not make) ……………… the same mistake
again.
8) Would you mind (buy) ……………………… me a newspaper?
9) Would you like (have) ……………………… a dance with me?
10) I hope (not do) ……………………… that tiring work again.
11) They postponed (build) ……………………… the school for
lack of finance.
12) Are his ideas worth (listen) ……………………… to?

13) He always avoids (meet) ……………………… in the street.
14) Do you agree (lend) ……………………… me some money?
15) Tom refused (give) ……………………… me his address.
16) Do you often practise (speak) ……………………… English?

17) It takes me hours (written) ……………………… a letter.
18) He is too busy (take) ……………………… care of her.
19) He gave up (smoke) ………………………
20) My brother is fond of (collect) ……………………… stamps.

21) I heard them (talk) ……………………… in the next room.
22) He made the child (cry).………………………
23) I saw him (cross) ……………………… the street.
24) My brother often helps me (do) ……………………… the
homework.
25) She let me (use) ………………………… her telephone.

II. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be
changed for the sentence to be correct.
1. When I was sick with the flu, my mother made me to eat
soup and rest in bed.
a b c d
2. Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to
speak English with all her classmates.
a b c d
3. Grow well, a tree must be well- suited to the area where it
is planted.
a b c d
4. Despite modern medical technology, many diseases
causing by viruses are still not curable.

a b
c d
5. We should have been informed Janis about the change in
plans regarding our weekend trip to the
mountains. a b c d
6. You had better learning a foreign language before
applying for a job.
a b c d
7. Passing a driver’s test is a necessary requirement for all
people wishing drive a motor vehicle.
a b c d
8. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I call the phone
company and had my phone number change.
a b c d
9. Breaking her leg the last time she went, Brenda decided
not to go on the school skiing trip this year.
a b c d
10. Louis got his sister read his assignment, and then asked her
to write the report for him because he did not have enough time.