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COMPETITIONS

Underline the word that contains a different vowel sound. group could would should foot look smooth push rule luck run cut team great each sheet class part race ask cross lost most cost shine slight strike strict found crowd knowledge cloud chew lose choose hope done move lo e won Complete these sentences with one appropriate word from the box. representati es score reciting spirit awarded worksheets sponsored participate rules announced 1. !he competition"s aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning #nglish among students. 2. !he competition was sponsored $% the &tudents" 'arents &ociet%. 3. !he #nglish teacher e(plained the competition)s rules to the students. 4. *ou will ha e to answer the +uestions on the worksheets within two minutes. 5. , ma(imum score for each acti it% is 15 points. 6. !he winner will $e awarded a set of -.s. 7. !ime was up and the /udges announced the results. 8. !o participate in the contest0 %ou ha e to work in groups of three. 9. !he final competition included the representatives of three classes. 10. 1e had difficult% reciting the poem in front of the /udges. III. Complete this extract from a newspaper article with the verbs given. Use the past simple, present perfect or past perfect. 234&34 &,-5#. 64 746!#. -7!& ,ston 7nited 819 have sacked 8sack9 their manager0 4eil 2omson. !he former #ngland foot$all international manager 829 said 8sa%9 that he 839 heard/ had heard 8hear9 the news when he 849 returned/ had returned 8return9 from a three:week holida% in &pain and that it 859 came/ had come 8come9 as a complete shock. ;!here 869 was/ had been 8$e9 no hint of an% pro$lem when 6 879 left 8lea e9 for the holida%.; ,ston 7nited 889 appointed 8appoint9 2onson as manager two %ears ago and last season the% 899 finished 8finish9 second in the <irst .i ision. 1owe er0 the% 8109 have won 8win9 onl% fi e matches so far this season. !he -hairman of the clu$0 'eter =hite0 last night 8119 accused 8accuse9 2onson of lack of commitment to the clu$. ;4eil"s attitude 8129 has disappointed 8disappoint9 us recentl%. 3 er the last few months he 8139 has spent 8spend9 more time on &panish $eaches than working with the pla%ers in ,ston.;... IV. Complete each sentence with one of the following verb (in the correct form . Use a preposition if necessar!. stay carry get break $e hunt invite cause take live deliver study close drive attend 1. 6" e alwa%s dreamed ofliving in a small house $% the sea. 2. >ike apologi?ed for being so rude to me. 3. 6 agreed to deliver the parcel for her. 4. !he dri er of the other car accused me of causing the accident. 5. =e in ited @ane to sta! for lunch. 6. 1e admitted driving the car into his neigh$or"s tree. 7. 6 congratulated Ai? on getting a new /o$. 8. >% $ag wasn"t er% hea %0 $ut .an insisted on carr!ing it for me 9. !om suggested taking a rest. 10. =e don"t appro e of hunting animals for sport. 11. 5e in thanked us for inviting him to our part%. 12. Brian ad ised me to stud! economics at uni ersit%. 13. !he go ernment proposed closing a num$er of primar% schools. 14. !he women $lamed me for breaking her glasses. 15. 4o one can pre ent him from attending the meeting. V. Complete the sentences to report what was said, using a to"infinitive or an" ing form of a verb. 1. "*ou"d $etter look for a new /o$0 ,ndrew." @ane ad ised Andrew to look for a new job. 2. "6t was nice of %ou to in ite me to %our $irthda% part%. !hanks er% much." >ike thanked me/ us for inviting him to my I our birthday party. 3. 30 "6 must ha e made a mistake in the calculations.; >r <orest admitted making/ having made a mistake in the calculations. 4. "6"ll pa% for the meal." &arah insisted on paying for the meal.

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5. "'erhaps we can go to 'aris for the weekend." 4eil suggested going to Paris for the weekend. 6. "6 can get %ou there in good time." @im guaranteed to get me/ us there in good time. 7. "6"m sorr% 6 couldn"t come to isit %ou last summer." 5ate apologi?ed (to me/ tis) for not coming to visit me/ us last summer. 8. "=e"ll organi?e the -hristmas part%." !he% promised to organi e the !hristmas party. 9. "6 hear %ou won the championship. -ongratulationsC" .ane congratulated me on winning the championship. 10. "6 wish 6"d asked for his name and address." 6 regretted not asking/ having asked for his name and address. 11. "*ou"re selfish." @ane accused me of being selfish. 12. ",ll right. =e will meet the student representati es." !he teachers agreed to meet the student representatives. 13. "*ou mustn"t drink too much caffeine." >arta warned me not to drink too much caffeine./ "arta warned me against drinking too much caffeine. 14. "6f all goes to plan0 6"ll stud% medicine." 2achel hoped to study medicine. 15. "=e should take the /umper $ack to the shop." @ack recommended taking the jumper back to the shop. VI. #eport these sentences. $ake an! necessar! changes to verb tense, pronouns, etc. 1. "=e ha e found the missing girl0" said the police last night. #ast night$ the police said (that) they had found the missing girl. 2. "6"ll drop %ou from the team if %ou don"t train harder0" said the captain. %he captain threatened to drop me& us from the team if I / we didn't train harder. 3. "6"d $u% the $ig tin if 1 were %ou0" said the grocer. %he grocer advised me to buy a big tin. . 4. "1ere are the car ke%s. *ou"d $etter wait in the car0" he said to her. (e gave her the car keys and advised her to wait in the car. 5. "=h% didn"t %ou tell me a$out that %esterda%0 'eterD" @ane asked. )ane asked Peter why he hadn't told/ didn't tell her about that the day before. 6. "=ould %ou please wait in the lounge till %our flight num$er is calledD" she said. *he asked me to wait in the lounge till my flight number was called. 7. "1 ga e %ou m% te(t$ook last week. 1 insist0" !om said %om insisted on giving me his te+tbook the week before. 8. "-ould %ou speak more slowl%0 pleaseD 1 can"t understand0" he said to me. (e asked me to speak more slowly because he couldn't understand. 9. "6 hope %ou ha e a good /ourne%0" he said0 ".on"t forget to send a card when %ou arri e." (e wished me a good jouney and reminded me to send a card when I arrived/ had arrived. 10. "6"m sorr% 1 didn"t phone %ou earlier. 6 was er% $us%0" @ill said to me. )ill apologi ed for not phoning me earlie'r and e+plained that he was/ had been very busy. 11. "6t"s not trueC 6 ha e ne er $een arrestedC" Aarr% said. #arry denied ever having been arrested. 12. "=h% not decorate %our $a$%"s roomD" ,nn said0 "6f %ou like0 6"ll help %ou do the decorating0 &ue." Ann suggested decorating the baby's room and offered to help *ue do the decorating. 13. "*ou pressed the wrong $utton0" said the mechanic. ".on"t do it again. *ou might ha e a nast% accident." %he mechanic pointed out that I had pressed the wrong button and warned me not to do it again or I might have a nasty accident. 14. "-an %ou answer the phoneD 6"m ha ing showerC" he said to his son. (e asked his son to answer the phone because he was having shower. 15. "=ould %ou like a cup of coffeeD" 6 said to @im. "4o0 thanks. 6 must go now0" he said. I offered )im a cup of coffee but he refused and said that he had to go then. E66. $ost of the following sentences contain one mistake. Correct it or write #I%&' 1. =hen 6 asked @oan a$out her work she said she had lost her /o$ and was short of mone%. 826F1!9 2. >ichael e(plained that he couldn"t come 0to the part% $ecause he was working this e ening. 8that e ening9 3. !he doctor sa%s that he would see %ou in twent% minutes. 8said9 4. 6 asked to see his identification $efore 6 let him to go into the house. 8go9 5. &tudents are recommended reading the following $ooks. 8to read9 6. &imon is alread% a good tennis pla%er0 $ut he accepts that he still had a lot to learn 8has9. 7. &he offered me to take the children home. 8offered to take9 8. !he weather was e(tremel% $ad and this pre ented us going out. 8pre ented us from going9 9. 6 apologi?ed them for keeping them waiting so long. 8apologi?ed for9 10. Ai? wanted to know if we had an% photos of our holida%. 826F1!9

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11. 1e ad ised to lea e at 5.30 in the morning. 8lea ing9 12. >ick complained to the shop assistant that the computer he"d $ought there was fault%. 826F1!9 13. 6 asked him how could 6 get to the station0 and he told me. 8how 6 could lea e9 14. !here were cheers when he suggested to go home earl%. 8going9 15. 6 don"t reall% appro e of children wearing makeup. 826F1!9 VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. !he compan% has decided to withdraw from some of its sponsorship. 8sponsor9 2. !he pla%group pro ides plent% of stimulation for the children. 8stimulate9 3. 3 er 300000 competitors will run in the 4ew *ork marathon. 8compete9 4. !he negotiation was attended $% representatives of se eral states. 8represent9 5. !he scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting acti ities. 8participate9 6. !he sur e% was $ased on direct observation of o er 500 schools. 8o$ser e9 7. 6 felt e(tremel% disappointed when we lost. 8disappoint9 8. &he finds writing poetr% deepl% saitsf!ing. 8satisf%9. 9. !he teacher"s comment are designed to help impro e %our and knowledge " understanding.8know : understand9 10. !he announcemeIit of further /o$ losses comes at a $ad time. 8announce9 I(. Complete the letter, using the words given. .ear >inh0 1. thank G %our letter G arri e G %esterda% GG %hank you for your letter that arrived yesterday. 2. 6 G please G hear G %ou G win G first pri?e G 'oetr% 2eading -ontestG congratulationsG I'm very pleased to hear that you won the first pri e in the Poetry ,eading !ontest. !ongratulations& 3. 6 G m%self G /ust G /oin G final #nglish &peaking -ompetitionG m% schoolGG I myself have just joined in the final -nglish *peaking !ompetition ofmy school. 4. competitionG organi?eG our #nglish teachersG take placeG school hallG last &unda%GG %he competition organi ed by our -nglish teachers took place in the school hall last *unday. 5. representati esG three classesG m% schoolG takeG the contestGG %he representatives ofthreecIasses of my school took part in the contest. 6. contestG weG workG groupsG threeG competeG fi e acti itiesG ten minutesGG In the contest$ we worked in groups .ofthree and competed in five activities within ten minutes. 7. m% teamG passG four acti itiesG perfectl%G $utG last oneG weG a spelling mistakeG lose the gameGG "y team passed four activities perfectly$ but in the last one$ we had a spelling mistake and lost the game. 8. it G $e G $ig disappointment G us G howe er G we G all G en/o% G contest G immensel% G <ind G it G er% useful GG It was a big disappointment to us. (owever$ we all enjoyed the contest immensely and found it very useful. 9. we G hope G win G contest G ne(t %ear GG .e hope to win the contest ne+t year. 10. 6 G like G congratulate G %ou G %our winningG again GG I'd like to congratulate you of your winning again. *ours trul%0 'hong U)I' * '+,' I. .#/)U)CI0'I/) Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differentl! from the others. 1. a. reciting $. spirit c. stimulate d. winner 2. a. pro$lem $. sponsor c. wonderful d. en/o% 3. a. announce b. annual c. award d. among 4. a. competition $. completion c. 1uestion d. information 5. a. athletics $. marathon c. faithfull% d. smoothl! II. 20)%U0%+ 3/CU, ,. Choose the word or phrase " a, b, c, or d " that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 6. !he contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning #nglish HHHHHH students. a. on $. for c. of d. among 7. !he teacher e(plained the competition"s rules HHHHHH the students er% carefull%. a. to $. with. c. for . d. a$out 8. >ost students are interested HHHHHH the annual #nglish &peaking -ontests. a. on b. in c. with d. at 9. HHHHHH is someone who takes part in sports competitions. a. @udge $. &portman c. 0thletic d. &ponsor 10. !he% +uickl% read the +uestions and tried to find out the answers. a. complete $. guess c. offer d. discover 11. , string of defeats has failed to $reak the team"s HHHHHH. a. spirits $. efforts c. works d. methods 12. !here is now intense HHHHHH $etween schools to attract students.

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a. competence b. competition c. competiti e d. competitor 13. &uch +uestions pro ide a useful means of HHHHHH students" interest. a. e(pressing $. encouraging c. stimulating d. pro iding 14. ,ll students can take part in the annual #nglish:speaking -ompetition. a. happening once a !ear $. happening once a term $. happening once a month d. happening once e er% si( months 15. 1eHHHHHH his poem in front of the whole school. a. dedicated b. recited c. said d. deli ered 4. Choose the word or phrase"a, b, c, or d" that best completes the sentence. 16. =e took part in a sponsored walk HHHHHH to support the poor. a. organi5ed $. organi?ing c. that organi?ed d. had organi?ed 17. =e strongl% recommend HHHHHH %our luggage when %ou tra el. a. to insure $. %ou insuring. c. %our insurance d. !ou insure 18. &he asked m% ad ice HHHHHH su$/ect she should stud% at uni ersit%. a. what b. on what. c. to what d. on to what 19. -hildren could $e compelled to work on the farm0 effecti el% den%ing HHHHHH. a. their school $. them to school c. them schooling d. for schooling 20. 6ndoor heating s%stems ha e made HHHHHH for people to li e and work comforta$l% in temperate climates. a. it is possi$le $. possi$le c. it possible d. possi$l% 21. &he phoned the police and HHHHHH outside her home a. reported to attack $. was reported to $e attacked c. reported being attacked d. reported to $e attacked 22. !he children were warned HHHHHH in the lake without an adult present. a. not swim b. not to swim c. not swimming d. to not swim 23. 1omestead 1igh &chool"s foo$all team HHHHHH a championship until last season. a. has ne er won $. is ne er winning c. had ne er $een winning d. had never won 24. Feorge mentioned HHHHHH in an accident as a child0 $ut he ne er told us the details. a. ha ing in/ured b. having been in6ured c. to ha e in/ured d. to ha e $een in/ured 25. &he" wanted to know if 6 HHHHHH 'aul recentl%. a. saw $. ha e seen c. had seen d. would see -. Identif! the one underlined word or phrase " 0, 4, C or .: that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 26. !he teacher said that a$out 10 children need special help in reading. , B . 8with reading9 27. # er% teacher 6" e spoken to tell me that standard of spelling are in decline , B 8to tells9 . decline. 28. !he purpose of the e(amination was to test the students" knowing of , B - 8knowledge9 the su$/ect. . 29. Aet me know if %ou are interested to take part in the &culpture -ompetition. , 8in taking9 B . 30. 6f athletics are neglected in school0 this will ha e a $ig impact on future , 8is9 B national team. . III. #+07I)% 0. 3ill in each blank space with one appropriate word from the box. well:known associated in ol e professional e(tra whole $eats popular enthusiast end support against <or man% %oung people0 sport is a 8319 popular part of school life and $eing in one of the school teams and pla%ing in matches is er% important. 6f someone is in a team0 it means a lot of 8329 extra training and often spending a &aturda% or &unda% awa% from home since man% matches are pla%ed then. 6t might also 8339 involve tra eling to other towns to pla% 8349 against other school teams and then sta%ing on after the match for a meal or a drink. &ometimes0 parents0 friends or other students will tra el "with the team to 8359 support their own side. =hen a school team 8369 beats another one0 it is the 8379 whole school that feels proud0 not onl% the pla%ers. 6t can also mean that a school $ecomes 8389 well"known.for $eing good at certain sports and students from that school ma% 8399 end up pla%ing for national and international teams so that the school has some reall% famous names 8409 associated with it. 4. #ead the passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (' or false (3 . 6 am in fa or of #nglish:speaking contests in schools. &uch contests encourage students to practice speaking #nglish in their classes and help them impro e their speaking skills. Besides0 while preparing themsel es for the contests0 students" ha e a chance to "re iew their lessons thoroughl%. -ontests among classes pro ide students" with

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opportunities to work with team spirit0 thus. ena$ling them to learn how to cooperate with other people. &ome students ma% think that their preparations for the speaking contests are time:consuming. 1owe er0 in m% opinion0 such preparations are worth spending time on. >% classmates and 6 ha e found that we speak #nglish $etter after each: contest. 6n sum0 #nglish:speaking contests in schools are useful to students. 41. #nglish:speaking0 contests gi e students opportunities to practice speaking #nglish. T 42. #nglish:speaking contests make students fail in preparation for their lessons in classes. F 43. #nglish:speaking contests pro ide students with a lot of useful skills. F 44. #nglish:speaking contests help students know how to work with other people. T 45. #nglish:speaking contests ask for a thoroughl% re iew. T 46. #nglish:speaking contests take a lot of time to prepare. T 47. !he writer is an #nglish teacher. F IV. 8#I'I)% Choose the answer (a, b, c or d that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. 48. "=h% not participate in the #nglish &peaking -ontestD" a. 1e asked me to take part in the #nglish &peaking -ontest. b. &e suggested taking part in the +nglish ,peaking Contest. c. 1e offered us to take part in the #nglish &peaking -ontest. d. 1e told me not to participate in the #nglish &peaking -ontest. 49. 'lease watch %our steps as %ou get off. a. 'lease look at the steps while getting off. $. Fo down the steps in order to get off. c. 'lease ha e a look at the &teps as %ou get off. d. 4e careful not to tumble while getting off. 50. "Aet me pa% for the coffee. 6 reall% want." a. @enn% is asked to pa% for the coffee. $. @enn% suggested pa%ing for the coffee. c. 9enn! insisted on pa!ing for the coffee. d. @enn% told me to pa% for the coffee. U)I' * '+,' : I. .#/)U)CI0'I/) Choose the word that has main stress placed differentl! from the others. 1. a. contest b. sponsor c. o$ser e d. complete 2. a. stimulate $. competition c. disappointed d. opportunit% 3. a. recite b. organi5e c. apologi?e d. participate 4. a. knowledge $. ma(imum c. athletics d. marathon 5. a. encourage $. compete c. award d. represent II. 20)%U0%+ 3/CU, 0. Choose the word or phrase "a, b, c, or d " that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 6. 1e apologi?ed HHHHHHH not $eing a$le to complete the poem. a. in $. on c. of d. for 7. !ime was HHHHHHH0 and the /udges announced the results. a. out b. up c. off d. down 8. 1e"s $een teaching music for %ears0 $ut he hasn"t an% HHHHHHH. a. e(aminations $. e(periences c. experience d. +ualifications 9. >ost students find #nglish -ompetitions HHHHHHH. a. en/o%ing $. en/o%ment c. en/o%ed d. do en6o!able 10. 6 am pleased to HHHHHHH the winner of the final competition. 6t"s Froup B. a. recite b. announce c. e(plain d. appoint 11. ,fter con incing m%self that the result didn"t matter0 6 felt oddl% HHHHHHH when we lost. a. encouraged $. stimulated c. disad antaged d. disappointed 12. =ith three teams finishing on 40 points0 there was no outright HHHHHHH. a. win $. winning c. winner d. winnings 13. <or work to flow HHHHHHH0 proper preparations must $e made. a. smoothl! $. freel% c. constantl% d. naturall% 14. !he contestants are eliminated one $% one until the last HHHHHHH in a head:to:head contest. a. sponsor $. support c. compete d. enter 15. !he winner of the contest was gi en a8n9 HHHHHHH for her e(cellent performance. a. $onus $. reward c. fine d. award 4. Choose the word or"phrase " a, b, c, or d " that best completes the sentence. 16. >% teachers alwa%s encourage HHHHHHH hard at school. a. to work b. us to work c. working d. that we work

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17. &i( months after the accident0 he still has difficult% HHHHHHH. a. to walk b. walking c. walked d. to walking 18. 6 reall% hate HHHHHHH awa% from home so much. a. %ou ha e to $e $. %ou ha ing to $e c. %our ha e to $e d. !our having to be 19. &taff sa% that the new computer s%stem HHHHHHH to greater le els of stress in their work. a. led $. would lead c. has led d. had led 20. 1e apologi?ed HHHHHHH a$le to finish the pro/ect on time. a. his colleagues not $eing $. his colleagues for not $eing c. his colleagues not to $e d. to his colleagues for not being 21. 6t"s a pit% we didn"t isit !om when we had the chance. 6 HHHHHHH him $efore he left the countr%. a. would like to see $. should like to see c. would like ha ing seen d. would like to have seen 22. 1is doctor suggested that he HHHHHHH a short lea e of a$sence. a. will take b. take c. would take d. took 23. 6t is no use HHHHHHH to school if %ou HHHHHHH to work hard. a. going : do not read% $. to go : do not read% c. going " are not read! d. go : are not read% 24. >ar%"s father appro ed of HHHHHHH in the 7nited &tates for another %ear in order to work toward her >.,. a. her to sta% $. she to sa% c. she sta%ing d. her sta!ing 25. 4owada%s0 %oung men with a technical education HHHHHHH $ecause of the great demand for highl% skilled workmen. a. is well paid $. should pa% well c. are well paid d. could pa% well C. Identif! the one underlined word or phrase 0, 4, C or 7 " that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 26. 2ichard said the pla% was er% entertaining and he recommended to see it. , B . 8seeing9 27. &ome of m% friends ha e considered not going to college because the cost. , B . 8$ecause of9 28. 6t is difficult to imagine him accepting the decision without an% o$/ection , B 8his accepting9 . 29. !he highwa% patrol ad ises to take the old route through the cit% $ecause the , 8taking9 B interstate highwa% is under ma/or repairs. . 30. @o%ce thanked us inviting them to dinner and said that the% wanted to 8us for in iting9, B ha e us o er for dinner ne(t week. . III. #+07I)% 0. Choose the word or phrase" a, b, c or d " that best fits the blank space in the following passage. , $eaut% contest0 or $eaut% pageant0 is a competition $etween people0 8319 HHHHHHH largel% on the $eaut% of their ph%sical appearance. !he modern $eaut% pageant can 8329 HHHHHHH its origin to the >iss ,merica pageant0 first held in ,tlantic -it%0 4ew @erse%0 in 19210 under the title I6nter:-it% Beaut%" contest. !he following %ear the title was 8339 HHHHHHH as >iss ,merica. 3ther contests include the %earl% >iss =orld competition and >iss 7ni erse0 which are the two largest and most famous 8349 HHHHHHH $eaut% contests. =omen from around the world 8359 HHHHHHH in the competition for these titles. !o $e selected as >iss =orld or >iss 7ni erse0 a contestant must $e 8369 HHHHHHH or single. 6f a >iss =or6d fails to li e up to people"s e(pectations0 she ma%0 $e 8379 HHHHHHH. !he organi?ers of the ma/or $eaut% contests represent their contests 8389 HHHHHHH $eing e ents of world importance. 8399 HHHHHHH man% other people consider $eaut% contests to $e 8409 HHHHHHH entertainment e ent of no great importance. 31. a. set b. based c. regarded d. used 32. a. trace $. e(plain c. pass d. share 33. a. renewed $. remo ed c. renamed d. retained 34. a. nation $. national c. internationale d. international 35. a. interest b. participate c. e(cite d. in ol e 36. a. celibate $. faithful c. impressi e d. attracti e 37. a. dismissed $. declared c. dis1ualified d. dispensed 38. a. of $. to c. for d. as 39. a. Besides b. &owever c. !herefore d. <urthermore 40. a. mass $. popular c. agreeable d. remarka$le. 4. #ead the passage carefull!, then choose the correct answers. !1# 3A*>'6- F,>#& .uring the 3l%mpic games0 people from all o er the world come together in peace and friendship. &ome of these people compete for medals. &e eral million people attend the games0 and millions of other people watch them on tele ision.

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=h% do we ha e the 3l%mpic gamesD 1ow did the% $eginD !he first 3l%mpic Fames that we ha e records of were in Freece in 776 B.-. !he games lasted one da%. !he onl% e ent in the first thirteen 3l%mpic Fames was a race. >en ran the length of the stadium 8a$out 192 meters9. !hen0 longer running races were added. !hrough the %ears0 a few other kinds of e ents0 like the long /ump0 were also added. .uring this time0 the games were for men onl%0 and women could not e en watch them. 6n the %ear 3930 a 2oman emperor ended the 3l%mpic Fames $ecause the +ualit% of the games $ecame er% low. !he 3l%mpics did not take place again for 1500 %earsC 6n 18940 'ierre de -our$ertin of <rance helped form the 6nternational 3l%mpic -ommittee0 and the modern 3l%mpic Fames $egan. 6n 1896 the games were held again in ,thens0 Freece. !he Freeks $uilt a new stadium for the competition. !hree hundred and ele en athletes from thirteen countries competed in man% e ents. !he winners $ecame national heroes. ,fter 18960 the games were held e er% four %ears during the summer in different cities around the world. 6n 19000 the 3l%mpics were in 'aris0 <rance0 and women competed for the first time. 6n 19080 in Aondon0 #ngland0 the first gold medals were gi en to winning athletes. Before that time0 the winners recei ed onl% sil er and $ron?e medals. !he 3l%mpic flag was first introduced in 1920 in ,ntwerp0 Belgium. !he flag has fi e rings on it. !he rings represent the continents of ,frica0 ,sia0 ,ustralia0 #urope0 and 4orth and &outh ,merica. #ach ring is a different color$lue0 %ellow0 $lack0 green0 or red : $ecause the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it. !he 3l%mpic =inter Fames $egan in 1924 in -hamois0 <rance. ,thletes competed in winter e ents such as skiing0 ice skating0 and ice hocke%. !oda%0 the =inter Fames take place e er% four %ears. !he &ummer Fames also take place e er% four %ears0 $ut not. in the same %ear as the winter e ents. Both the &ummer Fames and the =inter Fames must ha e at least fifteen e ents0 and the% cannot last more than si(teen da%s. 7ntil recentl%0 3l%mpic competitors could not $e professional athletes. ,ll of the athletes in the 3l%mpic Fames were amateurs. !oda%0 howe er0 man% of the 3l%mpic athletes are professionals who pla% their sports for mone% during the %ear. &ome people disagree with this idea. !he% $elie e that the 3l%mpic Fames are for amateur athletes0 not paid professionals. 3ther people think that an%one can pla% in the 3l%mpic Fames. 4o matter who the athletes are0 millions of people throughout the world en/o% watching the greatest athletic competitions0 the &ummer games and the =inter Fames of the 3l%mpics. 41. =hich of the following is not true of the first 13 3l%mpic Fames in FreeceD a. !he% lasted onl% one da%. b. 'he men competed while the women watched. c. !he% consisted of onl% one e ent0 which was race running. d. !he% were for men onl%. 42. 'ierre de -ou$ertin HHHHHHHHHHHHH. a. was the first athlete from <rance to take part in the modern 3l%mpic Fames $. helped the Freeks $uild a new stadium for the modern Fames. c. helped to revive the %ames. d. $ecame a national hero of <rance. 43. !he 6nternational 3l%mpic -ommittee was set up HHHHHHHHHHHHH. a. with 'ierre de -ou$ertin as chairman $. according the wish of a 2oman emperor c. e er% four %ears starting from 1894 d. two !ears before the modern /l!mpic %ames were held 44. =omen first competed in the Fames HHHHHHHHHHHHH. a. in 1908 in Aondon0 #ngland b. in the .aris /l!mpics of -;<< c. as soon as the 3l%mpic Fames were resumed d. in 1896 at 'ierre de -ou$ertin"s suggestion 45. =hat was special a$out the 1920 3l%mpicsD a. 'he /l!mpic flag was introduced. $. Fold medals were gi en to winning athletes for the first time. c. =omen were allowed to compete for the first time. d. !he 3f%mpic =inter Fames were held. 46. =hich of the following is not trueD a. !here is an inter al $etween the &ummer and the =inter Fames. $. !he games can"t last longer than 16 da%s. c. 'he ,ummer %ames have more sporting events than the 8inter %ames. d. !he 3l%mpic flag has fi e rings of fi e different colors on it. 47. 'rofessional athletes HHHHHHHHHHHHH. a. 6oined the /l!mpic %ames onl! recentl! . $. ha e $een allowed to compete in the Fames since the 3l%mpic flag was introduced c. get paid for taking part in the 3l%mpic Fames d. ha e won more gold medals than amateurs ha e 48. ,ccording to the passage0 HHHHHHHHHHHHH. a. the participation of professionals has made the 3l%mpic Fames less en/o%a$le b. no matter who athletes are, the games are ,still great to watch for millions of people

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c. professional athletes will soon $e $anned from the Fames d. e er%one is opposed to allowing professionals to take part IV. 8#I'I)% Choose the answer " a, b, c, or d " that best reports what was said. 49. "*ou"re alwa%s making terri$le mistakes0" said the teacher. a. 'he teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes. $. !he teacher asked his students wh% the% alwa%s made terri$le mistakes. c. !he teacher reali?ed that his students alwa%s made terri$le mistakes. d. !he teacher made his students not alwa%s make terri$le mistakes. 50. #ach of %ou ma% ha e one piece of cand%0) >rs. @ones said to the children. a. >rs. @ones ad ised the children to ha e one piece of cand%. $. >rs. @ones asked each of the children to ha e one piece of cand%. c. $rs. 9ones allowed each of the children to have one piece of cand!. d. >rs. @ones reminded the children to ha e one piece of cand%. 51. "=ould %ou mind if 6 $rought a friend to the part%D" said 'eter. a. 'eter wanted me to $ring m% friend to his part%. $. 'eter encouraged me to $ring m% friend to the part%. c. .eter asked for permission to bring his friend to the part!. d. 'eter promised to $ring a friend to the part%. 52. ".on"t $e so disappointed @ane. *ou can take the dri ing test again0" said 1elen. a. 1elen told @ane not to $e disappointed and take the dri ing test again. $. 1elen asked @ane not to $e disappointed and offered her another dri ing test. c. 1elen warned @ane not to $e di3appointed" in order to take the dri ing test again. d. &elen encouraged 9ane to take the driving test again. 53. "Aet"s $reak for lunch0" said >athew. a. >athew wanted to $reak for lunch. $. >athew insisted on $reaking for lunch. c. $athew suggested breaking for lunch. d. >athew offered us a $reak for lunch. 54. "=ould %ou like some coffee0 >ikeD" a. @ane asked >ike to make her some coffee. $. @ane wanted to know whether >ike like coffee. c. 9ane offered to make some coffee for $ike. d. @ane suggested drinking coffee. 55. "-ould %ou please wait here until %our name is calledD" a. ,he asked me to wait there until m! name was called. $. &he wanted to know if 6 could wait there until m% name was called. c. &he ad ised me to wait there until m% name was called. d. &he reminded me to wait here until m% name was called.

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