UNIT 6 : COMPETITIONS - Hỏi đáp

I remember way back during school days, I used to hate waking up in the morning (which I still do) and dress up to go to school, recalling all the previous day's homework that was forced upon us all. I used to think to myself everyday, "Oh god! When will I grow up and there'll be no burden of studies all the freaking time". But now I would just do anything to go back to my school days, sit in my classroom, play flames and tic tac toe with my friends, exchange juicy gossip on who has a crush on whom. I'm sure there are a zillion other memories that we have about our childhood school days, how about rejuvenating them right here, right now?

One of my first memories as a child was my mom walking me to school on the first day of kindergarten. I still can visualize the jacket I was wearing.I remember playing football and soccer in the fields pretty much every day we could. We would rush out and I remember my brother Alec always telling me how much I stunk from the sweat. I didn’t care because I could have played all day.
One memory I have was Toan making this amazing, one-handed catch in the front of the school playing football and we were all in awe. Who knew he would become a CFL player.

I remember auditioning for a play and telling Hieu that he would not get the part because his voice wasn’t low enough and he punched me in the nose. We still joke about it to this day.

So many good memories and friends from that place; many of whom I am still close with to this day.

Enjoy your time as a student!

Dear Thu Trang

1. I/have got/ your letter/ dated/ October and I/be/really delighted / welcome /our English speaking competition

I have got your letter dated October and I am really delighted to welcome our English speaking competition.

2. here /be/some information /that /you/require

Here is some information that you require.

3. Number of participants /be limit/just/25

The number of participants are limited by just 25 people.

4. The competition /hold/25th/Tran Hung Dao

The competition will be held in 25th in THD.

5. It/start/8:00,/so/ you / should /present /7pm

It starts at 8:00, so you should be present at pm.

6. You / may/contact/me/ phone number / or email me

You may contact with me by my phone number or you may email me.

7. I/wish/you good luck/the contest and look forwards/see/you there

I wish you good luck in the contest and look forwards to seeing you there.

Best regards.

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Unit 6 COMPETITIONS

Part 1 : Phonetics , vocalulary, gramma & cultural tips

1. Phonetic

mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each the following questions

1. A drive B. driving C. driver D. driven

2. A traffic B. drank C. tradition D. drastic

3. A trouble B. drought C. trousers D. anounce

4. A twelve B. trench C. member D. result

5. A troop B took C group D two

6. A two B twenty C twist D twice

7. A tragic B trading C tractor D traffic

8. A dread B dreadful C dresser D dream

9. A treasure B treatise C treatment D treaty

10. A twister B twelve C twosome D twin

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions

11. A competition B difficulty C representative D entertainment

12. A traffic B championship C organize D finalist

13. A society B participate C activity D competition

14. A charity B gorvement C marathon D illiteracy

15. maximum B athletics C animals D geneal

16. A knowledge B sponsor C award D answer

17. A contestant B completion C remember D membership

18. A dictionary B competitive C enthusiasm D associate

19. A official Bcustomer C procedure D policeman

20. A champion B recite C female D geneal

Vdict , gg dịch đâu tính phí đâu bạn :)))

I.Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.

1. A. volunteer B. university C. student D. museum

2. A. yesterday B. rhyme C. yellow D. yahoo

3. A. twelve B. two C. twenty D. twinkle

4 . A. wine B. write C. wrong D. shipwreck

5. A. troupe B. group C. troop D. trousers

6. B. cream B. team C. heat D. dreadful

II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words.

1. A. donation B. understand C. education D. mathematics

2 .A. competitive B. competition C. participate D. remote

3 . A. annual B. spirit C. complete D. sentence

4. A. orphanage B. participate C. vacation D. remote

5. A. total B. complete C. announce D. observe

6. A. believe B. happiness C. area D. comfort

III. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Bob always dreams...................rich.

A. of being B. in being C. of been D. to being

2. Jack admitted.................. the money.

A. to steal B. stealing C. steal D. to steal

3. I apologized .................. the book at home.

A. to leaving B. leaving C. to leave D. for leaving

4. Diana looked forward ..................... Da Lat again.

A. to visiting B. to visit C. visit D. visiting

5. Would you mind ..................for a moment?

A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. to waiting

6. He .................. reading books when he has free time.

A. enjoys B. wants C. would like D. hopes

7. Could you stop .......................so much noise?

A. to do B. making C. to make D. doing

8..................... their work, they went home.

A. Finished B. Finishing C.Had finished D. Having finished

9. ..............the door, he turned on the lights.

A. Opening B. Opened C. Having opened D. Having open

10. The judges will observe and……….your performance.

A. mark B. score C. write D. award

11. The competition’s aim is to…………the spirit of learning English among.

A. grow B. present C. offer D. stimulate

12. The English competition was………..by the Students’ Parents Society

A. sponsored B.made C. created D.supposed

13. Nam was the winner and he was…………..a set of CDs for studying English.

A. responded B. welcomed C. announced D. awarded

14…………of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation.

A.According B. On behalf C. In addition D. Together

15. His aim is to…………up a new company

A. Strike B. set C. show D. stand

16. Volunteers spend time reading books to the ………..in the homes for the old.

A. aging B. aged C. ages D. age

17. Your volunteers go and work in the home of…………..

A. B & D are correct B. old and sick people C. old and sick D. the old and the sick

18. People who live in………areas need the help from the government.

A. Populous B. remote C. crowded D. wealthy

19. Lan: What kind of volunteer work are you taking part ____?

Hoa: I am helping people in mountainous areas.

A. in B. of C. at D. for

20. David: _______the General Knowledge Quiz?

Daisy: Oh, it’s great. It’s an opportunity to test my general knowledge.

A. Where do you think of B. Where do you think of

C. What do you think of D. All are correct

21. Mai: _____ do you support charities?

Hung: Sometimes.

A. Where B. Why C. When D. How often

22. A: What kind of volunteer work are you participating in?

B: We are helping people in mountainous areas to…………..

A. read and write B. play games C. doing shopping D. cook meals

23. A: What do you think of the English Speaking Competition?

B :………….,it’s a good time to practise my English.

A. Yes, please B. Oh, it’s boring C. In my opinion D. You are welcome

24. Minh: “Thanks a lot.”

Tom: “_____________”

A. Oh, that's too bad. B. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. C. Of course. D. Don't mention it.

IV. Mark the letter A, , C or D to indicate the CLOSEST word in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence.

1. The handicapped are in need of help from the community.

A. disabled B. wicked C. sacred D. beloved

2. The competition was aimed to stimulate the learning spirit among students .

A. announce B. encourage C. represent D. enjoy

3. All students can take part in the annual English-speaking Competition.

A. happening once a year B. happening once a term

C. happening once a month D. happening once every six months

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.

1. He advised me to not buy a new computer because it was not necessary

A. to not=>NOT TO B. because C. was D. not necessary

2. All the students are looking forward to go to the stadium to watch the football match.

A. forward to go=>TO GOING B. are C. to D. to watch

3. Joyce thanked us inviting them to dinner and said that they wanted to have us over for dinner the next week.

A. us FOR inviting B. to dinner C. said D. us over

4. You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job.

A. about=>ON B. yourself C.congratulate D. having done

5. Let me know if you are interested to take part in the Sculpture Competition.

A. to take=>TAKING B. know if C. in D. Sculpture

6. Peter apologized for break the vase.

A. break=>BREAKING B. apologized C. for D. the vase

7. She smelt something burning and saw smoke rise.

A. smelt B. burning C.rise=>rising D. saw smoke

8. Walking briskly for 30 minutes or to run for 15 minutes will burn an approximately equal number of calories.

A. to run=>RUNNING B. Walking C. will burn D. approximately

9. So far this term, the students in writing class have learned how to write their statements, organize their material, and summarizing their conclusion.

A. organize B. to write C. have learned D. summarizing=>SUMMARIZE

10. Each nation has many people who voluntary take care of others.

A. voluntary take=>VOLUNTARILY B. each C. has D. others

VI. Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets .

1. Each year many people………VOLUNTARILY.............take care of the old and the disabled ( volunteer )

2. Nam was the winner and he was………AWARDED…...a set of CDs for studying English. ( award)

3. In activity 5, Hung had difficulty.........RECITING................ the poem, he could not remember the last sentence. (recite)

4. After retiring, my aunt works as a volunteer for the local (orphan) .........ORPHANAGE............

5.You are under no obligation to help as assistance is purely ..........VOLUNTARY..................(volunteer )

6.My brother and his friends spend hours a week helping (advantage) .......DISADVANTAGED....................or handicapped children in the city.

II.Use the suggestions to rewrite the given sentences without changing the meanings

1. He couldn’t come to the school on time because of the heavy rain.

The heavy rain prevented him from coming to the school on time

2. The boy finished his homework and then went to play football.

Having finished his homework , The boy went to play football.

3. “Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday, Hoa ?” Hung asked.

Hung asked Hoa why she hadn't come to his birthday party the previous day

4.“ You didn’t learn the old lesson so you got bad mark,” the teacher said to the boy.

The teacher accused the boy of not having learned the old lesson

5. “You broke the vase, Mary” the woman said.

The woman accused Mary of having broken the vase

6. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations! ” Peter said to me.

Peter congratulated me on passing my exams

7. “ I can’permit you use my car.” His father said to him .

His father prevented him from using his car

8. “ I hear you won the championship. Congratulations”.

Mary congratulated me on winning the championship

9. Jane said to Bill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?"

Jane asked Bill when he expected to finish his assignment

10.“Where did you go last night, Nam?”, said Hoa

Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the night before

11. “Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play the game now,” Dick’s mother said

Dick’s mother prevented him from playing the game them

*Read the passage, then choose the best answer

Completing a marathon is considered very difficult, many coaches believe that it is possible for anyone who is willing to put in the time and effort. Obviously, most participants do not run a marathon to win. More important for most runners is their personal finish time and their placement within their specific age group and gender. Another very important goal is to break certain time barriers. For example, ambitious recreational first-timers often try to run the marathon under 4 hours; more competitive runners will attempt to run under 3 hours. Many runners then prefer to finish for example in 3:29:59, which makes them " sub-3:30h marathoners ", instead of 3:30:01.

For most runners, the marathon is the longest run they have ever attempted. Many coaches believe that the most important element in marathon training is the long run. Recreational runners commonly try to reach a maximum of about 20 miles in their longest weekly run and about 40 miles a week in total when training for the marathon. More experienced marathoners may run a longer distance. During marathon training, adequate recovery time is crucial. If fatigue or pain is felt, it is recommended to take a kreak for a couple of days or more to let the body heal. Overtraining is a condition that results from not getting enough rest to allow the body to recover from difficult training. It can actually result in a lower endurance and speed and place a runner at a greater risk of injury.

1. Marathon completion is ______________ .

A. impossible B. easy C. not very difficult D. very difficult

2. One of the important goals in a marathon competition is __________ .

A. breaking time barriers B. age

C. gender D. reaching the finish

3. In marathon training, the most important is ____________ .

A. the age B. the coaches' belief

C. the long run D. the recreation

4. If the marathon runner feels tired or has a pain, _________.

A. he should continue the training B. he should quit running forever

C. it is time for him to stop his training D. he should take a break for several days

5. Overtraining may lead to _________ .

A. good results B. long endurance C. injury D. recovery

III. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow

1. A beauty contest is a competition based mainly, though not always entirely , on the physical beauty of its contestants. But it doesn’t involve of their personalities , and questions they answer and how they answer them . Almost invariably, competitions for men and women are separate events, and those for men are not referred to as beauty contests . Beauty contests for women are more common , and winners are called beauty queens. Beauty contests for men , like Mr. Universe, are more likely to be “body building” contests quite unlike the traditional “beauty contests” in which women are judged upon many attributes both physical and otherwise . However, in the 1990s, male “beauty contests” began to shift focus. Instead of only considering muscle mass, the competitions began to judge the natural physical attributes of the contestants as well as their physiques. These include Mr. World and Manhunt International.

* a. Decide whether the statements are T (true) or F (false)

1. All beauty contests are based on the beauty of contestants F (false)

2. There are “beauty contests” for men T (true)

b. Answer the questions

1. What is a beauty contest based mainly on ? A beauty contest is a based mainly on the physical beauty of its contestants

2. What do we call the women who win in the beauty contests ? we call the women who win in the beauty contests beauty queens

3. When did the male “beauty contests” begin to shift focus ? the male “beauty contests” began to shift focus in the 1990s

IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word.

The London Marathon is one of the best known long distance races in the world. Some of the (1)..............most..............famous long – distance runners have completed in it. But (2)..............what.............makes it different from many other great sporting events is (3) ...... the.................fact that ordinary people can (4)......................take .........part along side international stars.

The race was the idea of Chris Brasher, a former Olympic athlete . In 1979, friends told him about the New York Marathon, during (5)..........which..............the runners are encouraged to carry (6)...........on...............to the end of the course by the enthusiastic shouts of the spectators. He flew to the USA to run in the race (7)................and............was so impressed by (8)................it..............that he decided to organize a similar event in Britain. Many problems (9)...........had............to be overcome before the first London Marathon took place in 1981. Chris Brasher still takes a keen interest in the event, even though he is no (10) ...........longer............ organizer.

1- most 2- what 3- the 4 – take 5- which 6- on 7- and 8- it 9- had/ needed/ were 10 -longer

1. " Let's go out and enjoy the nice weather ", Rita said to her friend.

=> Rita suggested going out and enjoying the nice weather to her friend.

2. "I haven't finished the assignment yet. I'm really sorry.", he said.

=> He apologised for not having finished the assignment.

One such that I would like to talk about was the Cycling competition in high school
two years ago. One day I noticed an advertisement in our local newspaper that cycling competiton by the school on next week. I had a passion for cycling and that’s why I to participate it.
On the day of the contest, I went to the starting point and registered my name in the competition. I noticed there were around 30 competitors and I was asked to stand at my start point. With the sound of the whistle, I start cycling. The total distance was around 1 kilometers. After I finished the racing, I was really surprised to hear that I won the third prize. Some of my classmates were shouting because I was one of the three prize winners.I really happy and proud that I did well in this competition.

Chúc Bạn May Mắn Nhan !!!

Bài 1. Chia động từ:

1) It is easy (see)....to see... animals on th road in daylight.

2) I asked him (explain).....to explain...... but he refused (say)....to say..... anything.

3) It is pleasant (sit)...to sit....by a fire at night.

4) There was no way of (get) ...getting....out of the building except by (climb)...climbing...down a rope.

5) It's no good (write).....writing..... to him, he never answers letters.

6) Ask him (come)..to come....in. Don't keep him (stand)....standing....at the door.

7) We watched the children (jump).....jumped....from a window and (fall)....fell...into a lanket held by people below.

8) It is very pleasant (wake)...to wake....up and (hear)...hear.... the rain (beat)...beating....on the windows.

Bài 2. Sắp xếp cho đúng.

1. story /I /your/ again/ no/ to have /hearing /injection

=> I have no objection to hearing your story again.

2. people /caring /life/ entire spends /other /She /her/ for

=> She spend her entire life caring for other people.

3. finds /difficult/ talking /very /about /his /He /problems

=> He finds very difficult taking about his problems.

4. participating/ kind/ are /of/ volunteer/ in/ What/ work/ ?/ You

=> What kind volunteer of work are you participating in ?

5. to /donation/ receive/ our/ for /I /would/ like /the/ express /we /thanks./

=> I would like to express our thanks for the donation we receive.

Bài 3. Viết câu gián tiếp.

1. " you had better go to the docter".

-> He urged me to go to see the doctor.

2. " You've got to lend me some money ".

-> He begged me to lend him some money.

3. " Give me your homework "

-> The teacher told us to give him our homework.

4. " Please, don't smoke in my car".

-> He asked us not to smoke in his car.

5. "I'll buy you an ice cream ".

-> My Dad promised to buy me an ice-cream.

6. " Would you like to have a drink with me".

-> He invited me to have a dinner wwith him.

7. " You should give up smoking ".

-> The doctor advised me to give up smoking.

8. "Don't shoot".

-> The General ordered us not to shoot.

9. "It was really kind of you to help me". Mary said to you.

-> Mary thanked me for helping her.

10. "I'll drive you to the airport." John said to Linda.

-> John insisted on driving me to the airport.

11. "You have passed the final exams . Congratulations!". Jim said to you.

-> Jim congratulated me on passing the final exam.

12. It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you ." Miss White said to Peter.

-> Miss White thanked Peter for inviting her to the dinner.

13. "Don't play with the matches!". I said to Jack.

-> I warned Jack against playing with the matches.

14. "I'm sorry I didn't phone you earlier." Margaret said to you.

-> Margaret apologized me for not phoning me earlier.

15. "You didn't do what I said", the mother said to her son.

-> The mother accused me of not doing what she had said.

Bài 1. Chia động từ:

1) It is easy (see)....TO SEE.. animals on th road in daylight.

2) I asked him (explain).....TO EXPLAIN...... but he refused (say)...TO SAY...... anything.

3) It is pleasant (sit)..TO SIT.....by a fire at night.

4) There was no way of (get) ...GETTING....out of the building except by (climb)...CLIMBING...down a rope.

5) It's no good (write)....TO WRITE ...... to him, he never answers letters.

6) Ask him (come)...TO COME...in. Don't keep him (stand)...STANDING.....at the door.

7) We watched the children (jump)....JUMPING.....from a window and (fall)....FALLING...into a lanket held by people below.

8) It is very pleasant (wake)...TO WAKE ....up and (hear)....HEAR... the rain (beat)...BEATING....on the windows.

Bài 2. Sắp xếp cho đúng.

1. story /I /your/ again/ no/ to have /hearing /injection

=> I have no objection to hearing your story again.

2. people /caring /life/ entire spends /other /She /her/ for

=> She spends her entire life caring for other people.

3. finds /difficult/ talking /very /about /his /He /problems

=> He finds very difficult talking about his problems.

4. participating/ kind/ are /of/ volunteer/ in/ What/ work/ ?/ You

=> What kind of volunteer are you participating in?

5. to /donation/ receive/ our/ for /I /would/ like /the/ express /we /thanks./

=> I would like to express our thanks to thedonation we receive

Bài 3. Viết câu gián tiếp.

1. " you had better go to the docter".

-> He urged me...to go to see the doctor .....

2. " You've got to lend me some money ".

-> He begged me.... to lend him some money.....

3. " Give me your homework "

-> The teacher told us....to give his my homework....

4. " Please, don't smoke in my car".

-> He asked us...not to smoke in his car.....

5. "I'll buy you an ice cream ".

-> My dad promised...to buy me an ice-cream....

6. " Would you like to have a drink with me".

-> He invited me....me to have a drink with him....

7. " You should give up smoking ".

-> The docter advised me...to give up smoking....

8. "Don't shoot".

-> He General ordered us....not to shoot.....

9. "It was really kind of you to help me". Mary said to you.

-> Mary thanked me....for helping her....

10. "I'll drive you to the airport." John said to Linda.

-> John insisted.....on Linda driving her to the airport. .....

11. "You have passed the final exams . Congratulations!". Jim said to you.

-> Jim congratulated me... on passing the final exams......

12. It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you ." Miss White said to Peter.

-> Miss White thanked..... Peter for inviting her to the dinner....

13. "Don't play with the matches!". I said to Jack.

-> I wanted....Jack not to play with the matches......

14. "I'm sorry I didn't phone you earlier." Margaret said to you.

-> Margaret apologized.... to him for not having phoned him earlier .....

15. "You didn't do what I said", the mother said to her son.

-> The mother accused....her son of not doing what she said...

VI. Report these sentences. Make any necessary changes to verb tense, pronouns, etc.

1. 'We have found the missing girl,' said the police last night.

=> Last night, the police said (that) they had found the missing girl.

2. 'I'll drop you from the team if you don't train harder,' said the captain.

=> The captain threatened to drop me! us from the team if I / we didn`t train harder.

3. 'I'd buy the big tin if I were you,' said the grocer.

=> The grocer advised me to buy a big tin.

4. 'Here are the car keys. You'd better wait in the car,' he said to her.

=> He gave her the car keys and advised her to wait in the car.

5. 'Why didn't you tell me about that yesterday, Peter?' Jane asked.

=> Jane asked Peter why he hadn`t told/ didn`t tell her about that the day before.

6. 'Would you please wait in the lounge till your flight number is called?' she said.

=> She asked me to wait in the lounge till my flight number was called.

7. 'I gave you my textbook last week. I insist,' Tom said.

=> Tom insisted on giving me his textbook the week before.

8. 'Could you speak more slowly, please? 1 can't understand,' he said to me.

=> He asked me to speak more slowly because he couldn`t understand.

9. 'I hope you have a good journey,' he said, 'Don't forget to send a card when you arrive.'

=> He wished me a good jouney and reminded me to send a card when I arrived/ had arrived.

10. 'I'm sorry 1 didn't phone you earlier. I was very busy,' Jill said to me.

=> Jill apologized for not phoning me earlie`r and explained that he was/ had been very busy.

11. 'It's not true! I have never been arrested!' Larry said.

=> Larry denied ever having been arrested.

12. 'Why not decorate your baby's room?' Ann said, 'If you like, I'll help you do the decorating, Sue.'

=> Ann suggested decorating the baby`s room and offered to help Sue do the decorating.

13. 'You pressed the wrong button,' said the mechanic. 'Don't do it again. You might have a nasty accident.'

=> The 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. 'Can you answer the phone? I'm having shower!' he said to his son.

=> He asked his son to answer the phone because he was having shower.

15. 'Would you like a cup of coffee?' I said to Jim. 'No, thanks. I must go now,' he said.

=> I offered Jim a cup of coffee but he refused and said that he had to go then.