I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played 2. a. water b. swimming c. between d. rowing 3. a. lie b. goalie c. achieve d. belief 4. a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching 5. a. sprint b. line c. divide d. ride 6. a. swimming b. post c. decision d. score 7. a. style b. penalty c. pretty d. typical 8. a. pool b. good c. look d. book 9. a. foul b. house c. amount d. adventurous 10. a. caps b. meters c. swimmers d. lines II. Choose the best answer: 11. How many players are there in _______ water polo team? a. a b. an c. the d. Φ 12. _______ swimming is considered to be good way of losing weight. a. Φ / a b. The / a c. A / the d. The / the 13. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter. a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply 14. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______. a. penalty b. penalize c. penal d. penalization 15. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______. a. shoot b. shooting c. shooter d. shot 16. _______ defense, the players work to regain possession of the ball and prevent a goal a. About b. Over c. Without d. On 17. Players can move the ball by throwing it __ a teammate or swimming while pushing the ball in front of them. a. for b. into c. to d. from 18. Shots usually succeed when the goalie is out _______ position. a. into b. for c. of d. off 19. In water polo, a shot is successful if the ball completely passes between the goal posts and underneath the _____. a. net b. crossbar c. ball d. goalie 20. A defensive player may only hold, block or pull a / an _______ who is touching or holding the ball. a. audience b. referee c. goalie d. opponent 21. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is awarded a penalty throw or shot. a. commits b. interferes c. punches d. touches 22. The more goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became. a. marked b. made c. scored d. sprinted 23. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each. a. penalty b. draw c. score d. goal 24. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed. a. advanced b. sprinted c. played d. excluded 25. A goalie who aggressively fouls an attacker in position to score can be charged with a ____ shot for the other team. a. penalty b. preventing c. scoring d. ranging 26. _______ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars. a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Swimming d. Water polo 27. I have never taken part in any water sports _______ I cannot swim. a. because b. because of c. due to d. partly because of 28. Many people do not like scuba diving _______. a. because it is dangerous b. because of it is dangerous c. because its danger d. due to it is dangerous 29. New Zealand _______ 1,000 miles southeast of Australia. a. lies about b. is lain c. is lying d. is laid about 30. John _______ across the lawn. a. danced wildly b. was wildly danced c. was dancing wild d. was being danced wildly 31. John _______ every summer. a. plays softball and tennis b. plays with softball and tennis c. is played softball and tennis d. is played with softball and tennis 32. The eagle _______ higher and higher in the sky. a. soar b. soared c. is soared d. was soared 33. The ship _______ during the night. a. has remained the harbor b. was remained the harbor c. remained the harbor d. remained in the harbor 34. The baby _______. a. was sleeping depth b. was slept deeply c. slept in depth d. was sleeping deeply 35. They _______ by the sea. a. are staying at a hotel c. are being stayed a hotel b. are staying a hotel d. are being stayed at a hotel 36. Water polo is played in _______ pool 1.8 meters deep. a. a b. an c. the d. Φ 37. The goalie tried to catch _______ ball, but he failed. a. a b. an c. the d. Φ 38. The final I _______ was 3-0. a. score b. scoring c. scorer d. scores 39. The referee's _______ is the most important in any sport competition. a. decide b. decisive c. decision d. decider 40. ____ players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball. a. Defense b. Defensive c. Defender d. Defensively