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UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS

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. caps                    B. meters               C. swimmers         D. lines

II. Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

6. How many players are there in _______ water polo team?

    a. a                   b. an                      c. the                    d. Ø

7. _______ swimming is considered to be good way of losing weight.

    a. Ø / a             b. The / a               c. A / the              d. The / the

8. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter.

    a. deep             b. depth                 c. deepen             d. deeply

9. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.

    a. penalty         b. penalize             c. penal                d. penalization

10. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______.

    a. shoot             b. shooting            c. shooter             d. shot

11. _______ defense, the players work to regain possession of the ball and prevent a goal
    a. About            b. Over                   c. Without            d. On

12. 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

13. Shots usually succeed when the goalie is out _______ position.
    a. into                 b. for                     c. of                     d. off

14. 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
15. 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

16. 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

17. The more' goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became.
    a. marked            b. made                 c. scored               d. sprinted

18. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each.

    a. penalty             b. draw                  c. score                d. goal

19. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
    a. advanced          b. sprinted             c. played             d. excluded

20. 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

21. _______ 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

22. I have never taken part in any water sports _______ I cannot swim.
    a. because             b. because of          c. due to            d. partly because of

23. 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

24. New Zealand _______ 1,000 miles southeast of Australia.
    a. lies about           b. is lain                   c. is lying           d. is laid about

25. John _______ across the lawn.
     a. danced wildly                                       b. was wildly danced    

     c. was dancing wild                                   d. was being danced wildly

26. 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

27. The eagle _______ higher and higher in the sky.
     a. soar                   b. soared                  c. is soared        d. was soared 

28. The ship _______ during the night.
     a. has remained the harbor                      b. was remained the harbor
     c. remained the harbor                             d. remained in the harbor

29. The baby _______.
      a. was sleeping depth                              b. was slept deeply    

      c. slept in depth                                       d. was sleeping deeply

30. They _______ by the sea.
       a. are staying at a hotel                          b. are staying a hotel    

       c. are being stayed a hotel                        d. are being stayed at a hotel