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UNI T 6 COMPETITIONS
I. Underline the word that contains a different vowel sound.
1. group could would should
2. foot look smooth push
3. rule luck run cut
4. team great each sheet
5. class part race ask
6. cross lost most cost
7. shine slight strike strict
8. found crowd knowledge cloud
9. chew lose choose hope
10. done move love won
II. Complete these sentences with one appropriate word from the box.
representatives score reciting spirit awarded
worksheets sponsored participate rules announced
1. The competition’s aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
2. The competition was sponsored by the Students’ Parents Society.
3. The English teacher explained the competition’s rules to the students.
4. You will have to answer the questions on the worksheets within two minutes.
5. A maximum score for each activity is 15 points.
6. The winner will be awarded a set of CDs.
7. Time was up and the judges announced the results.
8. To participate in the contest, you have to work in groups of three.
9. The final competition included the representatives of three classes.
10. He had difficulty reciting the poem in front of the judges.
III. Complete this extract from a newspaper article with the verbs given.
Use the past simple, present perfect or past perfect.
RONSON SACKED IN UNITED CUTS
Aston United (1) have sacked (sack) their manager, Neil Romson. The former England football international manager (2) said (say) that he (3) heard/ had heard (hear) the news when he (4) returned/ had returned (return) from a three-week holiday in Spain and that it (5) came/ had come (come) as a complete shock. “There (6) was/ had been (be) no hint of any problem when I (7) left (leave) for the holiday.”
Aston United (8) appointed (appoint) Ronson as manager two years ago and last season they (9) finished (finish) second in the First Division. However, they (10) have won (win) only five matches so far this season.
The Chairman of the club, Peter White, last night (11) accused (accuse) Ronson of lack of commitment to the club. “Neil’s attitude (12) has disappointed (disappoint) us recently. Over the last few months he (13) has spent (spend) more time on Spanish beaches than working with the players in Aston.”…
IV. Complete each sentence with one of the following verb (in the correct form). Use a preposition if necessary.
stay carry get break be hunt invite cause
take live deliver study close drive attend
1. I’ve always dreamed ofliving in a small house by the sea.
2. Mike apologized for being so rude to me.
3. I agreed to deliver the parcel for her.
4. The driver of the other car accused me of causing the accident.
5. We invited Jane to stay for lunch.
6. He admitted driving the car into his neighbor’s tree.
7. I congratulated Liz on getting a new job.
8. My bag wasn’t very heavy, but Dan insisted on carrying it for me
9. Tom suggested taking a rest.
10. We don’t approve of hunting animals for sport.
11. Kevin thanked us for inviting him to our party.
12. Brian advised me to study economics at university.
13. The government proposed closing a number of primary schools.
14. The women blamed me for breaking her glasses.
15. No one can prevent 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. ‘You’d better look for a new job, Andrew.’
Jane advised Andrew to look for a new job.
2. ‘It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.’
Mike thanked me/ us for inviting him to myI our birthday party.
3. 3, ‘I must have made a mistake in the calculations.”
Mr Forest admitted making/ having made a mistake in the calculations.
4. ‘I’ll pay for the meal.’
Sarah insisted on paying for the meal.
5. ‘Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.’
Neil suggested going to Paris for the weekend.
6. ‘I can get you there in good time.’
Jim guaranteed to get me/ us there in good time.
7. ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.’
Kate apologized (to me/ tis) for not coming to visit me/ us last summer.
8. ‘We’ll organize the Christmas party.’
They promised to organize the Christmas party.
9. ‘I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!’
Dane congratulated me on winning the championship.
10. ‘I wish I’d asked for his name and address.’
I regretted not asking/ having asked for his name and address.
11. ‘You’re selfish.’
Jane accused me of being selfish.
12. ‘All right. We will meet the student representatives.’
The teachers agreed to meet the student representatives.
13. ‘You mustn’t drink too much caffeine.’
Marta warned me not to drink too much caffeine./ Marta warned me against drinking too much caffeine.
14. ‘If all goes to plan, I’ll study medicine.’
Rachel hoped to study medicine.
15. ‘We should take the jumper back to the shop.’
Jack recommended taking the jumper back to the shop.
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 1 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. ‘1 gave you my textbook last week. 1 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.
VII. Most of the following sentences contain one mistake. Correct it or write RIGHT
1. When I asked Joan about her work she said she had lost her job and was short of money. (RIGHT)
2. Michael explained that he couldn’t come ,to the party because he was working this evening. (that evening)
3. The doctor says that he would see you in twenty minutes. (said)
4. I asked to see his identification before I let him to go into the house. (go)
5. Students are recommended reading the following books. (to read)
6. Simon is already a good tennis player, but he accepts that he still had a lot to learn (has).
7. She offered me to take the children home. (offered to take)
8. The weather was extremely bad and this prevented us going out. (prevented us from going)
9. I apologized them for keeping them waiting so long. (apologized for)
10. Liz wanted to know if we had any photos of our holiday. (RIGHT)
11. He advised to leave at 5.30 in the morning. (leaving)
12. Mick complained to the shop assistant that the computer he’d bought there was faulty. (RIGHT)
13. I asked him how could I get to the station, and he told me. (how I could leave)
14. There were cheers when he suggested to go home early. (going)
15. I don’t really approve of children wearing makeup. (RIGHT)
VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The company has decided to withdraw from some of its sponsorship. (sponsor)
2. The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children. (stimulate)
3. Over 30,000 competitors will run in the New York marathon. (compete)
4. The negotiation was attended by representatives of several states. (represent)
5. The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities. (participate)
6. The survey was based on direct observation of over 500 schools. (observe)
7. I felt extremely disappointed when we lost. (disappoint)
8. She finds writing poetry deeply saitsfying. (satisfy).
9. The teacher’s comment are designed to help improve your and knowledge – understanding.(know – understand)
10. The announcemeIit of further job losses comes at a bad time. (announce)
IX. Complete the letter, using the words given.
Dear Minh,
1. thank / your letter / arrive / yesterday //
Thank you for your letter that arrived yesterday.
2. I / please / hear / you / win / first prize / Poetry Reading Contest/ congratulations/
I’m very pleased to hear that you won the first prize in the Poetry Reading Contest. Congratulations!
3. I / myself / just / join / final English Speaking Competition/ my school//
I myself have just joined in the final English Speaking Competition ofmy school.
4. competition/ organize/ our English teachers/ take place/ school hall/ last Sunday//
The competition organized by our English teachers took place in the school hall last Sunday.
5. representatives/ three classes/ my school/ take/ the contest//
The representatives ofthreecIasses of my school took part in the contest.
6. contest/ we/ work/ groups/ three/ compete/ five activities/ ten minutes//
In the contest, we worked in groups .ofthree and competed in five activities within ten minutes.
7. my team/ pass/ four activities/ perfectly/ but/ last one/ we/ a spelling mistake/ lose the game//
My team passed four activities perfectly, but in the last one, we had a spelling mistake and lost the game.
8. it / be / big disappointment / us / however / we / all / enjoy / contest / immensely / Find / it / very useful //
It was a big disappointment to us. However, we all enjoyed the contest immensely and found it very useful.
9. we / hope / win / contest / next year //
We hope to win the contest next year.
10. I / like / congratulate / you / your winning/ again //
I’d like to congratulate you of your winning again.
Yours truly,
Phong
KEY
UNI T 6 COMPETITIONS
X. Underline the word that contains a different vowel sound.
11. group could would should
12. foot look smooth push
13. rule luck run cut
14. team great each sheet
15. class part race ask
16. cross lost most cost
17. shine slight strike strict
18. found crowd knowledge cloud
19. chew lose choose hope
20. done move love won
XI. Complete these sentences with one appropriate word from the box.
representatives score reciting spirit awarded
worksheets sponsored participate rules announced
11. The competition’s aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
12. The competition was sponsored by the Students’ Parents Society.
13. The English teacher explained the competition’s rules to the students.
14. You will have to answer the questions on the worksheets within two minutes.
15. A maximum score for each activity is 15 points.
16. The winner will be awarded a set of CDs.
17. Time was up and the judges announced the results.
18. To participate in the contest, you have to work in groups of three.
19. The final competition included the representatives of three classes.
20. He had difficulty reciting the poem in front of the judges.
XII. Complete this extract from a newspaper article with the verbs given.
Use the past simple, present perfect or past perfect.
RONSON SACKED IN UNITED CUTS
Aston United (1) have sacked (sack) their manager, Neil Romson. The former England football international manager (2) said (say) that he (3) heard/ had heard (hear) the news when he (4) returned/ had returned (return) from a three-week holiday in Spain and that it (5) came/ had come (come) as a complete shock. “There (6) was/ had been (be) no hint of any problem when I (7) left (leave) for the holiday.”
Aston United (8) appointed (appoint) Ronson as manager two years ago and last season they (9) finished (finish) second in the First Division. However, they (10) have won (win) only five matches so far this season.
The Chairman of the club, Peter White, last night (11) accused (accuse) Ronson of lack of commitment to the club. “Neil’s attitude (12) has disappointed (disappoint) us recently. Over the last few months he (13) has spent (spend) more time on Spanish beaches than working with the players in Aston.”…
XIII. Complete each sentence with one of the following verb (in the correct form). Use a preposition if necessary.
stay carry get break be hunt invite cause
take live deliver study close drive attend
16. I’ve always dreamed ofliving in a small house by the sea.
17. Mike apologized for being so rude to me.
18. I agreed to deliver the parcel for her.
19. The driver of the other car accused me of causing the accident.
20. We invited Jane to stay for lunch.
21. He admitted driving the car into his neighbor’s tree.
22. I congratulated Liz on getting a new job.
23. My bag wasn’t very heavy, but Dan insisted on carrying it for me
24. Tom suggested taking a rest.
25. We don’t approve of hunting animals for sport.
26. Kevin thanked us for inviting him to our party.
27. Brian advised me to study economics at university.
28. The government proposed closing a number of primary schools.
29. The women blamed me for breaking her glasses.
30. No one can prevent him from attending the meeting.
XIV. Complete the sentences to report what was said, using a to-infinitive or an- ing form of a verb.
16. ‘You’d better look for a new job, Andrew.’
Jane advised Andrew to look for a new job.
17. ‘It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.’
Mike thanked me/ us for inviting him to myI our birthday party.
18. 3, ‘I must have made a mistake in the calculations.”
Mr Forest admitted making/ having made a mistake in the calculations.
19. ‘I’ll pay for the meal.’
Sarah insisted on paying for the meal.
20. ‘Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.’
Neil suggested going to Paris for the weekend.
21. ‘I can get you there in good time.’
Jim guaranteed to get me/ us there in good time.
22. ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.’
Kate apologized (to me/ tis) for not coming to visit me/ us last summer.
23. ‘We’ll organize the Christmas party.’
They promised to organize the Christmas party.
24. ‘I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!’
Dane congratulated me on winning the championship.
25. ‘I wish I’d asked for his name and address.’
I regretted not asking/ having asked for his name and address.
26. ‘You’re selfish.’
Jane accused me of being selfish.
27. ‘All right. We will meet the student representatives.’
The teachers agreed to meet the student representatives.
28. ‘You mustn’t drink too much caffeine.’
Marta warned me not to drink too much caffeine./ Marta warned me against drinking too much caffeine.
29. ‘If all goes to plan, I’ll study medicine.’
Rachel hoped to study medicine.
30. ‘We should take the jumper back to the shop.’
Jack recommended taking the jumper back to the shop.
XV. Report these sentences. Make any necessary changes to verb tense, pronouns, etc.
16. ‘We have found the missing girl,’ said the police last night.
Last night, the police said (that) they had found the missing girl.
17. ‘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.
18. ‘I’d buy the big tin if 1 were you,’ said the grocer.
The grocer advised me to buy a big tin. .
19. ‘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.
20. ‘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.
21. ‘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.
22. ‘1 gave you my textbook last week. 1 insist,’ Tom said
Tom insisted on giving me his textbook the week before.
23. ‘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.
24. ‘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.
25. ‘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.
26. ‘It’s not true! I have never been arrested!’ Larry said.
Larry denied ever having been arrested.
27. ‘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.
28. ‘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.
29. ‘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.
30. ‘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.
XVI. Most of the following sentences contain one mistake. Correct it or write RIGHT
16. When I asked Joan about her work she said she had lost her job and was short of money. (RIGHT)
17. Michael explained that he couldn’t come ,to the party because he was working this evening. (that evening)
18. The doctor says that he would see you in twenty minutes. (said)
19. I asked to see his identification before I let him to go into the house. (go)
20. Students are recommended reading the following books. (to read)
21. Simon is already a good tennis player, but he accepts that he still had a lot to learn (has).
22. She offered me to take the children home. (offered to take)
23. The weather was extremely bad and this prevented us going out. (prevented us from going)
24. I apologized them for keeping them waiting so long. (apologized for)
25. Liz wanted to know if we had any photos of our holiday. (RIGHT)
26. He advised to leave at 5.30 in the morning. (leaving)
27. Mick complained to the shop assistant that the computer he’d bought there was faulty. (RIGHT)
28. I asked him how could I get to the station, and he told me. (how I could leave)
29. There were cheers when he suggested to go home early. (going)
30. I don’t really approve of children wearing makeup. (RIGHT)
XVII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
11. The company has decided to withdraw from some of its sponsorship. (sponsor)
12. The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children. (stimulate)
13. Over 30,000 competitors will run in the New York marathon. (compete)
14. The negotiation was attended by representatives of several states. (represent)
15. The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities. (participate)
16. The survey was based on direct observation of over 500 schools. (observe)
17. I felt extremely disappointed when we lost. (disappoint)
18. She finds writing poetry deeply saitsfying. (satisfy).
19. The teacher’s comment are designed to help improve your and knowledge – understanding.(know – understand)
20. The announcemeIit of further job losses comes at a bad time. (announce)
XVIII. Complete the letter, using the words given.
Dear Minh,
11. thank / your letter / arrive / yesterday //
Thank you for your letter that arrived yesterday.
12. I / please / hear / you / win / first prize / Poetry Reading Contest/ congratulations/
I’m very pleased to hear that you won the first prize in the Poetry Reading Contest. Congratulations!
13. I / myself / just / join / final English Speaking Competition/ my school//
I myself have just joined in the final English Speaking Competition ofmy school.
14. competition/ organize/ our English teachers/ take place/ school hall/ last Sunday//
The competition organized by our English teachers took place in the school hall last Sunday.
15. representatives/ three classes/ my school/ take/ the contest//
The representatives ofthreecIasses of my school took part in the contest.
16. contest/ we/ work/ groups/ three/ compete/ five activities/ ten minutes//
In the contest, we worked in groups .ofthree and competed in five activities within ten minutes.
17. my team/ pass/ four activities/ perfectly/ but/ last one/ we/ a spelling mistake/ lose the game//
My team passed four activities perfectly, but in the last one, we had a spelling mistake and lost the game.
18. it / be / big disappointment / us / however / we / all / enjoy / contest / immensely / Find / it / very useful //
It was a big disappointment to us. However, we all enjoyed the contest immensely and found it very useful.
19. we / hope / win / contest / next year //
We hope to win the contest next year.
20. I / like / congratulate / you / your winning/ again //
I’d like to congratulate you of your winning again.
Yours truly,
Phong
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