UNIT 5: COMPETITIONS TEST 1

I. MULTIPLE CHOICEChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.Tenses1. He___________on the bank fishing when he___________a man’s hat floating down the river. It___________strangely familiar.a. had sat / had seen / was seemingb. sat / had been seeing / had seemedc. had been sitting / was seeing / had been seemingd. was sitting / saw / seemed2. When I___________to this house, it___________a very quiet area. But since then a new housing estate___________and it___________very noisy.a. first came / was / has been built / has becomeb. had first come / was being / has built / becamec. was coming / had been / was built / was becomingd. have first come / has been / had built / becomes3. Don’t make a sound or you___________the baby; and then he___________to sleep again.a. will wake / won’t get b. have waken / is gettingc. wake / gets d. woke / didn’t get4. In most countries, a child___________ school at six and ___________ for about five years in primary school.a. is starting / is staying b. will go / will stayc. starts / stays d. has started / has stayed5. ‘What___________between 9 am and 10 pm yesterday?’ ___________ the detective.a. did you do / said b. were you doing / saidc. did you do / was saying d. were you doing / was sayingPrepositions6. We are___________competition___________some other companies___________the contracta. on / against / about b. in / with / forc. under / to / in d. at / among / of7. She dresses___________black___________the funeral.a. as / at b. on / in c. with / to d. in / for8. Customers are asked to refrain___________smoking in this part of the restaurants,a. from b. of c. off d. to9. The famous athletes don’t waste time participating___________competitions___________no importance like that.a. on / with b. for / under c. in / of d. to / off10. What a surprise! She is getting married___________the man she hated the most at high school.a. with b. in c. to d. forGrammar

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11. Dan appears___________some weight. Has he been ill?a. having lost b. having been lost c. to have lost d. to have been lost12. Are you sure you told me? I don’t recall___________about it.a. having told b. having been told c. to have told d. to have been told13. Tom made a bad mistake at work, but his boss didn’t fire him. He is happy about___________a second chance.a. giving b. having been givenc. to have been given d. to give14. When I called them, they didn’t answer. They pretended___________already.a. to sleep b. sleepingc. having slept d. to have been sleeping15. ___________the bottle, Mike poured the drinks for everyone.a. To open b. To have opened c. Being opened d. Having openedSpeaking16. How do you do. I’m Bill Thompson. -___________.a. Very well thank you b. How do you doc. Thank you d. What do you do17. What would you do in my situation? -___________.a. I think you should ask for a loan from the bankb. I thought you would ask for a loan from the bankc. I believe I will ask for a loan from the bankd. I am going to ask for a loan from the bank18. Well, it was nice talking to you, but I have to dash. -___________a. Yes, I enjoyed talking to you too. b. OK, see you.c. Why don’t you stay for a while? d. You are so polite.19. I wish you wouldn’t smoke in here! -___________a. There’s nothing wrong here. b. Thank you for telling me.c. I don’t agree, I’m afraid. d. Sorry, shall I open the window?20. Could you tell me whether this train stops at Hatfield? -___________.a. Yes, maybe not b. I think it is c. I believe it does d. I believe I couldII. VOCABULARYComplete each of the following sentences with one of the words provided in the box.

dim inhibited commercialized tug of war monotonouspromotion enhances accident-prone distracted creativity

21. If you work hard, you will get a___________soon.22. Reading in___________lights will weaken your eyes.23. I think there is no __________in his work. It is so___________and boring.24. is a popular game for camping trips and picnics.25. The new book___________her success.26. Sport has become much more___________in recent years.27. She is the most___________of the four children. She has had 4 accidents so far this year.28. Shyness___________him from speaking in front of the class. Moreover, hewas _____________from his presentation by the comments of his classmates.

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III. WORD FORMSComplete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the given words.29. In order to enter the___________for the best mathematics workbook of the year, he wrote this book in___________with his close friend. They both hoped to be the___________. (compete / collaborate / win)30. An___________has just been made. Only those___________whose ___________is 90% or more can take part in the two coming___________. (announce / participate / attend / contestant)31. All___________have to complete these forms. Incomplete ones___________the candidates (apply / qualified)32. The___________of the contest received a lot of___________from the feminists, who thought such a contest was___________to women and was not ___________to them, (organize / criticize / grade / benefit)33. ___________contests are not very popular now. (beautiful)34. ___________ have added ancient symbols to the ao dai. They want to ___________it. (design / modern)35. In the___________room, ___________are not allowed to talk to his friends and have to do as instructed by the two___________. (examine / examine / examine)35. I will invite her if you are___________to her coming. If you___________, I won’t send her this___________card. (agree / agree / invite)IV. CLOZE TESTFill in each blank with one suitable word to make a complete passage.

A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition based mainly, though not always entirely, on the (37) ___________beauty of its contestants. Almost invariably, competitions for men and women are separate (38) ___________, and those for men are not (39) ___________to as beauty contests. Beauty contests for women are more common, and (40) ___________are called beauty queens.Beauty contests for men, (41) ___________Mr. Universe, are more likely to be “body building” contests - quite unlike the traditional “beauty contest” in (42) ___________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 (43) ___________as their physiques. These include Mr. World and Manhunt International.

There are also beauty contests for (44) ___________. These events are often controversial, particularly when children are dressed provocatively and described in adult terms.V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONRewrite each of the following sentences with present participle or perfect participle..45. Christopher apologized. He’d forgotten to pay.→ ___________________________________________________46. When Tom had repaired the car, he took it out for a road test.→ ___________________________________________________47. The porter just stood there. He expected a tip.→ ___________________________________________________48. Because she was the youngest child, Natasha was her father’s favorite.→ ___________________________________________________49. Mitchell picked up the phone and dialed a number.→ ___________________________________________________50. He let the phone ring for 5 minutes and then slowly replaced the receiver.→ ___________________________________________________51. After she had worked all day, Sarah was exhausted.

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→ ___________________________________________________52. We saw Rupert. He was looking into a shop window.→ ___________________________________________________53. Since Daniel had spent all his money, he couldn’t afford a new jacket.→ ___________________________________________________54. He took out a gun and put it in his briefcase.→ ___________________________________________________VI. SENTENCE BUILDINGUse the given cues to make complete sentences.Dear Mum and Dad,55. You / glad / hear / I / arrive / safely.→ ___________________________________________________56. flight / delay / I get / here / midnight / feel / very tired.→ ___________________________________________________57. Not / finish / supper / I / go / bed / immediately→ ___________________________________________________58. Not / notified / change / meeting times, I / arrive / school / late / next morning→ ___________________________________________________59. I / not / able / contact / John / he change / address→ ___________________________________________________60. spent / his money / he not / afford / stay / hotel→ ___________________________________________________61. you / send me / more / soon / possible?→ ___________________________________________________62. I / tell you / news / next time / write I you→ ___________________________________________________Love,JennyVII. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the following passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

Women’s appearance in public in swimsuits did not happen before the early twentieth century. Bathing had long been unpopular in Europe and America, and immersion in seawater did not become an acceptable activity until the early nineteenth century, and then only for health reasons. A bathing beauty contest had been held in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, US, in 1880, but as this was a working class beach resort, this kind of contest only became widespread after the turn of the century. The prevalence of Victorian dress codes did not allow for the development of the tight, one-piece bathing suit before the early twentieth century. One of its creators, a professional American swimmer, Annette Kellerman, was arrested when she appeared in public in the swimsuit.

Eventually, all things came together in 1921, when the first Miss America contest was staged in Atlantic City. So as not to offend public morals, the sensual aspects of the contest were obscured by a week-long, elaborate festival with sports events, automobile races, orchestra, and choir competitions. The question of morals led to a rift between the Miss America organization and their main sponsor, a swimsuit company, when Miss America 1951 refused to appear before cameras in a swimsuit after the contest and was supported by the Miss America organizers. In protest, the swimsuit company aligned themselves with

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Universal Pictures and started the Miss Universe contest the year after, in 1952. The Miss World contest was initiated in Britain the year before.63. Women started appearing in public in swimsuits in the early 20th century.64. Bathing is among the favorite pastimes in Europe in the 18th century.65. People went bathing at the sea to improve their health in the early 19th century.66. The bathing beauty contest held in Delaware in 1880 was not very popular.67. Annette Kellerman was among the creators of the one-piece bathing suit.68. Annette Kellerman was admired when she appeared in public in the swimsuit.69. The first Miss America contest was held in 1951.70. The first Miss America contest lasted 3 weeks.

TEST 2PHONOLOGY1. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.a. controversial b. organizer c. competition d. degradation2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.a. purity b. contestant c. celibate d. qualify3. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.a. contest b. beauty c. swimsuit d. pageant4. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others,a. contest b. attend c. event d. women5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others,a. degrade b. major c. pageant d. refrainTENSESChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.6. When I __________the street, I__________that I__________the number of Tom’s house.a. reached / realized / didn’t knowb. had reached / was realizing / didn’t knowc. was reaching / had realized / hadn’t knownd. has reached / realized / wasn’t knowing7. Mr. Brown__________his newspapers in the evenings. Mrs. Brown__________but she__________tonight.a. is always reading / sometimes reads / doesn’t knitb. has always read / has sometimes knitted / knitsc. always reads / sometimes knits / isn’t knittingd. always read / sometimes knitted / has knittedVOCABULARYChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.8. If you don’t pass the final__________, you will have to do the course again.a. contest b. competition c. examination d. text9. Vicars have to remain__________. They are not allowed to get__________.a. celibate / married b. single / marryc. alone / marrying d. lonely / unmarried10. If you__________the rules, you won’t be able to join the contest.a. have b. break c. hit d. get rid11. There are 4__________in the competitions.

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a. circles b. squares c. grounds d. rounds12. The contestants are__________on the beauty of their__________appearance.a. judged / physical b. based / facec. elected / physic d. chosen / emotionalPREPOSITIONSChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.13. Me Donald and Kentucky are competing__________each other.a. with b. against c. among d. a and b are correct14. The principal objects__________school girls dressing__________skirts to school.a. for / with b. against / by c. to / in d. ∅ / ∅15. That singer declined__________popularity__________the 1990s.a. in / in b. ∅ / during c. with / since d. of / for16. They are interviewing her to see if she is qualified__________the job.a. by b. for c. to d. with17. I think the principal is__________the idea of a change in the school uniforms.He wants no more change.a. for b. of c. under d. againstGRAMMARChoose the most suitable option to complete the sentence.18. The painting was beautiful. I stood there__________it for a long time.a. to admiring b. admiring c. admire d. having admired19. A plane with an engine on fire approached the runway. __________was frightening. There could have been a terrible accident.a. Watch it landing b. Watching it landc. To watch it to land d. Watching to land it20. I’ve just heard that there’s been a major accident that has all of the traffic tied up. If we want to get to the play on time, we’d better avoid__________the high way.a. having taken b. take c. to take d. taking21. Did you ever finish__________the office for that new client of yours?a. to design b. designing c. designed d. having designed22. Mr. Lee was upset by__________the truth.a. not having been told b. us not to tell himc. he hadn’t been told d. being not told23. __________in restaurant as often as they do is very expensive.a. Being eaten b. Having eatenc. Having been eating d. Eating24. Jack made me__________him next week.a. to promise to call b. to promise callingc. promise to call d. promise calling25. __________all the papers already, Sarah put them back in the file.a. To have photocopied b. To photocopyc. Photocopying d. Having photocopied26. Our mechanic says that he expects__________the brakes on our car before we pick it up.a. fixing b. being fixed c. to have fixed d. to have been fixed

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27. George mentioned__________in an accident as a child, but he never told us the details.a. having injured b. having been injuredc. to have injured d. to have been injuredERROR CORRECTIONIdentify the words or phrases that need correcting to be perfect sentences.28. When giving some books, she put them under the table.

A B C D29. I was given a lot of chances to travel when I was young. I appreciate being able to visit Paris some

A B C Dyears ago.

30. Waiting at the airport for more than 2 hours, we decided to leave without her. A B C D

31. Having spent all her money on her books, she gave some more.A B C D

32. Being made to work all weekends annoy the school boys to a great extent. A B C D

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONChoose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.33. Although we felt cold, we kept walking.a. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking.b. However we felt cold, we kept walking.c. Felt cold, but we kept walking.d. We kept walking even though feeling cold.34. It is good exercise to walk a mile a day.a. For walking a mile a day is good exercise.b. In order to walk a mile a day is good exercise.c. Good exercise is for walk a mile a day.d. Walking a mile a day is good exercise.35. The man jumped out of the boat. He was bitten by a shark.a. Bitten by a shark, the man jumping out of the boat.b. After jumping out of the boat, the man was bitten by a shark.c. After bitten, the shark jumping out of the boat.d. After jumping out of a boat, the shark bit the man.36. After Louie had written his composition, he handed it to his teacher.a. Handed the composition to his teacher, Louie wrote it.b. Having written his composition, Louie handed it to his teacher.c. Writing the composition, Louie handed it to his teacher.d. Handing the composition, Louie had written his composition.37. While the director was guiding us through the museum, he gave us a special explanation.a. Guiding us through the museum, a special explanation was given by the director.b. Guided us through the museum, the director gave us a special explanation.c. A special explanation was given to us while guiding us through the museum.d. Guiding us through the museum, the director gave us a special explanation.CLOZEChoose the most suitable option to complete the passage.

Beauty Contests evolved from early-twentieth-century bathing-beauty contests, where women participated in swimsuit (38)___________in beach resort cities. The Miss America pageant, which

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became the standard for American beauty contests, began in 1921 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as a promotional gimmick by the hotelier H. Conrad Eckholm. Early beauty pageants, and the un-married, made-up, and swimsuit-wearing women (39) ___________competed in them, were often viewed as morally suspect and (40) ___________by women’s church groups and conservative politicians. Pageants became more respectable and legitimate in the 1940s, when women’s roles were changing, largely as a result of their work experiences during both (41) ___________wars, and when pageant winners sold war bonds and won college (42) ___________.By the 1950s pageants had become (43) ___________accepted. The first Miss World competition took place in 1951, followed by pageants of every sort. Pageant winners, or beauty queens, represent commodities, ethnic identities, festivals and fairs, sports, and geographic regions. There are also beauty contests for babies, children, mothers, grandmothers, and, occasionally, men. (44) ___________their variety, contests typically include judges, talent shows, prizes, and bathing-suit competitions. Beauty contests became newly controversial in the 1960s as a target of (45) ___________groups.38. a. competitions b. contest c. examinations d. selections39. a. which b. whose c. who d. whom40. a. praised b. admired c. criticized d. watched41. a. world b. earth c. globe d. planet42. a. money b. fees c. course d. scholarships43. a. widely b. very c. much d. a lot44. a. Although b. Despite c. Because d. Due to45. a. female b. women c. feminine d. feministREADINGRead the following passage and choose the best options to complete the sentences.

Beauty pageants hold a special place in American culture. Although the phenomenon is prevalent around the world, the modern beauty pageant is accredited to American sensibilities including its conventions and connotations. Pageants are often criticized for ranking women like prize horses and creating a potentially unattainable ideal beauty. But over the past century, pageants have developed a character to supplement their meat market criticisms.

In 1854, PT Barnum held the first beauty contest as a supplement to his traveling carnival. He used the female body as a gimmick to attract paying customers to his world of relaxation, amusement and entertainment. The competition ultimately failed due to the assumed reputations of the participating women; the public woman was often deemed of loose values and morals. The competition was quickly eliminated from the show due to negative attention, although Barnum did achieve success with mail-in beauty contest using daguerreotypes instead. The photographic beauty pageant became a popular item for many publications including the New York Times. Years would pass before another beauty contest would be attempted with any success.46. Beauty contests___________.a. were a special element of American cultureb. were not an important part of American culturec. were criticized for judging women by their appearanced. a and c are correct47. Beauty contests are said to___________.a. judge women like animals b. creating unreal ideal beautyc. pay no attention to criticism d. a and c are correct48. Barnum held the first beauty contest___________.a. to attract women to come to the festival

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b. to add to his traveling festivalc. in the early nineteenth centuryd. All are correct49. The competition Barnum held didn’t succeed because___________.a. customers only came for relaxationb. the participants were not morally respectedc. he successfully carried out the mail-in beauty contestd. it attracted a lot of positive attention50. ‘New York Times’ is mentioned as one of the publications that___________.a. strongly criticized beauty pageantsb. promoted beauty pageantsc. held photographic beauty contestsd. b and c are correct

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ĐÁP ÁNTEST 1

I.l.d 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. c 11. c12. b 13. b 14. d 15. d 16. b 17. a 18. b 19. d 20. CII.21. promotion 24. Tug of war 27. accident-prone22. dim 25. Enhances 28. inhibited / distracted23. creativity/ monotonous 26. commercializedIII.29. competition / collaboration / winners30. announcement / participants/ attendance / contests31. applicants / disqualify32. organizers / criticisms / degrading / beneficial33. Beauty34. Designers / modernize35. examination / examinees / examiners36. agreeable / disagree / invitationIV.37. physical 39. Referred 41. Like 43. well38. events 40. Winners 42. Which 44. childrenV.45. Christopher apologized for having forgotten to pay.46. Having repaired the car, he took it out for a road test.47. The porter stood there expecting a tip.48. Being the youngest child, Natasha was her father’s favorite.49. Picking up the phone, Mitchell dialed a number.50. Having left the phone ring for 5 minutes, he slowly replaced the receiver.51. Having worked hard all day, Sarah was exhausted.52. We saw Rupert looking into a shop window.53. Having spent all his money, Daniel couldn’t afford a new jacket.54. Taking out a gun, he put it in his briefcase.VI.55. You‘ll be glad to hear that I arrived safely.56. The flight was delayed so I got here at midnight and I felt very tired.57. Not finishing / having finished my supper, I went to bed immediately.58. Not having been notified of the change in meeting times, I arrived at my school late next morning.59. I wasn’t able to contact with John because he changed his address.60. (Maybe) Having spent his money, he couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel.61. Can you send me some more money as soon as possible?62. I’ll tell you some news the next time I write to you.VII.63. True 65. True 67. True 69. False64. False 66. True 68. False 70. False

TEST 2l.b 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. c6. a 7. c8. c 9. a 10. b 11. d 12. a13. d 14. c 15. a 16. b 17. d18. b 19. b 20. d 21. b 22. a 23. d 24. c 25. d 26. c 27. b28. B (given) 30. A (Having waited) 32. C (annoys)29. D (having been) 31. C (she was given)33. a 34. d 35. b 36. b 37. d

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38. a 39. c 40. c 41. a 42. d 43. a 44. b 45. d46. a 47. d 48. b 49. b 50. c

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