English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES
A. PHONETICS
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the other words.
1) A. screw B. screechy C. scream D. screen
2) A. rugby B. nearby C. cycling D. apply
3) A. strength B. event C. athlete D. wrestling
II. Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other
words.
4) A. official B. cycling C. become D. aquatic
5) A. advance B. gymnasium C. solidarity D. variety
6) A. nation B. gather C. facilities D. stadium
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
* Circle the best answer for each sentence.
7) The Vietnamese participants took ____ in the 14
th
Asian Games with great
enthusiasm.
A. notice B. notes C. part D. role
8) ____ from several countries competed in many Asian Game.
A. Spectators B. Athletes C. Audience D. Viewers
9) How many sports are there ____ the 14
th
Asian Games?
A. in B. on C. at D. to
10) The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling. The word “cycling” is closest in
meaning to “____”.
A. driving a car B. riding a bicycle C. kicking a ball D. playing football
11) The Olympic Games is one of the biggest sporting ____ all over the world.
A. problems B. athletes C. cultures D. events

A. who B. which C. that D. whose
22) He rang James, ____ a good friend as well as his trainer.
A. who was B. that was C. being D. to be
23) ____ came from France were really more friendly than any others.
A. The athletes, that B. The athletes whom
C. The athletes who D. The athletes which
24) That is Mr. Pike, a referee, ____ I told you about.
A. that B. which C. whom D. whose
25) This is a picture in the newspaper of a high jumper _ leg was seriously hurt.
A. who B. who C. whose D. that
26) I like the book ____ you lent me last week.
A. who B. when C. where D. Þ
27) I know the man ____ Miss White is talking to.
A. him B. which C. whose D. Þ
C. READING * Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The Asian Games owes its origins to small Asian multi-sport competitions. The
Far Eastern Championship Games were created to show unity and cooperation
among three nations: Japan, the Philippines and China. The first games were held in
Manila, the Philippines in 1931. Other Asian nations participated after it was
organized.
After World War II, a number of Asian countries became independent. Many of
the new independent Asian countries wanted to use a new type of competition where
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Asian dominance should not be shown by violence and should be strengthened by
mutual understanding. In August 1948, during the 14
th
Olympic Game in London,
India representative Guru Dutt Sondhi proposed to sports leaders of the Asian teams
the idea of having discussions about holding the Asian Games. They agreed to form

A B C
along with the traditional professional.
D
34) Something was strange happened yesterday has been worrying me. I really
A B
don’t know what to do.
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C D
35) The 14
th
Asian games , held in Korea in 2002, attracted many participants.
A B C D
36) Their efforts was much appreciated at the Asian Games.
A B C D
37) How many participant took part in the 15
th
Asian Games ?
A B C D
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