WATER SPORTS
TEST 1
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. water b. football c. begin d. meter
2. a. personal b. penalty c. defensive d. vertical
3. a. award b. prevent c. visit d. except
4. a. goalie b. advanced c. above d. depend
5. a. overtime b. decision c. period d. penalize
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. Water polo is played in _______ pool 1.8 meters deep.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
7. The goalie tried to catch _______ ball, but he failed.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
8. The final I _______ was 3-0.
a. score b. scoring c. scorer d. scores
9. The referee's _______ is the most important in any sport competition.
a. decide b. decisive c. decision d. decider
10. _______ 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
11. _____ the start of each period, both teams line up on their own goal line.
a. In b. For c. From d. At
12. A water polo ball is constructed of waterproof material to allow it to float _______ the water.
a. upon b. over c. above d. on
13. There are six field player positions and a goalkeeper ______ each team.
a. on b. with c. from d. for
14. _______ is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and carefully planned movements in
water in time to music.
a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Diving d. Synchronized swimming
15. If the tie is not broken after two overtime _______, a penalty shootout will determine the winner.

a. was finished by b. had been finished by
c. had finished d. had been finished
27. The player was ejected because he committed a foul.
a. as b. due to c. despite d. provided
28. John could not continue the match _______ his badly injured leg.
a. because b. since c. as d. because of
29. They cancelled the match _______ his badly injured leg.
a. due to it rained heavily b. because of the heavy rain
c. because of it rained heavily d. because the heavy rain
30. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, _______ the ground is rough and hard.
a. though b. due to c. because of d. because
III. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
31. He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes.
a. Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt.
b. His protective clothes made him hurt.
c. Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt.
d. His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes.
32. We were unable to type the contract because the computer malfunctioned.
a. Despite a computer malfunction, we managed to finish typing the contract.
b. The computer malfunction helped us complete the contract.
c. The fact that the computer malfunction prevented us from typing the contract.
d. Thanks to the computer malfunction, we could type the contract.
33. The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily.
a. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery.
b. The heavy snow prevented the roads from-being slippery.
c. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily.
d. The heavy snow made the roads slippery.
34. The accident happened because she was careless.
a. The accident was prevented due to her carelessness.
b. Her carelessness was responsible for the accident.

39. You need to have a boat right beside all the time if you want to take up a water sport.
a. True b. False c. No information
40. There are tricks which amateur players cannot play.
a. True b. False c. No information
V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase .
Sailing or boating may seem to be very interesting with the high level of technical elements (41) _____ in the
sport. Whether you choose a small (42) _____ or a catamaran, whether you choose lake or ocean sailing, there are
(43) _____ number of things you need to master before you can start enjoying the pure (44) _____ of being on the
water.
Getting the sailing skills which you need to start sailing your own boat is easy if you just sign up with a
sailing school. You can learn to sail (45) _____ any age. There are no (46) ____. The best schools and instructors
will teach you all you need to know about sailing in a friendly and pleasant manner. As with all sports, sailing will
get you into (47) _____ with new friends. There is a closeness that develops out at sea, however, (48) _____ not
many other sports have. Being on the water in any capacity demands a healthy outlook and way of life. Sailing
and boating are two sports that (49) _____ all our senses to be at their peak. Sailing calls upon physical strength,
intelligence and intuition. It is one sport that allows you to leave all your daily concerns and (50) _____ back on
the land and to be off with only your bare self.
41. a. invented b. consisted c. involved d. contained
42. a. fleet b. submarine c. ferry d. boat
43. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
44. a. please b. pleasure c. pleasant d. pleasantly
45. a. with b. at c. in d. for
46. a. investment b. disappearance c. discoveries d. restrictions
47. a. allowance b. pace c. contact d. keeping
48. a. which b. that c. when d. whom
49. a. ask b. say c. tell d. demand
50. a. cultures b. habits c. traditions d. customs