Unit 12 (1)

ENGLISH 12

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS

PRACTICE 2

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part

is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. goalie B. tie C. achieve D. receive

2. A. punch B. touch C. match D. machine

3. A. rowing B. water C. swim D. win

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed

differently from the rest.

4. A. commit B. crossbar C. goalie D. polo

5. A. advance B. depend C. postpone D. involve

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of

the following sentences.

6. Many young men prefer scuba- diving to water polo because it is ………….

A. adventure B. adventurous C. adventurously D. adventurer

7. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the ……….. .

A. shoot B. shooting C. shooter D. shot

8. A water polo cap is used to ………………the players’ heads and to identify them.

A. protection B. protective C. protect D. protecting

9. In water polo, no player except the ……… can hold the ball with both hands.

A. defender B. attacker C. referee D. goalie

10. The goalkeeper can also be ………. for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.

A. advanced B. sprinted C. played D. ejected

11. 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

12. After a ……………., there are two overtime periods of three minutes each.

A. penalty B. draw C. score D. goal

13. Shots usually succeed when the goalie is out ………….. position.

A. into B. for C. of D. off

14. What kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends ……… his preference and health.

A. with B. for C. in D. on

15. Before the end of the term, I ………….. all the required reading.

A. was finished by B. had been finished C. had finished D. had been finished by

16. If Charlie ………….. the street, he could have been injured.

A. had been run B. had run into C. had run D. had been run into

17. The turtle ………….. a small area of Arizona.

A. may be lived B. may be lived in C. may live in D. may live

18. I have never taken part in any water sports ………….. I cannot swim.

A. because B. because of C. due to D. owing to

19. Water polo balls ………with a special texture so it will not slip from the hands of a player.

A. cover B. are covered C. covered D. are being covered

20. My car broke down on the way. ………….., when I got to the airport the plane had taken.

A. Then B. However C. But D. Therefore

21. Tom’s dog barks at me as if …………….. I am a stranger.