UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1. a. announce
b. sponsor
c. observe 
d. complete

2. a. stimulate
b. competition 
c. disappointed 
d. opportunity

3. a. recite 
b. organize 
c. apologize
d. participate

4. a. knowledge
b. maximum 
c. athletics 
d. marathon

5. a. encourage
b. compete 
c. award 
d. represent

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. He apologized _______ not being able to complete the poem.
a. in b. on c. of d. for
7. Time was _______, and the judges announced the results.
a. out b. up c. off d. down
8. He`s been teaching music for years, but he hasn`t any _______.
a. examinations b. experiences c. experience d. qualifications
9. Most students find English Competitions _______.
a. enjoying b. enjoyment c. enjoyed d. do enjoyable
10. I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It`s Group B.
a. recite b. announce c. explain d. appoint
11. After convincing myself that the result didn`t matter, I felt oddly _______ when we lost.
a. encouraged b. stimulated c. disadvantaged d. disappointed
12. With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright _______.
a. win b. winning c. winner d. winnings
13. For work to flow _______, proper preparations must be made.
a. smoothly b. freely c. constantly d. naturally
14. The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last _______ in a head-to-head contest.
a. sponsor b. support c. compete d. enter
15. The winner of the contest was given a(n) _______ for her excellent performance.
a. bonus b. reward c. fine d. award
B. Choose the word or - phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
16. My teachers always encourage _______ hard at school.
a. to work b. us to work c. working d. that we work
17. Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty _______.
a. to walk b. walking c. walked d. to walking
20. He apologized _______ able to finish the project on time.
a. his colleagues not being b. his colleagues for not being
c. his colleagues not to be d. to his colleagues for not being
21. It`s a pity we didn`t visit Tom when we had the chance. I _______ him before he left the country.
a. would like to see b. should like to see
c. would like having seen d. would like to have seen
22. His doctor suggested that he _______ a short leave of absence.
a. will take b. take c. would take d. took
23. It is no use _______ to school if you _______ to work hard.
a. going - do not ready b. to go - do not ready
c. going - are not ready d. go - are not ready
24. Mary`s father approved of _______ in the United States for another year in order to work toward her M. A.
a. her to stay b. she to say c. she staying d. her staying
25. Nowadays, young men with a technical education _______ because of the great demand for highly skilled workmen.
a. is well paid b. should pay well c. are well paid d. could pay well
C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
26. Richard said (A) the play was very entertaining (B) and he recommended (C) to see (D) it.
27. Some of (A) my friends have (B) considered not going (C) to college because (D) the cost.
28. It is difficult to imagine (A) him accepting (B) the decision without (C) any objection (D)
29. The highway patrol advises to take (A) the old route through