UNIT 14
THE WORLD CUP
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A. world B. pork C. fork D. short
2/ A. cup B. runner C. popular D. must
3/ A. held B. event C. defeat D. seven
4/ A. hold B. who C. most D. host
5/ A. where B. here C. year D. near
6/ A. team B. great C. teach D. read
7/ A. think B. while C. time D. final
8/ A. champion B. school C. chemistry D. headache
9/ A. tasks B. games C. viewers D. nations
10/ A. followed B. considered C. called D. witnessed
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A. champion B. attract C. billion D. audience
2/ A. runner B. around C. sporting D. within
3/ A. perfectionist B. professional C. participate D. continental
4/ A. tournament B. qualify C. championship D. equipment
5/ A. international B. preferentially C. necessarily D. informational
6/ A. football B. govern C. defeat D. witness
7/ A. final B. event C. trophy D. winner
8/ A. Tunisia B. Germany C. Hungary D. Mexico
9/ A. Brazil B. England C. Sweden D. Chile
10/ A. Korea B. Japan C. Vietnam D. Thailand
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ Where was the 2006 Word Cup held?
A. supported B. maintained C. possessed D. organized
2/ Which team became the champion?
A. victor B. leader C. guardian D. defender
3/ It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world.
A. business B. adventure C. phenomenon D. occurrence
4/ The World Cup is followed with great interest around the globe- the final game of the 1994 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 million viewers.
A. behalf B. enrichment C. attraction D. self-regard
5/ The World Cup is followed with great interest around the globe- the final game of the 1994 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 million viewers.
A. finishing B. extreme C. decisive D. last
6/ The World Cup is followed with great interest around the globe- the final game of the 1994 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 million viewers.
A. assembly B. onlookers C. listeners D. public
7/ Founded in 1930 with just 13 teams, the tournament now attracts more than 140 countries.
A. Established B. Produced C. Started D. Erected
8/ These are all-star, professional teams composed of 22 players each.
A. qualified B. handy C. practiced D. special
9/ The host nation was Uruguay and it defeated Argentina in the final.
A. creamed B. vanquished C. suppressed D. overwhelmed
10/ Since then the world has witnessed seventeen World Cup tournaments.
A. looked B. perceived C. known D. obtained
IV/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:
1/ The World Cup is followed with great interest around the globe- the final game of the 1994 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 million viewers.
A. bad B. clumsy C. inferior D. awful
2/ The World Cup is followed with great interest around the globe- the final game of the 1994 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 million viewers.
A. primal B. first C. beginning D. starting
3/ Founded in 1930 with just 13 teams, the tournament now attracts more than 140 countries.
A. repels B. throws C. destroys D. kills
4/ These are all-star, professional teams composed of 22 players each.
A. stupid B. ugly C. amateurish D.