UNIT 12 THE ASIAN GAMES
EXERCISES
I. Complete these sentences with one appropriate word.
The Asian Games take _____________ every four years.
In this event, people from all over Asia _____________ together to compete in sports.
There were eleven countries _____________ part in the 1st Asian Games.
In the 14th Asian Games, the athletes _____________ in 38 different sports and won 427 gold _____________
Lewis established a new world _____________ with a time of 9.86 seconds.
Ly Duc won a gold medal in _____________ in the 14th Asian Games.
The 1st Asian Games were _____________ in New Delhi, India in 1951.
The 14th Asian Games attracted 9,919 _____________ from 41 countries.
Swimming and water skiing are both _____________ sports.
Germany _____________ the World Cup finals in 2006.
II. Put brackets around the underlined relative pronoun if it can be omitted from these sentences.
We talked about the party which Sarah wants to organize for my birthday.
To get to Frank`s house, take the main road that bypasses the village.
The paintings which Mr. Flowers has in his house are worth around £100,000.
Let`s go through the main points that he made in his lecture.
He received a low mark for his essay, which was only one page long.
Mrs. Richmond, who you met at the meeting yesterday, works in television.
Don is a friend who we stayed with in Australia.
In the shop window there`s a sign that says ‘Ten per cent off’.
The couple who live next to us have sixteen grandchildren.
There was little that we could do to help her.
What do you say in these situations? Complete each sentence with a relative clause.
Your friend lost some keys. You want to know if he has found them. You say:
Have you ……………………………………………………………………….?
A friend is wearing a beautiful dress. You like it. You tell her:
I like ………………………………………………………………………………….
A friend is going to see a film. You want to know the name of the film. You say:
What`s the name ………………………………………………………………
You wanted to visit a museum. It was shut when you got there. You tell a friend:
The museum ……………………………………………………………………………
You invited some people to your party. Some of them couldn`t come. You tell someone:
Some of the people ……………………………………………………………………
Your friend had to do some work. You want to know if she has finished. You say:
Have you _..........................................................................................................................?
You hired a car. It broke down after a few miles. You tell a friend:
The car ……………………………………………………………………….
You stayed at a hotel. Tom had recommended it to you. You tell a friend:
We stayed ……………………………………………………………………….
IV. Complete each of the sentences with who, whom, which, that, whose, where, when, why, what, whoever, whatever, wherever, whenever, whichever.
He didn`t believe I said annoyed me very much.
Two men, neither of I had seen before, came into the office.
He`s got a job in a new firm, they don`t work such long hours.
Have you got something will get ink out of a carpet?
He was respected by the people with he worked.
He didn`t know the foreign language, made it difficult for him to get a job.
Micheal Croz, with ______help Whymper climbed the Matterhorn, was one of the first professional guides.
This is a letter from my father, we hope will be out of hospital soon.
During the performance there were moments she found it difficult not to laugh.
I hope that left this rubbish here is going to clear it away.
___________ my neighbour is cooking there is a smell of burning.
I think the government should improve the health service, _ the cost.
The reason I didn`t write to you was that I didn`t know your address.
He said he was calling from Landsford Park, that is.
V. Read the information and complete each sentence.
A friend of mine helped me to get a job. His father is the manager of a company.
A friend of mine …………………………………………………………….
Mike gave half of the £50,000 he won to his parents.
Mike won £50,000, ………………………………………………………….
London was once the largest city in the world, but the population is now falling.
The population ……………………………………………………………
A number of suggestions were made at the meeting, but most of them were not very practical.
Most of the ……………………………………………………………..
It is a medieval palace. The king hid in its tower during the civil war.
It ……………………………………………………………….
I couldn`t remember the number of my own car. This made the police suspicious.
I ……………………………………………………………………
You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.
Thank you …………………………………………………………………..
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