VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
1. The monitor announced that the Barton _____ Club is recruiting new members.
A. Photographer B. Photographic C. Photography D. Photogenic
2. Our school’s English Club organizes many workshops with _____ speakers every month.
A. always B. regular C. current D. usual
3. I’m really _____ acting. Now I’m studying to set out for my acting career.
A. at B. on C. in D. into
4. Despite his shyness, he has _____ many new friends.
A. made B. taken C. done D. changed
5. Tri Duc high school is _____ a suitable person for their teaching post.
A. looking into B. looking over C. looking at D. looking for
6. In order to get _____, you should work out and have a good diet.
A. fine B. well C. fit D. beautiful
7. Cheese _____ has been a tradition in the town of Brockworth since the early 1800s.
A. eating B. chewing C. rolling D. fetching
8. Undoubtedly, class K41.SPB _____ a prize of $500 for their remarkable performance in ED Melody 2018.
A. won B. beat C. defeated D. obtained
9. The man is badly _____ in the accident and has been taken to hospital.
A. wounded B. broken C. injured D. ached
10. Be confident! The Yogurt team is not a strong _____.
A. competition B. competitor C. competiter D. competitive
11. This stadium can hold up to 40,000 _____.
A. viewers B. audience C. spectators D. onlookers
12. Mrs. Lindsay greeted her guests-of-honor with great _____.
A. talent B. enthusiasm C. sympathy D. interest
13. Can you book a tennis _____ for tomorrow?
A. court B. course C. pitch D. pool
14. Have you ever heard of the world-famous Wembley football _____?
A. grass B. ring C. track D. field
15. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you should wear _____ when swimming.
A. sunglasses B. glasses C. goggles D. headphones
16. You need a golf _____ and a ball when you play golf.
A. bat B. club C. stick D. needle
17. The Prime Minister gave the winning team the silver _____.
A. prize B. reward C. award D. trophy
18. We love you very much. We are your biggest _____!
A. fans B. lovers C. idols D. bosses
19. Jordan was disqualified from the match by the _____.
A. judge B. examiner C. referee D. coach
20. There were about 60,000 _____ in the stadium.
A. viewers B. spectators C. sightseers D. audiences
21. Mud Bowl football is similar _____ normal American football.
A. to B. from C. in D. with
22. The Idiotarod is a(n) _____ race in New York City. They hold the race every year.
A. biannual B. biennial C. half-annual D. annual
23. In the Idiotarod race, each team must have five people and a shopping _____.
A. basket B. car C. cart D. bag
24. The difference between Mud Bowl football and traditional football is that the players have to play in _____ of
mud.
A. a half meter B. a meter half C. meter a half D. half a meter
25. In the small town of Hillsdale in Michigan, farmers compete against each other to _____ harvesters for a prize
of $1,500.
A. combine B. complete C. compound D. combat
26. The _____ in football has to stop the ball going into the goal.
A. defender B. midfielder C. goalkeeper D. attacker
27. A(n) _____ ‘s job is to move forward and try to score goals or win points
A. defender B. midfielder C. goalkeeper D. attacker
28. In El Alto in Bolivia, an audience is sitting around a huge wrestling _____.
A. ring B. track C. field D. course
29. The match is so thrilling that spectators can’t help _____.
A. screaming B. talking C. yielding D. laughing
30. Police officers wrestled him _____.
A. on the ground B. onto the ground C. to the ground D. into the ground
31. Choose the word that has opposite meaning to the underlined one.
What do you mean by abolishing National Entrance Exam? It’s an absolutely crazy idea.
A. mad B. ridiculous C. sensible D. sensitive
32. Choose the word that has closest meaning to the underlined one.
Two criminals are said to have broken out of from jail yesterday.
A. got out B. escaped C. exited D. stayed
33. Yolanda revealed that watching a wrestling caused a _____ temporarily because when wrestling, she laughed
and forgot all obstacles she was facing.
A. distinction B. distraction C. disagreement D. disappointment
34. _____ is a genre of films that is intended to make people laugh.
A. horror B. romance C. tragedy D. comedy
35. Choose the word that has opposite meaning to the underlined one.
“Look! I’ve just bought this brand-new camera. It costs about $3,000.
A. second-hand B. amateur C. ancient D. professional
36. You should try to keep a _____ between work and play.
A. scale B. level C. balance D. rate
37. By _____, it’s the bride’s parents who pay for the wedding.
A. nature B. essence C. origin D. tradition
38. My favourite football team _____ a goal.
A. scored B. won C. beat D. defeated
39. The _____ is 200 meters long. The fastest runners can complete it in less than 20 seconds.
A. pitch B. route C. street D. track
40. Hit the tennis ball with your _____!
A. net B. racquet C. string D. foot

CLOZE TEST
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use ONLY ONE WORD in each gap.
The Golden Slam of Argentine tennis
Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina was one of the few people who are good (1) __________ to be a professional
athlete. She became a professional tennis player (2) __________ she was just 14 years old.

Athletic careers are (3) __________ short, so athletes work as long as possible. Some athletes keep playing
because they don’t know what to do next. Gabriela Sabatini was a little different. She had a plan.
After playing professional tennis for 12 years and (4) __________ nearly nine million dollars, she retired at the
age of 26. Her fans, other tennis players, and people in Argentina were sad then. The front pages of newspapers in
Argentina carried many stories about Sabatini and her career. She was (5) __________ a national treasure.
Gabriela Sabatini was not unhappy about retiring from tennis. This was part of her plan. She wanted to do other
things (6) __________ her life. At 26, Sabatini was a very beautiful and glamorous woman. She had long, thick,
black hair. She was tall and (7) __________ good shape physically. She became a model late in her tennis career.
Companies encouraged and hired her to be in ads for their products.

She enjoyed the world of fashion and cosmetics. She worked with a company to make her (8) __________ line of
perfumes. Her first perfume was called “Gabriela Sabatini”. It was so (9) __________ that she developed others.
She even created one perfume in honour of Argentina. It is (10) __________ “Temperamento”.

(Source: http://www.dilforum.com/forum/showthread.php/48121-Gabriella-Sabatini-Life-after-Tennis)
 ANSWER KEY
VOCABULARY
1. The monitor announced that the Barton _____ Club is recruiting new members.
A. Photographer B. Photographic C. Photography D. Photogenic
2. Our school’s English Club organizes many workshops with _____ speakers every month.
A. always B. regular C. current D. usual
3. I’m really _____ acting. Now I’m studying to set out for my acting career.
A. at B. on C. in D. into
4. Despite his shyness, he has _____ many new friends.
A. made B. taken C. done D. changed
5. Tri Duc high school is _____ a suitable person for their teaching post.
A. looking into B. looking over C. looking at D. looking for
6. In order to get _____, you should work out and have a good diet.
A. fine B. well C. fit D. beautiful
7. Cheese _____ has been a tradition in the town of Brockworth since the early 1800s.
A. eating B. chewing C. rolling D. fetching
8. Undoubtedly, class K41.SPB _____ a prize of $500 for their remarkable performance in ED Melody 2018.
A. won B. beat C. defeated D. obtained
9. The man is badly _____ in the accident and has been taken to hospital.
A. wounded B. broken C. injured D. ached
10. Be confident! The Yogurt team is not a strong _____.
A. competition B. competitor C. competiter D. competitive
11. This stadium can hold up to 40,000 _____.
A. viewers B. audience C. spectators D. onlookers
12. Mrs. Lindsay greeted her guests-of-honor with great _____.
A. talent B. enthusiasm C. sympathy D. interest
13. Can you book a tennis _____ for tomorrow?
A. court B. course C. pitch D. pool
14. Have you ever heard of the world-famous Wembley football _____?
A. grass B. ring C. track D. pitch
15. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you should wear _____ when swimming.
A. sunglasses B. glasses C. goggles D. headphones
16. You need a golf _____ and a ball when you play golf.
A. bat B. club C. stick D. needle
17. The Prime Minister gave the winning team the silver _____.
A. prize B. reward C. award D. trophy
18. We love you very much. We are your biggest _____!
A. fans B. lovers C. idols D. bosses
19. Jordan was disqualified from the match by the _____.
A. judge B. examiner C. referee D. coach
20. There were about 60,000 _____ in the stadium.
A. viewers B. spectators C. sightseers D. audiences
21. Mud Bowl football is similar _____ normal American football.
A. to B. from C. in D. with
22. The Idiotarod is a(n) _____ race in New York City. They hold the race every year.
A. biannual B. biennial C. half-annual D. annual
23. In the Idiotarod race, each team must have five people and a shopping _____.
A. basket B. car C. cart D. bag
24. The difference between Mud Bowl football and traditional football is that the players have to play in _____ of
mud.
 A. a half meter B. a meter half C. meter a half D. half a meter
25. In the small town of Hillsdale in Michigan, farmers compete against each other to _____ harvesters for a prize
of $1,500.
A. combine B. complete C. compound D. combat
26. The _____ in football has to stop the ball going into the goal.
A. defender B. midfielder C. goalkeeper D. attacker
27. A(n) _____ ‘s job is to move forward and try to score goals or win points
A. defender B. midfielder C. goalkeeper D. attacker
28. In El Alto in Bolivia, an audience is sitting around a huge wrestling _____.
A. ring B. track C. field D. course
29. The match is so thrilling that spectators can’t help _____.
A. screaming B. talking C. yielding D. laughing
30. Police officers wrestled him _____.
A. on the ground B. onto the ground C. to the ground D. into the ground
31. Choose the word that has opposite meaning to the underlined one.
What do you mean by abolishing National Entrance Exam? It’s an absolutely crazy idea.
A. mad B. ridiculous C. sensible D. sensitive
32. Choose the word that has closest meaning to the underlined one.
Two criminals are said to have broken out of from jail yesterday.
A. got out B. escaped C. exited D. stayed
33. Yolanda revealed that watching a wrestling caused a _____ temporarily because when wrestling, she laughed
and forgot all obstacles she was facing.
A. distinction B. distraction C. disagreement D. disappointment
34. _____ is a genre of films that is intended to make people laugh.
A. horror B. romance C. tragedy D. comedy
35. Choose the word that has opposite meaning to the underlined one.
“Look! I’ve just bought this brand-new camera. It costs about $3,000.
A. second-hand B. amateur C. ancient D. professional
36. You should try to keep a _____ between work and play.
A. scale B. level C. balance D. rate
37. By _____, it’s the bride’s parents who pay for the wedding.
A. nature B. essence C. origin D. tradition
38. My favourite football team _____ a goal.
A. scored B. won C. beat D. defeated
39. The _____ is 200 meters long. The fastest runners can complete it in less than 20 seconds.
A. pitch B. route C. street D. track
40. Hit the tennis ball with your _____!
A. net B. racquet C. string D. foot

CLOZE TEST
The Golden Slam of Argentine tennis
Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina was one of the few people who are good enough to be a professional athlete. She
became a professional tennis player when she was just 14 years old.

Athletic careers are usually short, so athletes work as long as possible. Some athletes keep playing because they
don’t know what to do next. Gabriela Sabatini was a little different. She had a plan.

After playing professional tennis for 12 years and earned nearly nine million dollars, she retired at the age of 26.
Her fans, other tennis players, and people in Argentina were sad then. The front pages of newspapers in Argentina
carried many stories about Sabatini and her career. She was considered a national treasure.
Gabriela Sabatini was not unhappy about retiring from tennis. This was part of her plan. She wanted to do other
things with her life. At 26, Sabatini was a very beautiful and glamorous woman. She had long, thick, black hair.
She was tall and in good shape physically. She became a model late in her tennis career. Companies encouraged
and hired her to be in ads for their products.

She enjoyed the world of fashion and cosmetics. She worked with a company to make her own line of perfumes.
Her first perfume was called “Gabriela Sabatini”. It was so popular that she developed others. She even created
one perfume in honour of Argentina. It is called “Temperamento”.