EXERCISES ON VOCABULARY
Optional Period : 26
Exercise
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
1. The Vietnamese participants always take part ______ sports events with great enthusiasm.
a. in b. on c. at d. to
2. The Asian Games have been advancing ______ all aspects.
a. on b. at c. in d. for
3. New sports and traditional sports have been added ______ the Games.
a. in b. on c. up d. to
4. In spite of all its ______, medical science knows little about the brain.
a. advantages b. advances c. approaches d. advents
5. Football fans gathered around the TV in the comer of the club to see the final.
a. assembled b. collected c. wandered d. reached
6. Recently the Asian Games has increased in ______.
a. popular b. popularizing c. popularity d. popularly
7. I`d rather go to the football field ______ being at home today.
a. instead of b. because of c. in spite of d. due to
8. The World Cup is a football ______ which is open to all countries.
participation b. involvement
c. occasion d. competition
9. Scuba-diving and windsurfing are both aquatic sports.
a. field b. water c. combat d. individual
10. Their efforts were much ______ when they won 2 gold, medals in bodybuilding and billiards.
a. considered b. required c. expended d. appreciated
11.They`ve _____ a horrible new tower block where that lovely old building used to be.
a. put up b. put down c. pushed up d. pulled down
12. I agree with most of what you said, but I can`t _____ your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
keep up with b. catch up with
c. put up with d. go along with
13._____ test was given, our class leader managed to get good marks.
a. Whenever b. Whatever c. However d. Wherever
14_____ volleyball players, footballers cannot use their hands in the game.
a. Like b. Different c. Unlike d. Opposite
15. Our field _____ have performed very well.
a. artists b. athletes c. specialists d. sportmen
16.The football match was so dull that most of the _____ left at half-time.
a. attendants b. audiences c. participants d. spectators
17.We live in an age of rapid scientific and technological _____.
a. advance b. advances c. advancing d. advancement
18.Shortly after receiving her gold medal, the Olympic champion answered questions at the press _____.
a. discussion b. assembly c. conference d. seminar
19.This multi-sport event is an occasion when friendship and _____ are built and promoted.
knowledge b. solidarity c. effort d. enthusiasm
20.We may win, we may lose - it`s just the _____ of the draw.
a. strike b. odds c. chance d. luck

21.The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends ______ the atmosphere.
a. to b. in c. on d. with
22.The natural environment consists ______ all natural resources.
a. in b. of c. to d. on
23.Solar energy can be changed ______ electricity.
a. in b. to c. into d. for
24.Oil, coal and natural gas are ______ fuels made from decayed material from animal or plants.
a. unleaded b. smokeless c. solid d. fossil
25.A nuclear reactor releases ______ which is dangerous to the environment.
a. radiation b. heat c. energy d. carbon dioxide
26.We could make better ______ of our energy resources.
a. spend b. use c. need d. limit
27The government has spent £1 million on an advertising ______ to encourage energy conservation.
a. campaign b. promotion c. operation d. enterprise
28.All fossil fuels are ______ resources that cannot be replaced after use.
a. unlimited b. renewable c. available d. non-renewable
29.Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe.
a. boundless b. unlimited c. uncountable d. inflexible
30.Many newer cars have a much lower fuel ______.
consuming b. consumer
c. consumation d. consumption

31.He has ...... extensive research into renewable energy sources.
a. carried out b. turned on c. taken over d. cared for
32.One danger is in ...... radioactive wastes which are produced during nuclear reactions.
consisting of b. getting rid of
c. making use of d. taking care of
33.We should develop such ...... sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy.
a. tradition b. alternative c. revolutionary d. surprising
34.There is now increasing concern about the world`s energy ...... particularly about those involving fossil fuels.
a. possessions b. goods c. materials d. resources
35.It’s important for the developed countries to reduce energy ...... as much as possible.
exhaustion b. destruction
c. consumption d. waste
36.The world’s coal ...... should last longer but, once used, these cannot be renewed.
a. reserves b. reservations c. stores d. storage
37...... energy sources include water and wind power.
a. Friendly environmental b. Environmentally friendly
c. Friendly environment d. Environmental friendly
38.The ...... of these toxic substances into the environment is potentially devastating.
delivery b. release
c. distribution d. research
39.Increased consumption will lead to faster ...... of our natural resources.
a. exhaust b. exhausting c. exhaustion d. exhaustive
40....... is produced from the heat stored in the earth`s core.
a. Geothermal energy b. Nuclear energy
c. Solar energy d. Water energy
HOMEWORK
Do exercises again
Learn by heart new words in the exercise
Prepare new lesson
Thank you very much.