Lesson Four

The Olympic Games

I . Comprehension

A. Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer :

1. Olympic Games consist of two week summer games and ten day winter competitions . We clearly
understand from the sentence that ……………………… .
a) they hold in all seasons b) summer games are longer than winter games
c) winter games are as long as summer games d) Olympics are hold in fourteen days

2. Takhti was a great athlete. In fact he is the father of wrestling in Iran . It means……… .
a) Takhti's father was an athlete in wrestling.
b) Takhti was a great master in wrestling.
c) Takhti had to be an athlete in wrestling as his father.
d) Takhti helped a lot of improve wrestling in Iran.

3. Olympic Games are the competitions that attract many young people from different countries every
four years . This means Olympic Games …………………… .
a) hold among different nations every year b) are only important historical events
c) have held every four years since many years ago d) hold among a few countries

4. Snow – covered streets are very dangerous . So we expect drivers …………. .

a) not to drive on these roads at all b) to drive very carefully on these roads
c) not to drive out of town during winter d) to put on warm clothes in snow

B. Cloze test :

Fill in the blanks with the best choice : & $% !"#

The ... 5. .... Olympics are always held in countries with snow -covered mountains. The games ....6….
skiing, skating, ice -hockey and so on. A gold medal is ... .7. .... to the winner of every competition.
Teams or individuals who place second ... 8 .... a silver medal, while a bronze medal goes to the third-
place ... 9 ... .

5. a) Winter b) Autumn c) Summer d) Spring

6. a) consist b) include c) prepare d) control
7. a) reported b) effected c) awarded d) recorded
8. a) produce b) receive c) attract d) examine
9. a) loser b) finder c) runner d) winner
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In a village far away, a farmer became ill, and everybody thought he would die. It was winter and
there was a lot of.. 10... on the ground. The doctor who lived a hundred miles away couldn't.. ..11... the
sick man. There was an old woman in that .. ..12... who couldn't read and write, but she ….13... that
she was able to ….14..... him. After visiting the sick man, she ….15..... him the seeds of different
mountain plants and wanted him to boil and eat them. The man did so. The next day he felt better and
after two days he could walk.

10. a) rain b) fog c) snow d) steam

11. a) visit b) watch c) look d) observe
12. a) farm b) village c) town d) building
13. a) believed b) decided c) advised d) ordered
14. a) feel b) hurt c) cure d) force
15. a) baked b) asked c) cooked d) gave

II. Vocabulary

A. Fill in the blanks with the words given : & !"# ' ( ') ) *

winner – held – competition – measure – awarded – dangerous – bottom

16. They went to the swimming pool to see the ............. among the swimmers.
17. In the Olympic Games the .......... will receive a gold medal.
18. It is very ........... to drive carelessly in snow-covered streets.
19. Where will the Tuesday meeting be .......... ? " in my office"
20. The water is very clear. The............... of the pool is seen.
21. A bronze medal was …………… to our volleyball team .

B. Complete the sentences with your own words : & ) " *+ %,

22. The game which is played by two persons on a board is called ....... .
23. It is given to the individual who places second in an athletic competition. It's a ........... medal.
24. Takhti was a great athlete. In fact, he is the father of ...... ..... . .
25. The ........... of the lake was so great that we couldn't see the bottom
26. The 15th of Sha'ban is a great religious ........... .
27. The winter Olympic Games are shorter than the ………. Olympic Games.

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in parentheses :
& %- &" ) * &.( !"#

28. The part of river is so ……….. . You shouldn't swim here . ( deep )
29. The little children aren't allowed to go to the ………. part of the pool . ( deep )
30. The weather is very ......... today. We can go swimming. (heat)
31. How do they measure the …………… of a mountain ? ( high )
32. My grandmother told me a ……….. story about her life . ( long )
D. Choose the correct answer :

33. Do you know how we can measure the ……………… of a mountain ?

a) deep b) high c) height d) depth

34. I think there is a big ………… in many sports in the Olympic Games .
a) discussion b) composition c) conversation d) competition

35. Sorry , we came late . We were listening to a …….. story and it took our time .
a) short b) long c) deep d) wide

36. The first Olympic Games were ……………. religious celebration.

a) beautifully b) basically c) successfully d) happily

37. He ………………... his birthday celebration every year.

a) holds b) keeps c) does d) starts

Learn about synonyms and antonyms :

immediately = at once = rapidly team # individual

operate = work = function together # alone
so far = up to now immediately = slowly
site = place behind # in front of
silently = quietly won # lost
instructions = orders bottom # top
competition = match = contest serious # funny
fortune = luck = chance
take part in = participate
consist of = be made up

III. Grammar :
1. ……… + verb + object + infinitive + ……….
2. Reported Speech : Imperatives

A. Put the words in the right order : ,/ * 0 *

38. allowed - the bicycle- to - me - they - use - .

39. silently – who – them – ordered – sit down – had – to – ?

40. in class – to – us – told – noise – not – a – they – make – .

B. Complete the following sentences based on the sentence given :

& 12 ' ( ') ) 34 %

41. She told me , " Don't open your book."

She told me.......................................................... .
42. He asked his sister , " Don't touch the things in my room."
He asked his sister...................................................................... .

43. " Mary, please be quiet."

Mr. Brown asked..................................................................... .

C. Look at the picture and answer the question : 5) 64 - 7 84 % 9

44. What did the man tell them to do ?

( repair )

45. What is the woman telling the girl to do ?

( wash )

D. Choose the correct answer :

46. His father advised him ......... his homework before going out with his friends.
a) do b) did c) to do d) does

47. John told us ………….. for him if he was late another time .
a) don't wait b) not to wait c) not waiting d) not wait

48. Did you order the men …………. the old building ?
a) to destroy b) destroyed c) destroying d) destroy

49. I said David , " Don't disturb your brother's papers on the desk "
I told him …………… brother's papers on the desk .
a) not to disturb his d) don't disturb your c) don't disturb his d) not to disturb your

50. The teacher asked him ………………. his homework in the classroom .
a) to stop do b) stopped to do c) to stop doing d) stopping do

IV . Language Function
Match the groups of sentences : 5) : %; .

51. How long does it take you to read this letter ? a) At seven thirty .
52. When does he usually get to the train station ? b) Take a bus .
53. Does he cycle to school ? c) No , never .
54. How do they usually travel ? d) About five minutes .
e) Once a month .
V. Pronunciation

Which word is different from others according to its stress pattern ?

= >4 ? %; ) * 4 stress %< , *

55. a) comfortable b) already c) telephone d) envelope

56. a) Denmark b) tomorrow c) however d) together
57. a) garden b) happy c) Japan d) added

VI. Reading Comprehension

Read the passage and answer the questions : 5) 64 - @ 84 ? >2) $

One day a woman went to the house of a doctor. She said to the doctor, "My husband is very sick, and
he can't work. Will you please come to see him?" The doctor followed the woman to her home. He
saw that they were very poor people. There was no food in the house, and the rooms were very cold.
The doctor looked at the sick man. Then she said to the woman, "Come to my house this afternoon,
and I will give you something. It will help your husband." In the afternoon, the woman went to the
doctor's house. He gave her a box and said, "Take this to your husband. It will make him better."
When the woman reached home, she opened the box. It was full of money. She went to the shop, and
bought some bread, meat, and fruit and a good heater to make the rooms warm. Then she could cook
the best food for her husband. The sick man was well again and thanked God .

58. The woman went to the doctor house to ………………….. .

a) ask him to see her husband b) look after her husband
c) come her house and talk with her children d) invite him for dinner

59. The doctor gave the woman ………………….. .

a) a box of medicine b) a box full of food c) a box of money d) an empty box

60. The man was sick because ……………………. .

a) he was very poor b) there was no food in his house
c) his house was very cold d) all of the above

61. The man got better after …………………… .

a) he followed the doctor's advice b) the doctor gave him the best food
c) ate and rested in warm room d) watching a lot of money in the box