Unit 14: THE WORLD CUP

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. world
2. pork
3. fork
4. short

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. cup
2. runner
3. popular
4. must

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. held
2. event
3. defeat
4. seven

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. held
2. event
3. defeat
4. seven

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. where
2. here
3. year
4. near

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. hold
2. who
3. most
4. host

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. team
2. great
3. teach
4. read

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. think
2. while
3. time
4. final

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. champion
2. school
3. chemistry
4. headache

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. tasks
2. games
3. viewers
4. nations

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1. followed
2. considered
3. called
4. witnessed

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. runner
2. around
3. sporting
4. within

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. champion
2. attract
3. billion
4. audience

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. perfectionist
2. professional
3. participate
4. continental

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. tournament
2. qualify
3. championship
4. equipment

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. international
2. preferentially
3. necessarily
4. informational

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. football
2. govern
3. defeat
4. witness

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. Tunisia
2. Germany
3. Hungary
4. Mexico

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. final
2. event
3. trophy
4. winner

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. Brazil
2. England
3. Sweden
4. Chile

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1. Korea
2. Japan
3. Vietnam
4. Thailand

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

Where was the 2006 Word Cup held?

1. supported
2. maintained
3. possessed
4. organized

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

Which team became the champion?

1. victor
2. leader
3. guardian
4. defender

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

It is considered the most popular sporting event in the worl

1. business
2. adventure
3. phenomenon
4. occurrence

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

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.

1. behalf
2. enrichment
3. attraction
4. self-regard

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

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.

1. assembly
2. onlookers
3. listeners
4. public

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

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.

1. finishing
2. extreme
3. decisive
4. last

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

Founded in 1930 with just 13 teams, the tournament now attracts more than 140 countries.

1. Established
2. Produced
3. Started
4. Erected

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

These are all-star, professional teams composed of 22 players each.

1. qualified
2. handy
3. practiced
4. special

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

The host nation was Uruguay and it defeated Argentina in the final.

1. creamed
2. vanquished
3. suppressed
4. overwhelmed