accompanied Read the passage, then choose the correct answer.1.5ps The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
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I/ PHONETICS (1p)
B Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
1 A amusement B surprise C resort D socialize
A Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other
words
3 A introduce B peacefully C consequence D influence
4 A endanger B industry C prohibit D destruction
II/ VOCABULARY ANG GRAMMAR (4ps)
5 During the boss’s , his assistant took over
6 What a _ that your father is ill again!
7 Soccer is played on a
8 You can’t expect to win in any sport if you don’t make any _
9 He disposed of the old material
10 Please submit your application before two o’clock
11 A lot of _ are performed by famous musicians in Carnegie hall
A concerts B matches C meetings D thriller
12 He ran down the beach and into the sea
13.The most popular spectator sports are football and baseball
a onlooker b competitor c individual d professional
14 Medical techniques are becoming more _ all the time
A sophisticated B difficult C pagoda D
countryside
15 I’m working for a man _ for twenty years
A whose I have known B to I have known
C which I have known D I have known
16 It’s on New Year’s Day _ to children
Trang 2A that we give lucky money B we give lucky money
C that gives lucky money D who gives lucky money
17 Neither you nor I here yesterday
18 We stayed at a hotel, and it was perfect
A The hotel we stayed at was perfect C We stayed at a hotel was perfect
B We stayed at a hotel perfect D The hotel was perfect we stayed at
19 It was me _ did all the work
20 One of the most common form of cancer is skin cancer
A B C D
III/ READING
Read the passage and then decide which word or phrase(A,B,C,orD)best fits each space (1.5ps)
There are a number of things I like to do in my free time They are my hobbies The hobby I like most is (21) my guitar My uncle, (22) _is an accomplished (23), taught me how to play Now I can (24) _ a few simple tunes I have even begun to sing while playing the guitar, but I have not been very successful (25) _ this My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise regularly and I should be able to do it
He is very good at (26) _ people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much
23 A guitarist B guitar C musician D pianist
26 A to accompany B accompany C accompanying D accompanied
Read the passage, then choose the correct answer.(1.5ps)
The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia The games are regulated by the
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1951 The Asian Games are dominated by the People's Republic of China
Competitors are entered by a National Olympic Committee (NOC) to
represent their country of citizenship National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies, and tables showing the number of medals won by each country are widely used In general only recognized nations are represented, but a few nonsovereign countries are allowed to take part The special case of Taiwan was handled by having it compete as Chinese Taipei, due to the political status of Taiwan
Trang 3The 15th Asian Games were held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006 The 16th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou, China in
2010
27 Which of the following is TRUE?
A The Asian Games are held every year
B The International Olympic Committee is the founder of the Asiad
C The first gold medals were given to, the winning athletes in 1951
D The Olympic Council of Asia organizes the Games
28 The People's Republic of China _.
A is the strongest in the Asian Games B is the host of the Asian Games
C is not allowed to take part in the Games D refuse to enter the Games
29 In the medal ceremonies _.
A the competitors are entered to represent their country of citizenship
B national anthems are played
C the number of medals won by each country is first announced
D the winners are given a string of 'flowers
30 Which of the following is not true of the right to participate in the Asian
Games?
A Only recognized nations are allowed to take part
B Almost every nation can take part in the Games
C Non-sovereign countries are also allowed to participate
D All are correct
31.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A Qata was the host country in the 15th Asian Games
B The 16th Asian Games will take place in China
C Taiwan was not allowed to take part in the 15th Asian Games because of its political status
D During the Asian Games, athletes from all over Asia come together to
compete
32 According to the passage, “NOC” is the abbreviation of ………
A National Olympic Committee B National Olympic Council
C National Olympic Centre D National Olympic Club
IV/ WRITING (2ps)
33 The police asked the man a lot of questions.(cleft sentence)
………
34 He is very fond of music He is very interested in films (Both … and …)
………
35.Lan’s father isn’t strict He isn’t rude ,either(using neither… nor)
………
36.The man who sat next to me had bad health.(using reduced relative clause)
………
Trang 4Answer:3 .Lan’s father is neither strict nor rude.
4 .The man sitting next to me had bad health