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With the equestrian events being held in Hong Kong, this marks the second time the same edition of the Olympic Games has been hosted by two National Olympic Committees NOCs.. The Olympic

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Môn: Tiếng Anh – Khối 11 Thời gian làm bài:

I. Reading comprehension (2.5 p)

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be

celebrated from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony commencing at 08:08:08 pm CST (00:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, People's Republic of China Some events, including football (soccer), sailing, and new 10 km marathon swimming events will

be held in other cities of China With the equestrian events being held in Hong Kong, this marks the second time the same edition of the Olympic Games has been hosted by two National Olympic Committees (NOCs)

The Olympic games were awarded to Beijing, People's Republic of China after an exhaustive ballot of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 13, 2001 The official logo of the games, titled

"Dancing Beijing," features a stylized calligraphic character jīng (京, meaning capital), referencing the host city The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five Fuwa, each representing one color of the Olympic rings The Olympic slogan, One World, One Dream, calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit Athletes will compete in 302 events in 28 sports, just one event more than was on the schedule of the Athens games of 2004 Several new NOCs have also been recognized by the IOC

The Chinese government has promoted the games to highlight China's emergence on the world stage, amidst concerns about environmental issues and social problems due to its economic rise Nevertheless, former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch has said the Beijing games will be "the best in Olympic history."

1 When and where is the 2008 Summer Olympics organized?

2 In what year was China chosen to be the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics?

3 What is the mascot of the Beijing Olympics 2008?

4 How many events were there in the Athens games of 2004?

5 Who is the former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president?

II Grammar and vocabulary

Part 1: Write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets (2 p)

1 The doctor advised me (not stay) up too late.

2 The nurse suggested (take) two aspirin.

3 I was very tired because I (study) too much.

4 My mother never lets me (go) out alone.

5 (not touch) that bag! It’s dangerous.

6 You would have been very happy if you (go) on a holiday with us.

7 I was about to leave, but it was too cold (go) out.

8 I tried to phone you yesterday, but you didn’t answer What (you/ do) at that time?

9 She is looking forward to (meet) her old friends again.

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10 (finish) her work, she went out for a walk.

Part 2: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (3 p)

11 “I will help you to buy some milk,”

She promised ………

12 “If you don’t come earlier, you will be late.” He told me that if I………

13 “It would be great if you would come to the party!” I really want ………

14 I finished all my work Then Ben arrived. By the time Ben ………

15 She had been given some money, so she decided to buy a new hat. Having ………

III. Writing (2.5 p) Rearrange these parts of a letter of invitation and rewrite to make a full letter c. How are things getting on with you? I am fine here b. 17 Fountain Road Canterbury f. Do let me know whether you can make it or not a I look forward to your reply d 25th April, 2004 h The holidays are about to begin Would you like to come over to my house for a short stay? We could spend some time on the beach again, swimming, catching crabs, etc My parents say that they will be glad to see you e. Your friend Jack g. Dear, John Instruction: REARRANGE: h – g – f – e – d – c – b – a REWRITE: ………

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