The Party and State leaders, delegates, domestic arid international guests, and 11 sports delegations _______ Southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games were warmly welcomed.. The A
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TEST 1 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1 a events b spirit c Asian d silver
2 a gold b region c organize d game
3 a trained b proved c impressed d performed
4 a competitor b medal c level d development
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part,
or has a close meaning to the original one.
6 In _ 22ndSEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _ gold medals
a Ø / the b the / Ø c a / the d the / the
7 _ logo of the 22nd SEA Games is the stylization of Lac bird, the ancient bird pictured of the face of Ngoc Lu kettledrum, _ most special and typical relic of the ancient Vietnamese culture
a A / the b The / the c Ø / Ø d The / Ø
8 _ symbol of the SEA Games Federation is to emphasize the solidarity, friendship, and
nobility
9 The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _ November 2008
10 Vietnam recommended archery, vovinam, billiards-snooker and canoeing _ official sports at the games
11 The Party and State leaders, delegates, domestic arid international guests, and 11 sports delegations _ Southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games were warmly welcomed
12 Johnny used to be one of the most _ athletes in my country
a succeed b success c successful d successfully
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a participate b participant c participation d participating
14 _, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts
a Surprise b Surprised c Surprising d Surprisingly
15 On behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong swore to an oath of " _, Honesty and Fair Play"
a Performance b Delegation c Participation d Solidarity
16 The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place
a organized b impressed c participated d defended
17 The ASEAN Para-Games is a biannual multi-sport _ held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities
18 In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold _
a present b award c medal d reward
19 The 22ndSEA Games was the first time when Vietnam finished top of the medal _
a standings b events c spirits d programs
20 Viet Nam's successful hosting of the 22nd SEA Games is considered a/an _ example for other countries to follow, particularly in honesty, consistence and organizing method
a festival b peaceful c energetic d outstanding
21 _ you study for these exams, _ you will do
a The harder / the better b The more / the much
c The hardest / the best d The more hard / the more good,
22 My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that _ it is at night, _ he plays his music!
a the less / the more loud b the less / less
c the more late / the more loudlier d the later / the louder
23 Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _
a more and more good b better arid better
c the more and more good d gooder and gooder
24 The Sears Tower is _ building in Chicago
a taller b the more tall c the tallest d taller and taller
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a twice as expensive as b twice expensive more than
c twice more than expensive d more expensive than twice
26 Peter is _ John
a younger and more intelligent than
b more young and intelligent than
c more intelligent and younger than
d the more intelligent and younger than
27 San Diego is town in Southern California
a more nice and nice b the nicer c the nicest d nicer and nicer
28 It gets _ when the winter is coming
a cold and cold b the coldest and coldest
c colder and colder d more and more cold
29 Robert does not have _ Peter does
a money more than b as many money as
c more money as d as much money as
30 The Mekong Delta is _ deltas in Vietnam
a the largest of the two b the more larger of the two
c one of the two largest d one of the two larger
Error Identification.
31 The Southeast Asian Games, also knowingas the SEA Games, is a
A(known)
biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current eleven
countries of Southeast Asia.
D
32 The SEA Gamesare under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games
Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee
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33 The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help
A B
promotecooperative , understanding and relations among countries in.
the Southeast Asian region
34 The first SEA Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 17
A B
December,1959 comprising more and more527 athletes and officials
from Southeast countries participating in 12 sports competitions
35 The next host for the SEA Games is Laos It is Laos' the firsttime as
C(first)
the host for the biannual- games.
D
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The 22nd SEA Games, hosted this year by Vietnam, has joined the international movement to rid sports of tobacco For the first time, the regional sporting event will be tobacco-free under a landmark cooperative agreement signed in April 2003 between the World Health Organization (WHO), the 22nd SEA Games Organizing Committee and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health Hanoi Health Department has organized a press seminar to celebrate and raise awareness about the tobacco-free SEA Games
The 22nd SEA Games is the first games hosted by Vietnam and 10 countries from the Southeast Asian region with nearly 8,000 athletes and coaches will participate It will be the first tobacco-free international sporting event in Vietnam, joining other international tobacco-free sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup 2002, and the Winter Olympic Games 2002
The 22nd SEA Games will ban all sales, advertising and other promotion of tobacco products, and restricts smoking in all Games venues The aim is to protect spectators, athletes, event staff, media and
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Madame Pascale Brudon, WHO Representative in Vietnam, stated, "Vietnam has established 3 years ago a comprehensive, ambitious national tobacco control policy and a national tobacco control program The tobacco-free 22nd SEA Games will be yet another area where Vietnam is leading the way for other countries in the region and the world in protecting its citizens from the debilitating and disastrous consequences of tobacco use."
WHO has provided funding and technical assistance to the SEA Games Organizing Committee and Vietnamese Ministry of Health to train of over 4,000 SEA Games organizers and volunteers on the implementation of the tobacco-free policy An international team of trainers from the Ministry of Health, International Organization for Good Temper (lOGT), WHO and International Development Enterprises (IDE) began a series of national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003
The tobacco-free SEA Games are an inspiration and a model for other sport events, big and small, not only in Vietnam but also in the Southeast Asian and Western Pacific Region
36 In the 22ndSEA Games _
a there will be the attendance of athletes from the World Health Organization
b smoking is not allowed
c smoking is only for the leader, not any athletes
d is held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health
37 According to the text, _
a Vietnam has ever organized several tobacco-free sport events before the 22ndSEA Games
b the tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam has not been approved by any world organizations
c the tobacco-free SEA Games is not announced to newspapers and magazines
d the tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam has been encouraged and supported by many world organizations
38 According to the third paragraph, _
a tobacco companies can have an advertising campaign during the SEA Games
b second-hand tobacco smoke cannot cause any harm to the athletes in the 22ndSEA Games
c cigarettes are not allowed to sell in the 22nd SEA Games venues
d everyone can buy cigarettes in the 22ndSEA Games venues except the athletes
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a to sell more and more tobacco during the event
b to change public attitudes about the social acceptability of smoking
c to reduce the production of tobacco
d to help athletes to solve the problems of the serious health hazards
40 Which sentence is not true?
a Vietnam itself has to pay a lot for the volunteers on the implementation of the tobacco-free policy.
b The tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam get great support from several world organizations
c The tobacco-free SEA Games is considered a model for other sport events
d There are national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003 for the tobacco-free SEA Games
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
That is a program of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union to (41) _ individuals, domestic and foreign organizations buy and use bicycles during the time (42) _ they enjoy the SEA Games 22 in
Ho Chi Minh City then donate the bicycles to poor children
Preparing (43) _, this program, the Organizing Committee has signed a (44) _ with Martin
- a bicycle-making firm - to purchase 1,000 bicycles, at prices from 850,000 to 1,000,000 VND per bicycle -10% (45) _ than market prices, with nearly 20 different models In the mid of November, The Organizing Committee will announce, promote, and (46) _ the program "SEA Games Iron Horses - For Poor Children" through (47) _ at airport, on buses, taxis, at information desks, posters, banners, newspapers, and websites of city Youth Union Besides 1,200 volunteers (48) _ the SEA Games 22, the Organizing Committee also recruits 100 active volunteers for this program to handle the handover and receiving bikes, instructing participating tourists, giving (49) _ to questions through hot lines
This program both conveys practical significance and helps international friends to understand further the nation and people of Viet, Nam as well as strengthen the friendship and (50) _ among nations
41 a require b contribute c encourage d raise
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44 a document b contract c letter d report
45 a low b lower c the lower d the lowest
46 a public b publicly c publicizing d publicize
47 a book b tickets c leaflets d sheets
48.a serving b taking c running d hosting
49 a enquiries b letters c responses d demands
50.a cooperation b participation c achievement d success