http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ PRACTICE TEST 13 I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 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 Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group. 4. A. enthusiast B. successful C. competitor D. participation 5. A. spirit B. impress C. event D. perform II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 6. In _______ 22 nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals. A. Ø / the B. the / Ø C. a / the D. the / the 7. The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _______ November, 2008. A. on B. in C. during D. from 8. Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully 9. The 22 nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries. A. participate B. participant C. participation D. participating 10. _______, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts. A. Surprise B. Surprised C. Surprising D. Surprisingly 11. ______ behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong swore to an oath of " Solidarity, Honesty and Fair Play". A. In B. On C. For D. By 12. The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place. A. organized B. impressed C. participated D. defended 13. The 22 nd SEA Games was the first time ______ Vietnam finished top of the medal standings. A. as B. where C. when D. since 14. _______ 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 hard / the good 15. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______. A. more and more good B. better arid better C. better and good D. good and better 16. The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago. A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller 17. In 2006, Viet Nam made a deep impression ______ other countries in the region by successfully hosting the Southeast Asian Student Sport Festival. A. with B. for C. in D. on 18. At his last attempt the athlete was successful _______ passing the bar. A. in B. for C. with D. on 19. People should eat ____ and do ____ to reduce the risk of heart disease. A. less fat / more exercise B. less and less fat / the more exercise C. the less fat / the more exercise D. fatter / more exercise 20. I feel _______ I did yesterday. A. much more tired than B. many more tired than C. as many tired as D. as more tired as 21. His house is _______ mine. A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice 22. Tom is thought ______ the runaway murderer last week. A. to meet B. to be met C. to have met D. that he met 23. _______ all the evidence, the man denied having stolen the motorbike. A. As a result of B. Even if C. Due to D. Despite 24. They don’t allow ______ here. A. to take photographs B. taking photographs C. photographs to take D. photographs taking 25. My sister wishes she ______ to play the piano when she was young. A. learnt B. would have learnt C. had learnt D. would learn 26. ______ nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. A. To spend B. Having spent C. Spending D. Spend 27. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm ______. A. went off B. went out C. went on D. went by 28. If you _______ agreeable to our proposal, we’ll go ahead. A. will be B. are C. were D. had been 29. By September next year I ______ here for ten years. A. will be working B. work C. will have been working D. have been working 30. The first customer ______ this morning was quite rude. A. who dealing with B. with whom we dealt C. with who we dealt with D. whom dealt with 31. Robert does not have _______. http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ A. money more than Peter does B. as many money as Peter does C. more money as Peter does D. as much money as Peter does 32. ______ competed in this SEA Games than in last SEA Games. A. There are more sports B. More sports C. There are many sports D. So many sports that 33. I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything. A. I learn more and remember more. B. The less I learn, the more I remember. C. The more I learn, the less I remember. D. I remember not only what I have learnt. 34. I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years. A. It’s ten years I haven’t gone to the cinema B. It was ten years ago I went to the cinema C. The last time I went to the cinema was ten years D. I last went to the cinema ten years ago 35. Mary said, “I am sure that you broke my vase, Jim”. A. Mary said she knew that Jim broke her vase B. Mary accused Jim of having broken her vase C. Mary asked Jim of having broken her vase D. Mary told Jim to break the vase III. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 36. No one in our club can speak English as fluent as Mai. A B C D 37. Hardly the girl had heard the result when she jumped joyfully. A B C D 38. He was seen break into the building by an old woman. A B C D 39. John as well as other players of the team play very well. A B C D 40. Peter is younger and intelligent than John. A B C D IV. Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage. The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. The organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants and spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people – during the opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries received medals. Events in men's football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony. Water polo events began on November 21st, women's football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th, and tennis on November 26th; The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th when their water polo team came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took the silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze. The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region. This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippines hosted the games were in 1981, and again in 1991. There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze. 41. Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games _______ times. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 42. According to the first paragraph, _______. A. the opening and closing ceremonies were hold in the stadiums of Manila B. only four of eleven participating countries got medals C. the 23rd SEA Games had been over by the end of November, 2005 D. the number of audience in the 23rd SEA Games was about 200,000 people 43. Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Water polo B. Tennis C. Men's football D. Sailing 44. Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Peace B. Friendship C. Solidarity D. Understanding 45. Which country got the first gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Vietnam B. Singapore C. The Philippines D. Malaysia V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. Thanks giving is a national holiday in the United States which (46) ______ the bountiful crop harvested by the Pilgrims in 1621 (47) ______a winter of starvation. It's a day of feasting and giving thanks. This (48) _______of celebrating Thanksgiving has continued through the years. On November 26th, 1789, President George Washington proclaimed the First National Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Lincoln revived the custom. Since then each president has (49)_______a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of November (50) _______the holiday. 46. A. organizesB. memorizes C. celebrates D. marks 47. A. as B. for C. with D. after 48. A. custom B. habit C. experience D. work 49. A. published B. issued C. gave D. produced http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ 50. A. as B. like C. of D. for . solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region. This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the. C. will have been working D. have been working 30. The first customer ______ this morning was quite rude. A. who dealing with B. with whom we dealt C. with