The 24th SEA Games was held from 6th to 15th December, 2007 in three provinces in Thailand, namely Nakhon Ratchsima, Bangkok, and Chon Buri.. In fact, the 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted
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The 24th SEA Games was held from 6th to 15th December, 2007 in three provinces in Thailand, namely Nakhon Ratchsima, Bangkok, and Chon Buri In fact, the 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by Singapore, but Singapore gave up the chance, as its new national sports stadium is under construction and will not be
completed in time for the next SEA Games Thailand was then asked by The SEA Games Federation to host this regional sport event in place of Singapore
The SEA Games takes place every two years, with 11 countries in Southeast Asia participating Each member country, in alphabetical order, takes turn hosting this event Let’s look at the number of sports and gold medals in The SEA Games in recent years The 21st SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia in 2001, had 32 sports with
391 gold medals There were 32 sports with 439 gold medals in The 22nd SEA Games, held in Vietnam in 2003 The 23rd SEA Games, in The Philippines in 2005, had 40 sports with 439 gold medals
The 24th SEA Games in Thailand this year, featuring 43 sports and 485 gold medals, had the highest number of sports and gold medals in The Asian Games and The Olympic Games So The SEA Games is
regarded as the largest regional sporting event in the world in terms of number of sports and medals.
1 How long did The 24th SEA Games last?
2 Which of the following is not stated in the passage?
A The 24th SEA Games was the largest regional sporting event in the world
B The 24th SEA Games was the highest number of sports and gold medals in the history of the SEA Games
C The 22nd SEA Games was held in Vietnam in 2003
D The 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by East Timor
3 How many sports were there in The 24th SEA Games?
4 How often does the SEA Games take place? Every _
5 Where was The 21st SEA Games celebrated?
Divided into two parts, rites and festivals, the ceremony commenced at 19:00 with the song, “Vietnam– our Fatherland” The surprise appearance of parachutists, carrying the 11 (6) _flags of the competing
Southeast Asian countries, was greeted with thunderous applause from the audience
All the stadium’s lights suddenly came on, marking the start of the procession of Vietnam’s flag and the
22nd SEA Games; symbol The 11 sporting delegations then marched past the reviewing stand to excited
applause from officials and spectators
The sacred (7) , which symbolizes the humanity of the games and desire to compete with burning intensity, was taken from The Ho Chi Minh Museum and passed by some famous Vietnamese athletes and athletes from 10 regional countries to Nguyen Thuy Hien ( wushu artist) who gave it to the Prime Minister, who
in turn passed it to an athlete dressed like national (8) Giong
From this athlete’s hand, the official flame was lit at My Dinh National Stadium and will burn though out the course of the Games
Speaking at the (9) _ceremony, Minister-Chairman of the Physical Training and Sports Committee, who is also the head of the 22nd SEA Games Organizing Board, warmly welcomed Party and State leaders, delegates, domestic and international guests, and 11 sports delegations (10) southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Trang 2The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health Established on 7 April, 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization
The WHO's constitution, states that its objective is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." Its major task is to combat diseases, especially key infectious diseases, and to promote the general health of the people of the world The WHO also sponsors programs to prevent and treat serious epidemics such as SARS, malaria, and AIDS The WHO supports the development and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs After over 2 decades of fighting smallpox, the WHO declared in 1980 that the disease had been eradicated - the first disease in history to be eliminated by human effort
The WHO is nearing success in developing vaccines against malaria and aims to eradicate polio within the next few years The organization has already endorsed( xac nhan) the world's first official HIV/AIDS Tool kit for Zimbabwe making it an international standard In addition to its work in eradicating disease, the WHO also carries out various health-related campaigns, for example, to boost (day manh) the consumption of fruits and vegetables worldwide and to discourage tobacco use
Experts met at the WHO headquarters in Geneva in February, 2007, and reported that their work on pandemic influenza vaccine development had achieved encouraging progress More than 40 clinic trials have been completed or are ongoing Most have focused on healthy adults Some companies, after completing safety analyses in adults, have initiated clinical trials in the elderly and in children All vaccines so far appear to be safe and well-tolerated in all age groups tested
1 The World Health Organization (WHO) _
a works on international public health
b has no relation to the United Nations
c only takes care of Swiss people
d has no predecessor
2 Which is not mentioned in the second paragraph 'as the tasks of the World Health Organization?
a to promote the general health of everyone in the world
b to support pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs
c To combat diseases
d To supply food for patients
3 According to the text, which disease has been eradicated?
4 According to the third paragraph, the World Health Organization
a has not developed vaccines against malaria yet
b is trying to eradicate polio
c is not concerned about polio
d also carries out various health-related campaigns
5 Influenza vaccine _
a has only been used for adults
b cannot be used for children
c has appeared to be safe in all age groups tested
d causes bad effects on children and elderly people
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, was (1) _ by the United Nations General Assembly
on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency Food and (2) _ to children in 'countries that had been devastated by World War II In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System and its name was shortened from the original United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund but it has continued to be known by the popular acronym based on this old name (3) _ in New York City, UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to' children and mother in developing countries UNICEF is currently focused (4) _ five primary priorities: Child Survival and Development, Basic Education and Gender Equality, including girl's education, Child protection from (5) _, exploitation, and
Trang 3abuse, HIV/AIDS and children, and Policy advocacy and partnerships for children's rights Related areas of UNICEF action include early childhood development, adolescence development and participation; life skills based education and child rights all over the world…
3 a Managed b Led c Headquartered d Committed
5 a violence b fun c excitement d entertainment
Choose the correct answer:
1 Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _?
2 Who will the children while you go out to work?
A look for B look up C look after D look at
3 Please the light, it’s getting dark here
A turn on B turn off C turn over D turn into
4 The boy his father, doesn’t he?
A take care B take on C take after D take off
5 There is an inflation The prices
A are going on B are going down C are going over D are going up
6 Remember to _ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house
A take care B take on C take over D take off
7 You can the new words in the dictionary
A look for B look after C look up D look at
8 It’s cold outside your coat
9 Frank never turns up on time for a meeting
10.Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
11.My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother
A looked after B taken after C gone off D got over
12.The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town
13 John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute
A take part in B take over C take place D take care of
14.Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _ his boss
15 Why do they talking about money all the time?
16.My father gave up smoking two years ago
17.The government hopes to _ its plans for introducing cable TV
18 Please _ the form and post it
19.Look out! There’s a car coming!
A The car is behind you, so you should run
B Don’t go away because the car is coming
C Hurry up or you will be late for the car
D You should be careful because the car is coming
20 I was born in Scotland but I in Northern Ireland
Trang 422.Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A take after B take place C take away D take on
24 I’ll be back in a minute, Jane I just want to try out my new tape recorder
25 He got ill and had to _ smoking
27.Gertrude takes……….her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair too
28 It took him a long time to ……… the death of his wife
A take away B get over C take off D get through
29 Because of the traffic jam, my train was _ for an hour
30 I heard a noise behind me and turned _
31.They arrived……… the airport……… good time for the plane
A in - on B to - in C at - in D to - for
32 Did Mr Tan……… the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?
A take away B take after C take up D take off
33 _! The bus is coming
34 _ your coat It’s cold outside
36 Everyone said they would attend the party but no one _
37.We were too tired to wash after the meal
38 I don't know whether I'll go out tonight It depends how I feel
39.The police made an appeal the public to remain calm
40 The alarm went _ at 5:30
41.Part of the path had been by the sea
A washed over B washed away C washed down D made in
43.The committee of different people of different views
A composes B comprises C consists D contains
44 Could you _ my handbag when I go to the toilet?
A take after B take care of C turn up D A and B are correct
45 He put _ the coat and went
46 He still behaves like a child I wish he'd
A grow up B stay on C wait up D give in
47 Come to the party on Friday and………….for the weekend
A grow up B stay on C wait up D give in
48 I won’t be back until late Will you ……… for me?
A grow up B stay on C wait up D give in
49 He was exhausted but he still kept going He just wouldn't……
A give in B catch up C speak up D wait up
50 Please don’t so go fast I just can’t………
A catch up B speak up C watch out D cool off
51 Could you………a bit? I can hardly hear you
A catch up B speak up C watch out D cool off
Trang 552 ……….! Oh dear Didn’t you see that car coming?
A watch out B cool off C keep up D fall behind
53 You look hot and sticky Come and sit in the shade and…
A watch out B cool off C keep up D fall behind
54 You go on ahead and I’ll………
A speak up B keep up C cool off D fall behind
55 Wait for me I don’t want to………
A speak up B keep up C cool off D fall behind