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A PHONETICS
I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others
B VOCABULARY Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
1 is a person who is very interested in something and spends a lot of time doing it
2 Vietnam has a lot of players who won many gold medals in The 22nd SEA Games
3 The competitor the bar and won a gold medal
4 is held every two years
5 Spectators had great for the amazing results that Vietnam’s sports delegation gained
6 The results of were satisfactory
7 Thailand Vietnam just one goal in the final in The 22nd SEA Games
8 The Vietnamese were very satisfied with excellent performances of the young and _athletes
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9 The score in the game or competition is shown on
10 On behalf of the referees and athletes, they swore to an oath of “Solidarity, and Fair Play”
11 In 1941, the AAU officially accepted synchronized swimming as a ……… sport for team events
13 Sports enthusiasts from other countries were greatly ……… with the spirits of the 22nd SEA GAMES held in Vietnam
15 Modern technology used in the 22nd SEA GAMES helped increase the ……… of the results of the competitions
A good/ successful B well/ successful C good/ successfully D well/ successfully
17 Thanks to the ………… talent and determination, the Vietnamese women’ s football team won the final match
18 The Vietnam’s success in the 22nd SEA GAMES has proved that we can organize sporting events
……… an international level
19 In this great event, many games were ………… to international levels
20 All athletes were ………… to get the best results in competitions
21 The Chinese volleyball team was widely ……… for it excellent performance in the final match
22 In _ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _ gold medals
23 _ 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
24 In the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam the first with 158 golad medals
25 Playing in the home country, the Vietnamese athletes competed in high
26 In the 22nd SEA Games, many close to international levels were set
27 Vietnam recommended archery, vovinam, billiards-snooker and canoeing _ official sports at the games
28 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
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29 Johnny used to be one of the most _ athletes in my country
30 The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _ countries
31 _, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts
31 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"
32 The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place
33 The ASEAN Para-Games is a biannual multi-sport _ held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities
34 In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold _
35 The 22nd SEA Games was the first time when Vietnam finished top of the medal _
36 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
C GRAMMAR Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
1 _ you study for these exams, _ you will do
2 My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that _ it is at night, _ he plays his music!
C the more late / the more loudlier D the later / the louder
3 Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _
4 The Sears Tower is _ building in Chicago
5 Petrol is _ it used to
6 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
7 San Diego is _ town in Southern California
A more nice and nice B the nicer C the nicest D nicer and nicer
8 It gets _ when the winter is coming
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9 Robert does not have _ Peter does
A money more than B as many money as C more money as D as much money as
10 The Mekong Delta is _ deltas in Vietnam
12 The more difficult it is, he tries
14 you do the exercies, the easier it is for you to get mistakes
15 We shouldn’t go out; the weather is getting
17 Every computer consists of a number of systems together
18 Not only places of beauty, they serve scientific and educational purposes as well
19 cheese is essentially a concentrated form of milk; it contains the same nutrients as milk
20 Bricks from many different types of clay
21 Water polo is a game is played in the water by two teams, each with seven players
22 The file clerk says he can’t afford to live on his salary if he wants some money for an emergency, so he’s going to stop complaining and start looking for another job
23 If humans two heads, they couldn’t make decisions easily
24 Mr Logan’s instructions were clear that no one had any questions
25 The contract deadline is February 10 th
26 Almost everyone has heard the most famous Olympic saying: “Stronger, Higher, ”
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27 Although fish can hear, they have neither external ears eardrums
28 I don’t know why he isn’t here at the moment He ……… stuck in the traffic jam
29 Never agree ………… something you know to be wrong
30 The place ………… good films is the Odeon Cinema
31 It was my secretary ……… sent the document to Mr Smith
32 They spent a lot of money ………… their children with the best education
33 I would like to thank my supervisor, ………… I would never have finished my work
34 Don’t spend time ………… about things that may never happen
35 Never ………… I experienced such a storm since I was a child
36 Don’t drink _ wine It’s bad for your health
37 _ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities
38 The news bad last night
39 I my sun glasses today because the sun is very strong
40 There ……… furniture in our living room
D ERROR IDENTIFICATION
1 Their news about the success of your business it was wonderful for me to hear
2 The board of directors should be deciding now who will get promotion, who may be trained for
managerial positions, and who would be fired
3.There are thousands of kinds of bacteria, many of whom are beneficial
4 Physical therapists help patients relearn how to use their bodies after disease or injure
5 On July 2000, sixty-one provinces and cities throughout Vietnam had completed the programme of Illiteracy Eradication
6 I cannot afford to buy a car at the moment but thinking of taking the driving license
7 Help the elderly is what volunteers often do
8 It is pleasant to wake up and listen to the traffic move in the street
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9 I prefer the party hold in a garden to a bar where the air is stuffy
10.The Southeast Asian Games, also knowing as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event
involving participants from the current eleven countries of Southeast Asia
E READING
I Read the passage and choose the best answers
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 Ganes 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 madals
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 meadals 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
4 How offen does the SEA Games take place? Every _
II Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank
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 (1) _flags of the competing Southeast Asian countries, was greeted with thunderous applause from the audience
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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 { rites: nghi lễ, parachutist: người nhảy dù, delegations; đoàn đại biểu}
The sacred (2) , 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 (3) Giong { sacred: thiên liêng}
From this athlete’s hand, the official flame was lit at My Dinh National Stadium and will burn thoughout the course of the Games
Speaking at the (4) _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 (5)
southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games
III Read the passage and choose the best answers
The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam from the 5th to 13th December, 2003 The games were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi The games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu It was the first time in SEA Games history that the games venues were assigned into Two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
The 22nd SEA Games logo, which was designed by painter Nguyen Chi Long, was based on a legendary bird names “Chim Lac” The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the acient Dong Son Vietnamese culture The Emblem is composed to harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement anf strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit : “Faster, Higher and Stronger” The colourful whirls represent the tough competiveness in sports
The 10 interesting circles, the symbol of the Southeast Asian Sport Federation, are to emphasize the solidarity, friendship and nobility, which are highly esteemed by Vietnam – the host country of the
22nd SEA Games
Painter Nguyen Thai Hung chose Trau Vang, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd
SEA Games With a gentle and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalohas become synonymous with the water and rice civilization that is so important in Vietnam, as well as in other Southeast Asian Countries
To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo symbolizes a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vienamese martial spirit
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The games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow” It was composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh
1 The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in
3 The colorful whirls of the Emblem of the 22nd SEA Games represent
5 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The Vietnamese Prime Minister lit the 22nd SEA Games torch
B.The Ngoc Lu bronze drum was decorated by a kind of bird
C.There are ten intersecting circles in the 22nd SEA Games logo
D.The golden water buffalo was chosen as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games
IV Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank
The second Southeast Asian Games (also known as the 2005 SEAG) were hled in the Philipines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005 The games were (1) 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, (2) the fact that Manila has many stadiums and arenas The organisation decided to hold the games at an open space to (3) the large number of participants and spectators As a result,
the opening and closing ceremonies These games were also noted (6) having the most number
of delegates in the history of the SEA Games In the end, all the participating countries received medals The event was ment to (7) ties among Southeast Asian countries as a region and as a
preparation as well for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games
Events in men’s football actually started on November 20th, (8) 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 (9) to Singapore on November 25th when their water polo team came out undefeated during the round-robin (10) round The Philippine team took the silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze medal
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F WRITING
Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one
1 Besides painting in oil, he also paints in water colors
A Not only he paints in oil, but also does he paint in water colors
B Not only can he paint in oil, but also he paints in water colors
C Not only does he paint in oil, but also he paints in water colors
D Not only does he paint in oil, but he also paints in water colors
2 Please let me know if you wish to keep the books any longer
A Should you wish to kept the books any longer, please let me know
B Should you wish to keep the books any longer, please me know
C If you should wish to you kept the books any longer, please let me know
D Wish you to keep the books any longer, please let me know
3 “ I’ll pay back the money, Gloria,” said Ivan
A Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her
money
B Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back
C Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money
D ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria
4 The weather is too hot for us to go out
A The weather is so hot that we can’t go out
B The weather is so hot us to go out
C The weather is too hot that we can’t go out
D The weather is such hot that we can’t go out
5 Tom began playing the trumpet 3 years ago
A Tom has played the trumpet 3 years ago
B Tom has been playing the trumpet for 3 years
C Tom played the trumpet for 3 years ago
D Tom had played the trumpet 3 years ago
6 The living room isn’t as big as the kitchen
A The living room is bigger than the kitchen
B The kitchen is smaller than the living room
C The living room is smaller than the kitchen
D The kitchen is not bigger than the living room
7 Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café She now regrets it
A Susan wishes that she applied for the summer job in the café
B Susan feels regret because she didn’t apply for the summer job in the café
C If only Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café
D Susan wishes that she had applied for the summer job in the café
8 The Prime Minister failed to explain the cause of the economic crisis, he did not offer any solutions
A Although the Prime Minister explained the cause of the economic crisis, he failed to offer any
solutions
B Not only did the Prime Minister explain the cause of the economic crisis, but he also offered solutions
C The Prime Minister offered some solutions based on the explanation of the cause of the economic crisis
D The Prime Minister didn’t explain the cause of the economic crisis, nor did he offer any solutions
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9 “If I were you, I’d ask the teacher for help” he said
A He suggested asking the teacher for help
B He said if he was me, he would ask the teacher for help
C He advised me to ask the teacher for help
D He told me that he’d ask the teacher for help
10 Is it necessary to meet the manager at the airport?
A Did the manager have to be met at the airport?
B Does the manager have to be met at the airport?
C Is the manager had to be met at the airport?
D Does the manager have to meet at the airport?
11 He was successful in his career thanks to his parents’ support
A But for his parents’ support, he wouldn’t have been successful in his career
B If his parents hadn’t supported him, he would have been successful in his career
C Had it not been for his parents’ support, he wouldn’t be successful in his career
D Had his parents supported him, he wouldn’t be successful in his career
12.Once the airline announced its ticket sale, the telephone in the main office would not stop ringing
A People kept calling the airline main office since its announcement of ticket sale
B If the airline didn't announce a ticket sale, its telephone would stop ringing
C The airline telephone was ringing because they announced a ticket sale
D Nobody called the airline until it announced its ticket sale
13 The coach’s tactics were directly responsible for the team’s defeat
A The team lost because the coach had no direct tactics
B The team’s responsibility is to defeat the coach’s tactics
C The coach directly guided the team, but had no responsibility
D The team lost as a direct consequence of the coach’s tactics
14 Rather than disturbing the meeting, I left without saying goodbye
A I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye
B I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting
C I disturb the meeting because I said goodbye
D The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye
15 I had never seen her before However, I recognized her from a photograph
A Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph
B I recognized her from a photograph before I had never seen her
C Although I had never seen her before but I recognized her from a photograph
D After I had seen her, I recognized her from a photograph
16 Cultures vary from country to country
A Cultures are different in different countries
B There are different cultures in one country
C Culture differences are based on countries
D Cultures move from one country to another