Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences IV.. Complete the following sentences with double comparartives, using ideas in parentheses.. Fill in each numberd blank of the
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Unit 13: THE 22 SEA GAMES ND
I Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
III Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
IV Complete the following sentences with words from the list Repeat the comparatives.
frozen
6 We were so glad we had arrived early at the ticket office As we waited for it to open, the line got
we stayed awake and finally finished in time for class
spending time with them after work
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10 When Joan was training for the marathon race, she was pretty slow in the beginning, but she got
as time went by Eventually her time was so good that her coach thought she might have a chance to win
V Rewrite each of the following sentences with double comparative:
1 If butter is soft, it is easy to spread on the bread
2 I know many things now that I wasn’t aware of when I was younger
It seems that
3 I’m trying to make my life simpler It makes me feel more relaxed
4 I spend a long time each day looking at the computer screen My eyes get very tired
5 When the wind blows hard, it whistles through the trees a lot
VI Complete the following sentences with double comparartives, using ideas in parentheses.
EG: 0 (I became bored He talked.)
I met a man at a party last night I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the more he talked, the more bored I became
1 ( You understand more You are old)
There are many advantages to being young, but
2 (I became confused I thought about it.)
At first I thought I understood what she’d said, but
3 (The air is very polluted The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.)
Pollution poses many dangers For example
4 Bill talked very fast I became confused.)
Bill was trying to explain some complicated physics prolems to help me prepare for an exam He kept talking faster and faster
5 (The fans clapped and cheered The basketball team made more shots.)
The fans in the stadium were excited and noisy, and it seemed to make their team play better
VII Some of the sentences below are not correct Tick (√) the right ones, and correct the wrong ones.
than those of the high school
VIII Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
IX Fill in each numberd blank of the following passage with a suitable word.
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Olympic coucil of Asia
sports
SEAP Federation changed their name to Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF), and the
X Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
The second Southeast Asian Games (also known as the 2005 SEAG) were hled in the Philipines from
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
history of the SEA Games In the end, all the participating countries received medals The event was ment to
Asian Games and Olympic Games
and tennis on November 26th
silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze medal
XI Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
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
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
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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
Games
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
The games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow” It was composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh.
5 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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
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