12CB UNIT 13 -3 TEST

THE 22 nd SEAGAMES

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

5. a. honor b. high c. host d. hold

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 _______ 22nd SEA 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.

a. A b. An c. The d. Ø

9. The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _______ November 2008.

a. on b. in c. during d. from

10. Vietnam recommended archery, vovinam, billiards-snooker and canoeing _______ official sports at the games.

a. at b. with c. as d. in

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.

a. over b. at c. for d. from

12. Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country.

a. succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully

13. The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries.

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.

a. games b. event c. work d. situation

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 22nd SEA 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

25. Petrol is _______ it used to.

a. twice as expensive as b. twice expensive more than

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