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UNIT 13: THE 22ND ASIA GAMES

I. PHONETIC

Exercise 1: Choose the word which does not belong with the others

1. a. solidarity b. friendship c. productivity d. prosperity

2. a. tennis b. rowing c. football d. water-polo

3. a. harmonious b. mascot c. legendary d. vigorous

4. a. biennial b. annual c. yearly d. monthly

5. a. foul b. penalty c. award d. punishment

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

6.a. games b. teams c. medals d. events

7.a. success b. enthusiast c. support d. surprise

8.a. country b. county c. mountain d. boundary

9.a.rival b. title c. digestion d.diving

10.a. secret b. season c. serious d.sugar

II. VOCABULARY:

1. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _______ in every aspect.

a. prepare b. preparation c. preparative d. preparer

2. ASEAN press praised the great _______ of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games.

a. sports b. sportsman c. sporting d. sportsmanship

3. The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers.

a. support b. supporter c. supportive d. supportively

4. The delegation to the SEA Games was composed _______ top competitors of the country.

a. on b. of c. for d. among

5. Nearly 500 ____ from 11 nations took part in the first Asian Games in New Delhi, Indian.

A. viewers B. spectators C. athletes D. passers-by

6. Our class _________ learners from different cultural backgrounds.

a. make up b. consist c. comprise d. exclude

7. Since its rejoining in the Southeast Asian arena in 1989, Viet Nam's sports have made great _______,

particularly in recent SEA Games.

a. success b. invention c. host d. game

8. Viet Nam is now willing to _______ part in the 24th SEA Games hosted by Thailand by the end of 2007 with

a total of 958 athletes.

a. play b. lose c. take d. enjoy

9. How many _______ took part in the 22nd SEA Games?

a. compete b. competitors c. competition d. competitor

10. Vietnam won 158 gold ________ in the 22nd SEA Games.

A. degrees B. medals C. awards D. boards

II. GRAMMAR: DOULBLE COMPARATIVE

Exercise 1: Bob works very hard at his studies, but he’s worried that he’s making no prgress. Complete the

sentences using the structure: comparative + and + comparative

1. This subjects get ___________________( hard) all the time

2. I’m just getting ___________________( confused)

3. It’s becoming ___________________( difficult) for me to keep up

4. The textbook just gets ______________________( complicated)

5. I spend ___________________( much) time on my book

6. My list of things to do gets _________________( long)

7. My problems are just getting ________________( bad)

Exercise 2: Complete the sentence using the structure: the = comparative , the + comparative

1. The bigger is high,_________________________( The rent is high)

2. The younger you are,________________________( You learn quickly)

3. The earlier you leave, ______________________________( The roads are quite)

4. The bigger a supermarket is, __________________________( the choice is wide)

5. The more I try to work this out , __________________________( I get confused)

Exercise 2: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:

1. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. _______ the food is, _______ he likes it.

a. The hotter / the more and more b. The hotter / the more

c. The more and more hot / the more d. The hottest / the most

2. Of course you can come to the party. _______.

a. The more the merrier b. The more and the merrier

c. The more and merrier d. The more and more merrier