I. Stress:
1. A. confident B. important C. together D. exciting
2. A. economic B. experience C. entertainment D. introduction.
3. A. hospital B. inflation C. policy D. constantly
4. A. maximum B. decision C. requirement D. admission
II. Grammar:
5. Most children enjoy ___ with their parents and siblings. A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
6. By this time next summer, you ___ your studies.
A. completes B. will complete C. are completing D. will have completed
7. We ___ touch since we ___ school three years ago.
A. lost/ have left B. have lost/ leave C. have lost/ left D. were losing/ had left
8. She said she ___ collect it for me after work. A. would B. did C. must D. had
9. Emily said that her teacher ___ to London ___.
A. will go/ tomorrow B. went/ tomorrow C. would go/ the next day D. had gone/ the next day
10. ____ is the study of the events of the past. A. Geography B. History C. Arts D. Literature
11. Lots of houses ___ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
12. Either you or your friend ___ on charge today. A. are B. is C. was D. were
13. If it ___ last night, it ___ so hot today.
A. rained/ is not B. was raining/ were not
C. had rained/ wouldn’t have been D. had rained/ would not be
14. The young man ___ lives next door is very kind to my family.
A. who B. which C. whose D. whom
15. The children slept well, despite ___.A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
16. While I am waiting ___ my bus, I often listen ___ music.
A. on/ at B. for/ to C. toward/ about D. upon/ in
17. Thank you for a lovely evening. - ______.
A. You are welcome B. Have a good day C. Thanks D. Cheer
18. – I’m sorry. It’s late. I must go now. Bye bye. - _______.
A. You are welcome B. Good bye. See you soon C. Not at all d. Hello.
19. He was sacked because he had worked ____.
A. irresponsible B. irresponsibly C. responsible D. responsibly.
20. The opportunity to which she owed her ____ came unexpectedly.
A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully.
21. Mary never lets me ____ her books.A. borrow B. to borrow C. borrowing D. borrowed.
22. How many times ____ there so far? – a few times.
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III. Writing:
23. The plants may develop differently. The plans live on that island.
A. The plants which live on that island may develop differently.
B. The plants live on that island may develop differently.
C. The plants which lives on that island may develop differently.
D. The plants which live that island may develop differently.
24. “Would you please give me a hand?”
A. would you mind give me a hand? B. would you mind giving me a hand?
C. Do you consider to give me a hand? D. would you like giving me a hand?
25. He didn’t send her flowers last Sunday.
A. She wishes he sent her flower last Sunday B. She wishes he didn’t sent her flower last Sunday
C. She wishes he had sent her flower last Sunday D. She wishes he hadn’t sent her flower last Sunday
26. Mary said, “I have not seen Peter since last month”.
A. Mary said she has not seen Peter since the precious month.
B. Mary said she had not seen Peter since the precious month.
C. Mary said she was not seen Peter since the precious month.
D. Mary said she does not see Peter since the precious month.
IV. Errors:
27. Basketball has become increasingly popular from 1891.
28. Millions of dollars are spent on the reclaiming land all over the world every year.
29. The Vietnamese people are not used to drive on the left side of the road.
30. The air, that we breathe, is consisting of many gases.
V. READING:
A. Language only belongs (31) ____ human beings. Each nation has its own language. We were born to speak the language (32) ____ by our ancestors naturally and automatically. I speak Vietnamese fluently just because I was (33) _____ in Vietnam where my parents, as well as all others living around me speak Vietnamese. A man who was born and grown up in any (34) ____ country surely speaks English very well. We all know the advantages of learning a foreign language. The more languages we learn, (35) ____ we get into the knowledge treasure of humanity.
31. A. at B. in C. from D. to.
32. A. to speak B. spoke C. spoken D. speaking.
33. A. born B. brought C. got up D. lived.
34. A. French-speakingB. English- speaking C. Vietnamese-speaking D. Chinese-speaking.
35. A. the more B. the most C. the much D. the best.
B. Everyone has headaches from time to time. In the US, every year, up to 50 million people go to the doctor because of headaches. If you have a headache and it continues over several days, or keep recurring, it is time to go to the doctor. There is no magic cure for headaches, but doctors can control most of them because of recent research. Doctors say that there are several kinds of headaches. Each kind begins in a different place and needs a different treatment.
36. Everyone _____ has headaches. A. always B. often C. usually D. sometimes.
37. When you have a headache and it continues over several days _____
A. you should go to the doctor B. you should stay at home and it will disappear.
C. you do not need to see a doctor D. you should have an operation.
38. Headaches _____.
A. cannot be cured B. are untreatable C. can be controlled by doctors D. all are correct.
39. It is said that _____.
A. There is only one kind of headaches B. there are only two kinds of headaches
C. there are only three kinds of headaches D. there are several kinds of headaches.
40. Each kind of headaches _____.
A. begins in the same place and needs the same treatment.
B. begins in the same place and needs a different treatment.
C. begins in a different place and needs the same treatment.
D. begins in a different place and needs a different treatment.
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[size=15][size=13][size=11]THE 22nd SEA GAMES
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
c. twice more than expensive d. more expensive than twice
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26. 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
27. San Diego is town in Southern California.
a. more nice and nice b. the nicer c. the nicest d. nicer and nicer
28. It gets _______ when the winter is coming.
a. cold and cold b. the coldest and coldest
c. colder and colder d. more and more cold
29. Robert does not have _______ Peter does.
a. money more than b. as many money as
c. more money as d. as much money as
30. The Mekong Delta is _______ deltas in Vietnam.
a. the largest of the two b. the more larger of the two
c. one of the two largest d. one of the two larger
Error Identification.
31. The Southeast Asian Games, also knowing as the SEA Games, is a
A (known)
biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current eleven
B C
countries of Southeast Asia.
D
32. The SEA Games are under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games
A (is) B
Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee
C D
and the Olympic Council of Asia.
33. The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help
A B
promote cooperative, understanding and relations among countries in.
C (cooperation) D
the Southeast Asian region
34. The first SEA Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 17
A B
December,1959 comprising more and more 527 athletes and officials
C D (more than)
from Southeast countries participating in 12 sports competitions.
35. The next host for the SEA Games is Laos. It is Laos' the first time as
A B C (first)
the host for the biannual- games.
D
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The 22nd SEA Games, hosted this year by Vietnam, has joined the international movement to rid sports of tobacco. For the first time, the regional sporting event will be tobacco-free under a landmark cooperative agreement signed in April 2003 between the World Health Organization (WHO), the 22nd SEA Games Organizing Committee and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Hanoi Health Department has organized a press seminar to celebrate and raise awareness about the tobacco-free SEA Games.
The 22nd SEA Games is the first games hosted by Vietnam and 10 countries from the Southeast Asian region with nearly 8,000 athletes and coaches will participate. It will be the first tobacco-free international sporting event in Vietnam, joining other international tobacco-free sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup 2002, and the Winter Olympic Games 2002.
The 22nd SEA Games will ban all sales, advertising and other promotion of tobacco products, and restricts smoking in all Games venues. The aim is to protect spectators, athletes, event staff, media and other visitors from the serious health hazards of second-hand tobacco smoke, as well as to change public attitudes about the social acceptability of smoking.
Madame Pascale Brudon, WHO Representative in Vietnam, stated, "Vietnam has established 3 years ago a comprehensive, ambitious national tobacco control policy and a national tobacco control program. The tobacco-free 22nd SEA Games will be yet another area where Vietnam is leading the way for other countries in the region and the world in protecting its citizens from the debilitating and disastrous consequences of tobacco use."
WHO has provided funding and technical assistance to the SEA Games Organizing Committee and Vietnamese Ministry of Health to train of over 4,000 SEA Games organizers and volunteers on the implementation of the tobacco-free policy. An international team of trainers from the Ministry of Health, International Organization for Good Temper (lOGT), WHO and International Development Enterprises (IDE) began a series of national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003.
The tobacco-free SEA Games are an inspiration and a model for other sport events, big and small, not only in Vietnam but also in the Southeast Asian and Western Pacific Region
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36. In the 22nd SEA Games _______.
a. there will be the attendance of athletes from the World Health Organization
b. smoking is not allowed
c. smoking is only for the leader, not any athletes
d. is held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health
37. According to the text, _______.
a. Vietnam has ever organized several tobacco-free sport events before the 22nd SEA Games
b. the tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam has not been approved by any world organizations
c. the tobacco-free SEA Games is not announced to newspapers and magazines
d. the tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam has been encouraged and supported by many world organizations
38. According to the third paragraph, _______.
a. tobacco companies can have an advertising campaign during the SEA Games
b. second-hand tobacco smoke cannot cause any harm to the athletes in the 22nd SEA Games
c. cigarettes are not allowed to sell in the 22nd SEA Games venues
d. everyone can buy cigarettes in the 22nd SEA Games venues except the athletes
39. One of the aims of the tobacco-free SEA Games is
a. to sell more and more tobacco during the event
b. to change public attitudes about the social acceptability of smoking
c. to reduce the production of tobacco
d. to help athletes to solve the problems of the serious health hazards
40. Which sentence is not true?
a. Vietnam itself has to pay a lot for the volunteers on the implementation of the tobacco-free policy.
b. The tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam get great support from several world organizations
c. The tobacco-free SEA Games is considered a model for other sport events.
d. There are national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003 for the tobacco-free SEA Games.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
That is a program of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union to (41) _____ individuals, domestic and foreign organizations buy and use bicycles during the time (42) _____ they enjoy the SEA Games 22 in Ho Chi Minh City then donate the bicycles to poor children.
Preparing (43) _____, this program, the Organizing Committee has signed a (44) _____ with Martin - a bicycle-making firm - to purchase 1,000 bicycles, at prices from 850,000 to 1,000,000 VND per bicycle -10% (45) _____ than market prices, with nearly 20 different models. In the mid of November, The Organizing Committee will announce, promote, and (46) _____ the program "SEA Games Iron Horses - For Poor Children" through (47) _____ at airport, on buses, taxis, at information desks, posters, banners, newspapers, and websites of city Youth Union. Besides 1,200 volunteers (48) _____ the SEA Games 22, the Organizing Committee also recruits 100 active volunteers for this program to handle the handover and receiving bikes, instructing participating tourists, giving (49) _____ to questions through hot lines.
This program both conveys practical significance and helps international friends to understand further the nation and people of Viet, Nam as well as strengthen the friendship and (50) _____ among nations.
41. a. require b. contribute c. encourage d. raise
42. a. where b. which c. that d. when
43. a. for b. on c. of d. about
44. a. document b. contract c. letter d. report
45. a. low b. lower c. the lower d. the lowest
46. a. public b. publicly c. publicizing d. publicize
47. a. book b. tickets c. leaflets d. sheets
48. a. serving b. taking c. running d. hosting
49. a. enquiries b. letters c. responses d. demands
50. a. cooperation b. participation c. achievement d. success
