Full name:…………………………………………… , class: 12A… Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest a events b spirit c Asian d silver a gold b region c organize d game a trained b proved c impressed d performed Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest a enthusiast b successfully c competitor d participation a development b cooperation c surprisingly d facility 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 The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _ November 2008 a on b in c during d from Vietnam recommended archery, vovinam, billiards-snooker and canoeing _ official sports at the games a at b with c as d in 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 Johnny used to be one of the most _ athletes in my country a succeed b success c successful d successfully 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 _ you study for these exams, _ you will a The harder / the better b The more / the much c The hardest / the best d The more hard / the more good, 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 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 10 The Sears Tower is _ building in Chicago a taller b the more tall c the tallest d taller and taller 11 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 12 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 Error Identification 13 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 14 The SEA Games are under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia 15 The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help promote cooperative, understanding and relations among countries in.the Southeast Asian region 16 The first SEA Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 17 December,1959 comprising more and more 527 athletes and officials from Southeast countries participating in 12 sports competitions 17 The next host for the SEA Games is Laos It is Laos' the first time as the host for the biannual- games Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions 18 I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry A hopeless B hopeful C successful D unsuccessful 19 Carpets from countries such as Persia and Afghanistan often fetch high prices in the United States A Artifacts B Pottery C Rugs D Textiles Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 20 The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country A soak B permanent C complicated D guess 21 The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East A expensive B complicated C simple and easy to use D difficult to operate Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase The 24th Southeast Asian Games was (1) _ in Thailand from December to December 16, 2007 The Thai Olympic Committee was (2) _ the event to coincide with the commemoration of 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej Officials were studying the possibility of doing the events in multiple venues (3) _ what had been done in Vietnam and the Philippines It was (4) _ sixth time Thailand hosted the SEA Games Thailand hosted the 1959, 1967, 1975, 1985 and 1995 SEA Games On 24 February 2006, northeast Thailand's Province authorities met to (5) _ the 2007 SEA Games schedule, and progress on the province's under-construction US$65 million sports complex The meeting provided an overview of (6) _, and ended with reassurances that everything would be ready (7) _ SEA Games in 2007 The sports (8) included a 5,000-seater indoor stadium and 16 tennis court facilities among other facilities scheduled to be finished on June 2007 The 2007 SEA Games featured (9) _ than 400 events in 45 sports The 24th edition of the games had the highest number of sporting events in the entire (10) _ of the SEA Games, more events than the Asian Games and the Olympic Games a held b met c seen d committed a winning b competing c fighting d planning a such as b as c likely d like a a b an c the d Ø a talk b discuss c tell d quarrel a facilities b tools c materials d furniture a at b on c with d for a places b halls c venues d homes a rather b more c better d as 10 a history b ancient c former d time The end! ... sixth time Thailand hosted the SEA Games Thailand hosted the 19 59, 19 67, 19 75, 19 85 and 19 95 SEA Games On 24 February 20 06, northeast Thailand's Province authorities met to (5) _ the 20 07 SEA Games.. .16 The first SEA Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 17 December ,19 59 comprising more and more 527 athletes and officials from Southeast countries participating in 12 sports... each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase The 24 th Southeast Asian Games was (1) _ in Thailand from December to December 16 , 20 07 The Thai Olympic Committee was (2) _ the event