Unit 13 : THE 22nd SEA GAMES
PRACTICE TEST
I Phonetics
A Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently fromthe rest
B Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
II Vocabulary and Grammar
Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer.
6 I don’t know why he isn’t here at the moment He ……… stuck in the traffic jam.
A must get B may be C should be D must have got 7 Never agree ………… something you know to be wrong.
8 The place ………… good films is the Odeon Cinema.
A to see B seeing C can see D we see 9 It was my secretary ……… sent the document to Mr Smith.
10 They spent a lot of money ………… their children with the best education.
A providing B provided C to provide D on providing
11 I just bought ………… new shirt and some new shoes ……… shirt is quite expensive but the
price of ………… shoes are reasonable.
12 I would like to thank my supervisor, ………… I would never have finished my work.
13 Don’t spend time ………… about things that may never happen.
14 Never ………… I experienced such a storm since I was a child.
15 We need ……… information about this English course.
16 Don’t drink _ wine It’s bad for your health.
17 _ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.
18 The news bad last night.
19 I my sun glasses today because the sun is very strong.
20 There ……… furniture in our living room.
A is too much B is too many C are too much D are too many
21 In 1941, the AAU officially accepted synchronized swimming as a ……… sport for team events.
22 Sports enthusiasts from other countries were greatly ……… with the spirits of the 22nd SEA GAMES held in Vietnam.
A impressed B enjoyed C achieved D applauded
23 Modern technology used in the 22nd SEA GAMES helped increase the ……… of the results of the competitions.
Trang 224 The 22nd SEA GAMES were ………… prepared and ……… organized in Vietnam A good/ successful B well/ successful C good/ successfully D well/ successfully
25 Thanks to the ………… talent and determination, the Vietnamese women’ s football team won the final match.
26 The Vietnam’s success in the 22nd SEA GAMES has proved that we can organize sporting events ……… an international level.
A at B in C on D with
27 In this great event, many games were ………… to international levels.
28 All athletes were ………… to get the best results in competitions.
29 The strongest ……… in Southeast Asia’s men’s football is Thailand.
30 The Chinese volleyball team was widely ……… for it excellent performance in the final match
III Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
31 (A) On July 2000, sixty-one provinces and cities (B) throughout Vietnam had
completed (C) the programme (D) of Illiteracy Eradication.
32 I cannot afford (A) to buy (B) a car at the moment but (C) thinking of (D) taking the
driving license.
33 (A) Help (B) the elderly (C) is (D) what volunteers often do.
34 (A) It is (B) pleasant (C) to wake up and listen to the traffic (D) move in the street.35 I prefer the party (A) hold in a garden (B) to a bar (C) where (D) the air is stuffy.
IV Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.
Synchronised swimming, which is sometimes called water ballet, emerged as an exhibition sport at the Olympic Games from 1948 to 1968, then debuted as a full medal sport at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles It is open only to women, with medals offered in two events: duet and team.
Competitions for both events consist of a technical routine and a free routine, each performed to music within a time limit Judges of each routine assess a high degree of difficulty and risk, flawless execution and seemingly effortless performance Besides demanding strength, endurance, flexibility, grace and artistry, it requires exceptional breath control Special equipment helps the women maintain the illusion of effortlessness when they perform strenuous movements upside down and underwater while holding their breath A nose clip prevents water from entering the nose, allowing the swimmers to remain underwater for long periods.
Most importantly, an underwater speaker lets the swimmers hear the music clearly while underwater, helping them achieve the split-second timing critical to synchronized swimming.
36 synchronized swimming was considered an official sport tournament at
37 Synchronised swimming is a kind of water sport
38 Special skill each player of this sport must have is
A breath control B flawless execution C risk D strenuous movements
39 The success of a performance of synchronized swimming comes from A performing ballet underwater with a team
Trang 3B bringing competitors the illusion of effortlessness while they performstrenuous movements
C using the nose clip properly D the assessment of the judges
40 To finish their performance during limited time A the team mustn’t make any mistakes.
B technical routine receives high points from the judges.
C an underwater speaker helps the player listen to music clearly
D the players must stay in the water longer than usual.
V Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
Yesterday, Eleanor Preston won an international swimming competition for girls (41) ………… under sixteen She swam faster (42) ………… girls from ten other countries This (43) ……… even better when you learn that Elenor is only thirteen She had to have special (44) ………… to enter, because normally competitors are fourteen or older.
Eleanor has been (45) ……… on swimming for a long time – (46) ……… she was three in fact I wonder whether she found it hard to (47) ………… several hours a day training She (48) ………… me that sometimes she has problems finding time for homework, but that’s all “My parents have given up so (49) ……… time driving me to local competitions, I think it’s been harder for them, actually.” Her aim is to swim at the Olympic Games After yesterday’s performance, I think she may (50) ……… there.