While the French were unable to open their account and Italy's Daniele de Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute.. The French were unable to open their account, therefore, [r]
(1)TEST 3
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. a games b teams c medals d events
2 a success b enthusiast c support d surprise a southern b athlete c both d enthusiasm a compose b propose c purpose d suppose a organize b spirit c title d surprising
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 The 22nd SEA Games was launched by _ impressive opening ceremony at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium, in front of over 40,000 spectators
a a b an c the d Ø
7 The opening ceremony of the 22nd SEA Games began at pm with _ song "Vietnam - Our Fatherland"
a a b an c the d Ø
8 On behalf of _ host country; Prime Minister Phan Van Khai declared the 22nd SEA Games opening ceremony
a a b an c the d Ø
9 Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _ in every aspect a prepare b preparation c preparative d preparer
10 ASEAN press praised the great _ of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games a sports b sportsman c sporting d sportsmanship
11 The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _ volunteers a support b supporter c supportive d supportively
12 The delegation to the SEA Games was composed _ top competitors of the country
a on b of c for d among
13 All the audience was quite surprised _ the success of that young athlete
a on b at c to d off
14 Thanks to the encouragement and support, all Vietnamese athletes competed _ high spirits
a for b of c on d in
15 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
16 The athlete had tried his best to _ his SEA Games title and records a carry b perform c defend d support
17 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
18 _ is a game in which two teams hit a large ball with their hands backwards and forwards over a high net If you allow the ball to touch the ground, the other team wins a point
a Volleyball b Water polo c Basket ball d Badminton
19 He became Jamaica's first Olympic gold medalist when he won the 400-meter _ in 1948 a distance b title c runner d sport
20 She won the race in _ time and got the gold medal a included b durable c rank d record 21 The party was _ I had expected
a more a hundred times fun than b a hundred times fun more than c a hundred times more fun than d more fun than a hundred times 22 He finds physics _ other science subjects
(2)a More / more violent b The most / the most violent c The more / the more violent d The less / less violent 24 Mary was _ of the two sisters
a the clever b as clever as c the cleverer d the cleverest 25 French is a _ language to learn than English is
a difficult b more difficult
c most difficult d more and more difficult 26 The cuisine of France is _
a more famous than that of England b famous than the cuisine of England c more famous than which of England d as famous than that of England
27 Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most _ he becomes, he is a The more rich / the more happy b The richest / the happiest
c The richer / the happier d Richer and richer / happier and happier 28 The fast we finish, _
a the sooner we can leave b we can leave sooner and sooner c the sooner can we leave d we can leave the sooner
29 Of all athletes, Alex is _
a the less qualified b the less and less qualified c the more and more qualified d the least qualified,
30 The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got _ a more panicked b the more panicked
c more than panicked d more and more panicked Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
31 the Euro Cup 2008/ Zurich / Tuesday, 17 June / Italy / beat / France / advance into the quarterfinals a With the Euro Cup 2008 in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 June it was Italy beating France to advance into the quarterfinals
b For the Euro Cup 2008 in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 June when Italy beat France and advanced into the quarterfinals
c In the Euro Cup 2008 in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 June, Italy beat France to advance into the quarterfinals. d It was in the Euro Cup 2008 in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 June, Italy beat France to advance into the quarterfinals 32 the world champion Italy / beat / France / 2-0 / eliminate / France / the European championship
a The world champion Italy, it beat France 2-0 to eliminate France from the European championship b The world champion Italy beat France 2-0 to eliminate France from the European championship c The world champion Italy beat France 2-0 and so eliminate France from the European championship d The world champion Italy beating France 2-0 and eliminated France from the European championship 33 Italy / open its account (the 25th minute / Andrea Pirlo / convert the penalty into goal
a Italy opened its account in the 25th minute and with Andrea Pirlo converted the penalty into goal b Italy opened its account in the 25th minute when Andrea Pirlo converting the penalty into goal c Italy opened its account in the 25th minute, Andrea Pirlo who converted the penalty into goal
d Italy opened its account in the 25th minute, with Andrea Pirlo converting the penalty into goal.
34 the French / unable to open their account / Italy's Daniele de Rossi / score / Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute a While the French were unable to open their account and Italy's Daniele de Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute
b The French were unable to open their account, therefore, Italy's Daniele de Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute
c The French were unable to open their account while Italy's Daniele de Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute.
(3)35 for France / unsuccessful match / lose / the key man Franck Ribery / serious injury / only after seven minutes a For France, it was an unsuccessful match as it lost the key man Franck Ribery due to serious injury only after seven minutes.
b For France an unsuccessful match was when it lost the key man Franck Ribery for serious injury in only after seven minutes
c For France had an unsuccessful match with losing the key man Franck Ribery because of serious injury only after seven minutes
d For France was an unsuccessful match and it lost the key man Franck Ribery because serious injury only after seven minutes
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005 The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums The organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants and spectators As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people – during the opening and closing ceremonies These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games In the end, all participating countries received medals
Events in men's football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony Water polo events began on November 21st, women's football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th, and tennis on November 26th;
The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th when their water polo team came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round The Philippine team took the silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze
The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games It was purposely created to strengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region
This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines The last two times the Philippines hosted the games were in 1981, and again in 1991
There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze 36 Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games _ times
a b 3 c d
37 According to the first paragraph, _
a the opening and closing ceremonies were hold in the stadiums of Manila b only four of eleven participating countries got medals
c the 23rd SEA Games had been over by the end of November, 2005
d the number of audience in the 23rd SEA Games was about 200,000 people 38 Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games?
a Water polo b Tennis c Men's football d Sailing 39 Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games?
a Peace b Friendship c Solidarity d Understanding 40 Which country got the first gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games?
a Vietnam b Singapore c The Philippines d Malaysia Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Among the total of 1,200 volunteers serving the SEA Games 22 in Ho Chi Minh City, nearly 1,000 are students (41) _ universities, colleges, technical schools Besides that, 6,000 cheer people are also in the training session to serve the SEA Games
(4)November and mid December, the organizers will have plans to assist them and suggest schools and universities offer the time priority to the volunteers helping them serve the Games (48) _ efficiently Schools and universities really have the concern -on this matter and will (49) _ the examination schedules for volunteers till the end of the SEA Games (50) _ the time being, the volunteers can assure their time in class and at technical training session, mainly on every Saturday and Sunday It is hopeful that the volunteers will have comfort to serve SEA Games 22 wholeheartedly
41.a at b in c for d into
42 a host b commence c enjoy d participate
43 a where b which c that d when
44.a prepare b carry c take d gain
45 a achievements b promotions c conditions d circumstances 46 a intend b focus c contribute d attend
47 a a b an c the d Ø
48.a more b as c the most d most 49 a keep away b go up c take on d put off