I. RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Choose the best answer
1. The story was very funny. The math teacher told the story.
A.The story that the math teacher told was very funny.
B.The story which the math teacher told was very funny.
C.The story the math teacher told was very funny.
D. All are correct.
2. The girl went to the police station. Her case was stolen.
A. The girl whose case was stolen went to the police station.
B. The girl her case was stolen went to the police station.
C. The girl the case of which was stolen went to the police station.
D. The girl who’s case was stolen went to the police station.
3. Is the man your father? The man is standing at the gate.
A. Is the man whom is standing at the gate your father?
B. Is the man who is standing at the gate your father?
C. Is the man standing at the gate your father?
D. Both B and C are correct.
4. Can the students give back their books? The students are leaving tomorrow.
A. Can the students whom are leaving tomorrow give back their books?
B. Can the students who leaving tomorrow give back their books?
C. Can the students leaving tomorrow give back their books?
D. Can the students whose leaving tomorrow give back their books?
5. The children were attracted by the show. It was performed by the animals.
A. The children attracted by the show which was performed by the animals.
B. The children were attracted by the show to have been performed by the animals.
C. The show performing by the animals attracted the children.
D. The children were attracted by the show performed by the animals.
6. The tree should be cut down. Its branches are dead.
A. The tree whose branches are dead should be cut down.
B. The tree its branches are dead should be cut down.
C. The tree where the branches of which are dead should be cut down.
18. The man is my uncle. He is talking to Mr Brown.
A.The man talking to Mr Brown is my uncle.
B.The man is talking to Mr Brown is my uncle.
C.The man talks to Mr Brown is my uncle.
D.The man talked to Mr Brown is my uncle.
19. The road which joins the two villages is very narrow.
A.The road joins the two villages is very narrow.
B.The road joining the two villages is very narrow.
C.The road joined the two villages is very narrow.
D.The road is joining the two villages is very narrow.
20. Haywood is the village ________ .
A.where I was born in B.which I was born
C.in which I was born D.which I was born there
21. The coffee __________in that restaurant was cold and tasteless.
A. I drank it B. that drank C. which I drank it D. I drank
22.The week ____ Mike went to camping was the wettest of the year.
A.which B.when C.How D.who
23. Which is the European country ____ economy is growing the fastest ?
A.who B.what C.whose D.that
24. Martin is someone with ____ I usually agree.
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
25. Melanie was looking after a dog ____ leg had been broken in an accident.
A. who B. whose C. that D. what
26. I'd like to see the photo ____________ .
A. took B. you took it C. that you took D. that you took it
27.There are people __________ no one cares.
A. about which B. who C. for whom D. to whom
28. That is a problem, ____________ the government is now dealing.
A. to which B. with which C. with how D. which
29. It rained all the time, __________ was a great pity.
42."Excuse me, but there is something about _____ immediately." "Certainly."
A.which I must speak to you B.which I must speak to you about it
C. that I must speak to you about D. that I must speak to you
43. Most folk songs are ballads ____ have simple words and tell simple stories.
A. what B. whose C. how D. that
44. A battery is a device _________ electricity by chemical means.
A. it produces B. by which production of
C. produces D. which produces
45 I have three brothers, _________ are policemen.
A. that all of them B. who they all C. all of whom D. who all of them
46. The agreement ended 6 -month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.
A.The agreement which ended 6-month negotiation was signed yesterday.
B.The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted 6-month.
C.The negotiation which lasted six month was signed yesterday.
D.The agreement which was signed yesterday ended 6-month negotiation.
47. The novel "Tom Sawyer", ______ was written by Mark Twain, is my all-
time favourite.
A. that B. what C. which D. who
48. Everything ______ they said was true.
A. which B. what C. how D. that
49. Yesterday she had to do a difficult English test for ______ she did not prepare.
A. it B. that C. which D. what
50. _______ was a French Emperor, fought his final battle in Waterloo.
A. Napoleon Bonaparte who C. Napoleon Bonaparte, that
B. Napoleon Bonaparte, who D. Napoleon Bonaparte, whose
51. Vicky, __________ name was missed off the list, wasn’t very pleased.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. who
52. The new computer system _____________ for the post office will allow
accounts to be managed over the Internet.
A. design B.designing C. designed D.which designing
C.Ann said to me that she had found a new flat this day .
D. Ann said that she has found a new flat the day before .
5. Lan, “Why don’t we go out for dinner?”
A. Lan promised to go out for dinner. B. Lan suggested going out for dinner.
C. Lan admitted going out for dinner. D. Lan agreed to go out for dinner.
6. “I’m sorry. I can’t help you,” Peter said to me.
A. Peter promised to help me. B. Peter approved of helping me.
C. Peter suggested helping me. D. Peter regretted not to help me.
7. “It is a surprising gift. Thank you very much, Mary,” Mr. Pike.
A. Mr. Pike promised to give Mary a surprising gift.
B. Mr. Pike thanked Mary although she did not really like gift.
C. Mr. Pike thanked Mary for the surprising gift.
D. Mr. Pike congratulated Mary on the surprising gift.
8. Peter promised to pick Mary up at 10 o’clock.
A. Peter said, “Mary, I will pick you up at 10 o’clock.”
B. Peter said, “Mary, I am sorry for not picking you up at 10 o’clock.”
C. Peter said, “Mary, I am too busy to pick you up at 10 o’clock.”
D. Peter said, “Let’s pick Mary up at 10 o’clock.”
9. “If I were you, I would take a break,” Tom said to Daisy.
A. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.
B. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.
C. Tom suggested not taking a break.
D. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.
10.“Why don’t you ask the teacher for help?” Tom asked me.
A. Tom advised me to ask the teacher for help.
B. Tom recommended me not to ask the teacher for help.
C. Tom told me the reason why I didn’t ask the teacher for help.
D. Tom suggested that he should ask the teacher for help.
11.“I left my umbrella here last night”, said Jane
A.Jane said me that she had left her umbrella there the previous night.
B.Tony said he had never been to London and he thought he would go there the following year.
C.Tony said he had never been to London and he thinks he will go there the following year.
D.Tony said he would have never been to London and he thought he would go there the
following year.
18. Barbara said, "I saw them at my parents' house last year"
A. Barbara said I had seen them at my parents' house last year.
B. Barbara said she saw them at her parents' house the previous year.
C. Barbara said she had seen them at her parents' house the previous year.
D. Barbara said they had seen her at her parents' house the previous year.
19. Peter said to them, "Don't leave the room until I come back".
A. Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back.
B. Peter told them not to leave the room until he comes back.
C. Peter told them not to leave the room until they came back.
D. Peter told them not to leave the room until they come back.
20. "Take my luggage to Room 012 ", he said to the porter.
A. He told the porter take his luggage to Room 012.
B. He said the porter to take his luggage to Room 012.
C. He told the porter to take his luggage to Room 012.
D. He said to the porter to take his luggage to Room 012.
21. He said to me, "Ring me up tomorrow".
A. He told me to ring him up the following day.
C. He told me ring him up the following day.
B. He said me to ring him up the following day.
D. He told me to ring me up the following day.
22.“Could you tell me how to get to the airport?”
A. He asked me how to get to the airport
B. He said if I could tell him the airport
C. He told me how to get to the airport
D. He asked me could tell his how to get to the airport
23.“Have you heard of her marriage?”
30. “I’m sorry I have to leave so early’, he said.
A. He apologized for having to leave early.
B. He apologized to have to leave early.
C. He apologized that he has to leave early.
D. He apologized to have left early.
31. “Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?”, said Gillian.
A. Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen.
B. Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen.
C. Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen.
D. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen.
32 .“Where did you go last night, Nam?”, said Hoa
A. Hoa said to Nam where had he gone the night before.
B. Hoa said to Nam where he had gone the night before.
C. Hoa told Nam where he had gone last night.
D. Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the night before.
33. “What were you doing last night, Mr. John?” The police asked.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr. John.
B. The police asked Mr. John what he had been doing the night before.
C. The police asked Mr. John what had he been done the night before.
D. The police asked Mr. John what he had done the night before.
34. He said he would do it ___________ .
A. yesterday B. the following day
C. the previous day D. the day before
35.Claire wanted to know what time __________________ .
A. do the banks close B. the banks had closed
C. did the banks close D. the banks would close
36.Ann ___________ and left.
A. said good bye B. said me good bye
C. told me good bye D. goodbye me
37.He asked me, "Why didn't you come to class yesterday?"
A.John's sister told him not to leave the house when she got back.
B.John's sister told him not to go out till she get back.
C.John's sister told him to go out until she got back.
D.John's sister told him to stay at home untill she got back.
III. PASSIVE VOICE
Choose the best answer
1. They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.
A. A lot of money on food were spent
B. A lot of money was spent on food and clothes
C. A lot of money were spent on food and clothes
D. Money was spent a lot on food and clothes
2. The restaurant serves seafood every Monday.
A.Seafood is served every Monday. B.Seafood was served every Monday.
C.Seafood are served every Monday. D.Seafood were served every Monday.
3. Mary informed the police of the news
A.The police was informed of the news by Mary.
B.The news was informed of the police.
C.The police were informed of the news.
D.The police of the news was informed by Mary.
4. The ambulance is taking the boy to hospital.
A. To the hospital is the boy being taken.
B. The boy is being taking to hospital.
C. The boy is being taken to hospital.
D. The boy is taken to hospital.
5.The engineers will construct a bridge over this house.
A. This house will be constructed over a bridge.
B. A bridge will be constructed over this house.
C. This house will be being constructed over a bridge.
D. A bridge will be being constructed over this house.
6. Someone has stolen his gun.
C.The contract at lunchtime was signed .
D.The contract was signed at lunchtime.
14. Someone ought to do something about it.
A. Something about it ought to be done.
B. Someone ought to be done about it.
C. Something ought to be done about it.
D. It ought to be done something by someone.
15. People should send their complaints to the head office.
A. Their complaints were sent to the head office.
B. The head office was sent their complaints.
C. Their complaints should be sent to the head office.
D. The head office should be sent complaints.
16. People don’t use this road very often.
A.This road don’t be used very often. B. This road is not used very often.
C. This road is used not very often. D. This road is not often used.
17. Miller has taken a lot of photographs.
A. Photographs have been taken by Miller.
B. Photographs have been taken a lot of by Miller.
C. A lot of photographs were taken by Miller.
D. A lot of photographs have been taken by Miller.
18. The teacher gave us two very difficult exercises.
A. We were given two very difficult exercises.
B. Two very difficult exercises were given to the teacher.
C. Two very difficult exercises were given to us.
D. Both (A and (C are correct.
19. They said that he was all right .
A.He said he was all right . B.They were said him was all right .
C.He was said he was all right . D.He was said to be all right .
20. The lawyer is interviewing the witness.
A. The witness is interviewed B. The witness is being interviewed
C. Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami.
D. Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami.
28. We’ll have to find a new secretary soon.
A.A new secretary has to be found soon.
B.A new secretary must be found soon.
C. A new secretary is found soon.
D. A new secretary will have to be found soon.
29. We cannot do it that way.
A. It cannot do that way. B. It cannot be done that way.
C. That way it can’t be done. D. That way can’t be done.
30. They think that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
A. The prisoner is thought to escape by climbing over the wall.
B. The prisoner is thought escaped by climbing over the wall.
C. The prisoner is thought having escaped by climbing over the wall.
D. The prisoner is thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall.
31.They believe that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
A. The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window.
B. The thieves are believed to get in through the kitchen window.
C. They believe the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
D. They believe the thieves have got in through the kitchen window.
32. More than ten victims _______ missing in the storm last week.
A. are reported to be B. are reported to have been
C. are reporting to have been D. are reporting to be
33. We found that they had cancelled the game.
A. We found that the game had been cancelled.
B. The game had been cancelled.
C. we found that the game had been cancelled by them.
D. The game were found to be cancelled
34. Where did they make your shoes?
A.Where were they made your shoes? B. Where did your shoes made?
A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing
4. He is a _______ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring
4. According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.
A. supportive B. caring C. suitable D. comfortable
5 Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. help B. prepared C. be busy D. attempt
6. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A .happen B. encounter C. arrive D. clean
7. You should not burn _______. You had better dig a hole and bury it.
A. dishes B. lab C. garbage D. shift
8. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _______ families and in preserving their cultures.
A. wealthy B. secure C. safe D. close-knit
9. The that our family memmers share closely is watching film
A. concern B. interest C. pleasure D. entertainment
10.A. We share the house with my mother and father and my wife ‘s sister and her kids, it is
a family
A. nuclear B. extended C. crowed D. single-parent
11. My mother the responsiblity for running the household
A. holds B. takes C. runs D. bears
12. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the………………
A. happiness B. household chores C. responsibility D. emploment
13.Family is a base form which we can go in to the world with confidence
A. part B. place C. position D. foundation
14. Lee, who is Chinese, learns English as a ……………… language.
A. native B. second C. foreign D. first
15. This villa is the ……………. of my parents
A. belong B. possession C. having D. wealth
16. I really cannot accept your ……………. demands.
A. easy B. usual C. hard D. unreasonable
29. Family is the place where _______ children is not only tolerated but welcomed and encouraged.
A. taking B. having C. giving D. showing
30. Socially, the married _______ is thought to be the basic unit of society.
A. couple B. pair C. twins D. double
31. Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety B. changes C. conservation D.number
32. You are not _______ to say anything unless you wish to do so.
A. obliged B. willing C. equal D. attracted
33. A woman can never have a happy married life without _______ her husband.
A. demanding B. agreeing C. trusting D.determining
34. Many Vietnamese people ______ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation
A. sacrifice B. sacrificed C. sacrificial D. sacrificially
35. Most of us would maintain that physical ______ does not playa major part in how we react to
the people we meet.
A. attract B. attractive C. attractiveness D. attractively
36. They had a ______ candlelit dinner last night and she accepted his proposal of marriage.
A. romance B. romantic C. romantically D. romanticize
37. Reading the story of the ______ having her dress torn off in the lift reminded me of my friend's
wedding.
A. groom B. bride C. celibate D. groomsman
38. I do not think there is a real ______ between men and women at home as well as in society.
A. attitude B. value C. measurement D. equality
39. The ______ to success is to be ready from the start.
A. key B. response C. agreement D. demand
40. They decided to divorce and Mary is ______ to get the right to raise the child.
A. equal B. determined C. obliged D. active
41. She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _______ only with
colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club.
A. supposes B. socializes C. attention D. discussed
42. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
56. It is _______ not to say "Thank you" when you are given something.
A. small B. rude C. slight D. formal
57. A whistle is the _______ for the football players to begin the match.
A. communication B. instance C. attention D. signal
58. It is often considered to be impolite to _______ at someone.
A. look B. smile C. point D. raise
59. He is not really friendly and makes no attempt to be _______.
A. society B. social C. socialize D. sociable
60. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation.
A. polite B. politely C. politeness D. impoliteness
Exercise 2:
1. With black hair and eyes, she is___________ of the people from her country.
A. the same B. typical C. similar D. identical
2. Military is _______ in this country. Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in
the army for two years.
A. compulsory B. optional C. illegal D. unnecessary
3. People tend to work hard at this_________ of life.
A. distance B. stage C. space D. level
4. Concern for the environment is now at the_______ of many governments' policies.
A. core B. aim C. target D. purpose
5. Although he has not got necessary experience, he used to take a _______ in business
administration.
A. curriculum B. course C. school D. class
6. The college offers both _______ and professional qualifications.
a. government b. experience c. requirement d. academic
7.
In the UK, _______ schools refer to government-funded schools which provide education free
of charge to pupils.
a. state b. secondary c. independent d. primary
8.
a. schedule b. education c. science d. technology
19. English is an important _______ that is required in several national examinations:
a. language b. test c. evaluation d. subject
20. _______ is the study of the Earth's physical features and the people, plants, and animals that live
in different
regions of the world.
a. Science b. Geography c. History d. Technology
21. He graduated with doctorates of _______ and surgery from Florence, gaining the highest honors
that year.
a. medicine b. medical c. medicate d. medication
22. The making of good habits _______ a determination to keep on training your child.
a. require b. requires c. requirement d. required
23. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
a. apply b. application c. applicant d. applying
24. A university is an -institution of higher education and research, which grants _______ degrees
at all levels in a
variety of subjects.
a. secondary b. optional c. academic d. vocational
25. ____________ is the medical treatment of animals.
a. Chemistry b. Pharmacy c. Medicine d. Veterinary
26. A _______ is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or
university.
a. degree b. subject c. level d. vacancy
27. Most _______ are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.
a. degrees b. grades c. colleges d. vacancies
28. She reads newspapers every day to look for the vacant _______ for which she can apply.
a. institutions b. indications c. positions d. locations
29. He had been expected to cope well with examinations and _______ good results.
a. achieve b. consider c. last d. object
30. He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _______ of the company.
tourist guide.
a. location b. position c. site d. word
43. To my _______, I was not offered the job.
a. happiness b. dream c. joy d. disappointment
44. Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good _______ on your interviewer.
a. impression b. pressure c. employment d. effectiveness
45. She often reads newspapers and look through the Situations _______ columns every day, but up
to now she
has not found any job yet.
a. Article b. Space c. Vacant d. Spot
46. Doctors have to assume _______ for human life.
a. responsible b. responsibly c. responsibility d. responsibles
47. _______ is increasing, which results from economic crisis.
a. Employment b. Unemployment c. Employ d. Unemployed
48. He was offered the job thanks to his _______ performance during his job interview.
a. impress b. impression c. impressive d. impressively
49. His work involves helping students to find temporary _______ during their summer vacation.
a. decision b. employment c. choice d. selection
50. To prepare for your job interview, you should jot down your qualifications and experience as
well as some
important information about yourself.
a. draw b. place c. put d. write
51. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking
you.
a. be related to b. be interested in c. pay all attention to d. express interest to
52. Before _______ for a position, check whether you can fulfill all the requirements from the
employer.
a. deciding b. applying c. requiring d. demanding
53. If you are _______ for a particular job, someone asks you questions about yourself to find out if
you suitable
6. After more than a decade of Doi Moi or economic _______, the Vietnamese Communist
government has
achieved diplomatic and economic links with numerous foreign partners.
A. relation B. investment C. productivity D. renovation
7. For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open-door _______ and
continued to woo
foreign investment.
A. policy B. way C. export D. guideline
8. After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living _______ in
urban areas.
A. surface B. standards C. levels D. backgrounds
9._______ laws and regulations which impose restrictions on any rights should be revised to
comply with
international law.
A. Domestic B. Program C. Encouraged D. Expanding
10. These new economic reforms have allowed for international _______ and development in the
country.
A. pay B. renovation C. investment D. opportunity
11. In 2001 _______ Vietnamese Communist Party approved a 10-year economic plan that
enhanced the role of
the, private sector while reaffirming the primacy of the state.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
12. Economic reforms are often carried _______ to promote the developing of a country.
A. out B. on C. for D. in
13. For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _______ in the economy of our country.
A. develop B. developments C. developers D. developed
14. Henry was a studious student. He needed no _______ to work hard.
A. encourage B. encouraging C. encouragement D. encouraged
15. During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown _______ with only a few major
setbacks.
A. companies B. services C. supermarkets D. farms
28. The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _______ is.
A. creativity B. history C. terrorism D. technology
29. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed B. expectation C. improvement D. treatment
30. What are your plans for _______ future?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
31. In the future, the number of tiny but _______ computers you encounter every day will number
in the
thousands, perhaps millions.
A. power B. powerful C. powerfully D. powered
32. Advances in computing _______, from processing speed to network capacity and the internet,
have
revolutionized the way scientists work.
A. technology B. technological C. technologically D. technologist
33. What will the relationship between computing and _______ bring us over the next 15 years?
A. science B. scientific C. scientifically D. scientist
34. Someone who is _______ thinks that bad things are going to happen.
A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. threatened D. hopeful
35. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices.
A. Official B. Household C. Schooling D. Foreign
36. The idea of building a _______ with human intelligence is not only ambitious but also highly
unconventional.
A. robot B. corporation C. line D. road
37. Washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and dish washers are labor _______ devices which help
us do
housework easily and quickly.
A. improving B. making C. saving D. employing
38. Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.
A. taken off B. put away C. wiped out D. gone over
A. top B. foot C. middle D. face
53. Scientific ________ help to explore some places and discover more and more remote parts of
the world.
A. survey B. lead C. research D. expedition
54. The wind that blows in the desert comes ________ far away waters.
A. for B. with C. in D. from
55. Some sand dunes may be over 200 meters ________ height.
A. with B. at C. on D. in
56. Several ________ advanced countries have had plans to make desert more hospitable.
A. science B. scientific C. scientifically D. scientist
57. The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more ________
from the sun than
land in humid climates do.
A. heat B. hot C. hotly D. heating
58. A ________ is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people.
A. slope B. dune C. spinifex D. camel
59. The ________ of a cliff, or mountain, is a vertical surface or side of it.
A. face B. border C. crest D. lake
60. Most deserts are enormous sandy areas.
A. mysterious B. narrow C. immense D. aerial
Exercise 4:
1. Birds aren
’
t all the same. There are many different _____.
A. categories B. species C. animals D. plants
2. The rhinoceros will become ___ if people continue to hurt them.
A. extinct B. instinct C. distinct D. extinction
3. Thousands of species of animals and plants are ____ and the number decreases each year.
A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. endangered
4. If one species becomes extinct, the whole chain will be ___ seriously.
A. reserves B. species C. wildlife D. forest
19. Over 120 ___ of birds have been recorded in this national park.
A. species B. diversity C. animals D. individuals
20. The mountain gorilla is on the verge of ___.
A. extinct B. extraction C. extinguish D. extinction
21. Reviewers often ___ books as “hard to put down” or “hard to pick up again”.
A. describe B. illustrate C. classify D. choose
22. Have you got any books on business methods or any similar ___?
A. subject B. content C. author D. matter
23. How are the books in this library___?
A. divided B. named C. gathered D. classified
24. Robert
’
s new book will be ___ in August.
A. typed B. published C. broadcast D. announced
25. I
’
m reading a Stephen King
’
s novel. It
’
s really exciting and I couldn
’
t ___.
A. get it off B. put it down C. take it on D. look it up
26. Children tend to read ___ books that tell stories through pictures.
A. novel B. fiction C. science D. comic
27. What kind of readers would you ___ this book?
A. advise B. introduce C. recommend D. persuade
28. Watching videos is becoming a popular form of ___.
s imagination.
A. Fiction B. Picture C. Coloured D. Long
39. If you can
’
t find what you are looking for in the book, use the ___.
A. index B. list C. preface D. directory
40. He
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s a ___ boy. He knows everything from books never gives any logical and practical
solutions.
A. bookworm B. bookish C. bookbinder D. book-keeper
41. Runners from eight different countries will be competing in the next ___.
A. race B. place C. record D. course
42. It is common knowledge that sportmen ___ themselves in good form by regular swimming.
A. put B. make C. take D. keep
43. Synchronized swimming is a sport in which groups of swimmers ___ in patterns in the water to
music.
A. go B. move C. dive D. jump
44. Wind – surfing is a common term for two similar ___ sports: sail-surfing and sail- boarding.
A. water B. wind C. sail D. board
45. Volleyball, basketball, football are ___ games.
A. team B. group C. crowd D. class
46. Rowing is the sport or activity of travelling in a boat by using ___.
A. air tanks B. sails C. boards D. oars
47. Unlike football, a water polo game is ___ into quarters.
A. divided B. separated C. cut D. played
48. In 1918, Smith ___ the record for the world
’
s longest flight by flying 2,350 miles from Cairo to
Calcutta.
nd
SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries.
A. participate B. participant C. participation D. participating
3. _______, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts.
A. Surprise B. Surprised C. Surprising D. Surprisingly
4. 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
5. The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
A. organized B. impressed C. participated D. defended
6. 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
7. In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold _______.
A. present B. award C. medal D. reward
8. The 22
nd
SEA Games was the first time when Vietnam finished top of the medal _______.
A. standings B. events C. spirits D. programs
9. 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
10. The number of Vietnamese sport officials and referees of international standard taking part in
regional tournaments has increased rapidly.
A. hosting B. participating C. achieving D. succeeding
11. At the 23rd SEA Games, Viet Nam proved its position in the region by ____ third behind the
host - the Philippines and second-ranked Thailand.
A. finishing B. playing C. preparing D. performing
21. ASEAN press praised the great _______ of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games.
A. sports B. sportsman C. sporting D. sportsmanship
22. The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers.
A. support B. supporter C. supportive D. supportively
23. 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
24. The athlete had tried his best to _______ his SEA Games title and records.
A. carry B. perform C. defend D. support
25. 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
26. The International Committee Red Cross has about 12,000 staff members worldwide, about 800
of them working in its Geneva _______.
A. factories B. companies C. headquarters D. buildings
27. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection _______ declared at the 1864
Geneva Convention.
A. poster B. billboard C. symbol D. signal
28. The Red Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the
results of war, diseases or _______.
A. victims B. disasters C. opportunities D. conditions
29. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
30. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.
A. come around B. set up C. made out D. put on
31. The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on _______,
race, religion, class or political opinions.
A. national B. nationally C. nationality D. native
32. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863
in Geneva, Switzerland.
nursing systems for casualties.
A. organize B. organized C. organizational D. organizers
44. The AIDS _______ continues to spread around the world. Up to 4,000 people are infected with
the HIV virus every single day.
A. treatment B. epidemic C. tsunami D. damage
45. During World War II, the Red Cross organized relief assistance for _______ and wounded
soldiers and administered the exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing persons.
A. civilians B. governments C. authorities D. members
46. A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake that flows onto the land and
destroys things.
A. famine B. catastrophe C. tsunami D. flood
47. By the end of World War II, 179 _______ of the Red Cross had conducted 12,750 visits to
POW (prisoner of war camps in 41 countries.
A. conferences B. symbols C. missions D. delegates
48. We oppose this war, as we would do any other war which created an environmental catastrophe.
A. pollution B. disaster C. convention D. epidemic
49. The first relief assistance mission organized by the League was an aid mission for the _______
of a famine and subsequent typhus epidemic in Poland.
A. leaders B. authorities C. victims D. organizers
50. The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless wounded and
homeless.
A. poor B. imprisoned C. suffered D. injured
51. In 2004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more than 22,000 _______ to bring
relief to the countless victims of the earthquake.
A. actions B. volunteers C. founders D. nations
52. How are you _______ on with your work? - It is OK.
A. calling B. getting C. laying D. looking
53. All payments to the ICRC are _______ and are received as donations.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. voluntariness
54. The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ______, such as natural