UNIT 13: THE 22
nd
SEAGAMES
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
6. a. enthusiast b. successfully c. competitor d. participation
7. a. spirit b. impress c. event d. perform
8. a. development b. cooperation c. surprisingly d. facility
9. a. festival b. badminton c. participant d. organize
10.a. solidarity b. energetic c. excellently d. combination
11.a. games b. teams c. medals d. events
12.a. success b. enthusiast c. support d. surprise
13.a. southern b. athlete c. both d. enthusiasm
14.a. compose b. propose c. purpose d. suppose
15.a. organize b. spirit c. title d. surprising
Choose the best answer:
16.In _______ 22
nd
SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals.
a. Ø / the b. the / Ø c. a / the d. the / the
17. _______ 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
18. _______ symbol of the SEA Games Federation is to emphasize the solidarity, friendship, and nobility.
a. A b. An c. The d. Ø
19.The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _______

a. festival b. peaceful c. energetic d. outstanding
31._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
a. The harder / the better b. The more / the much
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c. The hardest / the best d. The more hard / the more good,
32.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
33.Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______.
a. more and more good b. better and better
c. the more and more good d. gooder and gooder
34.The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago.
a. taller b. the more tall c. the tallest d. taller and taller
35.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
36.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
37.San Diego is town in Southern California.
a. more nice and nice b. the nicer c. the nicest d. nicer and nicer
38.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
39.Robert does not have _______ Peter does.
a. money more than b. as many money as
c. more money as d. as much money as
40.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

52.In the 22nd SEA Games in 2003, the country _______ the competition with 340 medals, including
156 golds, 91 silvers and 93 bronzes.
a. defended b. cost c. topped d. ranked
53.To improve its athletes' _______, Viet Nam has regularly exchanged delegation of sport officials,
coaches, referees and athletes with other countries.
a. team b. competitor c. appearance d. performance
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54. _______ is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
a. Wrestling b. Bodybuilding c. Weightlifting d. Badminton
55.He is a great sports _______. He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy.
a. enthusiast b. player c. energy d. programmer
56.As she did so, her parents became _______.
a. the angriest b. the most angry
c. the more angry d. angrier and angrier
57.People should eat ____ and do ____ to reduce the risk of heart disease.
a. less fat / more exercise b. less and less fat / the more exercise
c. the less fat / the more exercise d. fatter / more exercise
58.He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. _______ the food is, _______ he likes it.
a. The hotter / the more and more b. The hotter / the more
c. The more and more hot / the more d. The hottest / the most
59.Of course you can come to the party. _______.
a. The more the merrier b. The more and the merrier
c. The more and merrier d. The more and more merrier
60.I feel _______ I did yesterday. a. much more tired than b. many more tired than
c. as many tired as d. as more tired as
61.She is _______ a spectator. a. more an athlete than b. more of an athlete than
c. an athlete more than d. an athlete of more than
62.His house is _______ mine. a. twice as big as b. as twice big as
c. as two times big as d. as big as twice
63.____ live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country.

71.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
72. The opening ceremony of the 22nd SEA Games began at 7 pm with _____ song "Vietnam - Our Fatherland".
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
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73.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
74.Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _______ in every aspect.
a. prepare b. preparation c. preparative d. preparer
75.ASEAN press praised the great _______ of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games.
a. sports b. sportsman c. sporting d. sportsmanship
76.The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers.
a. support b. supporter c. supportive d. supportively
77.The delegation to the SEA Games was composed _______ top competitors of the country.
a. on b. of c. for d. among
78.All the audience was quite surprised ________ the success of that young athlete.
a. on b. at c. to d. off
79.Thanks to the encouragement and support, all Vietnamese athletes competed _______ high spirits.
a. for b. of c. on d. in
80.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
81.The athlete had tried his best to _______ his SEA Games title and records.
a. carry b. perform c. defend d. support
82.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
83._______ 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
84.He became Jamaica's first Olympic gold medalist when he won the 400-meter _______ in 1948.

a. more panicked b. the more panicked
c. more than panicked d. more and more panicked
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