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
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. In _______ 22
nd
SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals.
a. Ø / the b. the / Ø c. a / the d. the / the
7. _______ 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
8. _______ symbol of the SEA Games Federation is to emphasize the
solidarity, friendship, and nobility.
a. A b. An c. The d. Ø
9. The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th
SEA Games _______ November 2008.
a. on b. in c. during d. from
10. Vietnam recommended archery, vovinam, billiards-snooker and canoeing
_______ official sports at the games.
a. at b. with c. as d. in

20. 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
21. _______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
a. The harder / the better b. The more / the much
c. The hardest / the best d. The more hard / the more good,
22. 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
23. 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
24. The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago.
a. taller b. the more tall c. the tallest d. taller and taller
25. 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
26. 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
27. San Diego is town in Southern California.
a. more nice and nice b. the nicer c. the nicest d. nicer and nicer
28. 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

the host for the biannual- games.
D
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The 22nd SEA Games, hosted this year by Vietnam, has joined the
international movement to rid sports of tobacco. For the first time, the regional
sporting event will be tobacco-free under a landmark cooperative agreement
signed in April 2003 between the World Health Organization (WHO), the 22nd
SEA Games Organizing Committee and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.
Hanoi Health Department has organized a press seminar to celebrate and
raise awareness about the tobacco-free SEA Games.
The 22nd SEA Games is the first games hosted by Vietnam and 10
countries from the Southeast Asian region with nearly 8,000 athletes and
coaches will participate. It will be the first tobacco-free international sporting
event in Vietnam, joining other international tobacco-free sporting events such
as the FIFA World Cup 2002, and the Winter Olympic Games 2002.
The 22nd SEA Games will ban all sales, advertising and other promotion
of tobacco products, and restricts smoking in all Games venues. The aim is to
protect spectators, athletes, event staff, media and other visitors from the
serious health hazards of second-hand tobacco smoke, as well as to change
public attitudes about the social acceptability of smoking.
Madame Pascale Brudon, WHO Representative in Vietnam, stated,
"Vietnam has established 3 years ago a comprehensive, ambitious national
tobacco control policy and a national tobacco control program. The tobacco-
free 22nd SEA Games will be yet another area where Vietnam is leading the
way for other countries in the region and the world in protecting its citizens
from the debilitating and disastrous consequences of tobacco use."
WHO has provided funding and technical assistance to the SEA Games
Organizing Committee and Vietnamese Ministry of Health to train of over
4,000 SEA Games organizers and volunteers on the implementation of the
tobacco-free policy. An international team of trainers from the Ministry of

nd
SEA Games
c. cigarettes are not allowed to sell in the 22nd SEA Games venues
d. everyone can buy cigarettes in the 22
nd
SEA Games venues except the
athletes
39. One of the aims of the tobacco-free SEA Games is
a. to sell more and more tobacco during the event
b. to change public attitudes about the social acceptability of
smoking
c. to reduce the production of tobacco
d. to help athletes to solve the problems of the serious health hazards
40. Which sentence is not true?
a. Vietnam itself has to pay a lot for the volunteers on the
implementation of the tobacco-free policy.
b. The tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam get great support from
several world organizations
c. The tobacco-free SEA Games is considered a model for other sport
events.
d. There are national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003 for
the tobacco-free SEA Games.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
That is a program of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union to (41) _____
individuals, domestic and foreign organizations buy and use bicycles during
the time (42) _____ they enjoy the SEA Games 22 in Ho Chi Minh City then
donate the bicycles to poor children.
Preparing (43) _____, this program, the Organizing Committee has
signed a (44) _____ with Martin - a bicycle-making firm - to purchase 1,000
bicycles, at prices from 850,000 to 1,000,000 VND per bicycle -10% (45)

substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original
one.
6. Vietnam was _______ host country of the 22nd SEA Games.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
7. The 22nd SEA Games Mascot is _______ Golden Buffalo.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
8. To prepare for the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam carried out _______
intensive program for the athletes.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
9. How many _______ took part in the 22
nd
SEA Games?
a. compete b. competitors c. competition d. competitor
10. The second part of the program in the 22
nd
SEA Games opening
ceremony was named "_______ for Peace".
a. Cooperate b. Cooperation c. Cooperative d. Cooperatively
11. The _______ wanted to reduce the breadth of the games, with many
events currently having small fields and weak competition.
a. organize b. organization c. organizable d. organizers
12. In 2006, Viet Nam made a deep impression ______ other countries in the
region by successfully hosting the Southeast Asian Student Sport Festival.
a. with b. for c. in d. on
13. The Southeast Asian Student Sport Festival is the biggest sport event
_______ the youths in the region.
a. for b. on c. in d. of
14. At his last attempt the athlete was successful _______ passing the bar.
a. in b. for c. with d. on
15. The number of Vietnamese sport officials and referees of international

c. The more and merrier d. The more and more merrier
25. 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. ____ live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country.
a. As much as people b. More people
c. As many as people d. People more
29. It gets _______ to understand what the professor has explained.
a. the more difficult b. more difficult than
c. difficult more and more d. more and more difficult
30. You must drive slower in built up areas. _______ you drive in the city, it is
_______ that you will have an accident.
a. The faster and faster / the more
b. The faster / the more probable
c. The more and more fast / the more and more probable
d. The more fastly / the probable
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
31. There are more sports competed in this SEA Games than in last SEA
Games.
a. The sports competed ill this SEA Games are the same as those in last
SEA Games.
b. Not as many sports were competed in last SEA Games as in this
SEA Games.
c. In the last SEA Games there were some sports which were not

Games.
Because of the limited sports facilities in Vientiane, only 25 sports will be
in competition. Among the sports will be missing from competition are cycling,
gymnastics, hockey, rowing and weightlifting. The 'games will retain events like
tenpin bowling, petanque, billiards, 'dragon' boat racing, sepak takraw, wushu,
Muay Thai and pencak silat, and will resume the sport of juggling a shuttlecock
with feet. The cutback is partly due to the land-locked country - with no sailing,
windsurfing or triathlon and also lack of facilities in Vientiane.
Laos will host the games with a budget of $80 million, with the help of
China who is building a new stadium to be used as the main venue on a 182-
hectare lot in the Vientiane suburb of Saythani district. The stadium will be the
biggest in the country and will be able to accommodate over 20,000
spectators. Vietnamese government official has affirmed that Vietnam will help
Laos successfully organize the 25th SEA Games. Under the cooperation
program, Vietnam will train Lao coaches and athletes, provide equipment and
'send experts to Laos to help it successfully organize the sporting event.
36. The 25
th
SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos in 2009 also commemorates the
50 years of the SEA Games.
a. True b. False c. No information
37. Laos reduces some sport games due to the lack of facilities.
a. True b. False c. No information
38. Wushu will not be competed in the 25
th
SEA ,Games.
a. True b. False c. No information
39. Laos has not any help from foreign countries.
a. True b. False c. No information
40. All Laotian athletes are being trained in Vietnam.

TEST 3
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. a. games b. teams c. medals d. events
2. a. success b. enthusiast c. support d. surprise
3. a. southern b. athlete c. both d. enthusiasm
4. a. compose b. propose c. purpose d. suppose
5. 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 7 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

a. far more difficult than b. many more difficult than
c. too much more difficult than d. more much difficult than
23. _______ he drank, _______ he became.
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