THE 22 nd SEA GAMES TEST 1 I. 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 II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. enthusiast b. successfully c. competitor d. participation 2. a. spirit b. impress c. event d. perform 3. a. development b. cooperation c. surprisingly d. facility 4. a. festival b. badminton c. participant d. organize 5. a. solidarity b. energetic c. excellently d. combination III. 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. The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _______ November 2008. a. on b. in c. during d. from 8. Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country. a. succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully 9. The 22 nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries. a. participate b. participant c. participation d. participating 10. In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold _______. 11. 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 12. The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place. a. organized b. impressed c. participated d. defended 13. 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 14. _______, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts. a. Surprise b. Surprised c. Surprising d. Surprisingly a. present b. award c. medal d. reward 15. The 22 nd SEA Games was the first time when Vietnam finished top of the medal _______. a. standings b. events c. spirits d. programs 16. 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 17. _______ 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, 18. 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 19. 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 20. 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 21. 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 22. 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 23. 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 24. Robert does not have _______ Peter does. a. money more than b. as many money as c. more money as d. as much money as 25. The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago. a. taller b. the more tall c. the tallest d. taller and taller 26. Vietnam was _______ host country of the 22nd SEA Games. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 27. How many _______ took part in the 22 nd SEA Games? a. compete b. competitors c. competition d. competitor 28. 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 29. 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 30. 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 31. At his last attempt the athlete was successful _______ passing the bar. a. in b. for c. with d. on 32. 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 33. 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 34. _______ is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger. a. Wrestling b. Bodybuilding c. Weightlifting d. Badminton 35. He is a great sports _______. He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy. a. enthusiast b. player c. energy d. programmer 36. As she did so, her parents became _______. a. the angriest b. the most angry c. the more angry d. angrier and angrier 37. 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 38. 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 39. 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 40. 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 41. 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 42. 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 43. ____ 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 44. 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 45. 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 IV. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 46. 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 competed. d. In this SEA Games, there are less sports competed than in last SEA Games. 47. No one in the team can play better than John. a. John plays well but the others play better. b. John as well as other players of the team plays very well. c. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well. d. John is the best player of the team. 48. He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do. a. The more he works, the happier he feels. b. The less he works, the happier he feels: c. His work makes him feel happy. d. He feels happier and happier with his work. 49. More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago. a. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays. b. Petrol consumption is going down nowadays. c. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays. d. We should consume as much petrol as possible. 50. I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything. a. I learn more and more and remember more and more. b. The less I learn, the more I remember. c. The more I learn, the less I remember. d. I remember not only what I have learnt. ……………………………… The end…………………………… . 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. d. Solidarity 12 . The ASEAN Para -Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place. a. organized b. impressed c. participated d. defended 13 . The ASEAN Para -Games is a biannual. _______ 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 39. Of course you can come to the