Giáo án tiếng Anh lớp 12 - Unit 13

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.
Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games _______ times.
a. 2 	b. 3	 	c. 4 	d. 5
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
Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games? 
a. Water polo 	b. Tennis 	c. Men's football 	d. Sailing
Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games?
a. Peace	 	b. Friendship 	c. Solidarity 	d. Understanding
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
SEA Games 22 will (42) ____ from the end of November, beginning with football, to nearly the middle of December. This is also the time (43) _____ students to do revision and (44) _____ for their first semester test. In order to provide advantageous (45) _____ to volunteers and students to (46) _____ on their tasks in SEA Games 22, City Youth Union is trying to solve this problem. At present, the volunteers are both studying and participating in the training sessions to prepare themselves for SEA Games 22 at (47) _____ same time. However, at the peak of late 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.
a. at 	b. in 	c. for 	d. into
a. host 	b. commence 	c. enjoy	 	d. participate
a. where 	b. which 	c. that 	d. when
a. prepare 	b. carry 	c. take 	d. gain
a. achievements 	b. promotions 	c. conditions 	d. circumstances
a. intend 	b. focus 	c. contribute 	d. attend
a. a 	b. an 	c. the 	d. Ø
a. more 	b. as 	c. the most 	d. most
a. keep away 	b. go up 	c. take on 	d. put off
a. On 	b. For 	c. At 	d. In
THE 22nd SEA GAMES
TEST 1
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. events 	b. spirit 	c. Asian 	d. silver
a. gold 	b. region 	c. organize 	d. game.
a. trained 	b. proved 	c. impressed 	d. performed
a. competitor	 	b. medal 	c. level 	d. development
a. honor 	b. high 	c. host 	d. hold
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence
In _______ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals.
a. Ø / the 	b. the / Ø 	c. a / the 	d. the / the
_______ 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
_______ symbol of the SEA Games Federation is to emphasize the solidarity, friendship, and nobility.
a. A 	b. An 	c. The 	d. Ø
The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _______ November 2008. 
a. on 	b. in 	c. during 	d. from
Vietnam recommended archery, vovinam, billiards-snooker and canoeing _______ official sports at the games.
a. at 	b. with 	c. as 	d. in
The Party and State leaders, delegates, domestic arid international guests, and 11 sports delegations _______ Southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games were warmly welcomed.
a. over 	b. at 	c. for 	d. from
Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country.
a. succeed 	b. success 	c. successful d. successfully
The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries.
a. participate 	b. participant 	c. participation d. participating
_______, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts.
a. Surprise 	b. Surprised	 	c. Surprising 	 d. Surprisingly
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
The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
a. organized 	b. impressed 	c. participated 	d. defended
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
In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold _______.
a. present 	b. award 	c. medal 	d. reward
The 22nd SEA Games was the first time when Vietnam finished top of the medal _______.
a. standings 	b. events 	c. spirits 	d. programs
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
_______ 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,
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
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
The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago.
a. taller 	b. the more tall 	c. the tallest 	d. taller and taller
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
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
San Diego is town in Southern California.
a. more nice and nice 	b. the nicer 	c. the nicest 	d. nicer and nicer
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
Robert does not have _______ Peter does.
a. money more than 	b. as many money as 	c. more money as 	d. as much money as
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
Error Identification.
The Southeast Asian Games, also knowing as the SEA Games, is a 
 A (known)
biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current eleven countries of Southeast Asia.
 B C 	D
The SEA Games are under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games 
 A (is) B 
Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia. 
 C D
The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help promote cooperative, understanding and
 A B 	C (cooperation)
relations among countries in the Southeast Asian region
 D
The first SEA Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 17 December,1959 comprising
 A B C 
more and more 527 athletes and officials from Southeast countries participating in 12 sports competitions
D (more than).
The next host for the SEA Games is Laos. It is Laos' the first time as the host for the biannual- games. 
 A B C (first)	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 internati