/> PRACTICE TEST 13
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part
is pronounced
differently from that of the others.
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
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
4. A. enthusiast B. successful C. competitor D. participation
5. A. spirit B. impress C. event D. perform
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
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. _______, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts.
A. Surprise B. Surprised C. Surprising D. Surprisingly
11. ______ behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong swore to an
oath of " Solidarity, Honesty and Fair Play".
A. In B. On C. For D. By
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 22
nd
SEA Games was the first time ______ Vietnam finished top of the medal standings.
A. as B. where C. when D. since
14. _______ 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 hard / the good
15. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______.
A. more and more good B. better arid better C. better and good D. good and better
16. The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago.
A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller
17. 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
18. At his last attempt the athlete was successful _______ passing the bar.
A. in B. for C. with D. on
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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
22. Tom is thought ______ the runaway murderer last week.
A. to meet B. to be met C. to have met D. that he met
23. _______ all the evidence, the man denied having stolen the motorbike.
A. As a result of B. Even if C. Due to D. Despite
24. They don’t allow ______ here.
A. to take photographs B. taking photographs C. photographs to take D. photographs taking
25. My sister wishes she ______ to play the piano when she was young.
A. learnt B. would have learnt C. had learnt D. would learn

26. ______ nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel.
A. To spend B. Having spent C. Spending D. Spend
27. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm ______.
A. went off B. went out C. went on D. went by
28. If you _______ agreeable to our proposal, we’ll go ahead.
A. will be B. are C. were D. had been
29. By September next year I ______ here for ten years.
A. will be working B. work C. will have been working D. have been working
30. The first customer ______ this morning was quite rude.
A. who dealing with B. with whom we dealt C. with who we dealt with D. whom dealt with
31. Robert does not have _______.
/>A. money more than Peter does B. as many money as Peter does
C. more money as Peter does D. as much money as Peter does
32. ______ competed in this SEA Games than in last SEA Games.
A. There are more sports B. More sports
C. There are many sports D. So many sports that
33. I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything.
A. I learn more and remember 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.
34. I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years.
A. It’s ten years I haven’t gone to the cinema B. It was ten years ago I went to the cinema
C. The last time I went to the cinema was ten years D. I last went to the cinema ten years ago
35. Mary said, “I am sure that you broke my vase, Jim”.
A. Mary said she knew that Jim broke her vase B. Mary accused Jim of having broken her vase
C. Mary asked Jim of having broken her vase D. Mary told Jim to break the vase
III. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
36. No one in our club can speak English as fluent as Mai.
A B C D
37. Hardly the girl had heard the result when she jumped joyfully.
A B C D

38. He was seen break into the building by an old woman.
A B C D
39. John as well as other players of the team play very well.
A B C D
40. Peter is younger and intelligent than John.
A B C D
IV. Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers
the question) about each passage.
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005. The games
were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were
held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. The organization decided to hold the games at an open
space to accommodate the large number of participants and spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as 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.
41. Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games _______ times.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
42. 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
43. Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games?
A. Water polo B. Tennis C. Men's football D. Sailing
44. Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games?
A. Peace B. Friendship C. Solidarity D. Understanding
45. Which country got the first gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games?
A. Vietnam B. Singapore C. The Philippines D. Malaysia
V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
Thanks giving is a national holiday in the United States which (46) ______ the bountiful crop harvested by the
Pilgrims in 1621 (47) ______a winter of starvation. It's a day of feasting and giving thanks. This (48) _______of
celebrating Thanksgiving has continued through the years. On November 26th, 1789, President George Washington
proclaimed the First National Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Lincoln revived the custom. Since then each
president has (49)_______a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of November (50)
_______the holiday.
46. A. organizesB. memorizes C. celebrates D. marks
47. A. as B. for C. with D. after
48. A. custom B. habit C. experience D. work
49. A. published B. issued C. gave D. produced
/>50. A. as B. like C. of D. for