Đề kiểm tra trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 12, unit 13: The 22nd sea games (Đề 2)

A. PHONETICS
 
1-5. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
 
1. A. month                   B. much      C. come           D. home
 
2. A. post                    B. though   C. how            D. clothes
 
3. A. false                 B. laugh      C. glass          D. after
 
4. A. mechanic           B. machinery        C. chemist        D. cholera
 
5. A. promised          B. reduced           C. released           D. relieved
 
6- 10. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
 
6. A. occasion      B. voyage   C. compartment   D. immediate
 
7. A. karate          B. volleyball         C. badminton       D. basketball
 
8. A. competitor   B. precision          C. outstanding      D. bodybuilding
 
9. A. festival         B. spectator          C. intensive                    D. athletic
 
10. A. quantity     B. defensive          C. surprising        D. determine
 
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
 
11-25. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
 
11. Historians can’t estimate the date with ….. precision.
A. any                           B. any of
C. any degree of          D. A and C
 
12. We were just talking about her when, at that precise …… , she walked in.
A. point      B. moment           C. date                  D. time
 
13. The college is …….  host to a group of visiting Russian scientists.
A. doing      B. making             C. playing            D. holding
 
14. Demonstrations were held as a of solidarity with the hunger strikers.
A. signal               B. gesture   C. sign        D. mark
 
15. We keep in close …. with the police.
A. touch      B. contact             C. link                  D. A and B
 
16. She will be ……… her title at next month’s championships.
A. protecting      B. keeping    C. defending    D. All are correct
 
17. You must stay cheerful. You must try and …… your spirits……
A. keep – on                  B. keep – up
C. maintain – up                     D. stay – up
 
18. It is ….. difficult to speak to her.
A. pretty     B. prettily             C. prettier   D. prettiest
 
19. We have seen very little of you ……
A.  late        B. lately      C. later        D. latest
 
20. She is always … dressed.
A. pretty     B. prettily             C. prettier             D. prettiest
 
21. You look a lot …..  than you did last time I saw you.
A. sadder    B. saddest            C. as sad     D. more sadder
 
22. There is nothing …… than locking yourself out of your own house.
A. more irritating                    B. the most irritating
C. most irritating                     D. much irritating
 
23. Both roads lead to the City center, but the left-hand one is probably a bit …., and ……
A. shorter - most direct                    B. more short - more direct
C. shortest - more direct                   D. shorter - more direct
 
24. As I get …….., I notice the policemen seem to be getting   .
A. older - youngest                             B. oldest - younger
C. older - younger                              D. the oldest - the youngest
 
25. The boys in our school are much ….. and a lot …. at football than the boys in other schools in the town.
A. better-looking - better                   B. best-looking - better
C. more good-looking - better          D. A and C are correct
 
26 - 30. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
 
26. The bad weather has caused about many problems for farmers.
             A                    B                    C                              D
 
27. Going to the cinema is an enjoyable way relaxing at weekend.
          A            B                             C                D
 
28. In spite of the traffic jam, we managed getting to the airport in time.
         A                                                           B        C                      D
 
29. With entertainment, you can listen to the radio or watch television.
       A                                              B                       C     D
 
30. My daughter decided go to technical high school instead of college.
        A                               B                                            C              D
 
31 - 35. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
 
31. With the help of new Computer programmes, we can solve many problems quickly and accurately.
A. The new Computer programmes are quick and accurate.
B. We can solve problems quickly and accurately without computers.
C. New Computer programmes are not able to solve many problems quickly and accurately.
D. New Computer programmes have enabled us to solve many problems quickly and accurately.
 
32. I was the last to know about the accident.
A. At last I knew about the accident.
B. I wasn’t informed of the accident at all.
C. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
D. The last thing I must know now is the accident.
 
33. Mr Pike wants his wife to quit her job and stay home with the children.
A. Mr Pike would like his wife to continue working.
B. Mr Pike would like his wife to stop working and stay at home.
C. Mr Pike wants to quit his job.
D. Mr Pike wants to stay at home.
 
34. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I did not forget your birthday.
B. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthdays.
D. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
 
35. My mother never allows mẹ to go out alone at night.
A. I was not allowed to go out last night.
B. My mother never lets me go out alone at night.
C. My mother never goes out alone at night.
D. My mother and I usually go out alone at night.
 
C. READING
 
36 - 45. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
 
The 22nd SEA Games were launched by an impressive opening ceremony at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium, in front of over 40,000 awed spectators. Divided into two parts, rites and festivals, the ceremony (36)…. At 19:00 with the song, “Vietnam - Our Fatherland”. The (37)….. appearance of parachutists, carrying the 11 national flags of the competing Southeast Asian countries, was greeted (38) …. thunderous applause from the audience.
 
All the stadium’s lights suddenly came on, (39)…. the start of the procession of Vietnam’s flag and the 22nd SEA Games' Symbol. The 11 sporting delegations then marched past the reviewing stand to excite applause from officials and spectators.
 
The sacred torch, which symbolises the (40)….. of the Games and (41)… to compete with burning intensity, was taken from the Ho Chi Minh Museum and passed by Truong Quoc Thang (cyclist), Bui Thi Nhung (runner), Vu Kim Anh (karate artist) and athletes from 10 regional countries to Nguyên Thuy Hien (wushu artist) (42)….. gave it to the Prime Minister, who in tum passed it to an athlete dressed like national hero Giong.
 
From this athlete’s hand, the official flame was lit at My Dinh National Stadium and will bum (43) …… the course of the Games. (44)……  at the opening ceremony, Minister-Chairman of the Physical Training and Sports Committee Nguyên Danh Thai, who is also the head of the 22nd SEA Games Organising Board, warmly welcomed Party and State leaders, delegates, domestic and international guests, and 11 sports delegations from Southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games.
 
(45)…….  behalf of the host country, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai declared the 22nd SEA Games open.
 
36. A. started        B. began     C. commenced        D. All are correct
 
37. A. surprising        B. surprises        C. surprised        D. All are correct

38. A. of           B. with         C. by           D. for
 
39. A. indicating   B. asserting                    C. pointing           D. marking
 
40. A. human       B. humans            C. humane  D. humanity
 
41. A. desire         B. demand        C. requirement     D. request
 
42. A. and            B. then        C. that        D. who
 
43. A. through      B. throughout       C. during    D. at
 
44. A. saying       B. talking            C. speaking                   D. telling
 
45. A. For            B. on           C. With               D. At
 
46 - 50. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage:
 
The 22nd SEA Games were launched by an impressive opening ceremony at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on December 5th 2003, in front of over 40,000 awed spectators. On behalf of the host country, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai declared the 22nd SEA Games open.
 
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem, Chairman of the National Steering Board for the 22nd SEA Games, Minister-Chairman Nguyên Danh Thai, and Hanoi Mayor Hoang Van Nghiên presented flowers and banners to the 11 participating sports delegations.
 
On behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyên Manh Tuong swore to an oath of “Solidarity, Honesty and Fair Play”.After the “ritual” part of the ceremony, a laser light show kicked off the “festival” segment. More than one thousand artists, dressed in green and sea blue representing the forest and the sea, then presented the first chapter of the performance, named “The Land of the Dragon and Fairy”.
 
The scene depicted the legend of Vietnam’s origins, featuring the father-Dragon and mother-Fairy, and ended with young men and women lining up in an S-shaped pattern, a Symbol of Vietnam as a country.
 
The second part of the programme, named “Cooperation for Peace” featured children holding five pointed-stars and entering from the stadium's four gates, representing Hanoi, the Capital City with one thousand years of history.
 
Dancing men and women in traditional costumes of ASEAN members and East Timor concluded the third segment, named “United ASEAN Looks To The Future”, which comprised four performances: “Lands by the Pacific Ocean,” “Essential Convergence,” “New Tune,” and “ASEAN Towards The Future.”
 
The Games mascot, the Golden Buffalo, and 22 singers (standing for the 22nd Games) then took centre stage, singing the Games official song “For a World of Tomorrow”. The whole show ended as thousands of flying balls were released and fireworks were fired from four places in Hanoi.
 
46. How many nations took part in the 22nd SEA Games in Vietnam?
A. Ten nations.               B. Eleven nations
C. Twelve nations.         D. Twenty nations.
 
47. The athletes participated in the 22nd SEA Games in the spirit of ……
A. “Solidarity, Honesty and Cooperation”
B. “Development, Honesty and Fair Play”
C. “Solidarity, Honesty and Fair Play”
D. “Solidarity, Cooperation and Fair Play”
 
48. The festival performances of the opening ceremony included …….
A. “The Land of the Dragon and Fairy”, “Cooperation for Peace”, and “ASEAN Towards The Future”
B. “The Land of the Dragon and Fairy”, “Cooperation for Peace”, and “Lands by the Pacific Ocean”
C. “Lands by the Pacific Ocean”, “Essential Convergence”, “New Tune,” and “ASEAN Towards The Future.”
D. “The Land of the Dragon and Fairy”, “Cooperation for Peace”, and “United ASEAN Looks To The Future”
 
49. The festival performances of the opening ceremony represented
A. the cultural diversity of the ASEAN countries
B. the long history of Vietnamese culture
C. the cooperation among the ASEAN members and their future development
D. AU are correct
 
50. The Games official song was .
A. “For a World of Tomorrow”
B. “The Golden Buffalo”
C. “Vietnam-Our Fatherland”
D. “The Land of the Dragon and Fairy”