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Đề kiểm tra chất lượng HK II năm 2011
I> Pronunciation : Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
1. a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played
2. a. water b. swimming c. between d. rowing
3. a. lie b. goalie c. achieve d. belief
4.a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching
5. a. caps b. meters c. swimmwers d. lines
6. a. sprint b. line c. divide d. ride
7. a. swimming b. post c. decision d. score
8. a. style b. penalty c. pretty d. typical
9. a. pool b.good c. look d. book
10. a. foul b. house c. amount d. adventurous
* Stress :
1. a. water b. goalie c. begin d.meter
2. a. personal b.penalty c.defensive d.vertical
3.a. award b.prevent c.visit d.except
4.a. goalie b.above c.advanced d.depend
5. a. overtime b.decision c.period d.penalize
6.a.gymnastic b. windsurfing c.opponent d.defensive
7.a. interfere b.individual c. situation d.synchronize
8.a.vertical b.penalty c.referee d.personal
9.a.regulator b.adventurous c.participant d.performance
10. a. compete b. punish c. eject d. commit
II. Vocabulary : Choose the best answer
1. How many players are there in ……………………water polo team ?
a. a b. an c. the d. x
2. ………..swimming is considered to be …………good way of losing weight
a.x/ a b. The/a c. A/the d. The/ the
3. They are going to ……………the pool to 1.8 meter
a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply
4. A defensive player may not hold , block or pull a/an ………….who is touching or holding
the ball
a. audience b. referee c. goalie d. opponent
5. If a defender………….a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the
attacking team is awarded a penalty throw or shot
a. commits b. interferes c.punches d. touches
6. The more goals the players …………., the more exciting the match became
a. marked . b. prevented c. scored d. ranged
7. …………is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars
a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Swimming d. Water polo
8.Many people don’t like scuba diving……………………
a. because it is dangerous b. because of it is dangerous
c. because its danger d. due to it is dangerous
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9. Water polo is played in …………..pool 1.8meterdeep.
a. a b. an c.the d. x
10.Thegoalie triedto catch ……….ball , but he failed
a. a b.an c. the d. x
11. The final ……………. was 3-0
a. score b. scoring c. scorer d. scorer
12. ……………..is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and carefully
planned movements in water in time to music
a. Rowing b.Windsurfing c. Diving d.Synchronized swimming
13. There are six field player positions and a goal keeper ………….each team
a. on b. with c. from d. for
14. if the tie is not broken after two overtime ……………., a penalty shootout will determine
the winner
a. opponents b. waves c. parts d. periods
15. ………….is a game in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals
with a ball
a. a. Rowing b.Windsurfing c. Diving d.water polo
16. ……is a sport in which you move along the surface of the sea or a lake on a long narrow
board with a sail on it
a. Rowing b.Windsurfing c. Diving d.water polo
17. A penalty shot is …………….. when a major foul is commit inside the 5 – meter line
a. prevented b. awarded c. committed d. ranged
18. No…. water polo player
except for ……….goalie can hold the ball with both hand
a. a/the b. the/x c. the /a d. x/the
19. the main task of a defender in a sport game is to ………..the opponents from scoring
a. prevent b. preventing c. prevention d. preventable
20. Many young men prefer scuba – diving because it is ……………
a. adventure b. adventurous c. adventurously d. adventurist
21. I ……………..think that scuba diving is more of danger than adventure
a. person b. personal c. personally d. personalize
22. What kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends ………….his preference and health
a. with b. for c. in d. on
23. Most referees often wear ………………black
a. in b. at c. on d. from
24. In water polo game, only the goalie can hold the ball …………….two hands
a. at b. in c. with d. from
25. A water polo cap is used to ………..the player’s heads and to identify them
a. tie b. penalize c. protect d. move
III> Grammar
1. An increase in the price of petrol would discourage ……………..my car
a. using b. me to use c. from using d. me from using
2. We objected to ……………..up our garden
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a. their cat’s digging b. their cat to dig c. their cat digging d. their cat’s which dug
3. Johnson was arrested when he failed ……………….in court
a. to appear b. him to appear c. his appearing d. appearing
4. If you have any problem s with the computer, contact Simon. It’s best if you let him
…………..
a. dealing with b. to dealing with c. deal with d. to deal with
5. The software enables ……………the Internet in seconds
a. to access b. accessing c. you to access d. you accessing
6. I’d advise ………………your tickets well in advance if you want to travel in August
a. buy b. to buy c. buying d. you buying
7. We’ll go swimming if we get …………….
a. warm enough weather b. weather warm enough
c. weather enough warm d. enough warm weather
8. I …………….to get through to Jackie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of
order
a. tried b. am trying c. had tried d. have been trying
9. John ………………..across the lawn
a. danced wildly b. was wildly danced c. was dancing wild d. was being
danced wildly
10. The eagle ………………..higher and higher in the sky
a. soar b. soared c. is soared d. was soared
11. They …………………..by the sea
a. are staying at a hotel b. are staying on a hotel c. are being stayed a hotel d. are
being stayed at a hotel
12. New Zealand ……………..1,000miles southeast of Australia
a. lies about b. is lain c. is lying d. is laid about
13. The news of the war ………….and the world
a. was shocked the nation b. was shocked by the nation
c. shocked the nation d. shocked by the nation
14. Before the end of the term , I …………all the required reading
a. was finished b. had been finished by c. had finished d. had been finished
15. John could not continue the match …………..his badly injured leg
a. because b. since c. as d. because of
V> Reading : Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fist the blank space in
the following passage.
Synchronized swimming was developed (1) ………. water ballet, which was first performed in
the early 20th country. The first synchronized swimming competition in the United states was a
(2)…………between Wright Junior College and the Chicago Teachers College in 1939. In 1941
the sport was (3) ………….by the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States(4)………….the
governing body over many amateur sports in the United States .Synchronized swimming became
a(5) …………..event in the Pan American Game in 1955 in Mexico City.
Synchronized swimming debuted at the Olympic Game in 1984 in Los Angeles California ,(6)
…………….solo and duet events. At those Game , American athletes won(7)…………events.
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Tracie Ruiz won the solo gold medal , and the teamed with Candy Costie to win win the duet
competition. At the 1992 Games in Barcelona , Spain, American Kristen Babb – Sprague won the
solo gold medal,(8)………….Americans Karen Josephson and Sarah Josephson won the duet
competition. Only the solo and duet competitions were held at the 1984 ,1988 and 1992 Olympic
Game. For the 1996 Game in Atlanta ,Georgia, team competition (9)………… the solo and duet
categories , and the United States won the gold medal .For the 2000 Game in Sydney, Australia,
synchronized swimming featured duet and team events.
The international governing body for the sport is the Federation International de Natation
Amateur (FINA,French for “International Federation of Amateur
Swimming”),(10)…………………in Lausanne,Swizerland.
1.a. toward b. from c. under d. in
2. a. meet b. meets c. meeting d. met
3. a. realized b. recognized c. admitted d. confirmed
4. a. or b. but c. then d. later
5. a. competing b. competition c. competitive d. All are correct
6. a. with b. of c. for d. on
7.a. all b. either c. both d. some
8.a. while b. when c. as d. since
9.a. substituted b. placed c. stood for d. replaced
10.a. located b. situate c. lie d. All are correct
UNIT 13 : THE 22nd SEA GAMES
I . Pronunciation :Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
1a. 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
6. games b. teams c. medals d. events
7.a. success b. enthusiast c. support d. surprise
8. a. southern b. athlete c. both d. enthusiast
9. a. compose b. propose c. purpose d. suppose
10. a. organize b. spirit c. title d. surprising
* Stress
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
6.a. enthusiast b. spectator c. composed d. title
7.a. energetic b. determine c. intensive d. surprising
8. a. organize b. festival c. athlete d. overwhelm
9a. solidarity b. generosity c. facilities d. international
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10.a. outstanding b. excellent c. successful d. development
II. Vocabulary
1. The champion successfully ……………..his title against the American challenger
a. protected b. defended c. retained d. won
2. The 25th Sea Games will be held in Lao. It is the first time as the ……….for the game
a. host b. competitor c. supporter d. participant
3. Thailand is our strongest ………………in Southeast Asia’s Men’s Soccer
a. athlete b. rival c. spectator d. player
4. The SEA Games ……………..every two years , with 11 countries in Southeast Asia
participating
a. comes down b. sets up c. takes place d. brings about
5. In the 22nd Sea games , Vietnamese athletes showed …………….and commitment
a. enthusiast b. enthusiastic c. enthusiasm d. enthusiastically
6. Johnny used to be one of the most ………………athletes in my country
a. succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully
7. The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven ……………..counties
a. participate b. participant c. participation d. participating
8. ……………….., the athlete broke the world’s record with two attempts
a. Surprising b. Surprised c. Surprisingly d. Surprise
9. The ASEAN Para- Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place
a. organized b. impressed c. participated d. defended
10. 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
11. 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
12. To improve its athletes’ …………….Vietnam has regularly exchanged delegation of sport
officials, coaches, referees and athletes with other countries
a. team b. competitor c. appearance d. performance
13. He is a great sports ……………….. He rarely misses any sport games although he is very busy
a. enthusiast b. player c. energy d. programmer
14. On behalf of ………………..host country , Prime Minister Phan Van Khai declared the 22nd
SEA Games opening ceremony
a. a b. the c. an d. no article
15. ASEAN press praised the great ……………………….of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA
Games
a. sports b. sportsman c. sporting d. sportsmanship
III. Grammar
1.As she did so, her parents became……….
a. the angriest b. the most angry c. the more angry d. angrier and angrier
2. People should eat ………..and do ……….to reduce the risk of heart disease.
