CAPÍTULO I. PERÍODO ANTERIOR A LA CONSTITUCIÓN DE 1978 1
5. El último eslabón del intervencionismo: el Decreto-Ley 17/1977
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 9. a. solidarity b. generosity c. facilities d. international 10. a. outstanding b. excellent c. successful d. development
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined part.
11. Some teams such as table tennis, badminton, karatedo were composed_________ top competitors in the region.
a. of b. with c. for d. in
11 _________ .January, 5th 1977, Indonesia and Philippines joined the federation.
a. In b. On c. Since d. From
13. They finished the season _________the top of the league.
a. in b. on c. at d. to
14. To prepare for the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam_________ an intensive program for its athletes.
a. carried over ' b. carried on c. carried through d. carried out 15. The South East Asian Peninsula Games Federation officially was _________in Bangkok in 1959.
a. set up b. come out c. brought down d. put up 16. The 22nd SEA Games has become a festival that impressed people with the _________of “solidarity, cooperation for peace and development?.
a. morale b. spirit c. essence d. sense
17. The SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia.
a. happening once a year b. happening twice a year
c. happening once every two years d. happening once every four years.
18. Minister Thai expressed thanks to the athletes and sport teams for their_________
competition and congratulated the medal winners.
a. cut-throat b. knock-out c. close-knit d. whole-hearted 19. All activities took place as scheduled in an atmosphere of_________ and friendship among Southeast Asian people.
a. solidarity b. determination c. admiration d. presentation 20. A spectacular art performance program with the _________of 300 musicians and 500 artists was held to welcome the success of the Games.
a. participate b. participant c. participation d. participating 21. Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, Viet Nam, Cambodia and Singapore were_________ the members of the SEA Games.
a. found b. founder c. foundation d. founded 22. Vietnamese marksman Nguyen Manh Tuong, who owned five gold medals during the Games, was awarded the most _________athlete title.
a. outstanding b. remarkable c. significant d. admirable 23. The SEA Games is under _________of the Southeast Asian Games Federation.
a. principle b. protection c. requirement d. regulation 24. There were about 40,000_________ attending the closing ceremony at My Dinh National
Stadium.
a. observers b. onlookers c. watchers d. spectators 25. We have a(n) _________desire to win a gold medal in Southeast. Asia’s Men’s Soccer in the 25th Sea Games.
a. intensive b. overwhelming c. urgent d. natural B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.
26. I like my new apartment, but it_________ is away from school than my old apartment was.
a. far b. farer c. farther d. more far 27. Jane looked at her book_________ before she answered the teacher’s question.
a. more thoughtful b. more and more thoughtful
c. thoughtfully d. more thoughtfully
28. He’s_________ man I’ve ever met.
a. much the stupidest b. by far the most stupid c. far the most stupid d. a lot more stupid 29. Gasoline is _________it was a few years ago.
a. twice expensive than b. as twice expensive as c. twice as expensive as d. as expensive as twice 30. Your English is improving considerably. It is getting .
a. good and well b. well and better c. good and better d. better and better 31. I like Betty and Maud, but I think Maud is_________-the two.
a. the nicer of b. the nicest of c. the nicest in d. the nicer in 32. Their office consisted of four rooms _________,was used as a conference room.
a. the largest b. the larger of which
c. the largest of which d. the largest of them
33. Hair color is one of_________ characteristics to be used in identifying people.
a. the most obviously b. most obvious c. obviously the most d. the most obvious
34. Although several methods have been applied, the water seems to be_________
a. less and less polluted b. more and more polluted c. more polluted than d. the more polluted 35. Vietnam is now one of_________ rivals in the Southeast Asian Games.
a. stronger b. the stronger c. the strongest d. the most strong 36. At college the work is_________ than the work we did at school, but it is much.
a. harder – more interesting b. hardest - the most interesting c. harder — most interesting d. more hard - more interesting 37. We were disappointed as the film was_________ than we expected.
a. Entertaining b. less entertaining
c. more entertaining d. most entertaining
38. A few natural elements exist in_________ that they are rarely seen in their natural environments.
a. so small quantities b. such small quantities c. very small quantities d. smaller quantity 39. _____ the issue was debated, .people became involved.
a. The longer - the more b. The longest - the most c. The longer - more and more d. The longer - the most 40. Please cut my hair the style in this magazine.
a. the same long as b. the same length like c. the same long like d. the same length as
C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
41. The suitcase seemed to get heavy and heavier as I carried it along the road.
A B C D
42. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night,
A B C
we must wait until the next meeting to vote.
D
43. The Sahara Desert in Africa is by far the largest desert of the world, covering
A B C
an area nearly as big as the United States.
D
44. Many of the most nation’s important documents are stored in the National
A B C
Archives Building in Washington, D. C.
D
45. It’s a lot easy to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken.
A B C D
III. READING
A. Choose the word or phrase ~ a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the