Southeast Asian Games 2013

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Worksheet 7

Topic : The Aftermath of the 27th SEA Games Myanmar Name ....... No. Class
1. Cloze Activity. The Aftermath of the 27th SEA Games Thailand ended the SEA Games at the top of medals 1 . Over 12 days of 2 , Thailand national team 3 107 Gold, 94 Silver and 81 Bronze medals. The country took the last gold medal in the mens football 4 match. Host nation Myanmar 5 2nd place with 80 Gold, followed by Vietnam with 73 Gold medals. Indonesia finished in 4th place with 65 Gold and Malaysia came 5th place with 43 Gold medals. The Philippines 6 the 2013 SEA Games for seventh place with 29 Gold, the worst finish 7 the country participated the Games in 1977. Laos came eighth place with 13 Gold medals, followed 8 Cambodia in ninth place and Timor-Leste in tenth place. The national team of Brunei is the 9 ranked team at the 11th place with a 10 of 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 6 bronze medals. 1. a. host 2. a. community 3. a. garnered 4. a. preliminary 5. a. passed 6. a. charged 7. a. since b. standing b. commuter b. marked b. quarter-final b. secured b. started b. because c. participation c. competition c. failed c. semi-final c. lost c. extended c. for d. ceremony d. cauldron d. dropped d. final d. arranged d. finished d. while

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8. a. by 9. a. highest 10. a. partial

b. with b. lowest b. incomplete

c. or c. deepest c. total

d. after d. richest d. fractional

2. Reading Comprehension. Goodbye Myanmar, Hello Singapore The curtain of the 27th SEA Games, in Nay Pyi Taw, fell on Sunday night with a lavish Closing Ceremony. This marked the end of 11 official days of the regions most important sporting event. After 44 years out of the limelight, Myanmar earned praise as the host of 27th SEA Games. The event marked the countrys return to the International stage after decades of isolation. The 27th SEA Games, featuring 33 sports with 460 gold, 460 silver and 637 bronze medals, ran from Dec.11 to Dec.22 in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Nge Saung Beach, with the theme Green, Clean and Friendship. Over 6,000 athletes and officials from 11 ASEAN countries participated in the biggest biennial tournament of the region. The Games ended successfully and splendidly with the flag being passed from Myanmar to the next host country Singapore. The 28th SEA Games will be held from 5th to 16th June in 2015. Choose the correct answer. 1. When did the 27th SEA Games officially take place? a. December 10 b. December 11 c. December 12 d. December 13

2. Where is the main venue of the 27th SEA Games located? a. Yangon b. Mandalay c. Nay Pyi Taw d. Nge Saung

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3. The adjective lavish (line 2) can be best replaced by a. austere b. splendid c. scanty d. modest .

4. The word limelight (line 4) is nearest in meaning to a. ambiguity b. fuzziness c. vagueness d. public attention

5. What is the correct theme for the 27th SEA Games? a. Clean, Green and Friendship c. Green, Clean and Friendship b. Green, Friendship and Clean d. Clean, Friendship and Green

6. How often are the SEA Games held? a. Every year b. Every two years c. Every three years d. Every four years

7. How many sports were there in the 27th SEA Games? a. Thirty-one b. Thirty-two c. Thirty-three d. Thirty-four

8. When was the Closing Ceremony held? a. December 19 b. December 20 c. December 21 d. December 22

9. What country will host the 28th SEA Games? a. Malaysia b. Indonesia c. Brunei d. Singapore

10. Which of the followings might be chosen as the official mascot for the 28th SEA Games? a. Owl b. Merlion c. Komodo Dragon d. Elephant

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