I HAD A COLD BECAUSE I WALKED IN THE RAIN. IF ___________________...

5/ I had a cold because I walked in the rain.

If

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C. READING (10.0 marks)

I. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

The 22

Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December to

13 December, 2003. The Games were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van

Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. The Games torch was

lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. It was the first time in the SEA Games history that the

Games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The 22

SEA Games logo designed by painter Nguyen Chi Long is based on a

legendary bird named “Chim Lac”. The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical

antiquity of the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture. The Emblem is composed of

harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement and strength which

conforms to the Olympic Spirit: “Faster, Higher and Stronger”. The colorful whirls

represent the tough competitiveness in sports.

The Games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow”, composed by Nguyen Quang

VInh. Painter Nguyen Thai Hung chose “Trau Vang”, the golden water buffalo as the

mascot for the 22

SEA Games. With a gentle and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo

has become synonymous with the water and rice civilization that is so important in Vietnam

as well as in other Southeast Asian countries. To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo

symbolizes a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial

spirit.