THE 23RD SEA GAMES, IN THE PHILIPPINES IN 2005, HAD 40 SPORTS WI...

2003. The 23

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SEA Games, in The Philippines in 2005, had 40 sports with 439 gold medals.The 24

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SEA Games in Thailand this year, featuring 43 sports and 485 gold medals, had the highest numberof sports and gold medals in The Asian Games and The Olympic Games. So The SEA Games is regarded asthe largest regional sporting event in the world in terms of number of sports and madals.Question 41. How long did The 24

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SEA Games last?A. A week B. 8 days. C. 2 weeks D. 10 days.Question 42. Which of the following is not stated in the passage? A. The 24

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SEA Games was the largest regional sporting event in the world. B. The 24

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SEA Games was the highest number of sports and gold meadals in the history of the SEAGames.C. The 22

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SEA Games was held in Vietnam in 2003.D. The 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by East Timor.Question 43. How many sports were there in The 24

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SEA Games?A. 44 B. 485 C. 43 D. 42Question 44. How offen does the SEA Games take place? Every ___________.A. 2 years B. 4 years C. 3 years D. 5 yearsQuestion 45. Where was The 21

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SEA Games celebrated?A. in Philippines B. in Vietnam C. in Malaysia D. in SingaporeRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50.Many people love boats .Going out on the water (46) __________ a warm summer day is a lot of fun. (47)__________, different people like different kinds of boats. Two of the most popular kinds of boats aresailboats and speedboats. Sailboats use the (48) __________ to give them power. They only have smallengines. In contrast, speedboats have large engines and go very fast. Furthermore, speedboats are usually notas (49) __________ as sailboats. Speedboats are small so that they can go fast. Sailboats, on the other hand,are big so that they are more comfortable.(50) __________ sailboats can travel into the ocean ,but this wouldbe very dangerous in a speedboat. You can only use most speedboats on rivers and lakes.Question 46. A. at B. on C. in D. whileQuestion 47. A. However B. Although C. Because D. UnlessQuestion 48. A. water B. speeds C. weather D. windQuestion 49. A. small B. fast C. warm D. bigQuestion 50. A. Unfortunately B. At first C. In addition D. Except for The end