IV. Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu

The FIFA Women's World Cup is the (1) _____________ important international competition in women's football. It is (2) ________ by the women's national football teams of the member states of the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's largest global governing (3) _______ contested       (4) ________ four years, the first Women's World Cup tournament, (5)_________ the Women's World Championship, was held in 1991, sixty-one years after the men's first FIFA World Cup tournament in 1930. The current format has sixteen teams (6) ________ every four years for the winner's trophy. Of the first four tournaments held, the United States has won the championship (7)             ________ , Norway once and Germany most recently in the 2003 edition.

    Since its first (8) _______ , the Women's World Cup has continued to grow (9)_________ popularity. FIFA estimates that there are currently forty million girls and             women playing football around the world, and the num­ber of women will equal to the number of men by 2010. Planning for the 2007 Women's World Cup in China  reflects the (10) _________.

1.    a. more                            b. most                        c. mostly       d. almost

2.    a. confirmed                    b. contested                c. governed       d. established

3.    a. head                             b. forehead                 c. hand       d. body

4.    a. every                           b. even                        c: event       d. none

5.    a. name                            b. naming                   c. named       d. namely

6.    a. struggle                       b. scramble                 c. compete       d. hosted

7.    a. twice                            b. two                         c. pair       d. couple

8.    a. show                            b. stage                       c. round       d. tournament

9.    a. for                                b. in                            c. with       d. from

10.  a. grow                            b. growth.                   c. grew       d. grown

V. Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu

When you get stuck in traffic, you roll up all windows of' your car and open the air recirculation system. You may think these measures can protect your nose from the nasty smelling fumes going up from the cars around you. Actually, recent researches have shown that on-the-road ex­posure to pollutants can damage the heart.

Over the past several years, it has been proved that air pollution worsens heart disease and even causes heart attacks. Unfortunately, up to now there has not been any effective way to keep all the heart damaging particles from entering your car. Experts suggest that those who have heart disease should not travel during rush hours.

The researchers from the National Research Center for Environment and Health in Germany asked 691 people who suffered heart attacks to write down in detail their activities in the hours preceding the attacks. The researchers found that the risk of a heart attack rose by nearly 30% when people were stuck in traffic, and it did not matter whether the person was driving or simply a passenger on a bus, or another kind of public transportation.

1.  The passage is about __________                

        a. traffic jams

        b. heart disease patients

        c. the relation between air pollution and heart disease

        d. means of transport for heart disease patients

2. Polluted air_________

        a. has no smell                                             b. is pleasant to breathe

        c. is unpleasant to breathe                          d. makes heart disease better

3. According to the writer, ______.

        a. you may get a heart attack whenever you are traveling due to pollutants from cars

        b. traffic jams cannot. cause heart damage

        c. traveling during rush hours is good for heart disease patients

        d. heart, attacks never happen during rush hours

4. Experts advise heart disease patients _________

        a. not to go out

        b. not to go out during rush hours

        d. not to use any means of transport

        d. not to use any public transportation

5. Which sentence is true?

        a. We can prevent heart attacks on road.

        b. Traffic jams no longer happen.

        c. We do not need to use the air recirculation system in our cars.

       d. We have not got any way to prevent the heart damaging particles from entering our cars

VI. Chọn phương án (A, B, C, hoặc D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong các câu sau.

1. If (A)anyone (B)will have a question, I (C)will be happy to answer (D)it.

2.  (A)Food prices have (B)risen (C)too rapidly that we have to alter our (D)eating habits

3. Neither (A)the members of the committee (B)or the chairman (C)submitted his reports (D)on time.

4. That man (A)who (B)talks  to the policeman (C)has just got a (D)speeding ticket.

5. If (A)drivers  do not (B)observe the traffic (C)regulations, they (D)will stopped and fined.

6. Some important (A)discoveries about (B)gravitation (C)were made by Sir Issac Newton, (D)that was a famous scientist.

7. Jack works (A)as a lawyer and he (B)earns (C)twice as much (D)than his brother.

8. Paul (A)regrets not (B)to have (C)taken his father's advice.

9. (A)Everyone in the class knew (B)that the exam (C)is going to include (D)all the chapter.

10. (A)Some students have (B)difficult  expressing (C)exactly  what they want to (D)say.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an important competition in international football. Almost everyone around the world is looking forward to it. 

A. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is so important a competition in international football that almost everyone around the world is looking forward to it

B. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is too important a competition in international football that almost everyone around the world to look forward to it

C. So important is the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition in international football that almost everyone around the world is looking forward 

D. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is such important competition in international football that almost everyone around the world is looking forward to it. 

Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box

teams |  takes place |finals tournament | competition | every

There are many worldwide international (1)                   of football major international competitions in football is the World Cup organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Over 190 national (2)                  compete in qualifying tournaments within the scope of continental confederations for a place in the finals. The (3)             , which is held (4)                   four years, now involves 32 national teams competing. The next World Cup (5)                  in Russia 2018.

VIII. Circle the most suitable word in brackets to complete the passage.

FIFA World Cup, (1) _______ (that/ who/ which) is often called Football World Cup, The World Cup, or simply World Cup, is the most important competition in international football, and the world’s most representative team sport (2) _______ (event/ organization/ activity). Organized by Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s governing body, the World Cup is contested by men’s national football teams which are FIFA members.

The World Cup finals are held (3) _______ (every/ in/ for) four years, but the competition itself takes place over a three-year period, and includes a regional qualifying tournament. 197 national teams entered the qualification for the 2006 World Cup. The final tournament involves 32 national teams competing over a four-week period in a previously nominated (4) _______ (house/ host/ home) nation.

The World Cup final tournament is the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games.

Only seven nations have won the World Cup. Brazil is (5) _______ (more / the most / the least) successful World Cup team having won the tournament five times. Germany and Italy follow with three titles each. Argentina and Uruguay have two titles each. Finally, France and England have one title each.

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For centuries, people had local games where teams competed with a ball, but the rules of our modern game of football (1) ______________________________ (not write) until 1863 in England. Today this exciting and skilful sport (2) __________________________ (enjoy) all over the world. Every four years thirty-two countries (3) _________________________ (allow) to compete in the World Cup. The 2015 World Cup (4) ____________________________ (hold) in Brazil, and the matches (5) _____________________________ (watch) by a TV audience of over thirty billion people. The sport (6) ___________________________ (not play) only by men. Women’s football is quickly becoming more popular. The first Women’s World Cup took place in 1991 in China, where the competition (7) ____________________________ (win) by a team from the United States.

Some people argue that the pressures on international sportsmen and sportswomen kill the essence of sport—the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. However, the individual representing his/her country cannot afford to think about enjoying him/herself; he has to think only about winning. He/She is responsible for an entire nation’s hope, dreams and reputation.

A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world’s most important sport. It is even more important now that the United States is seriously taking it up. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention “Argentina” to someone and chances are that he/she’ll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup “puts Argentina on the map.”

Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Years ago thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money travelling to Argentina, where the finals were played.

So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But it’s nice to know that you won, and that in one way at least your country is best.

53. According to the passage, the United States .

(A) has begun to give much attention to football

(B) is fond of playing football

(C) has won the football World Cup

(D) is getting sick of football

54. In the second paragraph, the word “summit” means the

(A) highest point

(B) mountain top

(C) award

(D) summary

55. According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will .

(A) fail to succeed

(B) be successful

(C) lose enjoyment

(D) be irrational

56. What is the author’s attitude towards international games?

(A) Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.

(B) Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.

(C) Nations that win in international games prove best on the sports field at least.

(D) Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.