Baseball is a very popular sport in Asia and South America. In Taiwan, fans use air horns to cheer on their team and yell “Jiayou! Jiayou!”, _20_ “Go! Go! Go!” to excite the baseball player. And when a player hits a home run, a girl will _21_ the player with the mascot of the team after he runs around the bases. _22_ , the fans in the Dominican Republic cheer loudly throughout the game. _23_ music and dancing are part of Dominican culture, you might even find a meringue band _24_ through the stands at a baseball game.

20. (A) that means (B) meant to be (C) which means (D) which is meant

21. (A) offer (B) give (C) toss (D) present

22. (A) In contrast (B) Likewise (C) However (D) In addition

23. (A) Since (B) Despite (C) While (D) Even though

24. (A) move (B) moving (C) to move (D) and move

The World Cup is a competition which encourages men and women (1) ___________ to talk about football. All over the world, fans root for their team and their country, and its hard not to get (2) ____________ up in the enthusiasm. Even people who are not normally into football, or never watch it, express interest, especially if their national team is (3) _____________ part.

On the other hand, however, it is usually the male members of the population who avidly follow the fate of their favourite team from week to (4) _____________ throughout the year, year in year out.

Players and supporters of opposing teams are regarded as the enemy; colours and emblems, like uniforms, display (5) _______________ their loyalties lie. Feelings of comradeship are strong (6) ______________ supporters of the same side, and the game (7) _____________ hinges on tactics and strategy. Moreover, violence and acts of destruction often surface in the form of hooliganism. The similarities (8) ______________ football and war are striking. Why do football fans become so fanatical in (9) ____________ support of teams? Is (10) ____________, perhaps, among some members of the population, a deep-rooted craving for battle even in times of peace?

Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. walked                    B. opened             C. stopped                      D. watched
2. A. frightened               B. amazed             C. disappointed               D. terrified
3. A. populated                B. loaded              C. wanted                       D. lived
4. A. stayed                    B. washed             C. filled                          D. annoyed
5. A. embarrassed           B. crowded           C. excited                       D. divided
6. A. wanted                    B. filled                 C. stayed                        D. played

7. A. washed                   B. needed              C. danced                       D. matched

8. A. played                                         B. closed                              C. filled                                 D. needed
9. A. plane                                           B. safety                              C. traffic                                               D. station
10. A. vehicle                     B. mention                          C. enter                                                D. helicopter
11. A. happy                       B. house                               C. here                                  D. hour
12. A. maps                                         B. papers                             C. cats                                   D. books
13. A. pollution                 B. question                         C. education                       D. action
14. A. healthy                    B. ahead                               C. bread                                               D. seatbelt
15. A. those                                        B. there                                C. that                                   D. thanks
16. A. sound                       B. cloud                                C. found                                               D. favourite
17. A. tool                                           B. afternoon       C. door                                 D. school
18. A. parade                     B. waste                               C. later                                  D. gravy
19. A. energy                     B. flying                                C. chemistry                       D. technology.
20. A. who                                           B. when                                C. where                                              D. what
21. A. left                                             B. centre                              C. enter                                                D. frighten

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Perhaps, the violence was provoked by the fans of the visiting team.

A. It can have been the visiting team's fans that set off the violence.

B. The fans of the visiting team must have been the people who began the violence.

C. There might have been some violence caused by the visiting team's fans.

D. The fans of the visiting team should have brought about the violence.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

We were surprised to know that over 150000 fans packed into the stadium to support Vietnamese football team.

A. people

B. admirers

C. visitors

D. watchers

IV. Choose the best answer for each gap in the passage

In the match(1) ……. Nguyen Du team and Trung Vuong Club which took place last Sunday, Nguyen Du team beat Trung Vuong Club by three goals to two.

The last time the two teams met, Trung Vuong Club won by three goals (2)……. nil, so Nguyen Du Club were making a great discussion to win this match.

In the first half of the (3) ………. , Trung Vuong Club was leading by two (4) …… . However, Trung Vuong Club (5) ……. a number of careless mistakes during the second half. This was after their player, Minh, missed the ball, slipped and ( 6) ……. heavily.

Nguyen Du team then (7) …….. two lucky goals, and in the few minutes before the finish, Vinh shot the ball into the net, bringing the score to three goals to two.

Nguyen Du team(8) ………. well this season and their fans have good reason to be proud. Trung Vuong Club too, has had good results up to now. This is the first game they lost.

1. A. on B. between C. of

2. A. to B. by C. for

3. A. play B. match C. performance

4. A. matches B. players C. goals

5. A. is making B. makes C. made

6. A. falls B. fell C. is falling

7. A. had B. scored C. put

8. A. plays B. has played C. played