It's only 36 centimeters tall, but to fans throughout the world, it represents the highest achievement in football. Every four years, teams from all over the globe compete to take home the FIFA World Cup Trophy, yet nobody ever does. Do you know why? Nobody ever takes it home because the 18-carat gold trophy is kept under lock and key by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association). The champions of each World Cup tournament receive only a replica. This is to protect the valuable prize from thieves, who have stolen the World Cup trophy twice in its 75-year history. The little trophy has certainly had a troubled existence. The original trophy was made by a French sculptor, Abel LaFleur, and was called the "Jules Rimet Cup," in honor of the founder of the World Cup tournament. Sometime during the first three World Cup events (1930, '34 and '38), the name changed to simply the "World Cup." Then during World War II, not much was seen or heard of the trophy. It was being kept hidden in a shoe box under the bed of Dr. Ottorino Barassi, the Italian vice-president of FIFA, to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Nazi army. Although the trophy made it safely through the war, it didn't fare so well during the turbulent 1960s. In 1966, the Cup was stolen during a public showing of the trophy prior to the World Cup tournament in England. Luckily, it was found a short time later none the worse for wear in a trash container, by a little dog named Pickles. Four years later, Brazil earned permanent possession of the original trophy by winning its third World Cup title. Unfortunately, the trophy was stolen a second time, in 1983, and was never recovered. The Brazilian Football Association had to have a duplicate trophy made. After the first trophy became the possession of Brazil's football association, a new World Cup Trophy for FIFA was designed by an Italian artist, Silvio Gazazniga, in 1974. This trophy cannot be won outright, but remains in the possession of FIFA, and rest assured they are keeping a close eye on it. Today, World Cup winners are awarded a replica of the trophy that is gold-plated, rather than solid gold like the real one. Gazazniga's World Cup trophy weighs almost five kilograms. Its base contains two layers of a semi- precious stone called malachite, and has room for 17 small plaques bearing the names of the winning teams -enough space to honor all the World Cup champions up to the year 2038. After that, a new trophy will have to be made. 1. This reading is mainly about...... A. the World Cup tournament C. the World Cup trophy B. thieves D. World Cup stars 2. Which question is NOT answered in the reading? A. How much does the World Cup trophy weigh? B. Who made the first trophy? C. Where did the police find the stolen trophy? D. How much money is the trophy worth? 3. The first trophy was named the "Jules Rimet Cup" because Rimet..... A. made the trophy B. was a famous player C. scored the final goal in 1930 D. came up with the idea of the World Cup 4. Which is true about Gazazniga's World Cup trophy? A. It is made of gold and silver. B. It is a replica of the first trophy. C. It is in a museum in Brazil D. It will only be used until 2038. 5. In which year did Brazil win the World Cup championship for the third time? A. 1970 B. 1974 C. 1986 D. 2002

II. Read the text. Choose the correct  answer for the space.

I have a very interesting and (1)_________hobby. I make short video clips with my digital camera. It  was my birthday present  from my parents last  year.  Since then, I have (2)____three short films. It’s great fun! I started asking  my friends and relatives to take (3)______ in the films. I have tried to write the story for my video clips. When I have finished the script, I make copies for the “actors”. Each scene is small and they can look at the words just(4)________   we start filming. We film at the weekend in my neighborhood, (5)_______no one has to travel far. When the video clip is finished, I invite all the “actors” and we watch the film at my house.

III. Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer.

  Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby. You can learn many things, such as the geography of a country from stamps. Postal stamps are a source of interesting facts and important dates about every country in the world. It makes stamp collecting become very popular.

  As you look at the pages of a stamp album, you can learn interesting details of foreign customs, arts, literature, history and culture. Their colours can make you feel relaxed and happy.

  Collecting stamps can become a business. If you are lucky in finding a special stamp, it will bring you some money besides knowledge and pleasure.

1. Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby because                     .

  A. you can learn many things such as the geography of a country from stamps

  B. stamps give you interesting facts and important dates about a country

  C. it is very important to collect stamps

  D. A and B are correct

  2. All of the following are true EXCEPT               .

  A. stamps can make you relaxed and happy                     B. stamps can make you know more

  C. stamp collecting can make you famous            D. you can earn money from your collection if you are lucky

  3. According to the passage, it is true to say that                         .

  A. stamp collecting helps you become rich and famous

  B. stamp collecting is a very popular hobby

  C. stamp collectors can earn a lot of money from stamp collecting

  D. stamp collecting is a hobby that costs you a lot of money

4. The word “business” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to               .

  A. the activity of collecting stamps                                    B. the activity of selling stamps from other countries

  C. the activity of buying stamps from other countries    D. the activity of buying or selling something

5. The main idea of the passage is                .

  A. the history of stamp collecting               B. good things from stamp collecting

  C. the ways of stamp collecting                  D. famous stamp collectors

IV. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following letter.

Hi Phong,

How are you? I’m (1)_______ Da Lat with my parents. We are staying at the Crazy Hotel. Wow! (2)_______ really is crazy.

Da Lat is nice. It’s cool all year around! There (3)_____ a lot of things to see and lots of tourists too.

There are ten rooms in the hotel. They are named (4)_______ different animals. There is a Kangaroo room, an Eagle room, and even (5)_____ Ant room. I’m staying in the Tiger room. It’s called the Tiger (6)______ there’s a big tiger on the wall.

The Tiger is (7)______ the bathroom door and the window. The bed is under the window. – but the window is a strange shape. I put (8)_____ bag under the bed. I put my books (9)_____ the shelf. There is a lamp, a wardrobe and a desk. There are clothes on the floor – it’s messy, just (10)_______ my bedroom at home.

You should visit here, it’s great.

See you soon!

Nick

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6. I think a hobby will always give you __________ and help you __________.

A. pleased – relaxing                                      C. pleasure – relaxed

B. pleased – relax                                           D. pleasure – relax

7. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is __________ .

A. dangerous       B. danger              C. in danger                D. endangered

8. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the_____ magazines.

A. fashion                   B. sports                 C. science                    D. cooking

9. You can share your stamps __________ other collectors __________ a stamp club.

A. with – at                 B. with – in                 C. to – in                     D. to – at

10. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your __________ to your friends as presents.

A. money                    B. hobby                C. products                 D. greetings