Tower running is a sport that involves running up the stairs inside very tall buildings. The
first tower running race took place at New York’s Empire State Building in 1978. (1) _____________
there was nothing new about running up tall buildings for fun, this was the first organised race.
Nowadays there are tower running races all (2)_____________.
There is even a Tower Running World Cup competition. In other types of races, people generally
run a (3)_____________ distance. This means that competitors (4)_____________ race on different courses
can (5)_____________ times with each other. Obviously, (6)_____________ of these towers are the same;
different tall buildings have different numbers of steps. In (7)_____________ to solve this problem, each
tower is given a number of points, (8)_____________ on its difficulty.

The staircases in tall buildings are usually narrow, with very little (9)_____________ for running.
However, when the competitors (10)_____________ the top, they can go outside and enjoy the view!

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1.   Are you travelling to the airport __________ car?

      A. in                       B. by                      C. on                      D. with

2.   My sister’s boyfriend rides a __________. My mum thinks it’s dangerous.

      A. train                   B. bus                     C. taxi                    D. motorbike

3.   The concert was near our house, so we went there __________ foot.

      A. by                      B. in                       C. on                      D. for

4.   We __________ at home at the weekend. We __________ to the seaside. 

      A. are/ went            B. was/ didn’t go     C. were/ go             D. weren’t/ went

5.   Ten years ago there  ______ an airport on the island.

      A. wasn’t                B. weren’t               C. isn’t                   D. aren’t

6. When dogs are happy, they wag their __________.

      A. wings                 B. tails                    C. trunks                 D. fur

7. When it is ________, you can go skiing.

        A. rainy                B. hot                           C. Cloudy          D. snowy

8.   Leonardo Di Caprio is a very famous __________. He performed in many films.

          A. actress     B. singer       C. writer       D. actor

Tower running is a sport that involves running up the stairs inside very tall buildings. The
first tower running race took place at New York’s Empire State Building in 1978. (1) _____________
there was nothing new about running up tall buildings for fun, this was the first organised race.
Nowadays there are tower running races all (2)_____________.
There is even a Tower Running World Cup competition. In other types of races, people generally
run a (3)_____________ distance. This means that competitors (4)_____________ race on different courses
can (5)_____________ times with each other. Obviously, (6)_____________ of these towers are the same;
different tall buildings have different numbers of steps. In (7)_____________ to solve this problem, each
tower is given a number of points, (8)_____________ on its difficulty.

The staircases in tall buildings are usually narrow, with very little (9)_____________ for running.
However, when the competitors (10)_____________ the top, they can go outside and enjoy the view!

Tower running is a sport that involves running up the stairs inside very tall buildings. The
first tower running race took place at New York’s Empire State Building in 1978. (1) _____________
there was nothing new about running up tall buildings for fun, this was the first organised race.
Nowadays there are tower running races all (2)_____________.
There is even a Tower Running World Cup competition. In other types of races, people generally
run a (3)_____________ distance. This means that competitors (4)_____________ race on different courses
can (5)_____________ times with each other. Obviously, (6)_____________ of these towers are the same;
different tall buildings have different numbers of steps. In (7)_____________ to solve this problem, each
tower is given a number of points, (8)_____________ on its difficulty.

The staircases in tall buildings are usually narrow, with very little (9)_____________ for running.
However, when the competitors (10)_____________ the top, they can go outside and enjoy the view!

I.     Choose the word that is pronounced differently in the part underlined.

1.  A. this                                 B. there                        C. than                         D. thank

2.  A. town                               B. down                       C. snow                      D. clown

3.  A. watered                          B. laughed                   C. recycled                 D. prepared

4.  A. wanted                           B. rented                     C. watched                  D. decided

5.  A. thirty                              B. than                        C. there                        D. those

6.  A. free                                 B. team                        C. leave                       D. idea

7.  A. tomorrow                       B. tower                      C. crowd                     D. around

8.  A. Thailand                         B. weatherman             C. anything                D. Thanksgiving

9.  A. theatre                            B. weather                   C. both                        D. three

10.  A. town                             B. close                       C. fold                         D. hold

Code 1

Part 1: Phonetics

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined ( 0,5pt).

1.A. theatre           B. earth             C. there                        D. both

2. A. local             B. poster           C. photo                        D. flower                 

II.Odd one out( 0,5pt).

1.A. book                 B.    show          C.  comedy                  D. cartoon

2.A. went                  B.  got              C.  eat                          D. drank

Part 2,3: Vocabularies and  Grammar

I.Choose the best answer( 2,5pts).

1.– “What’s your favourite _______?” – “I like swimming.”

A. subject                            B. game                 C. sport

2.  Manchester is famous _________ its football teams.

A. in                                B. with                    C. for             

3.Many girls and women _______ aerobics to keep f it.

A. play                            B. do                        C. go

4. Ba: Last week I played the table tennis with Duy and I won for the first time.

    Nam :……………….

A. Thank you               B. Congratulations    C. Well

5.Ba is not very _______. He never plays games.

A. sport                       B. sporting                  C. sporty

6. My house is near______house, so I usually go there and play badminton with her

A. his                           B. her                        C. she

7.______ eat too much salt. It’s not good for you.

A. Do                          B. Don’t                      C. please

8.The opposite of “ interesting ” is_________

A. boring                 B. difficult                   C. wonderful

9. She was tired,________she went to bed early.

A. but                       B. so                             C .and

10.– “_______ do you go to the gym?” – “By bus.”

A. What                      B. How                      C. Why

II. Supply the correct form of the verbs( 0,5pt)

1.People_________ ( start) to use computers about 50 years ago.

2.______________  (not, draw) on the walls and the tables, please.

Part 4: Reading

Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the following text 1,5 pts) .

Television first came some sixty years ago in the 1950s. Nowadays, it is one of the most (1)______ sourses of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television brings (2)______ for children, world news and many other (3) ______ . If someone likes sports, he can just choose the right sports (4) ______ . It is not difficult for us to see why (5) ______ is a TV set in almost every home today.

1. A. cheap           B. expensive         C. popular            D. exciting

2 . A. news            B. cartoons           C. sports               D. plays

3. A. sets               B. reports             C. channels           D. programmes

4. A. althelete         B. channel            C. time                  D. studio

5. A. it                  B. this                   C. that                  D. there

II. Read the passage and answer the questions( 1,5pts).

Los Angeles, California is the most exciting city in the USA. It’s got Hollywood, Disneyland, fantastic beaches and the LA Dodgers baseball team.

     But LA wasn’t always exciting. In 1900 it was smaller and quieter, and Hollywood was a small village. Then film studios arrived, and the village of Hollywood changed. Today it is part of LA, and Hollywood’s ‘Walk of Fame’ is the most famous place in the city. It’s got more than 2,000 stars on it!

     It’s always sunny in LA and there are lots of different attractions. You can go shopping on Sunset Boulevard (It’s too expensive for me!), or you can surf on Venice Beach. There are theatres, museums, the biggest theme parks in the USA and the noisiest sports stadiums. LA is the best city in the world!

1.  Where is Los Angeles?

     ________________________________________ ______

2   What is the most famous place in LA?

     ________________________________________ ______

3.  How many stars are there on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

     ________________________________________ ______

4.  What is the weather like in LA?

     ________________________________________ ______

5.  Are there lots of different attractions in LA ?

    _______________________________________________

Part 5 : Writing

I. Order the following words to make meaningful sentences( 1,5pts).

1.our/ important/ an/ Sports and games/ in/ play/ lives/ part.

     _______________________________________________________

2.players/ How/ match/ there/ in/ many/ are/ football/ a?

     _______________________________________________________

3. an /match/ on/ interesting//There/ was/TV

     ___________________________________________________________

4.well/ last night / Did/sleep/you?

    ___________________________________________________________

5.Your/ is/country/bigger/ much/ours/than.

   ____________________________________________________________

II. Rewrite the sentences and keep the meaning unchanged (1,5pts)

1.I didn’t have any class yesterday, so I played sports.

→ Because ______________________________________________________

2.This is my book.

→This book ____________________________________________________

3.. Beckham was a very good football player.

→Beckham played_______________________________________________

4. This is a present for you.

 → It is____________________________________________________________

5.  How long have you played basketball?

→When____________________________________________________________

--The end--

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1.It's an  ……………film and I'm ………….. every time I start watching it. (interest)

2.It was  …………..in the lesson because our teacher is  …………. in history. (bore)

3.My father is very…… with my Math examination because of the ……. mark. (amaze)

4.My friend is a very  ….. sort of person, but he hates doing  ……. activities. (relax)

5.Working all day is very  …………..I get  ………….. when I enter my factory. (tire)

6.We were all very  ….. about the school trip, but it wasn’t an  …… trip at all. (excite)