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!

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)

I.    Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.   a. hear                          b. idea                         c. career                       d. beach

2.   a. remote                     b. popular                    c. cold                         d. snow

II.   Circle the odd one out.

3.   a. played                      b. went                        c. began                       d. bought

4.   a. racket                       b. goggles                    c. skateboard               d. skiing

III.Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

1.   Pelé was born ___________ October 21^st, 1940.

      a. in                             b. on                            c.at                              d. by

2.   Cartoons are not just ___________  kids anymore -many adults love watching cartoons too.

      a. with                         b. about                       c. to                             d. for

3.   Breda goes jogging every morning to keep ___________.

      a. exercise                    b. trained                     c. fit                             d. health

4.   We have a test on Monday, ___________ I will have to study this weekend.

      a. and                          b. but                           c. so                             d. because

5.   Our team couldn’t win the championship, ___________ they played very well.

      a. so                             b.despite                      c.because                     d. although

6.   Have you ever ___________ aerobics? Aerobic exercise can help you to lose weight.

      a. played                      b.done                         c.gone                          d. got

7.   ___________ is a marathon in miles? ~ About 26 miles.

      a. How often               b.How many               c.How long                 d. How wide

8.   The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous ___________ in the United States.

      a. towers                      b.landmarks                 c.capitals                     d. cities

9.   They showed a ___________ on global warming called ‘Warming Warning’.

      a. documentary           b.romance                    c.comedy                     d. cartoon

10. ‘Can you give me the remote control on the table?’

      ‘___________ Don’t you like this programme?’

      a. Never mind.            b.You’re welcome.      c. Certainly.                 d. Really?

11. My grandmother usually ___________the gardening when she has free time.

A. plays                 B. does                C. makes                 D. goes

12. My family went ______ in Finland last summer.

A. on vacation        B. in vacation                 C. off vacation         D. under vacation

13. Don't ______ a noise when you go to the hospital.

A. do                         B. bring                 C. jump                 D. make

14. I ______to the gym four times last week.

A. was go                 B. goed                 C. did go                 D. went

15. How ______ do you do karate? - Twice a week.

A. much                B. many                 C. often                D. long

16. The first modem Olympic Games took ____ in Athens in 1896.

A. site                         B. location                 C. place                D. position

17. Pelé _______ 1,281 goals in his 22-year football career.

A. won                 B. got                         C. gained                 D. scored

18. I often _____ fishing with my father at the weekend.

A. do                         B. go                        C. play                 D. swim

19. It was sunny, _____ I went to the beach for sunbathing.

A. and                         B. so                         C. but                         D. yet

20. My grandparents have worked as doctors _____ 40 years.

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

21. How ______ does your new Samsung mobile phone cost?

A. long                 B. many                 C. much                D. price

22. ________ I bad little money, I got a bank loan to buy a new car.

A. Because                 B. Although                C. As                         D. Since

23. What _______ since you came here?

A. have you done        B. do you do                 C. did you do         D. will you do

24. _______ colour do you prefer for your wedding dress? Pink or white?

A. What                 B. When                 C. How                 D. Which

25. I am 10 years ____ than my brother.

A. old                         B. older                C. oldest                 D. elder

26. Please _______ rubbish on the street!

A. don't throw        B. don't throwing         C. not throw                 D. not to throw

27. The train sometimes arrives ______ the station late.

A. by                         B. to                         C. at                         D. in

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

28. Hello Fatty! is a cartoon series about a clever fox and his clumsy human friend.

A. smart                B. skilful                 C. careful                 D. foxy

29. She has walked almost 1,000 steps today.

A. just                         B. over                 C. nearly                D. fast

30. The Olympic Games are held every four years.

A. carried                 B. taken                 C. brought                 D. organized

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

31. Although I have walked all day, I still feel energetic.

A. strong                 B. exhausted                C. healthy ·                 D. bored

32. Jim is an intelligent and artistic student.

A. stupid                B. bad                         C. friendly                 D. careless

33. Linh often wastes money in buying clothes that she just wears a few times.

A. spends                 B. pays                 C. saves                D. makes

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.

34. Pele's father taught him play football at a very young age.

A. taught                 B. play                C. at                         D. age                        (to play)

35. Sports and games play an essential role in our lives.

A. Sports                B. play                 C. essential                 D. in                        (sport)

36. Television programmes about sports are very regular, but we can watch something interesting nearly every day.

A. about                B. regular                 C. but                D. nearly                         (so).

37. Pho is one of most popular specialties of Vietnam.

A. is                         B. of                         C. most popular        D. specialties        [the most popular]

38. The Wingless Penguin is on at 8 o'clock Friday night, in the Disney channel.

A. is                         B. on                         C. at                         D. in                        (on)

Find the word which is pronounced differently from the others in the part underlined. 

1. A. jumped    B. loved    C. washed    D. liked

2. A. knocked    B. needed    C. founded    D. wanted

3. A. stopped    B. asked    C. practiced    D. moved

4. A. noisy    B. exciting    C. expensive    D. cheap

5. A. bicycle    B. exciting    C. favorite    D. widely

6. A. doctor    B. opening    C. gold    D. postcard

7. A. farther    B. earth    C. both    D. marathon

8. A. fear    B. repeat    C. idea    D. really

9. A. hear    B. near    C. fear    D. pear

10. A. gather    B. monthly    C. father    D. brother

11. A. favorite    B. slight    C. fine    D. high

12. A. fold    B. close    C. cloth    D. hold

13. A. clean    B. convenient    C. peaceful     D. friendly 

14. A. shopping    B. special    C. wish     D. fireworks

15. A spring    B. rice    C. celebrate     D. wash