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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA 2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
(50 câu trắc nghiệm) 
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: 	 A. wicked B. hatred C. ragged D. followed
Question 2: A. bushes B. wishes C. headaches D. researches
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 3: A. adventure B. advantage C. advertise D. adverbial
Question 4: A. egyptian B. politician C. documentary D. laboratory
 Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions 
Question 5: The man that you are looking for living next door.
 A B C D
Question 6: : Saccharin is about 300 times as sweeter as table sugar but has no carbohydrates 
 A B C
and no food value. 
 D
Question 7: Much people have found the monotonous buzzing of the vuvuzela in the 2010-
 A B C
World-Cup matches so annoying
 D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges. 
Question 8: A: I’m terribly sorry. I just forgot to call you yesterday.
 B:
A. Never mind 	B. It’s alright.We can talk about it today 	
C. You’re welcome 	D. What a pity! 
Question 9: Marry: “I’ll will never travel by plane again.” – Linda: “Me..”
A. so	 B. too 	 C. neither	 D. either
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following question. 
Question 10: “It was unwise of David to make light of such a sensitive issue.”
“Exactly. No sooner  the joke than everyone got up and left.”
Has he told B. had he told C. he told D. having told
Question 11: I’d have been able to say goodbye to Trish if only to the airport in time
A I get B I got C I have got D I had got
Question 12: .The covering letter wasn’t attached.the CV
 A to B with C from D by
Question 13: All .. barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court
hopeful B. wishful C. willing D. prospective
Question 14: I’m afraid jenny Jones has been consistently late all this week, Mr Taylor.”
“ When Miss Jones  in, tell her I’d like to have a word with her.” 
comes B. is coming C. will have come D. came 
Question 15: The new experimental system of enrolment didn’t expectation.
Climb up to B. Come up with C. come up to D. rise to 
Question 16: His country has -------------- climate.
          a. continent               b. continental            c. continence             d. Continentally
Question 17: Mark is nearsighted. He glasses ever since he was ten years old.
should have worn B. must wear C. need wear D. has had to wear
Question 18: It is recommended that he .. a gallon of water with him if he wants to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
has taken B. take C. will take D. had taken 
Question 19: We had the volume turned down, so I couldn’t make. what they were talking about.
Up B. in C. out D. off 
Question 20: When the factory closed, over a hundred people were. redundant.
Done B. given C. taken D. made
Question 21: Computers are -------------- used in schools and universities.
          a. widely                   b. wide                      c. widen                    d. Width
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the under lined word in each of the following questions 
Question 22: Even though the mountain was very steep and the climb was hazardous, several adventurous tourists managed to reach the top. 
A. causing a lot of risk B. bringing excitement 
C. costing a lot of money D. resulting in depression
Question 23: Because the jury had reached a deadlock, the jungle called for retrial.
Impasse B. verdict C. disagreement D. reduction
Mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 24: The consequences of the typhoon was disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures.
Physical B. severe C. beneficial D. damaging
Question 25: Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization ( WTO) has promoted its trade relations with other countries.
Balance B. restricted C. expanded D. boosted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following question. 
Question 26: Anne was afraid the neighbors would despise her for not having a washing machine.
A. What a surprised the neighbors was that Anne didn’t have a washing machine.
B. Anne was afraid the neighbors would know she didn’t have a washing machine. 
C. The neighbors felt sorry for Anne because she didn’t have a washing machine. 
D. Anne was afraid the neighbors would look down on her for not having a washing 
 machine. 
Question 27: My decision to get up to dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
A. I couldn’t dance because the band stopped playing.
B. The moment I got up to dance the band stopped playing. 
C. If the band played, I would dance. 
D. The band stopped playing, which prevented me from dancing. 
Question 28: The head teacher was at a loss to understand the girl’s behavior. 
A. The girl’s behavior was nothing but a shock to the head teacher. 
B. The head teacher thought that the girl’s behavior was contemptible.
C. The girl’s behavior was incomprehensible to the head teacher.
D. The head teacher treated the girl with suspicion because she didn’t understand her. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 29: Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
That Mike graduated with a good degree helped join the ranks of the unemployed.
Question 30: They drove fifteen miles off the main road. Also, they had nothing to eat for the day.
Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road but they also had nothing to eat for the day.
Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day.
They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day. 
They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day. 
 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35 
 The Wildman of China
 Most people are familiar with the yeti, a large hairy man-like creature, which is( 31) to live in the Himalayas. However, you might not have heard of the “ yeren” or “ Wildman” of China, which was mentioned and drawn for the first time more than 2000 years ago. In the last 40 years there have been over 200 (31) of the yeren in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in the central Hubej province.
 Given the size of footprints which have been found, the yeren could weigh as (33) as 300 kilos. Those who claim to have described it as approximately 1.6 meters tall, with long red hair, rounded eyes and a broad forehand. It also seems, capable of an incredible range of calls and noises. When disturbed, it is said to sound like a dog, a wolf, a donkey and (34) a crying child.
 In 1890, a Chinese scientist (35) up in a gorilla costume and entered a forest in the hope of getting a closer look at yeren. Not surprisingly he failed, as have many others who have gone in search of this elusive creature. Indeed, there have been many expeditions to find the yeren that the government has officially denied its existence, in order to prevent further damage being caused to delicate habitats in the nature reserve. 
Question 31: 	A. reported	B. informed	 C. noticed	 D. announced
Question 32: 	A. views	B. vision C. sightings	D. looks
Question 33: 	A. much 	B. high	 C. far 	 D. near
Question 34: 	A. just	B. too	 C. 	well	 D. even
Question 35: 	A wore	B. dressed	 C. put	 D. changed
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. 
 There are two basic types of glaciers, those that flow outward in all directions with
   little regard for any underlying terrain and those that are confined by terrain to a
       particular path.
 Line        The first category of glaciers includes those massive blankets that cover whole
   continents, appropriately called ice sheets. There must be over 50,000 square kilometers
       of land covered with ice for the glacier to qualify as an ice sheet. When portions of an
       ice sheet spread out over the ocean, they form ice shelves.
               About 20,000 years ago the Cordilleran Ice Sheet covered nearly all the mountains 
        in southern Alaska, western Canada, and the western United States. It was about
 (10) 3 kilometers deep at its thickest point in northern Alberta. Now there are only two
        sheets left on Earth, those covering Greenland and Antarctica.
               Any domelike body of ice that also flows out in all directions but covers less than
        50,000 square kilometers is called an ice cap. Although ice caps are rare nowadays,
       there are a number in northeastern Canada, on Baffin Island, and on the Queen
  Elizabeth Islands.
               The second category of glaciers includes those of a variety of shapes and sizes
      generally called mountain or alpine glaciers. Mountain glaciers are typically identified
      by the landform that controls their flow. One form of mountain glacier that resembles
     an ice cap in that it flows outward in several directions is called an ice field. The
     difference between an ice field and an ice cap is subtle. Essentially, the flow of an ice
     field is somewhat controlled by surrounding terrain and thus does not have the domelike
     shape of a cap. There are several ice fields in the Wrangell, St. Elias, and Chugach
     mountains of Alaska and northern British Columbia.
             Less spectacular than large ice fields are the most common types of mountain
 (25)glaciers : the cirque and valley glaciers. Cirque glaciers are found in depressions in the
      surface of the land and have a characteristic circular shape. The ice of valley glaciers,
      bound by terrain, flows down valleys, curves around their corners, and falls over cliffs.
 Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
              (A) Where major glaciers are located
              (B) How glaciers shape the land
              (C) How glaciers are formed
              (D) The different kinds of glaciers
 Question 37: It can be inferred that ice sheets are so named for which of the following reasons?
              (A) They are confined to mountain valleys.
              (B) They cover large areas of land.
              (C) They are thicker in some areas than in others.
              (D) They have a characteristic circular shape.
Question 38: According to the passage, where was the Cordilleran Ice Sheet thickest ?
              (A) Alaska (B) Greenland (C) Alberta (D) Antarctica
 Question 39: The word “rare” in line 13 is closest in meaning to
              (A) small (B) unusual (C) valuable (D) widespread
 Question 40: According to the passage (paragraph 5), ice fields resemble ice caps in
                which of the following ways?
              (A) Their shap   (B) Their flow (C) Their textur (D) Their location
Question 41 All of the following are alpine glaciers EXCEPT
              (A) cirque glacier   (B) ice cap (C) valley glaciers (D) ice fields
 Question 42  The word “depressions” in line 25 is closest in meaning to
              (A) intrusion (B) dejection (C) concaves (D) convexes
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50 
THE FAMOUS CUP
It's only 36 centimeters tall, but to fans throughout the world, it represents the highest achievement in football. Every fouryears, 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 threeWorld Cup events (1930, '34 and '38), the name changed to simply the "World Cup." Then during World War II, not muchwas seen or heard of the trophy. It was being kept hidden in a shoe box under the bed of Dr. Ottorino Barassi, the Italianvice-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 wasstolen during a public showing of the trophy prior to the World Cup tournament in England. Luckily, it was found a shorttime 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 Associationhad 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 wasdesigned by an Italian artist, Silvio Gazazniga, in 1974. This trophy cannot be won outright, but remains in the possession ofFIFA, and rest assured they are keeping a close eye on it. Today, World Cup winners are awarded a replica of the trophy thatis 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 calledmalachite, and has room for 17 small plaques bearing the names of the winning teams -enough space to honor all the WorldCup champions up to the year 2038. After that, a new trophy will have to be made..
43.This reading is mainly about 
 A.the World Cup tournament  C. the World Cup trophy
B.thieves  D. World Cup stars
44.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?
45.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
46.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.
47. In which year did Brazil win the World Cup championship for the third time?
A. 1970  B. 1974  C. 1986  D. 2002
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA 2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
(50 câu trắc nghiệm) 
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: 	 A. wicked B. hatred C. ragged D. followed
Question 2: A. bushes B. wishes C. headaches D. researches
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 3: A. adventure B. advantage C. advertise D. adverbial
Question 4: A. egyptian B. politician C. documentary D. laboratory
 Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions 
Question 5: The man that you are looking for living next door.
 A B C D
Question 6: : Saccharin is about 300 times as sweeter as table sugar but has no carbohydrates 
 A B C
and no food value. 
 D
Question 7: Much people have found the monotonous buzzing of the vuvuzela in the 2010-
 A B C
World-Cup matches so annoying
 D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges. 
Question 8: A: I’m terribly sorry. I just forgot to call you yesterday.
 B:
A. Never mind 	B. It’s alright.We can talk about it today 	
C. You’re welcome 	D. What a pity! 
Question 9: Marry: “I’ll will never travel by plane again.” – Linda: “Me..”
A. so	 B. too 	 C. neither	 D. either
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following question. 
Question 10: “It was unwise of David to make light of such a sensitive issue.”
“Exactly. No sooner  the joke than everyone got up and left.”
Has he told B. had he told C. he told D. having told
Question 11: I’d have been able to say goodbye to Trish if only to the airport in time
A I get B I got C I have got D I had got
Question 12: .The covering letter wasn’t attached.the CV
 A to B with C from D by
Question 13: All .. barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court
hopeful B. wishful C. willing D. prospective
Question 14: I’m afraid jenny Jones has been consistently late all this week, Mr Taylor.”
“ When Miss Jones  in, tell her I’d like to have a word with her.” 
comes B. is coming C. will have come D. came 
Question 15: The new experimental system of enrolment didn’t expectation.
Climb up to B. Come up with C. come up to D. rise to 
Question 16: His country has -------------- climate.
          a. continent               b. continental            c. continence             d. Continentally
Question 17: Mark is nearsighted. He glasses ever since he was ten years old.
should have worn B. must wear C. need wear D. has had to wear
Question 18: It is recommended that he .. a gallon of water with him if he wants to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
has taken B. take C. will take D. had taken 
Question 19: We had the volume turned down, so I couldn’t make. what they were talking about.
Up B. in C. out D. off 
Question 20: When the factory closed, over a hundred people were. redundant.
Done B. given C. taken D. made
Question 21: Computers are -------------- used in schools and universities.
          a. widely                   b. wide                      c. widen                    d. Width
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the under lined word in each of the following questions 
Question 22: Even though the mountain was very steep and the climb was hazardous, several adventurous tourists managed to reach the top. 
A. causing a lot of risk B. bringing excitement 
C. costing a lot of money D. resulting in depression
Question 23: Because the jury had reached a deadlock, the jungle called for retrial.
Impasse B. verdict C. disagreement D. reduction
Mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 24: The consequences of the typhoon was disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures.
Physical B. severe C. beneficial D. damaging
Question 25: Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization ( WTO) has promoted its trade relations with other countries.
Balance B. restricted C. expanded D. boosted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following question. 
Question 26: Anne was afraid the neighbors would despise her for not having a washing machine.
A. What a surprised the neighbors was that Anne didn’t have a washing machine.
B. Anne was afraid the neighbors would know she didn’t have a washing machine. 
C. The neighbors felt sorry for Anne because she didn’t have a washing machine. 
D. Anne was afraid the neighbors would look down on her for not having a washing 
 machine. 
Question 27: My decision to get up to dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
A. I couldn’t dance because the band stopped playing.
B. The moment I got up to dance the band stopped playing. 
C. If the band played, I would dance. 
D. The band stopped playing, which prevented me from dancing. 
Question 28: The head teacher was at a loss to understand the girl’s behavior. 
A. The girl’s behavior was nothing but a shock to the head teacher. 
B. The head teacher thought that the girl’s behavior was contemptible.
C. The girl’s behavior was incomprehensible to the head teacher.
D. The head teacher treated the girl with suspicion because she didn’t understand her. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 29: Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
That Mike graduated with a good degree helped join the ranks of the unemployed.
Question 30: They drove fifteen miles off the main road. Also, they had nothing to eat for the day.
Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road but they also had nothing to eat for the day.
Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day.
They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day. 
They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day. 
 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35 
 The Wildman of China
 Most people are familiar with the yeti, a large hairy man-like creature, which is( 31) to live in the Himalayas. However, you might not have heard of the “ yeren” or “ Wildman” of China, which was mentioned and drawn for the first time more than 2000 years ago. In the last 40 years there have been over 200 (31) of the yeren in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in the central Hubej province.
 Given the size of footprints which have been found, the yeren could weigh as (33) as 300 kilos. Those who claim to have described it as approximately 1.6 meters tall, with long red hair, rounded eyes and a broad forehand. It also seems, capable of an incredible range of calls and noises. When disturbed, it is said to sound like a dog, a wolf, a donkey and (34) a crying child.
 In 1890, a Chinese scientist (35) up in a gorilla costume and entered a forest in the hope of getting a closer look at yeren. Not surprisingly he failed, as have many others who have gone in search of this elusive creature. Indeed, there have been many expeditions to find the yeren that the government has officially denied its existence, in order to prevent further damage being caused to delicate habitats in the nature reserve. 
Question 31: 	A. reported	B. informed	 C. noticed	 D. announced
Question 32: 	A. views	B. vision C. sightings	D. looks
Question 33: 	A. much 	B. high	 C. far 	 D. near
Question 34: 	A. just	B. too	 C. 	well	 D. even
Question 35: 	A wore	B. dressed	 C. put	 D. changed
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. 
 There are two basic types of glaciers, those that flow outward in all directions with
   little regard for any underlying terrain and those that are confined by terrain to a
       particular path.
 Line        The first category of glaciers includes those massive blankets that cover whole
   continents, appropriately called ice sheets. There must be over 50,000 square kilometers
       of land covered with ice for the glacier to qualify as an ice sheet. When portions of an
       ice sheet spread out over the ocean, they form ice shelves.
               About 20,000 years ago the Cordilleran Ice Sheet covered nearly all the mountains 
        in southern Alaska, western Canada, and the western United States. It was about
 (10) 3 kilometers deep at its thickest point in northern Alberta. Now there are only two
        sheets left on Earth, those covering Greenland and Antarctica.
               Any domelike body of ice that also flows out in all directions but covers less than
        50,000 square kilometers is called an ice cap. Although ice caps are rare nowadays,
       there are a number in northeastern Canada, on Baffin Island, and on the Queen
  Elizabeth Islands.
               The second category of glaciers includes those of a variety of shapes and sizes
      generally called mountain or alpine glaciers. Mountain glaciers are typically identified
      by the landform that controls their flow. One form of mountain glacier that resembles
     an ice cap in that it flows outward in several directions is called an ice field. The
     difference between an ice field and an ice cap is subtle. Essentially, the flow of an ice
     field is somewhat controlled by surrounding terrain and thus does not have the domelike
     shape of a cap. There are several ice fields in the Wrangell, St. Elias, and Chugach
     mountains of Alaska and northern British Columbia.
             Less spectacular than large ice fields are the most common types of mountain
 (25)glaciers : the cirque and valley glaciers. Cirque glaciers are found in depressions in the
      surface of the land and have a characteristic circular shape. The ice of valley glaciers,
      bound by terrain, flows down valleys, curves around their corners, and falls over cliffs.
 Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
              (A) Where major glaciers are located
              (B) How glaciers shape the land
              (C) How glaciers are formed
              (D) The different kinds of glaciers
 Question 37: It can be inferred that ice sheets are so named for which of the following reasons?
              (A) They are confined to mountain valleys.
              (B) They cover large areas of land.
              (C) They are thicker in some areas than in others.
              (D) They have a characteristic circular shape.
Question 38: According to the passage, where was the Cordilleran Ice Sheet thickest ?
              (A) Alaska (B) Greenland (C) Alberta (D) Antarctica
 Question 39: The word “rare” in line 13 is closest in meaning to
              (A) small (B) unusual (C) valuable (D) widespread
 Question 40: According to the passage (paragraph 5), ice fields resemble ice caps in
                which of the following ways?
              (A) Their shap   (B) Their flow (C) Their textur (D) Their location
Question 41 All of the following are alpine glaciers EXCEPT
              (A) cirque glacier   (B) ice cap (C) valley glaciers (D) ice fields
 Question 42  The word “depressions” in line 25 is closest in meaning to
              (A) intrusion (B) dejection (C) concaves (D) convexes
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50 
THE FAMOUS CUP
It's only 36 centimeters tall, but to fans throughout the world, it represents the highest achievement in football. Every fouryears, 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 threeWorld Cup events (1930, '34 and '38), the name changed to simply the "World Cup." Then during World War II, not muchwas seen or heard of the trophy. It was being kept hidden in a shoe box under the bed of Dr. Ottorino Barassi, the Italianvice-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 wasstolen during a public showing of the trophy prior to the World Cup tournament in England. Luckily, it was found a shorttime 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