ENGLISH TEST

PART A: LISTENING
Part 1: Questions 1 – 5 (5 pts)
There are five questions in this part. For each question, there are three pictures and a short
recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it.
1. Which present will the girl take?

2. Who lives n Joe’s house now?

3. Who will be on stage next?

4. Where is the woman’s notebook now?

5. What time will the cake be ready?

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Part 2: Questions 6 – 10 (5 pts)

You will hear a man talking to a woman about hiring a car.
Complete the note below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer:
Costwise Car Hire
Number of offices in Sidney: 3
Booking reference number: (6)___743002__
Office just by: (7)_ THE TERMINAL___
Opening hours: (8)___6;45____
After – hours charge: (9)_____30$____________

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Cheapest model of car available: (10)_______ECHO__________
Part 3: Questions 11 – 15 (5 pts)
You will hear a lecturer talking about the history of the electric guitar.
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

THE HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR

DATE MAKER NAME OF GUITAR FEATURES
1890s Orville Gibson No name similar in shape to a
(11)_VIOLIN_________
(12)__1920___ John Dopyera The (13)__NATIONAL GUITAR made of metal, good for playing
(14)___BLUES
1930s C.F. Martin Company The Dreadnought string made of
(15)_STEAL________________
Part 4: Questions 16 - 20 (5 pts)
You will hear two people called Chloe and Ivan talking about a business study course. Listen and choose the best
answer to each question.
16. What is Chloe concerned about?
A. her knowledge of maths
B. her ability to write essays.
C. her lack of business experience.
D. her inexperience as a researcher
17. Which of the following does Ivan feel he has improved?
A. his computer skills.
B. his presentation skills.
C. his reading skills
D. his time management.
18. What does Chloe especially like about the course?
A. She won’t have to do a final examination.
B. She can spend time working in a business.
C. She can study a foreign language.
D. She can go abroad
19. Ivan is pleased that the university is going to have
A. more lecture rooms
B. a larger library
C. more magazines and periodicals
C. more courses
20. What does Ivan advise Chloe to do?
A. contact his tutor.
B. read about some other university.
C. visit the university.
D. go somewhere for a change.
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question(10 pts)
1. I disapprove of people ________ public places.
A. smoking in B. smoke in C. to smoke at D. to smoke in
2. We should participate in the movement __________ to conserve the natural environment.
A. organized B. to organize C. organizing D. organize
3. Look! The yard is wet. It _______ last night.
A. must rain B. couldn’t have rain C. should have rained D. must have rained
4. Bit by bit, a child makes the necessary changes to make his language________
A. as other people C. like other people B. as other people’s D. like other people’s
5. A part-time job give me the freedom to _______ my own interest.
A. pursue B. seek C. chase D. run after
6. The building work is still on schedule _______ a problem in digging the foundation.
A. due to B. despite C. so as D. only if
7. It was ______ easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. purposefully B. exceedingly C. relatively D. normally
8. I think that they may choose me out of 12 candidates, but I don’t _______ much hope.
A. give out B. have it out with C. hold out D. make out
9. I want to build a book case, but I couldn’t make ______ of the instruction.
A. sense B. understanding C. sight D. reality
10. He had a _______ escape when he fell off his motorbike.
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A. near B. close C. narrow D. short
11. The storm continued for ________ of the days when we were in New Orleans, but fortunately there wasn’t _______
damage in the city.
A. a few / many B. some / few C. all / a little D. most / much
12. That’s the first accident you’ve ever had, _________?
A. wasn’t it B. haven’t you C. isn’t it D. is it
13. The agent was _________ for carrying a false passport.
A. arrested B. accused C. trapped D. suspected
14. When a compound is insoluble it means that only a _________ amount of it dissolves.
A. change B. detail C. minute D. second
15. Jim has ________ flu again. That’s the third time in this year.
A led up to B. gone down with C. come up with D. put up with
16. “Are these street map free?”. “Yes, _____________”
A. Help yourself B. Serve yourself C. Please D. Take it
17. “Are they coming to our party ?” “____________________”
A. I don’t hope that C. I don’t believe that B. I believe not D. That’s none at all
18. “Put your hand in the air or I’ll shoot”. “_______________________”
A. I’m sorry B. Excuse me! C. Please, spare me just once D. I can’t
19. “Who do you think will win this beauty contest?”
A. No idea B. I really couldn’t C. It’s doesn’t matter D. It was not important.
20. “I’d like to change some money”. “________”
A. “Five tens, please.” B. “What's your account number?”
C. “Which currency?” D. “You haven't signed it.”
II. Complete the following sentences with the words given in the brackets. (5 pts)
21. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to _dissociate___________ myself from the group. (SOCIAL)
22. The witness claimed she was capable of discovering the man’s evil intentions from the __ _muderer__________ look in
his eyes. (MURDER)
23. Research has proved that certain types of meditation can decrease key stress symptoms such as anxiety and
__irritability___________ (IRRITATE).
24. My father is a strict ___disciplinarian _______ who always believes in 'spare the rod, spoil the child'. (DISCIPLINE)
25. An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a __determinative___________ level. (DETERMINE)
III. Choose the option among A, B. C or D which needs correcting to make a complete sentence. (5 pts)
26. We were at trouble because we had entered the building without permission.
A B C D
27. According to a World Resources Institute report, a significant part of forest acreage disappear each year.
A B C D
28. Electric lamps came into widespread use during the early 1900’s and replaced other type of gas, or oil lamps
A B C
in almost every purpose.
D
29. Not single alphabet has ever perfectly represented the sounds of any of Earth’s natural languages.
A B C D
30. The works of the author Herman Melville are literary creations of a high order, blending fact, fiction, adventure,
A B C
and subtle symbolic.
D
PART C: READING
I. Read the texts and choose the correct option: (5 pts)
1. A. Lorry drivers should slow down within the next 400 metres.
B. Drivers can avoid slow traffic by turning onto another road in
400 metres.
C. Drive more slowly as lorries are joining the road 400 metres
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2. A. Annie suggests that she and Ian give Mum one birthday
present between them.
B. The present Annie saw for Mum was too expensive, so she
needs other ideas.
C. Annie has already bought Mum’s present but has seen
something Ian could buy.

3. This weekend, some trains

A. will be cancelled.
B. will take a different route.
C. will be late.

4. A. Andrea went sightseeing after she went to the beach

yesterday.
B. Andrea visited the museum before she went sightseeing.
C. Andrea went to the beach before she visited a castle.

5. A. We will inform you if our kitchen products take longer to deliver

than expected.
B. We are continuing to improve the quality of our kitchen
products.
C. We need to know if there is something wrong with our kitchen
products.

II. Read the following passage and blacken the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (10 pts)
The British often _____(6)_____ people by their table manners and, at the table as in other _____(7)_____ of British
life, politeness and distance are priced. While it is acceptable to ask an American host for a second _____(8)_____, in
England you should absolutely wait _____(9)_____ you are being offered. It is considered impolite not to _____(10)_____  
what is on your plate. Also watch what you say: the British are very distant with strangers and while they love
_____(11)_____ the weather, even such as their age or whether they have any children may be _____(12)_____ too
personal. Beware _____(13)_____ calling Scottish or Irish people “English”. Absolute no-no’s are politics and religion, as they
are, incidentally, in the United States.  On both sides of the Atlantic, it is never a good idea to engage in arguments about
_____(14)_____ while sitting at the table.  You should also eat at roughly the same speed as the others at the table and
never start your food before your _____(15)_____ does.
6. A. comment B. value C. estimate D. judge
7. A. walks B. ways C. parts D. corners
8. A. dish B. amount C. help D. serving
9. A. before B. after C. to D. until
10. A. end B. finish C. eat D. use up
11. A. telling B. talking C. discussing D. arguing
12. A. believed B. thought C. considered D. regarded
13. A. to B. at C. for D. of
14. A. neither B. either C. each D. both
15. A. host B. landlord C. guest D. steward
III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the question
(10 pts)
Traditionally in America, helping the poor was a matter for private charities or local governments. Arriving immigrants
depended mainly on predecessors from their homeland to help them start a new life. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
several European nations instituted public-welfare programs. But such a movement was slow to take hold in the United
States because the rapid pace of industrialization and the ready availability of farmland seemed to confirm the belief that
anyone who was willing to work could find a job.
Most of the programs started during the Depression era were temporary relief measures, but one of the programs -
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Security ensures that retired persons receive a modest monthly income and also provides unemployment insurance, disability
insurance, and other assistance to those who need it. Social Security payments to retired persons can start at age 62, but
many wait until age 65, when the payments are slightly higher. Recently, there has been concern that the Social Security fund
may not have enough money to fulfill its obligations in the 21st century, when the population of elderly Americans is expected
to increase dramatically. Policy makers have proposed various ways to make up the anticipated deficit, but a long-term
solution is still being debated. In the years since Roosevelt, other American presidents have established assistance
programs. These include Medicaid and Medicare; food stamps, certificates that people can use to purchase food; and public
housing which is built at federal expense and made available to persons on low incomes.
Needy Americans can also turn to sources other than the government for help. A broad spectrum of private charities
and voluntary organizations is available. Volunteerism is on the rise in the United States, especially among retired persons. It
is estimated that almost 50 percent of Americans over age 18 do volunteer work, and nearly 75 percent of U.S. households
contribute money to charity.
16. New immigrants to the U.S. could seek help from ______.
A. the people who came earlier C. only charity organizations
B. the US government agencies D. volunteer organizations
17. It took welfare programs a long time to gain a foothold in the U.S. due to the fast growth of______.
A. industrialization B. modernization C. urbanization D. population
18. The word “instituted” in the first paragraph mostly means ______.
A. executed B. studied C. introduced D. enforced
19. The Social Security program has become possible thanks to ______.
A. deductions from wages C. donations from companies
B. people’s willingness to work D. enforcement laws
20. Most of the public assistance programs ______ after the severe economic crisis.
A. were introduced into institutions C. functioned fruitfully in institutions
B. did not become institutionalized D. did not work in institutions
21. That Social Security payments will be a burden comes from the concern that ______.
A. elderly people ask for more money C. the number of elderly people is growing
B. the program discourages working people D. younger people do not want to work
22. Persons on low incomes can access public housing through ______.
A. low rents B. state spending C. donations D. federal expenditure
23. Americans on low incomes can seek help from ______.
A. federal government C. state governments
B. government agencies D. non-government agencies
24. Public assistance has become more and more popular due to the ______.
A. young people’s voluntarism only C. people’s growing commitment to charity
B. volunteer organizations D. innovations in the tax system
25. The passage mainly discusses ______.
A. public assistance in America C. funding agencies in America
B. immigration into America D. ways of fund-raising in America
IV. Read the following passage and write T or F. (5 pts)
In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is big news. People
are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways
to use products a second time.
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and expensive plastic
wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging : usually paper, a box, and a bag. All that
packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils.
Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them
away and buy new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality
appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer
chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce
garbage, the throwaway must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers, empty the bottles,
they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The
energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common
practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.
26. Europe is described as one of the most industrialized areas. T
27. People can buy high-quality products to reduce waste.T
28. It is a waste when customers buy low-quality products because they have to be repaired many times.F
29. The process of reuse that the bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected. F
30. The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because people are made to return bottles. F
PART D: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the first one. (5 pts)

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1. The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries.
=> Only when_ the general's personal diaries were published did the truth come
out___________________________________________________________.
2. You can use it as long as you like and it won’t wear out.
=> No matter_ how long you can use it, it won't wear
out___________________________________________________________.
3. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports
=> Despite her_ severely disablity, she participated in many sports __.
4. I write to him almost every day.
=> Hardly__ does a day go by without my writing to
him__________________________________________________________.
5. There was a lot of traffic, that’s why we are late .
=> Had not_there been a lot of trafic,we wouldn’t have been
late___________________________________________________________.
II. You are Nguyen Minh Ha and you live at 123 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, in Haiduong, Viet nam. Your pen pal is going
to spend his summer vacation in one of the ASEAN countries. You want him/her to visit Vietnam. Write a letter(100
words) to invite him/her to visit Vietnam and recommend some places that he/she might be interested in. (10 pts)
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III. Write a paragraph of 150 words to answer the following question: (15 pts)Is it important for modern Vietnamese
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