TEST 2 A: LISTENING Directions: This is the listening test for levels from 3 to Sof the Vietnam's 6-evel Language Proficiency Test. There are three parts to the test. You will hear each part once. For each part of the test there \ill be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers. Write your ‘answers on the question paper. You will have 5 minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers onto the answer sheet. PART 1. ‘There are eight questions in this part. For each question there are four options and a short recording. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, Cor D. You now have 48 seconds to look through the questions and the options in each question. 11. What colour is Mary's coat? Ayellow B. blue brown D. black 2. What did the woman repair? A chair B. shelf desk D. bed 3. What are they going to buy for Pam? ‘A.a book B. a plant C.some chocolates D. candies 4, What has the girl lost? ‘A-mobile phone 8. purse C pen D. bag 5. Which sport will the boy do soon at the centre? A. waterskiing. 8. diving sailing D. swimming. 6. Who lives with Josh in his house? Achis grandmother B. his father Chis sister D. his mother 7. What will the girl take with her on holiday? A. suitcase 8. sports bag. backpack D. overhead bag 8. Where do the boys decide to go? A. cinema B. game store park D.fibrary PART 2 You will hear three different conversations. In each conversation there are four questions. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the conversations only once. Conversation 1. You will hear a journalist interviewing Geoff Thompson, a British sportsman. 9. Where was Geoff Thompson born? A. In London. B. In the North of England. C.In the South of London. D. In Britain. 10. How did he know about karate? ‘A He discovered karate by himself, 8. He's interested in karate owning to a sports center during a school visit. . His friend introduced it to him. 16D. He knew it when moving to London, 111. When did he take part in the World Championships in Taiwan? ‘An1972.—B.1n1980, C.In 1982. _D. After starting training with a British coach, 112. How many times has he got the World Champion? ‘ATwotimes. 8, Three times. . Four times, D. Five times. Conversation 2. You will hear a man telephoning to talk about the job in a hotel. 113. Which position does this hotel need? A.Atemporary staff B.A stable staff. C.Apart-time receptionist. _D. A fulhtime waiter. 114, What about the hour of work? ‘A. There are two shifts and two days off. B. There are two shifts and one day off, There's a day shift from 7 to 2 and a late shift from 4 tll 11. D. There is only afternoon shift. 115. What does the woman mention about the uniform? {A It's prepared by the hotel. 8B. He needs to wear dark clothes. C.He needs @ white shirt and dark trousers. _D, He needs wear uniform five days a week. 116, When does he start his job? ‘A.At the end of May. B. On the 10% of May. On the 10 of June, D. On the 28° of June. Conversation 3. Listen to part of a conversation at au 117. What does the man plan to write his paper on? ‘A. The preservation of old books. &, The local coal industry. . The famous archives librarian. D. The collection of rare books. ary. 18. What security procedures does the librarian tell the man he must follow? ‘A. Show her his note cards before leaving. B. Show her his 1D card. Paya fee, D. Allow his ID card to be copied; sign in and out ofthe archives room. 119. Why did the librarian mention the age of the books? ‘A. They need to be handled with gloves. 8B. The man can only look at photographs of them. C. They were added to the collection recently. D. They are value books. 20, How did the man collect his needed information about his paper? ‘A.He took a picture. 8B. He scanned these images. C.He could just look them. _D. He photocopied these books. PART3 You will hear three different talks or lectures. In each talk or lecture there are five questions. For ‘each question, choose the correct answer A, 8, Cor D. You will hear the talks or lectures only once. v7Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a presentation about fashion at work. 21, The presenter doesn’t wear a suit because .. ‘A.He is not an important person. B. He wants to talk about different fashion trend. . The presentation is not formal . He works fora fashion company. 22, According to the speaker, which statement is TRUE? ‘A.It’s important to look casually-dressed in put B. Asuitis necessary when meeting clients. C. Wearing shorts is OK, sometimes. D. Nobody can describe the way he's dressed. 23. What does the phrase “Dress-down Fridays” mean? ‘A. Employees must wear fashionable clothes on Fridays. 8. Employees can wear anything they want on Fridays. . Employees are allowed to wear informally on Fridays. D. Employees are required to wear special clothes on Fridays. 24, According to the speaker, who may be the most informal dressers? ‘A. People working in IT 8, People working in banks. . People working in customer services. D. People working with 25. What does a customer feel about a man in uniform? Acreliable 8, recognized C. expertised 0. reassured ‘Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a man talking about sleeping habits. 26. How many hours of sleep do experts suggest for kids? ‘ATen B. About fifteen c.1,400 0.70 27. According to the speaker, why is sleep important for the brain? ‘A Sleep generates dreams so brain can relax. B. Brain can rest inasleep. C. Sleep can save energy for the brain. D. Sleep improves the effectiveness of the bra 28. Why don’t the students learn well when they are tired? ‘A. They can't finish their homework, 8. They can’t deal with troubles in class. C. They get very excited D. They can't pay attention very well 29. Which is NOT a reason for poor sleep? ‘A. drinking soda 8. playing computer games staying up late 0. exercising before sleep 30. What should students try to do each night? ‘A. Watch a scary movie B. Drink some hot tea C.Gotobed at a regular time D. relax with a TV show 18Talk/Lecture 3, Listen to.a woman talking about northern lights. 31, Which is NOT the shape of the northern lights? A.astraight ine B.2 cured line C.around shape ‘Dan oval shape 32, What does “aurora borealis” exactly mean? ‘A-northernlights 8. northern dawn northern sky D. early morning lights 33, Where is the best place to see the northern lights? 'A.The northernmost point of Earth B. The north of Poland C. Anywhere in Scandinavian countries . Most parts of the world 34, What is one of the stories developed by people before modern science? ‘A. The lights were caused by foxes. B. The lights were the dance of animals. . The lights appeared when people. D. The lights came from fires of northern gods. 35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in. ‘A. Adescription ofthe lights 8, The scientific explanation for the lights The discovery ofthe lights D. Beliefs about the lights talk? 19B: READING Time permitted: 60 minutes Number of questions: 40, Directions: in this section you willread FOUR different passages Fach one is followed by 10 questions ‘bout it For questions 1-40, you are to choose the Best answer A, 6, Cor, to each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number ofthe question and filn the space that corresponds tthe eter ofthe answer you have chosen Answer all question following o passage onthe bass of whot is stated or implied in that possoge. You hove 60 minutes to answer oll the questions, Including the time to transfer your answers tothe answer sheet. PASSAGE 1 ~ Questions 1-10 Doctors treat patients for free at einen Ha Noi Line For20 years, ang Th Nan, 67, ha been waking up about 30 minutes earlier each day to bake cakes ot prepare tea for two retired doctor in acne near her house in Ha Nos Gop bat Ward. That iallthan can offer as thanks to doctors who provide free health Checks for herself her paralysed husband and their 43-year-old disabled son. “if one day 5 they cannot tate care of themselves and need some one to lookaftr, will doit voluntarily fillthe day they ae gone,” Nhan said. ‘Te smal ene, situated on Kim Dong Street, has become familiar to many people inf Nol. tas established in 1982 by Or Truong Thi Hot To, 84, a former principal of Nam Dinh Medea! College, Le Thi Soc, 87,9 retired nurse from Saint Paul Municipal Hospital, 10. and Le Thanh Thuoe, he late deputy director ofthe Viet Nam National Cancer Hospital, “who died last year, The clinic used to open every Monday and Thursday. However, after doctor Thuoe died and due tothe deteriorating heath ofthe two other medics, the clinic tow only opens on Monday mornings at 8 am. Patients not only receive health checks, but they als recelve free medicine. 15 Since 2014, the clinic hs treated about 8,500 patients, according to Glap Bat ward's Red Cross Association. On its first days, the clinic faced numerous difcuties due to lack of money. Mrs To, founder ofthe cli, had to spend her own pension and encourage her children and relatives to donate money to purchase medical equipment and medicine. ‘The cine also had to relocate seven times a To and her co-workers could not afford high 20 rent, Despite thes dificuties, they never thought of giving up. "Being able to help my patients brings me unspeakable joy. Tiss also my life target. It warms my hear to see the happy faces ofthe patients," To said, B “Tran ThiToan, 64 patient fom Nam Dinh Province, now works asa servant in Hs Not she is grateful to doctor To and nurse Soc notjust forthe free treatment, but for thet 25. caring manner, Toan sak: "They give me meticulous treatment and cles, detailed instruction a well os advise me on a healthy and happy lifestyle". Toan feels shy about her Job, so the doctors care and compassionate attitude have become her inspiration Inf. To the doctors, the most precious thing they receive from their patents is confidence in their skis, which can only be achieved through ethics and medical 30 excellence. "The success ofa doctor does not ies in how much money they earn but how many people they help" Soc said Shering Soc's opinion To sid that "Medical practitioners Should not consider thelr profession os tool to gt rich, They should not benefit from their patients’ pain. Patients come fist, not money.” B 1. How old was Dang Thi Nhan when she first started to bake cakes or prepare tea for the two doctors? A20 8.67 a3 a7 202. The word "they' in paragraph 1 refers to ‘A. two doctors ‘B. husband and son _C. health checks D. cakes 3. The word "late" in paragraph 2is closest in meaning to A last-minute Bibehind —_C. delayed D. deceased 4, The word "its" in paragraph 3 refers to ‘A.Red Cross Association 8. the clinic medicine D. pension 5. Who probably did not work in a hospital before retirement? A.Le Thi Soc 8. Le Thanh Thuoe C.Truong ThiHoi ToD. Allof them 6.In which lines does the author mention about the bad health condition of the doctors at the linc Aline s B.line 13 C.line23. One 28 7. The word "donate" in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by . A.give B.take keep D. get 8. What has helped Mrs. Tran Thi'Toan galn confidence in her life? ‘A. her job as a servant B.her gratitude to all doctors her healthy and happy lifestyle D. doctors" caring manner and free treatment at clinic 8.1m which space (marked A, B, Cand D in the passage) will the following sentence fit? "They treat me as a close member of thelr family. There is no discrimination between the rich and the poor. Everyone Is treated equally." She added. AA BB cc DD 10. The last paragraph indicates Mrs. Soc's opinion thet a doctor is successful if. ‘Ache/ she earns alot of money B.he/ she is confident in his/her skills CC he/ she helps @ lot of patients D. he/ she benefits from their patients’ pain PASSAGE 2 — Questions 11-20 To Geta Job in Your 50s, Maintain Friendships in Your 40s. Line We hear it all the time: People who are over 50 take longer to find jobs than younger people. Connie Wanberg, a professor at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, had long heard gloom-and-doom stories to that effect, but she ‘wondered how strong the data was to support them. 5 Very, as it turned out. According to a study by Professor Wanberg and others, job seekers over 50 were unemployed 5.8 weeks longer than those from the ages of 30 t0 43. ‘That number rose to 10.6 weeks when the comparison group was from 20 to 29. Professor Wanberg and three other researchers — Darla J. Hamann, Ruth Kanfer and Zhen Zhang — arrived at those numbers by analyzing and synthesizing hundreds of studies by economists, 10 sociologists and psychologists. a15 20 2B 30 35 111. The word "gloom-and-doom” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by But itis important not to jump to conclusions about the cause, Professor Wanberg said, “It'snot very unusual for everybody to think that the reason forthe difficulty in finding jobs at 50s is discrimination,” she sald. That can sometimes be the case, but the reality s that the behavior required to find work does not play to many older people's strengths. Once they become aware of this, they can act to compensate. In their study, the researchers found that older people on average had smaller social networks than younger people, Professor Wanberg said. This is not necessarily bad — as we age, many of us find that the quality of our relationships is more important than ‘the quantity. But in the job search process, the number of connections we maintain in our professional and personal networks is often critical ‘As people age, they also tend to stay In the same job longer, consistent with 2 pattern of wanting to put down roots. During that time, the skils people have learned and ‘the job search strategies they once used may become outdated — especially as technology evolves ever mare quickly. The cure for these drawbacks is fairly straightforward. Once you hityour early 40s, even if you are not looking for ajab, work to learn new skills and stretch yourself, Professor \Wanberg said. Also, keep your networks strong by staying In touch with former colleagues and classmates, along with current co-workers and clients whom you don’t see regularly, she said. Finding a job after $0 doesn’t have to be as discouraging ast is often portrayed to be, Professor Wanberg sald.Just recognize that some of the obstacles you face are inherent to the aging process, she said. She stressed that her findings reflected only averages and ‘that individual behavior varies greatly. Certainly, many older people maintain wide social Circles and often learn skills. But in general, older job seekers must take more steps to find employment than younger ones, she said Once older workers do find a new employer, they can use their knowledge, wisdom and emotional intelligence — qualities that older people often possess in abundance —to thrive in their new positions, ‘A.hopeless B. interesting . cheerful D. strange 12, According tothe study, which age group has the least unemployed time? ‘less than 20 B. from 20 t0 28 from 30 to 49 D.overS0 13. In the third paragraph, what best paraphrases the sentence “It’s not very unusual for everybody to think that the reason for the difficulty in finding jobs at SOs is discrimination"? ‘A People do not usually think about the cause of discrimination in finding jobs at 50s. 8. People do not usually think that discrimination is the reason for the difficulty at 50s. . People commonly believe that finding jobs at 50s causes discrimination, D. People commonly believe that discrimination makes finding jobs at 50s difficult. 14, The word "theie" in paragraph 4 refers to . 415. The word "critical" in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by A. the researchers 8. older people C. social networks . younger people A huge 8. demanding trivial D. Important 416. What advice does Professor Wanberg give to over 50 year-old job seekers when they are stil at early 405? 2‘A. maintaining small but strong social networks 8. becoming aware of their strengths C.learning new skills and keeping wide social circles D. staying in the same job longer. 17. The word "these drawbacks” in paragraph 6 refers to. A outdated sklls and job search strategies B. small numbers of connection networks lost social circles with co-workers and clients . low quality and small quantity of relationships 118, What of the following statements isnot true according to the passage? ‘A. Finding a job after 50 is not at all hopeless 8. Older people hardly learn new skills and maintain wide social networks C. Older people often have many good qualities . Findings ofthe study does not hold true forall older people. 19. Which of the following would best describe Professor Wanberg's attitude towards finding a job after 50? A. hopeless B. frustrated optimistic D. discouraging 20. What is the purpose of this passage? A.To report the difficulties of finding jobs at SOs. 8. To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of 50 year-old job seekers, . To warn people against skipping jobs at later ages. . To raise awareness on the importance of maintaining social connections and learning new skills at early stages. ‘ OM 23PASSAGE 3 ~ Questions 21-30 Une MARY'S FIRST JOB. When I was jus fifteen, my father purchased an old hostel in the country where we lived and decided to turn it into a luxury hotel. At the early stages of the hotel, he experimented with everything. None of us had ever worked in a hotel before, but my dad had a vision of what guests wanted. His standards were extremely high and he believed that 5 toreach those standards the most important thing was work. Fora month that summer | worked as a waitress at breakfast and dinner. As part of the job | had to lay the tables in the dining room beforehand and clean up afterwards. This, gave me the middle of the day free for studying because my school report predictably had not lived up to my fathers high expectations. 10 Like all the other waitresses, ! was equipped with a neat uniform and told to treat the guests as though they were special visitors in my own home. Although | felt more like 2 stranger in theirs, I did not express my feelings. Instead I concentrated on doing the job as well as, if nt better than, the older girs Inthe kitchen | learned how to deat with Gordon, the chef, who I found rather 15 daunting. He had an impressive chef's hat and a terrifying ability to lose his temper and get violent for no clear reason. | avoided close contact with him and always grabbed the dishes he gave me with a cold look on my face. Then, as | walked from the kitchen to the dining room, my cold expression used to change into a charming smile | found waiting at breakfast was more enjoyable than at dinner. The guests came 20 wandering into the dining room from seven-thirty onwards, staring with pleasure at the view of the sea and the islands through the dining room window. | always made sure that everyone got their order quickly and | enjoyed getting on well with the people at each table, Inthe evenings it was funny how differently people behaved; they talked with 25 louder, less friendly voices, and did not always return my smile. However, thatall changed when Dad created a special role for me which improved my status considerably | started by making simple cakes for guests’ picnics and soon progressed to more elaborate cakes for afternoon teas. | found that recipes were easy to follow and it was 30 amusing to improvise. This led toa nightly event known as Mary's Sweet Trolley used to enter the dining room every evening pushing a trolley carrying an extraordinary collection of puddings, cakes and other desserts. Most of them were of my own invention, !had cooked them all myself, and some were undeniably strange. 21. The word “iin line 2 refers to ‘Aan old hostel B. the country + Ca luxury hotel D. Marys firstjob 22. What did the people working at the hotel have in common? ‘A. They knew what the guests expected. B. They shared all the jobs. C. They lacked experience. D. They enjoyed the work. 23. Mary's working day was organized in order to give her. A.time forher schoolwork. B. working experience. C.time at midday to relax. _D. time to have lunch with her fat her. 24. Inthe second paragraph, what best paraphrases the sentence "my school report predictably had znot lived up to my father’s high expectations” ‘A. The school made a report about my expectations to my father, 8B, My father has not satisfied with my results at school. 2. The report from schoo! is highly predictable to my father . My father expects to receive the school report soon. 25. What does the writer mean by "daunting" in line 16? ‘A disgusting 8. frightening interesting D. strange 26. What did Mary do while she walked from the kitchen to the dining room? ‘A. She smiled at Gordon In a friendly way. B. She avoided touching Gordon C. She checked the food Gordon gave her. D. She started to look more friendly. 27. Why did Mary enjoy serving breakfasts more than dinners? ‘A, She enjoyed the view from the dining room while working B. She had @ better relationship with the guests. C. The guests were more punctual than at dinner. D. She worked more efficiently at breakfast. 28, How did Mary's father improve her position inthe hotel? ‘A. He put her in charge of the restaurant, 8, He asked her to provide entertainment for the guests. . He made her responsible for part of dinner. D. He gave her a special uniform. 29; What was special about the food on Mary’s Sweet Trolley? ‘A. Mary made it following traditional recipes. 8, Mary made the same food for picnics. . Mary and Gordon made it together. D. Mary made most of it without following récipes. 30. What impression does Mary give of her job throughout the passage? ‘A.Tt brought her closer to her father. 8. It was sometimes uncomfortable. . twas always enjoyable. D. It was quite easy to do, 25PASSAGE 4~ Questions 31-40 tine Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkall and sand, the latter a product of alkali and 5 vegetable oll. Their importance in the communities of colonial North America need hardly be stressed. Potash and sode are not interchangeable for all purposes, but for glass-or soap- ‘making either would do, Soda was obtained largely from the ashes of certain “Mediterranean sea plants, potash from those of inland vegetation. Hence potash was 10 more familiar to the early European settlers of the North American continent. ‘The settlement at Jamestown in Virginia was in many ways @ microcosm of the ‘economy of colonial North America, and potash was one of its first concerns. It was required for the glassworks, the frst factory in the British colonies, and was produced in sufficient quantity to permit the inclusion of potash inthe first cargo shipped out of 15 Jamestown. The second ship to arrive in the settlement from England included among its passengers experts in potash making. ‘The method of making potash was simple enough. Logs was piled up and burned In the open, and the ashes collected. The ashes were placed in a barrel with holes in the bottom, and water was poured over them. The solution draining from the barrel was boiled 20. downin iron kettles. The resulting mass was further heated to fuse the mass into what was called potash. In North America, potash making quickly became an adjunct to the clearing of land for agriculture, for it was estimated that as much as half the cost of clearing land could be recovered by the sale of potash. Some potash was exported from Maine and New 25 Hampshire in the seventeenth century, but the market tuned out to be mainly domestic, consisting mostly of shipments from the northern to the southern colonies. For despite the beginning of the trade at Jamestown and such encouragements as a series of acts to ‘encourage the making of potash, beginning in 1707 in South Carolina, the softwoods in the South proved to be poor sources of the substance. 31, What aspect of potash does the passage mainly discuss? |. How it was made B. Its value as a product for export How it difers from other alkalis D. Its importance in colonial North America 22, Allof the following statements are true of both potash and soda EXCEPT. ~ A They are alkalis. BB. They are made from sea plants. C. They are used in making soap. D. They are used in making glass. 33. They phrase "the latter" in paragraph 1 refers to. A. alkali B. glass sand D.soap 34, The word "stressed" In paragraph 1 could be best replaced by uanmeon A.defined 8. emphasized adjusted. mentioned 35, The word "interchangeable" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to... A.convenient B. identifiable C. equivalent D. advantageous 2636. Itcan be inferred from the passage that potash was more common than soda in colonial North ‘America because .. ‘A the materials needed for making soda were not readily available ‘8, making potash required less time than making soda . potash was better than soda for making glass and soap, D. the colonial glassworks found soda more difficult to use 37. According to paragraph 4, all of the following were needed for making potash EXCEPT. Awood — B.fire C.sand D. water 38. The word “adjunct” in paragraph 5 Is closest in meaning to... A addition 8. answer C problem D. possibility 39, According to the passage, a major benefit of making potash was that ... A. it could be exported to Europe in exchange for other goods, B.Ithelped finance the creation of farms Cit could be made with a variety of materials D. stimulated the development of new ways of glassmaking 40. According to paragraph 5, the softwoods In the South posed which of the following problems for southern settles? A. The softwoods were not very plentiful. 8. The softwoods could not be used to build houses. C. The softwoods were not very marketable, . The softwoods were not very useful for making potash. 27