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TEST 12
PAPER 1: READING AND WRITING

PART 1: READING
I. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences
1. Which of the following is NOT a part of the menu?
A. dessert B. main course C. bill D. starter
2. It is believed that she'll be a billionaire by the time she……………forty.
A. manager B. location C. service D. advice
3. A....................is a person who doesn’t eat meat.
A. customer B. vegetarian C. cook D. chef
4. I don’t have ...............money, so I’ll have to wait to get a new coat.
A. a piece of B. much C. many D. a few
5. Look inside the wallet and maybe you can find out who it belongs ................ .
A. with B. in C. for D. to
6. We offer top quality products with ...............prices.
A. afford B. affording C. afforded D. affordable
7. you should practise ................every day or you’ll never learn.
A. juggle B. juggling C. to juggle D. juggled
8. He tried to deny ..................the money, but no one believed him.
A. stealing B. to steal C. steal D. stole
9. The manager wasn’t very helpful, and the receptionist wasn’t ............
A. too B. either C. neither D. so
10. My father had a very strong ...................and everyone respected him.
A. character B. bully C.feeling D.emotion

II. Questions 11-15

• Look at the sign in each question.
• Someone asks you what it means.

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• Choose the best answer

(Circle the letter next to the correct explanation A, B or C)
11. A.You should be careful.
Caution!
Floor slippery B. You may not walk on the floor.
When wet! C. It is raining.
12.
Hi Toby,
Is this your sister driving you to band 12. Holly is asking

practice today? If so, could I get a lift? A. if there is band practice.

Otherwise I’ll have to ride the bus- B. about travel arrangements.
mum’s working.
C. for advice
Thanks

13. E-mail A. Kate wants to see a movie.

To: Lynn From: Kate B. They have changed their plans.
What are you doing this afternoon?
C. There is an offer at the cinema.
Do you want to go to the cinema?
Call me if you’re free.
14. It would be seen on
Contains no sugar, artificial A. a menu.
flavours, or preservatives. B. a piece of luggage.
C. a food package.
15. Hi Mike, 15.
Don’t forget to pick up a pint of milk at A. Mike must take milk to school.
the supermarket on your way home from B. Mike needs to buy milk.
school. C. someone forgot something.
Thanks
III. Read the text and questions below. For each question, choose the letter of the
correct answer (A, B, C or D)
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The Furby Fad

The Furby, a five inch tall doll with bulging eyes and a round mouth, which had a great
resemblance to the character from the movie "Gremlins", was a cute enough toy. But how
did it become so very popular for a short time, causing a Furby fad?

Part of the interest in the toy was because it displayed lifelike qualities. It was interactive.
In particular, it needed nurturing. The toy responded to light, sound and touch and had the
ability to learn to speak English. Conversely, it could teach its owner how to speak
Furbish, which was a mixture of several language sounds.

However most of its popularity was due to media exposure. The Furby was first
demonstrated at the 1998 Toy Fair in New York City. The toy was subsequently
mentioned in Time magazine and USA Today and on a number of early morning
television shows. The Toy Fair took place in February, but the manufacturer, Tiger
Electronics, had planned to release it in October. But because of the media exposure, toy
stores began placing large orders for the toy as more and more parents began inquiring
about its availability. By the time the toy was released in October, Tiger had already sold
out the initial lot of 1.3 million units.

The Furby fad seemed to have been fuelled by the inability of parents to find the toy.
When it was not available, everyone needed one. Yet. as soon as they became plentiful,
interest in them evaporated.
16. What is the writer doing in this text?
A. trying to show how toys are made.
B. presenting the history of a movie character
C. trying to explain the success of a product
D. trying to protect shoppers
17. What did people particularly like about the Furby?
A. It resembled a movie character. B. It could speak English.
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C. It was extremely cute. (bỏ in đậm) D. It seems alive.

18. The first place anyone saw the Furby was
A. at a toy fair. B. in a well-known magazine.
C . on morning television. D. in toy stores
19. Why does the writer think the Fur by became a fad?
A. It was a new idea. B. It was not widely available on release.
C. It was well advertised. D. It was affordable
20. Which best describes indigo dye?

A. A cute, innovative toy that was B. A strange-looking toy that was a huge hit
extremely popular for a short with children despite the doubts of
time. parents.
C. A toy that achieved unexplained D. A modem toy that interacts with children
and surprising popularity. and deserves more popularity than it has.

IV. Read the text below and fill each of the blanks with ONE suitable word from the
box.(nx giống đề 10,11)

there observed went discoveries at

only who from such help

The Work of Jane Goodall(tất cả số thứ tự đều là 2?)

Jane Goodall, the world's leading (0) expert on chimpanzees, left England and for Africa,
(2).....................age of 23, to visit a friend who had moved (2)..................... . Jane got
work as a secretary for Louis Leaky, a Kenyan scientist, (2)..................... recognized her
careful way of working and her interest in animals, an suggested she (2).....................him
by studying the chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park, in Tanzania. She
(2)..................... on to make many important (2)..................... about chimpanzees which
changed two long-standing beliefs of the day: that (2).....................humans could

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construct and use tools, and that chimpanzees were vegetarians. She (2).....................the
chimpanzees using grass and twigs as tools to remove termites (2)..................... their
mounds, and also hunting and killing smaller monkeys for food. She also observed
behaviours that we consider human, (2).....................as hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and
even tickling.

PART 2: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
Example: John is taller than Frank.
Answer: Frank is shorter than John.
1. I asked Keith what he had done on Saturday.
I asked Keith, “What did .........................on Saturday?”
2. He told me that he had seen an action film.
“......................................an action film”, he told me.
3. Keith prefers action films to dramas.
Keith likes action films......................................he like dramas.
4. The film was so good that they couldn’t stop talking about it.
It was.................................film that they couldn’t stop talking about it.
5. Keith’s parents let him stay out until midnight.
Keith was .............................out until midnight.
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PAPER 2: LISTENING
PART I: QUESTION 1 - 5
• 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.
• You will hear the piece twice.
Example: What is the time?

√
A c B √
C

1. Which is the girl’s favourite photo?

A B C

2. What should people not do?

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A B C

3. What has the woman studied in college this week?

A B C

4. Where does the man prefer to swim?

A B C

5. What did the students enjoy learning about in the lecture today

A B C
PART II: QUESTION 6 - 15: You will hear a film review programme on the radio.
Welcome to The Film Review Programme! Today we’re reviewing some of this week’s
new films. Let’s start with this week’s likely hit, Jungle Fever. This is quite an unusual
one! Some of you may remember last year’s TV (6)......................... film about a family of
tigers in India. Well, this is a cartoon based on that programme and I can (7)......................
that it’s great fun for people of any age.

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Some of you will be (8) ................... to know that actor Steve Wills is back on our
screens! You’ll remember him as action hero Marty Kay, but in his new film, Call It, he
actually plays a chef, working in an Italian pizza (9)....................... in New York City.
Actor Jennifer Peckory plays his manager, Jo-Jo, and romance is in the air!

Don’t miss Swim!, a (10)........................ which takes a look at learning to swim as an

adult. It’s about a 20-year-old man who wants to join in with his friends when they swim
in the lake near his home. So, he goes to the (11)........................... to take lessons. Be
prepared to laugh until it hurts!

And now it’s (12).............................. time, so I hope you’ve listened carefully and made
some notes! If you want to enter this month’s competition, just go online and answer the
(13)............................. questions in our quiz. Go to www.movies.co.uk and select your
answers.

Last month, we gave out free cinema tickets as a prize – this time we’re offering
restaurant tickets which you can use at a choice of exciting places. You must complete
your entry by January the twenty-eighth. Make sure you’ve finished by (14)
.........................., when the competition closes. We’ll announce the winners on the
thirtieth of (15)......................... – and if you’re lucky, the prize will be yours by the
second week in February. Good luck and goodbye!