A LISTENING Question I Listen to the interview between a magazine reporter and Dr Minh Vu about netiquette and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) Tick (√) T (true) or F (false) St.
A LISTENING: DE 3.mp3 Question I: Listen to the interview between a magazine reporter and Dr Minh Vu about netiquette and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) Tick (√) T (true) or F (false) Statements T F Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly offline People we’re communication with online are unreal people CAPS LOCK can be used in emails, posts and comment whenever we like Using shorthand shouldn’t be used as it can cause confusion Question II: Listen to the conversation and complete the sentences Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the recording Developing ways to get better productivity in farming will help feed the…….on earth We may be able to live on other planets, so ………won’t be a problem anymore On the other hand, robots will bring …………… High ………… in farming may destroy the environment B PRACTICE TEST 46 A Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A future B mature C pasture D nature A chore B much C technology D exchange A threaten B earth C healthy D breathe Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group A different B terrorist C contrary D domestic A future B burden C device D certain Choose the best answers to the following sentences Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _ when being asked about their future A depress B depression C depressing D depressed Constant _ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here A threat B threaten C threatening D threateningly No one can predict the future exactly Things may happen _ A expected B unexpected C expectedly D unexpectedly Someone who is _ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular A powerful B optimistic C stagnant D pessimistic 10 There will be powerful network of computers which may come from a single computing _ that is worn on or in the body A device B machinery C equipment D vehicle 11 Let's put off that meeting to next Monday A postpone B schedule C arrange D appoint 12 A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents A demolishing B exploding C developing D running 13 She is looking _ a new place to live in because she does not want to depend _ her parents any more A for / on B after / with C up / forward D at / into 14 I was brought _ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass _ A on / over B for / on C on / off D up / away 15 _ industrialization, we have to cope with the fact that many species are in danger of extinction A Despite B In spite of C But for D Due to 16 He is very worried about his new job _ he is not quite prepared for working A although B but C because D so 17 Up to now, _ space exploring still remains _ very risky, complex, and expensive endeavor A the / the B a / the C a / Ø D Ø / a 18 Within _ few years, _ private space travel has gone from concept to reality A Ø / an B a / Ø C the / a D the / the 19 In the future, the number of tiny but _ computers you encounter every day will number in the thousands, perhaps millions A power B powerful C powerfully D powered 20 What will the relationship between computing and _ bring us over the next 15 years? A science B scientific C scientifically D scientist 21 Not until the early 1900s to vote in the United States A women were allowed B they allowed women C were women allowed D when women allowed 22 hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate A Feeling B To feel C felt D feels 23 Nowadays, young men with a technical education _because of the great demand for highly skilled workmen A is well-paid B should pay well C are well-paid D could pay well 24 It is no use to school if you to work hard A going / not ready B to go / not ready C going / are not ready D go / are not ready 25 While they were laying the table, he to the radio A was listening B listened C has listened D is listening 26 By the year 2020, many people currently employed their jobs A will have lost B will be losing C have lost D are losing 27 Jack made me him next week A to promise to call B to promise calling C promise calling D promise to call 28 eat out tonight? – That’s a great idea! A Shall we B What about C Would you mind D Would you like 29 If Mike hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, he _ injured A had been B was C would be D would have been 30 “Don’t tell anyone what his name is.” – “ ” A Yes, I don’t B I don’t know C I won’t D No, I 31 Will you take care of my little dog ? A when I am on business B so I am on business C for I am on business D when I will be on business 32 Elevators in tall buildings make the top floors A accessibly to everybody B accessible to everybody C that accessible to everybody D to accessible to everybody 33 Housewives not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more A Housework will never be done by housewives any more B Housewives have to spend more and more time to housework C Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they now D No longer housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework 34 Go over the report before you submit it A Before you submit the report, you should be finished writing it B Type the report quickly and then submit it C Read the report carefully before you submit it D Before you write the report you have to find enough information 35 “Well done, Jerry, you’ve passed the driving test!” A I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test B I told that Jerry had passed her driving test C I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test D I congratulated Jerry for passing her driving test Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected 36 We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle A B C D 37 After she had sold her bicycle, she bought himself a new automobile A B C D 38 He even lacks general knowledge, however we can’t employ him A B C D 39 Having suffered from depression him as a teenager, Kevin could understand how his son was feeling A B C D 40 Those spacecrafts are used to taking photographs in space A B C D Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (46) _ between the human and the machine All body (47) _ will be replaceable Computers will function like the human (48) _ with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way They will then produce fake people We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves, (49) _ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts to the new body Then we can choose to live for as (50) _ as we want 41 42 43 44 45 A variety A region A brain A such A long B change B place B limb B as B far C difference C role C skull C so C much D appearance D parts D liver D but D soon THE END PRACTICE TEST 46B 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 01 A establish B endanger C protection D volunteer Question 02 A athletic B vertical C amateur D national 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 03 A scuba B hummock C fund D punishment Question 04 A soldier B leader C adopt D wonder Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 05 Neither Mary nor her sister _ to join the water polo A go B are going C have gone D is going Question 06 I was born in New York but I grew _ in England A at B up C about D of Question 07 Life in the countryside is very _, isn’t it? A peace B peaceful C peacefully D peacefulness Question 08 I wish everything _ so expensive A would be B wouldn’t be C won’t be D could be Question 09 You can select what you want; it’s your _ A choose B chose C chosen D choice Question 10: The authority has postponed _the flyover because it severely affects residents nearby A building B to build C to building D build Question 11 Great apes are in _ of becoming extinct A crisis B threat C danger D warning Question 12 This road is very narrow It _ to be widened A might B needs C mustn’t D may Question 13 I went to university with a very important person, _ Bill Clinton A namely B however C therefore D for example Question 14 She’s not breathing, she _ A must die B must be dead C must have dead D must not dead Question 15 This book is so interesting that I can’t _ A pick it up B let it down C open it up D put it down Question 16 Thank you for _ me A invite B invited C invitation D Inviting Question 17: It isn't cold outside You wear a coat A may B mustn't C should D needn't Question 18: The lake from our bedroom window A can see B could see C can be seen D could been seen Question 19: I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed usual A as early than B more early than C earlier than D as early as Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 20 The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors A supported B cheered C forced D warned Question 21 He resembles his father very much A looks after B names after C takes after D calls after Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 22 After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released A innovative B benevolent C guilty D naive Question 23 The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures A severe B physical C damaging D beneficial Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges Question 24 Lan: “Thanks a lot for your help.” Vinh: “ .” A My excitement B My delight C My happiness D My pleasure Question 25 Mum: “Good luck with the exam, Nam!” Nam: “ , Mum.” A Never mind B Thank you C I wish so D By no means Read the following passage and mark 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 from 23 to 27 The technique to (26) _ a kite was described very accurately by Marco Polo, the European explorer who went to China more than seven hundred years (27) _ The men Polo saw flying a kite were (28) _ engaged in a game, or a pastime They were a ship’s crew superstitious (29) _ all sailors are, and they believed the kite would show them whether or not their voyage would be prosperous If the (30) _ went straight up, it was a good sign, and they would immediately set sail Question 26 A play B fly C start D blow Question 27 A before B previously C former D ago Question 28 A not B really C actually D θ Question 29 A so B like C such D as Question 30 A kite B ship C sail D wind 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 31 to 35 Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the 20 th century He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 14 Several years later, he spent one year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York For a few years after that, he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry After graduating in 1928, he travelled to Spain and to Russia with the help of a Guggenheim fellowship His novels include Not without Laughter (1930) and The Big Sea (1940) He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of poetry The collections include The Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Fields of Wonder (1947), One Way Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959) A man of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist As an older man in the 1960s, he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-Americans to popularize black writers Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literary history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, the period when a neighbourhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans Question: 31: What is the main topic of this passage? A The life of Langston Hughes B The Harlem Renaissance C African-American writers D American twentieth-century writers Question 32: Where was Langston Hughes born? A Spain B New York C Missouri D North Carolina Question 33: According to the author, what did Hughes during the later years of his life? A He wrote short stories B He popularized African-American writers C He advocated racial equality D He wrote about life in Harlem Question 34: Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in the passage? A congratulating B blessing C screening D portraying Question 35: According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following except A a novelist B a poet C a historian D a journalist 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 The most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it, for many of them the opportunity never comes Yet all living things must have water, or they will expire The herbivores find it in desert plants The carnivores slake their thirst with the flesh and blood of living prey One of the most remarkable adjustments, however, has been made by the tiny kangaroo rat, who not only lives without drinking but subsists on a diet of dry seeds containing about 5% free water Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture water in his body by a metabolic conversion of carbohydrates But he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves his small supply by every possible means, expending only minuscule amounts in his excreta and through evaporation from his respiratory tract Investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking water has involved various experiments with these small animals Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their bodies and slowly utilize these resources in the long periods when no free water is available from dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this question was to determine the total water content in the animals to see if it decreases as they are kept for long periods on a dry diet If they slowly use up their water, the body should become increasingly dehydrated, and if they begin with a store of water, this should be evident from an initial high water content Results of such experiments with kangaroo rats on dry diets for more than weeks showed that the rats maintained their body weight There was no trend toward a decrease in water content during the long period of water deprivation When the kangaroo rats were given free access to water, they did not drink water They did nibble on small pieces of watermelon, but this did not change appreciably the water content in their bodies, which remained at 66.3 to 67.2 during this period This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5), and the availability of free water, therefore, did not lead to any "storage" that could be meaningful as a water reserve This makes 35 it reasonable to conclude that physiological storage of water is not a factor in the kangaroo rat's ability to live on dry food Question 35 What is the topic of this passage? A Kangaroo rats B Water in the desert C Desert life D Physiological experiments Question 36 The word "expire" in line is closest in meaning to _ A become ill B die C shrink D dehydrate Question 37 Which of the following is NOT a source of water for the desert animals? A Desert plants B Metabolic conversion of carbohydrates in the body C The blood of other animals D Streams Question 38 The word "it" in line refers to _ A a living thing B the desert C the opportunity D water Question 39 The author states that the kangaroo rat is known for all of the following EXCEPT _ A the economy with which it uses available water B living without drinking water C breathing slowly and infrequently D manufacturing water internally Question 40 It is implied by the author that desert animals can exist with little or no water because of _ A less need for water than other animals B many opportunities for them to find water C their ability to eat plants D their ability to adjust to the desert environment Question 41 According to the passage, the results of the experiments with kangaroo rats showed that _ A kangaroo rats store water for use during dry periods B kangaroo rats took advantage of free access to water C there was no significant change in body weight due to lack of water or accessibility to water D a dry diet seems detrimental to the kangaroo rat's health Question 42 The tone of the passage is _ A critical B scientific C humorous D negative 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 43 Most greetings cards are folding and have a picture on the front and a message inside A B C D Question 44: Nam asked Mai what can he to help her A B C D Question 45 I always look back on the time where I spent with my family on a farm in California A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions Question 46 The captain said to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!” A The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately B The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately C The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately D The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately Question 47 The critics undervalued his new book A The critics rejected his new book B The critics were fed up with his new book C The critics had a low opinion of his new book D The critics turned down his new book Question 48 “Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady A The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady B The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady C The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady D The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady 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 49 The moon is the nearest planet to the earth It causes tides on the earth A The moon is the nearest planet to the earth, which causes tides on the earth B The moon which nearest planet to the earth, causes tides on the earth C The moon, which is the nearest planet to the earth, causes tides on the earth D The moon causes tides on the earth, is the nearest planet to the earth Question 50: He didn't take his father's advice; that's why he was out of work A If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work B If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work C If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work D If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work _THE END _ ... passed the driving test! ” A I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test B I told that Jerry had passed her driving test C I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test D I congratulated... difference C role C skull C so C much D appearance D parts D liver D but D soon THE END PRACTICE TEST 46B Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from... space in the following passage Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (46) _ between the human and the machine All body (47) _ will be replaceable Computers will function