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Ttii li?1l (In thi tie'flX AnIT PRACTICE TEST 10 PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION SECTION 1: VOCABULARY (15 marks) , f Choose the best word/phrase in the box below to complete the sentences that follow. Each word/phrase can be used ONCE ONLY. ~ de]iver ship qualifications sCilnncd take rcso]ve repair keep climatic manage competition switch off make ca11s trip helmet coopcra te offer money send cards turn on contact _._ m __ changes affect world food production. 2 is the basis of the free enterprise system. 3. Countries n(:ed to to solve the world's food shortage. 4. In m.]_ny countries. it's normal to at Nc\v Year, or on hirthdays. 5. Coordination is 1mportallt 10 . an org<-:mization together. 6. What do you need to he a te;\Cher in your cOLlIltr)''? 7. flow was ,\'our .to Paris last weckend? Did you havc a good time? 8. You can still rind public telephones hut many people no\\'adays prefer to use a mobile phone to 9.} Our machines isn't working again; can you send someone to .it. 10. What day can you. . the goods to oLlr factory? 11. Before )'ou take a plane, your luggage IS always aren't carr.yin.g any dangerous objects. to check YOLI 12. We wiJ] try to the problem in the quickest possible time, 13. On a plane you must mobile phones before take-ofr. 14. On construction site you have to wear a .to protect your head. 15. In many companies you .cannot .ho1i(hlYS at busy times. Pmc/ict! /t!st 10 SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks) Instructions: the reading consists of two passages. Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Write your answers in the provided space. Passage 1 Until now, the computer has becn used most often in husilH'SS, \\-here it was first used for accounting. This is stiJJ its most common Use, The COl11pU!ers Gill do inventory for business. That is, it can Jist and remember the number or products t!Jat the business buys and sells. It can also_ calculate the average cost of each inventory item and the total vaJue or the products in the store. It can teJl the businessmen when they necd to buy more. The computer can Hlso make the payrolJ for the empJoyees. It can count the number of hOLlrs that employecs worked. calculate their salaries, and make the check to pay them. 1\.LH1,-lgement uses it to prepare business reports and to nJake decisions. Jt can predict the future or Il1e IJusiness so the management can use the information when it has to make IInport,lnt dec!sioJjs. ]. What title would be suitable for the passage? 2-5. The passage describes computer uscs in four specific arC,IS or business. \Vhat arc they? 6-7. What is done when the computer docs inventory'#? 8. Ilow can the computer help managers to do their work? 9. What does it in "It can tell the businessmen " refer to? 10. What word in the passage means to find out how much something wi11 cost'? Passage 2 PeopJe of working age can be divided into three groups: the empJoycd, the sclf employcd, and the unemployed. 1\t the end of 19808, Britain's total workforce was about 26 miJJion, about t\\O thirds of the adult population. Of this number, around 3 miJIion peopJc were self-empJoyed, and there was about 2 mi1lion uncmplo}'cd. About 4UX} of the work forces arc women, a proportion that is graduall}' growing. As in many countries, there has been a gradual swing from employment in the manufacturing industries to jobs in service industries such as banking, insurance and finance sector, which increased by 50%). The number of workers in transport, howcver, has dccJincd. ] 1-13. What are the three types of working people in Britain? ]4. How large was the adult population in Britain in late 1980s? - - Tili li~u on thi titng Anh 15. What docs this in "Of this number," (Line 3) refer to? , 16. What docs a proportion in "a proportion that is gradually growing" refer to') (Paragraph 1; Line 5) 17. Arc the female workforces going up in Britain? ] 8. Which sector of the 13ritish economy has more jobs to offer? 19. Has the swing from employment in the manufacturing industrics to jobs in service industries taken place only in Britain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. What word in the passage is closest in meaning to change? , SECTION 3: READING CLOZE (10 marks) Instructions: complete the following passage with the missing word. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word ONLY. Malcolm Traccy' doesn't go to work: he only leaves his home to (1) on holiday on the Caribbean with his family. But (2) about money, and (3) to IS a mil1ionaire. lie writes books make a lot of it. llis new book IS (4) (5) " Easy Money: lIow to make money without getting out of bed. Malcolm in a large house in Bray, a town about 40 kilometers from London. He gets up at about 9 o'clock in the morning. and has (6). \vith his family. After breakfast. he drives (7). children to school In his white l~olls l~oy"Ce, and reads the newspaper in his garden (8) lunchtime. !\fter lunch. he buys and sells on the internet. lIe finishes work at 4 o'clock (9) his children come home. "I've got a simple system for making money" Malcolm says "It doesn't work for everybody. But it (10) for me" PART 2: WRITING SECTION 1: CONTROLLED WRITING (15 marks) Instructions: From the following sets of words and phrases in the given sequences, make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences, which together make a complete letter. Note carefully from the example what kind of changes need to be made. Write your answers in the space provided. 60 Practice test ]() Example: I be happy / get / letter / offer me / job / your company Answer: I was happy when I got your letter in which you oJfer me a Job In your company. Dear Sam Your mother / I / very surprised / hear / your job offer / IPC, /we / rea]]y think / if you / not finish / degree course / you / regret / in the future. you / have / big problem / money / the moment? / If / be / question of money, / then / I / be /send / you / some more / - you know / we / be / always happy / help you. It / be / very difficult / communicate / e-mail, / and you / be / never there / ".(' / call you. / Why / you / come down / see us') / We / talk / all this / more detail. Love Dad Dear Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Love Dad SECTION 2: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (15 marks) Instructions: Use the words given to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one. 1. "Why don't you take a hoJiday')" she said to me. She suggested Tell Ii~u rJn thi titnx A.nh 2. "If r \' 'ere you, I would take an intensive course in English." her friend told her. Her [riend advised 3. This entrance examination IS so important that thc.y have decided to spend all their frce time studying for it. So important. 4. Overseas tertiary! education is too expensive for most school leavcrs in Vietnam. In Vietnam most schoollcavers cannot 5. My. brother is better at languages than me. I am not as 6. f started working for the compan.\ ] 2 -,"Cell'S ago I havc 7. It is not necessary to stay Lip latc ('\'cry" night to study for the' eX<lIll. You should 8. He didn't succeed in the exam simply because he did not work hard enough. lfhc had 9. Many university students find it hard to communicate their idcils in writing. ThCl havc difficulty. ]0. ,o[ phoned the office Rnd let them know that I \\as going to be Jat{' berore I left" She rcmcm bel's SECTION 3: TRANSLATION (15 marks) Translate the following sentences into English. 1-5. Trang chuyen tham Viet Nam, Mike Zafirofski, chu tlch va glam doc hang Motorola cho biet riing hang se tang cac ho"t dong tiep thi va hc,Jp tac voi cac nha phan phoi dla phuc,Jng de co the tham nhap sau hc,Jnnua vao thi trLlang nay. (GOI Y: tham nhi)p thi trLlang : penetrate a market; nha phan ph61: distributor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Practice lest fO Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese. 6-7. Vietnam attracted fresh foreign direct investment of US$71O million in the first quarter, up 25% on the same period last year. 8-10. Nissho Iwai Nichmen in Vietnam have merged into a new company named Sojitz Corporation. Following the renaming of NichimenjNissho Iwai into Sojitz, the company will continue to operate in promotion of trade, inv('~~mcnt, and infrastructure construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , This is the cnd of Practice test 10 Tdi li~u on thi tie'nX Anh PRACTICE TEST 11 PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION SECTION 1: VOCABULARY (15 marks) Choose the best word/phrase in the box below to complete the sentences that follow. Each word/phrase can be used ONCE ONLY. . about with competition produces quality convenient increased something include goods ways which it fight comfortable anything consist traveller they and - - 1. He is a frequent visitor to Vietnam, and a frequent by Vietnam AirJines. 2. Nestle is based in Switzerland. It produces coffee chocolate. 3. Phillip Morris is an American company which include Marlboro cigarettes. tobacco. Its products 4. The company is now a multinational a vast network of joint venture companies, distributors and subsidiaries. 5. The company's brands a number of famous names like Johnnie Walker, Bell's Scotch whisky, and Gordon's gin. 6. Is possible to socialize with employees from different levcls of the company'? 7. What is different socializing with friends and socializing with colleagues'? 8. What are the common of socializing with business colleagues? 9. "Timing is everything" means that the most important factor to success is often not what is done, but when is done. 10. Welcoming visitors involves making people feel relaxed-and in a new environment. I1.Businessc~ have to meet the needs of their customers whether they provide or services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. is an important feature of a market economy. Practice test J J 13. It is usually argued that a large number of businesses competing with cach other will produce a cheaper product of better 14. Firms are always looking for new products or new ideas will sell, so allowing the company to grow. 1S. As the Japanese economy grew faster during the late 1980s, the company"s income. significantly. SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks) Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Write your answers in the provided space. Passage 1 Paul I~eynolds has the best of all worlds. He is one of three partners in March, a marketing consultancy. Most of their clients are in information technology and cable, and the cJient Jist includes ICL. United Artists, and BUPA. The company has a staff of 15 at its head office in Kingston-upon-Thames, and has an annual turnover of nearly 2 million. The company' produces annual reports, brochures, newsletters, and point-of-saJc material for their clients. The deadlines arc often very tight. 1. What business is Paul Reynolds in? 2. Name some of the company's major clients 3. Where is March based? 4. What docs the underlined v.lord in the sentence refer to? "Most of their clicnts arc in information tcchnoJogy and cable , 5. Find ONE \\lord in the passage which means a date or time by which you have to work or do something Passage 2 Peter works from his home. He wastes less time travel1ing than most people, and he spends more time working. "My job is not 9 to 5," says Paul. At the end of the day there is no drive home, and he can continue to service his clients on the other side of the \vorld throughout the night. Because of the time difference, his clients in the US and the Far i,ast need to talk to him late at night. lIe is connected to his office with a modern and a special cable for his fax machine. lie has two phone lines, one for outgoing calls and one for incoming. With a]] this technology, his home is better equipped than many people's offices! Tai /i~u 6n thi titng Anh 6. Why docs Peter waste less time travelling than most people? 7. Does he usually work at night? 8. In what wav is his home better equipped than many peop1e's offie.es? 9. Write the question to match the Hnswer bclo\v . . . . . . . Two phone l1nes. 10. Which word in the passage means "not normal \vorking hours",? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passage 3 Americans arc very interested in thcir health. People in the U.S are exercising more and watching their weight. These days, most Americans arc careful about the food they cat. In fact, the news is filled with information about the things that are good or bad for you. Today, many doctors feel that good health comes from moderation. This means not to take or do too much of anything. lIere arc some hints for good health: Eat a good diet. Don't s]eep too little or too much. . Exercise daily. Don't smoke. Don't drink too much coffee. 11. Arc Americans health - conscious peoplc'2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. What belief regarding good health do most,doctors hold'? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. What does the underlined word in the sentence "good health comes from moderation" mean'? 14. According to the passage, \vhat are two things people arc advised to do to sta:y healthy? 15. Which ONE word in the passage is similar in meaning to ADVICE? ~ Passage 4 Computers ate part of the American way of life. They arc now found everywhere in the U.S - in offices, banks, schools, stores, and homes. The personal computer (pC, for short) has become 66 Practice test JJ popular in the past ten }'ears. PCs are now in thousands of offices and homes across the country. The centre of the computer industry in the U.S. is Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is the popular name for a beautiful area in northern California. This area got its name from the word silicon. Silicon is used to make computer chips (integrated circuits). Today, hundreds of small and large computer companies and thousands of engineers make Silicon Valley their horne. 16. What fact shows that computers arc part of the American way of life? 17. Where is the centre of the U.S computer industry? 18. What arc computer chips? 19. What docs the underlined word in the sentence below refer to? "This area got its name from the word silicon 20. What phrase in the passage can be used to replace the underlined part in the sentence below':> "I Iundreds of smaJI and large computer companies are located ill Silicon Vallel(' SECTION 3: READING CLOZE (10 marks) Instructions: Complete the following passage with the missing words. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word only. Basketball is (1) 189] in Springfield, Massachusetts. The (3) popular American game. It was (2j 111 in each The object of basketball is to score (5) points as possible hy shooting (or directing) the ball straight (6) (7) is a game played by boys and (8) is played with five players (4) .many .the basket. in high school also (9) Students sports in the U.S. In fact, (IO) are teams in most large American cities. it. Professional basketball is one of the most popular PART 2: WRITING SECTION 1: CONTROLLED WRITING (15 marks) Instructions: From the following suggested words and phrases in the given sequences, make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences, which together make a complete paragraph in a memo Follow the example. Example: Answer: I be happy / get / letter / offer me / job ,/ your cornp;-IllY/ I was happy Iurzen I yot your letter. if! whicll you oJj(>r !lie ({ joh i1l .l/0/(r COfflj)(I11Y. - - - - [...]... 2.Thimh pho He Chi Minh 1£1hanh pholon nha:t eua Viet Nam, va luon gill vai tre 1£1trung tam kinh Ie t 3 Hdn 30% tong hang hoa eua ca nUoe dUde san xuat tai thanh pho He Chi Minh - - - Tal lifU 6n thi tjtfl~ Anh 4 Mot nua kim ngach xuat khflu cua Vi.;.t Nam tU 2 san phflm gao va dau tho "., ,." , 5 Vi.;.t Nam la tMnh , ,., , , , .-' .' vien cua t6 chUc ASEAN... -. - Tili lifu Anh (hi [hi tiing Dear Patrick, / could / you / help me / 1 I wonder 2 New York / be looking / job) / minc / Brigitte O'Brian / be moving / colleague 3 / This be / / her background: 4 She / leave school / 1980 / train / clerk / ABC Pharmaceuticals / - - 5 She / finish / her training / 1982 / work / this company / 4 years... what from the sounds rude or unfriend1y 7", - Tili li~u on thi tien Anh 9- 1a Prices for exports may be quoted in the buyer's third 'hard' currency The prices quoted- always conform to the international standard Incoterms currency, indicate the seller's currency or in a the terms of delivery, which This is the end of Practice 78 test 12 @ ... [ think the presentation I find the presentation has worthwhile SECTION 3: TRANSLATION Translate been the following (15 marks) sentences into English 1 Thanh ph6 Ho Chi Minh nam a phia bac dong bang s6ng Me k6ng 2 Vi tri dia Iy cua thanh ph6 da giup tao nen the manh kinh te cua d!a phuong 3 EJong bang s6ng Me k6ng la khu vuc san xuat gao Ion nhat cua Viet nam 4- 5 ... Read each passage carefully Write your answers in the provided space and then I Levi's was founded by Levi Strauss - a German immigrant, who arrived in San Francisco in 1R53 The company has-,", factory in France It employs about 540 people who produce 18,000 pairs of jeans per day With thirty-five factories in the US, Levi's is a major employcr, particularly' in the South Unfortunately, because Levi's... there more men than women in the workforce 1 4- 1 5 Which words many / phrases inthepassage in many countries mean ajab in which a person nowada.'ls? works regularly for a part of the usual working time Passage When 4 a customer notices a problem with a recent purchase once he or she left the store, there Tili li~u on thi tie'ng Anh is usually the option of returning the item to... very large firms the shareholders firm This is left to the management , , , goods , , , , , , produce , have very little to do with the day-to-day running of the with fellow , , , , , 8 Work relations with other people employees, \vorkers or colleagues , ., , at the place of work indude relationships , , , , 9-1 0 The 'atmosphere' of the workplace... nhan gay nen tinh trang nay la do dan eLf tU vung n6ng th6n don ve thanh ph6 mong dUQc hu.ong Idi tU nen kinh te dang tang truang Translate 6-8 the following People sentences form an impression into Vietnamese of you from the \vay you speak and behavc - way you friendly, do your polite work or sincere People - in different and of what countries sounds have different ideas not... whieh call of socializing ho\Vever \vhich If Developments Income for do sound leader economical medium because I I inelude growth losses ~,~ 1 ~-_ . _-_ 3 Many people about 2 the next thing that they want to say themselves It was don't listen you're a small 4 5 Without further on schedule properly, town like financial 7 Users can have the computer printing out compJex graphs 8 New telecommunications... which you offer me a job in your campany MEMO TO: AIl employees FROM: !lead of Personnel SUl3JECT: Department New appointment DATE: 19 May 2001 ] -2 we I I pleased I announce I appointment I Mrs Marie Teicher head I quality control I , 3 -4 Marie I study I chemical Claremont College I engineering I University I of Utrecht then I get I Ml3A I s I after I graduate . dccJincd. ] 1-1 3. What are the three types of working people in Britain? ]4. How large was the adult population in Britain in late 1980s? - - Tili li~u on thi titng Anh 15. What docs this in. offer me / job ,/ your cornp;-IllY/ I was happy Iurzen I yot your letter. if! whicll you oJj(>r !lie ({ joh i1l .l/0/(r COfflj)(I11Y. - - - - Tili lifu (hi [hi tiing Anh Dear Patrick, 1. I wonder. 2.Thimh pho He Chi Minh 1£1thanh pholon nha:t eua Viet Nam, va luon gill vai tre 1£1trung tam kinh Ie 3. Hdn 30% tong hang hoa eua ca nUoe dUde san xuat tai thanh pho He Chi Minh. - - Tal