PART II: Use of English: 30pts Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each of the following sentences: 16.. Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C, or D best
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PART I: Listening: (15pts)
A Listen and fill in the blanks with correct words: (8pts)
Every hour nearly 15,000 babies are born The world’s (1) increases by 9,300, and the world spends over $100 million on weapons
In a (2) of 65 years the average person watches television for 12 years, and sleeps for almost 22 years
Your heart beats approximately 75 times in a minute In that same 60 seconds you (3) in about 18 times and you blink 17 times You lose between 50 and 100 hairs and more than a liter of sweat daily
In one hour the world drinks 22,500,000 Cocacolas Mc Donald’s (4) shops serve 916,500 customers People buy enough BIC (5) pens to draw a line round the equator 160 times
In one year people in Britain drink 73 billion cups of tea Per head they eat 65 loaves of bread and 157 eggs Each person drinks 216 pints of milk, 50 bottles of wine and 207 pints of beer But Britain is only twentieth in the league of alcohol drinking countries
In on hour Volkswagen makes 166 cars at its factory in Wolfsburg, Germany In the same (6) _of time the Hero Bicycle Company of India produces 591 bikes and the Reynolds Tobacco Company in the (7) produces 13,640,872 cigarettes Every hour over a 1,000 planes take off or land somewhere in the world, and there are 11 recorded (8) _
B Listen to the next phone call Who is the manager talking to? Now listen again and write T for
TRUE or F for FALSE (7pts)
9 The manager sent a letter
10 She hasn’t called before
11 She phoned in the afternoon
12 He had to see his dentist
13 Mr Trump wrote a check for $1,000
14 Mr Trump had $152.95 in his account
15 Mr Sikorski’s number is 8483592
PART II: Use of English: (30pts)
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each of the following sentences:
16 Most couples in the United States celebrate wedding anniversaries each year
A marriage B married C get married D are married
17 I don’t remember of the decision to change the company policy on
vacation When was it needed?
A telling B being told C to tell D to be told
18 What was the final ? – 32 to Liverpool
A tour B game C tournament D score
19 Since it’s very hot in Ho Chi Minh City, most offices are
A airconditional B airconditioner C airconditioned D hairconditioner
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20 He tried to avoid my question
A to answer B answer C answering D that he answered
21 something to eat?
A Who does want B Who want C Who do want D Who wants
22 It was a boring weekend anything
A I didn’t B I don’t do C I didn’t do D I hadn’t done
23 Watch out! You _off that ladder!
A are going to fall B are falling C fall D fell
24 Ann hates _, so she doesn’t fly very often
25 The head of the organizing board the winner of the competition to an excited audience
A declared B presented C showed D announced
26 Julie _her toe into the pool to see how cold it was
27 He sat down his two son, one his left and the other his right
A between/on/on B on/between/on C on/on/between D between/ on/in
28 he had read the instructions several times, he didn’t know what to do
29 A selfish person is of true friendship
A uncapable B capable C incapable D incapability
30 She complains noisily _anything she doesn’t like
31 You should prepare your son this TOEFL test
A for take B to take C taking D have to take
32 Chinese _is very popular in America
33 Why don’t you come to the party? I’m sure it’s going to _!
A be funny B be fun C be for fun D have fun
34 These trousers don’t really _me; they’re too small
35 It was a great pity, but we could do _at all to help the man
36 May I have more meat, please?
37 I was pleased to see how _she looked after her recent illness
38 I’m not sure if the new tax is _a good idea after all
39 This ticket one person to the museum
40 He is a little bit in his left ear, but if you speak clearly he will hear what you say
A disabled B deaf C diseased D dead
41 She remembered the correct address only she had posted the letter
A since B afterwards C following D after
42 It’s an awful your wife couldn’t come I was looking forward to
meeting her
43 He saw a young woman on the pavement outside the shop
A stood B standing C has stood D was stood
44 “I don’t want a holiday,” she said; “I’d rather _the money.”
A saved B save C have saved D will save
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45 Many European countries have laws against human cloning
PART III: Reading Comprehension: (35pts)
A Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C, or D best fits each space: (15pts)
If you’re an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl It has become a symbol of our wasteful, throwaway society But there seems little (46) it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (47) even environmental ones It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental (48) it’s the way society chooses to use and (49) _them
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal nonrenewable natural (50) _ We (51) _ well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away
A high (52) _of our annual consumption is in the (53) _of packaging, and this (54) about seven per cent by weight of our domestic (55) Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (56) _is growing fast The plastics themselves are extremely energyrich they have a higher calorific (57) than coal and one (58) of recovery strongly (59) _by the plastic manufacturers is the (60) of waste plastic into a fuel
46 A evidence B concern C doubt D likelihood
47 A pleasures B benefits C savings D profits
48 A poison B disaster C disadvantage D evil
49 A dispose B store C endanger D abuse
50 A resources B processes C products D fuels
51 A remove B import C consign D consume
52 A portion B amount C proportion D rate
54 A takes B makes C carries D constitutes
55 A refuse B goods C requirements D rubble
56 A manufacture B plant C factory D industry
58 A measure B mechanism C method D medium
59 A desired B argued C favored D presented
60 A conversion B melting C change D replacement
B Complete the passage with some of these words Do not use any word or phrase more than once: (10pts)
stress exercise go on a diet jogging addicted keep fit overweight giving up crash diets relaxation aerobics weight
People are much more interested in their health these days Many people try to (61) by taking (62) _two or three times a week, perhaps by going for a swim, by (63) in the local park, or by playing active games like squash or tennis (64) _classes are also popular Most doctors recommend (65) _smoking as a good way of improving fitness Being (66) can be harmful to health, so many people decide to (67) to try to lose (68) _ Another problem for our health is the (69) _which affects many of us in our daily life Fortunately there are simple (70) _techniques which can be learned to help deal with
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this A relaxed lifestyle, a balanced diet and plenty of fresh air and exercise – these things are all important
C Fill in each blank with one suitable word to make a complete passage: (10pts)
We moved into our new house (71) a warm September day It was not really a new house: it was a hundred and four years (72) , but it was new to us The house had running (73) , gas and electricity, but for (74) _reason there was no electric light in the kitchen We had not noticed this shortage (75) we had first looked over the house It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but (76) _a kitchen light It was especially puzzling because our (77) was a large room, perhaps (78) _largest in the house I telephoned for an (79) _who came and fixed it for us And he charged £85 for (80) _the job
PART IV: Word Form: (20pts)
A Use the word given in capital at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line: (10pts)
How does the DVD work?
When I was young, I always dreamed of becoming a famous (81) (SCIENCE) When I was at school, I decided to study (82) (ENGINE) and then become a millionaire by inventing a wonderful new (83) _(PRODUCE) which would make the world a better place Unfortunately, I wasn’t very good at technical subjects Any time I operate any kind of (84) (EQUIP) something terrible happens Machines which use (85) (ELECTRIC) such as computers or television, always seem to give
me a (86) _(POWER) shock The instruction booklets are always (87) (USE) They never help me at all Nowadays you need to have (88) _(SPECIAL) knowledge just to use the DVD To my great (89) (EMBARRASS) it is always a child of six who helps me out of
my (90) _ (DIFFICULT)
B Give the correct form of the words in parentheses: (10pts)
91 The _of Vietnamese trademark has been remarkably increasing (POPULAR)
92 The youth of Vietnam have done many _deeds (HERO)
93 She refuses to work on Sundays because of her religious (BELIEF)
94 We must all help to stop the _of the ozone layer (DESTROY)
95 The prisoners were welltreated with _ (HUMAN)
96 There has been a sharp in the number of people out of work
(RAISE)
97 I could see some in the trees (MOVE)
98 Some designers have _the ao dai by printing lines of poetry
(MODERN)
99 These clothes are attractive but entirely _ (PRACTICE)
100 If you are , you might hurt someone’s feeling (SENSE)
PART IV: Writing: (10pts)
A Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given Do not change the word given: (5pts)
101 I’m always inviting him for a weekend with us but he’s always too busy
No matter _
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102 I don’t know who did the washing up, but they didn’t do it very well
Whoever
103 Columbus was a great explorer He discovered America
Columbus, who _
104 If we’d arrived a moment later, we would have missed the ferry
We arrived in
105 We haven’t seen each other for ten years
It is
B Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one Use between two and five words, including the word given Do not change the word given: (5pts)
106 Perhaps Fiona will come soon and then she’ll be able to join us IF
Fiona will be able to join us soon
107 To Amir’s surprise his boss offered him promotion WAS
To Amir’s surprise _promotion
108 Cars cost more in Britain than in Belgium MUCH
Cars in Belgium as in Britain
109 “Where can I find the tourist office?” said Agnes COULD
Agnes _the tourist office
110 He should take those shoes to be mended soon HAVE
He should _soon
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101 No matter how often I invite him for a weekend with us, he’s always too busy to come
102 Whoever did the washing up didn’t do it very well
103 Columbus, who was a great explorer, discovered America
Columbus, who discovered America, was a great explorer
104 We arrived in time to catch/get/take/board for the ferry
105 It is 10 years since we (last)saw/met each other
106 Fiona will be able to join us if she comes soon
107 To Amir’s surprise he was offered promotion
108 Cars don’t cost as much in Belgium as in Britain
109 Agnes asked where she could find the tourist office
110 He should have those shoes mended soon
THE END