BÀI ÔN TẬP TRÌNH ĐỘ B - SỐ 7 PAPER 1: READING COMPREHENSION Section A : Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle your choice. 1. I’d like to …………… that book when you’ve read it. A. borrow B. hire C. lend D. loan 2. You forgot to put the milk in the bridge and it has …………… A. gone back B. gone down C. gone off D. gone out 3. The ……………were delivered to the warehouse by lorry. A. data B. goods C. material D. stuff 4. The basement in some houses where things are stored is called a(n) …………… A. attic B. cave C. cellar D. grave 5. The diagram that shows the members of a family and their relation is called a family … A. tree B. branch C. line D. river 6. Exams are never enjoyable, ……………? A. are they B. are there C. aren’t they D. aren’t there 7. I’ve tried on this coat and it doesn’t ……………me. A. match B. suit C. fit D. wear 8. Fruit and vegetables in a supermarket aren’t so fresh as at a …………… A. shop B. black market C. store D. greengrocer’s 9. It’s unwise to buy new shoes and sandals without first ……………them on. A. putting B. trying C. wearing D. keeping 10. The magician asked for two volunteers from the …………… A. watchers B. spectators C. audience D. listeners 11. A TV show, film or play that makes you laugh is called a …………… A. comedy B. fun C. joke D. humour 12. It’s not going to rain all day. It’s just a ……………and we’ll be able to go out soon. A. drop B. shower C. drought D. drizzle 13. In the early morning may be thick …………… and motorists dive slowly. A. fog B. rain C. shower D. mist 14. Before you get in the car, put your luggage in the…………… A. seats B. gear C. back D. boot 15. We drove round the down centre for half an hour looking for a parking …………… A. space B. area C. house D. stop 1 Section B : Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Circle your choice. David Saucez’s bank robbing was as bad as his bingo. Desperate to pay of his gambling debts, he held up his local bank, and made off with around 2,000 pounds before turning up for work as a member of Belgian gendarmerie. It was the earliest his colleagues could have possible expected. For Saucez not only use his service pistol in the hold-up, but also made his get-away in his own easily recognized family car. The car’s number was taken by the manager of the Sub Belge bank in the Brussels suburb of Schaerbeek. He witnessed the hold-up, but was unnoticed by Saucez. The unhappy gendarme told colleagues who arrested him that he had run up a debt of 60,000 Belgian francs (around 800 pounds), playing bingo. He was also paying off a home loan, and his wife – who works in another bank – did not know of his gambling. Saucez, described as a “model gendarme” with six years’ service, said he considered robbing the same bank the week before. His nerve falled at the last moment, and he ended up asking for advice on a loan. On Monday this week be returned to the same bank, and the same temptation. This time is was too much. He told arresting officers “I had no intention of committing a hold-up. I left the barracks to go to the bank and request a delay in repaying my loans. It was on the way there that I decided to take action.” He was well equipped for the job, if not the getaway. Producing his service pistol, he demanded and got the money and then made off in his distinctive red Vauxhall. The gendarmerie, having answered the manager’s alarm call too late to catch the robber red handed, at least ha had the information to catch him red-vehicled. They traced the car number to Saucez, alerted his unit in Brussels, which said he had been on duty but was now absent. A few minutes later be turned up completely with the hold-up weapon the getaway car, and the remainer of the foots in his pocket. 16. David Saucez works … A. as a policeman. B. as a security guard. C. in the bank he robbed. D. in another bank. 17. David Saucer robber the bank because he …. A. played games. B. tried to give up gambling. C. was unaware that he was so heavily in debt. D. was worried about his debt. 18. The previous week, David Saucez had planned to rob the bank but he … A. asked them to land him some money. B. asked them what he should do about borrowing money. C. paid some money into his account there. D. didn’t dare to go inside. 19. The police knew about the robbery because …. A. David Saucez admitted his guilt. B. David Saucez had parked his car outside the bank. C. David Saucez was unlucky. D. the bank manager called them. 20. David Saucez arrived late for his duty because he … A. stopped to pay some of the money he owed. B. was afraid to report for duty. C. was going to rob the bank. D. was trying to escape. 2 Section C: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage by using only one word in each space They drove down the M4 from Reading to Heathrow in Pete’s new sports (21) …………. Marilyn always went to the airport with him, although it was not very (22) …………. For her to take time off work once a month. Pete usually tried to act cheerful, at least until (23) …………. took off, but this time he was too upset and angry. He (24) …………. said a word to his girl-friend the whole journey. He had had an argument with his father the night (25) …………., and he could not get it out of his mind. They sat in Terminal 1 Car Park, still not speaking, watching the autumn leaves (26) ………….from the trees. Marylin’s face, pale, and tense, was almost hidden behind her long dark hair. It was (27) ………….to go. “Bye, love. See you in two weeks.” – “Bye, Pete. Be careful.” He kissed her quickly, got out of the car, (28) ………….his new suitcase from the boot and walked over to the terminal building. Marylin (29) ………….him wave and disappear, but she did not live at once. She sat there for (30) ………….an hour, before driving slowly back to Reading. PAPER 2: USE OF ENGLISH AND WRITING Section A: Make all changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets of words and phrases, sentences: Example: I / wonder / why you / not / reply / last letter Answer: I was wondering why you had not replied to my last letter Dear Mr. Dixon, 31. Please / be advised / that / I / carefully considered / letter / dated January 22 ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 32. that letter / you / outline / plan / for automating / our plant ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 33. We / inform you / our plant / move / 26 th street ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 34. I / give / your plan / my assistant ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 35. He / determine / whether or not / practical application ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 36. He / consider / financial viewpoint ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 37. He / be / touch / you / phone ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 38. And / tell / you / his determination / second of April ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 39. If you / wish / consult us / earlier / not hesitate / contact ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 40. Assistant / glad / answer / question / connection / this matter ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Sincerely William Hard castle 3 Section B: Choose one of the following topics and write a composition of between 150 and 180 words. Remember to plan your composition before you starts and proofread it when you have finished. 1. Suppose you are on holiday and are staying at a hotel by the seaside. Write a letter to your friend, telling him about the hotel. 2. Write a letter to your friend telling him the place of interests you have just visited recently. WRITE IN HERE, PLEASE 4 PAPER 3: LISTENING COMPREHENSION Part 1: There will be one minute for you to read the instructions and questions. Note that the numbers in brackets are those read in the tape. The recording will be played once only. Listen to the tape and tick (v) the words you hear. Look at the example below. Listen to the tape. You will hear the example once only. Decide which word you hear, “soap” or “soup”. Will you get me some (soap/soup) at the supermarket? The word was “soup”, so “soup” is ticked. 1. That Dutch friend of mine you met yesterday is very good(chess/ jazz) player. 2. The tube from Liverpool St. to Holborn costs (30p/ 40p). 3. Can I have twenty (No.6/ Embassy), please. 4. Today’s a (holiday/ horrid day), isn’t it? 5. Well, I wonder what (jobs / choice) they have in store for us this time. 6. Only 30% of those sampled (can / can’t) tell the difference between margarine and butter. 7. I can’t really say if I like jazz or not: (sometimes / some kinds) I do. 8. She’s been quite (tearful / cheerful) the last couple of weeks. 9. Graf now seems unlikely to (regain / retain). 10. I think it’s (Dave / Steve) on the phone. Part 2: There will be one minute for you to read the instructions and questions. Now listen to the passage “The Cave People in China” and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Follow the example Example T F Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam v Hanoi was built in 1911 v T F 1. The writer has put inverted commas around the word “building” to indicate that the actual building of the cave has not yet begun __ __ 2. The word “It” is “It is not just practical…” refers to living in the cave __ __ 3. If the walls of the cave were not covered with newspaper, they would not last for a long time __ __ 4. The phrase “green architects” refers to architect who design environmentally-friendly building __ __ 5. The people live in the cave “yao dong” because there are not enough stone and wood for building in their area __ __ 5 6. A cave home is too small to house a family __ __ 7. Living in a cave is practical but not economical __ __ 8. Cave people decorate their house with paper flowers __ __ 9. Many Western architects also like the concept of cave home __ __ 10. Living in cave is also a way of solving housing problems __ __ Part 3: There will be one minute for you to read the instructions and questions. Gap-Fill: Listen to the following four conversations. Fill in the gaps with the information you hear. Follow the example. Example doing the shopping Women are interested in………………………………………… ONE 1. The woman doesn’t finish work until ………… 2. The woman agree to see…………. TWO 3. The man has found a plat of ………….square feet 4. He pays 5.000 …………. THREE 5. John has got a new …………. 6. The personal stereo used to be ………….dollars 7. John gets ………….dollars in the sale FOUR 8. Sarah left school at …………. 9. Sarah wants the job but it requires …………. 10. Sarah …………. the job This is the end of the first. 6 BÀI ĐỌC NGHE CHO GIÁO VIÊN Part 1: 1. That Dutch friend of mine you met yesterday is a very good chess player. 2. The tube from Liverpool St. to Holborn costs 40p. 3. Can I have twenty No.6, please. 4. Today’s a horrid day, isn’t it? 5. Well, I wonder what joys they have in store for us this time . 6. Only 30% of those sampled can tell the difference between margarine and butter . 7. I can’t really say if I like jazz or not: some kinds I do. 8. She’s been quite tearful the last couple of weeks. 9. Graf now seems unlikely to regain her title. 10. I think it’s Steve on the phone. __________________________ Part 2: The Cave People in China. In China’s inhospitable Northeast, almost 40 million people live caves. In Bai Ping, one of the villages in the area, everyone lives in one. Even the school is in cave. The cave, or yao dong, are ideal homes in an area with such a barren environment, where there are not enough stones and wood for building. Loess, the first soil brought by the wind from the Gobi Desert, is the only abundant material. Over the years, the soil turns into loess stone, which is soft and fragile, and is easy to work with. It only takes four or five people a few days to build a yao dong. Cave homes are four five metres wide and up to nine metres deep, big enough to house a family. Before the building starts, it is important to choose the right location for the cave. The builders make sure that the cave faces south so it will get as much sun as possible. The caves are then dug either sideways into the face of the valley, or vertical, like wells. The men start building the home by removing a huge plece of loess, cleaning a space for what will be the yard, then starting on the cave itself. Once the tunnel earthen walls are built inside to make the structure stronger. A stone archway is also installed to prevent the house from collapsing. Openings are then made for a door and windows. A yao dong built in this way will last at least 100 years, as long as it is regularly maintained. In some parts of the Northeast, nearly 90% of the population live in caves. It is not just practical but economical too. Each cave costs about 400 yuan (approximately HK$ 550), half the price of a conversation brick house. In an area where famers count themselves lucky to earn 150 yuan a month, cost-cutting is important. 7 Inside the caves are cool. They provide a welcome escape from the summer heat, which can reach 40 degrees Celsius. The walls and ceilings are often covered with newspapers because it slows down the rate of erosion of the loess. Many of the caves are decorated with colorful flowers animal shapes make from papers. The concept of these cave homes may even become popular in the West. Many “green architects” see them as having useful applications in modern housing. They are cheap, easy to maintain, and could easily be adapted for solar power. Without realizing it, the villages of China’s Northeast may have provided the answer to housing problems in the developed world. __________________________ Part 3: Man Would you like to see a movie tonight? Woman Yes, I’d love to. But don’t finish work until half nine. Can we see anything then? Man Yes, I think so. There’s this one. It has a late show tonight. And it looks good too. Woman All right. Let’s see that one. __________________________ Woman Did you find the flat you wanted? Man Yes, I did. And I got a good deal, I think. It’s almost 500 square feet I pay just over 5,000 a month for it __________________________ Woman That’s a nice personal stereo, John. Did you get it recently? Man Yes, it was quite a bargain. It was over one thousand dollars before. But I got 300 dollars off in the sale. __________________________ Woman Here’s the job you might be interested in, Sarah. Sarah Yes, but is says Form 6 or above. I left school at Form 5, remember? Woman How about this one? Sarah Yes, but my tying isn’t very good. Woman Well, why don’t you apply for this then? Sarah I think I will. __________________________ 8 Đáp án Gợi ý Bài Ôn tập Trình độ B - Số 7: Paper 1: READING COMPREHENSION Section A: 15 marks 1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.A 14.D 15.A Section B: 5 marks 16.A 17.D 18.A 19.D 20.C Section C: 10 marks 21. car 22. easy 23. plane 24. hardly 25. before 26. falling 27. time 28. took 29. saw 30. nearly Paper 2: WRITING Section A: 15 marks Dear Mr. Dixon, 31. Please be advised that I have carefully considered your letter of January 22. 32. In that letter you outlined that a plan of automating our plant. 33. We should like to inform you that our plant has been moved to the 26 th street. 34. I have given your plan to our assistant. 35. He will determine whether or not it has practical application. 36. He must consider it from the financial view. 37. He will be in touch with you by phone. 38. And tell you his determination by about second of April. 39. If you wish to consult us earlier, please don’t hesitate to contact us. 40. My assistant will be glad to answer all your questions in connection with this mater. Sincerely William Hard castle. Section B: 15 marks Paper 3: LISTENING COMPREHENSION Part 1: 10 marks 1. That Dutch friend of mine you met yesterday is a very good chess player. 2. The tube from Liverpool St. to Holborn costs 40p. 3. Can I have twenty No.6, please . 4. Today’s a horrid day, isn’t it? 5. Well, I wonder what joys they have in store for us this time. 6. Only 30% of those sampled can tell the difference between margarine and butter. 7. I can’t really say if I like jazz or not: some kinds I do. 8. She’s been quite tearful the last couple of weeks. 9. Graf now seems unlikely to regain her title. 10. I think it’s Steve on the phone. Part 2: 10 marks 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.T 6.F 7.F 8.T 9.T 10.T Part 3: 10 marks 1. half past nine 2. the late show 3. 500 (square metres) 4. a month 5. personal stereo 6. 1,000 (dollars) 7. 300 (dollars) 8. Form 5 9. Form 6 and above 10. will apply Interview: 10 MARKS TOTAL MARKS FOR THE TEST: 100 PASS MARK: 50 9 10 . Saucez’s bank robbing was as bad as his bingo. Desperate to pay of his gambling debts, he held up his local bank, and made off with around 2,000 pounds before turning up for work as a member of Belgian. … A. as a policeman. B. as a security guard. C. in the bank he robbed. D. in another bank. 17. David Saucer robber the bank because he …. A. played games. B. tried to give up gambling. C. was unaware. the Sub Belge bank in the Brussels suburb of Schaerbeek. He witnessed the hold-up, but was unnoticed by Saucez. The unhappy gendarme told colleagues who arrested him that he had run up a debt of 60,000