Đề thi tuyển dụng FPT – tiếng anh b – đề số 2

Đề thi tuyển dụng FPT – Tiếng anh B – Đề số 2THE CORPORATION FOR FINANCING AND PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY —————o0o————— ENGLISH TEST Time allowed: 60 minutes 50 questions PART ONE The followin

Đề thi tuyển dụng FPT – Tiếng anh B – Đề số 2

THE CORPORATION FOR FINANCING AND

PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY

—————o0o—————

ENGLISH TEST

Time allowed: 60 minutes

50 questions

PART ONE

The following people want to attend evening classes Look at the information about evening classes

for the autumn term Decide which class would be the most suitable for each person Mark the correct

letter (A-H) on the answer sheet for questions 1-5 There is some headings (A-H) which you do not

need to use.

Example:

Part one

0 A B C D E F

A Advanced French Language

Monday Wednesday 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.

This course is for people who have already done French for at least five years It will consist of reading and discussion There will also be lessons in French composition There will be an examination at the end of the course, and a certificate for successful students

B Car Repairs

Wednesday Thursday 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Save money on garage bills by learning to look after your own car and do simple repairs at home This is a course for beginners No previous experience is necessary

C First Aid

Tuesday 6.30 – 8.30 p.m.

Why not study for a certificate in First Aid? People on this course will learn to deal with accidents in the home and at work: what to do in the case of burns, cuts, broken bones and other common injures

D Beginning Spanish

Wednesday 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Have fun learning Spanish for your holidays! It will be simple conversational Spanish- the chief purpose of the course is enjoyment Previous knowledge of the language is unnecessary- anyone can join this course

E Discovering Our City’s History

Monday Thursday 6.30 – 9.00 p.m.

Are you curious to learn about the history which is buried beneath the streets of our city? The area has a fascinating history This term the class will concentrate on the first five hundred years of our city’s past

F Twentieth Century Literature

Thursday 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Study the works of the major twentieth century writers, including foreign novels and poetry in translation This informal group will read and discuss a different novel or poem each week

G Keep Up Your Office Skills

Tuesday Thursday 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.

At last an opportunity to learn to use the latest electronic office equipment Increase your typing speed Find out about new business methods and get to know how to run a modern office

H Nature Studies

Tuesday Thursday 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.

A practical course in which students will learn to recognize plants, wild animals and birds in the countryside There will be monthly trips to various places of interest to watch animals and birds in their natural world

1 Jane Brown is a housewife She is not interested in getting a qualification, but

wants to go to a class one evening a week where she can talk to people

2 Bill Jones studied both French and Spanish for five years at school but he

failed his exams Now he thinks he might get a better job if he has a language

qualification

3 Sam Cartwright is out of work He used to work in a factory as a clerk He feels

that his present skills need to be brought more up to date

4 Jack Tanner manages a large office He is very busy and can only attend

classes once a week He wants to do a course which will help him to relax He is

planning to tour France and Spain on holiday

5 Christine Black wants to learn something practical and useful She is not free

on Wednesdays or Thursdays

PART TWO

Look at the statements below about passengers arriving at an airport Read the text

to decide if each statements is correct or incorrect Mark T (True) on your answer

sheet if you think the notes are right and mark F (False) if you think the notes are

wrong.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS

Arrival

When the plane lands, you are requested to keep your seat belt fastened until the

light goes off and remain in your seat until the plane stops moving This is for your

own comfort and safety

Leaving the airport

If you are ending your journey at this airport, you should go up the escalator to passport control and customs If you are travelling further by rail or coach, you will find an information desk outside the customs hall, as well as a bank where you can change money

Catching another flight

If you are planning to change planes, you should follow the signs to the waiting lounge, where you should check in and wait to board your connecting flight There will be an announcement when your flight is due to take off Our ground staff will be happy to tell you

Leaving the plane

All passengers leaving the plane should make sure that they take everything with them If you have checked in any luggage, you should remember to collect it from the baggage area inside the airport

Continuing on this flight

We regret that passengers who are continuing their journey on this flight may not get off the plane You may not smoke while the plane is on the ground

Thank you for flying with us We hope to be able to welcome you on board again soon

1 All passengers must leave the aeroplane

2 You must wait until the light goes out before undoing your seat belt

3 Passengers who are leaving the airport must first go to passport control

4 Passengers continuing by another plane must go through customs

5 You can change money before you go to passport control

6 You must go up the escalator to the waiting lounge if you are changing planes

7 Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when their plane

is ready to leave

8 No one is allowed to smoke in the airport

9 The aeroplane is going on to another place after some of the passengers get off

15 Passengers who are leaving the plane should check that they have not left

anything behind

PART THREE

I- Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-H for each part (16-21) of the article There is one extra heading which you do not need to

use An example is given.

A Decide on a dream

B Be ambitious

C Get informed

D Sell yourself

E Get experience

F Be realistic

G Use your contacts

H Be positive

HOW TO GET THE JOB OF YOUR DREAMS

0 H

The main complaint from young people these days seems to be ‘I don’t know what I want to do’ followed closely by ‘It’s pointless trying anyway.’ Times have changed and the job market is not what it was with even graduates living off state unemployment benefits But there is work if you want it, and if you are prepared to try hard and follow our handy and helpful plan for Getting The Job Of Your Dreams, you can still find your first foothold on the career ladder.

16

Compromise, improvise and give up your ideas of walking straight into a company director’s job and you may find that later rather than sooner you are engaged in doing a useful and rewarding job.

17

Think about what you would like to do If you hate children, forget about primary school teaching If you cant’ stand writing, forget about journalism Do you want to work abroad? Do you want to work in

an office? Be imaginative! Don’t limit yourself to what you want to be, but to what you like to do And watching telly doesn’t count!

18

If you like listening to people’s problems and helping your friends out when they’re in tricky situations, you should find out about the kind of jobs which involve this sort of work Psychotherapy, social work, teaching, and personnel management are some of the jobs you could do Find out what you would have to do in the job, and how you could get qualified.

19

Get in touch with people you know who already have your dream job Ask to spend a day ‘shadowing’ them They can explain how they got where they are today, the pros and cons, the salary and other details and you can first-hand experience of what the job involves.

20

It’s not too late to volunteer your free time for the sake of your curriculum vitae Write off and offer your services free Then impress your colleagues by learning fast and being nice to everyone Who knows,

they may even offer you a job And you can still claim unemployment benefit while you’re volunteering,

so long as you make an effort to find paid employment.

21

It will take more than an impressive curriculum vitae and a smart suit to get you a job but you can’t go wrong with a carefully worded ‘Hire me’ letter mailed to prospective employers Who knows, your letter could end up on the desk of a compassionate employer What have you got to lose?

II- Read the text again and find words or phrases in the article with these meanings

(22-30) The paragraph number is given in brackets.

22 useless (0)

23 accept less then you wanted (1)

24 giving personal satisfaction and pleasure (1)

25 difficult, awkward (3)

26 contact (4)

27 advantages and disadvantages (4)

28 learned directly, not from books or other people (4)

29 people you work with in a professional job (5)

30 kind and caring (6)

PART FOUR

Read the text below and then select from the answer choices the word that best fits

each blank (31-40).

In the US, industries that generate hazardous wastes want to dispose of them as cheaply as possible Private companies hired to dispose of this waste compete with each other to offer the lowest prices to these industries The government does not get involved, beyond setting minimum safety standards

Unfortunately, the (31) of companies that generate and dispose of waste is to save money, (32) to guarantee safety These companies usually send waste to

landfills because this is cheaper than recycling or incineration Disposal firms who

want to increase their business must cut corners to lower costs and (33)

customers At the same time, relatively (34) is done to reduce the volume of waste generated, because disposal costs (35) relatively modest.

Things are different in Denmark There the government (36) in the waste

disposal process beginning (37) the front end Together with industry, the

government formed a corporation to establish and (38) waste disposal facilities This company, called Kommunichem, has a (39) on waste disposal Generators

of hazardous waste (40) ship their waste to one of Kommunichem’s disposal

facilities In this system, there is no price competition in the waste disposal business

31 A solution B license C importance D goal

32 A not B just C besides D something

33 A survive B efficient C gain D prosper

34 A more B this C recycling D little

35 A still B have C remain D cheap

36 A interferes B participates C involves D control

37 A to B by C of D at

38 A operate B found C prepare D generate

39 A power B profit C monopoly D

responsibility

40 A help B disposal C take D must

PART FIVE

Most of the lines in this text contain an unnecessary word A few of the lines are correct Read the text carefully, find the extra words and write them down in your answer sheet Tick any lines that are correct Two examples are given

0 Having a bad memory can be dangerous Have you ever left _ü _

00 from the house without remembering to turn off the gas from

41 and almost have caused a fire? I have And more than once

42 time as well Now even when I remember to do it I

43 convince to myself that I have forgotten The picture in

44 my mind is so vivid that I rush home imagining that

fire-45 engines outside of and flames pouring through the

46 window But of course I find everything in order.

47 Forgetting things can be too embarrassing as well I may

48 seem like incredible but on one occasion I actually forgot

49 the name of my flat-mate We had known us each other for

50 two years I didn’t dare ask her that- she would have

thought I was mad- and two whole days passed before I

finally remembered If I’m honest, I have to admit that it was

embarrassing and worrying However, there are advantages

You can avoid unpleasant experiences like the trips to dentist

simply by forgetting you had an appointment.

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