ADVANCED PRACTICE TEST ( ĐT TỈNH) PART A LISTENING I Listen and choose the best answer Paddy is interested in the sports programme because _ A he needs a qualification to teach PE B he wants to improve his general teaching skills C he has been told to attend it The swimming course concentrates on A competitive swimming B teaching beginners C technical aspects of swimming Paddy is interested in the equestrian course because A he thinks it will help him get better employment B there is great interest in this sport in his present school C he has always been interested in riding The beginners on the equestrian course will be taught _ A basic horsemanship B only dressage and show jumping C only flat work and show jumping When is the deadline for enrolment? A mid-April B late April C early May III You will hear a report about dolphins Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer Dolphins have been known to protect swimmers from sharks by getting into a (1) _ Dolphins and humans have (2) of the same size Swimming with dolphins can help common problems like (3) Some people think dolphins are able to recognize human (4) Dolphins have been used to teach children (5) Swimming with dolphins is used (6) _ in projects with children In one jaw, dolphins have as many as (7) _ Dolphins can maintain a fast pace in the water for (8) _ without stopping Dolphins make use of (9) to find fish Dolphins can be caught in (10) or damaged by pollution PART B LEXICO AND GRAMMAR I Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences She saw the deception immediately A round B past C into D through Lack of sleep over the last few months is finally Jane A catching up with B getting on with C coming over D putting on Please don’t it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement A think B assume C take D judge - "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?" - " " A Do you think I would? B I wouldn't Thank you C Yes, you're a good friend D Yes, I'd love to Thanks If I make a fool of myself in front of my friends, I’ll never it down Page of 10 A let B give C settle D live Because of his poor health, it took him along time to his bad cold A throw off B throw away C throw down D throw over He is late for every conference without A suspicion B fail C doubt D delay The woman’s clothes gave no to her origin A sign B signal C clue D hint In spite of his poor education, he was the most speaker A articulate B ambiguous C attentive D authoritarian 10 Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date with her holidays A clashed B struck C opposed D occurred 11 Her refusal to join us is nothing of ridiculous A less B more C short D far 12 I don’t want lots of excuses, I just want to hear the truth A clear B pure C right D plain 13 It was with a heart that she said goodbye to all her colleagues A solemn B heavy C dismal D grim 14 When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of A proportion B introspection C relativity D comparison 15 “But son,” I told him , “you ’re my own _ A heart to heart B body and soul C flesh and blood D skin and bone 16 Seeing her mother shot by a terrorist left an _impression on the young child’s mind A instant B indelible C indefinite D infinite 17 Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention A limit B duration C span D time 18 “Another cup of coffee?” — “No, but thanks A not at all B for all C all the same D you for all 19 _ are a form of carbon has been known since the late eighteenth century A Diamonds B Because diamonds C That diamonds D Diamonds, which 20 One of the tenets of New Criticism is that a critic need not tell readers _ about a story A which thinking B what to think C that thinking D to think what II The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and correct them Oxford is a city with such a mind-blowing reputation that many who come here find them intimidated by the place and can’t wait to leave, while others, taking with it like a duck to water, find themselves returning again and again The college lawns provide a gorgeous backdrop to seriously study, and in the right light, on a sunny winter’s morning saying, one feels as if one is floated on air, such is the sense of unreality Oxford may like to pretend that it is at the intellectual hub of things, but in many ways it is no less than a sleepy backwater where, to mix metaphors, transitory students, the cream of their generation, wait for the wings, allowing their talents to flourish before moving off into the industrial or political fast-lane Much of this is the myth, of course Hardship and hard work are very much part and parcel of student life The level-headed get through the three years’ hard grind by simple putting their shoulders to the wheel before going on to fairly average jobs Only for the tiny minor is Oxford the first step on the ladder to fame and fortune III Fill in each of the blanks a suitable preposition The doctor is busy right now, but she could probably fit you later It was a good idea, but I am afraid it didn’t quite come I couldn’t pin Ann to a definite answer His heart attack was brought by too much stress at work The victims of the industrial accident should, rights, be compensated by the factory owners Page of 10 As nobody seems to know what to next, may I put a proposal? I’m sorry to hear that Dick and Peter have fallen .They were such good friends He was taken by her aggressive attitude His business has gone , and he has lost everything 10.My husband brought me some flowers today He must be something! IV Write the correct form of the word given in brackets The government’s policy on arms is shocking It is quite _ (defend) Despite going to German classes twice a week, I don’t feel I’m making much with the language (head) John always knows how to the party with his jokes (lively) The fire-prevention system is by any small increase in temperature (active) The government’s _ approach has brought criticism (compromise) Your presence has enriched our lives (measure) She won the first prize in the contest due to her (persuade) All must be received before July 20th 2007 (apply) The women employed in the mines were _ young and married (dominance) 10 The outcome of the election is a _ conclusion (go) VI Write the correct form of the word given in brackets The Meaning of Dreams Until the twentieth century most scientists argued that dream were nothing but a random jumble of completely (1) COMPREHEND images remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily lives Since the idea that dreams have meaning in their own way became popular, (2) PSYCHOLOGY have proposed (3) COUNT theories to explain the logic of dreams The bewildering nature of this logic reflects the primary source of the dreams outside the tidy confines of the conscious mind A dream can be a response to events in the outside world, or it can (4) ORIGIN within, expressing aspects of the dreamer’s deep-seated feelings; it can fulfil desires or highlight unresolved emotions in the dreamer’s life Not (5) EXPECT , the contradictions implicit in these complex processes are reflected in the syntax of dreams Often (6) ENIGMA , halting and fragmentary, the language of dreams can warp time, bringing together historical and contemporary figures It can mix the familiar with the (7) KNOW , and work fantastic transformations by its own band of magic Scenes in dreams merge (8) MYSTERY into one another, as in certain movies People or animals may fly or inanimate things may move (9) DEPEND and talk It is out of such complex and contrary (10) HAPPEN that the meanings of dreams have to be teased PART C READING I Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space A Powerful Influence There can be no (1) _ at all that the internet has made a huge difference to our lives Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the internet, hardly (2) _ doing anything else in their spare time Naturally, parents are (3) _ to find out why the internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be (4) for their children Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (5) .their computer? Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours,(6) .in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (7) of the internet, and the child should give his or her (8) _that it won’t interfere with homework If the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parent can take more Page of 10 drastic (9) _.Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different from (10) any other sort of bargain about behaviour Any parent who is (11) _alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to (12) _the matter with a teacher Spending time in front of the screen does not (13) _affect a child’s performance at school Even if a child is (14) _crazy about using the internet, he or she is probably just (15) _through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about! A doubt B reason C purpose D motive A always B rarely C never D ever A worried B concerned C curious D hopeful A harming B harmful C hurting D hurtful A staring at B glancing at C looking D watching A supposed B occupied C interested D absorbed A B have C make D create A word B promise C vow D claim A rules B procedures C regulations D steps 10 A dealing B negotiating C having D arranging 11 A widely B heavily C seriously D broadly 12 A speak B discuss C talk D debate 13 A possibly B necessarily C probably D consequently 14 A absolutely B more C quite D a lot 15 A going B passing C travelling D walking II Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word Endangered species The future of African elephant depends on man No (1) can human beings and wild animals live in (2) throughout vast areas of the continent as was possible in days gone by, for man’s needs have increased as well as his numbers There are regions, such as the Congo forests and the equatorial Sudan, (3) the old relationship may remain for a few more years or even generations, but in general it has gone Conservation, (4) it is to be effective, must be a positive, constructive policy, and it is (5) thinking to imagine otherwise, particularly in the case of the elephant And if this is not yet true of the whole of Africa, it soon will be, for the increase in the human population is almost universal Where human beings and wild animals find (6) in competition with each other, the animals will lose Even if (7) appears to be enough room for both, man will not tolerate (8) long a situation in which elephants and other creatures make even occasional raids on his fields of food or economic crops For many years (9) has been a major cause of conflicting interests and (10) of the reasons why so many elephants have been shot to control their numbers III Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question The first scientific attempt at coaxing moisture from a cloud was in 1946, when scientist Vincent Schaefer dropped pounds of dry ice from an airplane into a cloud and, to his delight, produced snow The success of the experiment was modest, but it spawned optimism among farmers and ranchers around the country It seemed to them that science had finally triumphed over weather Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way Although there were many cloud-seeding operations, during the late 1940s and the 1950s, no one could say whether they had any effect on precipitation Cloud seeding, or weather modification as it came to be called, was dearly more complicated than had been thought It was not until the early 1970s that enough experiments had been done to understand the processes involved What these studies indicated was that only certain types of clouds are amenable to seeding One of the most responsive is the winter orographic cloud, formed when air currents encounter a mountain slope and rise If the temperature in such a cloud is right, seeding can increase snow yield by 10 to 20 percent There are two major methods of weather modification In one method, silver iodide is burned in Page of 10 propane-fired ground generators The smoke rises into the clouds where the tiny silver-iodide particles act as nuclei for the formation of ice crystals The alternate system uses airplanes to deliver dry-ice pellets Dry ice does not provide ice-forming nuclei Instead, it lowers the temperature near the water droplets in the clouds so that they freeze instantly—a process called spontaneous nucleation Seeding from aircraft is more efficient but also more expensive About 75 percent of all weather modification in the United States takes place in the Western states With the population of the West growing rapidly, few regions of the world require more water About 85 percent of the waters in the rivers of the West comes from melted snow As one expert put it, the water problems of the future may make the energy problems of the 70s seem like child’s play to solve That’s why the U.S Bureau of Reclamation, along with state governments, municipal water districts, and private interests such as ski areas and agricultural cooperatives, is putting increased effort into cloudseeding efforts Without consistent and heavy snowfalls in the Rockies and Sierras, the West would literally dry up The most intensive efforts to produce precipitation was during the West’s disastrous snow drought of 1976-77 It is impossible to judge the efficiency of weather modification based on one crash program, but most experts think that such hurry-up programs are not very effective What is the main subject of the passage? A The scientific contributions of Vincent Schaefer B Developments in methods of increasing precipitation C The process by which snow crystals form D The effects of cloud seeding The word spawned in line is closest in meaning to A intensified B reduced C preceded D created Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the term weather modification? A.It is not as old as the term cloud seeding B It has been in use since at least 1946 C It refers to only one type of cloud seeding D It was first used by Vincent Schaefer According to the passage, winter orographic clouds are formed A on relatively warm winter days B over large bodies of water C during intense snow storms D when air currents rise over mountains To which of the following does the word they in line 21 refer? A Water droplets B Clouds C Ice-forming nuclei D Airplanes When clouds are seeded from the ground, what actually causes ice crystals to form? A Propane B Silver-iodide smoke C Dry-ice pellets D Nuclear radiation Clouds would most likely be seeded from airplanes when A it is important to save money B the process of spontaneous nucleation cannot be employed C the production of precipitation must be efficient D temperatures are lower than usual What does the author imply about the energy problems of the 1970s? A They were caused by a lack of water B They took attention away from water problems C They may not be as critical as water problems will be in the future D They were thought to be minor at the time but turned out to be serious The author mentions agricultural cooperatives (line 31) as an example of A state government agencies B private interests Page of 10 C organizations that compete with ski areas for water D municipal water districts 10 It can be inferred from, the passage that the weather-modification project of 1976-77 was A put together quickly B a complete failure C not necessary D easy to evaluate IV Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below List of headings i American water withdrawal ii Economic pricing iii What the future holds iv Successful measures taken by some v The role of research vi The thirsty sectors vii Ways of reducing waste viii Interdependence of natural resources ix The demands of development x The consequences for agriculture THE WATER CRISIS Per capita water usage has been on an upward trend for many years As countries industrialise and their citizens become more prosperous, their individual water usage increases rapidly Annual per capita water withdrawals in the USA, for example, are about 1,700 cubic metres, four times the level in China and fifty times the level in Ethiopia In the 21st century, the world’s limited supply of renewable fresh water is having to meet demands of both larger total population and increased per capita consumption The only practicable ways to resolve this problem in the longer term economic pricing in conjunction with conservation measures Agriculture consumes about 70% of the world’s fresh water, so improvements in irrigation can make the greatest impact At present, average efficiency in the use of irrigated water in agriculture may be as low as 50% Simple changes could improve the rate substantially, though it is unrealistic to expect very high levels of water-use efficiency in many developing countries, faced as they are with a chronic lack of capital and a largely untrained rural workforce After agriculture, industry is the second biggest user of water and, in terms of value added per litre used, is sixty times more productive than agriculture However, some industrial processes use amounts of water For example, production of kg of aluminium might require 1,500 litres of water Paper production too is often very water-intensive Though new processes have greatly reduced consumption, there is still plenty of room for big savings in industrial uses of water In rich countries, water consumption has gradually been slowed down by price increases and the use of modem technology and recycling In the USA, industrial production has risen fourfold since 1950, while water consumption has fallen by more than a third Japan and Germany have similarly improved their use of water in manufacturing processes Japanese industry, for example, now recycles more than 75% of process water However, industrial water consumption is continuing to increase sharply in developing countries With domestic and agricultural demands also increasing, the capacity of water supply systems is under growing strain Many experts believe that the best way to counter this trend is to impose water charges based on the real cost of supplies This would provide a powerful incentive for consumers to introduce water-saving processes and recycling Few governments charge realistic prices for water, especially to farmers Even in rich California, farm get water for less than a tenth of the cost of supply In many developing Page of 10 countries there is virtually no charge for irrigation water, while energy prices are heavily subsidised too (which means that farmers can afford to run water pumps day and night) Water, which was once regarded as a free gift from heaven, is becoming a commodity which must be bought and sold on the open market just like oil In the oil industry, the price increases which hit the market in the 1970s, coupled with concerns that supplies were running low, led to new energy conservation measures all over the world It was realised that investing in new sources was a far more costly option than improving efficiency of use A similar emphasis on conservation will be the best and cheapest option for bridging the gap between water supply and demand One way to cut back on water consumption is simply to prevent leaks It is estimated that in some of the biggest cities of the Third World, more than half of the water entering the system is lost through leaks in pipes, dripping taps and broken installations Even in the UK, losses were estimated at 25% in the early 1990s because of the failure to maintain the antiquated water supply infrastructure In addition, huge quantities of water are consumed because used water from sewage pipes, storm drains and factories is merely flushed away and discharged into rivers or the sea The modern approach, however, is to see used water as a resource which can be put to good use - either in irrigation or, after careful treatment, as recycled domestic water Israel, for instance, has spent heavily on used water treatment Soon, treated, recycled water will account for most farm irrigation there There are other examples in cities such as St Petersburg, Florida, where all municipal water is recycled back into domestic systems Another way of conserving water resources involves better management of the environment generally Interference with the ecosystem can have a severe effect on both local rainfall patterns and water runoff Forest clearings associated with India’s Kabini dam project reduced local rainfall by 25%, a phenomenon observed in various other parts of the world where large-scale deforestation has taken place Grass and other vegetation acts as a sponge which absorbs rainfall both in the plants and in the ground Removal of the vegetation means that rainfall runs off the top of the land, accelerating erosion instead of being gradually fed into the soil to renew ground water Global warming is bound to affect rainfall patterns, though there is considerable disagreement about its precise effects But it is likely that, as sea levels rise, countries in low-lying coastal areas will be hit by seawater penetration of ground water Other countries will experience changes in rainfall which could have a major impact on agricultural yield - either for better or for worse In broad terms, it is thought that rainfall zones will shift northwards, adding to the water deficit in Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean - a grim prospect indeed Questions – 10: Complete the summary below Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer Other ways of protecting supplies are to reduce water loss resulting from 8. in the supply systems and to find ways of utilising used water Longer term measures, such as improved environmental 9. _would protect the ecosystem and ensure the replenishment of ground water for future generations Without such measures, future supplies are uncertain, especially when global warming is expected to interfere with rainfall patterns and to worsen the 10 already suffered by many countries today PART IV: WRITING (60 POINTS) Part 1: Read the following extract and use your own words to summarize it Your summary should be about 100 words long You MUST NOT copy the original.(10 pts) This majestic creature is unfortunately not the most attractive It is an endangered species but it is neither cute nor lovable like the panda or the orangutan What makes this giant so odd? Well, its legs appear too short to support its weight The rhinoceros' skin hangs loosely over its body It is huge A full grown rhino is about two meters high and Page of 10 about four meters long from nose to tail African rhinos have two horns, one much larger than the other It is a heavy animal weighing more than a ton The animal has a keen sense of smell and acute hearing but it has very weak eyesight The rhino cannot see until it is almost in front of its target Clumsy as it looks, the rhino is an agile animal It can easily climb up steep slopes, charge at 50 km an hour and leap up from a lying position The rhino's temper is also well known It often attacks trucks, jeeps and even moving trains Yet it is also considered a wild African animal that is very easy to tame A penned rhino will even eat out of the hands of its keeper The black rhino is also very adaptable It can be found over a large area - from mountainous areas, to plains, and desert areas The two countries with the most rhinos are Kenya and Tanzania About fifty years ago, the rhinoceros was a common animal in Africa However, today it is becoming rare It is being hunted to extinction for its horn Unfortunately, the rhino horn is considered very powerful medicine, especially for men The horn can fetch several thousand dollars in Asia The lure of money means the animal is hunted even though it is a protected species The Sumatran rhino is almost extinct and if we are not careful, the African rhino will follow suit …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… … Part 2: The graph below shows information about the languages that 13-year-old students in one school chose to study Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant You can write in 100-130 words (20 pts) Page of 10 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………… Part 3: Composition (30 pts) It has now been observed that many high school students are unprepared to respond in acceptable ways to situations in school, and less so in a wider social environment Some educators argue that the school curriculum should emphasize the development of students’ life skills rather than knowledge Others are against this proposal because they think knowledge is the most important to career success in a knowledge-based economy In what extent you agree? You can write about 250 words, using reasons and examples to support your position …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page of 10 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… THE END Page 10 of 10 ... that a critic need not tell readers _ about a story A which thinking B what to think C that thinking D to think what II The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and correct... taken by some v The role of research vi The thirsty sectors vii Ways of reducing waste viii Interdependence of natural resources ix The demands of development x The consequences for agriculture... dreams The bewildering nature of this logic reflects the primary source of the dreams outside the tidy confines of the conscious mind A dream can be a response to events in the outside world, or