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SECTION I LISTENING
I Listen to the passage and fill each blank with ONE missing word Write your answer in the numbered box
The Academy Awards, also (1)-_ as the Oscars, is an annual (2)_held by the U.S movie
industry The event is run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has to rnaintain (3) security of who has won what until the winners are announced It startecl in 1929 and
has grown into a worldwide extravaganza Millions of people tune in each year to see whether their faYorite movie, director or actor has picked up the top award The gold statuette prize, called an
(4). -, is the highest honor in the movie industry It can turn an actor into a legend or a movie into a
classic It also tums Hollyr.vood into a (5)_ and paparazzi paradise
lI Listen to another passage and write your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered box Vie;tnam ranks
A 6th
7' Vietnam is among the
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courtries in the world that have more than two million telephones
,{.6 B 140 c 13 D 30
8 In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its _ netwr:rks
A mobile phone B subscriber c fixed telephone D post office
9 At preseflt,
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percent of communes across Vietnam have telephone services
A.90 B 80 c 14 D.93
10 'Ihe country which has the highest gronth in the number of telephone subscribers is _.
A China B the US C Britain D India
SECTION II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the most suitable word or phrase A, B, C or D to complete each sentence 11 I don't see any
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in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn't start until 9 o'clock
A, cause B reason C aim D point
D a few
D insist
l2.The new manager's office has new equipment
A many B a lot of C some of
13 I don't to change my job because I like it
C persist
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A agreed B approved C proved t justifiea
15 Thomas has a garden which is mine
A double as large
- B: l.nl,targer than C twice as large as D as two-time as large 16 "What,do you think of the film we've watched?,,
A Itk a breeze! B No kidding! C I've seen better! D None of your business!
17 In 1870,
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John D Rockefeller and others created the Standarcl Oil Company
A that oil prices fluctuated B despite fluctuating oil prices c but the oil prices fluctuated D oil prices were fluctuaiing
18 Careless driving also accounts the increasing number of traffic accidents. A on B into
19 _ is not clear to researchers
A Why dinosaurs having become extinct
A Did dinosaurs become extinct
C for D with
B Why dinosaurs became extinct D Dinosaurs became extinct
20 We enjoy the hams and coffee at this _ restaurant.
A family-owing B family-owned c owning-family D owned-family
27.I'd rather
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to
-th" putty with my parents because there was nothing interesting there
A haven't been invited B hadn,t been invited
C not be invited D not have been invited
22 Whenthe university suggested _, the student union protested vigorously
A tuition be raised B to raise tuition
C on raising tuition D not having been invited 23 o'She's the best pianist in the school."
A That's that B Never mind
C That's OK D You can say that again 24 By the time we gor out of this traffic jam, all the guests
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A have gone B had gone C will go D will have gone
25
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of the class has to be responsible for his own actions
A- Each of the B Every C None of D AII
II Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence 26 _ the age of 40, he had written three best-selling novels
27 Scientists are very concerned _ the consequences of climate change 28 There is no point _ asking Sarn for help
29.Len's alarm clock didn't go - this morning, so she got up late 30 Don't make up your mind at once, talk _ with your lawyer first.
31 He grew_ a very good player
32 Nobody helped him He managed it _ his own 33 Vietnam is a country great potential
34 We both thank you _ the bottom of our hearts
35 This American woman has been accustomed eating vietnamese food
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III Read the text below, using the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space
The (36 discover)- that a member of your family is sleepwalking may be (37 alarm)_
but it is not an uncommon phenomenon Both adults and children sleepwalk, however it is more cofirmon among children
Sleepwalking is not a psychological (38 order)_, as some may think Nor is there any (39
connect)- between dreams and sleepwalking The explanation which experts give for sleepwalking
is that it is mainly due to being (40 tire)_ and under a lot of stress (4i anxious)_, (4i
press,l at
work or at school or even a loss of a favorite (43 possess)_ could trigger it off
Sleepwalkers move easily around the house despite the (44 dark)_, sometimes opening
drawers as if searching for something It is diffrcult to wake up a sleepwalker and it is consid" a 1+S.
wise)- because it can cause great distress The following morning he/she doesn't usually r"*"rnb., anything
SECTION III READING COMPREHENSION
I Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D, best fits each space
Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after
21 March Many people (46)_ it with their family or have a short holiday/vacation It is also an
important Christian (47)- Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent (48)_
the most important date in the Christian year Many people who not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday It was once (49)_ for people to wear new clothes to church on this day Women
(50)- new hats, called Easter bonnets Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun A few people send Easter (51) with religious symbols on them or pictures of
small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated (52)_ Easter
The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is (53)_ as the day Christ was
crucified (: hanged on a cross to die) On Good Friday many people eat hot cross bun (: fruit buns decorated with a simple cross) The Monday are both (5a)_ holidays In the US, each company decides for itself (55)_ to close or remain open on those days
46 A take 47 A fair
48 A for 49 A familiar
50 A put on
51 A letters 52 A toward
53 A missed 54 A family
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B use
B festival B as
B ordinary B take on
B envelopes
B with B recalled B nation B how C spend C parade C and C common C bore C cards C to
C reminded C school C why
D expend
D carnival D nor D regular D wore D notes
D from
D remembered
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II Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.
Natural disasters are often frightening and difficult for us to understand, because we have no
(4)coasral (se)- vurnerable ro hurricanes, require #:::::'#:r{:fr*:i";::;::;rf{!r!;!!-:t::5 Yming the public quickly once people have been (60)- , evacuarion ,out", *urlb, provided so that they can all (61)- quickly and safely, even if they travel on foot people need to be educated
on the risks in their area, and what to when a disasteistrikes After a disaster, even if no one has died, there is a lot of (62)- to people, homes, farms and workplaces that must be repaired This
(63)- a lot of time and money to fix and a country damaged (64)- a disaster oruuly needs a
large amount of international (65)_ to get better
III Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of tuming the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one Jf tn biggest mistakes
*!it! ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be too aware of what his pareritl expect, and
will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are
ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well-especially if the parents are
very supportive of their child Michael Collins is very lucky He is cr^zy about *urir, and his
parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra However, he never makes
Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling Winston Smith, Michael's friend, however, is
not so lucky Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high standard for Winston
They want their son to be as successful as they are, so they enter him for .u"ry piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy
66 One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to
A push their children into trying too much B help their child to become a genius C make their child to become a musician D neglect their child's education.
67 Parents' ambition for their children is not wrong if they
A force their children into achieving success C understand and help their children sensibly
children
68 who have criticized the methods of some ambitious children?
A Successful musicians B Unrealistic parents.
C Their children D Educational psychologists.
69 Michael Collins is fortunate in that
A his father is a musician B his parents are quite rich.
C his mother knows little about music D his parents help him in a sensible way 70 The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means
B themselves have been very successful
D anange private lessons for their
B "extremely interested in"
D "confused
about"-B violin lessons
D Michael's parents 71 Winston's parents push their son so much and he
A is afraid to disappoint them B cannot learn much music from them.
C has become a good musician D has won a lot of piano competitions 72 The word "They" in the passage refers to
A "surprised at"
C "completely unaware of'.
A concerts
C parents in general
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73 AII of the following people are musicians EXCEPT A Winston's father
C Michael's father
B Michael's mother D Winston's mother
74.The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means
A "getting ready to something" B eager to something
C "not objecting to doing anything" D "not wanting to do something".
75 The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that :
A successful parents always have intelligent children
B successful parents often have unsuccessful children. C parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D parents should spend more money on the child's education.
SECTION IV WRITING
I Write a complete paragraph about English using the following suggestions
76 English / international language More / 300,000,000 people / speak / first I nativelanguage
77 .It I official language / one-fifth I land arca lworld.
66 67 68 69 70
7t. 72 74. 75.
78.rt I speak / North America I GreatBritain / Austraria / New zealand,
79.More people / study English / any other language
80 many countries / textbooks / universities / English Many university classes I teach/ English / even though / native language / not English
81 English llanguage / international business / research / science
82 More/three-fourths/world's mail/write/English More/three-fifrhs/world lradio station
/ use English More lhalt lscientific and research journals / English
83 Most other languages / borrow / many / English word
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
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85 Man has never had such effrcient servants as computers Computers
86 The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home from work Hardly
87 I only recognised him when he came into the room It was
88 Success depends on hard work
The harder
III Write a composition around 150 words to discuss the following issue:
It is generally believed that the Internet is an excellent means of communication but some people suggest that it may not be the best place to find information.
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' Total mark: 100:5 = 20