A28 I) LISTENING: (3 points) A/ Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer to complete each sentence: 1. Christine says that in European countries they often bring gifts when they are invited to . a. a friend’s or a teacher’s house for dinner. b. some friends’ house after dinner. c. visit a friend before dinner. d. a friend’s or a relative’s house for dinner. 2. What is the approriate gift on this occasion? a. flowers b. red roses c. a & b are wrong d. a & b are right 3. In Germany it is considered bad luck to receive . a. nine or eleven flowers b. nine flowers c. an even number of flowers d. eleven flowers 4. In Viet nam, people don’t give glasses to a bride and a groom because “glass” means a. operation b. seperation c. impression d. solution 5. In England, you It means that you are very interested in it. a. should open the gift immediately when we receive it. b. shouldn’t open the gift immediately when we receive it. c. should open the gift immediately after the guests have left. d. should keep the gift immediately when you receive it. B/ Listen to the talk and choose the best answers: 1. Why does the girl sound so excited? a. Because her high school is giving a big celebration soon. b. Because she is starting a new and significant grade soon. c. Because summer is coming soon. d. Because she will finish high school this summer. 2. When will the boy start his highschool? a. next year b. this time is unknown c. the year after next d. two years to go. 3. What grade will the girl be in after this summer? a. grade 9 b. grade 8 c. grade 10 d. grade 11 4. How many grades does the girl say there are in American high schools? a. two b. three c. five d. four 5. How many grades are there in American middle schools? a. four b. two c. three d. five C/ Listen to the following conversation between an interviewer and an applicant. Fill in the folowing résumé with the missing information. RÉSUMÉ Last name LE First name THANH MAI Mr. Ms. Address (1) Tran Hung Dao St., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Telephone number 8624073 Nationality Vietnamese Date of birth (2) . Marital status Single Education/ Qualifications March – September 2000 Certificate in accounting ( a six- month course) 1996 – 1999 High school diploma 1 Work Experience 2002 – present Cashier, Star Department Store 2001 – 2002 Accountant, Dali company 1999 – 2001 Working for (3) . Languages - English - French ( a little) Interests - Music - (4) References - Mrs. Susan Lee, (5) , Star Department Store, 349 Phan Dinh Phung St., Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City. - Mr. Phan Ba, teacher of English, 54 Truong Dinh St., District 3, Ho Chi Minh City II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7 points) Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers(A,B,C, or D)in the space provided under this part. 1.This kind of cake is made sticky rice. A.from B.by C.into D.in 2 .happened to our friend. A.Awful something has B.Something awful has C.Something awful have D.Anything awful has 3.To compliment somebody, you say “ ” A.Pardon? B.Bless you C.See you! D.Great you! 4.After her mother died , she was by her grandfather. A.grown up B.brought up C.come into D.brought back 5.It would have been a much more serious accident………fast at that time. A.had she been driving B.was she driving C.she had driven D.she drove 6.Early poverty had taught Sam to stand on his own feet. A.be independent B.resort to burglary C.be dependent upon others D.be a good farmer 7.The doctor gave the patient………….examination to discover the cause of his collapse. A.a thorough B.a universal C.an exact D.a whole 8.Water waves are generated by the action of the wind. A.produced B.born C.designed D.delivered 9.The refused to change the plot of the play as the actor suggested. A.composer B.writer C.scriptwriter D.novelist 10.Don’t work so hard. You are going to…….yourself! A.enjoy B.amuse C.kill D.entertain 11.She is afraid of travelling by . She is A.plane / spacesick B.air / airsick C.plane / sickair D.airplane / seasick 12.When he graduated .university ,he had been famous his first novel. A.from / for B.for / from C.at / with D.from / as 13.She is very careful about A her black, long hairB. her long,black hair C.her hair long black D.long black her hair 14.My sister and I are always quarrelling. We just don’t seem to… A.get off B.get C.get together D.get on 15………Jason became famous, he has ignored his old friends. He shouldn’t do that. 2 A.If B.Ever since C.Even though D.Due to 16.Everyone in the family should .to doing household chores. A.contribute B.take part C.have a share D.divvy up 17.It takes years for apprentices to become .for the job. A.qualified B.qualify C.qualification D.qualifications 18.They .their living by selling fruits and vegetables. A.gain B.have C.earn D.win 19.AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency . A.Score B.Sickness C.Symptom D.Syndrome 20.Thanks a lot your help. Thanks .that, I could finish everything early. A. to / to B.for / to C. for / for D. to / for *Your answers 1……………. 6……………… 11…………… 16 . 2……………. 7……………… 12…………… 17 . 3……………. 8……………… 13…………… 18 4……………. 9……………… 14…………… 19 5…………… 10…………… 15……………. 20 . Part 2: The passage below contains 10 errors . IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the space provided in the column on the right.(o) has been done as an example. Petroleum products , such like gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, (0) .like=> as residual fuel oil and lubricating oils, comes from one source – crude oil (1)………… found below the earth’s surface, as well as large bodies of water, from a few hundred feet below the surface to as depth as 25,000 feet into the earth’s (2)…………. interior. Sometimes crude oil is secured by filling a hole through the earth, (3)…………. but more dry holes are drilled than those producing oil. Pressure at the source of pumping force crude oil to the surface. (4)………… Crude oil wells flow in varying rates from ten to thousands of barrels (5)……………. per hour. Petroleum products are always measured in 42-gallon barrels. Petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance: thin, thick, transparent or opaque, but regardless, their chemistry composition is made (6)…………… in of only two elements : carbon and hydrogen, which form compounds (7)…………… called hydrocarbons. Other chemical elements finding in union with the (8)…………… hydrocarbons are little and are classified as impurities. Trace elements (9)…………… are also found, but these are of such minute quantities which they are (10)…………… disregarded. The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms many thousands of compounds which are possible because of the various positions and joining of these two atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule. Part 3:Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces provided in the column on the right .(0) has been done as an example. Barry and his wife are surrounded by the sound of (0.NEAR) a dozen 0.nearly video recorders storing ( 1. FAVOUR) programmes to be watched later 1……… on. Barry is a (2.DEDICATE) telly-addict – a man with a mission to 2…………. devour as many screen hours as he can fit into a day, and sometimes into the night, too Barry has always been interested in technical things. The couple have eight TV sets in their house. Barry’s eleven video recorders (3.CONSTANT) 3…………… record from the four TV channels and twenty satellite stations (4.AVAIL) 4……………. in their area. His wife, Gill, complains of (5.SLEEP) at night because he watches his videos 5……………. on a huge 28-inch screen in the bedroom.(6.NATURE ),The noiseOf rewinding 6…………… 3 and fast forwarding disturbs Gill. Barry defends himself: “ I’m very (7. SELECT ) in my viewing.I like watching 7……………. mainly (8. DOCUMENT ), news and technical programmes”.He buys aTVguide, 8……………. satellite magazines and the daily papers to make his careful (9.SELECT ) of 9……………. programmes to tape. He uses over 200 video tapes a month! Barry is particularly excited about his new satellite disk for the European satellites. “ I can honestly say that video recorders have (10.REVOLUTION) 10…………… my life,” states Barry proudly Part 4: Supply the correct form of the Verbs in block capitals in brackets to complete the passage.Write your answers in the space provided below the passage. I woke up while the flight attendant (1. SERVE ) breakfast The plane was crossing the Channel, And when I (2.LOOK ) out of the window, I could see ships far below. I ( 3. COME ) home after a long time abroad . I had been away for over twenty years I didn’t know what (4.EXPECT ) . I wondered whether things (5.CHANGE ) much . The plane (6.LAND ) and the bus (7. TAKE ) us to the terminal building.After I (8. COLLECT) my luggage, I (9.WALK ) out of the baggage hall. I didn’t know whether anyone(10. BE ) there to meet me. When I appeared, I had a big surprise. Almost half my family was there. It was wonderful. “ You (11. NOT/ RECOGNIZE ) the old town,” my sister told me,“ Almost everything(12. CHANGE) since you last (13. SEE ) it. They have built a new shopping centre near the park. The old town hall ( 14. DESTROY ) by a fire about five years ago . They are building a new one at the moment. They ( 15. BUILD ) it for the past three years ; in fact, but they (16.NOT / FINISH ) it yet.” I’ve been back for nearly a month now. And my sister was right. The place ( 17. LOOK ) very different, but strangely enough it still (18. FEEL ) the same, because the people that I love are here. I’m leaving again in a few week’s time, but I know that even if I( 19. BE ) away for twenty years again, this (20. BE/ ALWAYS ) my home. *Your answers 1……………. 6…………… . 11…………………………. 16 2…………… 7……………… 12………………………….17 3……………. 8…………… . 13………………………….18 4……………. 9………………. 14………………………….19 . 5……………. 10…………… 15………………………… 20 PART 5:Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. The best meals I ever had in my life was in a restaurant in the old quarter of a town in France. The meal began (1)……….a plate (2)… seafood : shrimps, prawns and freshly-cooked shellfish. We ordered a dry white to go with this course. Then we had a whole lobster (3)… the two of us, which was absolutely (4) ………of this world. I am not accustomed ( 5)……….eating such rich food but it didn’t seem to disagree ( 6)…… me at all.This particular restaurant was famous (7)… its venison- that’s the meat you get (8) ….deer and so we couldn’t leave (9) trying their venison stew. I am no expert on cookery but I knew what I like and without doubt that was the most delicious stew I’ve ever tasted . By this time we were nearly bursting. The only thing we felt like now was a coffee and a light dessert . Then we called (10)….the bill and decided to split it between us. The manager very kindly offered us a drink on the house before we left. After that we staggered back to our hotel and fell into bed. We spent the next day suffering from the after-effects but really we had no regret about eating such a marvellous, memorable, extravagant meal. *Your answers 1……………. 6……………. 2…………… 7…………… 3…………… 8…………… 4……………. 9……………. 5…………… 10………… 4 III. READING ( 4 points ) Part 1: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C,or D to indicate your answer. THE FIRST BICYCLE The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1971, Count de Sivrac (1)… onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention, a machine called the “celerifere”. It was basically an (2)… version of a children’s toy which had been in (3)… for many years. Sivrac’s “celerifere” had a wooden frame, made in the (4)… of a horse, which was mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it, you sat on small seat, just like a modern bicycle,and pushed (5)… against the (6)… with your legs- there are no pedals. It was impossible to steer a “celerifere” and it had no brakes, but despite these problems the invention very much (7) …. to the fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were (8)… races up and down the streets. Minor (9)…. were common as riders attempted a final burst of (10)… . controlling the machine was difficult as the only way to change (11)…. was to pull up the front of the “celerifere” and (12) … it round while the front wheel was (13)… in the air.“Celeriferes” were not popular for long, however, as the (14)… of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very comfortable. Even so, the wooden “celerifere” was the (15)… of the modern bicycle. Câu 1: A. delighted B. cheered C. appreciated D. overjoyed Câu 2: A. increased B. enormous C. extended D. enlarged Câu 3: A. use B. play C. operation D. service Câu 4: A. resemblance B. shape C. body D. appearance Câu 5: A. fast B. deeply C. heavily D. hard Câu 6: A. surface B. ground C. earth D. floor Câu 7: A. attracted B. appealed C. took D. called Câu 8: A. going B. getting C. holding D. making Câu 9: A. wounds B. trips C. injuries D. breaks Câu 10:A. velocity B. energy C. pace D. speed Câu 11:A. direction B. route C. heading D. way Câu 12:A. roll B. drive C. turn D. revolve Câu 13:A. cycling B. circling C. winding D. spinning Câu 14:A. mixture B. link C. combination D. union Câu 15:A. origin B. design C. introduction D. model Part 2: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by circling A, B, C or D to indicate your answers: In the United States , it is important to be on time, on punctual, for an appointment , a class , a meeting,etc. This may not be true in some other countries, however. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., and end at 12 a.m On the first day , when the professor arrived on time , noone was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 a.m. . Serveral arrived after 10:30 a.m. . Two students came after 11 a.m. . Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived , few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behaviour. ( .) In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour,. In contrast, in Brazzil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only begin at the scheduled in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled time. Inthe Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon: many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil , neither is staying late. The explanation for these differences is complicated . People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time.In fact, Brazilians expect a person with status or prestige to arrive late, while in the United States, lateness is usually considered to be disrespectful and unacceptable. Consequently, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American , the American may misinterpret the reason for the lateness and become angry. 5 As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. Instead, they were simply behaving the approriate way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. Eventually, the professor was able to adapt his own behaviour to feel comfortable in the new culture. 1. what is the main idea of the passage? A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States. B. People learn the importance of time when they are children. C. It is not important to be on time in Brazil. D. The importance of being on time differs among different countries. 2. Why did the professor study the Brazilian students’ behaviour A. The students seemed very rude to him B. He wanted to understand why the students came late C. He wanted to make the students come to class on time D. None of the students apologised for their lateness. 3. What is rude behaviour? A. impolite behaviour. B. noisy behaviour. C. studious behaviour D. respectful behaviour. 4. In general, what did the Brazilian students think about people who are late? A. They are successful people. B. They are important people. C. They are disrespectful people. D. They are rude people. 5.It can be inferred from the passage that . A.Most American students arrive after the class has begun. B. Most Brazilian students leave immediately when the class is finished. C. For most Americans , being late is unacceptable. D.Brazilian students often come late and leave early. 6.What did the professor learn from the study? A.Brazilian students are very rude. B.Brazilian students are disrespectful to him. C.Brazilian students never apologise for their behavviour. D.It is normal to arrive late for class in Brazil. 7. How does “on the other hand” connect the ideas of lateness? A. It shows a similarity. B.It gives more information. C.It shows a contrast. D.It gives an explanation 8. In the sentence “ Neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour”, Who arrives at the appointed hour? A. No one B. the students only C. the teacher only D. the teacher and the students 9. What does the phrase “ in fact” indicate? A. a contrast beween two ideas . B. an additional idea. C. emphasis of the previous idea. D. a similarity between two ideas. 10.What does the word “ instead” show? A. a similarity B.a substitution C. an opposite D.a comparison 6 Part 3: Choose the most suitable word for each space. Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1) . Many .(2) .of animals are threatened, and could easily become .(3) .if we do not make an effort to . (4) them. There are many reasons for this . In some cases , animals are (5) for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, .(6) . as parrots , are caught (7) ., and sold as pets. For many animals and birds , the problem is that their habitat –the (8) .where they live- is . (9) . . More (10) .is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open . (11) .than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better .(12) ., but these chemicals pollute the environment and .(13) wildlife . The most successful animals on earth -human beings - will soon be the only ones .(14) ., unless we can .(15) this problem. 1. A. danger B. threat C.problem D.vanishing 2. A.marks B.more C.species D.forms 3. A. disappeared B.vanished C.empty D. extinct 4. A. harm B.safe C.protect D.serve 5. A.hunted B. chased C. game D. extinct 6. A.like B.such C.or D. where 7. A. lively B.alive C.for life D.for living 8. A.spot B.point C.place D.site 9. A, exhausting B.departing C.escaping D.disappearing 10.A. earth B.land C. soil D.area 11.A. spaces B.air C.up D.parts 12.A.products B.fields C.herbs D.crops 13.A.spoil B.harm C. wound D.wrong 14.A.survived. B.over C.missing D.left 15. A. answer B. calculate C.solve D.explain IV.WRITING ( 6 points ) Part 1.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.(2 points) 1.They made her hand over her notebooks. She . 2.I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Sunday. I would rather 3.He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work. He objected . 4.Who does this bag belong to ? Whose 5.The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it. It was 6.No other town in India is as large as Calcutta. Calcutta is . 7.Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house. We can only get . 8.Lan eats very little so as not to put on weight. Lan eats very little because . 9.The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic We were . 10.Mr. Brown mended the washing machine for me. I had . 7 Part 2.Write a short paragraph of about 150-200 words about a subject that you like most at school and state the reasons for your choice. ( 2 points ) Part 3. Write a paragraph of about 150 words,describing the information in the table below. Literacy rates in Sunshine country from 1998-2007 ( 2 points) 1998 2002 2004 2007 Lowlands 50% 53% 56% 95% Midlands 70% 75% 80% 85% Highlands 50% 45% 40% 30% ***THE END*** 8 . under this part. 1.This kind of cake is made sticky rice. A.from B.by C.into D.in 2 .happened to our friend. A.Awful something. 2 .happened to our friend. A.Awful something has B.Something awful has C.Something awful have D.Anything awful has 3.To compliment somebody, you say “ ”