A38 PART ONE: LISTENING I. Listen to the talk about New York State and then complete the statement below: (You will hear the talk twice) 1. New York is a state of _____________, seashore, and big cities. 2. There are ____________ lakes in the Finger Lakes region. 3. In ___________, the Manhattan Indians sold the island of Manhattan to Dutch. 4. New York City is the ____________ one in the United States. 5. It was named “The Big Apple” by jazz musicians in the ___________. II. Listen to a tour guide giving some information about transportation in Hue and choose the correct answers. (You will hear the talk twice) 1. Phu Bai Airport is about ___________ of the center of Hue. A. 40 kilometers south B. 14 kilometers north C. 40 kilometers north D. 14 kilometers south 2. Tourists can travel around the Royal Citadel ____________. A. by bicycle B. on horseback C. by cyclo D. by boat 3. You pay __________ for a boat tour on the Perfume River. A. 40,000VND B. 50,000VND C. US$ 5 D. US$ 9 4. Hue is ____________ kilometers from Hanoi. A. 560 B. 660 C. 650 D. 550 5. There are flight connections to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City ____________ . A. every three hours B. everyday C. four times a week D. every week III. Listen to a tour guide talking to visitors and write short answers to the questions. (You will hear twice) 1. Are the buildings in Hue varied in styles? …………………………………………………………… 2. How long did the Nguyen Dynasty last ? …………………………………………………………… 3. When was Thien Mu Pagoda built? ………………………………………………………… 4. Can the tourists listen to court music in the afternoon or in the evening? …………………………………………………………… 5. Where will they go tomorrow so that they can see some handicrafts? …………………………………………………………… PART TWO: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I. Choose the letter of the best answer. 1. ___________ a doctor, I must advise you to give up smoking. A. Like B. As C. Else D. Alike 2. You don’t like this one, try something ____________. A. other B. more C. else D. another 3. The child was told to ________ for being rude to his uncle. A. excuse B. apologise C. forgive D. tolerate 4. After a lot of difficulty, he ____________ to open the door. A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realised 5. It was not until she arrived in class _________ realized she had forgotten her book. A. and she B. when she C. she D. that she 6. _____________ clothes she wears, she looks very charming. A. Although B. Because C. No matter what D. No matter how 7. If your camera is faulty, you should return it to …………………… . A. creator B. manufacturer C. inventor D. builder 8. There are so many ___________ in the universe that we cannot count them. A. satellites B. astronauts C. planets D. rockets 9. Students are usually __________ when they get good marks. A. surprising B. disappointed C. happy D. sad 10.__________ of the students in this school speak English fluently. A. one five B. one fifth C. a five D. a fiveth 11.Carol is too ___________ to be put in charge of all those children. A. irresponsible B. inreponsible C. unreponsible D. imreponsible 12.On arriving in Hanoi, __________ A. he found a great change here. C. a great change was found B. it was strange to him D. it had changed a lot. 13. Everyone felt sympathy for those children. A. love B. pity C. anxiety D. excitement 14. He claimed that the car belonged to him. A. knew B. thought C. suspected D. declared 15. Mr. Armstrong is said to be a fairly well-to-do man. A. big B. important C. wealthy D. strong 16. This is a difficult topic. Please explain it in plain language. A. easy B. new C. different D. detailed 17. You have to be very cautious when you cross the road. A. careful B. proud C. thoughtful D. polite 18. The nurse told me that I would have to wait for a few days for the outcome of the medical check-up. A. putting B. payment C. result D. coming 19. He has a good memory to retain facts easily. A. remember B. know C. regret D. understand 20. The policeman broke up the fight between the two teenagers. A. called off B. stopped off C. cancel D. delayed II. There are 11 errors in the following passage. Find them and correct them. (The first error is done) English is my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak France and Spanish. I studied the two language when I were at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at university. As for me, master a foreign language is not easy. After studying a language, practice is very necessary and use. Travelling to the country which a target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you cannot speak the language good enough, you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch TV, listen to the radio by the language that I am trying to learn. Reading is other good way to learn. Books are good but I personally think newspapers and magazines is better. However, getting some knowledge of the language is the best important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first. Error Wrong word(s) Right word(s) 1 France French 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 III. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets. HEALTHY EATING In the past any mother would be ______________ (pride) if her children were round and slightly fat. Those days are gone. _______________ (research) have now reached the conclusion that too much fat and sugar in children’s diets are a major factor in the development of heart diseases and other ______________ (ill) when they are older. However, ______________ (grow) children need to eat a wide range of foods and their general health could be ______________ (danger) by cutting out particular ones. _______________ (psychology) say that the ________________ (solve) is not to change eating habits too fast, but to do it _____________ (care), so that children do not lose muscle in addition to fat. Parents should present food a little _____________ (difference), spread butter thinly and avoid putting sugar on the table. Children should also be _______________ (courage) to take part in sports: this way they will be using calories that they have eaten. IV. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets: Jane ___________ (join) our firm twelve years ago. She ___________ (work) for the previous seven years with an advertising company and _____________ (acquire) much useful experience. For the first eight years with us she ___________ (work) in the Sales Department, and ____________ (work) there when I ___________ (become) a Managing Director. Since then she ____________ (work) as my personal assistant, and ___________ (prove) herself to be outstandingly capable of many occasions. She ___________ (work) on the top floor, in an office next to mine, but at the moment ____________ (work) in London on a special assignment. V. Fill in each blank of the passage with a right preposition: Public transport _______(1) London is expensive. The fare depends _______(2) the length of the journey; you can buy books of tickets ________(3) advance. Children under sixteen pay half, and those under five travel free. You usually buy bus tickets _______(4) a conductor, but ________(5) some buses, you pay the driver. ________(6) the underground railway, you buy your tickets ________(7) a machine or a ticket office and give them up ________(8) the end of the journey. Not all trains ________(9) one platform go to the same place, so watch the sign. The last train leaves ________(10) about 00.15 a.m. PART THREE: READING I.Read the passage below, then choose ONE of the four suggested answers “The Moon Trap” is a new film made by a young Canadian director called Melvin Strang. The main parts in the film are played by Sid Cheung and Julie Plein who last appeared in “Music for Ever”. In this new film they start as a young married couple who buy an old house in the country. After living there for a few weeks, strange things begin to happen. Some of the furniture in the house disappears and cannot be found: windows break and pictures fall off walls. At night they hear crying noise and when the moon is up, loud screams can be heard from the woods near by. As you might expect, the young couple try to discover the reason for all these strange events and this leads them into some very frightening situations. If you are easily scared, don’t go and see this film! But if you enjoy films with lots of adventure and murder then this is the film for you. 1. Julie Plein and Sid Cheung ……………………………… A. are leading performers of the film. B. play pop music very well. B. are staying in the studio. D. like films very much. 2. Strange things happen …………………………… A. in an old house. B. to a young married couple. B. and last for a few weeks. D.(A) and (B) are correct. 3. Some of the furniture in the house …………………………… A. is taken away secretly. B. can be found everywhere. B. is found easily. D. None are correct. 4. They hear loud screams …………………………… A. at night. B. when the moon is up in the sky. C. from the woods that is not far from their house. D. All are correct. 5. The young couple try …………………………… A.to lead people into frightening situations. B.to be calm. C.to take no notice of the things that happen to them. D.to find out the cause for all the strange events. II.Look at the statements below about passengers arriving at an airport. Read the text to decide the statement is TRUE or FALSE : + ARRIVAL When the plane lands, you are requested to keep your seat-belt fastened until the light goes out and remain in your seat until the plane stops moving. This is your own comfort and safety. + LEAVING THE AIRPORT If you are ending your journey at this airport, you should go up to the escalator to passport control and customs. If you are travelling further by rail or coach, you will find an information desk outside the custom 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 help you. + LEAVING THE PLANE All passengers leaving the plane should make sure that they take everything with them. If you have checked in your 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. True or False ? ………… 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 the 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 to the waiting lounge if you are changing planes. ………… 7. Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when the plane is ready to leave. ………… 8. No one is allowed to smoke at the airport. ………… 9. The aero plane is going on to another place after some of the passengers get off. …………10. Passengers who are leaving the plane should check that they have not left anything behind. III. Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word: In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organized several important meetings on the human environment to study a very …………………………(1) problem. We, humans are ……………………………(2) the world around us. We are using ………………………………(3) all of our natural resources. We must learn to ……………………………(4) them, or life will be bad for our children and grandchildren. There are some major parts to this problem: + Population: Most problems of the environment come from population ……………………………(5). In 1900 there were 1,6 billion, in 1950: 2,5 billion, and in 1980: 4,4 billion. In the year 2000 there will be 6,3 billion. More people need more water, more ……………………………(6), more wood and more petroleum. + Distribution: Scientists say that there is enough water in the for everyone, ……………………………(7) some countries have a lot of water and some have only a ……………………………(8). Some areas get all their rain during one reason. The rest of the year is ……………………………(9) . + Petroleum: We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use ……………………………(10) in our cars and to heat our buildings in ………………………………(11). Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil ……………………………(12). They even use them to …………………………… (13) insects that eat plants. These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill …………………………… (14) there. Thousands of people go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this ……………………………(15) air to other countries and other continents. + Poverty: Poor people (farmers) use the ……………………………(16) land over and over. The land needs a rest so that it will be ………………………………(17) next year. ………………………………(18), the farmers must have food for years. Poor people cut down trees for ……………………………(19). In some areas when trees are gone, the land ……………………………(20) desert. Poor people can’t save the environment for the future. PART FOUR: WRITING I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. Begin the new one with the words given: 1. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday. I apologise …… 2. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car. In spite of …… 3. We ought to leave the party now if we are to catch the last train. If we don’t …… 4. I said: “Good morning, Mr.Jong. Why didn’t you pay a visit to the south?” One morning I …… 5. John failed to find the source of the River Nile. John didn’t …… 6. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it. It is such ……… 7. The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light. If the train driver ……… 8. My advice to you is to call the police. If I ……… 9. Have you got a smaller size than this ? Is this ……… 10.It is said that he has been to the island of Nagua. He is ……… II. Writing a paragraph: Write a paragraph of 120 - 150 words to describe the chart about the energy consumption in Highland: ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN HIGHLAND Coal Petroleum Nuclear & Hydroelectricity Million tons 100_ 90_ 80_ ________________________75________ 70_ __________________________________ 60_ ____________60____________________ 50_ _____________________43____50_____ 40_ ______40__________________________ 30_ _________27_______________________ 20_ __________________________________ 10_ __________________________________ 0____________________________________ 2000 2005 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… III. 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A. Like B. As C. Else D. Alike 2. You don’t like this one, try something ____________. A. other B. more C. else D. another 3. The child. good but I personally think newspapers and magazines is better. However, getting some knowledge of the language is the best important thing. Grammar and vocabulary