HSGT A 2020-2021
HSGT A 2020-2021
HSGT A 2020-2021
Part 2. You will hear a radio review by a man called Graham Woodson, who recently tested the
Wii Fit software. For questions 13-22, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false
(F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
13. The people that Graham works with enjoy food like energy bars and vegetable juice.
14. Graham tried out Wii Fit in his office.
15. Some people think that the boxing game on Wii Fit makes players look silly.
16. Both Graham and his mum have played tennis on Wii Fit.
17. When he was young, Graham liked reading science fiction.
18. In real life, Graham is 55 years old.
Part 3. You will hear part of an interview with Harold Mackenzie, who has written a book about
early adolescence. For questions 23-30, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best
according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
23. When is Harold‟s book “Talking to Pre-teens” coming out?
A. This month B. This year C. Next month D. Next year
24. According to Harold, a pre-teen is a child aged between _______.
A. eight and nine B. eight and ten C. eight and eleven D. eight and twelve
25. According to Harold, what is the main reason pre-teens are receiving more publicity?
A. Psychologists now understand the importance of the pre-teen years.
B. A great deal of research is being done into the way children develop.
C. Pre-teens are now demanding more attention from the media.
D. People now realize pre-teens have economic power.
26. Harold suggests that pre-teens ______
A. cannot keep up with their peers. B. start to choose their own clothes.
C. develop unusual tastes. D. become more aware of their image.
27. Harold claims friendships are important to pre-teens because ______
A. these relationships help them establish their identities.
B. the children are beginning to rebel against their families.
C. friends are starting to replace family members.
D. the children are now capable of reacting to other people.
28. He suggests that an alternative method of academic evaluation would ______
A. enable parents to be more supportive. B. be more effective than examinations.
C. mean less stress for pre-teens. D. delay the onset of tension in adolescence.
29. How does he suggest parents can help pre-teens develop confidence?
A. by allowing them to buy whatever they like
B. by allowing them a certain degree of independence
C. by allowing them to make decisions about their spare time
D. by allowing them to control unimportant aspects of their lives
30. According to Harold, what is the greatest challenge facing parents of pre-teens?
A. deciding what kinds of toys to buy for their children
B. developing the correct approach to material possessions
C. establishing a way of communicating effectively with their children
D. discovering what kind of help their children really need
Your answers:
23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
Part 2. Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes.
BROKE AGAIN
It‟s a standing joke that most university students invariably have nearly empty bank accounts! If
you are (16) ______ the age of 17 or 18, you probably don‟t have a keen sense of money management.
Plus, university years are full (17) ________ enticing activities that require money: get involved in this
book society; go on that trip or the other concert and whatnot. So, (18) _______ surprisingly, it‟s only
the first week of the month and you are broke. Again. Well, it doesn‟t have to be this way. There are a
zillion ways to put money (19) ________ while on campus. The (20) _______ readily available solution
is to get a part-time job. More and (21) _______ students now occupy positions on every campus and in
most cases the money is not bad; not to (22) _______ you don‟t have to commute. Another alternative
is to buy used books (23) ______ of brand new ones and sell your old books as well. Most student
unions organize regular bazaars, (24) ______ you can sell things you don‟t need; CDs, video games,
even used clothes. Remember: one man‟s trash is (25) ______ man‟s treasure! The bottom line is either
earn more or spend (26) _______. This means that you have to (27) _______ down on unnecessary
costs.
Unless you change your big-spender habits, there is no (28) ______ in striving to make an extra
income. So, (29) _______ track of your expenses, everything from supermarket shopping to transport
and entertainment. Ask yourself questions like: Do I really need that expensive All about Hairstyles
magazine subscription? If the answer is no, you are on the right (30)______ .
Your answers:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
Part 5. Read the following passage and answer the questions from 51 to 60.
ESTABLISHING YOUR BIRTHRIGHTS
Position in the famlily can play a huge role in shaping character, finds Clover Stroud
A.
Last week I was given a potent reminder of how powerful birth order might be in determining a child‟s
character. My son, Jimmy Joe, nine, and my daughter, Dolly, six, were re-enacting a TV talent show.
Jimmy Joe elected himself judge and Dolly was a contestant. Authoritative and unyielding, he wielded a
clipboard, delivering harsh criticisms that would make a real talent show judge flinch. Initially Dolly
loved the attention, but she soon grew tired of his dominance, instigating a pillow fight, then a fist fight.
It ended, inevitably, in tears. A visiting friend, with an older, more successful sister, declared it „classic
first child behaviour of dominance and supposed authority'. Dolly's objection to her brother's self-
appointed role as leader was justified, he announced, while Jimmy Joe‟s superiority was characteristic of
the forceful personality of firstborns. Birth order, he said, wasn‟t something they could just shrug off.
B.
Debate about the significance of birth order goes right to the heart of the nature versus nurture argument
and is, consequently, surrounded by huge controversy. This controversy has raged since the 19 th
century, when Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler argued that birth order can define the way someone
deals with life. He identified firstborns as driven and often suffering from a sense of having been
„dethroned‟ by a second child. Younger children, he stated, were hampered by having been more
pampered than older siblings. It‟s a view reiterated by Professor Frank Sulloway‟s influential work,
Born to Rebel. Sulloway, a leading proponent of the birth- order idea, argued it has a definitive effect on
the „Big Five' personality traits of openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and
neuroticism.
C.
According to the birth-order theory, first children are usually well-organized high achievers. However,
they can have an overdeveloped sense of entitlement and be unyielding. Second children are sometimes
Your answers:
Part 2. The central region of Vietnam has suffered from torrential downpours that triggered severe
flooding. You plan to do charity to help the inhabitants there. Write a letter (80- 100 words) to the local
authorities to ask them how to get to the area safely and what should be provided for the local people.
Use your name and address as Hoang Van Nam – 37 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Vinh City, Nghe An
Province.
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