MOCK TEST 2

SECTION A: LISTENING
• Phần thi nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được phát 2 lần.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc phần thi nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thời gian thí sinh làm bài đã được tính trong nội
dung trong đĩa CD của phần thi nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong nội dung trong đĩa CD của phần thi nghe.

PART I. MATCHING AND GAP-FILLING

You will listen to part ofan interview about social networking. Listen and answer the questions.

Questions 1-4
Look at the following reasons why different groups use social networks.
Match each group with the correct reason. Write the correct letter, A-E in the boxes provided.

Groups List of reasons

1. The elderly A. Loneliness
2. Teenagers B. Popularity
3. Mothers C. Reconnecting
4. Single people D. Entertainment
E. Reassurance

YOUR ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4.

Questions 5-10
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer in the boxes
provided.
Social networking site Pros Cons Future
SoPals It’s popular and Harvests (6)______ on Moving into (7)______
(5)______ users postings.
in different countries.
EverywhereUs A network for (8)______ (9)______ is poor Getting (10)______

YOUR ANSWERS
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART II. MULTIPLE MATCHING

Now you will listen to five extracts in which people talk about the things they do to reduce stress.
Whilelistening you must complete both tasks and write your answers in the boxes provided.
Task 1. For questions 1-5, choose from the list(A-H) what each speaker says about what brought them
to this practice.
A. was worried about taxes
B. was busy relocating
C. takes on too much
D. had left a busy job
E. lost a family member
F. does it for free at the gym
G. lacking a healthy balance
H. has a very physical job

YOUR ANSWERS:
11. Speaker 1: 12. Speaker 2: 13. Speaker 3: 14. Speaker 4: 15. Speaker 5:

Task 2. For questions 6-10, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says about the effect the
practice has on them.
A. gets a tranquil feeling
B. sleeps more often
C. feels a burden lifted
D. gained some weight
E. feels their mind has cleared
F. is totally relaxed
G. no longer has nightmares
H. thinks life seems less hectic

YOUR ANSWERS:
16. Speaker 1: 17. Speaker 2: 18. Speaker 3: 19. Speaker 4: 20. Speaker 5:
PART I. (10 x 2.0 points = 20 points)

1. D 2. B 3. E 4. C 5. easy to use
6. data 7. temporary 8. close friends 9. Web version 10. bigger and
bigger

PART II. (10 x 2.0 points = 20 points)

1. C 2. E 3. B 4. H 5. G
6. C 7. E 8. A 9. F 10. H

PART III. (5 x 2.0 points = 10 points)

1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F
PART III.You will hear part of an interview with Ranulph Fiennes, an explorer. Decide whether
the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and write your answers in the numbered boxes.

THE EXPLORER

1. It could be said that Ranulph Fiennes’s expeditions over the last five years have been successful.
2. Ranulph Fiennes thinks that the planning of his expeditions has beenreasonably good.
3. One of the aims of his expedition to Antarctica is to raise money for a wildlife research centre.
4. The second aim is to find out how much the human body can tolerate when working in extreme
temperatures without eating enough food.
5.Next year there will be six people in the expedition team, four of them actually on the travel team.

YOUR ANSWERS:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND LEXICO

Part 1. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answer A,
B, C or D in the numbered boxes.
1. The Disney amusement park in Japan is _______ Florida or California.
A. the largest than the ones in B. larger than the ones in
C. larger the ones in D. the largest of the ones
2. Ken was the second person _______ his mother in hospital.
A. to visit B. visiting C. have visited D. visit
3. Last night, I _______ ready to go to bed when, suddenly, I heard a noise coming from the
basement.
A. got B. had got C. was getting D. had been getting
4. Those peaches we bought are not quite _______ yet.
A. substantial B. delicate C. steady D. ripe
5. Luckily, I __________ a new pair of sunglasses as I found mine at the bottom of a bag.
A. needn’t have bought B. needed not to buy C. didn’t need to buy D. hadn’t to buy
6. The bridge suddenly __________ and they fell into the yawning chasm beneath.
A. gave way B. gave out C. gave down D. gave in
Give way (v): sụp đổ, không thể chịu đựng
7. Police are ___________ the town for the missing vehicle.
A. seeking B. looking C. investigating D. combing
Comb (v): tìm kiếm, truy lùng
8. Bob was going to propose to Alexandra last night, but in the end he _______ and decided to wait a
bit longer.
A. turned a blind eye B. was all ears C. broke a leg D. got cold feet
Get cold feet (v): nhụt chí, hèn
Turn a blind eye (v): nhắm mắt cho qua
All ears (a): sẵn sàng lắng nghe
Break a leg  chúc may mắn
9. What meanings do you think the writer is trying to _______?
A. connect B. transport C. convey D. transfer
Convey (v): truyền đạt
10. Although I don’t like using credit cards, they come _______ if you run out of cash.
A. in handy B. into effect C. into power D. to light
Come in handy (v): có ích về sau
11. A special conference has been __________ to discuss the organization of a standardized
national examination.
A. initiated B. launched C. mobilized D. summoned
12. The question of peace settlement is likely to figure __________ in the talks.
A. prominently B. prolifically C. proportionately D. properly
13. Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been __________ enemies.
A. assured B. confirmed C. defined D. guaranteed
14. Joe Donne has been _______ with murder and is expected to serve many years in prison.
A. charged B. convicted C. blamed D. sentenced
15. As I said before, the report will be released in the __________ of time. I can’t estimate when that
will be.
A. rightness B. fullness C. greatness D. correctness
In the fullness of time  khi thời cơ chín muồi
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 2. Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank.
Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
1. Employees should avail themselves __of____ the opportunity to buy cheap shares in the
company.
2. Any furniture you buy must be cheap, attractive and, __above____ all, practical
3. A high level of lead in blood is now, __without/ beyond____ a shadow of a doubt, a serious
problem which must be tackled.
4. Since the exam is next week, I am totally snowed _under____ at school
5. It's still cold today, but spring is just ___around____ the corner.
6. He does ___up___ old houses and sells them at a profit.
7. The party was meant to be a surprise, but Sharon gave it __away___.
8. Legend has it that he buried the treasure __at_____ the foot of a mountain under a crooked, olive
tree.
9. There’s hope the countries will reach a settlement without resorting ______ armed conflict
10. ___In______ the light of recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care
of their personal belongings.
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

- Avail oneself of (v): được tiếp cận với cái gì đó

- above all  more importantly
- without/ beyond a shadow of a doubt  không nghi ngờ gì nữa, chắc chắn
- snowed under  bận rộn
- around the corner (a): sắp đến
- do up = decorate
- resort to  dùng đến cái gì như biện pháp cuối cùng
- In the light of = because of

Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify and correct the mistakes. Write
your answers in the boxes provided.

Line 1 Parents complain that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers
2 say exactly the same thing about their parents! According to a recent survey, the
3 most common arguments between parents and teenagers are those regarded 
4 regarding untidiness and household chores. On the one hand, parents go mad over
5 untidy rooms, clothes dropped on the floor and their children's refuse  refusal to
6 help with the housework. On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually
7 when parents tell them off for dropping the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up
 8 their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.
9 The survey, conducted by St George University, showed that different parents
10 have different approaches for  to these problems. However, some approaches are
11 much more successful than another  others. For example, those parents who yell
12 at their teens for their untidiness, but later clear up after them, have less  fewer
13 chances of changing their teens' behaviour. On the contrary, those who let teenagers
14 experience the consequences of their actions are more successful. For instance, when
15 teenagers who don't help their parents with the shopping don't find their favourite
16 food in the fridge, they are forced to reconsider their activities  actions.
17 Psychologists say that the most important thing in parent-teen relationships is
18 communication. Parents should talk to their teens, but at the same time they should
19 listen to which  what their children have to say. Parents should tell their teens off
20 when they are untidy, so  but they should also understand that their room is their
21 own private space. Communication is a two-ways  two-way process. It is only by
22 listening to and understanding each other that problems both  between parents
and teens can be solved.

- Tell sb off (v): mắng ai đó

YOUR ANSWERS:
Mistake Line Correction Mistake Line Correction
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part 4: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the
space in the same line. Write your answers in the box provided.
THE COMPUTER INVASION
Computers have, (0) undeniably, been a blessing in some areas such as 0. DENY
calculating (1)___MATHEMATICAL___ problems quickly and efficiently, 1. MATHEMATICS
storing information in a compact way and helping companies increase their 2. EFFECT
cost (2)___EFFECTIVELY___. But they have also allowed companies to 3. SCRUTINY
(3)__SCRUTINIZE____ employees’ activities more efficiently, raising
questions about privacy in the workplace. And in the realm of 4. PERSON
(4)___INTERPERSONAL___ relationships, they have also been something
of a bane. Social contact nowadays is more of a remote nature than ever
before, with text messages and e-mail replacing old modes of 5. BASIC
communication, and these (5)__BASICALLY____ allow people to lie about
who they are and take on entirely new personas. If people meet after such on- 6. ILLUSION
line communication, they may be (6)__DISILLUSIONED____ by the other 7. ERROR
person, seeing their previous preconceptions as being totally 8. COMMON
(7)__ERRONEOUS____. This in turn will make them more wary in their 9. SECURE
future dealings with people, leading to further isolation, which is
(8)__COMMONPLACE____ in large conurbations. In this increasingly 10. EMOTION
(9)_INSECURE_____ consumerist society, more people are falling prey to
cyber dating, and alarmists are worried that we may forget our social graces,
become isolated and fail to function as (10)_EMOTIONALLY_____
healthy human beings should.

- Scrutinize (v): điều tra, thanh tra

- Ignorance is a bliss (idm):
- In the realm of  khi xét đến lĩnh vực A B C
- Bane  annoyance
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION C: READING
Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each
gap. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
CHOCOLATE IS GOOD FOR YOU
I was delighted to read recently that various researchers have come to the (1)________ that
eating chocolate can bring both physical and psychological health (2) _________ .What a relief (nhẹ
nhõm)! I've always felt (3) _________guilty about turning to chocolate to cheer myself up when I
feel unhappy or under (4) _________. What's more, chocolate is perfect when I want to treat myself
or if I have something to celebrate.
If I looked behind the headlines, however, I'm sure I'd find that the (5) _________ of the
research are more complicated than that. The kinds of foods that we usually (6) _________with
comfort eating tend to be fatty and sugary and chocolate is no (7) _________to this rule. So I
imagine that the researchers are talking about eating chocolate in (8)________. So I shall continue to
watch how much of it I eat! (9) _________ enjoying chocolate certainly helps to improve my mood
in the short-term, coming to (10) _________on it too much wouldn't be such a good idea.
1. A. consideration B. conclusion C. result D. word
2. A. aids B. benefits C. advantages D. gains
3. A. widely B. slightly C. hardly D. surely
4. A. worry B. nerves C. pressure D. problems
5. A. details B. items C. matters D. issues
6. A. regard B. join C. associate D. concern
7. A. comparison B. exception C. difference D. alternative
8. A. moderation B. mild C. little D. concern
9. A. Whilst B. Despite C. Nonetheless D. Given
10. A. commit B. confide C. trust D. rely

YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE
word in each gap. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
The world’s first cities
Archaeological research (1) ____has___ shown that the Sumerians established the world’s first
cities in Mesopotamia, the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East.
They learnt to control the flood of the two rivers and (2) __were_____ able to grow crops such
as barley, wheat, and sesame, and many different kinds of fruit and vegetables. As a result, they
had a constant food supply. Thus, people could settle (3) _down______ in one place and,
eventually settlements that had been little villages grew into self-governing city-states. At (4)
____the___ centre of each city-state (5) __is_____ a religious temple surrounded (6) _by/
with______ law courts and public buildings. The homes of the most important people, such as
priests and merchants, were closest (7) ___to____ the centre; then came the homes of
government officials, shopkeepers and craftsmen, and, finally, the homes of the lower classes (8)
___like____ farmers, unskilled workers, and fishermen. The city-state also included the fertile
(màu mỡ) >< barren (a): khô cằn farming land outside the city wall. Each city-state was (9)
___under____ pressure to protect its farming land from invaders, who were usually neighboring
city-states. The citizens had to defend themselves and protect their cities. Without a(n) (10)
___doubt____, this led to the establishment of the first organized armies.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. Read the following passage and answer the questions from 1 to 10. Write your
answers in the numbered boxes.
Learning means acquiring knowledge or developing the ability to perform new behaviors. It is
common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human
learning occurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to
manipulate toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights,
sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to interact with their parents,
siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children
learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to
learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded
and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for interacting with other children.
After they finish school, people must learn to adapt to the many major changes that affect their
lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study
of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to
educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service workers
need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers,
politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to influence the behavior of
workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain.
Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this
storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it. In contrast,
psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes
as a result of a person’s experiences.
There are many forms of learning, ranging from simple to complex. Simple forms of learning
involve a single stimulus. A stimulus is anything perceptible to the senses, such as a sight,
sound, smell, touch, or taste. In a form of learning known as classical conditioning, people learn
to associate two stimuli that occur in sequence, such as lightning followed by thunder. In operant
conditioning, people learn by forming an association between a behavior and its consequences
(reward or punishment). People and animals can also learn by observation - that is, by watching
others perform behaviors. More complex forms of learning include learning languages, concepts,
and motor skills.

1. According to the passage, which of the following is learning in broad view comprised of?
A. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom
B.Knowledge acquisition and ability development
C. Acquisition of academic knowledge
D. Acquisition of social and behavioural skills

2.According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the classroom?
A.Literacy and calculation B.Life skills
C.Interpersonal communication D.Right from wrong

3. Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in
paragraph 2 as examples of______.
A.the situations in which people cannot teach themselves
B. the areas of learning which affect people’s lives
C.the changes to which people have to orient themselves
D. the ways people’s lives are influenced by education

4.Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?
A. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
B. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.
C. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.
D. It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school.

5.According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to ______.
A. the great influence of the on-going learning process
B. the need for certain experiences in various areas
C. the influence of various behaviours in the learning process
D. the exploration of the best teaching methods

6.It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians concern
themselves with the study of learning because they need to ______.
A. change the behaviours of the objects of their interest towards learning
B. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
C.thoroughly understand the behaviours of the objects of their interest
D. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest

7.The word “retrieves” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. generates B. gains C.creates D.recovers

8.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviours.
B. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used.
C. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviours.
D. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brain’s storage of knowledge.

9.According to the passage, the stimulus (kích thích) in simple forms of learning ______.
A. makes associations between behaviours B. is created by the senses
C. is associated with natural phenomena D.bears relation to perception

10.The passage mainly discusses ______.

A. practical examples of learning inside the classroom
B. application of learning principles to formal education
C. general principles of learning
D. simple forms of learning
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4: You are going to read an article in which four people comment on a book they have
read recently. For questions 1-15, choose from the people A-D. The people may be chosen
more than once. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
Which person read a book which:
C
was set in an Oriental country 1
C
finished in an unrealistic way 2
B
had characters that the reader could sympathise with 3
D
is well-known and was written a long time ago 4
B
contained two stories 5
A
was not set in the past 6
B
was historically accurate 7
B
made the reader cry 8
A
contained insignificant details 9
D
has a well-known scene 10
A
is written for teenagers 11
A
had unbelievable characters 12

D
is classed as romantic fiction 13
A
contains nothing new in the way of writing 14
C
has an attractive but shallow heroine (nữ anh hùng) 15

A Sundance by Teresa Wilson

Kerry:
I really don't know why this book is so popular. I mean, I suppose it is going to appeal to young
girls who want danger and romance, but I found this book really tedious. For a start, the
characters were really unconvincing. The author went out of her way to add lots of details about
the characters, but I found these details really pointless. I thought that some of the facts she
presented about the main characters would become significant in some way later in the novel, but
they didn't. They were just worthless bits of information. I also was disappointed that, although
this book is meant to be about kids at high school, the writer seems to have no recollection at all
about what it's like to be 17. The main character thought and acted like a 32-year old. It just
wasn't believable. I'm not saying Teresa Wilson is a bad writer. She can obviously string words
together and come up with a story that is appealing to a large number of people, but she lacks
anything original. There is no flair. It just uses the same sort of language as you can see in
many other mediocre novels.

B
Wild Ways by Margery Emerson
Liz:
I have to say that I won't forget this book for a long time. I was hooked from the very first
chapter. The devastating story affected me so much that I don't know if I'll ever feel the same
again. I was close to tears on several occasions. I've got images in my brain now that I don't think
will ever leave me. It's incredibly well-researched and, although it is fiction, is based on
shocking real-life events. I learned an awful lot about things that went on that I never knew
before. Margaret Emerson has a brilliant way with words and I really felt real empathy
towards the characters, although I was sometimes irritated by the choices they made. However,
the parallel story, the part that is set in the present, is not quite so good. I found myself just
flicking through that part so that I could get back to 1940s Paris.

C
Orchid by Henry Rathbone
Imogen:
This is a delightful novel full of wonderful imagery, a paints a remarkable picture of life in a
distant time and a far-away place. If you're looking to learn about Eastern culture in great
detail, then this is probably not the book for you, as the writer skims over most of the more
complicated aspects of the country's etiquette. The historical aspects are also not covered in
much depth. However, I wonder whether this was the writer's intention. By doing this, he
symbolise the superficiality of the girl's life. She, like the book, is beautiful and eager to please,
but remains too distant from us, the readers, to teach us much. Although I loved the book and
read it in one sitting, the ending was a bit of a disappointment. A story which involves so much
turmoil, in a place where the future is uncertain, should not have a happy-ever-after fairy-
tale ending.

D
High Hills by Mary Holland
Hannah:
I read this book for a literature class. I know it's a classic, and I did try to like it, but I just didn't
get into it. I kept persevering, hoping that I'd start to enjoy it, but no such luck. The famous scene
out on the moors was definitely the best bit of the book, but even that I found ridiculous when it
is clearly supposed to be passionate. As I approached the end of the book, I figured there must be
some kind of moral to the story, something that I would learn from the experience of trudging
through seven hundred long pages, but there was nothing worthwhile. I don't know why the
literary world sees this book as such a masterpiece. The characters are portrayed as being
intelligent, but they do such stupid things! And as for it being a love story - marrying someone
you don't love and then being abused by them - that doesn't spell love to me.

YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

SECTION D: WRITING
Part 1. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new
sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.
Do NOT change the form of the given word. You must use between three and eight words,
including the word given. Write your answers in the gaps provided.
1. I missed the final exam because I didn’t remember to set the alarm. (FORGOTTEN)
If I had_________not forgotten to set the alarm, I would _______not have missed the match.
2. A friend of ours fixed our car for us. (HAD)
We _had a friend fix_______________________________________________our car.
3. Persuading Adrian to participate in your project was a bad thing to do . (TALKED)
You should _not have talked Adrian into participating _______________ in your project.
4. “I promise I will never tell anyone about the missing files,” said Jenny. (WORD)
Jenny____gave her words that she would________ never tell anyone about the missing files.
5. I’d like to remind you that there are no circumstances in which employees are allowed to leave
early. (CIRCUMSTANCES)
I’d like to remind you that __under no circumstances are __ employees allowed to leave early.
Part 2. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new
sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.
Do NOT change the form of the given word. You must use between three and eight words,
including the word given. Write your answers in the gaps provided.
1.Jenny was the person who really didn’t want to tidy up after the party. (OBJECTED)
It __was Jenny who objected to tidying_____________________ up after the party.
2. I was amazed that John stopped eating meat completely in an attempt to improve his health.
(GAVE)
Much _to my surprise, John gave up ___ eating meat completely in an attempt to improve his
health
3. He said that he had won as a result of good luck. (ATTRIBUTED)
He _attributed his winning __________________ to good luck.
4. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh. (VERY)
The _very thought of his face at that moment ___________________ makes me laugh.
5. That woman looks a lot like my mother. (BEARS)
That woman __bears some resemblances to (giống với)_____________________ my mother.