SECTION A: LISTENING

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Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to part of an interview in which two racing cyclists called
Greg Marton and Lina Derridge are talking about the different sports they have taken part
in and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the information which
fits best according to what you hear. You will hear the recording twice.

1. When talking about teenager ice hockey, Greg reveals that

A. he now wishes he’d trained harder.
B. he’s sorry that he let his father down.
C. he resents the pressure he was put under.
D. he accepts that he lacked the drive to succeed.
2. What led Greg to take up rowing?
A. He followed up a suggestion made by friends.
B. He was frustrated by his performance as a runner.
C. He was told that he had the physical strength for it.
D. He was disappointed not to get on to a degree course.
3. What does Linda say about her initial failure to make the national rowing team?
A. She feels that she wasn’t treated fairly.
B. She admits that she was mostly just unfortunate.
C. She disagrees with the way the selection process operated.
D. She recognizes that she should have attended training camps.
4. What does Linda suggest about her move to California?
A. She saw it mainly as a way of furthering her career.
B. She was motivated by her desire to try a new activity.
C. She needed convincing that it was the right thing to do.
D. She wanted to concentrate her energies on work rather than sport.
5. Greg and Linda agree that cycling and rowing both require
A. a commitment to a team effort.
B. a tolerance of intense pain.
C. a willingness to take risks.
D. a good sense of timing.

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to part of an interview in which two racing cyclists called
Greg Marton and Lina Derridge are talking about the different sports they have taken part
in and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the information which
fits best according to what you hear. You will hear the recording twice.
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1D 2A 3B 4C 5B
Interviewer: My guests today are Greg Marton and Lina Derridge, both long-distance racing
cyclists, who have also taken part in other quite different sports. Greg, let’s start with you. You
were raised in Newfoundland, Canada, where most kids start off playing ice hockey, don’t
they?
Greg: That’s right. My dad was a big ice hockey fan, so I think I’d learned how to skate before
I could walk. Up until senior high school, hockey’s the sport and then there’s a choice to make,
whether you're good enough to go to the Juniors or not. Maybe if I'd had a stronger training
discipline I would’ve made it. It wasn’t my dad’s fault, but I think you've got to have really
solid parental support; where you’re forced to practise because, when you're sixteen, you don't
have the willpower you have at thirty. I’ve no regrets, but I look back and think: ‘Why wasn't
I training? I just played games!’ But that’s how it was!
Interviewer: So you moved over to rowing?
Greg: I remember, as a teenager, the economy being really bad in my home area, and I thought
to myself: ‘Either I get a degree or get myself a sporting career. Otherwise, I’ll never get out of
here!’ So I took a two-pronged approach. After ice hockey, I ran cross-country with moderate
success, and guys I met there put me onto rowing.
And I was pretty good at it because I was a little more heavily built than people coming from a
running background – in ice hockey we did a lot of weight training – and I just took to rowing
and said: ‘OK, National Team here we come!’ So, while I was doing my degree in electrical
engineering, I just kept rowing and, in the end, both of them got me out of there.
Interviewer: And Lina, you’ve also done competitive rowing. How did your competitive
rowing
career develop?
Lina: It was kind of weird. Rowing's such a team sport that you really need to go to things
called training camps. But I was working full-time at a computer company, so I couldn’t often
make them. I had to train myself, which was fair enough, and I don’t think it was that which
held me back. But, when it came to the trials for the national team, if it was a four-woman
boat, I had to come in the top four in the trials to get in
the team. If I was fifth I would be the cut-line, right? And I regularly got fifth when they were
making a four, or third when they were making a double. It was just bad luck really; so near
and yet so far. Then one year, when I actually made it into the team, we didn’t actually qualify
for the World Championships. That was kind of tough.
Interviewer: Is that why you decided to move to California?
Lina: Well, although it coincided with my realising I’d gone as far as I could go in rowing, it
wasn’t the reason for the move. I’m not a quitter, but I needed a new outlet, something else to
direct my energies into. For me, sport rather than work had always provided that, but I was
quite happy working in computers. Then my manager and a couple of other workers left and
went to California. They were already keen cyclists, by the way. I was in two minds whether to
join them, and after about six months of arm-twisting, decided to make the leap. It was a
combination of factors that made me go, but it was a good move. From there, getting into the
cycling just kind of happened. It hadn’t been part of the plan.
Interviewer: And do they have much in common, rowing and cycling?
Greg: Well, rowing’s a tough sport, which helps me. And a couple of other team-mates
who’ve switched over from rowing agree. A lot of the newbies in the sport, who don’t have my
rowing background, lack the willingness to put up with what I call the ‘full-on suffer.’ Like,
say it’s on a ten-minute climb, the damage doesn't happen immediately, it comes at the eight-
minute point.
Lina: As a cyclist, you need to commit at some point in a race, you need to throw yourself out
into the wind and just go for it – no matter how much it hurts. You don’t get that so much in
rowing; you’re thinking much more as a team.
Interviewer: And are their parallels in the training too?
Greg: Yeah, I actually supplement my cycling training with a little rowing. I fell in love with
the sport originally, not really from a competition point of view, just from the feeling of it. I
think cycling’s one of these sports where it's just so focussed on a certain group of muscles
that, if that’s all you do, it's only a matter of time before you're going to have problems. What’s
more, as a cyclist, you develop very little upperbody muscle, so you don’t have a lot of
protection if you come off and hit the ground. So I run and row as cross-training as much
as I can, and I’d advise other cyclists to do the same.
Lina: I’d go along with that. But another thing ...

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PART 2: For questions 6-10 listen to part of a radio program in which a new book is being
reviewed and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the information
which fits best according to what you hear. You will hear the recording twice.

6. The main reason that Isabella was unlikely to become a travel writer was that she
A. believed travel at that time was very dangerous.
B. was under an illusion about her health.
C. had never displayed much imagination.
D. had regarded travel as a man’s occupation.
7. Sarah thinks Isabella’s trips to Australia were surprising because she had previously
A. preferred an inactive lifestyle.
B. been frightened of animals.
C. never experienced extreme climates.
D. spent most of her time socializing.
8. According to Sarah, Isabella’s letters
A. should have been published earlier.
B. were based on newspaper articles.
C. may have exaggerated what she saw.
D. failed to provide enough details at times.
9. In Sarah’s opinion, Isabella’s personality was unusual because she
A. had rebelled against her father.
B. was at her best in challenging situations.
C. only pretended to be courageous.
D. traveled despite her illnesses.
10. According to Sarah, the book in its current form
A. does not make it clear how the letters have been edited.
B. ought to contain all of the letters Isabella wrote to Henrietta.
C. fails to include examples of Isabella’s bad experiences.
D. should be adapted so the style is familiar to readers today.

PART 2: For questions 6-10 listen to part of a radio program in which a new book is being
reviewed and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the information
which fits best according to what you hear. You will hear the recording twice.
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1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A

Interviewer: So, Sarah, this week’s book is entitled Letters to Henrietta but I believe the book
is actually about a woman called Isabella Bird. So, who was Isabella and who was Henrietta?
Sarah: Well, Isabella Bird was a remarkable 19thcentury woman, and Henrietta was her sister.
The book is pretty much composed of Isabella’s letters home - hence the title.
Interviewer: And what was so remarkable? I have to say, I’m afraid I haven’t heard of
Isabella Bird before.
Sarah: Actually, in her day, Isabella was a renowned travel writer. This was fairly unusual for
a woman. It was usually men going off on expeditions - out into the unknown and facing
danger. We’re certainly more familiar with famous male travel writers. The irony of it all is
that she was a complete hypochondriac - I mean she always had this idea there was something
wrong with her and you can see a fair bit of evidence of this in her diary entries. Here - 8 th
November 1872 - she reports she’s suffering from ‘terrible headaches, pain in my bones,
exhaustion, inflamed eyes, sore throat’ and so on - you get the picture. But when it came to
other people, she couldn’t see it at all. She had very little time for tea and sympathy when
friends or acquaintances complained of their problems. So anyway, what with all her supposed
suffering, it was probably not a career path she’d ever imagined for herself.
Interviewer: And where was she when she penned that entry?
Sarah: Hmm, Melbourne, I think. She’d gone there, apparently on the advice of a friend who
thought the climate would do her good - but when she got there, she found she loathed
Australia. She thought there was nothing worth seeing and no interesting people. What was
incredible is that it was at this point that this 40-year-old woman was on the brink of a
remarkable career that was going to take her to the remotest parts of the world and bring her
considerable fame at the time. Imagine - someone who could scarcely raise her head from the
sofa at home in Scotland would then be climbing up Mauna Loa in the Pacific, surviving being
cut off by snow on a ranch in Colorado, riding a huge elephant through the Malayan jungle,
and even at the age of 70, crossing the Atlas mountains alone, on a fierce black horse. It was
definitely unusual for someone of her social standing.
Interviewer: I’m just wondering about the equipment. It can’t have compared to what’s
available today. Did, did Isabella work for a newspaper?
Sarah: She did have articles published quite regularly, but the book, you see, contains these
diary letters that she wrote to her sister - most of which have until now remained unseen. She
used those letters - or the content - to provide much of the raw material for her other work. I’m
afraid it’s not always … well … an editor now would probably ask her to exercise a little more
control over the adjectives. She goes into particular detail - I mean extreme detail - especially
when describing dramatic landscapes, like for example when she’s having the time of her life
in Hawaii. She was riding up incredibly steep mountain passes to get to their camp - she writes
- ‘companioned only by stars’ beside ‘a black lake from which rise fountains of fire’ and so on.
She certainly can’t be accused of understatement.
Interviewer: You certainly seem to admire her.
Sarah: Yes, she has – at least to my mind and I’m sure any reader will feel the same - she has
a very contradictory character and it’s this that keeps you hooked. Her father was a preacher.
He was strict and frowned upon ‘fun’ and you can see she’s inherited that aspect. She rarely -
in fact, she hates, to admit that she enjoys all her adventures, but when under pressure, all her
imagined illnesses magically vanish and she just positively sparkles and shines. She boasts
about her riding about in Colorado - saying that others are describing her as the bravest rider
they’ve seen. This image isn’t really compatible with the poor woman suffering from those
ghastly headaches! Anyway, as I said, it is pretty and amazing but - as for the book itself - I do
have one small reservation. I mean, the book isn’t quite what it seems.
Interviewer: In what way?
Sarah: Well, Isabella herself destroyed or heavily edited many letters - so maybe you’re not
always reading what you think was an original viewpoint or observation. Ad then, you see, the
editor has also been editing, of course. What you’re left with is doubt about who’s edited what
- what did Isabella write or cut, and how much influence has the editor had? Anyway - I do
utterly recommend it. A lot of travel writing comes across as quite cynical or leaves you with
the impression that the writer would prefer the country they’re visiting to be a bit more like
home. In Letters to Henrietta, you’re getting a real glimpse of what it was like to be traveling
at a time when there was still a sense of adventure and ‘newness’. All of Isabella’s stories are
full of drama and full of interest.
Interviewer: Thank you, Sarah.

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I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and
underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
11. A. collar B. pulsar C. mortar D. cigar
12. A. purpose B. compose C. suppose D. propose
13. A. prescription B. preparation C. presumption D. preliminary
14. A. swallow B. switch C. sweet D. sword
15.A. exhaust B. expert C. exercise D. excellent
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and
underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
DAP AN
11. C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.A

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II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose main
stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.
16. A. uptake B. update C. upgrade D. upstage
17. A. authoritative B. administrative C. argumentative D. initiative
18. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously
19. A. disastrous B. maintenance C. surrender D. agrarian
20. A. hello /həˈləʊ/ B. goodbye C. cuisine D. cocktail

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress
position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.
DAP AN
16.A 17.C 18.B 19.B 20.D
SECTION C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase
to complete each of the following sentences.
21. ______, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
A. However tired B. Tired as he might feel
C. As he might feel tired D. He felt very tired
22. Those second-hand cell phones are selling like _____. If you want one, you had better buy
one now before they are all gone.
A. shooting stars B. fresh bread C. hot cakes D. wild oats
23. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _____ neglected.
A. dolefully B. woefully C. idly D. pathetically
24. Round and round ______.
A. the wheels of the engine went C. went the wheels of the engine
B. did the wheels of the engine go D. going the wheels of the engine
25.______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
26."When will you be informed of the test result?" - "Not until Monday, so I'll be ____ all
weekend".
A. at needles and pins B. on pins and needles
C. on needles and pins D. at pins and needles
dài.
27.She ______ modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.
A. looks down on B. goes in for C. fixes up with D. comes up against
28.Our plan is completely _____. Nothing can possibly go wrong.
A. airtight B. foolhardy C. waterproof D. foolproof
28.Our plan is completely _____. Nothing can possibly go wrong.
A. airtight B. foolhardy C. waterproof D. foolproof
29.We must send _____ aid to the refugees as soon as possible.
A. human B. humanism C. humane D. humanitarian
30.Jack has decided to _____ the time he spends watching television.
 A. run out of B. cut down on C. go in for D. come up with
31.Wild animals are _____ almost everywhere.
A. serious threatened B. serious threaten C. seriously threaten D. seriously threatened
32.Would you mind keeping a(n) _____ on our house while we're away?
A. hand B. look C. eye D. view
33.He …….. great pride in his success.
A. put B. made C. took D. got
34. According to the scheme of publishing house, the new teenager magazine ____.
A. hits the deck B. hits the streets C. hits the spots D. hits the buffers
35. Just when everything seemed to be going smoothly, a problem that _______ delayed the
project’s competition
A. cropped down B. cropped over C. cropped out D. cropped up

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to
complete each of the following sentences.
DAP AN
21.B 22.C 23.B 24.C 25.B 26.B 27.B 28.D

29.D 30.B 31.D 32.C 33.C 34.B 35.D

SECTION D: READING
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I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the numbered blanks from 36 to
40.
TOURISM
Tourism is a big business. Millions of people around Europe spend their winters planning their
destinations for the following summer, and their summers (36) ____ to foreign climes for two
weeks in the sun. They are the modern-day descendants of the aristocrats and the wealthy who
would take months to complete the “Grand Tour” of Europe. (37) ____ unlike their forefathers,
tourists these days get a bad press. They're not interested in the local culture, we're told; they're
just after the chance to behave a bit more wildly than they do at home. What's more, they
damage the local environment and don't respect the locals and their way of life.
But are tourists really to (38) ____? Or is it the fault of the tourist industry, which has failed to
provide reasonably-priced alternatives? And if the local resort only offers a succession of bars
for the tourists to visit, can we really criticise them for not doing more cultural activities?
One holiday company, Far and Away, (39) ____ that tourists are crying out for more cultural
holidays and believes that it has (40) ____ to come up with a range of package holidays which
are affordable, culturally interesting, and environmentally friendly. Their brochure, which is to
be brought out later this month, offers 200 holidays based on cultural themes, including history
and architecture, learning the language, meeting the locals.
36. A taking away B. moving away C. taking off D. jetting off
37. A. But B. Although C. Because D. However
38. A. criticise B. fault C. blame D. accuse
39. A. claims B. mentions C. informs D. persuades
40. A. succeeded B. managed C . achieved D. resulted

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I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 40.

36.D 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.B

II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct phrase or sentence to complete each of the numbered blanks from 41
to 45.
My Son Sanctuary
Hidden away in the tropical forest near the port city of Da Nang and the very popular World
Heritage town of Hoi An is the Champa civilization’s sacred valley of My Son, or “Beautiful
Mountain”. I joined the full day package tour from Hoi An, which was quite very convenient
as it included all transportation, ticket fee,lunch and guide (41) _____. After walking for a
while, 1 found the complex of tourist facilities, and one of them is the performance hall. Our
guide insisted us keeping going into the forest. Within few minutes, I started to see the
complex of ancient Hindu temples (42) _______.
At first, the dilapidated state of the complex was quite shocking, and almost nothing was left to
see. I decided to discover the site by myself, and I started to be impressed by the amazing
quality of brick carving details. The image of Hinduism guardians and angels are truly
beautiful and reminded me about Angkor in Cambodia. For me, My Son is the great evidence
of how Southern Indian art expanded to Southeast Asia since ancient Cham people came from
Java (43) _____, and later expand to modern day Viet Nam and later Cambodia and Thailand.
The construction method of My Son is also very unique: Cham people built a whole block of
bricks, burned them to make the whole brick block very solid and strong, then (44) ____. I
walked around the complex many times to enjoy (45) _____until the guide informed that there
are more complex to see.
After that, the guide took me back to the bus and back to Hoi An, it was exactly 3 hours inside
My Son. Despite the bad state of preservation, I really enjoyed my visit to My Son, the place
has exceeded my expectation and even small complex can clearly show its value as a bridge of
cultural exchange between India - Java and mainland Southeast Asia.
(Adapted from a traveler's experience visiting the My Son archaeological site near the port
city of Da Nang and the town of Hoi An in Vietnam.)
41. A. He arrived in My Son around 10 o’clock
B. Who arrived in My Son around 10 o’clock
C. I arrived in My Son around 10 o’clock
D. That arrived in My Son around 10 o’clock
42. A. made from brick B. to make from brick
C. which make from brick D. making from brick
43. A. which Indian art flourished B. when Indian art flourished
C. whose Indian art flourished D. where Indian art flourished
44. A. chiseling into the temple B. chiseled into the temple
C. to chisel into the temple D. chisel into the temple
45. A. our motifs B. their motifs C. my motifs D. its motifs

II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct phrase or sentence to complete each of the numbered blanks from 41 to
45.
DAP AN

41.C 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.D

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III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct phrase or sentence to complete each of the numbered blanks from 46
to 55.
___(46)___when rural areas are transformed into cities is a significant cause of the rise in
temperature in cities that is known as urban heat island.
First, the tall buildings and the concrete and asphalt of the city absorb and store greater
quantities of solar radiation ___(47)___.
In addition, because the concrete and asphalt are impermeable, the runoff of water following a
rain is rapid, ___(48)___. So heat that once would have been used ___(49)___to a gas goes
instead to increase the surface temperature further.
At night, although both city and countryside cool through radiation losses, the stone-like
surface of the city gradually releases the additional heat accumulated during the day,
___(50)___.
Part of the urban temperature rise ___(51)___ such sources as home heating and air
conditioning, power generation, industry, and transportation. Many studies have shown that the
magnitude of human-made energy in metropolitan areas is ___(52)___the energy received from
the Sun at the surface.
Investigations in Sheffield, England, and Berlin showed that ___(53)___in these cities was
equal to approximately one-third of that received from solar radiation. Another study of the
densely built-up Manhattan section of New York City revealed that during the winter the
quantity of heat produced from combustion alone was two and one-half times greater than the
amount of solar energy reaching the ground. In summer the figure dropped to one-sixth.
It is interesting to note that during the summer ___(54)___ the higher night-time temperatures
of the city and the human-made heat that helped create them. That is the higher temperatures
result in the increased use of air conditioners, which in, turn, use energy and further increase
the amount of urban heat. During the winter the night-time warmth of urban areas, produced in
large part by heavy energy consumption, is beneficial because ___(55)___.

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46. A. Radical change in the land’s surface happens
B.What results in radical change in the land’s surface
C. The radical change in the land's surface that results
D. Land’s surface changes radically
47. A. than do the vegetation and soil typical of rural areas
B. compared to the vegetation and soil typical of rural areas
C.than that of vegetation and soil typical of rural areas
D. outnumbering that of vegetation and soil typical of rural areas
48. A. leading to low evaporation rate
B. resulting in a severe reduction in the evaporation rate
C. so the evaporation rate is slower
D.decelerating the evaporation rate
49. A. to evaporate liquid water B. to convert liquid water
C. to transform liquid water D. to change liquid water
50. A.to keep the urban air warmer than the outlying areas
B.leading to warmer urban air than outlying areas
C. keeping the urban air warmer than that of the outlying areas
D.resulting in the fact that the urban air warmer than that of the outlying areas
51. A. must also be attributed to waste heat from
B. should also be attributed to waste heat from
C.is the consequence of waste heat from
D.originated from waste heat of
52. A. the same to a significant percentage of B.more than a significant percentage of
C. equal to a significant percentage of D.comparable to a significant percentage of
53. A.the heat produced B.producing heat
C. the annual heat production D. the daily heat production
54. A.it is the simultaneous appearance of B. it is the combination between
C.there is heat from both D. there is a mutual reinforcement between
55. A. less energy is needed to heat buildings
B.more amount of energy is used to heat buildings
 C. of a reduction in energy consumption
D.buildings need less energy
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct phrase or sentence to complete each of the numbered blanks from 46 to
55.
DAP AN
46.C 47.A 48.B 49.B 50.C 51.A 52.C 53.C 54.D 55.A

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IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 56 to 60.

Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of
payments. Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up
the groceries, take place every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-
screen device. And predictions in the world of finance reckon that payments using mobile
phones will have risen to more than $50 billion in the very near future.
What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheques or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash,
but more so. It takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change
is required, errors in counting are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the
retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money. Sony's vision of having a chip embedded in
computers, TVs and games consoles means that films, music and games can be paid for easily
without having to input credit card details.
And what about the future of the banks? Within their grip on the market, banks and credit card
firms want to be in a position to collect most of the fees from the users of mobile and
contactless-payment systems. But the new system could prove to be a "disruptive technology"
as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper
are made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this will not appear on their monthly credit
card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having spent fortunes on branding,
credit-card companies and banks do not want to see other payment systems gaining popularity.
It's too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how much. However, quite a few
American bankers are optimistic. They feel there is reason to be suspicious of those who
predict that high-street banks may be a thing of the past. They point out that Internet banking
did not result in the closure of their high-street branches as was predicted. On the contrary,
more Americans than ever are using local branches. So, whether we'll become a totally cash-
free society remains open to contention.
56. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. The increasing popularity of new payment methods.
B. The absence of traditional payment methods.
C. Japan's advanced forms of payment.
D. Predictions of future payment methods.
57. Why does the author mention "a small flat-screen device" in the first paragraph?
A. to criticize the e-cash system B. to inform the e-cash system
C. to exemplify the e-cash system D. to praise the e-cash system
58. Which of the following is NOT true about the strong point of e-cash?
A. faster speed B. reduced cost C. fewer mistakes D. no fraud
59. The word "embedded” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. isolated B. generated C. manufactured D. integrated
60. The author mentions the case of commuters in the third paragraph to illustrate ____.
A. the transferability of the system
B. a possible drawback of the system
C. the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies
D. the modern technology of the e-cash system

IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 56 to 60.
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56.A 57.C 58.D 59.D 60.B

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V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 61 to 65.

Sustainable urban development seeks to reverse the effects of deterioration in the

ecosystem due to human activities through cities and raise urban living standards. By
addressing issues such as pollution, resource depletion, and habitat destruction, sustainable
urban development seeks to restore natural ecosystems and enhance biodiversity within
urban areas. Creating livable cities, which is desired to be achieved through sustainable
urban development, will be possible by planning ecosystem services and ensuring the
continuity of these services.
The primary goal of the sustainable city approach is to create a healthy urban ecosystem
planned with an ecosystem approach. Improving public health by creating a livable
environment with a healthy ecosystem is another important goal of sustainability. In this
sense, providing healthy and livable environments and ensuring the participation of the
public in sustainability will create positive effects in the implementation of the sustainable
city approach. At the same time, a healthy ecosystem and community participation
allows for the creation of a sustainable economy. Thus, the environmental, social and
economic sustainability expected from sustainable cities will be achieved.
Many encouraging sustainable city criteria have been prepared for cities that aim to develop
with the ecosystem approach. In this sense, sustainable city criteria define the ecosystem
services offered by urban green spaces. The relationship between sustainable city criteria and
urban green spaces is very important for the creation of a sustainable city.
Urban green spaces and sustainable cities have a common ground in the sustainability goal.
In a city, these two structures that make up the combination of sustainability are a
combination set covering each other. Suppose urban green spaces and sustainable cities are
considered separately from each other. In that case, it will cause sustainable urban
development to be interrupted and the efforts made on sustainability to be insufficient.
(Adapted from Journal of Urban and landscape planning)

61. To which of the following is the sentence "Sustainable urban development seeks to
reverse the effects of deterioration in the ecosystem due to human activities through cities
and raise urban living standards." in paragraph 1 closest in meaning?
A. Sustainable urban development focuses on reducing urban population to improve living
standards.
B. Sustainable urban development aims to increase industrial activities to develop urban
economies.
C. Sustainable urban development aims to improve urban living conditions by dealing with
environmental damage caused by human activities.
D. Sustainable urban development ignores the effects of human activities on the ecosystem.
62. To which of the following is the sentence "At the same time, a healthy ecosystem and
community participation allows for the creation of a sustainable economy." in paragraph 2
closest in meaning?
A. A sustainable economy can be achieved without community participation or a healthy
ecosystem.
B. Public participation and a healthy ecosystem are both necessary for economic sustainability.
C. Economic sustainability is independent of environmental factors.
D. A sustainable economy is created by reducing community involvement in ecosystem health.
63. Which of the following best summarizes paragraph 2?
A. Understanding the relationship between maintaining healthy environments and fostering
active public participation is crucial for achieving sustainability within urban areas.
B. Cities should prioritize creating healthy ecosystems without considering public health for
maximum sustainability.
C. Blindly focusing on public health in urban planning helps achieve immediate sustainability
goals.
D. Excessive emphasis on ecosystem planning always leads to sustainable economies with no
drawbacks.
64. Which of the following best summarizes paragraph 3?
A. Sustainable city criteria are irrelevant to urban green spaces.
B. Sustainable city criteria focus solely on economic development
C. Sustainable city criteria emphasize the importance of ecosystem services provided by urban
green spaces.
D. Sustainable city criteria do not consider environmental sustainability provided by urban
green spaces.
65. To which of the following is the sentence "Urban green spaces and sustainable cities
have a common ground in the sustainability goal." in paragraph 4 closest in meaning?
A. Urban green spaces and sustainable cities do not share any sustainability objectives.
B. Urban green spaces and sustainable cities both aim to achieve sustainability.
C. Sustainable cities can exist without urban green spaces.
D. Urban green spaces hinder the sustainability goals of cities.
V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 61 to 65.
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61.C 62.B 63.A 64.C 65.B
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VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 66 to 75.
ADVERTISING SHIFTS FOCUS
The average citizen is bombarded with TV commercials, posters and newspaper
advertisements wherever he goes. Not only this, but promotional material is constantly on
view, with every available public space from shop to petrol station covered with advertising of
some kind. People who are foolish enough to drive with their windows open are likely to have
leaflets advertising everything and anything thrust in at them. The amount of advertising to
which we are exposed is phenomenal, yet advertisers are being hurt by their industry's worst
recession in a decade and a conviction that is in many respects more frightening than the
booms and busts of capitalism: the belief that advertising can go no further. Despite the
ingenuity of the advertisers, who, in their need to make their advertisements as visually
attractive as possible, often totally obscure the message, the consumer has become increasingly
cynical and simply blanks out all but the subtlest messages. The advertising industry has
therefore turned to a more vulnerable target: the young.

The messages specifically aimed at children are for toys and games - whose promotional
budgets increased fivefold in the 1990s - and fast food, which dominates the children's
advertising market. Advertisers acknowledge that the commercial pressures of the 1990s had
an extraordinary effect on childhood: it is now generally believed that the cut-off point for
buying toys has been falling by one year every five years. Research, suggests that while not so
many years ago children were happy with Lego or similar construction games at ten or eleven,
most of today's children abandon them at six or seven. In effect, the result is the premature
ageing of children.

There is nowhere where the advertising industry's latest preoccupation with the young is so
evident as in schools. Increasingly low budgets have left schools vulnerable to corporate
funding and sponsorship schemes in order to provide much needed equipment, such as
computers, or to enable them to run literacy schemes. While on the face of it this would seem
to be a purely philanthropic gesture on the part of the companies concerned, the other side of
the coin is a pervasive commercial presence in the classroom, where textbooks and resource
books are increasingly likely to bear a company logo.

This marked shift in advertising perceptions also means that a great deal of supposedly adult
advertising has an infantile appeal, inasmuch as adult products can be presented within an
anecdote or narrative, thus making the message more accessible to young teenagers and
smaller children. Children obviously cannot buy these things for themselves; what is behind
these advertisements is more subtle. Advertisers have come to recognize that if children can
successfully pester their parents to buy them the latest line in trainers, then they can also
influence their parent's choice of car or credit card, and so children become an advertising tool
in themselves.
There are many, on all sides of the ideological spectrum, who would argue that advertising has
little influence on children, who are exposed to such a huge variety of visual images that
advertisements simply become lost in the crowd. Rather, they would argue that it is the
indulgent parents, who do not wish their children to lack for anything, who boost sales figures.
While there may be a great deal of truth in this, it would seem that to deny that advertising
influences at all because there is so much of it, while accepting that other aspects of life do
have an effect, is a little disingenuous. In fact, the advertising industry itself admits that since
peer pressure plays such an important role in children's lives, they are not difficult to persuade.
And of course, their minds are not yet subject to the advertising overload their parents suffer
from. The question that arises is whether indeed, we as a society can accept that children, far
from being in some sense protected from the myriad of pressures, decisions and choices which
impinge on an adult's life, should now be exposed to this influence in all aspects of their lives,
in ways that we as adults have no control over. Or do we take the attitude that, as with
everything else from crossing city streets to the intense competition of the modern world,
children will have to learn to cope, so the sooner they are exposed the better?

66. What does the writer say about advertising in the first paragraph?
A. Capitalism has led to the demise of advertising.
B. We should have a cynical view of advertisers.
C. Advertising is facing new challenges these days.
D. The industry has run out of new ideas.
67. The bombardment of advertisements has led to ________.
A. children taking more notice of them
B. greater difficulty in attracting consumers' attention
C. more appealing advertisements
D. people being less likely to spend money
68. How have children changed during the past decade?
A. They have become consumers.
B. They are growing up more quickly.
C. They are becoming cleverer.
D. They are not playing as much.
69. Which of the following square brackets [A], [B], [C], or [D] best indicates where in the
paragraph the sentence “However, the main thrust of advertising in this area is no longer
towards traditional children's products.” can be inserted?
[A] The messages specifically aimed at children are for toys and games - whose promotional
budgets increased fivefold in the 1990s - and fast food, which dominates the children's
advertising market. [B] Advertisers acknowledge that the commercial pressures of the 1990s
had an extraordinary effect on childhood: it is now generally believed that the cut-off point
for buying toys has been falling by one year every five years. [C] Research, suggests that
while not so many years ago children were happy with Lego or similar construction games at
ten or eleven, most of today's children abandon them at six or seven. In effect, the result is the
premature ageing of children. [D]
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
70. Which of the following sentences best expresses the meaning of the underlined sentence
in paragraph 3?
 A. The advertising industry's latest obsession with young people is rather obvious in
schools.
B. Nowhere else can we see the advertising industry's latest products for the young as in
schools.
C. Schools are places where the advertising industry's latest concern with youngsters is the
least obvious.
D. It is in schools that the advertising industry's latest concern with youngsters is the most
clearly seen.
71. What does the writer imply in the third paragraph?
A. Advertising agencies need to preserve their reputations.
B. Schools welcome aid from big business.
C. There are restrictions on how financial aid may be used.
D. Companies expect nothing in return for their help.
72. How have children changed the face of advertising?
A. Children are influencing the purchases of adult products.
B. They are now the advertising industry's sole market.
C. More products have to be sold to children.
D. Children have become more selective in their choices.
73. The word “who” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. many people B. the crowd C. parents D. children
74. What does the writer suggest in the last paragraph?
A. Adults feel increasingly threatened by advertising.
B. Children are unlikely to be influenced by their friends.
C. Parents avoid spending too much money on their children.
D. Children have a less sheltered existence than they used to.
75. In the text as a whole, the writer's purpose is to ________.
A. explain the inspiration for advertisements
B. expose the exploitation of children
C. deter parents from giving in to advertisers
D. prevent advertisers from infiltrating schools

VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 66 to 75.
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66. C 67. B 68. B 69. B 70. D 71. B 72. A 73. C 74. D 75. B

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SECTION E: WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct arrangement of
the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph/letter in each of the questions from 76 to
80.
76.
a- I value the time you spent answering my questions. I sincerely appreciate your assistance.
b- In addition, I also have a reservation at the university dorm. The cost each week has been
mentioned as $200. You could check the accuracy of this information.
c- Sincerely,
Jane.
d- I’ve heard that Every English major is reportedly required to complete four papers
throughout their first year of study. I’m interested in knowing what I should research for the
articles on these topics and whether I’ll be able to pick up new information at the same time.
e- Dear Sir/Madam,
I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me right now as a student who will
be attending Harvard University beginning in the fall.
f- Could you also tell me how much the course will cost? Although I do have a scholarship,
I’m not sure if it will cover all of my living and tuition costs.
A. e-d-f-b-a-c B. d-b-e-c-f-a C. e-f-d-b-a-c D. d-e-b-a-f-c
77.
a. Many teenagers now spend too much time on digital devices. I firmly believe that parents
should stricly limit their screen time for some following reasons.
d. Additionally, using smart digital devices too much make young students inactive and
indifferent to interpersonal interactions with their friends and other family members.
e. Also, too much screen time is bad for teenagers’s health. This can damage their eyesight and
cause headache.
b. Finally, looking at a computer or smartphone screen for a long time can change teenagers’
behaviour
negatively. They are easy to lose their temper when getting addicted to intelligent tools.
c. Firstly, teenagers who spend a lot of time on screen are less likely to finish their homework
and lower their studying performance at school.
A. a, c, e, d, b B. a, e, b, e, c C. b, e, a, d, c D. e, d, c, b, a
78.
a. Today, silence reigns, broken only by the whispers of history and the chirping of birds
flitting through the arches.
b. Once a stage for emperors' spectacles, its weathered stones now stand as a testament to
human ingenuity and the fleeting nature of glory.
c. Towering over Rome's ancient heart, the Colosseum whispers tales of gladiatorial
battles and roaring crowds.
d. Yet, the Colosseum's grandeur remains, a silent reminder of the power and drama that
once unfolded within its walls.
e. Beneath the scorching sun, spectators once marveled at the clash of steel and the roar
of lions, their cheers echoing through the tiers.
A. e – c – d – a – b B. c – b – e – a – d
C. b – a – d – c – e D. d – b – e – c – a
79.
a. These sites are selected for their cultural, natural, or mixed significance.
b. World Heritage sites are important for everyone. They help us to learn about our past,
appreciate our present, and envision our future.
c. World Heritage sites help to preserve our shared cultural and natural heritage.
d. World Heritage is a designation given by UNESCO to sites of outstanding universal value
to humanity.
e. They also promote tourism and economic development in the countries where they are
located.
A. d – a – c – e – b B. c – e – d – b – a
C. e – b – a – d – c D. d – a – b – d – c
80
a. Environmental protection is essential for the health of our planet and its inhabitants.
b. It helps to reduce pollution and climate change, which are two of the most pressing
issues facing our world today.
c. Therefore, it is important for everyone to do their part to protect the environment.
d. Environmental protection can also help to protect our natural resources, such as air, water,
and land.
e. These resources are essential for our survival and well-being, and we must do
everything we can to protect them.
A. a – b – d – e – c B. a – b – c – d – e
C. a – e – d – c – b D. d – a – b – e – c

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct arrangement of
the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph/letter in each of the questions from 76 to 80.
DAP AN
76.A 77.A 78.B 79.A 80.A