Bài nghe gồm2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
Bài nghe gồm2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
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A. independence B. communication C. coping well with statistics.
14 The teacher believes that the industry of tourism is
A. shrinking B. seeing a bright future. C. growing popular.
15 How does the student compare the university course with polytechnics?
A. There are summer schools. B. The course is structured in modules.
C. The price is reasonable.
Questions 16-20
What feature do the speakers identify for each of the following courses? Choose FIVE answers
from the box and write the correct letters, A-G, next to questions 16-20.
Features
A limited value
B useful
C relevant to career
D flexible admission
E intensive
F improving leadership
G self-control and time management
Courses
16 Travel and Business 17 Japanese
18 Medical Care 19 Computer
20 Public Relations
Your answer:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part IV. Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
1. The milk went……………… because it hadn’t been put back in the fridge.
2. When the police investigate a crime, they look………………..evidence such as fingerprints, hair, or
clothing.
3. My father hit the…………………when he found out that I had damaged his car.
4. I usually buy my clothes off the………………….. It’s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.
5. He was awarded a medal in…………………..of his services to the queen.
6. Making mistakes is all …………………and parcel of growing up.
7. The company has just got a big order and the workers are working round the ………………..
8. Ask Tom to give you a hand lifting the suitcase. He is as strong as a………………….
9. All people said that they would come to the annual meeting. However, nobody turned………….at
last.
10. Before you hand in your essay, go……………………….it and try to spot any spelling mistakes.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part V. Give the correct form of the words to finish the sentences bellow. Write your answer on
the numbered blanks given below.(10 points)
(0)………………….(HISTORY) , Mars was thought to be the most likely planet to harbor life.
There is a reflection of such……………………(1. BELIEVE) in popular culture as expressed in
literature, radio and film. Public fascination with Martians began in the late 19 th century when, in 1877,
astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli reported (2. OBSERVE)………………………of large channels on
Mars.
In 1897, H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds was the first major work to explore the (3.
CONCEIVE) ……………………of the “extraterrestrial invader” and exerted a substantial influence on
the public psyche.
A few years later, even (4. KNOWLEDGE)……………….astronomers such as Percival Lowell
seriously advocated the possibility of life forms as described in his book Mars as the Abode of Life
(1910). Consequenly, Mars began to take a special place in popular culture around the turn of the 20 th
century, (5. CONTINUE)………………………..until today. However, this does not (56. LITTLE)
……………..the unique role of Mars in the history of science.
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Specially, the (7. DOCUMENT)………………… of the movement of Mars, by Johannes
Kepler (1571-1630), led to the formulation of his three laws of (8. PLANET)……………………motion
which shattered mediaeval anthropocentric notions of astronomy and laid the foundations for the (9.
DISCOVER)………………….of Isaac Newton (1643-1727). Like no other planet, Mars has left (10.
REPLACE)………………………..marks on human imagination and thought.
Your answer:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Part VI. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct
forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (20
points)
When a celebrity, a politics or other person in the media spotlight loses their 0. politics
temper in public, they run the risk of hitting the headings in the most politician
embarrassing way. For such uncontrolling outbursts of anger are often triggered
by what seem to be trivial matters and, if they are caught on camera, can make 1. …………
the person appear slightly ridiculousness. But it's not only the rich and famous …
who is prone to fits of rage. According to recent surveys, ordinary people are 2. …………...
increasingly tending to lose their cool in public. Although anger is a potentially .
destructive emotion that uses up a lot of energy and creates a high level of 3. .……….….
emotional and physical stress - and it stops us thinking rational. Consequently 4. …………
angry people often end up saying, and doing, things they later have to regret. …
So, how can anger be avoided? Firstly, diet and lifestyle may be to blame. 5. …………
Tolerance and irritability certainly come to the surface when someone hasn't …
slept properly or has skipped a meal, and any intake of caffeine can make things 6. …………
worst. Take regular exercise can help to ease and diffuse feelings of …
aggression , however, reducing the chances of an angry response. But if 7. …………
something or someone does make you angry, it's advisable not to react …
immediately. Once you've calmed down, things won't look half as badly as you 8. …………
first thought. …
9. …………
…
10. …………
Your answer:
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
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SECTION D – READING (50 POINTS)
PART I. For questions 1-10, read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the
blanks or answer the questions. (10 points)
The fur fashion industry is in poor health. The campaigns that started in the 1980s have had their
effect and in the US alone the number of fur farms fell by over 50% from 1987 to 1997. In a move that
is bound to be a waste of effort, the fur industry has tried to rebuild by using the slogan "fur is back".
However, a loss of profits and an uncertain future mean that there are far fewer people working in the
fur industry today. The number of manufacturers in the US has fallen from 797 in 1972 to fewer than
200. This trend will continue. We still need to be careful, though. Many people who would never
consider buying fur are doing so without knowing it.
Clothes designers are aware of the bad image fur has with many people. Some of them have
taken the sensible decision not to work with fur. Those that still encourage this cruel trade are forced to
find ways to disguise fur. Coats are often trimmed to make the fur feel like other materials. It's dyed
bright orange or powder blue to hide its origins. Perhaps the most common trick is to use a small amount
of fur around the edges of coats, hoping that the customer won't realize that animals have died to make
their clothes.
As the fur farming industry faces problems. so does the fur trapping industry. Governments have
been rather slow to introduce effective laws but the situation is not looking good for fur trappers. The
most popular trap is the leghold trap. Around ninety
countries have banned these traps and over twenty countries, mostly in Africa, have banned
trapping altogether. The use of these shocking devices is falling but there is more that we can do to
persuade governments to act. Letter-writing campaigns can still help. Demonstrations still take place
around the world against this evil trade.
These action do produce results. In Sweden, for example, the government agreed to pass a law
saying that foxes cannot be kept in cages and that all foxes kept for fur must be allowed to dig. The extra
cost will mean that most fur farms in Sweden will go bankrupt. In Switzerland, too, the law makes this
old-fashioned industry impossible. There, all animals must be given enough space to behave naturally. If
only more countries would follow this lead, a lot of suffering would be prevented.
The number of animals suffering around the world for the fur trade has fallen by about twenty-
seven million over the last decade. The people working against the industry can be proud of what they
have achieved. Employment in this area of the economy has fallen to only about 600 workers. Many of
them are looking for other jobs.
Most of them realize that their industry has no future. Some of them have taken the brave
decision to leave because they recognize the cruelty around them.
The increase in sales of furs in the US does not mean that "fur is back". At a time when the rest
of the economy is growing quickly, sales of fur grew by a tiny 1.6% last year. This figure, even if it is
correct, is a clear sign that people are moving away from fur. Thankfully, the industry is dying around
the world.
1. The word "alone" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. lonely B. unhappy C. isolated D. only
2. The number of manufacturers in the US in 1972 outnumbered the present one by _______.
A. more than 200 B. less than 200
C. more or less 600 D. more than 600
3. The writer thinks the fur industry is ____________.
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A. never going to recover. B. trying harder than ever.
C becoming more trendy. D. getting more careless.
4. The writer thinks that designers have to _____________
A. make logical choices about their designs.
B. fool people if they want to sell fur.
C. use other materials that look like fur.
D. use little fur because it's expensive.
5. What is meant by "these shocking devices" in paragraph 3?
A. laws against trapping B. forms of protest
C. leghold traps D. fur trappers
6. The industry will suffer in Sweden because companies will have to _________
A. have more space. B. buy more cages.
C. increase prices. D. keep more foxes.
7. On average, annually no less than ___ animals have been saved in the last decade.
A. 2 million B. 5 million C. 10 million D. 27 million
8. The writer admires people who leave their job when they _________.
A. can no longer survive in the industry
B. see that profits are likely to fall
C. are offered other employment
D. realize the suffering they cause
9. What is the writer's attitude to the 1.6% growth in the fur industry?
A. It is a worrying statistic. B. It happened too slowly.
C. It may be a lie. D. It shows the need for action.
10. What would be the most suitable title for this extract?
A. Don't Be Fooled by Designers B. A Return to Popularity
C. The Decline in the Fur Trade D. Millions of Animals Are Suffering
PART II. You are going to read a magazine article about a sport called paragliding. Choose from
the list A-I the sentence which best summarizes each part (1-5) of the article. There are three extra
sentences which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning. (10 pts)
A – Repetitive flights
B – Thoughts at the top of the mountain
C – Discovering the secret
D – A nervous landing
E – Floating above
F – Some personal attention
G – Heading for the take-off site
H – Obeying the command
I – An interest in a new sport
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0 I
A number of years ago, I’d seen bright-colored wings in the air while on a skiing holiday in Chamonix,
France. I soon found out what they were and how to go about learning this new mountain sport of
‘paragliding’. When I went to live there a year later, I enrolled on the first available course at the local
school.
1
The first of the five days of instruction is spent in a field learning the characteristics of the wing and
everything which goes with it. Having spent some time untangling lines and preparing to take off, you
are then ready to put out the wing. You soon find out that forcing it does not work and that there is a
technique to putting air into the cells, allowing the wing to rise above your head. This launch technique
is practiced again and again to teach you the importance of a clean take off, as this is where the majority
of accidents occur.
2
The following day is again spent practicing blowing up the wing, but this time on a small hill. Applying
the techniques, you take off and fly about 100 meters, then land gently below. Flying, landing and
collecting the wing over your shoulder and walking back up the hill become exhausting, but eventually
everything starts to come together. Your ability and confidence rise until you are informed that all the
course students are ready to make the first major flight.
3
At 1,000 meters above the town, which now looks very small below, you certainly have doubts about
why you are here. No-one in your group is pushing to go first; everyone takes their time laying out their
wings and preparing to fly. Having checked and rechecked everything, you put your helmet on, switch
on the radio and strap yourself in.
4
Your turn comes and your instructor does a final check that all the lines are in the correct positions.
Then he calmly informs you that he will stand directly in front, with his back to the wind, and when
everything is right he will count to three and you are to run directly at him.
5
On your first flight, you don’t seem to get a chance to take in the view. You dare not move, but you do
realize the expanse of air between you and the ground over 1,000 meters below. And everything is silent
except for the wonderful sound of the air rushing through your helmet.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
PART III. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best option to each of the
questions. (0) has been done as an example. (10points)
WHOSE WAVE POWER IS IT?
Construction of the world’s biggest wave-energy installation is (0)__A___ ahead off the coast of
Cornwall in southwest England. More than twenty-one million pound (1)_______ of funding has been
agreed for what is (2)_______ as Wave Hub, a giant electrical terminal on the seabed ten miles off the
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coast. Wave Hub will allow a number of different wave-energy devices operating in the area to transmit
energy they generate along a high- voltage undersea cable, back to the shore.
Once it is in (3)_______ operation, Wave Hub is likely to support the largest concentration of
wave-energy machines anywhere in the world, it will also mark an enormous step forward in the
development of wave power, which has tended to (4) _______ behind its cousins in the other main (5)
_______ of renewable energy technology wind power and solar power.
But surfers in the southwest have (6) _______ concerns about the project. Cornwall is Britain’s
principal surfing region (7) _______ of the size of the Atlantic rollers hitting the beaches there, and
surfers are concerned that the energy taken from the waves may (8)_______ in a reduction of as much as
eleven percent in the height of those waves When they (9) _______ the shore. But an independent study
reported this week that any effect on wave height will probably be much less than the surfers had (10)
_______.
0. A. going B. getting C. making D. setting
1. A. a mount B. value C. worth D. quantity
2. A. referred B. called C. entitled D. known
3. A. whole B. full C. entire D. thorough
4. A. lag B. leave C. drag D. delay
5. A. limbs B. branches C. wings D. prongs
6. A. explained B. spoken C. expressed D. commented
7. A. because B. account C. reason D. thanks
8. A. upshot B. result C. conclude D. arise
9. A. arrive B. realize C. reach D. achieve
10. A. soared B. worried C. frightened D. feared
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART IV. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. (20 points)
A recent university reseach project investigated the attitudes of postgraduate science students
(1)……………………………the learning of English vocabulary. The results were surprising. I’ll
mention three of them.
Firstly, most of the students think that (2)……………..every word in English has just one
meaning. This is, of course, completely contrary to the facts. A glance at any English dictionary will
show this. The student will frequently find seven or eight meanings listed (3)……………….quite
“simple” words.
Why, then, have these students made such a mistake? One reason may be that they are all
science students. Scientists try to use words in their subject (4)…………………….have one meaning,
and one meaning only. Another reason, of course, could be the way in which these students were taught.
They may have used vocabulary lists when they first (5)……………………English. On one side of the
page is the word in English; on the other side, a single word in the student’s native language.
The second attitude that (6)………………………from the findings is equally mistaken.
Practically all the students think that every word in English has an exact translational equivalent. Again,
this is far from the truth. Sometimes one word in English can only be (7)……………..by a phrase in the
student’s native language. There are other difficulties in translation which we won’t mention here.
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Certainly, the idea of one word for one word translation process is completely false. Translation
machines, which tried to work on this principle, failed completely.
The third result of the (8)…………………..showed another error in the students’ thinking.
They believe that as soon as they know the meaning of a word, they’re in a position to use it correctly.
This is (9)…………………for any language but it perhaps particularly false for English. The student
has to learn when to use a word as well as to know what it means. Some words in English mean almost
the same but they can only be used in certain (10)……………….What then, is the best way to increase
one’s vocabulary? This can be answered in three words: observation, imitation and repetition.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
THE END!
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