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SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 POINTS) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1: Questions from 1 to 5. (1.0 points - 0.2/ each). Listen to a woman talking to a
policeman. From questions 1 to 5, choose A, B or C. You will listen to the conversation twice.
EXAMPLE
0. Where did the woman lose her bag?
A. in town B. on the bus C. at home
1. How much money was in the bag?
A. £ 20 B. £ 40 C. £ 50
2. What else was in the bag?
A. credit card B. driving license C. gloves
3. The bag was ______.
A. old B. expensive C. big
4. What time did the woman lose the bag?
A. 9.30 B. 10.00 C. 10.30
5. The policeman will telephone her in the ______.
A. morning B. afternoon C. evening
Part 2: Questions from 7 to 15. (2.0 point - 0.2/ each). You will hear a telephone conversation
between a hotel receptionist and a caller making a reservation. Complete the form below.
Write no more than three words or a number for each answer.
Silver Tulip Hotel
Num ber of nights
Type of room: (circle one)
6. A. Single B. Double - twin beds C. Double - king-sized bed
Name: 7. Edward ……………………………………………..
Home address: 8. 23 ……………………………..Avenue, Cambridge
Postcode: 9. …………………………………..
Transport: 10. …………………………………..
Meals 11. …………………………………..
Date of arrival 12. Friday …………………………………..
The customer's mobile phone number is: 13. …………………………………...
The custom er would also like to: 14. . make a …………………………………..
He leaves a message for: 15. Mr. …………………………………..
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SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question.
16. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee, ________ proposed some changes
of the rules.
A. have B. has C. are D. is
17. Watching the Olympics often motivates children ________ sports.
A. to play B. play C. playing D. played
18. I had to have my digital camera ________ after I dropped it in the water.
A. fix B. to fix C. fixed D. had fixed
19. Michael and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so _________ can play today.
A. both of them B. either one of them C. not any of them D. neither of them
20. On the table _________.
A. lay the disks B. did the disks lie C. the disks lay D. lied the disks
21. It was clear that the young couple were _______ of taking charge of the restaurant.
A. responsible B. reliable C. capable D. able
22. He found __________ to answer all the questions within the time given.
A. it impossible B. it impossibly C. that impossible D. that impossibly
23. Scientists can usually__________ when a volcano will erupt.
A. guess B. estimate C. report D. predict
24. If he had taken my advice, he _______able to deal with the problem now.
A. will be B. would be C. would have been D. are
25. By next month, my father _______in that company for 10 years.
A. will work B. will be working C. has worked D. will have worked
26. I had two copies of this book originally, but I can’t find _______one now.
A. another B. other C. the other D. the others
27. _______, Ao dai was worn by both men and women.
A. Tradition B. Traditional C. Traditionally D. By traditional
28. “Would you mind if I smoked here?” _ “_______.”
A. Thank you. B. Yes, I’d love to C. You’re welcome D. I’d rather you didn’t.
29. David apologized to Jack _______having broken his camera.
A. on B. for C. about D. of
30. He ______ a big fortune when he was young, so he didn’t have to work hard.
A. came into B. came up C. came across D. came round
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31. There ________ traffic on the street at rush hours.
A. are too many B. is too much C. are too alot D. are too little
32. ________ will Mr. Dennis be able to regain control of the company.
A. With hard work B. Despite his hard work
C. Only if he works hardly D. Only by working hard
33. Remember you are _____ to buy the product. Take it home and try it out for a week. If you
don't like it, just return it.
A. under no obligation C. to no obligation
C. from no obligation D. through no obligation
34. It was urgent that she ________the robbery to the police immediately.
A. reported B. reports C. must report D. report
35. The Boeing 747 is twice ______ the Boeing 707.
A. bigger than B. more bigger than C. as big as D. as bigger as
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A. Educators often produce surprises.
B. It’s surprising that we know little about other religions.
C. Success of informal learning is predictable.
D. Informal learning often brings about unexpected results.
71. Which of the following would the writer support?
A. Without formal education, people won’t be able to read and write.
B. Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day.
C. Our education system needs to be changed as soon as possible.
D. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
72. The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. workings of governments B. political problems
C. newest filmmakers D. high school students
73. Because the general pattern of schooling varies little from one setting to the next, school
children throughout the country ______.
A. do similar things B. have the same abilities
C. are taught by the same teachers D. have similar study conditions
74. From the passage, we can infer that a high school teacher ______.
A. is free to choose anything to teach B. is not allowed to teach political issues
C. has to teach social issues to all classes D. is bound to teach programmed subjects
75. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The more years students go to school, the better their education is.
B. The best schools teach a variety of subjects.
C. Education and schooling are quite different experience.
D. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.
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smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so (84) ……………………..…….. that the amount of
sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man’s whole environment is (85) ……………………..
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