PRACTICE TEST

I. LISTENING (4.0 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi
phần nghe có tín hiệu.
 Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu
nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. You will hear part of an interview with StanLevin, a dance critic, about a modern ballet
production involving animals. For questions 1- 5, choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best
according to what you hear. (1.0 point)
1. It appears that the function of the dogs in the ballet is to______.
A. acts as a contrast to the human characters.
B. reflect what happens to the human characters.
C. symbolise homeless people.
D. shows how wild animals behave in a civilised society.
2. How does Stan feel about the increasing use of technology in dance?
A. He prefers more traditional approaches to dance.
B. He thinks this trend has gone too far.
C. He believes it is creating a new art form.
D. He does not approve of it in principle.
3. What aspect of ballet is of greatest interest to audience?
A. the way the dogs perform their tricks.
B. the way the dogs behave during dance sequences.
C. the way the dogs copy the actions of one character.
D. the sight of the dogs in a pack.
4. What caused the lapse in mood during the performance Stan saw?
A. the inability of the dogs to concentrate.
B. the behaviour of a member of the audience.
C. the inability of dogs and humans to work as a team.
D. the audience’s unwillingness to accept the dogs.
5. What aspect of the performance made the most powerful impression on Stan?
A. the bond between the dogs and the tramp.
B. the primitive appearance of the dogs.
C. the implicit potential for violence.
D. the aggression shown by the dogs.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2. For questions 1-5, you will hear the historian, George Davies, talking about society and the
theatre in England in the time of William Shakespeare. Decide whether the following statements are true
(T) or false (F). (1.0 point)
1. According to Professor Davies, the level of literacy in sixteen-century England matched his expectations.
2. In Professor Davies' opinion, the advantage of the usual method of communication in the sixteenth
century was that people absorbed more of what they heard.
3. Professor Davies believes that Shakespeare's company developed their basic acting skills by attending
special voice classes.
4. In Professor Davies' view, the advantage of sixteen-century theatres was that the performances were
complemented by everyday life.
5. Professor Davies thinks that sixteen-century plays were expected to deal with personal confessions.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Page 1 of 7 pages
Part 3. You hear a radio interview in which the presenter, Terry Davis, is talking to Dr Elizabeth Jones,
an expert on climate. Listen to the interview and complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER. (2.0 points)
CLIMATE CHANGE
1. Climate refers to a_________; weather varies from day to day.
2. Scientists can now__________, which helps future projections.
3. A lot of__________(e.g. coastal cities) are now more vulnerable to climate changes. 4. 4. In the late 70s:
new equipment was developed to calculate the__________. There have been very small variations over last
20 years.
5. Most warming in 20th century was caused by increased emissions of_________produced by humans.
6. Small temperature changes may cause__________.
7. Evidence of change: melting glaciers, early springs, less snow on mountains, more frequent __________.
8. Oceans and forests absorb some carbon dioxide but burning fossil fuels produces_________.
9. It can take up to__________for carbon dioxide to be removed from atmosphere.
10. One study suggests emissions at a level of 450 parts per million will be necessary to avoid__________.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (5.0 points)
Part 1. For questions 1-20, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following question.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (2.0 points)
1. Without additional funds from the government, the principal cannot ___________ the issue of
overcrowding in his school.
A. rectify B. banish C. sanction D. maltreat
2. Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in ___________ adults.
A. susceptible B. dangerous C. futile D. feasible
3. No one appreciated his work during his lifetime, but ___________ it is clear that he is a great artist.
A. in the aftermath B. by the time C. in retrospect D. in this eventuality
4. In recent years, many hills have been ___________ to give way to buildings.
A. demolished B. levelled C. flattened D. felled
5. The ___________ of thirst is based on the concentration of salt in the blood.
A. sensation B. sentiment C. response D. impression
6. The brother and sister were ___________ over who would get to inherit the beach house.
A. at large B. at odds C. at a standstill D. at a loose end
7. Don’t trust what you hear on the grapevine. It’s best to hear it straight from the ___________ mouth so
you know it’s true.
A. dog’s B. horse’s C. camel’s D. cat’s
8. Charles Babbage’s “difference engine” is widely regarded as the ___________ of modern computers.
A. precedent B. precursor C. ancestor D. antecedent
9. Because so much wheat has been sold to other countries, local supplies are ___________.
A. expanded B. depleted C. apprehended D. preoccupied
10. Parents know that a caring attitude can not only save you a small fortune, but also even make you feel
good about being ___________ and offering more care than presents.
A. tight-fisted B. pigheaded C. highly strung D. easy-going
11. Ann’s encouraging words gave me ___________ to undertake the demanding task once again.
A. a point B. an incentive C. a resolution D. a target
12. The international conference of the Cardiological Association has been ___________ in Cairo to discuss
the revolutionary discovery of doctor Gonzales from Mexico.
A. deployed B. collected C. mobilized D. summoned
13. We did our best to fix the broken computer but our efforts bore no ___________
Page 2 of 7 pages
A. success B. fruit C. luck D. end
14. It was decide that the cost of the project would be ______ so it was abandoned.
A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive
15. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become ______ offenders.
A. persistent B. insistent C. inverted D. innate
16. Advertisers often claim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending _______.
A. power B. force C. energy D. ability
17. Before their restoration, parts of the medieval building were in a state of _______.
A. debris B. dilapidation C. devastation D. destruction
18. As you are the strongest in the group, you can take the ______ .
A. lead B. head C. part D. way
19. His new play is not only interesting but also unique. It is really off the beaten _____ .
A. track B. road C. path D. route
20. Even the best medicines are not ______ .
A. infallible B. unfailing C. fail-proof D. falsified
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 2. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line. (1.0 point)
A recent poll on the use of animals in circuses showed that the majority of people in the UK now
disapproves of it. Circuses which employ animals are no longer seen as a form of (21.
HARM)______entertainment; in fact, most people think they should be banned (22. RIGHT)______.
Eighty percent of those interviewed (23. EQUIVOCATE)______declared that the use of endangered wild
animals such as elephants and tigers should be prohibited, while sixty-five percent said no animals (24.
WHAT)______should be used in circuses. A large proportion also claimed they were opposed to the
inevitable (25. BRUTAL)______involved in training animals to perform tricks. Animals in the wild do not
juggle balls, ride monocycles, leap through (26. FIRE)______hoops or wear clown costumes. Furthermore,
besides being kept in (27. CONFINE)______, circus animals travel for most of the year, living a life of (28.
DEPRIVE)______.Unfortunately, there is evidence to indicate that most animals face (29.
TREAT)______on a daily basis. The number of people who visit animal free circuses these days is over
twice the number of those who visit traditional circuses. Animal free circuses are growing in number as well
as popularity, and many say that the quality of the acts performed by humans far (30. EXCESS)______those
acts that use animals.
Your answers:
21. 26.
22. 27.
23. 28.
24. 29.
25. 30.
Part 3. Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. Write your answer in the box
provided. (2.0 points)
1. We were taken out for a meal______the company’s expense.
2. She’s worked very hard at her tennis and she’s progressing______leaps and bounds.
3. The education expenses of the children are eating______their savings, but they do not mind at all.
4. The changes were phased______gradually so that everyone could get used to them.
5. A good dictionary is indispensable______learning foreign languages.
6. The company has to work______ways of reducing costs.
7. He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw______him immediately.
8. Don’t let anyone talk you______buying a new car. There’s nothing wrong with your present one.
9. The children’s faces are badly______of focus in the photograph.
10. Steve threw______his chances of passing by spending too much time on the first question.
Your answers:
Page 3 of 7 pages
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. READING (5.0 points)
Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which best fits each gap.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.0 point)
THE VIDEO LOGGERS
One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is “blog”, a shortened form of “web
log”. A blog is a diary posted on the Internet by the person writing it – the blogger – who presumably
(1)______other people to read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being used to (2)______new life
into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as the technology about video camera is
making easier to use, we have the video log, or “vlog”. Vlogging does not require (3)______sophisticated
equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet connection and a host are all that is needed.
Vloggers can put anything that (4)______their fancy onto their personal website. Some vloggers have no
ambitions rather than to show films they have (5)______while on holiday in exotic places. However, vlogs
can also (6)______more ambitious purposes. For instance, amateur film-makers who want to make a
(7)______for themselves might publish their work on the Internet. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to
(8)______political and social issues that are not newsworthy enough to (9)______coverage by the mass
media. It is still too early to predict whether vlogging will ever (10)______off in a major way or if it is just a
passing fad, but its potential is only now becoming apparent.
1. A. believes B. expects C. assumes D. supposes
2. A. add B. inhale C. insert D. breathe
3. A. absolutely B. largely C. utterly D. highly
4. A. grasps B. appeals C. takes D. gives
5. A. shot B. photographed C. snapped D. captured
6. A. serve B. employ C. function D. play
7. A. publicity B. fame C. name D. promotion
8. A. emphasize B. publicize C. distribute D. circulate
9. A. earn B. warrant C. excuse D. cause
10. A. fly B. show C. take D. make
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (2.0 points)
Copyright is the inalienable, legally secured (1)______to publish, reproduce, and sell the matter and
form of literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. Copyright is designed specifically to protect an artist,
publisher, or other (2)______against any unauthorised copying of his works – as by reproducing the work in
any material form, publishing it, performing it in (3)______, filming it, broadcasting it, causing it to be
distributed to subscribers or (4)______any adaptation of the work. A copyright supplies a copyright holder
with a kind of (5)______over the created material, which assures him of both control over its use and the
monetary benefits deprived (6)______it. Historically, copyrights grew out of the same system as royal patent
grants, by (7)______certain authors and printers were given the exclusive right to publish books and other
materials. The basic (8)______of such grants was not to protect authors’ or publishers’ rights but to raise
government revenue and to give governing authorities (9)______over publicised contents. The statute of
Anne, passed in English in 1970, was a milestone in the history of (10)______law as it recognized that
authors should be the primary beneficiaries of copyright law.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (2.0 points)
DO ANIMALS THINK?
When an animal knows it is being chased and starts to run, is it obeying some ancient instinct, or does it
'know' to be afraid?
Page 4 of 7 pages
A. Mammals have brains so they can feel pain and fear and can react in disgust. If a wildebeest did not feel
pain, it would continue grazing as lions slowly devoured it. If an antelope did not sense fear, it would not
break into a sprint at the first hint of cheetah. If a canine were not disgusted, it would not vomit; it would not
be, as the saying goes, sick as a dog. Pain, fear and disgust are part of a mammal's survival machinery
developed over tens of millions of years of evolution. Homo sapiens have, however, only been around for
about 200,000 years so all three emotional states owe something to mammal origins. If football hooligans
can feel those emotions, then so too do deer, foxes and dogs. The argument is about how 'aware' or
'conscious' non-human mammals might be during these emotional events. When an animal knows it is being
chased and starts to run, is it obeying some instinct inherited from ancestors that knew when to flee a danger
zone or does it actually 'know' to be afraid?
B. That might be the wrong question. A human startled by a strange shape in a darkened corridor
experiences a pounding heart, lungs gasping for air and a body in recoil. This is the well-known flight or
fight reaction. A human appreciates the full force of fear and has already started to counter the danger a
fraction of a second before the brain has time to absorb and order the information presented by the menacing
figure. This is because mental calculations are too slow to cope with surprise attack. Pain precedes logic.
Touch something hot and you withdraw your hand even before you have time to think about doing so. Once
again, the wisdom is after the event.
C. If humans can experience the universal emotions of fear, anger, disgust, happiness, sadness, and surprise,
then so can mammals. But does an animal think about its state of fear? Does it have not just a mind but a
theory of mind? Does it have a sense of its own identity and that of another being? Can it put itself in
another animal's shoes, so to speak? All animals communicate, but only humans have language. The puzzle
remains: do animals think? Can they think about abstractions, about the past or about other animals?
Researchers have wrestled with a series of experiments to see whether animals are capable of behaving as if
they had the capacity to learn, the will to improvise and the ability to guess what other animals are thinking.
Dogs show a remarkable capacity to guess human intentions correctly. Dogs, however, have lived intimately
with humans for 15,000 years, so are unlikely to make ideal test subjects.
D. Primates, humanity's closest relatives, show unexpected abilities. Researchers from St Andrews in 1999
counted 39 different ways in which chimpanzees deal with food. Since these differ according to group and
geography, they have used the word 'culture' to describe these differing methods. One female chimpanzee in
Kyoto, convinced researchers that she could place Arabic numerals in ascending order one to nine. Monkeys
astonished a team at Columbia University in New York in 1998 by distinguishing groups of objects
numbering one to four. Chimpanzees in large captive colonies forge alliances, switch sides and double-cross
each other. They have also been seen in the wild systematically searching for leaves that have a medicinal
effect. From such observations, a new branch of research has been born. It is called zoopharmacognosy.
E. Chimpanzees and humans share a common ancestor, and 98% of their DNA. Do more distant mammal
relatives share the capacity for cogitation? Several years ago, Keith Kendrick at the Babraham Institute in
Cambridge astonished the world by revealing that sheep could recognise up to 50 other sheep and up to ten
human faces for at least two years after first seeing them. If a sheep can tell the difference between its flock
members from flash cards and screen pictures, it must surely have a sense of these other creatures even
when they are not there. Perhaps this means it also has an idea of 'self'.
F. More disconcertingly, pigs have demonstrated their own theory of mind. Mike Mendl of Bristol
University revealed astonishing evidence at the British Association science festival in 2002. A larger and
stronger pig that did not know where food was hidden had learned to follow a weaker, but better informed
pig, to the trough. At this point the weaker pig would start to use distracting behaviour to keep the bully pig
guessing, and only lunge for the rations when not being watched. It seems the smaller pig could guess what
the other was thinking and outsmart it. In a human, this is what we call 'intelligence'.
G. One of the animal world's highest achievers, however, is not a mammal at all. Betty the crow ·lives in an
Oxford laboratory. She repeatedly picks up a straight piece of wire, bends it into a hook and uses the hook to
lift an appetising treat from a tube too deep for her beak. Before achieving this feat for the first time, she had
never previously seen a piece of wire. So an animal far removed from humankind could identify a challenge,
contemplate a simple matter of physics, identify a tool shape, select a raw material, make a tool and retrieve
the reward. Birds are cousins not of mammals but of the dinosaurs. Humans and birds last shared a common
ancestor 200 million years ago. Experiments like these confirm, over and over again, that other mammals

Page 5 of 7 pages
are more like us than we thought. It becomes increasingly difficult to know just what it is that makes humans
different.
For questions 1-8, there are seven paragraphs marked A-G. Which paragraphs contains the following
information? Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.6 points)
1. an investigation into the extent of animal intelligence and awareness.
2. the suggestion that an animal less recognised for its intelligence has an impressive memory.
3. a comparison of what different living creatures experience emotionally.
4. an account of a supposedly simple creature that has learnt a clever trick.
5. acknowledgment that inherited abilities should not be seen as a measure of intelligence.
6. an account of how one animal got the better of another.
7. evidence that at least one species of animal has multiple intelligences.
8. an explanation of what happens when a person is frightened.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
For questions 9-10, answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from
the passage for each answer in the blank space provided. (0.4 points)
9. According to the text, which two animals successfully completed numerical tasks?
____________________________________________________________________
10. What type of tool did Betty the crow make from a piece of wire?
____________________________________________________________________
IV. WRITING (6.0 points)
Part 1. Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets so that the meaning stays the same. You must
use between TWO and SIX words, including the word given. (1.5 points)
1. You can't just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully. (SPUR)
 Going on safari isn't a decision you can make______________________________moment. You need to
plan things very carefully.
2. When he was at his most successful, the president had enormous influence. (HEIGHT)
 At______________________________, the president had enormous influence.
3. Some services may be running late due to bad weather. (SUBJECT)
 Some services______________________________due to bad weather.
4. Sally became known throughout the country as a result of her popular TV series. (HOUSEHOLD)
 Sally______________________________a result of her popular TV series.
5. They were never aware at any moment that something was wrong. (TIME)
 At______________________________that something was wrong.
Part 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1.5 points)
1. The film is similar to Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
 The film bears____________________________________________________________________
2. They believe that Oliver failed his exam because he was nervous.
 Oliver’s failure____________________________________________________________________
3. He imitated George Bush and other politicians in a humorous way.
 He took_________________________________________________________________________
4. The boy wasn’t allowed to have any friends, so he became an introvert.
 Deprived________________________________________________________________________
5. The direct aim of the statement is to make the public aware of the present situation.
 The statement boils________________________________________________________________
Part 3. Write an essay of 250 words on the following topic: (3.0 points)
Some people believe that developments in the field of artificial intelligence will have a positive impact
on our life in the near future.
Page 6 of 7 pages
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons and specific examples to support your opinions.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

END OF TEST-BEST OF LUCK

(Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển-Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm)

Page 7 of 7 pages