TEST 47

PART 1:
1.What has the olympic games become?
___The world’s pre-eminent sporting competition
________________________________________
2. When and where did the first modern olympics take place?
___1896 in Athens________________________________________
3. What has been held separately and have alternated every two years since 1994 ?
___The Summer and Winter Olympic Games
________________________________________
4. In which period of time were the ancient olympics held every four years during a
religious festival on rings use?
___Between August 6th and September 19th
________________________________________
5. Who conquered greece in the mid-second century BC?
_____The Roman empire ______________________________________
6. What was the idea of reviving the olympics at a meeting of the Union day sports
athletiques in Paris Cupertin in November 1892 known as ??
__International athletic competition__________________________________________
7. How many events competed in the first modern Olympics?
________43____________________________________
8. What flew for the first time at the Antwerp games in 1920?
___The Olympic flag_________________________________________

PART 2: NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS

French sculptor Abba Lafleur was asked to design a trophy warded to the winner of the
(1)___inaugural edition___________________ held in 1930 in Uruguay.

The first team winning the tournament three times was allowed to keep the (2)___trophy in
perpetuity __________________
the dictator hoped to use a victory at the World Cup to further the (3)___glory of his own
regime ___________
The World Cup tournament (4)__was_expanded_____________ for 12 years due to World
War
Torino Bares - vice president of FIFA hit the trophy in a (5)_____shoebox under his bed
______________ to prevent the Nazis from taking it.
(6)____53 submissions_________________ were received from sculptors around the
world.
the cup was stolen in 1938 from the headquarters the (7)___Brazilian Football cofederation
______________________ which made a (8)_____gold – plated replica
___________________ of the trophy
PART 3: TRUE/FASLE STATEMENT

1. Particles left over from the creation of our sun formed the Earth. T
2. The Earth’s heart isn’t a solid inner core covered by a liquid outer core. F

3. The third planet from the sun is this rocky mass orbiting the rocks (stars) in about 93
million miles in length. F

4. From the sun, the planet isn’t able to contain water in all of its forms, liquid, ice and gas.
F

5. An estimated 1.5 million plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and other species have been
cataloged, with millions, if not billions, more yet to be discovered. T

PART 4: NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS

a cloud of (1)___interstellar gas and dust__________________ collapsed, resulting in

a(2)___solar nebula______________ , a swirling disc of material that collided to form the
solar system located in the Milky Way's Orion (3)_star cluster____________

(4)__Terrestrial planets_______________ including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are

primarily made of rocky material.

Due to an atmosphere of carbon dioxide and(5)____extensive lava flows______________ ,

Venus is the hottest planet.

The ice giants also contain rock, ice, and a (6)__liquid mixture of water
___________________ , methane, and ammonia.

Saturn’s (7)______signature_______________ are wide enough to fit between Earth and

the moon.

Neptune is the (8)____outermost planet ______________ in the solar system and also one
of the coldest.

The Kuiper Belt is also home to(9)____dwart planets_____________ , such as Pluto, and is
the birthplace of many comets.

The Oort Cloud is a (10)______vast, spherical collection ________________ of icy debris.

Our solar system's (11)_____particular configuration______________ of planets and other

(12)____cellestial_objects__________ , all revolving around a life-giving star, make it a
special place to call home.
I. LISTENING (5.5 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU:
- Bài thi gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín
hiệu.
- Sau khi nghe hết 4 phần của bài nghe, thí sinh có thời gian để viết đáp án vào các ô cho sẵn trong đề thi.
Part 1. For question 1-5, listen to part of a news report about Covid diagnosis and decide whether the
statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided.
1. According to the Economist magazine, the pandemic’s real death toll worldwide may be as many as one
million. F
2. According to the Economist magazine, America's official figures could underestimate the death toll by
around 100,000.
3. In present depression, the top 25 percent of income earners and the bottom 25 in America lose jobs at the
same rate in the wake of the pandemic. T
4. According to the Pew Survey, more than forty percent of Americans claim to be unfairly dismissed.
5. According to the Census Bureau, around ten percent of American adults say their households struggle to put
enough food on the table. T
Your answers:
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. NG 5. T
Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to part of a news report about a natural disaster in Venice and answer the
questions. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS taken from the recording for each answer.
6. In addition to people's residences, what was damaged by the three record-high tides?
______Churches, businesses_______________________________________
7. Except for the sidewalks, what parts of St. Mark's Basilica were also soaked in saltwater?
________Frecoes_____________________________________
8. What is put between the wet book pages to absorb the water?
_________Paper towels____________________________________
9. What does the Moses project construct to hold back the tide?
________Moveable floodgates_____________________________________
10. What factor besides human incapability has accounted for the delays in the Moses project?
________Criminal activity_____________________________________
Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to a radio interview with a sports scientist talking about the effects of age
on ability to perform in endurance sports and choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to
what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

11. What point is Robert upholding when he says 'the Tour de France is living proof of this'?
A. Athletes should not be permitted to compete at these levels after the age of 40.
B. No athlete is physiologically capable of winning once past 35.
C. The vast majority of athletes reach a peak of fitness at the age of 35 and then decline.
D. The average age of competitors in endurance sports is 29.
12. What was Robert's motivation for entering the Tour De France in his forties?
A. so that the British Team had a competitor over 40.
B. to prove something to researchers.
 C. to achieve a personal goal.
D. to finish his cycling career on a high.
13. Why do the ages for best average performance in Marathons differ between men and women?
A. Female entrants are on average younger than male entrants.
B. Women lose their lung and muscle capacity faster than men.
C. Men demonstrate a faster average speed than women at different ages.
D. Statistically, few women over 45 actually complete the Marathon.
14. How does qualitative analysis disprove the theory of age-related decline?
A. It shows that decline is by no means uniform.
B. It indicates that training time is a decisive factor.
C. It highlights flaws in the theory of muscle loss.
D. It proves that some people can halt the decline completely.
15. What conclusions does Robert draw from the research he has mentioned?
A. Winning is possible at any age.
B. Failure is inevitable when you don't follow the 10% rule.
C. When winning is your goal you can achieve great things.
D. Age should not be viewed as an obstacle to success.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Part 4. For questions 16-25, listen to part of a news report about the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the UN’s
World Food Programme and complete the following sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORD
and/or A NUMBER taken from the recording for each blank.
According to the report, for its efforts in (16) ___combating global hunger __________________________, the
Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the U.N.'s World Food Programme.
David Beasley is the (17) ____executive director_________________________ of the U.N.'s World Food
Programme.
Due to (18) ______climate extremes_______________________ addition to war and conflict, starvation
becomes a critical issue in Niger.
Beasley thinks that most of starvation in the world is (19) ___man-made drivers
__________________________.
Since the Second World War, with the billionaires making hundreds of billions of dollars with COVID, we’re
really facing the worst (20) __humanity crisis___________________________.
According to David Beasley, owing to COVID pandemic and economic deterioration, the starvation rate is (21)
____spiking_________________________.
If people do not receive support, three things are going to happen.
One, you are going to have famine literally of (22) ______biblical proportions_______________________.
Number two, you are going to have (23) ____destabilization_________________________.
And, number three, you are going to have (24) __________mass migration___________________.
In terms of solution, you need to find a cure against starvation, otherwise you are going to pay for it (25)
____________thousands fold___________________ more with the troubles caused by food insecurity.