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I. LISTENING (4 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU:
 Bài nghe gồm 2 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 2 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước khi tín hiệu nhạc
kết thúc bài nghe.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

PART 1:
Questions 1 – 5
Of which type of transport is the following true?
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
A. tube B. train C. bus
Features of Transport
1. cheapest .............. 4. fastest ..............
2. most convenient .............. 5. most frequent service ..............
3. most comfortable ..............
Questions 6-10
Label the map below
Write your answers on the answer sheet.

6. bus stop ..............

7. train station ..............
8. tube entrance ..............
9. transport ticket office ..............
10. taxi rank ..............
PART 2:
Question 11-20: You will hear a scientist talking about an important discovery in molecular biology. For
questions 7-15 complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the recording. You will
hear the recording twice.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
As well as contributing to the discovery of new techniques, the speaker suggests the double helix discovery
(11) ___________________________ a new field of science.
Watson and Crick were jointly awarded a Nobel Prize open to people with a background in (12)
__________________ and ___________________.
Oswald Avery proved conclusively that (13) ___________________________ was contained in human DNA.
Crick and Watson were adept at (14) __________________ and ___________________ of existing discoveries for
their own purposes in investigating the composition of DNA.
Such was their focus and determination to discover the secrets of genetics that their success was almost a (15)
___________________________.

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Their (16) ___________________________ put them at an advantage in their quest, though they also relied on
their (17) ________________ and __________________, and had no shortage of good fortune.
Alexander Todd had already found out the roles of phosphate and deoxyribose sugar groups in the
composition of DNA.
Chemist Linus Pauling's innovative technique of (18) ___________________________ was employed by Crick
and Watson in their research.
Jerry Donohue's observation that there was a (19) ___________________________ in conventional theory of
chemistry paved the way
for Crick and Watson's (20) ___________________________.

II. PHONOLOGY (0.5 point)

Sort out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
21. A. sacred B. hatred C. learned D. sewed
22. A. flour B. devour C. courtship D. hourglass
23. A. choreography B. Christianity C. chameleon D. charitable

Pick out the one word with a different stress pattern from the others.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
24. A. commentary B. administrative C. compliment D. additive
25. A. infamous B. communism C. billboard D. picturesque

III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (4.5 points)

Part 1:
Questions 26 – 35: Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions and write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
26. I took pictures of the cows __________ in the field.
A. browsing B. surfing C. swapping D. accessing
27. We’re going to pay for the car in 36 __________.
A. credits B. deficits C. balances D. instalments
28. Most people like to buy souvenirs as a __________ of their vacation.
A. remainder B. memento C. setting D. token
29. If difficulty in breathing is observed, make sure the air passage is not __________.
A. stalled B. hampered C. obstructed D. thwarted
30. All statistical analysis must allow for a __________ of error.
A. margin B. border C. frontier D. boundary
31. His new book is so __________ that you can’t put it down.
A. repellent B. obscure C. absorbing D. dense
32. Losses in the housing market are spreading, but revenue growth elsewhere should __________ the losses.
A. offhand B. offline C. offload D. offset
33. The world’s first boot camp for teenagers addicted to the Internet may be the __________ of things to come.
A. draft B. formula C. character D. shape
34. A heart surgery drug was __________ from the market after a study suggested that it increased death rates.
A. extracted B. installed C. prolonged D. withdrawn
35. Anti-fat injections are one of the most __________ debated procedures in cosmetic medicine.
A. gently B. hotly C. mildly D. vastly

Part 2:
Questions 36 – 45: Write the correct form of each bracketed word.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
36. Rewards based on performance would discourage reckless _______________. (RISK)
37. _______________ are paying big bucks to swim with great white sharks. (THRILL)

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38. I never _______________ my welcome and always dreamed up some excuse if any of them suggested
meeting me outside working hours. (STAY)
39. Paintings by West Marin artists _______________ their living room. (LIVE)
40. How are you getting on with your _______________ course in French? (CORRESPOND)
41. For years we've been _______________ by advertising into buying more and more things that we don't
need. (BRAIN)
42. You get more for your money if you buy an old house, but _______________ costs will be higher. (KEEP)
43. Tourism has had _______________ effects on the island’s culture. (REACH)
44. The nurse gave him a _______________ for smoking in the hospital. (TELL)
45. They do all kinds of volunteering in their community, from _______________ elderly and isolated people to
giving someone a lift to a hospital appointment. (FRIEND)

Part 3:
For questions 46-55, complete each sentence with the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs below. Each verb
is used once only.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
break into pick out play down bring forward
try out call off add up brush aside
fall away do without
46. Being late so often is a very serious offence, Michael. I think you’re __________ the seriousness of the
situation.
47. Let’s __________ that new restaurant near the bank. It’s supposed to be very good. My sister went there
last week.
48. We’ll have to __________ our summer barbecue because my cousin is getting married the second weekend
of August.
49. The prime minister __________ the severe criticism and refused to change his policies.
50. Due to heavy rain and dangerous winds, the baseball game was __________.
51. My car’s broken this week and I don’t think I can __________ it. I’ll spend a fortune on cab fares!
52. Support for the plan __________ when the cost became clear. Eventually, the plan was completely
scrapped.
53. Greg, as captain, had the job of __________ the five best players.
54. “It doesn’t __________,” the detective said. “In your alibi, you said you were out of town, but three people
said they saw you in a bar near here.”
55. It can take many years for hopeful actors to __________ Hollywood movies.
Part 4:
Questions 56- 63: fill the following sentences with suitable prepositions, or particles in the box. Use each
word only ONCE. There are more prepositions or particles than you need.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
between – out – up – around – off – apart –into – on – back – to – under
56. I’m so snowed ________ with work at the moment – it’s awful.
57. I took my watch ________ to see what was wrong with it, but I couldn’t put it back together again.
58. Your essay would make more sense if you changed ________ the second and third paragraphs.
59. I played so much football last season that I wore ________ a pair of boots.
60. I haven’t seen much of Cameron since he and Nicola broke ________.
61. She really loves him and is determined not to let anything come ________ them.
62. I didn’t take ________ my stepbrother at first, but after a while we grew closer.
63. Don’t pick ________ the other children in your class because you’re bigger than them.

Part 5
The passage below contains 7 mistakes. For questions 64 -70, underline the mistakes and write the
corrections in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.

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Part 5
Line 1 Going to the theatre can be incredible expensive, but, if you Your answers:
have the time, there are some amazed bargains to pick up. (0) incredible  incredibly
Many people do not know that reduced rates are available not 64. …………………………
only for students and also groups of more than ten adults. For 65. …………………………
Line 5 this reason, they prefer the cinema, wrongly believe it to be 66. …………………………
much cheaper there. Whenever the subject is brought up in 67. …………………………
conversation, it become increasingly obvious that not enough 68. …………………………
people realise that cut price culture does exist if you know 69. …………………………
where to find it. For example, teachers taken groups of
70. …………………………
students can obtain huge discounts if they enquire at the box
Line 10 office. It is true that the seats they find themselves in may be
towards the back. However, although they may not like the
look of them at first, it is almost always possible to see and
hear good enough to enjoy the show. It certainly isn’t
necessary to cut back on your spending for a theatre trip to be
Line 15 enjoyable. So next time you will be in town, take a little extra
time to find the best deal that you can.
IV. READING (5 points)
Part 1: Questions 71-85: Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
SHOP TILL YOU DROP!
Attitudes towards shopping have changed dramatically over the last decade or so. There was a time when
shopping was a means to an end, not an occupation in its own right. Some people argue that we have become
a society of big-time (71) __________, and that nothing but spending money makes us happy. On the other (72)
__________, anyone who has worked hard to (73) __________ money surely has the right to spend it (74)
__________ whatever they wish. Provided that we are prepared to (75) __________ enough of our money for a
rainy day, there seems little wrong with using the rest to (76) __________ for things that give us pleasure. For
some people, however, spending money has become a serious business. It will take more than a few home (77)
__________ to persuade them that they should not do this. The delights of shopping are all too obvious.
Attractive displays of food on supermarket (78) __________, and clothes which look fantastic on shop window
models, tempt (79) __________ to part with their money, even if they do not actually need the (80) __________
they are buying. The real question is: would we all be happier if we were (81) __________? The answer is
probably that we can be just as happy with money as we can without it. However, now that many companies
are branching out (82) __________ the teenage market, and selling to teenagers has (83) __________ into a huge
industry, we need to be aware of the kind of pressures being (84) __________ on parents and children alike.
Perhaps what we should do is make an effort to return to the things that really matter in life and share what
we have worked so hard to obtain with (85) __________ less fortunate than ourselves.
71. A. consumers B. producers C. suppliers D. manufacturers
72. A. face B. side C. view D. hand
73. A. earn B. gain C. win D. beat
74. A. for B. on C. with D. at
75. A. put through B. put off C. put out D. put by
76. A. buy B. pay C. spend D. purchase
77. A. suggestions B. truths C. warnings D. recommendations
78. A. beams B. foundations C. stores D. shelves
79. A. audiences B. spectators C. customers D. consultants
80. A. goods B. sales C. resources D. incomes
81. A. worthless B. useless C. penniless D. pointless
82. A. into B. round C. about D. through
83. A. become B. grown C. raised D. lifted
84. A. made B. done C. sent D. put
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Part 2:
Questions 86 – 95: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Nearly 600 volunteers to be absent fathers
A junior high school in Texas, USA was pleasantly surprised after being swamped by volunteers to (86)
______________ in for absent fathers. Billy Earl Dade Middle School, in the city of Dallas, posted on Facebook
(87) ______________ for 50 male volunteers to substitute for absent fathers in an event called "Breakfast with
Dads". Event organizers were inundated with replies. They said they were astounded after nearly 600 men
responded to the request and turned (88) ______________ at the event. The school's inaugural "Breakfast with
Dads" event (89) ______________ to enhance community spirit. Around 90 per cent of the children come from
low-income (90) ______________. Many of the students did not have a father who was able to participate in the
event.
The school said the "Breakfast with Dads" event was (91) ______________ of an overall plan to improve its
academic position. Community leaders, mentors and local organizations have combined to implement various
projects to increase test scores. There has been some academic (92) ______________ at the school as a result of
their efforts. A local pastor, the Reverend Donald Parish Jr, said: "When a young person sees someone (93)
______________ than their teacher take interest in them, it inspires them." A school liaison officer, Ellyn
Favors, commented on the success of the event. She said: "The look of awe, (94) ______________ disbelief, in
students' eyes as they made their (95) ______________ through the crowd of "Dads" was astonishing."
Part 3:
Questions 96-101: Read through the following text and then choose from the list A-F the best phrase given
below to fill each of the spaces. Each correct phrase may only be used once.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
THE PULL OF THE LAND
Motorists driving along Croy Brae in Strathclyde, Scotland, sooner or later slow down or stop completely in
utter confusion. For Croy Brae is one of the most disorienting places on earth. Approaching the brae (“hill”)
from the north is an uncanny experience. The road appears to slope downwards and drivers assume that the
slope will accelerate the vehicle. Yet if they slow down, they are likely to come to a complete halt. (96)
_________, the road runs uphill, not downhill. Unable to believe what has happened, many motorists stop,
only to find that their car begins to slide backwards, “uphill”. (97) _________ but in reverse. Thinking they are
heading uphill, they accelerate, only to discover that they are speeding along faster than they intended. The
road actually goes down. No one has yet been able to come up with a satisfactory explanation of what causes
these strange effects at Croy Brae. (98)_________ magnetic forces induced by the surrounding iron-rich rocks
exerted such a strong attraction that they could actually pull automobiles uphill. (99) _________, but another
theory suggests that the sensations are due to an optical variation in the earth’s magnetic field - to which our
sense of balance may somehow be linked. (100) _________ the phenomenon is not unique to Croy; there are
similar places all over the world. Such roads have to be driven to be believed. (101) _________ can ever be
explained, such conjuring tricks of nature are a magnet for tourists and all lovers of the strange and bizarre.
A. Whether or not the truth about them F. Little that is known about this experience
B. Despite every appearance to the contrary G. Travellers who are approaching from the south
C. This explanation is now generally dismissed experience a similar situation
D. People on foot have similar experiences H. People do not realise
E. Whatever the explanation I. It was once believed that

Part 4: Questions 102- 116

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 102-116.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
JUST RELAX…
A. Hypnosis is an intriguing and fascinating process. A trance-like mental state is induced in one person by
another, who appears to have the power to command that person to obey instructions without question.
Hypnotic experiences were described by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, whilst references to deep sleep
and anaesthesia have been found in the Bible and in the Jewish Talmud. In the mid-1700s, Franz Mesmer, an
Australian physician, developed his theory of “animal magnetism”, which was the belief that the cause of
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wands to direct these supposed fluids to his parents. In 1784, a French commission studied Mesmer’s claims,
and concluded that these “cures” were only imagined by the patients. However, people continued to believe
in this process of “mesmerism” and it was soon realised that successful results could be achieved, but without
the need for magnets and water.
B. The term hypnotism was first used by James Braid, a British physician who studied suggestion and
hypnosis in the mid-1800s. He demonstrated that hypnosis differed from sleep, that it was a physiological
respond and not the result of secret powers. During this same period, James Esdaile, a Scottish doctor working
in India, used hypnotism instead of anaesthetic in over 200 major surgical operations, including leg
amputations. Later that century, a French neurologist, Jean Charcot, successfully experimented with hypnosis
in his clinic for nervous disorders.
C. Since then, scientists have shown that the state of hypnosis is a natural human behaviour, which can affect
psychological, social and/ or physical experiences. The effects of hypnotism depend on the ability, willingness
and motivation of the person being hypnotised. Although hypnosis has been compared to dreaming and
sleepwalking, it is not actually related to sleep. It involves a more active and intense mental concentration of
the person being hypnotised. Hypnotised people can talk, write, and walk about and they are usually fully
aware of what is being said and done.
D. There are various techniques used to induce hypnosis. The best-known is a series of simple suggestions
repeated continuously in the same tone of voice. The subject is instructed to focus their attention on an object
or fixed point, while being told to relax, breathe deeply, and allow the eyelids to grow heavy and close. As the
person responds, their state of attention changes, and this altered state often leads to other changes. For
example, the person may experience different levels of awareness, consciousness, imagination, memory and
reasoning or become more responsive to suggestions. Additional phenomena may be produced or eliminated
such as blushing, sweating, paralysis, muscle tension or anaesthesia. Although these changes can occur with
hypnosis, none of these experiences is unique to it. People who are very responsive to hypnosis are also more
responsive to suggestions when they are not hypnotized. This responsiveness increases during hypnotism.
This explains why hypnosis takes only a few seconds for some, whilst other people cannot be easily
hypnotized.
E. It is a common misunderstanding that hypnotists are able to force people to perform criminal or any other
acts against their will. In fact, subjects can resist suggestions, and they retain their ability to distinguish right
from wrong. This misunderstanding is often the result of public performances where subjects perform
ridiculous or highly embarrassing actions at the command of the hypnotists. These people are usually
instructed not to recall their behaviour after re-emerging from hypnotic state, so it appears that they were
powerless while hypnotized. The point to remember however, is that these individuals chose to participate,
and the success of hypnotism depends on the willingness of a person to be hypnotised.
F. Interestingly, there are different levels of hypnosis achievable. Thus deep hypnosis can be induced to allow
anaesthesia for surgery, childbirth or dentistry. This contrasts to a lighter state of hypnosis, which deeply
relaxes the patient who will then follow simple directions. This latter state may be used to treat mental health
problems, as it allows patients to feel calm while simultaneously thinking about distressing feelings or painful
memories. Thus patients can learn new responses to situations or come up with solutions to problems. This
can help recovery from psychological conditions such as anxiety, depression, or phobias. Sometimes, after
traumatic incidents, memory of the events may be blocked. For example, some soldiers develop amnesia (loss
of memory) as a result of their experiences during wartime. Through hypnosis, these repressed memories can
be retrieved and treated. A variation of this treatment involves age regression, when the hypnotist takes the
patient back to a specific age. In this way patients may remember events and feelings from that time, which
may be affecting their current wellbeing.
G. Physicians also have made use of the ability of a hypnotised person to remain in a given position for long
periods of time. In one case, doctors had to graft skin onto a patient’s badly damaged foot. First, skin from the
person’s abdomen was grafted onto his arm; then the graft was transferred to his foot. With hypnosis, the
patient held his arm tightly in position over his abdomen for three weeks, then over his foot for four weeks.
Even though these positions were unusual, the patient at no time felt uncomfortable!
H. Hypnosis occasionally has been used with witnesses and victims of crime to enable people to remember
important clues, such as a criminal’s physical appearance or other significant details that might help to solve a
crime. However, as people can both lie and make mistakes while hypnotised, the use of hypnotism in legal
situations can cause serious problems. Also hypnosis cannot make a person divulge secret information if they
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which in 1985 reported that memories refreshed through hypnosis may include inaccurate information, false
memories, and confabulation (fact and fantasy combined).
Questions 102-106: The passage has eight paragraphs A-H. Choose the most suitable heading for paragraphs
B-F from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (i-x). There are more headings than
paragraphs, so you will not use all of them.
Example:
0. Paragraph A ___x___
102. Paragraph B ______
103. Paragraph C ______
104. Paragraph D ______
105. Paragraph E ______
106. Paragraph F ______
List of headings
(i) Use of the hypnotism in criminal cases
(ii) The normality of hypnotized subjects’ behaviour
(iii) Early medical experiments with hypnotism
(iv) Early association of hypnosis with psychology
(v) Dangers of hypnotism
(vi) How to hypnotise
(vii) Hypnosis and free will
(viii) Difference between mesmerism and hypnotism
(ix) Therapeutic uses of hypnosis
(x) Origins of hypnosis (Example)
Questions 107-111: Complete the notes on the history of hypnosis using NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS from the passage.
References to hypnotism can be found in both the Talmud and the (107) __________. Even when Mesmer’s
(108) __________ were not used, successful results occurred without them. Braid identified hypnosis as a
natural (109) __________ response, rather than magical or mystical. Early psychological studies showed the
difference between sleep and hypnosis. Successful hypnosis requires the subject’s active (110) __________.
Consequently subjects can speak or move around and are (111) __________ of their surroundings.
Questions 112-116: Choose the correct letter A-D.
112. In order to induce hypnosis the hypnotists will ______
A. encourage the person to relax using a repetitively even tone of voice.
B. say a specific set of words in a special tone of voice.
C. say any words but in a particular tone of voice.
D. encourage the person to relax while focusing on a slowly moving object.
113. Hypnotised subjects can be instructed to ______.
A. do something they have previously said is against their wishes.
B. demonstrate physical strength they would normally not have.
C. reveal confidential information against their will.
D. do something that they would not normally be opposed to doing.
114. Past events are recalled under hypnosis ______
A. to entertain the hypnotist. B. to allow subjects reassess them without distress.
C. to help the subjects improve their memories. D. to make the subject feel younger.
115. After surgery, hypnosis may be used ______
A. to make drugs unnecessary. B. to keep the patient mobile.
C. to make the patient forget to move. D. to minimize patient’s discomfort while immobile.
116. The American Medical Association reported that ______
A. people lie when giving evidence under hypnosis.
B. people should be hypnotised before giving evidence.
C. evidence given when hypnotized may be unreliable.
D. secret evidence can be obtained through hypnosis.
Part 5: Questions 117-120
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 117-120.
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CHILDREN TESTED TO DESTRUCTION?
English primary school pupils subjected to more tests than in any other country
Primary school pupils have to deal with unprecedented levels of pressure as they face tests more
frequently, at a younger age, and in more subjects than children from any other country, according to one
of the biggest international education inquiries in decades. The damning indictment of England's primary
education system revealed that the country's children are now the most tested in the world. From their
very earliest days at school they must navigate a set-up whose trademark is "high stakes" testing, according
to a recent report.
Parents are encouraged to choose schools for their children based on league tables of test scores. But this
puts children under extreme pressure which could damage their motivation and self-esteem as well as
encouraging schools to "teach to the test" at the expense of pupils' wider learning, the study found. The
findings are part of a two-year inquiry – led by Cambridge University – into English primary schools.
Other parts of the UK and countries such as France, Norway and Japan used testing but it was, "less
intrusive, less comprehensive, and considerably less frequent", Cambridge's Primary Review concluded.
England was unique in using testing to control what is taught in schools, to monitor teaching standards
and to encourage parents to choose schools based on the results of the tests, according to Kathy Hall, from
the National University of Ireland in Cork, and Kamil Ozerk, from the University of Oslo, who conducted
the research. "Assessment in England, compared to our other reviewed countries, is pervasive, highly
consequential, and taken by officialdom and the public more generally to portray objectively the actual
quality of primary education in schools," their report concluded. Teachers' leaders said the testing regime
was "past its sell-by date" and called for a fundamental review of assessment.
Steve Sinnott, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said England's testing system was
having a "devastating" impact on schools. "Uniquely, England is a country where testing is used to police
schools and control what is taught," he said. "When it comes to testing in England, the tail wags the dog. It
is patently absurd that even the structure and content of education is shaped by the demands of the tests. "I
call on the Government to initiate a full and independent review of the impact of the current testing system
on schools and on children's learning and to be prepared to dismantle a system which is long past its sell-
by date."
John Dunford, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, warned that the tests
were having a damaging effect on pupils. "The whole testing regime is governed by the need to produce
league tables," he said. "It has more to do with holding schools to account than helping pupils to progress.”
The fear that many children were suffering intolerable stress because of the tests was voiced by Mick
Brookes, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers. "There are schools that start
rehearsing for key stage two SATs [Standard Assessment Tests] from the moment the children arrive in
September. That's just utterly ridiculous," he said. “There are other schools that rehearse SATs during
Christmas week. These are young children we are talking about. They should be having the time of their
lives at school not just worrying about tests. "It is the breadth and richness of the curriculum that suffers.
The consequences for schools not reaching their targets are dire – heads can lose their jobs and schools can
be closed down. With this at stake it's not surprising that schools let the tests take over."
David Laws, the Liberal Democrat schools spokes-man, said: "The uniquely high stakes placed on national
tests mean that many primary schools have become too exam focused”. But the Government rejected the
criticism. "The idea that children are over tested is not a view that the government accepts," a spokesman
said. "The reality is that children spend a very small percentage of their time in school being tested. Seeing
that children leave school up to the right standard in the basics is the highest priority of the government."
In another child-centred initiative, both major political parties in the UK - Labour and the Conservatives -
announced plans to make Britain more child-friendly following a report by UNICEF which ranked the UK
the worst place to be a child out of 21 rich nations.
Parents were warned that they risked creating a generation of "battery-farmed children" by always keeping
them indoors to ensure their safety. The Families minister, Kevin Brennan, called for an end to the "cotton
wool" culture and warned that children would not learn to cope with risks if they were never allowed to
play outdoors.
Questions 117-120: Complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for
each answer.
117. According to the inquiries, the amount of testing puts a lot of ______________on young children.
118. The education report describes testing in England as _______________testing.

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119. Kathy Hall and Kamil Ozerk believe testing in England is also used to evaluate ___________in schools.
120. The major political parties have promised to make Britain ___________in view of the UNICEF report.
V. WRITING (6 points)
PART 1: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (3 points)
A. Questions 121– 130
Complete each restatement with the words given so that it has the same meaning as the original one. Do
NOT change the form of the given word(s). You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the
word given.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
121. Fewer people are buying fresh food since convenience foods have become available. DEMAND
 Fresh food is _______________________________________________ of convenience food.
122. You must remember to pay the phone bill today whatever you do. ACCOUNT
 On __________________________________________________ to pay the phone bill today.
123. He really wants to see animals living in the wild. INTENT
 He ____________________________________________________ animals living in the wild.
124. It doesn’t look as though John wants to buy that house after all. DECIDED
 John __________________________________________________ buying that house after all.
125. She’s not very good at arranging flowers. FLAIR
 She _________________________________________________________ arranging flowers.
126. What would you have done differently in my position last year? SHOES
 What would you have done differently if __________________________________ last year?
127. Surely you should have informed him about the problem sooner. ATTENTION
 Why didn’t you ________________________________________________________ sooner?
128. We need to decide how we’re going to go to the theatre. DECISION
 We need to _______________________________________________________get to the theatre.
129. Jane loves New York now but it seemed a strange place to her for several months after she moved
there. USED
 It took Jane several months ________________________________________________ New York.
130. It’s important to defend what you believe in when others express their doubts. STAND
 You must ________________________________________ when others express doubts about them.
B. Questions 131 – 135
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. You MUST write the complete sentences.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
131. As I get older, I want to travel less.
 The older ___________________________________________.
132. He warned me not to use the mountain road.
 He said “I wouldn’t __________________________________________”
133. She discovered a new chemical element in her experiment.
 Her experiment resulted ________________________________.
134. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.
 I took it _____________________________________________.
135. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
 On _________________________________________________.
PART 2: COMPOSITION (3.0 points)
Modern lifestyles are completely different from the way people lived in the past. Some people think the
changes have been positive, while others believe they have been negative.
In about 350 words, write and discuss both these points of view and give your own opinion.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.

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