A.

Listening

Ex:

My background is from a family of six children from a council

estate where I saw friends drift in and out of crime. I had a desire to help

people see that there are choices in life. I was interested in probation work

but having left school with little in the way of qualifications, I never thought I

could do it. It was only after taking an IQ test that I realised that I might

have a chance.

After leaving school, I joined the army. Then I started to study for a

degree in Health and Social Care. At the same time, I was a volunteer for the

St. John’s Ambulance Service, the Probation Service and at a residential child-

dren’s school. Then I applied to be a trainee probation officer.

Time management is the most important skill, especially the need to priori-

tise deadlines, read and digest information and then write clear reports for

the courts. I also have to be able to interact with people from all walks of

life. There is a lot of one-to-one work with offenders and this requires you to

work through both your own and their emotional barriers.

Every day is different. Of a working week, about three days are spent in

the office with the remainder split between prison and being in court.

The best thing is that you get to work with a huge spectrum of people

from the homeless to professionals who have made mistakes. The worst

thing is that the job is generally very pressured and there are times when

you have to engage with people that have committed crimes that involve

domestic violence. That is hard to take.

My role is currently that of Case Manager where I manage up to 35 offend-

ers at one time. I liaise with the courts which is providing guidance

on the best sentence for people to be given. I also visit prisons where I am

involved in the release process. As a next step, I’d see myself as a Practice

Manager, monitoring a team and ultimately I’d like to be a senior Probation

Officer.

1. B

2. C

3. C

4. D

5. A

EX:

Key bài nghe: ( Test 1 – listening part 2-exam practice)

1.Potassium or/and nitrogen

2.The weather

3.Small grass mowers

4.Because they don't/ won't damage the fruit

5.Intelligent food choices

B. Lexico-Grammar

1. d

2. b

3. a

4. b

5. a

6. a

7. b

8. a

9. a
10. a

Reading:

Ex:

1. former

2. human

3. assisted/ joined

4. questioning

5. such

6. contract

7. down

8. witnessed/ saw

9. success

10. Lined

Ex:

1. B (Although these tend towards the obvious)

2. D (It’s a shame that “Fast Food Nation” is slathered in self-importance)

3. A (She chose close-up over a wide-range shot)

4. D (The surprise is that, overall, the DVD isn’t as heavy as you’d think)

Ex

1 A ( It snagged her golden globe … The Line)

2 B (Director …. chase sequence)

3 C (After … beef patty)

4 D (Maybe … box office)

5 E ( Although... the globe)

6 F ( For director … establishment)

Ex:

1. B ( Our ignorance refers to the part : I hadn't imagined; also, “I” was talking about Blakemore
the writer)
2. C ( “this is arguably inevitable refers to teenagers’ transformation or development stage)
3. A (”This may look amazing- even jaw-dropping- self-absorption “ : this whole story refers to the
sense of self that the author mentions in the next paragraph)
4. E (“That brings with it a hypersensitivity to being excluded by friends”)
5. F ("What could be done... “ matches with the author's suggestion in the next paragraph)
6. D ( In paragraph D, the writer talks about “ young children”, which is contrasted by “However,
teenagers have to become independent from us")