TEST 2

Phần 1:
Part one. Questions 1-5
Listen to an interview with a young film director, Lauren Casio and choose the best
answer. You will listen to it TWICE.
1. Lauren was encouraged to follow a career as a film because her teacher ______
A. could see that she had potential.
B. found her early attempts highly original.
C. were impressed by her level o motivation.
D. appreciated her ability to work within a budget.
2. How does Lauren respond when asked about critics of film school?
A. She think they would benefit from going to one.
B. She defends the record of the one that she attended.
C. She agrees that it’s less useful for certain types of work.
D. She regrets that it is the only option for poorer students.
3. Lauren didn’t start making full-length feature films sooner because______
A. She wanted to be sure of her ability first.
B. She had a bad experience with an early attempt.
C. She wasn’t lucky enough to have the opportunity.
D. She didn’t manage to find the financial backing she needed.
4. How does Lauren feel now about the film Hidden Valley Dreams?
A. She regrets the setting she chose for it.
B. She regards it as being far from perfect.
C. She’s surprised that it’s proved so popular.
D. She wishes she’d spent more time on the plot.
5. How does Lauren feel when she goes to give talks in schools?
A. unsure whether to reveal her humble background.
B. worried that she might give the kids unrealistic ambitions.
C. slightly uncomfortable with the idea of being a role model.
D. concerned that she may not command the respect of the students.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2.
For questions 6-10, you will hear a lecture on Energy. Decide whether following
statements are True (T) or False (F).
6. According to the lecture, solar-powered cars are impractical.
7. The diesel engine was first produced in 1824.
8. The diesel engine cost more to run.
9. Diesel engines emit fewer air pollutants than petrol-driven engines.
10. Diesel engines are noisier and vibrate more.
Your answers
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3
Listen to VOA news. Complete the summary by writing NO MORE THAN THREE
words and/or a number in each gap. You will listen to this TWICE.

Israel has declared a 12-hour long 16. _____________________ in Gaza, which would
start around 17._____________________ local time. The pause in fighting between 18.
_____________________ and Israelis aims at solving the 19. _____________________ that
have resulted in the deadly violence between the two sides. WHO is calling for a 20.
_____________________to transport the wounded out of the 21. _____________________.

Nigeria has confirm the 22. _____________________ after a man in Lagos tested 23.
_____________________ . 24. _____________________ have been killed by the virus this
year. Also in northern Nigeria, a 25. _____________________has serious effect on the health
of many HIV/AIDS patients. 30,000 medical officials choose not to work as a way to rescue
the frail health care system of the country.

Phần II:
Part 1:
A. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5PTS)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21. You are going to need her help. If I were you, I’d _______ a bit. I’d try to get her on my
side, you know what I mean.
A. soap her down B. oil her over C. butter her up D. grease her out
22. There is a great deal of pressure in the newspaper industry; editor might work a 12-hour
day with no___.
A. come-down B. letdown C. crackdown D. let-up
23. The first round of interviews only really serves to _________ the very weakest of
applicants.
A. tide over B. beat about C. bark up D. weed out
24. They will need time to _________ the proposals we have submitted.
A. lash out B. scroll over C. shrivel up D. mull over
25. The kids are _________ in the steam-filled room, and the girl seems grateful for adult
conversation.
A. impinging on B. larking about C. ploughing ahead D. floating out
26. Both the favourite and then the second favourite pulled out. Naturally, we thought we
were _______ a chance.
A in with B up for C in for D up with
27. The man in the market was selling leather coats very cheaply: they were such bargains
that were soon ______ .
A.cleared off B.done for C.bought out D. snapped up
28. Our teacher tends to ______ certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about
A.boil down B.string along C. skate over D.track down
29. He likes nothing better than to spend his Sunday mornings _________ in the gardens.
A. pottering about B. hanging around C. whiling away D.winding down
30. James kept trying to _________ his duties, but his manager told him if he didn’t start
taking responsibility for his work he would have to leave the company.
A. beaver away B. weasel out of C. chicken out of D. clam up
B. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS (5PTS)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
31. Normally, when he was late, he gave a pathetic excuse, but not this time, what he said had
a _____ of truth about it.
A. figment B. glimmer C. ring D. shred
32. The football fans were coming in _______ to watch the final game. An hour before the
kickoff the stadium was packed full.
A. fingers and thumbs B. bits and bobs
C. dribs and drabs D. bibs and tuckers
33. The Government is trying to ________when it says it will spend more on the health
service without raising taxes.
A. chew the fat B. wave the flag
C. square the circle D. put the lid
34. The government is using the taxes from the working class to bail out the banks that ruined
the economy? That really ________!
A. sows wild oats B. spills the beans
C. takes the biscuit D. upsets the apple cart
35. They will provide a lot of amusement hopping _______ over the rocks from one puddle
to another.
A. up and down B. in and out C. back and forth D. back to front
36. The candidate’s optimism gave _______ to doubt as the result ofs of exit polls became
known.
A. place B. lie C. vent D. voice
37. We’d been working hard for a month and so decided to go out and _______.
A. paint the town red B. face the music
C. read between the lines D. steal the show
38. The country is an economic ______ with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
A. lost cause B. basket case C. false dawn D. dark horse
39. The opposition protests against the government now threaten to get out of ______ and the
security forces are likely to make arrests around the country today.
A. reach B. kilter C. hand D. ordinary
40. I’m not sure I can answer that. I’ve only thought about it in the ____________before.
A. general B. hypothetical C. indefinite D. abstract

Part 2:
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. For questions 1- 10, find out and correct them.
It was the human factor that contributes to the absolute majority of road accidents
which involves the tremendous toll of fatalities each year. Other, less decisive, causes are
vehicle functions or road shortcomings. Speeding motorists are notorious about failing to
give way at junctions, judging the situation on the road or being unable to accurately estimate
the distance while overtaking the “snailpacers” ahead. Drinkers who settle behind the wheel
after one glass or two may be running the risk of causing a tragedy through their impairing
perception, which is not so rare a case, again.
Unfortunately, it is much simpler to introduce the necessary alterations in the traffic
system that change the behavioural patterns of drivers. There are voices that more severe
disciplinary resolutions ought to put into practice if the vehicle users are to benefit from
greater security on the road. The idea of producing safe road users through pre-school
parental instruction or through incorporating the safety regulations for school curriculum has
been widely acclaimed in many communities and are expected to yield the required results as
the first step in bettering the qualifications of the future drivers and acquaint them with the
potential hazards that may arise en route.
1. ……… 2……… 3……… 4……… 5………
6……… 7……… 8……… 9……… 10………
Part 3: Question 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D)
best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
(CAE builder)
Gerard Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet
 When Gerard Mercator was born in 1512, the geography of the globe still (0)___
remained ______a mystery. It was unclear whether America was part of Asia, if there was a
vast (1) _________of sea at the top of the world or if Australia was connected to Antarctica.
Mercator’s childhood was spent chiefly in Rupelmonde, a Flemish trading town on the
river, and it was here that his geographical imagination was (2) _________by the ships which
passed to and from the rest of the world. Alongside imagination, he developed two very different
skills. The first was the ability to gather, (3) _________and co-ordinate the geographical
information provided by explorers and sailors who frequented the margins of the known. He also
had to be able to imagine himself (4) _________from the heavens, to achieve the visionary (5)
_________of gods in the skies, (6) _________ down on the world. The main reason why
Mercator’s name is familiar to us is because of the Mercator Projection: the solution he
(7)_________to represent the spheroidal surface of the globe on a two-dimensional plane. It is
less well known that Mercator was the first man to conceive of mapping the (8)
_________surface of the planet or that he (9) _________the idea of multiple maps being
presented in bound books, to which he gave the name ‘Atlas’.
It is difficult for us now to be surprised by maps, so many are there, and of such detail
and coverage, but we should bear in mind that Mercator lived at a time when such knowledge
was far from (10) _________. He was the man who altered our worldview forever.
0. A. remained B. continued C. maintained D. endured
1. A. territory B. distance C. range D. expanse
2. A. raised B. reared C. supplied D.
nourished
3. A. congregate B. amass C. assimilate D.
construct
4. A. suspended B. located C. situated D. attached
5. A. inspection B. observation C. perspective D.
assessment
6. A. glimpsing B. scrutinizing C. watching D. gazing
7. A. invented B. contrived C. devised D.
schemed
8. A. sheer B. full C. entire D. utter
9. A. pioneered B. initiated C. lead D.
prepared
10. A. typical B. common C. routine D. normal
Your answers:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. ……………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. …………… 9. …………… 10. ………..…
Question 4: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only one word in each space.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
(CPE succeed)
Karaoke fever
Karaoke is fast (0)____becoming_____ the nation’s Number One party pastime. Public
humiliation has (1)_________ been so fashionable. It’s 1 a.m. at an exclusive location in the
heart of London. A major pop singer has taken the stage but rather than sing her latest hit, she
treats the crowd (2)_________ a Michael Jackson song. What was (3) _________ the party
habit of teenagers is now favoured by London’s coolest crowd and everyone is having a (4)
_________. So why are so many of our young celebrities queueing up to make fools of (5)
_________ in clubs and bars across the country? Maybe it’s because belting (6) _________ a
naff pop song to a public audience shows that even though you may be a celebrity, you don’t
(7) _________ yourself too seriously. And if you are a big movie star, that’s a good message to
get across. Nobody gets away without being laughed (8) _________ on a karaoke evening, no
matter how famous they are. (9) _________ all, that’s the whole point of the exercise. But for
the musical experts among you, a word of warning: this isn’t about proving to the world that
you know all the lyrics to a serious song. It’s about expressing your inner performer. Don’t
bother (10) _________ up at a karaoke night if you aren’t prepared to sing; you’ve got to put in
the effort and prove that you are one of the ‘in-crowd’. Break a leg!
Your answers:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. ……………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. …………… 9. …………… 10. ………..…
Part 5: Read the passage and choose one of four options to answer the questions (10
points)
It is estimated that over 99 percent of all species that ever existed have become extinct.
What causes extinction? When a species is no longer adapted to a change environment, it
may perish. The exact causes of a species’ death vary from situation to situation. Rapid
ecological change may render an environment hostile to a species. For example, temperatures
may change and a species may not be adapt. Food resources may be affected by
environmental changes, which will then cause problems for a species requiring these
resources. Other species may become better adapted to an environment, resulting in
competition and, ultimately, in the death of a species.

The fossil record reveals that extinction has occurred throughout the history of Earth. Recent
analyses have also revealed that on some occasions many species became extinct at the same
time - a mass extinction. One of the best - known examples of mass extinction occurred 65
million years ago with the demise of dinosaurs and many other forms of life. Perhaps the
largest mass extinction was the one that occurred 225 million years ago, when approximately
95 percent of all species died. Mass extinctions can be caused by a relatively rapid change in
the environment and can be worsened by the close interrelationship of many species. If, for
example, something were to happen to destroy much of the plankton in the oceans, then the
oxygen content of Earth would drop, affection even organisms not living in the oceans. Such
a change would probably lead to amass extinction. One interesting, and
controversial, finding is that extinctions during the past 250 million years have tended to be
more intense every 26 million years. The periodic extinction might be due to intersection of
the earth’s orbit with a cloud of comets, but this theory is purely speculative. Some
researchers have also speculated that extinction may often be random. That is, certain species
may be eliminated and others may survive for no particular reason. A species’ survival may
have nothing to do with its ability or inability to adapt. If so, some of revolutionary history
may reflect a sequence of essentially random events.
1: The underlined word “ ultimately “ is closest in meaning to
A. exceptionally  B. unfortunately 
C. eventually  D. dramatically
2: What does the author say in paragraph 1 regarding most species in Earth’s history?
A. They have been able to adapt to ecological changes.
B. They have caused rapid change in the environment .
C. They have remained basically unchanged from their original forms
D. They are no longer in existence.
3: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1 as resulting from rapid
ecological change?
A. Availability of food resources  B. Introduction of new species
C. Temperature changes  D. Competition among species
4: The word “demise” is closest in meaning to
A. help  B. death.  C. recovery  D. change
5: Why is “ plankton” mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. To emphasize the importance of food resources in preventing mass extinction
B. To illustrate a comparison between organisms that live on the land and those that live in
the ocean
C. To point out that certain species could never become extinct
D. To demonstrate the interdependence of different species
6: According to paragraph 2, evidence from fossils suggests that
A. There has been only one mass extinction in Earth’s history.
B. Extinction of species has occurred from time to time throughout Earth’s history.
C. Extinctions on Earth have generally been massive.
D. Dinosaurs became extinct much earlier than scientists originally believed.
7: The underlined word “ finding” is closest in meaning to
A. published information  B. research method
C. scientific discovery.  D. ongoing experiment
8: Which of the following can be inferred from the theory of periodic extinction mentioned in
paragraph 3?
A. The theory is no longer seriously considered.
B. Most scientists believe the theory to be accurate.
C. Many scientists could be expected to disagree with it.
D. Evidence to support the theory has recently been found.
9: In paragraph 3, the author makes which of the following statements about a species’
survival?
A. It is associated with astronomical condition
B. It may depend on chance events.
C. It does not vary greatly from species to species
D. It reflects the interrelationship of may species.
10: According to the passage, it is believed that the largest extinction of the species occurred
A. 65 million years ago  B. 250 million years ago
C. 225 million years ago  D. 26 million years ago

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 6. Read the following passage then do the tasks that follow. (10 points)
HOW DOES THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK TICK?
A. Our life span is restricted. Everyone accepts this as 'biologically' obvious. ‘Nothing lives
for ever!’ However, in this statement we think of artificially produced, technical objects,
products which are subjected to natural wear and tear during use. This leads to the result that
at some time or other the object stops working and is unusable ('death' in the biological
sense). But are the wear and tear and loss of function of technical objects and the death of
living organisms really similar or comparable?
B. Our ‘dead’ products are ‘static’, closed systems. It is always the basic material which
constitutes the object and which, in the natural course of things, is worn down and becomes
'older’. Ageing in this case must occur according to the laws of physical chemistry and of
thermodynamics. Although the same law holds for a living organism, the result of this law is
not inexorable in the same way. At least as long as a biological system has the ability to
renew itself it could actually become older without ageing; an organism is an open, dynamic
system through which new material continuously flows. Destruction of old material and
formation of new material are thus in permanent dynamic equilibrium. The material of which
the organism is formed changes continuously. Thus our bodies continuously exchange old
substance for new, just like a spring which more or less maintains its form and movement,
but in which the water molecules are always different.
C. Thus ageing and death should not be seen as inevitable, particularly as the organism
possesses many mechanisms for repair. It is not, in principle, necessary for a biological
system to age and die. Nevertheless, a restricted life span, ageing, and then death are basic
characteristics of life. The reason for this is easy to recognise: in nature, the existent
organisms either adapt or are regularly replaced by new types. Because of changes in the
genetic material (mutations) these have new characteristics and in the course of their
individual lives they are tested for optimal or better adaptation to the environmental
conditions. Immortality would disturb this system - it needs room for new and better life.
This is the basic problem of evolution
D. Every organism has a life span which is highly characteristic. There are striking
differences in life span between different species, but within one species the parameter is
relatively constant. For example, the average duration of human life has hardly changed in
thousands of years. Although more and more people attain an advanced age as a result of
developments in medical care and better nutrition, the characteristic upper limit for most
remains 80 years. A further argument against the simple wear and tear theory is the
observation that the time within which organisms age lies between a few days (even a few
hours for unicellular organisms) and several thousand years, as with mammoth trees.
E. If a lifespan is a genetically determined biological characteristic, it is logically necessary
to propose the existence of an internal clock, which in some way measures and controls the
aging process and which finally determines death as the last step in a fixed programme. Like
the fife span, the metabolic rate has for different organisms a fixed mathematical relationship
to the body mass. In comparison to the life span this relationship is ‘inverted’: the larger the
organism the lower its metabolic rate. Again this relationship is valid not only for birds, but
also, similarly on average within the systematic unit, for all other organisms (plants, animals,
unicellular organisms).
F. Animals which behave ‘frugally’ with energy become particularly old for example,
crocodiles and tortoises. Parrots and birds of prey are often held chained up. Thus they are
not able to ‘experience life’ and so they attain a high life span in captivity. Animals which
save energy by hibernation or lethargy (e.g. bats or hedgehogs) live much longer than those
which are always active, The metabolic rate of mice can be reduced by a very low
consumption of food (hunger diet) They then may live twice as long as their well fed
comrades. Women become distinctly (about 10 per cent) older than men. If you examine the
metabolic rates of the two sexes you establish that the higher male metabolic rate roughly
accounts for the lower male life span. That means that they live life ‘energetically’ - more
intensively, but not for as long.
G. It follows from the above that sparing use of energy reserves should tend to extend life.
Extreme high performance sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they
quite certainly do not prolong life. Relaxation lowers metabolic rate, as does adequate sleep
and in general an equable and balanced personality. Each of us can develop his or her own
‘energy saving programme’ with a little self observation, critical self-control and, above all,
logical consistency. Experience will show that to live in this way not only increases the life
span but is also very healthy. This final aspect should not be forgotten.
The Reading Passage has seven paragraphs, A-G,
For question 1-6, choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-G from the list of headings
below.
Write the correct number, i-x, in the corresponding numbered boxes.
LIST OF HEADINGS

i The biological clock

ii Why dying is beneficial
iii The ageing process of men and women
iv Prolonging your life
v Limitations of life span
vi Modes of development of different species
vii A stable life span despite improvements
viii Energy consumption
ix Fundamental differences in ageing of objects and organisms
x Repair of genetic material

Example answer: Paragraph A: v

Your answers
1. Paragraph B …............. 2. Paragraph C …............. 3. Paragraph D ….............

4. Paragraph E …............. 5. Paragraph F …............. 6. Paragraph G ….............

Questions 7-10, complete the notes below

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your
answers in boxes 7-10
 Objects age in accordance with principles of (7) __________ and of (8) _________
 Through mutations, organisms can (9) __________ better to the environment
 (10) __________ would pose a serious problem for the theory of evolution
Your answers
7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 7. You are going to read an article about colour-taste relationships. For questions 47-56,
choose from the sections of the article (A-D). The sections may be chosen more than once.

In which section are the following mentioned?

47 the influence of external factors other than the colour of food or drink

48 the idea that reaction to colours is not uniform

49 the type of people who are most susceptible to colour influence

50 a collaboration between people from different backgrounds

51 the effect of impaired vision on eating habits

52 something that interests people but not for its original purpose
53 a hypothetical situation which may disgust us

54 some people’s ability to be more precise than others in describing subtle taste changes

55 the way companies can use psychology to make us eat more

56 a belief that some people are naturally reluctant to taste something

How we taste different colours

A
We’ve all heard that the first bite is taken with the eye but the link between our visual sense
and our flavour perception may be stronger than you think. When I think of flavour
perception, noses and taste buds primarily spring to mind. Sure, other factors such as texture,
temperature and touch sensations play a part but taste and smell are the dominant senses here,
right? Well, perhaps not. You only have to consider the insatiable public appetite for food
pictures masquerading as cookbooks to see there is meat to the old adage we eat with our
eyes. Charles Spence, the Oxford experimental psychologist who helped Heston Blumenthal
develop some of his playful multisensory signature dishes, places vision right up there with
smell, in flavour’s ‘premier league’, if you will. ‘Half the brain is visual in some sense,’ says
Spence. This is, in part, why the colour of our food and drink can not only determine whether
it is appetising but its flavour, too.

В
It is often said that we have an inherent aversion to blue food because it appears so rarely in
nature. Another popular theory is that we’re attracted to red food because it signals ripeness,
sweetness and calories.But is this an innate preference? Probably not, thinks Chris Lukehurst,
head of research at the Marketing Clinic. How colour affects appetite is inconsistent and
contextual. Think about green food and you might picture fresh, nutritious rocket, watercress
or cucumber. Or perhaps under-ripe, sour fruits. ‘However, If I talk to you about green meat,’
he says, ‘your stomach probably turns.’ It is interesting, though, that a dyed-blue steak will
have the same effect, even if you know it’s perfectly safe. If you get people to eat it in the
dark, says Spence, ‘so they think it’s normal, then you turn the lights up and show them the
colour, some will get up and be sick straightaway.’ Such is the powerfully aversive effect of
food colour out of context.

C
As well as tasting the colour of what we consume, we can also taste the shade of its
wrapping. Spence has tricked people into confusing salt and vinegar crisps with cheese and
onion flavour merely by switching packets. ‘Many of our subjects will taste the colour of the
crisp packet, not the crisp itself,’ he says. Our brains excel in picking up associations and
using them as shortcuts. When the colour makes us expect something to taste a certain way,
we’ll taste what we expect unless it’s shockingly different. Using multiple colours in sweets
such as Smarties and M&Ms is a strategy to get you to eat lots of them. People will wolf
down more from a mixed bowl than they will from a bowl full of their favourite colour. And
a recent study from Cornwell University showed that you’ll eat more, too, if your food colour
matches the plate, while a contrast will have the opposite effect.

D
If you can’t see colours, you might expect your other senses to sharpen and compensate but
blind people don’t taste or smell any more than anyone else. They are, however, generally
better at naming smells, which most sighted people struggle with. So they may not be tasting
more intensely but they can identify flavours better without visual cues. Not surprisingly,
losing your sight can make eating stressful and it is thought to contribute to a diminished
appetite in old age. But even losing the capacity to see colours can have adverse effects. In
his book An Anthropologist on Mars, Oliver Sacks told the fascinating story of a man who
experienced this after an accident. He found eating less pleasurable and started to choose
black or white foods, or eat with his eyes closed. Following a discussion with Blumenthal,
Spence and his team at Oxford did some research to discover who is the most easily
influenced by the effects of colouring and found that those at the super-taster end of the
spectrum rely less on their eyes. ‘Whereas those with fewer taste buds,’ says Spence, ‘will be
more easily led astray or say,”Yep, I see red therefore it’s sweet”.’

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Part 8:
1. When she accepted the job, the au pair girl assumed that she would be free every weekend.
When she accepted the job, the au pair girl took .................................................................................
2. In the summer, there are thousands more tourists than locals.
In the summer, the locals are vastly .....................................................................................................
3. He has an obsession about the dishonesty of lawyers......
BEE
He
4. You can’t compare tabloids with quality newspapers.
FISH
Tabloids ................................................................................................................................................
5. It is her father who is Italian.HALF
She .......................................................................................................................................................
6. Nobody knows what annoyed our boss. (CHEESED)
→
Why ..........................................................................................................................................
7. It was not until he lost the last match that he realized he was a little too old for
competitions. (LONG)
→
Hardly ..........................................................................................................................................
8. The serious look on his face stopped us revealing the secret. (CAT)
→ Hadn’t
it ........................................................................................................................................
9. It was unwise of you to try to do so many things without being aware of your
shortcomings. (THIN)
→ You
shouldn’t ................................................................................................................................
10. He would spend his very last penny trying to ingratiate himself with his father-in-law.
(EXPENSE)
→ In his ..................................................................................................................................