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ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT BẮC BỘ
LẦN THỨ X, NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017
(Đề thi gồm trang)
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 15/4/2017

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A. LISTENING (50 points):

Question 1: Listen to the recording and complete the table below with ONE
WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 points)

MOVING COMPANY SERVICE REPORT

Phone number: (1)…………………………………………………………

USA Address : 509 Clark House,

1137 (2)drive in Seattle
Packing day: Date: Monday 11th

(3)………………………………………………………..
Clean – up by: 5:00 p.m.
Day:

(4)………………………………………………………..
About the Price: Rather expensive
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 Storage Time: (5)
……………………………………………………..

 Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Question 2: Choose the correct letter A, B, C, or D. (10 points)

GENERAL COURSE DETAILS
1. What is the defining characteristic of a specialized course?
A. Taking a proficiency exam C. Attending the class immediately
B. Attending the class frequently D. Compulsory and regular
2. The Microbiology courses are available for………………..
A. full-time and flexible-time students. C. Microbiology students only.
B. full-time students only. D. students on a flexible schedule.
3. The Biology courses are available for………………
A. all students. C. flexible-time students only.
B. full-time students only. D. freshmen only.
4. A Medical Science course will be opened next year because…………………..
A. the lap equipment is too expensive. C. there are no computers.
B. the building is damaged. D. There are no experimental facilities.
5. Which is the quickest increasing subject in enrolment?
A. Medical Science B. Statistics
C. Environmental Science D. Economics

Question 3: Listen to a piece of BBC news “Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting

bigger” and decide the statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes (10pts).
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1. The iPhone belonged to someone who killed people last month. T/F
2. Apple said unlocking the iPhone would be a threat to its customers. T/F
3. America's Department of Justice (DOJ) is on Apple's side. T/F
4. The DOJ said Apple was putting up technological barriers. T/F
5. The DOJ said Apple was an evil company. T/F
Your answer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Question 4: You will hear a teacher giving her students advice for exams. Listen
carefully and complete the passage below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS OR NUMBERS for each blank. (20 points)
Advice for Exams
- The audience are advised to (1)...................as she is talking.
- Food can give you energy but eat sweets or drinking cola or sugar won’t help you
study but (2).............will, for example apples.
- Find a comfortable place, not ‘too’ comfortable, with (3)..............when studying.
- Try and keep a positive mind and be relaxed. Have a break If you start (4)
….............., like going out for a stroll around the block.
- Choose the (5).........., the things that will get you most points in an exam.
- Learn the main ideas and don’t worry too much about (6)………..
- Make notes of (7)…….. and read them, then cover them up and try to remember
all the points.
- Use past exam papers in the library to help you understand what kind of
questions (8)………...
- Take (9)...............while you are studying. Five-minutes is usually enough.
- Drink a glass of water to (10)………...
(Source: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org)

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Your answers

1. ………………………... 2………………………… 3. ………………………...

4. ………………………... 5. ………………………... 6. ………………………...
7. ………………………... 8. ………………………... 9. ………………………...
10. ………………………...

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points)

Part 1. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and
write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
1. Environmental pollution has many species to the verge of extinction.
A. sent B. thrown C. brought D. driven
2. Luggage may be placed here the owner’s risk.
A. by B. under C. with D. at
3. Cable TV revolutionized communications; , the very existence of that service
is now threatened by satellites.
A. moreover B. consequently C. eventually D. nevertheless
4. Helen was disappointed when she learnt that she hadn’t won the beauty
contest.
A. seriously B. bitterly C. strongly D. heavily
5. If he tries to…….ignorance as his excuse, just tell him we’ve got a copy of the
authorization with his signature on it.
A. defend B. plead C. pretend D. protest
6. John: “Our teacher, Mr. Jones, is not very flexible. He always requires us to submit
his assignments on time.”
Jack: “ . He should know that we have to learn many subjects.”
A. I can’t disagree with you more B. I can’t agree with you more
C. That can be true D. I am not with you here

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7. It was of a surprise to Andrew that he got the job.
A. rather B. something C. quite D. much
8. The more expensive carpet is a good choice it will last longer.
A. by means of B. due to C. in that D. in view of
9. It was decided that the cost of the project would be and so it was abandoned.
A. repressive B. pohibitive C. restrictive D.exclusive
10.I left the company by , not because I was forced to.
A. choice B. option C. selection D.preference
11. When will it on you that I am right and you're wrong?
A. descend B. come C. dawn D. arise

12. Living by the ocean really your . Once you’ve lived there, you never want
to leave.
A. came in - heart B. get in- heart C. get in- blood D. came in- blood

13.Sam has always taken the that there is more to life than money.
A. outlook B. view C. belief D.opinion
14. 7. I wrote to them a fortnight ago but I haven’t had a reply
A. as yet B. these days C. so long D.just now
15. Wait a minute, there is an answer from the Federal Bureau with to your
previous inquiry.
A. consideration B. reflection C. attention D. regard
16. Tamara has set her on becoming a ballet-dancer.
A. feet B. brain C. head D. heart
17.“I think we ought to see the rest of the exhibition as quickly as we can, that it
closes in half an hour.”
A. granted B. assuming C. given D. knowing

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18. Several passengers received minor injuries when the train unexpectedly came to a
.
A. delay B. stand C. brake D. halt
19. I’m so under with work at the moment – it’s awful!
A. snowed B. iced C. rained D. fogged
20. A good newspaper story must come right and save the details for later.
A. to date B. to the good C. to the point D. to the bone
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 passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and
write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.(10 points)
Example: success (Line 1) → succeed

It is very difficult to success in the music business; nine out Line 1

of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce the second. Line 2
Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but Line 3
most of all it requires and intricate knowledge of how a record Line 4
company is functioned. The process begins when a presenter of a Line 5
company’s Artist and Repertoire (A&R) department visits bars and Line 6
night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands. After the Line 7
representative identifies a promised band, he or she will work to Line 8
negotiate a contract with that band. The signature of this recording Line 9
contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time to Line 10
investigate the band itself as well as current trends for popular Line 11

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music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocates Line 12
with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about Line 13
the record company and making personnel connections within the Line 14
different departments that will handle their recordings.
Part 3. Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. Write your
answer in the box provided. (10 points)
1. He has fixation becoming the best teacher in this area.
2. The teacher was deaf . Nick's explanation of why he hadn't done his
homework
3. He lost his job no fault of his own.
4. You must account the manager for the money you used.
5. A lion has escaped and is
large in the city.
6. Danny wished his father could
good, but the man still had a few
stay months of the military service to
do.
7. The workers were rather cynical after the meeting. Most of them were no
illusion that the management would take their complaints seriously.
8. These students are picked horn no less than 50 applicants for the scholarship
9. Ordering other people in the family seems to run in his blood as he was a
commander in the army for ten years.
10. Buyers priced New York City are heading for the burbs, driving up demand
in places with reputations for good schools and lively downtowns.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4. Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write your answers
in the spaces provided below. (10 points)

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The (1. CONCEIVE) of “rhetoric”, or effective public speaking, dates
back thousands of years. The underlying (2. ASSUME) behind rhetoric
is that how you present an argument can greatly influence whether people are persuaded
by you or not. There is (3. DOUBT) plenty of evidence to support this
idea – it’s practically (4. THINK) , for example, for a successful
politician to be a poor communicator – but it is just a question of style winning over
substance? Certainly, it is often said of politicians that they talk complete (5. SENSE)
but what they say with such (6. CONVINCE) that we
tend to believe them, at least when they’re in opposition. On the other hand, (7. WISE)
and knowledge are of little value if you can not communicate them
effectively to your peers or to the next generation. It is the combination of clear (8.
REASON) , sound (9. JUDGE) and effective
presentation and communication skills that define true rhetoric. A true rhetorician
should always come across as knowledgeable, and never as (10. OPINION)
or ignorant.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

C. READING (60 points)

Part 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. (15 points)
WITHOUT TV
The most radical thing we have ever done is not have a TV in our house. Since
99.1 per cent of American (1)…… cannot make this claim, it may be (2)…… some
interest to know why. Certainly, our (3)…… of television has created (4)…… curiosity,
puzzlement and anger (5)…… the people we know, and I suspect even more of these
(6) …… behind our backs. "If the Wetherellsget (7)……. without a TV, why can't we?"

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 We did have a television during the first days of our marriage. I remember the
dizzy way the (8)…… flickered across the screen. A few days later, after I (9)…… my
senses, we took the set to our local dump, (10)…… hands in satisfaction ad have been
without one ever since .

1. A. household B. housewives C. holdalls D. housework

2. A. at B. for C. of D. in
3. A. shortage B. lack C. need D. absence
4. A. large B. big C. high D. great
5. A. within B. between C. among D. inside
6. A. belief B. emotions C. opinions D. thoughts
7. A. over B. on C. by D. away
8. A. images B. drawings C. icons D. movies
9. A. re-established B. recovered C. overcame D. got
10. A. waved B. tightened C. moved D. shook
Your answers
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. ……………
6. …………… 7. ………… 8. …………… 9. …………… 10. …………

Part 2. Read the following text and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. Write
your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
Overland transport in the United States was still extremely primitive in 1790.
Roads were few and short, usually extending from inland communities to the nearest
river town or seaport. (1) all interstate commerce was carried out by sailing
ships that served the bays and harbors of the seaboard. Yet, in 1790 the nation was on
the threshold of a new era of road development. (2) to finance road
construction, states (3) for help to private companies, organized by merchants
and land speculators who had a personal interest in improved communications (4)

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 the interior. The pioneer in this move was the state of Pennsylvania, which
chartered a company in 1792 to construct a turnpike, a road for the use of (5) a
toll, or payment, is collected, from Philadelphia to Lancaster. The legislature (6)
the company the authority to erect tollgates at (7) along the road
where payment would be collected, though it carefully regulated the rates. (The states
had unquestioned authority to regulate private business in this period.)
The company built a gravel road (8) two years, and the success of the
Lancaster Pike encouraged imitation. Northern states generally relied on private
companies to (9) their toll roads, but Virginia constructed a network at public
expense. (10) was the road building fever that by 1810 New York alone had
some 1,500 miles of turnpikes extending from the Atlantic to Lake Erie.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. Read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of the following
questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward
across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-
free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and
extremely complicated to operate.
The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops
the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges
over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under
hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million
barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily.
Resting on H-shaped steel racks called "bents," long sections of the pipeline follow a
zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath
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spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline's
up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic
climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or
permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is
elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet,
depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil.
One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far
the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private
industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so eight major oil
companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled
oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-
construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous
problems of climate, supply shortages, equipment breakdowns, labor disagreements,
treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska
pipeline has been completed and is operating.
1. The passage primarily discusses the pipeline's…
A. operating cost B. employees C. consumers D.
construction
2. The word "it" in line 3 refers to….
A. pipeline B. ocean C. state D. village
3. According to the passage, 84 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline
each…
A. day B. week C. month D. year
4. The phrase "Resting on" in line 10 is closest in meaning to….
A. consisting of B. supported by C. passing under D. protected with
5. The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipeline's
route EXCEPT the…
A. climate B. lay of the land itself

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 C. local vegetation D. kind of soil and rock
6. The word "undertaken" in line 19 is closest in meaning
to…
A. removed B. selected C. transported D. attempted
7. How many companies shared the costs of constructing the
pipeline?
A. three B. four C. eight D. twelve
8. The word "particular" in line 22 is closest in meaning to…
A. peculiar B. specific C. exceptional D. equal
9. Which of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each
member of the consortium would pay?
A. How much oil field land each company owned
B. How long each company had owned land in the oil fields
C. How many people worked for each company
D. How many oil wells were located on the company's land
10. Where in the passage does the author provide a term for an earth covering that
always remains frozen?
A. Line 2 B. Line 10 C. Line 15 D. Line 23
Part 4. Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.
Light Pollution is a threat to Wildlife, Safety and the Starry Sky
A After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome
of hazy gold suddenly appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious:
Las Vegas 30 miles. Looking skyward, you notice that the Big Dipper is harder to find
than it was an hour ago.

B Light pollution—the artificial light that illuminates more than its intended target area
—has become a problem of increasing concern across the country over the past 15
years. In the suburbs, where over-lit shopping mall parking lots are the norm, only 200
of the Milky Way’s 2,500 stars are visible on a clear night. Even fewer can be seen

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from large cities. In almost every town, big and small, street lights beam just as much
light up and out as they do down, illuminating much more than just the street. Almost

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50 percent of the light emanating from street lamps misses its intended target, and
billboards, shopping centres, private homes and skyscrapers are similarly over-
illuminated.

C America has become so bright that in a satellite image of the United States at night,
the outline of the country is visible from its lights alone. The major cities are all there,
in bright clusters: New York, Boston, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago,
and, of course, Las Vegas. Mark Adams, superintendent of the McDonald Observatory
in west Texas, says that the very fact that city lights are visible from on high is proof of
their wastefulness. “When you’re up in an airplane, all that light you see on the ground
from the city is wasted. It’s going up into the night sky. That’s why you can see it.”

D But don’t we need all those lights to ensure our safety? The answer from light
engineers, light pollution control advocates and astronomers is an emphatic “no.”
Elizabeth Alvarez of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA), a non-profit
organization in Tucson, Arizona, says that overly bright security lights can actually
force neighbours to close the shutters, which means that if any criminal activity does
occur on the street, no one will see it. And the old assumption that bright lights deter
crime appears to have been a false one: A new Department of Justice report concludes
that there is no documented correlation between the level of lighting and the level of
crime in an area. And contrary to popular belief, more crimes occur in broad daylight
than at night.

E For drivers, light can actually create a safety hazard. Glaring lights can temporarily
blind drivers, increasing the likelihood of an accident. To help prevent such accidents,
some cities and states prohibit the use of lights that impair night-time vision. For
instance, New Hampshire law forbids the use of “any light along a highway so
positioned as to blind or dazzle the vision of travellers on the adjacent highway.”

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F Badly designed lighting can pose a threat to wildlife as well as people. Newly hatched
turtles in Florida move toward beach lights instead of the more muted silver shimmer of
the ocean. Migrating birds, confused by lights on skyscrapers, broadcast towers and
lighthouses, are injured, sometimes fatally, after colliding with high, lighted structures.
And light pollution harms air quality as well: Because most of the country’s power
plants are still powered by fossil fuels, more light means more air pollution.

G So what can be done? Tucson, Arizona is taking back the night. The city has one of
the best lighting ordinances in the country, and, not coincidentally, the highest
concentration of observatories in the world. Kitt Peak National Optical Astronomy
Observatory has 24 telescopes aimed skyward around the city’s perimeter, and its cadre
of astronomers needs a dark sky to work with.

H. For a while, that darkness was threatened. “We were totally losing the night sky,”
Jim Singleton of Tucson’s Lighting Committee told Tulsa, Oklahoma’s KOTV last
March. Now, after retrofitting inefficient mercury lighting with low-sodium lights that
block light from “trespassing” into unwanted areas like bedroom windows, and by
doing away with some unnecessary lights altogether, the city is softly glowing rather
than brightly beaming. The same thing is happening in a handful of other states,
including Texas, which just passed a light pollution bill last summer. “Astronomers can
get what they need at the same time that citizens get what they need: safety, security
and good visibility at night,” says McDonald Observatory’s Mark Adams, who
provided testimony at the hearings for the bill.

I. And in the long run, everyone benefits from reduced energy costs. Wasted energy
from inefficient lighting costs us between $1 and $2 billion a year, according to IDA.
The city of San Diego, which installed new, high-efficiency street lights after passing a
light pollution law in 1985, now saves about $3 million a year in energy costs.

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J. Legislation isn’t the only answer to light pollution problems. Brian Greer, Central
Ohio representative for the Ohio Light Pollution Advisory Council, says that education
is just as important, if not more so. “There are some special situations where regulation
is the only fix,” he says. “But the vast majority of bad lighting is simply the result of not
knowing any better.” Simple actions like replacing old bulbs and fixtures with more
efficient and better-designed ones can make a big difference in preserving the night sky.

*The Big Dipper: a group of seven bright stars visible in the Northern Hemisphere.

Questions 1-5

The first six paragraphs of Reading Passage are lettered A-F.

Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below.

NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.

List of Headings
i Why lights are needed
ii Lighting discourages law breakers
iii The environmental dangers
iv People at risk from bright lights
v Illuminating space
vi A problem lights do not solve
vii Seen from above
viii More light than is necessary
ix Approaching the city
Example) Paragraph A ix

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1. Paragraph B ..........................

2. Paragraph C ..........................

3. Paragraph D ..........................

4. Paragraph E ..........................

5. Paragraph F.............................

Questions 6-10

Complete each of the following statements with words taken from the passage.

Write ONE or TWO WORDS for each answer.

6. According to a recent study, well-lit streets do not................or make neighbourhoods

safer to live in.

7. Inefficient lighting increases......................because most electricity is produced from

coal, gas or oil.

8. Efficient lights.....................from going into areas where it is not needed.

9. In dealing with light pollution......................is at least as important as passing new

laws.

10. In the future, people will.....................reduced energy cost.

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
....................... ....................... ........................ ........................ ......................

D. WRITING (40 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. The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime. (RED-HANDED)
The police………………………………………………………………………
2. The Member of Parliament did everything he could to exploit the
situation. (ADVANTAGE)
The Member of Parliament did everything.........................................the situation.
3. George demands that the project should be finished now. INSISTENT
George...............................................................................................the project.
4. I really don't know what you're talking about. (FAINTEST)
I don't............................................................................what you're talking about.
5. There is nothing strange about this. (OUT)
There...................................................................................................about this.
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. In the end we had to walk to the railway station.
We ended..........................................................................................
2. It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came
out.
Not for another……………………………………………..............
3. He was really jealous when he saw his brother’s new car. GREEN
He was green…………………………………………………………………….
4. My impression of him was that he was a very capable person
He struck …………………………………………………………..
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 5. You’re so lazy, you don’t deserve to pass your exams next month.
You are so lazy so it will serve
……………………………………
Part 3. Writing a paragraph
“Chidren should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are able
to do so.” Do you agree with this statement? Write a paragraph of 180-200 words to
state your viewpoint.
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THE END

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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ XUẤT LẦN THỨ X, NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017

(Đề thi gồm trang) ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10

Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 15/4/2017

A. LISTENING (50 points):

Question 1:

1. 94635550 2. University 3. March 4. Thursday 5. month

Question 2:

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C

Question 3:

1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F

Question 4: You will hear a teacher giving her students advice for exams.

1. make notes 2. fruits and cereals 3. plenty of light

4. feeling anxious 5. important things 6. the details

7. these key points 8. come up 9. regular breaks

10. keep hydrated

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points)

Part 1. 1D 2D 3D 4B 5B 6B 7B 8C 9B 10A 11C 12C
13B 14A 15D 16D 17C 18D 19A 20C
Part 2.

1. the second (Line 2)→ a second 6. signature (Line 8)→ signing

2. and (intricate) (Line 4)→ an 7. to investigate (Line 10)→
(intricate) investigating
3. is functioned (Line 4)→ functions 8. for (Line 10)→ in
4. presenter (Line 5)→ representative 9. reciprocates (Line 11)→ reciprocate
5. promised (Line 7)→ promising 10. personnel (Line 13)→ personal

Part 3.

1.on 2.to 3.through 4.to 5.at

6. for 7.at 8.out 9.around / about 10.out of
Part 4.
1. CONCEPT 2. ASSUMPTION
3. UNDOUBTEDLY/ DOUBTLESS 4. UNTHINKABLE
5. NON-SENSE 6. CONVICTION
7. WISDOM 8. REASONING
9. JUDGEMENT 10. OPINIONATED
C. READING (60 points)
Part 1.

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C

6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D

Part 2.
1. Nearly 2. Unable 3. turned 4. with 5. which
6. gave 7. points 8. within 9. build 10. Such
Part 3.

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C

Part 4.
Question 1-5: (10 points)
1. viii
2. vii
3. vi
4. iv
5. iii
Question 6-10: (5 points)
6. deter crime
7. (air) pollution
8. block light
9. education
10. benefit from
 D. WRITING (40 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. The police caught the thieves red-handed

2. The Member of Parliament did everything he could to take advantage of the situation.
3. George is insistent on finishing the project.
4. I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about
5. There is nothing out of the ordinary about this.
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. We ended up having to walk to the railway station.
1. Not for another five years did the whole truth about the murder come out.
2. He was green with envy to see his brother’s new car.
3. He struck me as a very capable person
4. You’re so lazy, it will serve you right if you fail your exams next month.
Part 3. Writing a paragraph
“Chidren should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are able to
do so.” Do you agree with this statement? Write a paragraph of 180-200 words to state
your viewpoint.
 TAPESCRIPT
QUESTION 1:
CLERK:
Good morning, ma’am, and welcome to “Australia’s Moving
Experience”! How can I help you?
WOMAN:
Well, I hope you can help me, I’m so up in the air right now…I, I…
CLERK:
Just calm down, now. Let me guess: you’re moving and it has you a little
confused.
WOMAN:
That’s it exactly. You see, I’m relocating to the United States next month
and I’m having a hard time getting organized.
CLERK:
Here, fill out your name and address, and let me ask you a few questions.
Oh, what should I call you?
WOMAN:
My name is Jane, Jane Bond.
CLERK:
OK, Jane, first of all, what’s your work phone number? In case I have any
questions about things.
WOMAN:
My work phone is 94635550. But please try not to call me too often
there. My boss hates personal calls.
CLERK:
So does mine, ma’am, so does mine. And what address should we ship
your things to?
WOMAN
My new company is letting me stay temporarily at 509 Clark House,
：
that’s C-L-A-R-K, 1137 University Drive in Seattle.
Seattle? Beautiful city, I hear. Mountains right beside the ocean, almost.
CLERK:
Cooler than Australia too. OK, and when should we come pack your
things?
I guess that would be on Monday, March 11th.
WOMAN:
Do you want any help with an after-packing clean-up? We do that for a
small additional charge.
CLERK:
Yes, that would be helpful. I promised the landlord I’d give her the keys
back by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, the 14th.
WOMAN:
Great, we’ll just schedule the clean-up for that day. That way, the place
 will smell clean and there’ll be no dust.
CLERK: Well, you do think of everything! Oh, how much is this going？
WOMAN: Here is a list of our basic prices.
CLERK: Oh dear, this seems rather expensive!
WOMAN: Yes ma’am, but you’re paying for the best. We’re careful and we’re fast.
CLERK: Like we say, the only thing we break are speed records getting you
WOMAN: moved.
Well…maybe that’s so…Oh, I nearly forgot to tell you. I don’t want my
furniture shipped with me. I won’t be looking for an apartment till after I
arrive in America. Would it be possible to put my furniture in storage
CLERK: here for a month, then have it sent along later?
Of course, we do that all the time. A couple of other things. Here at “A
Moving Experience”, we try to pack your things logically. We don’t just
throw stuff in boxes.

QUESTION 2:
STUDENT: Hello…Are you Professor Van Diezen
PROFESSOR: Yes, I am. And who might you be?
STUDENT: Oh! Sorry, my name is Tina. I’m a freshman here. They told me I
should ask you for advice in choosing courses.
PROFESSOR: Well, that’s part of what I’m here for. Please come in and sit down.
Now, what are your questions?
STUDENT: That sounds pretty strict. Then what are all these general courses? I
seem to have to take so many.
PROFESSOR: Nothing to be alarmed over. These are courses open to all students and
not directly related to your major. The university offers these general
courses to choose so that you can become more well-rounded
individuals. For example, I see you’re a Microbiology major. So it
might be a good idea to take some literature or history courses so that
STUDENT: you can know something besides all science.
PROFESSOR: You mean these courses are, like, for fun?
That might be one way to look at it, but don’t tell the literature
professor such a thing. Think of a general course as the opposite of a
STUDENT: specified course. A specified course is one that pertains directly to
PROFESSOR: your major.
So can I take any Microbiology course I want?
Let’s see. Oh, those courses used to be open to Microbiology students
STUDENT: only. The good thing is, now it’s open to students on a flexible
schedule, so it’s not only for full-time students. So the answer is yes,
if you have the instructor’s permission. May I ask you why you chose
PROFESSOR: Microbiology?
Well, I also like plain old Biology too. You know, full-sized animals.
I might even become a veterinarian. Could I take some Biology
STUDENT: classes?
PROFESSOR: Well, they are open to full-time students only, which I believe is what
you are. I don’t know how a freshman would get along with
Microbiology, though. I mean, most of the students presently looking
STUDENT: into it are from off-campus.
PROFESSOR: Off campus?
Yes, you know, people who use it in their work at
hospitals,laboratories, even a police detective. Why did you choose
Microbiology, if I may ask? I don’t think you quite answered that.
STUDENT: Well eventually I want to be a doctor. At least my dad tells me so.
PROFESSOR: If I may say so, young lady, you seem a little uncertain. Still,I think
that might be a good idea for a career. Of course, if you’re thinking
about being either a doctor or a vet, you should take some Medical
Science classes before you even think of applying to med school.
STUDENT: Great! What should I take?
PROFESSOR: There is one small problem. The new Medical Sciences building is
 under construction, so there are no experimental facilities available until next y
STUDENT: PROFESSOR:
Oh, bummer. Is there any other course you’d recommend for someone like me?
Well, since you seem to like animals, have you ever thought about looking into
No, I never really thought about it before. Is it worthwhile? Quite! In fact it’s th

QUESTION 3:
BBC NEWS _ Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger
There is a big argument in the USA between the technology company Apple and
the FBI. The argument is over the iPhone of a killer. In December 2015, 14 people
were killed and 22 were seriously injured in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino,
California. The FBI has the iPhone of one of the terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook.
Investigators want Apple to unlock the phone so they can get to information about
Farook. They think the information can help them to catch more terrorists. Apple
has told the FBI that they will not open the iPhone. Apple's website said that would
threaten the security of its customers. Apple also said it would be dangerous
because other organizations would want phones opened.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also very angry that Apple will not open the
iPhone. It said Apple, "deliberately raised technological barriers" to stop a lawful
request from the FBI to help in the "terrorist mass murder of 14 Americans". The
DOJ added that: "Apple alone can remove those barriers so that the FBI can search
the phone." Apple bosses said the DOJ was giving Apple a bad name. They said
the DOJ wanted the public to think that Apple was an evil company for not
opening the iPhone. It said: "It seems like disagreeing with the Department of
Justice means you must be evil and anti-American." The DOJ said it wants just one
iPhone unlocked and that would not invade anyone's privacy
QUESTION 4:
Advice for Exams
Morning! Everyone. Quiet, please. Right, OK! So today, I’m going to give
you some advice to help you prepare for the exams next week. So make notes as
I’m talking. Are you ready?
While you are studying, eat food that gives you energy. Don’t be tempted to
eat sweets or drink cola. Sugar won’t help you study but fruit and cereals will.
Apples are especially good.
Find a comfortable place with plenty of light when you study. But not ‘too’
comfortable or you’ll fall asleep!
Try and keep a positive mind. It is easier to study when you are positive and
relaxed. If you start feeling anxious, have a break. Go out for a stroll around the
block.
Don’t try to learn everything. There isn’t time. Choose the ‘important’ things, the
things that will get you most points in an exam. If you aren’t sure about this, ask
me.
First learn the main ideas and don’t worry too much about the details. If you
have time, you can come back later and read the details.
Make notes of these key points and read them, then cover them up and try to
remember all the points. It might be boring, but repetition helps you to remember.
Use past exam papers to study. They will help you understand what kind of
questions come up. There are plenty of past exam papers in the library. You can
photocopy them and take them home.
Take regular breaks while you are studying. A five-minute break every half
hour is usually enough. Get some fresh air and stretch your arms and legs. Drink a
glass of water too. It’s important to keep hydrated.
And, last but not least, good luck! I’m sure you will all do your best.