SECTION I: LISTENING ( 3.

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● Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe hai lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần có tín hiệu.

Part 1. Listen to the talk and then choose the correct letter A, B, or C. You are going to listen to the
recording twice.
1. What does the charity Forward thinking do?
A. It funds the art exhibitions in hospitals.
B. It produces affordable materials for art therapy.
C. It encourages the use of arts projects in healthcare.
2. What benefit of Forward thinking’s work does Jasmine mention?
A. People avoid going to hospital.
B. Patients require fewer drugs.
C. Medical students do better in tests.
3. When did the organization become known as Forward thinking?
A. 1986 B. in the 1990's C. 2005
4. Where does Forward thinking operate?
A. within Clifton city
B. in all parts of London
C. in several towns and villages near Clifton
5. Jasmine explains that the Colvin Centre is
A. a school for people with health problems.
B. a venue for a range of different activities.
C. a building which needs repairing.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2: You will hear part of a scientific television programme for young people in which the
speaker explains what meteors' are. For questions 6 -15, complete the notes. Write NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
'Meteors' is another name for (6) _____________.
To help explain meteors, planet Earth is compared to a (7)__________.
You can think of meteors as a group of (8)____________.
In reality, meteors are very small chunks of (9)________________.
The circular path the Earth travels around the Sun is called its (10)__________________.
When Earth comes close to a meteor, the meteor is pulled (11)______________by gravity.
A meteor travels very fast - a hundred times faster than (12)_______________.
Due to the speed it travels through the air, the meteor becomes (13)_________________.
Because of the heat, the meteor becomes less hard, (14)_________________ and then burns.
We are lucky that most meteors burn up and never (15)_____________________ .

Your answers:
6. 11.
7. 12.
8. 13.
9. 14.

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10. 15.

Part 3: For questions 16-20, listen to an interview with a woman called Grace Connolly who is
talking about her travel experiences in New Zealand. Decide if each sentence is True (T) or False
(F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

16. The first part of Grace’s journey took her along the east coast of South Island.
17. When Grace took a day trip to the place called Kaikuora, she particularly wanted to see
dolphins.
18. Grace hired a bike to go around the island because it was cheap.
19. Grace had to visit a hospital because she injured her shoulder.
20. Grace plans to go walking with friends when she next visits North Island.
Your answers
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND LEXICAL ITEMS ( 6.0 Pts)

Part 1: Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or
D in the numbered boxes.
1. She is reported to be _________ a spectator.
A. an athlete more than B. more an athlete than
C. an athlete of more than D. more of an athlete than
2. I have rarely seen such an impressive sight as a _________ of elephants roaming over the plains.
A. flock B. swarm C. pack D. herd
3. John: This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester.
Mary: ___________ but I think it’s quite easy.
A. I couldn’t agree more B. I understand what you’re saying
C. You’re wrong D. I don’t see in that way
4. The doctor may be able to help you, but I don’t expect him to _________ miracles.
A. work B. turn C. create D. develop
5. My mother has just bought me two shirts. __________, however, is my cup of tea.
A. Neither shirts B. Neither shirt C. Neither of shirts D. Either shirt
6. On his desk _________, which he usually sits in front of and looks at.
A. stood the picture of us B. the picture of us stands
C. standing the picture of us D. stands the picture of us
7. Unfortunately, there are no __________rules related to English spelling.
A. one and only B. hard and fast C. high and dry D. fair and square
8. __________ her job, her sons and the housework, she doesn’t have a minute for herself.
A. What with B. If it weren’t for C. Barring D. Given
9. He is impressed by her house because it has a beautiful patio with many ____________.
A. terracotta circular flower-filled pots B. circular flower- filled terracotta pots
C. circular terracotta flower-filled pots D. flower-filled circular terracotta pots
10. No matter how much pressure you put on Stevens, he won't budge a(n) ________.
A. mile B. meter C. foot D. inch
11. There is a 20 minute parking __________ here, so we must get back to the car very quickly.
A. permission B. limit C. allowance D. ability
12. Don’t forget to _________ your sources; you don’t want to get accused of stealing information.

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 A. quote B. cite C. name D. refer
13. It has been a good year. I’ve written two books and a couple of articles, and ____________ are
now in print.
A. both of which B. both of them C. all of which D. all of them
14. One of Kim’s secretarial works include taking the ____________ of the meeting.
A. gist B. crux C. minutes D. fundamentals
15. The police detective had been in ________ of the suspect for two days.
A. pursuit B. employment C. expedition D. chase
16. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you _________ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. had told B. told C. have told D. could have told
17. The police have been investigating a crime in which a young man strangled his girlfriend in a
________ of jealousy.
A. burst B. flash C. fit D. spell
18. No decision has been taken about the building of the new airport. The authorities are still _______.
A. beating about the bush B. comparing apples and oranges
C. sitting on the fence D. holding all the aces
19. I ________ my best suit - everyone else was very casually dressed.
A. needn't wear B. mustn't wear
C. needn't have worn D. mustn't have worn
20. She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the ___________.
A. grade B. term C. mark D. degree

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2: Complete each sentence with one suitable preposition or particle. Write your answers in the
numbered boxes.
21. The butter was left out of the fridge and now it’s gone ___________.
22. For a whole month, Muslims abstain _________ eating and drinking during daylight hours.
23. I am not averse __________ an occasional glass of champagne myself.
24. She stands ___________as one of the finest contemporary British novelists around at the moment.
25. A lorry had broken ____________on the motorway and we had to wait for over an hour.
26. The noise from the unruly fans celebrating their team’s victory didn’t let _______ until early in the
morning.
27. Your plan doesn’t allow __________ changes in the weather.
28. He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw_________ him immediately.
29. Owing to circumstances ____________ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.
30. He has an inspirational politician, who put ___________ his ideas with clarity.
Your answers:

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 3: Use the word given in CAPITAL to form a word that fits in the text. Write your answers
in the numbered space provided in the column on the right.

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 Your answers:
There are a myriad of lifestyle issues affecting the youth of today. Such is
the pressure heaped on many school-goers to achieve academic
excellence by their parents that these (31. REAL)________ expectations 31……….………………
are causing children to become hopelessly depressed. Indeed, some in
32………………………..
their (32. DESPAIR)__________ to escape and their sense of guilt at
being unable to reach the levels of success demanded of them by their
(33. PUSH)_______ parents, either rebel in what is tantamount to a cry 33………..……………….
for help, or, worse still, engage in self-harm. It is no (34.
COINCIDE)________ that suicide rates, especially among young males, 34……………..……….....
have been rising steadily for some time now. These are tough times to be
a teen. Then there are those who get hooked on the Internet; the (35.
35 ………..………………
VIRTUE)________ world becomes their reality. For these teens, their
social circle shrinks (36. DRAMA)_________ until, at last, their 36…………….………….
friendship sphere is limited solely to their online buddies. Not alone do
they commonly suffer from sleep (37. DEPRIVE)________ on account 37……………………….
of their destructive addiction to game play and net-surfing, their
behaviour may become so erratic and peculiar over time as to be
38……………………….
considered (38. SOCIETY)________. And while they sit at their
computer screens (39. HIDE)_________ away in splendid isolation from 39……………………….
the real world, such is lack of exercise they get that their calorie intake far
exceeds what is necessary for them to maintain a stable weight. In
essence, due to their sedentary lifestyle, their weight skyrockets until such 40………………………...
time as they become morbidly (40. OBESITY)______.

SECTION III: READING (6.0pts)

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap.
Write your answers in the numbered boxes.

Many scientists around the world are now investigating a phenomenon called synaesthesia that
may (1)_________ as many as one in 2,000 people. The name (2)_________ from the Greek words for
together and perception and means that some people’s senses work in combination. For example, some
people see (3)________ when they hear particular sounds. Similarly, a smell or taste may be (4)____
as a reaction to information received from the eyes. However, the most common form of synaesthesia
occurs among people who associate certain letters or words with colours. Scientists at Cambridge
University conducted experiments to (5)_______ whether this is actually a product of mental activity
or if some individuals are just highly imaginative. They discovered that synaesthetes, people who
experience synaesthesia, (6)_________ associate the same letters or words with the same colours.
Brain scans revealed unusual (7)________ in the brain when subjects were listening to words,
suggesting that it is a physical condition. The most (8)________ explanation is that synaesthetes have
slightly different connections between the areas of the brain which control their (9)________.
Synaesthesia is not a medical problem, however, and synaesthetes often (10) ________ from an
unusually good memory, probably because they have extra information to help them recall things like
names and numbers.
1. A. grieve B. infect C. suffer D. affect
2. A. reminds B. derives C. prescribes D. distracts
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 3. A. image B. picture C. colour D. information
4. A. retained B. perceived C. thought D. responded
5. A. determine B. realize C. recognize D. comprehend
6. A. perfectly B. earnestly C. practically D. consistently
7. A. activity B. material C. action D. thought
8. A. laudable B. eligible C. plausible D. practical
9. A. consciences B. attitudes C. senses D. conditions
10. A. deter B. defer C. profit D. benefit
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2: Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the numbered boxes.

Gift exchange, which is also (11)_________ ceremonial exchange, is the transfer of goods or
services that, (12)___________ regarded as voluntary by people involved, is part of the expected
social behaviour. Gift exchange may be distinguished from (13) _______ types of exchange in several
respects: the first offering is made in a generous manner and there is (14)________ haggling between
donor and recipient; the exchange is an expression of an existing social relationship or of the
establishment of a new one that differs from impersonal market relationships; and the profit in gift
exchange may be (15)________ the sphere of social relationships and prestige (16)_______ than in
material advantage. The gift-exchange cycle entails obligations to give, to receive and to return.
Sanction may exist to induce people to give, disapproval or loss of prestige (17)______ from a
failure to do so. Refusal to accept a gift may be seen as rejection of social relations and may
(18)________ to enmity. The reciprocity of the cycle rests in the necessity to return the gift; the
prestige associated with the appearance of generosity dictates that the value of the return be
approximately (19) ________ to or greater than the value of the original gift. Alongside (20)________
obvious economic functions, gift exchange is significant expression of social relations.
Your answers
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 3: Read the passage including seven paragraphs and do the following tasks. Choose the
correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 21-25 below.
List of Headings
i Different accounts of the same journey
ii Bingham gains support
iii A common belief
iv The aim of the trip
v A dramatic description
vi A new route
vii Bingham publishes his theory
viii Bingham’s lack of enthusiasm

Paragraphs Your answers:

Paragraph A iv
21. Paragraph B
22. Paragraph C
23. Paragraph D

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 24. Paragraph E
25. Paragraph F
Paragraph G iii

The Lost City

An explorer’s encounter with the ruined city of Machu Picchu, the most famous icon of the Inca
civilisation
A
When the US explorer and academic Hiram Bingham arrived in South America in 1911, he was ready
for what was to be the greatest achievement of his life: the exploration of the remote hinterland to the
west of Cusco, the old capital of the Inca empire in the Andes mountains of Peru. His goal was to
locate the remains of a city called Vitcos, the last capital of the Inca civilisation. Cusco lies on a high
plateau at an elevation of more than 3,000 metres, and Bingham’s plan was to descend from this
plateau along the valley of the Urubamba river, which takes a circuitous route down to the Amazon
and passes through an area of dramatic canyons and mountain ranges.

B
When Bingham and his team set off down the Urubamba in late July, they had an advantage over
travellers who had preceded them: a track had recently been blasted down the valley canyon to enable
rubber to be brought up by mules from the jungle. Almost all previous travellers had left the river at
Ollantaytambo and taken a high pass across mountains to rejoin the river lower down, thereby cutting
a substantial corner, but also therefore never passing through the area around Machu Picchu.

C
On 24 July they were a few days into their descent of the valley. The day began slowly, with Bingham
trying to arrange sufficient mules for the next stage of the trek. His companions showed no interest in
accompanying him up the nearby hill to see some ruins that a local farmer, Melchor Arteaga, had told
them about the night before. The morning was dull and damp, and Bingham also seems to have been
less than keen on the prospect of climbing the hill. In his book Lost City of the Incas, he relates that he
made the ascent without having the least expectation that he would find anything at the top.
D
Bingham writes about the approach in vivid style in his book. First, as he climbs up the hill, he
describes the ever-present possibility of deadly snakes, “capable of making considerable springs when
in pursuit of their prey”; not that he sees any. Then there’s a sense of mounting discovery as he comes
across great sweeps of terraces, then a mausoleum, followed by monumental staircases and, finally, the
grand ceremonial buildings of Machu Picchu. “It seemed like an unbelievable dream … the sight held
me spellbound …” he wrote.

E
We should remember, however, that Lost City of the Incas is a work of hindsight, not written until
1948, many years after his journey. His journal entries of the time reveal a much more gradual
appreciation of his achievement. He spent the afternoon at the ruins noting down the dimensions of
some of the buildings, then descended and rejoined his companions, to whom he seems to have said
little about his discovery. At this stage, Bingham didn’t realise the extent or the importance of the site,
nor did he realise what use he could make of the discovery.

F
However, soon after returning it occurred to him that he could make a name for himself from this
discovery. When he came to write the National Geographic magazine article that broke the story to the
world in April 1913, he knew he had to produce a big idea. He wondered whether it could have been
the birthplace of the very first Inca, Manco the Great, and whether it could also have been what

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 chroniclers described as “the last city of the Incas”. This term refers to Cilcabamba, the settlement
where the Incas had fled from Spanish invaders in the 1530s. Bingham made desperate attempts to
prove this belief for nearly 40 years. Sadly, his vision of the site as both the beginning and end of the
Inca civilisation, while a magnificent one, is inaccurate. We now know that Vilcabamba actually lies
65 kilometres away in the depths of the jungle.

G
One question that has perplexed visitors, historians and archaeologists alike ever since Bingham, is
why the site seems to have been abandoned before the Spanish Conquest. There are no references to it
by any of the Spanish chroniclers – and if they had known of its existence so close to Cusco they
would certainly have come in search of gold. An idea which has gained wide acceptance over the past
few years is that Machu Picchu was a moya, a country estate built by an Inca emperor to escape the
cold winters of Cusco, where the elite could enjoy monumental architecture and spectacular views.
Furthermore, the particular architecture of Machu Picchu suggests that it was constructed at the time of
the greatest of all the Incas, the emperor Pachacuti (c.1438-71). By custom, Pachacuti’s descendants
built other similar estates for their own use, and so Machu Picchu would have been abandoned after his
death, some 50 years before the Spanish Conquest.

 For questions 26-28, do the following statements agree with the information given in the
passage?
Write
True if the statement agrees with the information
False if the statement contradicts the information
Not Given if there is no information on this

26. Bingham went to South America in search of an Inca city.

27. Bingham chose a particular route down the Urubamba valley because it was the most common
route used by travellers.
28. Bingham returned to Machu Picchu in order to find evidence to support his theory.

 For questions 29-30, complete the sentences below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the
passage for each answer.

29. The track that took Bingham down the Urubamba valley had been created for the transportation of
__________.
30. Bingham found out about the ruins of Machu Picchu from a __________ in the Urubamba valley.
Your answers
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

SECTION IV: WRITING (5pts)

Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested word(s) so that its meaning
stays the same. Write each answer in the space provided.

1. The Mediterranean is warm, whereas the North Sea is much colder.

 The North Sea is nowhere _____________________________________________________.
2. The boy was so scared that he could hardly breathe.
 Such ______________________________________________________________________.
3. In my opinion, it’s better to talk calmly than to argue.
 I’d prefer __________________________________________________________________.

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4. Many creatures still survive and thrive in the harsh conditions of the deserts.
 Harsh______________________________________________________________________.
5. Nick told one of the detectives that he had taken the cashbox.
 Nick admitted _______________________________________________________________.

Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first printed, using the
word given in CAPITAL. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and SIX
words. Write each answer in the space provided.

6. The company tried unsuccessfully to secure a bank loan. (AVAIL).

 The company’s _________________________________________ securing a bank loan.
7. I’m sorry I said that your new hat looked like a lampshade. ( BACK).
 I _______________________________ said about your new hat looking like a lampshade.
8. Peter grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. (PULLED).
 Peter _______________________________________________ the foul-tasting medicine.
9. Although the manager is sluggish, he is a smooth speaker. (GIFT).
 Sluggish as the manager is, he ______________________________________________ .
10. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. ( OUT).
 I can’t ________________________________________________________ a calculator.

Part 3: Write an essay of about 200 words on the following topic.

Parents are supposed to respect their children’s privacy in both virtual and real world. To what extent
do you agree or disagree with this view.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and
experience.

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