SECTION B.

READING (25 points)

Part I. You are given five images, and three sentences related to each image.
For each image decide which sentence corresponds best to the information given in the
image. (5.0 points)

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1. What will Sonja’s mother do?
A. receive money for the dry
cleaning from Sonja tonight
B. fetch Sonja’s jacket from the
dry cleaner’s for her
C. deliver her own clothes to the
dry cleaner’s

2. What does this message mean?

A. Tom should go to the
restaurant without Jess.
B. Jess can’t go to the restaurant.
She will meet Tom at the bar.
C. Jess will meet Tom at the bar

3. Gabi wants Jo to
A. come to a business meeting
B. cancel a regular event.
C. change an arrangement.

4. Students who do not sign up before

Friday lunchtime .......
A. will not be able to do afternoon
activities next week.
B. will have to work in the
afternoon next week
C. won’t be able to choose
afternoon activities next week

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5. Who is this sign meant for?
A. children
B. drivers
C. teachers

Part II. Fill in each of the numbered blanks passages below with ONE suitable
word. (10 points)

Nowadays, Facebook is the most popular (1) ____social______ media which helps
to connect people. Not only adults but also teenagers (2) _____are_____ using
Facebook. There are many ways to communicate on Facebook. You can post messages
to the public or to your friends. If you want a private conversation, you can send a direct
message to a friend and start (3) _____texting_____. If you want to meet new people
with same interests, you can join in Facebook groups or Facebook pages.

When friends and family members move to a different place or even different
country, Facebook can help you keep (4) ____connected______. In addition to
communicating directly through posting and messaging, you can play games with them,
making them seem closer (5)____dispite______ the distance.

Facebook can also help reduce or eliminate the (6) ____obstacle______ to meet
new people. For example, if you feel (7) _____shy_____ about asking someone in class
about a homework assignment, you may feel more comfortable sending
(8)_____text_____ to that person on Facebook. That way, you can think over what you
write and can avoid any embarrassment in face-to-face (9) ____meeting______ . That's
the reason why shy people spend (10) _____more_____ time on Facebook than sociable
people.

Part III. Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question
(1-5), choose the correct answer (A-G). There is one extra sentence which you do
not need to use. (5.0 points)
A Industries have polluted the water, fishing has destroyed sea life and divers have
damaged large parts of the coral.
B The crew was helpful and pleasant and the price was also very reasonable.
C I’m not sure I would go again.
D It stretches for 2000 kilometres and is up to 800 metres wide.

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E However, I didn’t think I could take part in a dive cruise and not dive.
F At no point were we permitted to swim away on our own.
G I was right it was an incredible sight.

A Natural Wonder

When I was asked to visit and write about the Great Barrier Reef, I was
thrilled. I had heard reports of damage done by tourism and other industries, but
felt that the Reef would still be a wonderful place to see. 0 G

From the air, the Great Barrier Reef seems huge. I wasn’t sure
how best to explore such a giant place, so after I had landed, I made inquiries and
was told the best way to see the Reef is to take a dive cruise. I booked a place on
a three-day cruise, and, despite warnings about the state of some of these boats,

the boat I was on was comfortable and clean. I was entitled to eight
dives plus use of wet suit, flippers and other equipment, three meals a day and
two nights’ accommodation.

Although I have been diving before, I am not an experienced diver.

I was nervous to begin with, but soon felt completely safe. We were
divided into groups according to our ability and each group was given an

instructor. They had very strict rules .

With our guides, we saw some amazing sea life including small sharks,
crabs and thousands of colourful tropical fish swimming around in the coral. The
other divers were friendly and the evenings on board were very pleasant.
Altogether, it was a wonderful trip.

While I was at the Great Barrier Reef, it became perfectly clear from the
conservation programmes I came across; that the damage I had heard about had

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 been done. Environmental groups have done much to stop this
damage, but sadly it continues.

Despite this, the Great Barrier Reef is a wonderful place to go. For me
at least it is one of the most significant natural wonders our earth has to offer.

Part IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.
(5.0 points)

Mercury is the smallest member of the sun's family. It is only 3.100 miles across.
It is also the sun's swiftest planet. Its yearly journey round the sun is only 85 days.
Mercury always keeps one side towards the sun. On this side it is always day, on
the other side always night. We only see the lighted side.
Mercury appears to us like a yellowish orange star. The nearest planet to the sun, it is
always seen near the sun, either just before sunrise or soon after sunset. People
sometimes call mercury the morning star or evening star.
Mercury is half the size of the earth. Because it is much lighter, it has much less
gravity. If you can visit Mercury in a spaceship, you will find it a strange world. Its low
gravity makes you feel very light. If your weight on earth is 100 pounds, your weight on
Mercury is only 27 pounds. Looking at the sun from Mercury, you can see that it's much
more brilliant than it is seen from the earth. And the yellow centre of the sun appears
three times bigger from Mercury.
On its lighted side, Mercury's temperature is about 300 degrees centigrate. But
the dark side is extremely cold, but 150 degrees below zero so mercury is probably the
coldest as well as the hottest of the planets.
1. Mercury is.............................................................................................................
A. the sun's fastest planet B. the coldest planet
C. the hottest planet D. all are correct
2. We cannot see the dark side of Mercury because.........................................................
A. it moves very fast.
B. it always appears just before sunrise or soon after sunset.
C. it always keeps one side towards the sun.
D. it is too far for us to see.
3. When can we see Mercury? - We can see it...............................................................
A. just before the sunset
B. just before sunrise
C. at night
D. both A and C are correct
4. Why do we weigh much on the earth than on Mercury? - Because...............................
A. Mercury is nearer to the sun.
B. Mercury has got less gravity than the earth.

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 C. Mercury is much hotter.
D. None are correct.
5. Why does the sun look bigger when it is seen from Mercury?
- Because..............................................................................................................................
A. Mercury is the smallest planet of the sun.
B. Mercury is nearer to the sun.
C. Mercury is a light planet.
D. It only takes Mercury 88 days to move round the sun.

SECTION C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (20 points)

Part I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D (0,5points)
1. She. ……………. a letter when the telephone rang.
A. writes B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
2. He has just got an interesting. ……………. in a textile company.
A. work B. job C. occupation D. employment
3. William suggested.……………at home for a change.
A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed
4. The.……………. of waste paper can save a great amount of wood pulp.
A. recycle B. recyclable C. recyclement D. recycling
5. Mrs Nga forgot to ……………. the faucet when she left for work.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down
6. This book is different ..................... the one I had.
A. with B. to C. from D. at
7. What will happen if the pollution....................... on.
A. puts B. goes C, keeps D. takes
8. I’m afraid this article is ........................ date.
A. over B. pass C. behind D. out of
9. I had to get up early ,.................... I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. so that
10. Most young people want to..........................more about environmental problems.
A. look up B. find out C. deal with D. make out
11. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... .
A. a revision B. a control C. an investiagation D. a
check-up
12. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though
we shall have a better ................... .
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
13. When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run
round the track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
14. ................... from Bill, all the students said they would go

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 A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
15. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new
procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
16. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not .................... your television
set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
17. The crowd at a football match are often ................. .
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
18. I'm very .................... in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D.
interested
19. I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran ................... him, but I didn't catch him.
A. into B. after C. over D. near
20. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to................... the match till Sunday.
A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put away

Part II. Give the correct form of the words in the bracket. (0,5 points)
1. I am .......extemely........sorry for the delay.
(extreme)
2. He has great..........belief......in God. (believe)
3. In ....addiction.......to that, my bike tires were flat.
(add)
4. An .....unknown......man has stolen all our money.
(know)
5. She divorced him because of his ........unkindness.........to the children.
(kind)
Part III. The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences
can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in
this way. (10 points)
Some recent research into (01) ______conversation________ (CONVERSE)
between men and women has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are
always interrupting women when they talk. One (02) ______research_______
(RESEARCH) feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational (03)
______________ (HOUSE). They expect women to play a (04)
______supportive________ (SUPPORT) role. So a man interrupts in a display of
dominance or control. Men also have a much more (05) _____pleased_________
(PLEASANT) listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man
will say such thing as "right" or "okay" thus settle the stage for an (06)
_______interruption_______ (INTERRUPT). Conversation of this kind, then, hardly

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has (07) _______meaningful_______ (MEAN) communication. Male talk is often (08)
_______argumentative______ (ARGUE) while women are more tentative, asking more
questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other person had said. The
research would indicate that women are better (09) ______listener________ (LISTEN)
than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one has the
(10) ______impressing________ (IMPRESS) of several simultaneous monologues into
which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.

SECTION D. WRITING (20 points)

Part I. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the
same. (10 points)

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11. The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day.
→ The lions ……
12. We got lost because we didn't have a map.
→ If we ……
13. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
→ I would rather………………………………………………………………………
14. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.
→ It was …………………………………………………………………………………...
15. That was a silly thing to say.
→ What…………………………………………………………………………………….
16. We've run out of tea.
→ There......................................................................................................................
17. I last saw him when I was a student.
→ I haven't ........
18. Susan was too excited to sleep.
→ Susan was.................................................................................................................
19. Robert has not had a job for two years.
→ Robert has been .......
20. She will complete the work only she is paid extra.
→She will not.....................................................................................................................

Part II. Use the cues given to write the sentences which make a complete letter.
(5.0 points)

Dear Ann,
1. I/ write/ letter/ thank/ you/ your family/ what/ receive.
I’m writing this letter to thank you your family for what I receive

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 2. It/ be/ most/ interesting/ time/ have/ England.
It’s the most interesting time that I have in England
.............................................................................................................................
3. I/ grateful/ you/ help/ improve/ English.
I’m grateful to you for helping me improve my English
4. I/ home/ yesterday evening.
I went home yesterday evening
5. My father /pick/ me/ the airport.
My father pick me up in the airport
6. I/ hope/ find/ suitable work /Hanoi.
I hope to find a suitable work in Hanoi
7. Give/ regards/ parents and Jack.
Give my regards to your parents anf Jack
8. Thank/ again/ you/ do.
Thanks again for what you do
9. I/ look/ forward/ see/ you/ Vietnam.
I’m looking forward to seeing you in VN
10. Write/ me/ soon
Write to me soon
Yours sincerely,
Part III. Write an essay of about 200 words on the following topic:
“ Talk about your future career .”
Please make sure:
- Who you want to be
- Reason for choosing this.
- List some useful things that your chosen career can bring to life.

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