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I. LISTENING TASK 1: ( 5* 0.5 pts. = 2.5 pts.) There are FIVE questions in this
part. For each question there are four options and a short recording. For each question,
choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You now have 48 seconds to look through the
questions and the options in each question.
II. LISTENING TASK 2: (5 * 0.5 pts. = 2.5 pts.) For each question, choose the
correct answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the talks or lectures only once.
You will hear a girl talking about her life since she left Vietnam.
6. Why did the speaker have to help her mother with the shopping?
A. There were no Vietnamese people living near her.
B. There were no Vietnamese working in the stores.
C. There wasn't always someone to go shopping with her.
D. Her mother could speak a little English.
7. Why did her father find working in a factory difficult?
A. He couldn't speak any English.
B. He didn't have many friends there.
C. He had had a much better job in Vietnam.
D. He couldn't get used to the working style
8. Why are the speaker and her brother more fortunate than their sisters?
A. They did not need extra English lessons.
B: They look more American.
C. They speak with American accents.
D. They quickly adopted the way of life..
9. What has the speaker forgotten abJut life in Vietnam?
A. Living close to other people B. The warm weather
C. Wearing traditional clothes D. Traditional food
10. Why does she find it difficult to invite friends to her home?
A. Her parents do not have much money.
B. Her parents haven't adopted an American way of life.
C. Her parents only now how to cook Vietnamese food.
D. Her parents do not speak English well.
III. LISTENING TASK 3: (5 * 0.5 pts. = 2.5 pts.) Listen to the podcast about
adventurous people. Are the statements TRUE, FALSE OR NOT GIVEN?
Not
Statements True False
Given
11. The podcast is arguing that we are only
adventurous when we are young.
IV. LISTENING TASK 4: (5*0.5 pts. = 2.5 pts.) Listen to the news report.
Complete these sentences.
16. Anna: Her life was very different from now; however She is still __ academic__.
17. Erik: He used to be really organized but when he _ moved in __to stay with his two
housemates, he become a messy person.
18. Layla: She’s not so different from now. She worked hard and was__ competitive__.
19. Wang Wei: He used to be shy but now he is a __(very) sociable _ person.
20. Luisa: Since she was _ retired __, she’s decided to try being adventurous.