NAME: Trần Nhật Diễm

Part 1:I. Listen to 3 customers booking their holidays and complete the table. (1,0 pt)

1. 4 days
2. by air
3. Australia
4. 2 weeks
5. train or coach
Part 2: II. You will hear a tourist guide talking to a group of people about a trip to the countryside.
For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (1,0 pt)
A DAY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Morning program:
 Breakfast at 8.30
 Meet in (1) the dining room
 Bus leave at (2) 9:15
 Picnic lunch in the (3) forest
Afteernoon program:
Choice of activities:
 Hill walk
 Visit to a (4) village or a farm
 Swim or take a trip by boat
What to bring:
 A warm jacket
 A (5) hat

SECTION B. PHONETICS:
III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by
writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (0,6 pt)
1 A. equation B. tradition C. intention D. ambition
2 A. centre B. recycle C. necessary D. focus
3 A. teenager B. sugar C. ginger D. giant
Write your answers here:
1. A 2. D 3. B
IV. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently. (0,4 pt)
1 A. originally B. mysteriously C. elaborately D. necessarily
2 A. discover B. activate C. terrify D. normally
Write your answers here:
1. D 2. A
SECTION C. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D)
in the numbered box ( 5,0 pts)
1. In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself _________.
A. occupying           B. occupied                 C. occupant                 D. occupational
2. Two of the boys in the art class were doing self-portraits by looking at_____ in the mirror.
A. each other          B. themselves             C. oneself                    D. one another
3. We should protect plants and animals of the sea to keep its __________.
A. resource            B. energy                   C. existence      D. biodiversity
4. There are many __________ desks in our classroom.
A. nice large round wooden                    B. large nice round wooden
C. wooden round large nice                    D. nice round large wooden
5. It was raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him ______ he wouldn’t get wet.
A. so as to            B. in order                 C. so that                         D. in order to
6. I’d rather you __________ out tonight.
A. not go        B. don’t go                 C. didn’t go                   D. not went
7. I regret __________ you that the camping trip has been cancelled.
A. telling          B. having told                       C. to tell               D. to telling
8. The more exercise you take, __________ you will feel.
A. better       B. the best                  C. the better               D. the more better
9. When the headmaster ______ the room, all the pupils stood up.
    A. came B. arrived C. appeared D. entered
10. All the boys are good at cooking, but ______ is as good as the girls.
    A. either B. neither C. every D. none
11. Our children are looking forward to ______ to the circus this weekend.
    A. be taken B. taking C. being taken D. take
12. The Smiths bought a very beautiful house ______ a fairly good price.
    A. by  B. of C. with D. at
13. When Maria read the letter, she couldn’t help _____ .
    A. cries  B. crying C. to cry D. cried
14. _______ I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
    A. Much as  B. Whatever C. Whether D. Despite
15. A large number of students in this school English quite fluently.
     A. speak B. speaks C. is speaking    D.  has spoken
16. It is essential that every student _______ to learn English at university.
A. to have                B. have                C. has                 D. had
17. Jack: “Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?”
Alex: “___________.”
A. Do you think I would?             B. I wouldn’t. Thank you.
C. Yes, you’re a good friend.        D. Yes, I’d love to. Thanks.
18. She spoke quietly to him ______ nobody else could hear a word.
A. because           B. in case     C. in order that                D. although
19. Nobody but Tam and Lan _________ interested in Physics.
A. is                       B. are                             C. have                              D. seem
20. They came and informed us ________ their decision.
A. about                 B. with                           C. for                                   D. on
21. Staying in a hotel costs _______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. as much as twice                   B. twice as much as
C. twice more than                   D. twice as
22. She is far too …………………. to be put in charge of all those children
A. disresponsible                 B. unresponsible
C. irresponsible                    D. inresponsible
23. ……………..tasteful furniture you have bought!
A. What a              B. What                        C. So                              D. How
24. We were made ……………. up all the mess we’d made.
A. clear               B. clearing                    C. cleared                       D. to clear
25. I was quite nervous …………. starting at a new school, but it was okay.
A. on                  B. about                        C. with                            D. in
VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your choice (A,B,C or D) in the
space provided below choose the one that needs correction. (1,0 pt)

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B
VII. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals. (1,0 pt)
1. As a doctor, she specializes in child health.     SPECIAL
2. We offer top quality products at affordable prices. AFFORD
3. Not surprisingly on such a hot day, the beach was crowded.                         SURPRISE
4. For most people, a good education helps them get better job. EDUCATE
5. Sally was unemployed for two years before she found a new job. EMPLOY
 VIII. Complete the sentences with the right  form of the verbs  in bracket. (1,0 pt)
1. Rabies (1. be) is a very dangerous disease.
2. I didn’t see anyone, but I felt as though I (2. watch) was being watched
3. Plants and vegetable (3. disappear) have disappeared from my garden since we had new neighbours.
4. Nearly all of the students (4. attend) attending the lecture had questions (5. ask) to ask.
SECTION D. READING:
IX. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions. (2,0 pts)
Now in its sixth year, the Insight Guides Travel Photography Competition, run in (1) _________ with
the Independent newspaper,  is going from strength to strength. “Places were hotly contested this year”,
says Insight Guides picture editor, Steven Lawrence. “We (2) _________ liked winner Steve McDonald’s
use of light, and the way in (3) _________ he took a very well-known subject from an interesting and
unusual (4) _________ .”
This year’s entrants worked to the theme: “Earth”, submitting three images photographed within the past
year, (5) _________ digitally or as prints. Steve McDonald, 54, a British Airways steward, won the first
prize, a professional commission worth $3000 for one of Insight Guides’s (6) _________  books. Second
prize went to geologist Robin Andrews, 22, who will use his Canon camera he has won to photograph his
(7) _________: volcanoes. Peter Cain, 33, a civil servant, in third place, also wins  a  Canon camera for
his images, taken at Evervest base camp. For the first time, the competition was     (8) _________ to
under-18s. The winner in this category, Aiden Hill, 17, was delighted to receive the first prize for his
image taken on a family holiday in Norway. He wins the (9) _________  to spend some time working
with a professional photographer.
The awards were presented last week at Stanford’s bookshop. Winners were treated              (10)
_________ a night at a smart hotel and a celebratory meal with their partners and the judges.

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. A
X. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (2,0 pts)
Because the pencil has become such a fundamental (1) part of our lives, it’s difficult to remember that
people have not been using them forever. (2) other products of human ingenuity, pencils had to be
invented.
Before the first half of the sixteenth century, people (3) used to use pens to write with and brushes to
paint with. It was also possible to use a metal stick to make faint marks on paper.        (4) however, up to
that point no one had found an easy way to make marks (5) which could be erased. Then, some time
before 1565, a large deposit of the chemical, graphite, was found near Borrowdale in Cumbria, England.
(6) The locals would  use  this graphite (a kind of soft black rock) to mark sheep. Soon, tales of this
unusual soft substance (7) spread to artists around the world, who were eager to use it to produce works
of art.
Graphite is soft and dirty, and in (8) order to write or draw with it, it used to have to be covered
(9) in something, such as sheepskin or string. People had been trying to improve the pencil for some time
before manufacturers in Italy (10) came up with the idea of enclosing the graphite in a wooden case. The
modern pencil was born.
 XI. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1,0 pt)
Simply being bilingual doesn’t qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process
of converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, its a complex art
in which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that
have several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and
accurately expressed to the listener.
At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s
ear”, which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is
still a monkey” _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea.
There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth,
usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a
foreign language speaker says _ actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most
international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and
headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece
while the interpreter, using special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was
said.
1. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To differentiate between simultaneous and consecutive interpreters.
B. To state the qualifications of an interpreter.
C. To point out the importance of an interpreter.
D. To explain the scope of interpreting.
2. What is a difference mentioned between a simultaneous interpreter and a consecutive interpreter?
A. The type of dictionary they use
B. Their proficiency in the language.
C. The size of group with whom they work.
D. The money they are paid.
3. The word “rather” is closest in meaning to….
A. on the contrary     B. in brief                  C. in general                 D. as a result
4. What would a simultaneous interpreter be most in need of?
A. Shorthand skills and a notepad      B. Headphones and a booth. .
C. A dictionary or phrase book.           D. Advanced technical style in writing.
5. The phrase “the former” refers to…
A. simultaneous interpreters   B. the conference C. consecutive interpreters  D. the booth
SECTION E. WRITING:
XII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it  or using the given words. (1,0 pt)
1. As far as I know, he is still working in Korea.
→ To my knowledge, he is still working in Korea
2. We weren’t surprised by his success.
→ It came as no surprise to us that he was successful.
3. They cancelled the flight because of the heavy rain.
→ So heavily did it rain, they cancelled the flight.
4. He isn’t present at the meeting, and I’m not either.
→ Neither he  nor I am present at the meeting
5. I only understood very little of what my teacher said.
→ I could hardly understand what my teacher said
XIII. Complete each sentence using the word given, so that it has a simmilar meaning to the first
sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap (1,0 pt)
1. Jack really likes football and never misses a match. crazy
Jack is crazy about football and never misses a match.
2. My uncle worked on a sailing boat until hes was thirty. was
My uncle was a sailor until he was thirty.
3. Do you want to watch TV? feel
Do you feel like watching TV?
4. June and I had a game of tennis. against
I had a game of tennis against June
8. Young children like Disneyland. popular
Disneyland is popular with young children.
XIV. Write a paragraph of 120-150 words about the benefits of playing sports for children. Use the
information to help you (fun and exciting; keep kids strong and healthy; develop teamwork and
leadership skills). (2,0 pts