PART 1: LISTENING I. You will hear a man talking to a group of people about a new sports center. For each of the questions, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. Use NO MORE THAN THRE ⇱
NEW SPORTS CENTER
Facilities:
* swimming pool
* (1) ________
* squash courts
* tennis courts (opening on (2) ________
Prices:
* Monthly: £35
* (3) £ ________ a year
(special discounts for children)
* not included in price: equipment and swimming (4) ________
How to become a member:
Fill in a membership form - remember to write your age and weight.
For more information phone Mrs. (5) ________ on 4 679 900.
II. You will hear an interview with a woman who works in a museum. As you listen, choose the best answer to each question. ⇱
PART 2: PHONETICS III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. ⇱
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group. ⇱
PART 3: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence. ⇱
VI. Find out and correct the 10 mistakes in the following passage. ⇱
Although party invitations no longer frightened to me, I found myself making carefully preparations for this particularly party. I got a haircut, laid out my best suit, selected a special shirt, a colorful tie, and cufflinks. I had recently went on a diet, but because I didn't want I looked too thin, I discontinued it. What should I bring my hosts? Flowers? Wine? What kind of the wine? Port? Sherry? Or possibly even champagne? Meeting new people was still a major undertaking. It was schedule for this Saturday and I decided to take a cab to the suburb where it was being hold. It was early autumn and the weather was mild, but that morning it turned cold and rainy, and as I listened to the steam hissing in my radiator, it already fell like midwinter. From my newspaper, I learned that a hurricane which had already struck another state was in its way to New York, though it might veer out to sea.
Example: incorrect word=correct word ( lưu ý phải gõ đúng cú pháp thì mới tính là 1 câu đúng)
VII. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words given in parentheses. ⇱
Priscilla Presley, (1) _________ (ACT) and widow of Elvis Presley, entered the acting profession quite (2) __________ (ACCIDENT). On being asked to do a television (3) __________ (COMMERCE) for a well-known shampoo, she took what turned out to be an important (4) _________ (DECIDE): to take acting classes.
She did this in an attempt to overcome her acute (5) ________ (SHY) at being in the public eye, but to her (6) _________ (AMAZE) she loved every minute. Her extreme lack of confidence stemmed from the early days of her (7) _________ (MARRY) to Elvis, which she remembers were often spent sitting in dark, (8) _________ (DEPRESS) hotel rooms away from the glare of publicity, which Elvis was so (9) _______ (ANXIETY) to avoid.
Film work, including the highly (10) __________ (SUCCESS) slapstick comedy The naked Gun, quickly followed the television contract.
VIII. Read the text and choose the best answer. ⇱
VIII. Read the text and choose the best answer.
Bats are not the dirty, bloodthirsty monsters that they are portrayed to be in vampire films. These animals groom themselves carefully like cats and only rarely carry rabies. Of the hundreds of species of bats, only three rely on blood meals. In fact, the majority eat fruit, insects, spiders, or small animals. They consume an enormous number of pests, pollinate many varieties of plant life, and help reforest barren land by excreting millions of undigested seeds.
Almost all bats use echolocation to navigate, especially at night. As they fly, they emit a series of high-pitched squeaks at the rate of about fifty per minute. As these signals bounce off objects in their path, an echo is detected by the bats' sensitive ears which informs them of the direction and distance of obstacles so that they can undertake corrective or evasive action. But bats are not blind as widely assumed. In fact, all species of bats can see, probably about as well as human beings.
It is also a little-known fact that bats are highly social creatures. Thousands or even millions of individual bats may belong to a colony, hanging upside down in caves or in trees. Within their social systems, bats assume specialized roles. Some may guard the entrance to their caves, others may scout for food, and still others may warn the colony of approaching danger. A nursery colony may be part of a larger colony to provide mother bats with a safe, supportive environment in which to rear their young.
IX. Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. ⇱
Albert Einstein
Best known (61) _________ his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein has been acknowledged (62) _________ one of the greatest scientists in human society. Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein did(63) _________ in all his school subjects, with the (64) _________of mathematics, which was his (65) _________ subject.
While (66) _________as a clerk in Switzerland, Einstein produced the Special Theory of Relativity. This theory states that mass, length and time change depending on (67) _________ a person looks at them. In 1915, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity. This new theory created a controversy (68) _________ many scientists did not agree with him. In the end, simple experiments (69) _________ Einstein to be correct. Einstein was (70) _________the Nobel Prize for his work in physics.
X. Read the passage and choose the best option for each space. ⇱
X. Read the passage and choose the best option for each space.
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people’s ___(71)___ _________ are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today ___(72)___ _________ people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an everyday event.
These developments have brought many ___(73)___ _________ to our lives. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now ___(74)___ _________ to us. Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient.
However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the ___(75)___ _________ use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such
as letter writing, telephone and face -to –face conversation. With ever increasing use of information technology these ___(76)___ _________ elements are likely to increase in the future.
In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost ___(77)___ _________ to control and regulate. This has led to many concerns regarding children ___(78)___ _________ unsuitable websites. Yet perhaps the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be the computer ___(79)___ _________ more sophisticated or more destructive strains are almost inevitable.
In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, ___(80)___ _________ I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.