TEST 309

I. LISTENING (3pts).
Part 1: Listen to the conversation between two students and decide if the statements are True (T) or
False (F).
1. The class started five minutes ago.
2. The teacher will hand back the tests next Thursday.
3. The boy shares his textbook with the girl.
4. The teacher is going on about search engines.
5. The boy thought this class was about the French Revolution.
6. The boy is in the wrong class.

Part 2: Listen and complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer.
1. There is no need to ____________ lots of people.
2. Pay attention to the ____________ of the final report.
3. Prepare ____________, one for the teaches, another for the students themselves.
4. The deadline of the final paper is ____________.
5. The students can ____________ their topics before the beginning of April.
6. Students deciding to change topics must deliver a ____________ to the research in advance.

II. GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS (2pts).

1. I assume he'll come at his usual 10 a.m. _____appointed_______ time. (APPOINT)
2. Learners can feel very ______discouraged ______ if an exercise is too difficult. (ENCOURAGE)
3. Traditionally reared animals grow more slowly than those reared under _______intensive _____ farming
conditions. (INTENSE)
4. Thousands of labourers became _____unemployed _______ with no alternative employment. (EMPLOY)
5. The children seem to be totally _____incapable _______ of working by themselves. (CAPABLE)

6. Their contribution to the success of the project is of ____immeasurable ________ importance.

(MEASURE)
7. She is the youngest _______competitor _____ in the event. (COMPETITION)
8. Internet helps students learn English ______effectively ______. (EFFECT)

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III. MULTIPLE CHOICE (3pts)
* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. smoothly B. southern C. breath D. airworthy

* Choose the word that has the stress differently from that of the others.
2. A. mathematics B. academic C. politics D. continental

*Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence.

3. I didn't see ____________ strange when I went into the room.
A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
4. He ____________ me every day since we broke up. He ____________ me thousands of times.
A. 's been calling/'s called B. 's called/'s been calling
C. 's been calling/'s been calling D. 's been called /'s been calling
5. They have been to Paris, Rome, and many ____________ big European cities.
A. others B. other C. another D. the other
6. I'm very ____________. The present I got was very ____________.
A. disappointing/disappointed B. disappointed/disappointing
C. disappointed/disappointed D. disappointing/disappointing
7. You should study hard to ____________ your classmates.
A. catch sight of B. come down with C. get away with D. keep pace with
8. The new highway which is ____________ construction is expected to be finished at Tet holiday.
A. into B. with C. under D. for
9. I'm between two options for dinner, but I'm ____________ about which to choose.
A. on the fence B. on the ball C. out of hand D. under the weather
10. By adapting to a foreign culture, you can overcome your ____________ and develop good relationships
with those around you.
A. tradition B. culture shock C. civilization D. national identity
11. What does the text say?
To Jane
From Laura
The jumper's lovely-thanks.
Could you tell me where you got it?
I'd like to buy another one to match the coat

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 I also got for my birthday.

A. Laura likes the jumper Jane bought, but needs it in a different size.
B. Laura wants to try to get the same in a different colour.
C. Laura received two jumpers which were the same, so wants to exchange on.
D. Laura regrets not buying another jumper for her birthday.

12. ____________ Thanh by phone, Hung decided to email her.

A. Having failed to contact B. Having failed contacting
C. He failed to contact D. That he failed contacting

IV. FIND THE MISTAKES AND CORRECT THEM (2pts).

1. All of the food had sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant.
A B C D
2. Almost of trees in this garden had to be cut down and burned as a result of the storm.
A B C D
3. Mrs. Thuong, along with her cousins from Japan, are planning to attend the festivities.
A B C D
4. Several people have apparent tried to change the man's mind, but he refused to listen.
A B C D

V. READ AND FILL IN EACH OF THE BLANKS TO COMPLETE THE PASSAGE (1.5 pts)
Before Gutenberg (1394-1468), all books had to be copied by hand. The so-called 'manuscripts' of
medieval times were laboriously hand-written, usually by monks who devoted years (1) _____to_______ the
work. Earlier attempts had been made to produce printing 'blocks'. The designs on playing cards (2)
_____for_______ example were carved from wooden blocks which were inked and then printed onto cards.
There are even examples of whole pages in books being hand carved and printed. Gutenberg however came
up with the idea of printing using, not whole page blocks, but letter blocks. (3) ______because ______ he
was a goldsmith by trade, he knew how to mould metal into whatever shape was needed. He made thousands
of tiny blocks of 'type', (4) _______each_____ with a letter raised on it, which could be lined up and
clamped into position in a 'forme' (page block). The type could be linked, paper laid on top, and the whole
thing compressed by turning a handle. When released, the paper had the page printed on it. Years of work
went into this invention. Gutenberg (5) _____had _______ to make the letters, develop an ink which would

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cling to metal (most didn't), build the forme, and above (6) _____all_______ find the money to do all this
while not working as a goldsmith.

VI. READING (4.0 pts)

A. Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the passage. (2.0 pts)
Cultural tourism is the (1) ____________ of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture,
specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art,
architecture, religion, and other elements that helped (2) ____________ their way of life. Cultural tourism
(3) ____________ tourism in urban areas, particularly historic or large cities and their cultural facilities such
as museums and theatres. It can also include tourism in rural areas showcasing the traditions of indigenous
cultural communities, and their (4) ____________ and lifestyle. It is generally agreed that cultural tourists
spend substantially more than standard tourists do. This form of tourism is also becoming generally more
popular (5) ____________ the world, and a recent OECD report has (6) ____________ the role that cultural
tourism can play in regional development in different world regions. Cultural tourism has been (7)
____________ as 'the movement of persons to cultural attractions away from their normal place of
residence, with the intention to gather new information and experiences to satisfy their cultural needs'. These
cultural needs can include the solidification of one's own cultural identity, by observing the (8)
____________ "other".
1. A. subtypes B. subway C. subset D. subtitle
2. A. make B. create C. build D. shape
3. A. consists B. includes C. means D. has
4. A. costs B. values C. prices D. fees
5. A. out through B. all C. throughout D. the whole
6. A. highlighted B. painted C. drawn D. both A & B
7. A. seen B. viewed C. defined D. all are correct
8. A. exotic B. similar C. strange D. same

B. Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (2.0 pts)
Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitude
near the poles, and because the nature of heart is to expand and move. Heat is transported from the tropics to
the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some
gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term "latent heat" refers to the energy that has
to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will
evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we
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hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when temperatures are
colder. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat-supplied by
the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored in water vapor
in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to
liquid again, and the energy will be release to the atmosphere.
In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun's incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily
in the tropical oceans. Scientists have tried to quantify this proportion of the Sun's energy. By analyzing
temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90
watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun's energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the
atmosphere, it can be transported, primarily to higher latitudes, by prevailing, large-scale winds. Or it can
be transported vertically to higher levels in the atmosphere, where it forms clouds and subsequent storms,
which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.
(Extracted from B1 Preliminary for Reading, Part 3)
1. The passage mainly discussed how heat ____________.
A. is transformed and transported in the Earth's atmosphere
B. is transported by ocean currents
C. can be measured and analyzed by scientists
D. moves about the Earth's equator
2. The passage mentions that the tropics differ from the Earth's polar regions in which of the following
ways?
A. The height of cloud formation in the atmosphere.
B. The amount of heat they receive from the Sun.
C. The strength of their large-scale winds
D. The strength of their oceanic currents
3. The word "convert" in line 5 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. mix B. change C. adapt D. reduce
4. Why does the author mention "the stove" in line 9?
A. To describe the heat of the Sun B. To illustrate how water vapor is stored
C. To show how energy is stored D. To give an example of a heat source
5. According to the passage, most ocean water evaporation occurs especially ____________.
A. around the higher latitudes B. in the tropics
C. because of large-scale winds D. because of strong ocean currents
6. According to the passage, 30 percent of the Sun's incoming energy ____________.
A. is stored in clouds in the lower latitudes B. is transported by ocean currents
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 C. never leaves the upper atmosphere D. gets stored as latent heat
7. The word "primarily" in line 19 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. chiefly B. originally C. basically D. clearly
8. All of the following words are defined in the passage EXCEPT____________.
A. low latitudes (line 1) B. latent heat (line 5)
C. evaporate (line 6) D. atmosphere (line 14)

VII. Do as directed (4.5 pts)

1. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car. (Change into the passive voice)
→ The man is believed to have escaped …
2. I don't know if I should accept his invitation. (MINDS) (Write a complete sentence using the suggested word.)
→I am in two minds about accepting ........................................................................................his invitation.
3. It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work. (Rewrite, using "FELT")
→ None of us felt like doing ......................................................any work because it was such a sunny day.
4. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door. (Complete the second sentence, using given words)
→ No sooner had I got into the bath than someone …....................................................................................
5. Please don't make me annoyed by such silly questions. (Rewrite, begin as shown)
→ I'd rather you didn’t make….......................................................................................................................
6. "Did you see that book in the library yesterday?" Mary asked me. (Reported speech, begin as shown)
→ Mary wanted to know if I had seen that … library the previous day .........................................................

7. Giving opinion. (1.5 pts)

"A child in a large family has both advantages and disadvantages." Write about 100-120 words to express
your opinion about this.
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