ĐỀ SỐ 5

A. LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1. Complete the form below. Write no more than one word or a number for each answer.
( 10 points)
PAN ASIAN AIRWAYS
LOST PROPERTY REPORT FORM
Example Answer
First Name Kristy

Surname Allen
Address (1) ________________________ Windham Road
Richmond
Postcode (2) ________________________
Home tel. 020 8927 7651
Mobile tel. (3) ________________________
Flight Number (4) ________________________
Seat Number (5) ________________________
From New York
To London Heathrow

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2. You will hear part of a tutorial between two students and their tutor. The students are doing a
research project on computer use. Listen to the conversation carefully and choose the correct answer A,
B or C for each question. (10 points)
1. Sami and Irene decided to do a survey about access to computer facilities because ___________
A. no one had investigated this before.
B. their tutor suggested this topic.
C. this was a problem for many students.
2. Sami and Irene had problems with the reading for their project because ___________
A. the language was too technical.
B. not much had been written about the topic.
C. they could not locate the books in the library.
3. How did Sami and Irene get the main data in their survey?
A. From face-to-face interviews
B. From observation of students
C. From online questionnaires
4. The tutor suggests that one problem with the survey was limitations in ___________
A. the range of students questioned.
B. the number of students involved.
C. the places where the questions were asked.
5. What proportion of students surveyed thought that a booking system would be the best solution?
A. 45% B. 65% C. 77%

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 3. Listen to the extract of a television travel programme, and then decide whether each of the
following statements is true or false. (10 points)
1. Bhutan is a republic in the Himalayas. T/F
2. French passport holders must get a visa for Guatemala from their own consulate. T/F
3. A new limit of seven days will be imposed on tourist visas to visit Burma. T/F
4. At the moment, the only place you can obtain a visa to visit Burma is in Bangkok. T/F
5. Not all resorts on the Costa del Sol will be offering reductions for children next year.T/F

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 4. You will hear a radio report about a new type of air transport. For questions 1-10, complete the
sentences. Write no more than three words and/or a number. ( 20 points)
1. It will take 37 hours for the new form of transport to travel from London to  (1) _____________
2. Unlike crowded jets, the Aircruise will allow passengers to travel in (2) ________________
3. The Aircruise can travel at low altitudes if there is something (3) ________________
4. Hydrogen fuels the airship and also provides (4) ________________for the people on board.
5. The Hindenburg airship disaster killed (5) ________________people.
6. Scientists are keen to develop transport options which are both (6) ________________ and
environmentally friendly.
7. The Aircruise will carry a total of (7) ________________ passengers.
8. The luxury features on board include private apartments, a bar and a (8) ________________
9. Compared to airports, the Aircruise has the potential to land closer to (9) ________________
10. The concept is getting a lot of attention from a Korean company which makes (10) _________

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points)

Part 1. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
1. The brother and sister were __________over who would get to inherit the beach house.
A. at large B. at odds C. at a standstill D. at a loose end
2. Jack: “I’d rather stay at home.”
Tim: “_________”
A. Would you? B. Wouldn’t you? C. Had you? D. Hadn’t you?
3. After a six- year relationship, Martha and Billy have decided to _____.
A. break the bank B. turn the page C. tie the knot D. make the grade
4. Scientists are predicting that the volcano might erupt so people have been _____ from the area.
A. escaped B. emigrated C. exported D. evacuated
5. Jack discovered that his home had been___________ by burglars.
A. annihilated B. ransacked C. eliminated D. exterminated
6. The automobile had its windows_________ in the collision yesterday.
A. smash B. to be smashed C. smashed D. smashing
7. There was no one downstairs; so he turned off the lights again and decided that she ____________
imagined things.
A. must have B. should have C. can’t have D. needn’t have
8. “But so,” I told him, “ you’re my own_________.”
A. heart to heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skin and bone
9. Some people enjoy training; for others it is only a _________ to an end.
A. means B. method C. way D. tool
10. Unfortunately, not all of us obtain our just____________ in this life.
A. demands B. deserts C. gains D. wins
11. It was felt that the new bonus for increased production would provide and ________ to work overtime.
A. incitement B. attraction C. initiative D. incentive.
12. Remember not to cough or sneeze at the table.________, excuse yourself.
A. For necessary B. As necessary C. With all need D. If need be
13. “ Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning”. Haven’t you heard the news? His wife gave
birth to a baby boy early this morning”
A. very proud B. exhausted C. extremely pleased D. extremely dazed
14. _________ it were well paid, I would accept this proposal.
A. Providing B. If only C. But for D. Unless
15. .Professor Baker was an ______________ on the greenhouse effects.
A. author B. authority C. authorized D. authorship
16. Little Deon : “This herb smells horrible!” Mommy:___________, it will do you a power of good.
A. Be that as it may B. Come what may
C. How much horrible is it D. Whatever it smells
17. _____________, we probably would have arrived at the airport in time.
A. Had not we stopped for gas B. If we had stopped for gas
C. Had it not been for our stop for gas D. If not for having been stopped for gas
18. _____________ to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.
A. Although is invisible B. Even though it invisible
C. Despite invisible D. Although invisible
19. Householders were told not to use hose-pipes as a(n)____________ against a serious water shortage .
A. preparation B. precaution C. attempt D. provision
20. The inflation rate in Greece is five times ___________ my country,” he said. .
A. as much as B. as high as that in C. more than D. as many as that in
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2. Read the passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. There is ONE example at the beginning.
( 10 points)

TAKE CARE IN THE SUN

The Sun should be (0) enjoying but overexposure can cause sunburnt, leading to mature skin ageing and increased
risk of skin cancer. It is the ultraviolet rays which cause this; even in the UK they can damage your skin, but UV is
much more powerful the nearer the equator you go. You must stay out of the sun during the two hours around
midday, use shade at other times, the sun hat and tight woven but loose clothing. Protective creams suitable for
your skin type can help protect unavoidably exposing parts of the body. A farther related risk is heart stroke,
caused by overheating. Avoid strenuous activity during the hot hours and make sure you drink plenty of non-
alcohol drinks (best is water which has been boiled or soft drink from sealed cans or bottles) to replace body fluid.

Your answers:
0.enjoying->enjoyed
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. Write your answer in the box
provided. ( 10 points)

1. His business has gone ________, and he has lost everything.

2. "Please, don't forget that this is only ________ you and me."
3. His abstinence ________ caffeine lasted only two months.
4. This watch used to belong to my great-great- grandfather. It’s been handed ________from father to son for five
generations.
5. I’ve got to drive, so I think I’d better stick ________orange juice, thanks all the same
6. Doctors hold________ little hope of her recovering.
7. We are having our living room done________.
8. Her part-time job brings her________ a hundred dollars a week.
9. In England, single people have much greater ease in moving ________ in search of work than married people.
10. There are plenty of exceptions ________ this view in this country.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4. Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write your answers in the spaces
provided below. ( 10 points)

We are (1. SURE) ______ by the experts that we are, as a species, designed for face-to-face
communication. But does that really mean having every meeting in person? Ask the bleary-eyed sales team
this question as they struggle (2.LABOUR) ___________ through their weekly teambuilding session and
that answer is unlikely to be in the (3. AFFIRM) ___________. Unless you work for a very small business
or have an (4. EXCEPT) ___________ high boredom threshold, you doubtless spend more time sitting in
meetings than you want to. Of course, you could always follow business guru Archie Norman’s example.
He liked to express (5. SOLID) ___________ with customers queuing at the checkout by holding
management meetings standing up.
Is email a realistic (6. ALTERNATIVE) ___________? It’s certainly a powerful tool for
disseminating information, but as a meeting substitute it’s seriously flawed. Words alone can cause trouble.
We’re all full of (7. INTENTION) ___________ that can be (8.SECURE) ____________ triggered by
others and people are capable of reading anything they like into an email.
There is also a (9.TEND) ___________ for email to be used by people who wish to avoid ‘real’
encounters because they don’t want to be (10.FRONT) ___________ with any awkwardness.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

C. READING (60 points)

Part 1. For questions 1-15, read the article below and then decide which answer best fits each space. (15
points)
WE REALLY CAN TELL IF WE ARE BEING WATCHED
 Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going around for
years. However, few (0) ____________ have been made to investigate the phenomenon scientifically.
Now, with the completion of the largest ever study of the so-called staring effect, there is impressive
evidence that this is a recognizable and (1) __________ sixth sense. The study (2) ___________hundreds
of children. For the experiments, they sat with their eyes (3) ____________ so they could not see, and with
their backs to other children, who were told to either stare at them or look away. Time and time again the
results showed that the children who could not see were able to (4) __________ when they were being
stared at. In a (5) ____________ of more than 18,000 trials (6) ____________ worldwide, the children (7)
____________ sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment was
repeated with the (8) __________precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the
room, (9) ____________ from the starers by the windows. This was done just in case there was some (10)
_________ going on with the children telling each other whether they were looking or not.
0. A. tries B. tests C. attempts D. aims
1. A. genuine B. accepted C. received D. sure
2. A. involved B. contained C. comprised D. enclosed
3. A. shaded B. wrapped C. masked D. covered
4. A. find B. notice C. tell D. reveal
5. A. sum B. collection C. mass D. total
6. A. worked over B. worked through C. carried on D. carried out
7. A. correctly B. exactly C. thoroughly D. perfectly
8. A. attached B. added C. connected D. increased
9. A. separated B. parted C. split D. divided
10. A. pretending B. lying C. cheating D. deceiving

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2. Read the article below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in
each gap. (15 points)
THE TOUGHEST RUNNERS
There are a few runners who have completed every London Marathon since the first race in 1981.
They are the toughest runners of all. These athletes, (1) ____________ honour of both their mental and
physical strength, have been given a permanent entry in the event for the rest of their lives, provided that
they do not miss a year. Other people have run the race faster or under greater handicaps, (2)
____________ these are athletes with a mission. For (3) ____________, the annual event is a way of life,
not just a worthy fund-raising exercise or a single challenge. Bill O’Connor is one of these runners. In his
case, running is a daily ritual which began in New Zealand (4) ____________ , as a youngster, he pounded
along the wet sand on the edge of the Tasman Sea. Now aged fifty, and working as a mathematics teacher
at a school in London, he retains his fascination (5) ____________the London Marathon and the activity of
running. He says, “When the first London Marathon was held, I thought (6) ____________ myself that
here was a challenge. I thought that if there was only going to be one race, I wanted to have run in it.” But
the London Marathon went (7) ____________ to become the most impressive success story in British sport
and Bill O’Connor has been a constant part of it. (8) ____________ he ever felt that he would fail to
finish? “In 1985. It was a beautiful day and I started running much (9) ____________ fast for the first mile
and got worried. So I slowed down for the next mile. Yet (10) ____________I expected I would take at
least four hours , I finished in two hours thirty-four minutes and twenty-nine seconds”. It is his best time so far.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

D. WRITING (40 points)

Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it means exactly the same as the
sentences printed before it. (10 points)
1. Both of the lifts were out of order.
 Neither _________________________________________________________________
2. You should have called the doctor at once.
 It was _________________________________________________________________
3. Money is of no value on a desert island.
 Money counts ___________________________________________________________
4. There’s nothing more be done about this matter.
 Nothing more ___________________________________________________________
5. Marie distrusts modern technology strongly.
 Marie has ______________________________________________________________
Part 2. Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets so that the meaning stays the same. (10 points)
1. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed LEAF
__________________________________________________________
2. I assume you ‘re hungry. GRANTED
__________________________________________________________
3. It was raining cats and dogs. TORRENTS
__________________________________________________________
4. At first the new computer made me feel a bit afraid. AWE
__________________________________________________________
5. The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept TERMS
__________________________________________________________