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SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc
mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu
nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
Part 1. You will hear a woman from a job agency giving information to a man about work in a
restaurant. For questions 1-5, complete the form below by writing NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR
A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on
the answer sheet. (10 points)

WORKING AT MILO’S RESTAURANTS

Benefits
• (1) _________ provided for all staff
• (2) _________ during weekdays at all Milo’s Restaurants
• (3) _________ provided after midnight

Personal specification
• Must be prepared to work well in a team

Your answer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. You will hear a recording a nutritionist called Penny Flack talking about the effects of health
and diet in some countries around the world. For questions 6-10, decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on
the answer sheet. (10 points)
EATING FOR HEALTH
6. A quarter of Europeans and Americans are now said to be obese.
7. American politicians have been discussing how to tackle the causes and consequences of obesity.

8. High-fat cheese and meat is causing the French to become obese.

9. Heart disease is becoming more common in Japan and Greenland.
10. Scientists have discovered that a number of spices used in Indian cooking can improve brain health.
Your answer
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: You will hear part of an interview with two graphic designers called Anita Dickinson and Joe
Connolly in which they talk about going freelance. For questions 11-15, choose the answers which fit
best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided
on the answer sheet. (10 points)
11. Anita admits feeling unsure about leaving her job with a big company because
A. she lacked sufficient experience in her field.
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C. she doubted her ability to work for herself.
D. she was anxious about the opinion of her colleagues.
12. What does Joe say about when he first started working freelance?
A. It was more complicated than he'd expected.
B. He resented having less free time than before.
C. It was necessary to have the right attitude to work.
D. He found it easy to find clients through his website.
13. Joe confesses that having to work at home on his own is
A. a relief after working in a busy office.
B. a cause of loneliness for him at times.
C. something that he avoids as much as possible.
D. something that he thought he would dislike.
14. Anita and Joe agree that keeping up to date with trends is
A. less important than being a specialist in one area.
B. difficult when balanced against other demands on time.
C. one of the most enjoyable sides of their work.
D. not as challenging as they'd expected it to be.
15. What does Joe think is the reason for his success as a freelancer?
A. He has effective negotiating skills.
B. He makes sure he has good relations with clients.
C. He gets plenty of personal recommendations.
D. He offers his services at the right price.

Your answer
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4. You will listen to a recording about building Panama Canal. For questions 16-25, complete
the summary by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (20 points)
Although the construction of the Panama Railroad significantly shortened to the trip from
America's west coast to East, there was an urgent need to build canal through the (16) ....................... (48
km).
The first attempt to carry out this (17) .......................was under the leadership of French diplomat
Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1881. Lesseps’s recent triumph building the Suez Canal made him overconfident
and he insisted on building a sea-level canal across Panama. Futile excavation efforts were buried under
constant landslides, (18) ......................., (19) ......................., and tropical diseases took the lives of
thousands of workers and the French abandoned the project.
Despite having considered building a canal through Nicaragua, sensing the opportunity, President
Teddy Roosevelt went straight to the Panamanians to have negotiations. With (20).......................from the
U.S., Panama launched a coup in 1903, won independence and (21).......................to begin construction
of the canal. In order to avoid their predecessor's mistakes, the U.S. would raise the sea up the mountain
instead of cutting the mountain down to sea level, by building (22) .......................which separated the
canal into (23) ....................... with different water levels. When a ship entered, each
(24) .......................would open, lowering the water level in the next chamber, while raising the ship and
allowing it to move on.
Panama was a lock-type canal with three on the Atlantic side and two on the Pacific, raising
traversing ships 26 meters above sea level. A massive (25) .......................would be required to operate
this lock system. With this innovative plan, the Americans didn't need to excavate the entire mountain.
Though, over 5,000 workers died because of accidents and diseases.
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16. 17. 18. 19. 20

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 points)

Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (20
points)
26. The new school complex cost ___________ the city council had budgeted for.
A. almost twice as much as B. twice more by far than
C. just twice as much as D. twice much more than
27. Both of the jobs I've been are fantastic opportunities - I'm in such ___________ !
A. an array B. a quandary C. a grudge D. a dwelling
28. All the candidates were good, but Emma had the ___________ over the others.
A. point B. cut C. blade D. edge
29. I'm ___________ to my boss and no one else.
A. privileged B. accountable C. controlled D. dependable
30. The board proposes that the majority of this year's profits ___________ in new product
development.
A. to be invested B. invest C. will be invested D. be invested
31. It is a hard and ___________ rule that to have a successful career in this industry requires great
dedication.
A. rapid B. speedy C. swift D. fast
32. I feel ___________ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the
decision.
A. my duty B. it my duty C. this my duty D. that my duty
33. Imagine the Internet ___________ created. Our lives would be so different, don't you think?
A. wasn't B. to not have been C. not to be D. hadn't been
34. - "It's strange Patt never learned to swim, isn't it?".
- " ___________ she grew up by the sea, it's incomprehensible."
A. On account of B. Given that C. In a sense D. Even if
35. The publicist claims that ___________ of the CD have already been sold.
A. some 30.000 copies B. many the 30.000 copies
C. a few of 30.000 copies D. a lot of 30.000 copies
36. Sharon is such a positive person. She ___________ her problems whatever they are.
A. tightens the screws on B. takes a large bite of
C. makes light of D. eats into
37. We looked in every ___________ and cranny for the missing ring, but we couldn't find it anywhere.
A. hole B. gap C. niche D. nook
38. The cake recipe says to add as much milk as necessary to the mixture to reach the right ____.
A. compatibility B. consumption C. consistency D. conversion
39. The football stadium was illuminated by ___________.
A. floodlights B. flashlights C. searchlights D. spotlights
40. It was ___________ a victory that even Smith's fans couldn't believe it.
A. such surprising B. surprising enough C. so surprising D. too surprising
41. The noise of the traffic ___________ the child's cries.

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42. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were ___________ after weeks of intense
negotiations.
A. rebuilt B. restored C. repositioned D. replaced
43. ___________ , watching every our move.
A. A tall man at the back of the room stood B. Stood a tall man at the back of the room
C. Stood at the back of the room a tall man D. At the back of the room stood a tall man
44. I found the training exhausting as the coach always pushed us to the ___________.
A. limit B. restriction C. border D. frontier
45. Just look at the way he goes round giving people orders. He's getting a bit too big for his
___________ if he asks me.
A. trousers B. brains C. braces D. boots
Your answers
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

Part 2. For questions 46-55, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your
answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
46. The main reason I believe children shouldn’t be exposed to violence in TV is that they’re so
___________ at that age. IMPRESS
47. I’m a bit of a ___________, so I can spend all day agonizing over which choice of two words to use.
PERFECT
48. There’s a ___________ difference between photography and still-life drawing. QUALITY
49. I used to think I could change the world, but then ___________ set in when I reached my early
thirties. ILLUSION
50. Do you really think your plans are going to come to ___________? FRUIT
51. When confronted with a mass of red tape, many people feel a sense of __________. POWER
52. I really believe that it would be a major mistake to ___________ any drugs that are currently illegal.
CRIME
53. The Pet Shop Boys’ sound is ___________ and unique. IMITATE
54. Now the government’s _________ the papers, we can find out what really happened. CLASS
55. I know it’s a bit annoying but there’s no need to ___________ to such an extent. ACT

Your answer
56. 47. 48. 49.
50. 51. 52. 53.
54. 55.

Part 3. For questions 56-65, complete each of the following sentences with suitable preposition(s).
Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
56. These carrots have shrivelled ___________ a bit so I think I’ll throw them out.
57. I don’t know how I’m going to summon ___________ the courage to tell Dad.
58. I’m sure how the accident came ___________ but I suspect someone was being careless.
59. He put the car ___________ gear and drove off.
60. I’ve met Nicole Kidman ___________ the flesh. I even shook her hand.
61. The unforeseen expense on the new house ate ___________ my savings, but it was worth it.

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hour.
63. I wish you wouldn’t fly ___________ me like that every time I make a mistake.
64. She had her heart ___________ her mouth all the time the firemen were trying to rescue her child
from the building.
65. After the flood, hundreds of volunteers came ___________ with offers of assistance.
Your answers

56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

SECTION C: READING (60 points)

Part 1. For questions 66-75, read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C, or D) best
fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15 points)
Those who opt for a vegetarian diet must usually weigh up a variety of aspects concerning the
nutritional (66) ___________ of vegetables and the adequacy of vegetarian meals in terms of the number
of (67) ___________ provided to the body. Vegetarianism is not a new concept, rather an ancient custom
which evolved in the Far East cultures on ethical or religious grounds.
In today's world, it has been undertaken by many followers who for a variety of reasons believe
the vegetarian diet more preferable to that containing meat. For example, there's the theory that animal
meat wasn't originally a component of the staple human diet as mankind evolved from foragers who later
(68) ___________ a taste for flesh. Hence, our (69)___________ ancestors are alleged to have had a
substantial (70) _______________ __ of proteins and vitamins from natural vegetation rather than from
the meat of hunted game. What's more, human teeth don't (71) ___________ much resemblance to those
of animal carnivores, and neither is our digestive system (72) ___________ to the meat eaters’ one.
Apart from the enforced vegetarianism of underdeveloped communities where populations
deprived of animal protein (73) ___________ the natural vegetation, there's a rising acceptance of the
vegetarian diet which ceases to be regarded as an eccentricity. (74) ___________ from animal food, be it
for religious, economic or humanitarian reasons, has been a quickly spreading custom as, surprisingly,
the vegetarian diet needn’t be dull or deficient. Yet, it does involve taking good (75) ___________ to
supply the body with a sufficient quantity of nutrients derived from corn, seeds and cereals.
66. A. profit B. rate C. value D. esteem
67. A. nutrients B. foods C. cuisines D. condiments
68. A. generated B. acquired C. instituted D. accustomed
69. A. primeval B. antiquated C. archaic D. obsolete
70. A. output B. offset C. upturn D. intake
71. A. infer B. assume C. bear D. pertain
72. A. equivalent B. reminiscent C. evocative D. synonymous
73. A. play down on B. come in for C. fall back on D. get on for
74. A. Resistance B. Defiance C. Hindrance D. Abstention
75. A. precautions B. resolutions C. proceeds D. measurements

Your answers
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Part 2. For questions 76-85, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and
write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15 points)
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 ALTERNATIVE FAST FOOD
It is generally agreed upon that fast food is a great solution to the problem of what to eat.
However, it is (76) ___________ as less nutritional than a healthy meal, which is what growing children
need. For years, nutritionists have been trying to get children into the (77)___________ of eating healthy
food. Without a doubt, this has not been easy, getting in (78) ___________ that they have to compete
with numerous fast food restaurants which are very popular with young people.
Nutritionists have lately come up with an idea which could (79) ___________ to be successful.
This involves (80) ___________ children how to cook and in the process to enjoy the taste of fresh food.
In the long (81) ___________, this may keep them off fast food. There are already a number of school
projects throughout Britain that are experimenting with the idea. They begin making vegetarian pizza -
both the dough and the topping. Many children were impressed with their own home-made pizzas. (82)
___________ they compared their pizzas with ready-made ones, the differences were noticeable. They
found the (83) ___________ greasy and not as delicious as the homemade ones. Throughout the lesson,
the children learn about the quality and become skillful in the different techniques involved in cooking.
They become interested in cooking and in no (84) ___________ they even learn how to look after
themselves by eating nutritious food.
Finally, nutritionists would like to get children cooking at home, too. It may be messy, but, it's
also an (85) ___________ for parents to spend quality time with their children.

Your answers
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

Part 3. For questions 86-95, read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of the
following questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer
sheet. (15 points)
At home with books
In an age when literature is increasingly going digital, books hold a curious role in some people’s
homes. There are few purchases which, once used, are placed on proud display and carted around as
families move from place to place. And yet that’s precisely what sometimes happens with books, despite
the existence of a digital equivalent. After all, both the music industry and other aspects of the print
media have felt the heat of virtual competition – why not books? Part of the explanation for this may lie
in the fact that, when it comes to the crunch, nosing around someone’s bookshelves is interesting. ‘You
can tell a lot about someone by their collection of books,’ says Doug Jeffers, owner of a London
bookstore.
It’s not just the quantity of titles on display, however, that speaks volumes; generation,
occupation, political leanings, leisure pursuits (even where they go on holiday) – clues to all of these
abound, if you care to analyse the contents of someone’s bookshelves, and even casual visitors aren’t
slow to form judgements. Evidence of this manifested itself when the President of the USA made an
informal call on the English Prime minister at home recently, and for some reason the pair posed for
photos in the kitchen. One of the snapshots was subsequently released to the press, and widely published.
There then ensued much speculation as to how the complete works of Shakespeare had ended up on the
shelf in the background rather than a cookery book.
Household stylist Abigail Hall agrees. ‘I often style houses for sale and you’d be amazed how important
the contents of the bookcase can be.’ Apparently, people use such clues to form judgements about the
type of person who lives in a property that’s up for sale, and this may affect how they feel about going
ahead with the purchase. Perhaps we all seek out others whose tastes in such matters match our own, and
we can imagine living happily in a space that like-minded people have made homely. And even if we’re
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paperbacks read on the beach might be better put away in a cupboard, whilst the unopened classics are
destined for display.
For the interior designer, however, the art of reputation-management-via-bookshelf is not the only
issue. Books can also become an interactive display tool. ‘They can almost be sculptural in that they offer
a physical presence,’ explains Abigail Hall. ‘It’s not just about stacking them on a bookcase, it’s how you
stack them. I’ve seen books arranged by colour, stacked on top of each other. Once I saw a load of
coffee-table books piled up to become a coffee table in themselves. Books define a space, if you have
some books and a comfy chair, you’ve immediately created an area.’ It’s a trick of which countless
hotels, cafés and waiting rooms for fee-paying clients are only too aware. Placing a few carefully-chosen
books atop coffee tables is about creating an ambiance. No one actually engages with the content.
And this principle can be transferred to the home ‘I’ve not actually read any of them. I just love
the bindings.’ So said the actress, Davinia Taylor, earlier this year when she decided to put her house on
the market – complete with its carefully-sourced collection of classic books. Rarely removed from their
perch on a bookcase in the living room, their primary purpose was to disguise Taylor’s walk-in fridge.
And so, with the fridge no longer destined to be a feature in her life, the books were deemed redundant.
Perhaps, then, the future of books lies in this. With more and more being bought in the undeniably
handier digital format, the first casualties of the tangible variety are likely to be the beach-read
paperbacks – the ones that, if you invite Abigail Hall around, would be relegated to the garage anyway.
But given the uses to which we put our other tomes – whether they’re deployed to show off, look pretty,
or create an atmosphere – the odds of them hanging around look good. The kudos of great work is still
there, and there’s nothing like being, and being seen to be, in possession of the real thing.
86. What is the writer’s main aim in the first paragraph?
A. seeking to account for a seemingly illogical perspective.
B. questioning our assumptions about people’s behaviour.
C. drawing our attention to an ongoing process.
D. outlining the reasons for shifts in priorities.
87. It can be implied from the passage that:
A. The appeal of non-digital books is a sound answer to the important roles of them.
B. The number of books displayed on the shelves is a manifestation of the casualness of their owner.
C. A person’s characteristics may be well reflected in the non-digital books he has.
D. What is written in the books one possesses may unveil hidden depths of them.
88. The example of what happened after the release of a photo featuring two political figures serves to
illustrate:
A. the revealing quality of photoshoots
B. people’s curiosity about private lives of politicians
C. the attractiveness of unusual features in a photo
D. books’ faculty for grabbing people’s attention
89. Described in the passage is a tendency for people to:
A. forge a relationship with people having the same tastes.
B. reach their own conclusions based on a person’s bookshelf
C. showcase their wealth by displaying unused classic books.
D. take an interest in reading books with paper cover.
90. As can be deduced from the passage, in hotels or cafés, considerable importance is attached to:
A. incentivizing visitors to read books on the shelf.
B. establishing an atmosphere with the aid of well-placed books.
C. charging customers a considerable sum of money for using books.
D. piling books according to categorization of their colours.
91. The phrase “this principle” most probably refers to:
A. the use of books to create a climate without paying much heed to the content of those on show
B. the arrangement of books in order of content to impress visitors right from their arrival at a place

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D. the interactivity of books which can be of assistance to the formation of an ambiance within a
house
92. What can be said about books in the case of Davinia Taylor?
A. They were not regarded as reflections of her taste in reading.
B. Their titles were inappropriately selected for display.
C. Their presence was indispensable to the house she intends to sell.
D. They fell into disuse as there was no longer a need for another item.
93. Given the current situation, the writer suggests that:
A. paperbacks are definitely the most vulnerable to redundancy.
B. technology has raised the number of books purchased.
C. there remains a likelihood that non-digital books are put on display.
D. owning a tangible item is a tantalising thing.
94. In the passage as a whole, the writer’s primary aim is most probably to:
A. elucidate the arguments in favour of non-digital books.
B. foreshadow the decline of paperbacks.
C. express a sanguine view regarding the future of non-digital books.
D. avert any attempts by other people to defame books.
95. Which of the following adjectives best describe a characteristic of this passage?
A. well-supported B. well-rounded C. well-appointed D. well-turned
Your answers
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
91. 92. 93. 94. 95.

Part 4. For questions 96-105, read the passage and do the following tasks. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15 points)
The Hollywood Film Industry
A. This chapter examine the ‘Golden Age' or the Hollywood film studio system and explores how
a particular kind of filmmaking developed during this period in US film history. It also focuses on the
two key elements which influenced the emergence of the classic Hollywood studio system: the advent of
sound and the business idea of vertical integration. In addition to its historical interest, inspecting the
growth of the studio system may offer clues regarding the kinds of struggles that accompany the growth
of any new medium. It might, in fact, be intriguing to examine which changes occurred during the
growth of the Hollywood studio, and compare those changes to contemporary struggles in which
production companies are trying to define and control emerging industries, such as online film and
interactive television.
B. The shift of the industry away from 'silent’ films began during the late 1920s. Warner Bros’
1927 film- The Jazz Singer was the first to feature synchronized speech, and with it came a period of
turmoil for the industry. Studios now had proof that 'talkie' films would make them money, but the
financial investment this kind of filmmaking would require, from new camera equipment to new
projection facilities, made the studios hesitant to invest at first. In the end, the power of cinematic sound
to both move audiences and enhance the story persuaded studios that talkies were worth investing in.
Overall, the use of sound in film was well-received by audiences, but there were still many technical
factors to consider, Although full integration of sound into movies was complete by 1930, it would take
somewhat longer for them to regain their stylistic elegance and dexterity. The camera now had to be
encased in a big, clumsy, unmovable soundproof box. In addition, actors struggled, having to direct their
speech to awkwardly-hidden microphones in huge plants, telephones or even costumes.
C. Vertical integration is the other key component in the rise of the Hollywood studio system. The
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(making the film), distribution (getting the film out to people) and exhibition (owning the theaters in
major cities where films were shown first). Five studios, ‘The Big Five', worked to achieve vertical
integration through the late 1940s, owning vast real estate on which to construct elaborate sets. In
addition, these studios set the exact terms of films release dates and patterns. Warner Bros, Paramount,
20th Century Fox, MGM and RKO formed this exclusive club. ‘The Little Three' studios - Universal
Columbia and United Artists - also made pictures, but each lacked one of the crucial elements of vertical
integration. Together these eight companies operated as a mature oligopoly, essentially running the entire
market.
D. During the Golden Age, the studios were remarkably consistent and stable enterprises, due in
large part to long-term management heads - the infamous ‘movie moguls’ who ruled their kingdoms with
iron fists. At MGM, Warner Bros and Columbia, the same men ran their studios for decades. The rise of
the studio system also hinges on the treatment of stars, who were constructed and exploited to suit a
studio’s image and schedule. Actors were bound up in seven-year contracts to a single studio, and the
studio boss generally held all the options. Stars could be loaned out to other production companies at any
time. Studio bosses could also force bad rules on actors, and manipulate every single derail of stars’
images with their mammoth in-house publicity departments. Some have compared the Hollywood studio
system to a factory, and it is useful to remember that studios were out to make money first and art
second.
E. On the other hand, studios also had to cultivate flexibility, in addition to characterizations of
individual studios, styles. MGM tended to put out a lot of all-star productions while Paramount excelled
in comedy and Warner Bros developed a reputation for gritty social realism. 20th Century Fox forged the
musical and a great deal of prestige biographies, while Universal specialized in classic horror movies.
F. In 1948, struggling independent movie producers and exhibitors finally triumphed in their battle
against the big studios’ monopolistic behavior. In the States versus Paramount federal decree of that year,
the studios were ordered to give up their theaters in what, is commonly referred to as ‘divestiture’-
opening the market, to smaller producers. This, coupled with the advent of television in the 1500s,
seriously compromised the studio systems influence and profits. Hence, 1930 and 1948 are generally
considered bookends to Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings bellows
List of Headings
i. The power within each studio
ii. The movie industry adapts to innovation
iii. Contrasts between cinema and other media of the time
iv. The value of studying Hollywood’s Golden Age
v. Distinguishing themselves from the rest of the market
vi. A double attack on film studios' power
vii. Gaining control of the industry
viii. The top movies of Hollywood's Golden Age.

96. Paragraph A________ 97. Paragraph B ________ 98. Paragraph C ________

99. Paragraph D ________ 100. Paragraph E ________
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In the boxes
from 101-103, write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
NOT TRUE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
101. After The Jazz Singer came out, other studios immediately began making movies with synchronized
sound.
102. There were intense competition between actors for contracts with the leading studios.

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Complete the summary below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in
the boxes from 104-105.
THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
Throughout its Golden Age, the Hollywood movie industry was controlled by a handful of studios.
Using a system known as (104)______the biggest studios not only made movies, but handled their
distribution and then finally showed them in their own theaters. These studios were often run by
autocratic bosses - men known as (105)______who often remained at the end of organizations for
decades. However, the domination of the industry by the leading studios came to an end in 1948, when
they were forced to open the market to smaller producers - a process known as divestiture.

Your answers
96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
101. 102. 103. 104. 105.

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D. WRITING (50 points)
Part 1: Chart description (20 points)
The pie charts below show the devices people in the 18 to 25 age group use to watch television in Canada
in two different years.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant. Write at least 150 words.

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SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc
mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu
nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
Part 1. A new business owner enquires about courses. Listen to the conversation and complete each
gap with no more than THREE words/number. (10 points)

West Bay Hotel – details of job

(Example) • Newspaper advert for temporary staff
• Vacancies for (1) ______
• Two shifts
• Can choose your (2) ______ (must be the same each week)
• Pay: £5.50 per hour, including a (3) ______
• A (4) ______ is provided in the hotel
• Total weekly pay: £231
• Dress: (5) ______ and dark trousers (not supplied); a jacket (supplied)
• Starting date: 28th June
• Call Jane Urwin (Service Manager) before mid-day tomorrow (Tel: 832009)
She’ll require a reference
Part 2: Listen to a lecture about the artist Franz Marc. Write Yes or No in the answer box.
(10 pts)
Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage
No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage
6. A few years ago in London, some paintings by Franz Marc were sold at record prices.
7. Almost all of Marc’s paintings feature a purple and blue horse standing in a landscape of
primary colors.
8. In The Fate of the Animals Marc seems to offer a warning of the impending Great War.
9. The art group The Blue Rider were aiming to capture the purity of style often found in
paintings by children.
10. Marc’s life ended tragically in the war in 1960 when he was killed by a grenade in France.
Your answers
6 7 8 9 10

Part 3. Listen to a piece of news and fill in the gaps using no more than FOUR WORDS OR
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NUMBER for each blank. (20 pts)
Recently in the Great Pyramids, a 100-feet long space, which is called a (1) ____________, has been
discovered lately. According to “The Nature”, this is a significant discovery to archaeology because since
the 1800s, there has been no other significant discovery like this (2) ______________ . However,
whether this can help to unravel the ancient mysteries is (3) ______________. There is no proof that a/an
4) ______________ or burial chamber can be found from this space. There may be more others like this
in the pyramid and this discovery is expected to help the researchers find out how it was built. To identify
this space, not allowed to (5) ______________ or use cameras, they had to take use of some appliances
to track (6) ______________ inside the structure. That’s not the only way the modern technology is
helping archaeologists.
Adam Low, an archaeologist, admitted to being a man with (7) _______________ the tomb of a Pharaoh,
Seti I. It can be learnt from the tomb how ancient people have different thoughts, different values and (8)
_____________. He can read the way they thought through the (9) ______________ on the walls. With
the help of technology, a dialogue crossing time can be built and become one of the most exciting
moment. “The Hall of Beauties” is, in fact, only a (10) ________________ built in a museum in
Switzerland.
SECTION B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points)
Part 1: Choose the answer that best completes each sentence. (20 pts)
1. I’ve heard that argument before and quite frankly it jusst doesn’t ...................!
A. face the music B. hit the roof C. carry weight D. hold water
2. Tim: “You are so lucky to begoing abroad for a whole semester!”
Janet: “ ..................... I’ll miss my friends and family.”
A. That is B. On account that C. All the same D. But despite
3. Unsalted butter is best for this recipe, but ............... that , margarine will do.
A. except B. failing C. for all of D. given
4. In spite of working their fingers to the ................, all the staff were made redundant.
A. nail B. edge C. flesh D. bone
5. Instead of defending traditional values, the church frequently seems _______ and irresolute.
A. far-fetched B. strong-willed C. weak-kneed D. long-awaited
6. The more expensive carpet is a good choice _______ it will last longer.
A. by means of B. due to C. in that D. in view of
7. She got a bit hot _______ the collar when a colleague started criticizing her work.
A. under B. on C. beyond D. from
8. Employees of the company are forbidden to ________ information about the secret formula.
A. betray B. divulge C. portray D. unveil
9. Jack _______and can usually let us know what the boss’s mood is.
A. turns a blind eye B. plays it by ear
C. keeps his ear to the ground D. is all ears
10.It sounds like you let people take advantage of you ________, you need to learn to be more assertive.
A. Otherwise B. If only C. What if D. If so
11. It was a hot summer day and ice cream salesmen were doing a ________trade.
A. busy B. lucrative C. bustling D. roaring
12. My mother had to take private pupils in order to ___________ her salary as a teacher.
A. augment B. expand C. complete D. inflate
13. I found the last scene extremely ……… and particularly well-directed.
A. pathetic B. sympathetic C. pitiful D. moving
14. Lauren is often labelled easy-going as she tends to appear mild and relaxed rather than tense and
___________
A. sullen B. likeable C. humorous D. excitable
15. The two boys really …………… it off from the moment they met.

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16. I picked up these ___________from the travel agents today. They have a great offer on cruises to
Turkey for the end of April!
A. leaflets B. manifestoes C. brochures D. programmes
17. I had a strong ___________ that a disaster would occur, and it did.
A. premonition B. prediction C. forethought D. anticipation
18. Because of the dominance of retail chain-stores, most shopping centers show the same bland
_______ and no imagination.
A. similarity B. likeness C. equality D. uniformity
19. She wears the most _______ color combinations you could ever imagine.
A. hiding B. hideout C. hidebound D. hideous
20. It would help _______ me, if you could go to the Post Office for me.
A. totally B. absolutely C. enormously D. largely
Part 2. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets. (10 pts)
1. The building looks a bit _________ from the outside but it’s quite traditional inside. (FUTURE)
2. She was charged with being disorderly and ____________. (INTOXICANT)
3. The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was___________ by the government. The real
figures go up every minute. (ESTIMATE)
4. They exchanged ___________ for a few minutes before saying goodbye. (PLEASANT)
5. There is a decline in the __________ of cigarette smoking among young men. (PREVAIL)
6. Many teachers expressed serious __________ about the new tests. (GIVE)
7. The new policy only serves to __________ the inadequacy of help for the homeless. (ACCENT)
8. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat ________ .What a shame. (HEART)
9. They paid little attention to the _______ of the pieces. (FRAGMENT)
10. Chrissy tossed the junk mail in the bin and in doing so, she _______ made a joke of the lives of
people she would. (WIT)

Part 3. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle (10 pts)
1. His fame is now _______ the wane.
2. If you want tickets to the game, you’ll have to be quick _______ the mark.
3. In matters pertaining ________ the soul, woman does not differ from man.
4. She played ________ the fact that I’d enjoyed studying Shakespeare at school and suggested that
I audition for a part.
5. It was a good offer, but he would need time to mull it ________ .
6. The Vietnamese national team has clocked _______ 8 gold medals in the Martial arts events.
7. If the school reins _______its expenditure on research and development, the quality, as a whole,
will be affected.
8. It’s generally agreed that the primary responsibility for the child’s education should rest_______
the family.
9. During the violent storm, the little boats strained _______ their anchors at the mercy of the
breaking waves.
10. Students are demanding equal rights for men and women, and several newspapers have taken
_______ their cause.
III. READING (60 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15 pts)

The war on drugs in the United States is a (n) (1) ______ battle that has, as of recent times,
reached (2) ______ levels. In every city and state across the nation, law enforcement officials are
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achieved mixed results.
A growing amount of money is being devoted to the (5) ______ of the war on drugs as time
progresses. At last count, 19. 2 billion dollars was being spent annually on the ongoing struggle, (6)
______ of pay for law enforcement officials, education, treatment and other uses. This staggering amount
translates into a stunning 609 dollars per second.
Results are being achieved. An arrest for drug-related offenses occurs every 20 seconds, and 648
people are put in prison every day on drug-related charges. These numbers illustrate the prevailing tactic
used by the U. S. government in the war against drug-going after the people supporting the industry. By
removing both the suppliers and purchasers of illegal drugs, it is hoped that the industry will collapse by
itself, through the (7) ______ of supply and demand.
Aside from directly arresting those individuals responsible for the selling and purchasing of
illegal drugs, the United States has also (8) ______ on a campaign to take away the tools by which the
drugs are used, primarily in the form of needles. To this end, there has been a recent federal ban on
needle exchanges intended to restrict access to the tools necessary for the use of some illegal drugs.
This program has drawn harsh criticism, however, as it has resulted in the use reuse of unsanitary
needles, possibly contributing to the number of AIDS infections in drug users who would otherwise have
avoided infection by using (9) ______ needles that could have been provided, but for the federal ban.
According to a study conducted by the AIDS Prevention Studies Center of the University of California at
San Francisco, 4, 000 new infections of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, could be avoided per year if the
federal ban on needle exchanges was (10) ______. This translates into more than 10 new cases of HIV
avoided per day, a figure that causes one to pause and consider whether the war on drugs is being fought
in the best manner possible.

1. A. escalating B. decreasing C. downhill D. ceasing

2. A. comparable B. previous C. unprecedented D. achievable
3. A. watch B. clock C. time D. tide
4. A. contribution B. attribution C. distribution D. substitution
5. A. founding B. funding C. commerce D. trading
6. A. consisting B. being consisted C. was consisted D. were consisted
7. A. elimination B. illumination C. deterioration D. escalation
8. A. joined B. participated C. embarked D. engaged
9. A. saturated B. fertile C. sterile D. barren
10. A. lifted B. raised C. aroused D. risen

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

Part 2: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (15 pts)
In most art museums, the paintings on the wall just look flat, (1) ______ sometimes visitors come across
an image that appears to be three-dimensional. The artist has cleverly used colors, lines, and shading to
give the painting some depth, making it more (2) ______. The artistic technique of creating three-
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invisible. A new (3) ______ for this is camouflage art. In nature, there are major benefits to using
camouflage to blend (4) ______ with the surroundings. Becoming invisible, or at (5) ______ being
harder to see on the ground or in a tree allows insects and animals to hide from things that might eat
them. It also allows them to get close (6) ______ to surprise other insects or smaller animals that they
want to catch and eat. Artists are not hiding or preparing to attack. (7) ______, they are using the idea of
camouflage to make urban spaces look nicer or to make statements with their art. Sometimes they just do
it (8) ______ fun. Artists can make these things more interesting and in some cases make them (9)
______ visible. In many urban areas, large buildings have been painted with amazing murals that trick
our eyes. Thus, ordinary brick walls are transformed into interesting (10) ______ of art. Temporary walls
put up to keep people out of a construction site can be painted like the finished building to camouflage
the site.
Your answers
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

Part 3: Read the text and do the following tasks. (15 pts)
THE ROBOTS ARE COMING - OR ARE THEY?
What is the current state of play in Artificial Intelligence?
A. Can robots advance so far that they become the ultimate threat to our existence? Some scientists say
no, and dismiss the very idea of Artificial Intelligence. The human brain, they argue, is the most
complicated system ever created, and any machine designed to reproduce human thought is bound to
fail. Physicist Roger Penrose of Oxford University and others believe that machines are physically
incapable of human thought. Colin McGinn of Rutgers University backs this up when he says that
Artificial Intelligence is like sheep trying to do complicated psychoanalysis. They just don't have the
conceptual equipment they need in their limited brains'.
B. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is different from most technologies in that scientists still understand
very little about how intelligence works. Physicists have a good understanding of Newtonian
mechanics and the quantum theory of atoms and molecules, whereas the basic laws of intelligence
remain a mystery. But a sizeable number of mathematicians and computer scientists, who are
specialists in the area, are optimistic about the possibilities. To them it is only a matter of time before
a thinking machine walks out of the laboratory. Over the years, various problems have impeded all
efforts to create robots. To attack these difficulties, researchers tried to use the 'top-down approach',
using a computer in an attempt to program all the essential rules onto a single disc. By inserting this
into a machine, it would then become self-aware and attain human-like intelligence.
C. In the 1950s and 1960s great progress was made, but the shortcomings of these prototype robots
soon became clear. They were huge and took hours to navigate across a room. Meanwhile, a fruit fly,
with a brain containing only a fraction of the computing power, can effortlessly navigate in three
dimensions. Our brains, like the fruit fly's, unconsciously recognise what we see by performing
countless calculations. This unconscious awareness of patterns is exactly what computers are
missing. The second problem is robots' lack of common sense. Humans know that water is wet and
that mothers are older than their daughters. But there is no mathematics that can express these truths.
Children learn the intuitive laws of biology and physics by interacting with the real world. Robots
know only what has been programmed into them.
D. Because of the limitations of the top-down approach to Artificial Intelligence, attempts have been
made to use a 'bottom-up' approach instead - that is, to try to imitate evolution and the way a baby
learns. Rodney Brooks was the director of MIT's Artificial Intelligence laboratory, famous for its
lumbering 'topdown' walking robots. He changed the course of research when he explored the
unorthodox idea of tiny 'insectoid' robots that learned to walk by bumping into things instead of

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Brooks' insectoid robots are on Mars gathering data for NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration), running across the dusty landscape of the planet. For all their successes in
mimicking the behaviour of insects, however, robots using neural networks have performed
miserably when their programmers have tried to duplicate in them the behaviour of higher organisms
such as mammals. MIT's Marvin Minsky summarises the problems of AI: 'The history of AI is sort
of funny because the first real accomplishments were beautiful things, like a machine that could do
well in a maths course. But then we started to try to make machines that could answer questions
about simple children's stories. There's no machine today that can do that.'
E. There are people who believe that eventually there will be a combination between the top-down and
bottom-up, which may provide the key to Artificial Intelligence. As adults, we blend the two
approaches. It has been suggested that our emotions represent the quality that most distinguishes us
as human, that it is impossible for machines ever to have emotions. Computer expert Hans Moravec
thinks that in the future robots will be programmed with emotions such as fear to protect themselves
so that they can signal to humans when their batteries are running low, for example. Emotions are
vital in decision-making. People who have suffered a certain kind of brain injury lose the ability to
experience emotions and become unable to make decisions. Without emotions to guide them, they
debate endlessly over their options. Moravec points out that as robots become more intelligent and
are able to make choices, they could likewise become paralysed with indecision. To aid them, robots
of the future might need to have emotions hardwired into their brains.
F. There is no universal consensus as to whether machines can be conscious, or even, in human terms,
what consciousness means. Minsky suggests the thinking process in our brain is not localised but
spread out, with different centres competing with one another at any given time. Consciousness may
then be viewed as a sequence of thoughts and images issuing from these different, smaller 'minds',
each one competing for our attention. Robots might eventually attain a 'silicon consciousness',
Robots, in fact, might one day embody an architecture for thinking and processing information that
is different from ours - but also indistinguishable. If that happens, the question of whether they really
'understand' becomes largely irrelevant. A robot that has perfect mastery of syntax, for all practical
purposes, understands what is being said.

Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter, A-F.
1. an insect that proves the superiority of natural intelligence over Artificial Intelligence
2. robots being able to benefit from their mistakes
3. many researchers not being put off believing that Artificial Intelligence will eventually be developed
4. the possibility of creating Artificial Intelligence being doubted by some academics
5. no generally accepted agreement of what our brains do
Complete the summary below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
When will we have a thinking machine?
Despite some advances, the early robots had certain (6) ______. They were given the information they
needed on a (7) ______. This was known as the 'top-down' approach and enabled them to do certain tasks
but they were unable to recognise (8) ______. Nor did they have any intuition or ability to make
decisions based on experience. Rodney Brooks tried a different (9) ______. Robots similar to those
invented by Brooks are to be found on (10) ______where they are collecting information.
Your answers
91. 92. 93. 94. 95.
96. 97. 98. 99. 100.

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There is one kind of pain for which nobody has yet found a cure—the pain that comes from the ending of
a relationship. The relationship could be a marriage, a love affair, or a deep friendship, in fact, any strong
emotional tie between two people. Such a relationship may come to an abrupt but premeditated end: or it
may simply fade away slowly as people and circumstances change. You may be the one to “break it off” ,
with a short note or a brief phone call. Or you may be on the receiving end, like the soldier who dreads
getting a “Dear john” letter from a girlfriend who has got tired of waiting. But however it ended and
whoever decided to end it, the pain is equally hard to bear. It is a sort of death, and it requires the same
period of mourning, the same time for grief.
Although there is no cure for grief, we cannot help looking for one, to ease the pain and to make us
forget our tears. We seek refuge in other relationships, we keep ourselves busy with work, we try to
immerse ourselves in our hobbies. Perhaps we start to drink more than we should to “drown our
sorrows,” or we follow the conventional advice and join a club or society. But these things only relieve
the symptoms of the illness; they cannot cure it. Moreover, we are always in a hurry to get rid of our
grief. It is as if we were ashamed of it. We feel that we should be able to “pull ourselves together.” We try
to convince ourselves, as we bite on the pillow, that we are much too old to be crying. Some people bury
their grief deep inside themselves, so that nobody will guess what they are going through. Others seek
relief by pouring their hearts out to their friends, or to anyone else who can offer a sympathetic shoulder
to cry on. But after a while, even our friends start to show their impatience, and suggest with their
reproachful glances that it is about time we stopped crying. They, too, are in a hurry for the thing to be
over.
It is not easy to explain why we adopt this attitude to emotional pain, when we would never expect
anyone to overcome physical pain simply by an effort of will power. Part of the answer must lie in the
nature of grief itself. When the love affair dies, you cannot believe that you will ever find another person
to replace the one who has gone so completely out of your life. Even after many, many months, when
you think that you have begun to learn to live without your lost love, something—a familiar place, a
piece of music, a whiff of perfume — will suddenly bring the bitter-sweet memories flooding back. You
choke back the tears and desperate, almost angry, feeling that you are no better now than the day the
affair ended.
And yet, grief is like an illness that must run its course. Memories do fade eventually, a healing skin does
start to grow over the wound, the intervals between sudden glimpses of the love you have lost do get
longer. Bit by bit, life resumes its normal flow. Such is the complexity of human nature that we can even
start to feel guilty as these things start to happen, as if it were an insult to our lost love that we can begin
to forget at all.
The important thing to admit about grief, then, is that it will take its time. By trying to convince ourselves
that it ought to be over sooner, we create an additional tension which can only make things worse. People
who have gone through the agony of a broken relationship and there are few who have not -agree that
time is the "GREAT HEALER". How much time is needed will vary from person to person, but
psychiatrist have “a rule of thumb”: grief will last as long as the original relationship lasted .The sad
thing is that ,when the breakdown occurs ,we can only stumble forward over the stones beneath out feet.
It is dark ahead, and you will feel painfully many times before we begin to see the light as the end of the
tunnel.
1. Relationships often come to an end because……………
A. the feeling of the people was not very deep.
B. people do not realize the pain they can cause.
C. people do not always stay the same.
D. very few people really know how to love.
2. One way to get over the broken relationship is to …………
A. write a “Dear john” letter. B. form new relationships
C. make a brief phone call D. try to forget the other person.
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C. find someone else D. join a club
4. Often we are ashamed when we cry because …………..
A. we think it is a childish thing to do.
B. we do not expect our unhappiness to last so long.
C. we are worried about what others will think of us
D. only children and babies cry.
5. You tell your friends about your unhappiness because…………
A. you hope it will make you feel better
B. you want them to hear the story from you
C. you feel sure that they have had similar experiences
D. you want them to feel sorry for you
6. When your friends get tired of listening to you they will ………….
A. tell you to pull yourself together
B. try to avoid your company
C. show by their expressions that they have had enough
D. help you to get over your grief
7. We are upset by reminders of our lost love because they come so……………
A. rarely. B. rapidly. C. unexpectedly. D. occasionally.
8. Memories continue to upset you, and this makes you feel that…………
A. will never get over your grief B. have no will power
C. are utterly alone D. have made no progress at all
9. If we try to recover too quickly from grief we shall make ourselves………
A. nervous B. tense C. ill D. unpopular
10. Psychiatrists tell you that grief will last as long as the original relationship. This calculation is
……………..
A. the result of scientific research B. no more than a hopeful guess
C. generally true but with many exceptions D. based on a deep understanding of human nature
IV. WRITING (50 points)
Part 1: (20 points)
The chart shows the participation in social work by men and women of the country of
Fancy from 1992 to 2000
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Part 2: Write an essay of about 350 words to express your opinion on the following issue (30 pts)
Schools are no longer necessary because children can get so much information available through
the Internet, and they can study just as well at home.
What is your own opinion?
Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
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DE 8
SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần
nghe có n hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có n hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước n hiệu nhạc kết
thúc bài nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng ếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe

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For questions 1-5, complete the form below by wri ng NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A
NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided
on the answer sheet. (10 points)
Rooms
Adelphi Room
Number of people who can sit down to eat: (1) ______
Has a gallery suitable for musicians
Can go out and see the (2) ______ in pots on the terrace
Terrace has a view of a group of (3) ______
Carlton Room
Number of people who can sit down to eat: 110
Has a (4) ______
View of the lake

Op ons
Master of Ceremonies:
Can give a speech while people are ea ng
Will provide (5) ______ if there are any problems
Accommoda on:
In the hotel rooms or cabins

Part 2. You will listen to a recording about Jupiter. For ques ons 6-10, decide whether the
following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
6. The mass of other planets combined is half of that of Jupiter.
7. A solid center is typical the feature of Jupiter.
8. The Great Red Spot has been characteris c of Jupiter for over three centuries.
9. Underneath the crusts of Calisto, Europa and Ganymede lies a huge amount of water.
10. The leading posi on in the solar system has earned Jupiter the label “King”.
Part 3. You will listen to part of an interview with two students called Jolie and Alan about a
TV series they watch called ‘The Sensing Brain’. For ques ons 11-15, choose the answer (A, B,
C or D) which ts best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
11. What point is made about a good sense of smell?
A. It is a natural ability that is hard to improve.
B. Some people have a far be er one than others.
C. It can be developed in a similar way to other abili es.
D. Some people exaggerate how poor theirs is.
12. What does Jolie say about describing perfumes?
A. Experts use a vocabulary that is hard for people to understand.
B. Some perfumes are too complex to be described.
C. Ordinary people some mes fail to use words appropriately.
D. Some perfumes require a par cularly specialist vocabulary.
13. What does Alan say about synthe c smells?
A. They are able to mislead people into believing they are natural.
B. They have a greater e ect on people than natural ones.
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D. They vary in their popularity with the public.
14. When talking about smell and the brain, Alan reveals ______.
A. his belief that humans have superior smelling abili es to some animals
B. his doubts about whether humans and animals should be compared
C. his suspicion of those who report on experiments in the media
D. his awareness of the problems of conduc ng accurate studies
15. When talking about the next episode of the programme, Jolie shows that she ______.
A. is worried about the amount of informa on there is on the internet
B. has doubts about how good the internet is for people
C. believes the internet makes her own life more di cult
D. trusts in her brain’s capacity to evaluate informa on on the internet

Part 4. You will listen to a radio presenter named Finbarr Baird discussing reports in the news
about rst-born children being the smartest siblings. For ques ons 16-25, complete the
summary by wri ng NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (20 points)
• Baird is not happy with decep ve (16) _______________ appearing in the news this week.
• According to research, the reason for rst-borns' superior performance lies in more parental
care taken of them, rather than their (17) _______________.
• Baird suggests it is natural for parents to feel (18) _______________ on the birth of their
second child and subsequent children.
• The research con rmed that rst-borns get (19) _______________ in the early days of
childhood and this gives them an advantage, which is evident from as early as one year of age.
• Such advantage is repeatedly manifested in (20) _______________.
• The research accounts for what scien sts term (21) _______________, which sees children
born later into a family being more likely to earn and achieve less.
• As a ma er of fact, it is only (22) _______________ that is missing for younger siblings at
mes; the (23) _______________ they enjoy is more or less the same as that for rst-borns.
• The conclusions drawn from the research make sense to Baird as (24) _______________ from
parents for each of their kids is dispropor onate to the number of children they have.
• Much as Baird nds the research interes ng and useful in con rming our intui ons, he is
annoyed by the (25) _______________, which is why he wants to explain the ndings clearly.

SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 points)

Part 1. For ques ons 26-45, choose the best op on A, B, C, or D to complete the following
sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the
answer sheet. (20 points)
26. At the turn of the 20th century, Edward Muybridge’s pictures of a runner ______ in every
history of photography.
A. exhibit B. show C. feature D. demonstrate
27. Sports photographers today can ______ in a single drama c moment the real emo ons of
the par cipants.
A. seize B. grasp C. capture D. secure
28. These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and o cial entertaining and are
opened to the ______ as much as these condiments allow.
A. public B. humans C. people D. strangers
29. ______, the mee ng stops here.
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C. No ques ons asked D. There being no ques on
30. He started hammering on the adjoining wall but Mary carried on ______.
A. notwithstanding B. regardless C. irrespec ve D. nevertheless
31. The scien sts ______ the fes val of Ramadan, but they were too busy with their research in
the laboratory.
A. would have liked to commemorate B. would have loved to have observed
C. would prefer to have obeyed D. would sooner have celebrated
32. James didn’t take ______ to your sugges on that she was mean with money.
A. kindly B. pleasantly C. cheerfully D. agreeably
33. My camera was stolen from my bag at the airport so I ______ a claim on my insurance.
A. had B. did C. took D. made
34. If you want a at in the center of the city, you have to pay through the ______ for it.
A. teeth B. head C. nose D. arm
35. Public television sta ons are di erent from commercial sta ons ______.
A. because they receive money di erently and di erent types of shows
B. for money and program types
C. in the areas of funding and programming
D. because the former receives money and has programs di erently from the la er
36. The company had to cough ______ a lot of money to indemnify for the vic ms in the
accident.
A. up B. out C. into D. away
37. “Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend?”
- “That’s what I was just about to suggest. Great minds ______.”
A. think alike B. think the same C. meet each other D. meet likewise
38. “Mind your business” - “______”
A. What, again? B. I don’t mind.
C. Thank you. D. All right. I didn’t mean to be noisy.
39. The book is such a ______ that I cannot put it down.
A. page-turner B. best-seller C. duvet-cover D. mind-reader
40. In the ______ of security, personnel must wear their iden ty badges at all mes.
A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance
41. In a situa on like this, there are no ______ rules. You just have to use your own discre on.
A. clear and cut B. hard and fast C. up-and-coming D. out – and –out
42. I won’t pay 80 dollars for the coat; it is not worth _______.
A. all that much B. that all much C. much that all D. that much all
43. People in this village have got an ______ appe te for news.
A. inexorable B. inevitable C. insa able D. inedible
44. As I su er from migraine, I avoid cheese and ______ like co ee, red wine and spirits which
are generally maintained to trigger and a ack.
A. s mula ons B. s mulants C. s mulus D. s mula ng
45. The horses were approaching the nishing line. They were ______.
A. neck and neck B. head and shoulder
C. head and tail D. ups and downs
Part 2. For ques ons 46-55, ll each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. Write
your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
46. For twenty- ve years, he (PAIN) ______ amassed evidence to support his hypothesis.
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48. You should prac se good personal protec on against mosquito bites to prevent
(MOSQUITO) ________ infec ons.
49. Many new immigrants have not yet (SIMILAR) ________ fully into the new culture.
50. The externalist approach focuses on the way a belief is produced in order to assess its
epistemic (CREDIT) ________.
51. We need to (CONTEXT) _______ the problem before we can understand its origin.
52. The secretary of state for Northern Ireland appeared on television to read a special
(APOLOGIZE) _______ for deten on without trial.
53. He took o his hat and a pigeon ew out. It was (GUILE) ________ a trick.
54. The building looks a bit (FUTURE) _________ from the outside but it’s quite tradi onal
inside.
55. His misunderstanding of the situa on resulted in his (COMPOSE) _________. Everyone
could make out the embarrassing remarks on his face.

Part 3. For questions 56-65, complete each of the following sentences with suitable
preposition(s). Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
56. I polished ______ the remains of that chocolate cake when I got home last night – I was so
hungry!
57. Barbara’s a nice girl but I don’t think she’s very bright. I just can’t get ______ to her.
58. My father was very active as a young man, but he doesn’t get ______ very much now.
59. One good way to drum ______ support is to get people in the neighborhood to sign a petition.
60. He tore ______ the meat with his bare hands.
61. John had his light-hearted face ______ again.
62. It often happens that a girl who has been very close to mother suddenly grows ______ from
her as she makes new friends, and her horizons widen.
63. The deal fell ______ because we couldn’t agree on a price.
64. She is ______ suspicion. Nobody would ever suspect her.
65. It was a difficult task, but we brought it ______.
SECTION C: READING (60 points)
Part 1. For questions 66-75, read the following passage and decide which op on (A, B, C, or D)
best ts each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.
(15 points)
Today, many people carry a loyalty card en tling them to (66) ______ at speci c stores.
Similar in size to a credit card, you present it when (67) ______ a purchase and a certain
number of points are then added to the card. These points can be exchanged for a wide (68)
______ range of bene ts, from free cinema ckets to cheap ights. However, a loyalty card is
not quite the (69) ______ it appears to be. The best o ers (70) ______ require a huge number
of points. To cover the cost of loyalty schemes, retailers (71) ______ up their prices and then
reduce them for card-holders only. In e ect, the price remains the same.
The advantage of the retailer is obvious – given the choice between two stores, the (72)
______ are customers will shop at the one which rewards them with points. Furthermore,
loyalty cards allow retailers to scru nise the shopping habits of customers. Each swipe of your
card (73) ______ a computer program which sends details about items you buy into a databank
of your purchase history – informa on which is (74) ______ by the retailer. Such a databank
enables a supermarket, for example, to analyse which customers frequently buy a given
product. It may then expand its range of this product with high-pro t brands. These customers
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would then receive en cing o ers in order to encourage them to try the new (75) ______ and
switch to a more expensive brand, which translates into greater pro ts for the retailer.

66. A. recessions B. pro ts C. discounts D. budgets

67. A. obtaining B. making C. performing D. doing
68. A. range B. display C. extent D. spread
69. A. loan B. value C. business D. bargain
70. A. invariably B. reliably C. steadily D. decidedly
71. A. bank B. size C. bump D. pick
72. A. bets B. cards C. dice D. odds
73. A. embarks B. triggers C. commences D. originates
74. A. exploited B. pro ted C. bene ted D. capitalised
75. A. retail B. marke ng C. merchandise D. commerce

Part 2. For ques ons 76-85, ll each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word
and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15
points)
There are techniques that exist which can improve memory, the most popular of which must be
mnemonics, or ways to (76) ______ informa on into a form that aids reten on in the brain.
Those who have di culty memorising facts, for example, can (77) ______ the informa on by
using a memorable phrase. A famous example is “Richard of York gave ba le in vain”, (78)
______ each word replaces a colour of the rainbow star ng with the same colour. Mnemonics
(79) ______ because our brains nd it easier to retain informa on that is surprising, personal or
humorous, than that (80) ______ is abstract and impersonal. Associa on also plays an
important part in helping us recall informa on. This technique involves crea ng something
memorable to (81) ______ the informa on you want. For instance, by (82) ______ a picture or
word in your language to a word in the foreign language that you are trying to learn, the visual
or verbal (83) ______ can help you remember the word. Recollec on of facts is obviously easier
if you know your par cular learning style so that you can (84) ______ your clues. As anyone who
has had to create a password knows, easily-remembered informa on is informa on that is
personally meaningful. The best passwords are those that have a (85) ______ signi cance for
their users, but whose meaning would ba e anyone else. There are lots of tricks to try; the
most important thing is to remember to use them.

Part 3. For ques ons 86-95, read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of
the following ques ons. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes provided on
the answer sheet. (15 points) (CAE COMPLETE)

TEENAGER SELF-PORTRAITS
When The Times invited anyone aged 11 to 18 to submit a self-potrait, the response
was phenomenal.
You were interested in how your face and hair looked. We were interested in honesty,
courage and lack of self-consciousness. And on Monday our mutual concerns met. A panel of
judges that included a professor of drawing, Stephen Farthing; the Turner prize-winning ar st
Grayson Perry; and myself, an art cri c, assembled to assess the entries for the Tate Times
Drawing Challenge. The compe on invited anyone from 11 to 18 10 pick up their pencils and
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 submit a self-portrait, the best of which would be displayed in the Tate. There were more than
1,000 entries.
A self-portrait can be about ruthless honesty. But equally, it can be all about ways of
deceiving. Ar sts can rival actors when it comes to obscuring or making themselves look be er.
Think of the di erence between that public face that you prac se in the mirror and that
embarrassing grimace in the
camera snap. The construc on of an image involves dozens of decisions. To study a self-portrait
is to understand how an ar st wants to be seen. In the case of young people, it would seem that
for every pre y-faced teenager who would like to imagine themselves as some so -focus
fashion model there is another who is keen for the world to know that they are lurking alone
and misunderstood in their rooms. Despite all the worst inten ons, a self-portrait reveals how
its si er sees the world.
The judges were looking for a vision that seemed enlivening or truthful, courageous or
unselfconsciously fresh. Some mes the panel burst out laughing at the sheer exuberance -
though that was mostly in the work of the younger entrants before the toothy grins gave way to
grimacing teenage angst. There were pictures of young people doing anything from brushing
their teeth, to donning funny hats to listening to iPods. But the most interes ng images were
less self-consciously presented: it was as if the si ers had been caught unprepared.
The judges tended to prefer the pictures in which the ar st had really tried to look in a
mirror rather than copy the surface of a photograph. “The best images,” says Stephen Farthing,
professor of drawing at University of the Arts, London, “are those done by someone who has
spent me drawing from life, not just trying to make pictures that look as if they are nished.”
Most of the most obviously perfect images were passed over by the panel. “The distor ons and
quirks are where the subconscious leaks out,” Grayson Perry says.
It was notable how many entrants mapped out the spots on their faces. Clearly this
ma ers a lot to a teenager. Hair was not her obsession, though several got so caught up that
their images were more like adver sements for L'Oréal. They weren't worth it. Most judges
preferred the bad-hair days of entrants such as l3-year-old Daniel Adkins, in whose self-portrait
the hair took on a character all of its own.
Drawing may be unfashionable - and not least in our art colleges - but it was heartening
to see not only how naturally talented so many of the entrants were, but also how naturally
drawing could be taught. Three of the self-portraits were by pupils of the English Martyrs Sixth
Form College, Hartlepool. Where some schools submi ed work that arrived in cloned clumps,
here, it seems, is a teacher who knows how to tease out and develop innate talent. And that
ma ers.
Drawing is a means of expression as much as wri ng and mathema cs. It's a tool to be
sharpened so that you can take it out when you need it and do whatever you want. But what
does this compe on tell us about the entrants? It o ered a portrait of young people who are
engaged, enthusias c and eager. Once, young people aspired to be bankers and doctors and
lawyers. But who wants to go to the o ce when they could be an ar st?
86. When the panel of judges met, they discovered that _______.
A. they shared the same objec ves as the compe tors
B. both entrants and judges were equally sa s ed with the results
C. the entrants' and the judges' di ering objec ves were achieved
D. the winning entries combined good looks with other posi ve quali es
87. According to the writer, what do all self-portraits have in common?
A. They re ect exactly what the ar st sees.
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C. They deceive both the ar st and the viewer.
D. They re ect the ar st's al tudes and concerns.
88. The word “angst” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. vitality B. contentment C. apprehension D. quorum
89. The word “quirks” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. idiosyncrasies B. theocrats C. quibbles D. dorks
90. How did the children's work generally di er from that al the adolescents?
A. It was livelier.
B. It was more honest.
C. It was more humorous.
D. It showed more self-awareness.
91. The judges were least interested in the sell-portraits which _______.
A. showed spontaneity
B. concentrated on excellent drawing technique
C. produced unintended results
D. were incomplete

92. How does the writer feel about the way compe tors drew their hair?
A. It was be er when it was un dy.
B. It deserved more a en on from the ar sts.
C. It was more a rac ve than their spots.
D. It took up too much me for some ar sts.
93. The English Martyrs Sixth Form College is an example of _______.
A. how schools can help pupils to develop their natural abili es
B. why schools should teach unfashionable subjects
C. how some schools teach all their pupils to draw in the same style
D. why only naturally gi ed pupils should be taught how to draw
94. What impression does the writer have of those who took part in the compe on?
A. They su er from the typical anxie es of teenagers.
B. They are extremely interested in what they are doing.
C. They generally prefer drawing to wri ng or mathema cs.
D. They are more ar s cally talented than previous genera ons.
95. The word “clumps” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. clusters B. accounts C. messes D. schools

Part 4. For ques ons 96-105, read the passage and do the following tasks. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15 points)
COMPUTER PROVIDES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
A. The island of An kythera lies 18 miles north of Crete, where the Aegean Sea meets the
Mediterranean. Currents there can make shipping treacherous – and one ship bound for ancient
Rome never made it. The ship that sank there was a giant cargo vessel measuring nearly 500
feet long. It came to rest about 200 feet below the surface, where it stayed for more than 2,000
years un l divers looking for sponges discovered the wreck a li le more than a century ago.

B. Inside the hull were a number of bronze and marble statues. From the look of things, the ship
seemed to be carrying luxury items, probably made in various Greek islands and bound for
wealthy patrons in the growing Roman Empire. The statues were retrieved, along with a lot of
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other unimportant stu , and stored. Nine months later, an enterprising archaeologist cleared o
a layer of organic material from one of the pieces of junk and found that it looked like a
gearwheel. It had inscrip ons in Greek characters and seemed to have something to do with
astronomy.

C. That piece of “junk” went on to become the most celebrated nd from the shipwreck; it is
displayed at the Na onal Archaeological Museum of Athens. Research has shown that the
wheel was part of a device so sophis cated that its complexity would not be matched for a
thousand years – it was also the world’s rst known analogue computer. The device is so famous
that an interna onal conference organized in Athens a couple of weeks ago had only one
subject: the An kythera Mechanism.

D. Every discovery about the device has raised new ques ons. Who built the device, and for
what purpose? Why did the technology behind it disappear for the next thousand years? What
does the device tell us about ancient Greek culture? And does the marvelous construc on, and
the precise knowledge of the movement of the sun and moon and Earth that it implies, tell us
how the ancients grappled with ideas about determinism and human des ny?

E. “We have gear trains from the 9th century in Baghdad used for simpler displays of the solar
and lunar mo ons rela ve to one another – they use eight gears,” said François Chare e, a
historian of science in Germany who wrote an editorial accompanying a new study of the
mechanism two weeks ago in the journal Nature. “In this case, we have more than 30 gears. To
see it on a computer anima on makes it mind-boggling. There is no doubt it was a technological
masterpiece.”

F. The device was probably built between 100 and 140 BC, and the understanding of astronomy
it displays seems to have been based on knowledge developed by the Babylonians around
300-700 BC, said Mike Edmunds, a professor of astrophysics at Cardi University in Britain. He
led a research team that reconstructed what the gear mechanism would have looked like by
using advanced three-dimensional-imaging technology. The group also decoded a number of
the inscrip ons. The mechanism explores the rela onship between lunar months – the me it
takes for the moon to cycle through its phases, say, full moon to the full moon – and calendar
years. The gears had to be cut precisely to re ect this complex rela onship; 19 calendar years
equal 235 lunar months.

G. By turning the gear mechanism, which included what Edmunds called a beau ful system of
epicyclic gears that factored in the ellip cal orbit of the moon, a person could check what the
sky would have looked like on a date in the past, or how it would appear in the future. The
mechanism was encased in a box with doors in front and back covered with inscrip ons – a sort
of instruc on manual. Inside the front door were pointers indica ng the date and the posi on
of the sun, moon and zodiac, while opening the back door revealed the rela onship between
calendar years and lunar months, and a mechanism to predict eclipses.

H. “If they needed to know when eclipses would occur, and this related to the rising and se ng
of stars and related them to dates and religious experiences, the mechanism would directly
help,” said Yanis Bitsakis, a physicist at the University of Athens who co-wrote the Nature paper.
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 would have been expensive and required the interac on of astronomers, engineers,
intellectuals and cra speople. Chare e said the device overturned conven onal ideas that the
ancient Greeks were primarily ivory tower thinkers who did not deign to muddy their hands
with technical stu . It is a reminder, he said, that while the study of history o en focuses on
wri en texts, they can tell us only a frac on of what went on at a par cular me.

I. Imagine a future historian encountering philosophy texts wri en in our me – and an aircra
engine. The books would tell that researcher what a few scholars were thinking today, but the
engine would give them a far be er window into how technology in uenced our everyday lives.
Chare e said it was unlikely that the device was used by prac oners of astrology, then s ll in
its infancy. More likely, he said, it was bound for a mantelpiece in some rich Roman’s home.
Given that astronomers of the me already knew how to calculate the posi ons of the sun and
the moon and to predict eclipses without the device, it would have been the equivalent of a
device built for a planetarium today – something to spur popular interest or at least claim
bragging rights.

J. Why was the technology that went into the device lost? “The me this was built, the jackboot
of Rome was coming through,” Edmunds said. “The Romans were good at town planning and
sanita on but were not known for their interest in science.” The fact that the device was so
complex, and that it was being shipped with a number of other luxury items, tells Edmunds that
it is very unlikely to have been the only one over made. Its sophis ca on “is such that it can’t
have been the only one,” Edmunds said. “There must have been a tradi on of making them.
We’re always hopeful a be er one will surface.” Indeed, he said, he hopes that his study and the
renewed interest in the An kythera Mechanism will prompt second looks by both amateurs and
professionals around the world. “The archaeological world may look in their cupboards and
maybe say, ‘That isn’t a bit of rusty old metal in the cupboard.’”

Ques ons 96-99

The Reading Passage has ten paragraphs A-J
Which paragraph contains the following informa on?
Write the correct le er A-J, in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet.
96. The content inside the wrecked ship
97. Ancient astronomers and cra sman might involve
98. The loca on of the An kythera Mechanism
99. Details of how it was found

Ques ons 100-103

Complete the following summary of the paragraphs of Reading Passage, using NO MORE THAN
TWO WORDS from the Reading Passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 100-103 on your answer sheet.
An ancient huge sunk (100)………………………….. was found accidentally by sponges searcher. The
ship loaded with (101)……………………….. such as bronze and sculptures. However, an
archaeologist found a junk similar to a (102)……………………….. which has Greek script on it. This
inspiring and elaborated device was found to be the rst (103)………………………… in the world.
Ques ons 104-105
Use the informa on in the passage to match the people (listed A-C) with opinions or deeds
below. Write the appropriate le ers A-C in boxes 104-105 on your answer sheet.

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D. WRITING (50 points)

Part 1. (20 points)
The graph below shows the percentage of small, medium, large companies which used social
media for business purposes between 2012 and 2016. Summarize the information by selecting
and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Part 2. (30 points)

Write an essay (about 250 words) on the following topic:
Some people think children should have the freedom to make mistakes while other people
believe that the habit of making mistakes may adversely affect children's development and
therefore adults should prevent this. To what extent do you agree with the statement? Elaborate
on your answer.
SECTION I. LISTENING (50 points)
Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to a conversation between the receptionist of a language school and a
student who has just arrived for the first morning of his English course. Fill the gap with NO MORE
THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (10 points)
PROGRAM ACTIVITES
Time Place Event
- At 10:00 am (1) __________ - meet the Principal and staff
- At 10:15 am - talk by (2)___________
- At 10:45 am - talk by (3)___________

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Your Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to a talk about Open AI decide whether these statements are True
(T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
6.OpenAI's initially struggles to draw attention from companies and individuals
7.Microsoft's investment in OpenAI valued the company at 29 billion dollars, which demonstrates the
high confidence placed in Chat GPT's potential.
8.OpenAI's Chat GPT technology, despite its advancements in natural language processing, is still unable
to generate realistic and innovative video content for businesses.
9.The ethical considerations of AI technology, such as Chat GPT, primarily revolve around the potential
misuse and manipulation of users.
10.The detrimental effects of AI on the economy, such as large-scale job losses, can be completely
avoided through proper regulation and oversight.
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3: You will hear an interview with a student called Liam, who talks about the financial
difficulties he faced during his first year at university.
For questions 11-15, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fit best what you hear. (10 points)
11. Liam’s choice of bank account was based on __________.
A. the availability of interest-free overdrafts.
B. the gift from the bank to new student customer.
C. the location of the nearest branch of the bank.
D. the high credit limit on credit cards for students.
12. Liam believes the most useful student discounts are for __________.
A. travelling by rail
B. going to the cinema
C. eating out
D. online shopping
13. Following the theft of his laptop, Liam wished he had__________.
A. taken his possessions with him during the vacation
B. thought about the need for insurance cover
C. made sure his room on campus was more secure
D. used a stronger password to protect his data
14. When he got into debt, he felt__________.
A. confident he could deal with the situation on his own
B. annoyed that nobody had warned him that could happen
C. unconcerned as he knew his parents would help him
D. apprehensive about what the lenders might do next
15. What advice does Liam give to others who are in debt __________.
A. take out a longer term loan to pay off the immediate debt.
B. spend nothing until you have saved enough to clear the debt.
C. set up a regular repayment plan for a fixed period of time.
D. Negotiate a lower interest rate with those you owe money to
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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Part 4. For questions 16-25, listen to a talk about the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Write
NO MORE THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided (20
points)
16.Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is the fastest growing city on the planet, located
nearly________kilometers away from the Everest and the Himalayas
17. The continuous influx of melting snow and water from the Himalayas results in the formation of the
world’s largest __________
18. A significant number of the country’s population become displaced during the __________ season.
19. The ________ industry is the engine of the Bangladeshi economy, accounting for 80% of its exports.
20. Numerous workers without specialized skills find employment in the __________ economy
21. Informal occupations such as vegetable salesmen, barber shop keepers, boat men and
________account for four out of five jobs in this city.
22. The report on Dhaka emphasizes that in order to enhance development, the country need to formalize
working condition of workers, which is a __________task
23. In the 17th century, Dhaka, know as Jahangir Nagada, thrived as a global center for the trade
of___________
24. Dhaka became the capital of eastern Pakistan until Bangladesh gained its __________ in 1971.
25. Dhaka's infrastructure and services are overwhelmed due to the overwhelming __________ from the
entire region.
Your answers:
16. 17.
18. 19.
20. 21.
22. 23.
24. 25.
Section II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose one of the words marked A, B, C, or D which best completes
each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 pts)
26. Companies are joining forces with governments in Africa to ________ regional campaigns against
malaria.
A. fabricate B. originate C. mount D. produce
27. The authorities have ________ their original decision to allow development of this rural area.
A. dispensed B. detached C. refrained D. revoked
28. The integrity of a marine ecosystem could be ________ due to the impact of coastal reclamation.
A. compromised B. conceded C. conciliated D. confronted
29. I don’t like turning down work, but I will have to, I am afraid. I’ve far too much _______ at the
moment.
A. up my sleeve B. on my plate C. on my mind D. in effect
30. John will never buy you a drink- he’s far too _______
A. tight-fisted B. pigheaded C. highly strung D. easy going
31.Even a few drops of this liquid would present a _________ dose for a small child.
A. mortal B. terminal C. killing D. lethal
32. Can you recite the alphabet ________?
A. around B. reverse C. backwards D. returned
33. The damage was far more serious than ________ believed.
A. primarily B. initially C. precedingly D. prior
34.__________ a teacher in New England, Webster wrote the Dictionary of the American language.
A. It was while B. When C. When was D. While
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A. the trip was described as relaxing B. the trip be described to be relaxing
C. could thee trip be described as relaxing D. did the trip describe as relaxed
36. _________, creative interests are are put to one side as we struggle with our academic subjects.
A. As often happens with young people B. Often happening with young people
C. Often does it happen to young people D. Only happening to young people
37. _________ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth.
A. Small as the stars B. The star as small
C. As the small stars D. Despite the small stars
38.________ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system is not surprising to
me.
A. The earth being B. The earth is C. That the earth is D. Being the earth
39. This shirt is__________ that one
A. much far expensive than B. a bit less expensive
C. as much expensive as D. not nearly as expensive as
40. ________ a man of genius could pass the exam with high distinction.
A. None short of B. Far from C. Nothing near D. None but
41. _________ everything else, his heart always came back to her.
A. Concentrated though he grew on B. Concentrate as much as he might on
C. Concentrate as he might on D. Concentrate may he on
42. A: “Did you enjoy the movie?” B: “No, I __________home”
A. would rather to have stayed B. had better stay
C. had rather be staying D. would sooner have stayed
43. It rained every day of our holiday – but we had a good time_______
A. despite that B. all the same C. Even though D. in contrast
44. During the earthquake, the land dropped ________ down to the rocky shore.
A. precipitously B. immaculately C. categorically D. unequivocally
45. The candidate _________ nervously up and down waiting to be called for the interview.
A. marched B. paced C. strutted D. plodded

Your answers:
26. 30. 34. 38. 42.
27. 31. 35. 39. 43.
28. 32. 36. 40. 44.
29. 33. 37. 41. 45.

Part 2. For questions 46-55, complete each of the following sentences with suitable preposition(s) or
particle(s). Write your answer in the boxes provided. (10 pts)
46. The factory owner is not in the habit of fraternizing _______ his workers.
47. If you have a grievance ________ the company, please lodge a formal written complaint.
48. My car is guaranteed _________ rust for eight years.
49. The teacher told me to stop fidgeting __________ and to sit still and concentrate.
50.Close your eyes and try to conjure________ a picture of a place where you feel at peace.
51. Twenty years ago you could find these records everywhere, but nowadays they are very hard to
come_________
52. I might be desperate to pass the exam, but you don’t honestly think I would stoop __________
cheating, do you?
53. “You don’t expect me to read this without my glasses on!” “I can’t make _______ the small print”
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amazing trip we made to India.
55. I wish he would stop bragging ___________ how much money he earns.

Your answers:
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Part 3. For questions 56-65, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your
answer in the boxes provided. (10 pts)
56. Teachers should not educate students by giving lots of (tick) ___________ but help them learn from
their mistakes.
57. For public health policies to be realized,(paternal) _________must be replaced by active
encouragement of patients to participate in their own care.
58. Almost all women after childbirth are naturally (criticize) __________ of their appearance.
59. This book will be of interest to urban historians and quantitative historians as well as students and
scholars of (criminal) _________ and policy studies.
60. Men of science come up with a brilliant, (epoch)__________ idea that should, by rights, change the
course of human history.
61. The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to (mystery) _________ the
murder case.
62. The tax rise has (flame) _________ the citizens of the country to such an extent that there would
likely be some demonstrations.
63. The president of this company is merely a (head) _________ - the Chief Executive is the one who is
truly in control.
64. There’s little hope that Maurice’s behaviour will ever improve. It will probably remain so (correct)
__________ till he grows up.
65. I’m afraid one committee won’t be enough to investigate all the (grief) ______ of the dissatisfied
clients.
Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

SECTION III. READING (60 POINTS)

Part 1. For questions 66-75, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 pts)
THE MYSTERIOUS ISLE
In the early morning of 23th January, 2009, the most powerful storm for a decade hit western France.
With wind speeds in (66) _______ of 120 miles per hour, it flattened forests, (67) _______ down power
lines and caused massive destruction to buildings and roads. But it also left behind an extraordinary
creation. Seven miles out to sea at the (68) _______ where the Atlantic Ocean meets the estuary of the
River Gironde, a small island had (69) _______ out of water. Locals soon gave it the name The
Mysterious Isle.What was so remarkable, (70) _______its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island
(71) _______ in tact in what is often quite hostile sea environment. It could well become a permanent
feature.
Scientists (72) _______ realised that the island’s appearance (73) _______ a unique opportunity to study
the creation and development of a new ecosystem. Within months, it had been colonized by seabirds,
insects, and vegetation. Unfortunately, however, they were not alone in (74) _______ the island
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day trippers came in powered dinghies, a parachute club used it as a landing strip, a rave party was even
held there one night.
66. A. surplus B. advance C. excess D. put
67. A. fetched B. brought C. carried D. sent
68. A. scene B. mark C. stage D. point
69. A.risen B. raised C. lifted D. surfaced
70. A. in spite of B. instead of C. apart from D. on account of
71. A. prolonged B. remained C. resided D. preserved
72. A. quickly B. briskly C. hastily D. speedily
73. A. delivered B. awarded C. proposed D. offered
74. A. regarding B. finding C. seeking D. deciding
75. A. prevent B. preserve C. protect D. prohibit

Your answers

66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Part 2. For questions 76-85, fill each gap in the passage below with ONE appropriate word. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 pts)
2022 could be the year when we find out whether mRNA vaccine technology can be used for a lot more
than just making vaccines. The hope is that it can also get our bodies to produce drugs that are (76)
___________ very expensive to make, opening the door to (77) _________ a vast number of conditions.
mRNAs are essentially genetically coded recipes that tell cells in our body how to (78) __________
proteins, the large molecules that form most of the (79) ___________ of life. In the case of mRNA
vaccines, the mRNAs (80) ____________ for viral proteins that provoke an immune response. When the
coronavirus (81) _________ began, mRNA vaccines were still an experimental technology. There had
been only a (82) _________ small trials and no vaccines had ever been approved. Now, hundreds of
millions of people have received the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA vaccines, and these have been
(83) ___________ to be very safe and effective. This success has given a big boost to efforts to develop
(84) _________ mRNA vaccines for everything from cancers to herpes. But mRNAs can code for just
about any protein, so the same basic (85) ___________ might also allow us to develop all kinds of
treatments.

Your answers:
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

Part 3. For questions 86-95, read the following passage and choose the best answer to each
question. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15pts)
SIMPLE – IT’S ALL IN THE MIND
Tony Buzan is his own best advertisement when he claims that his latest book can teach you not only
how to be brilliant with words, but also to be fitter, live longer and be happier. He has transformed
himself from a promising but not outstanding schoolboy into a man with an IQ at genius level, who has
contributed to more than 80 books on the brain and is consulted by universities, business organisations
and governments. Some 250 million people worldwide have already benefited from his Mind Maps, a
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In his latest book, Head First, subtitled, ‘10 ways to tap into your natural genius’, he redefines
intelligence to include not only the familiar verbal, numerical and spatial benchmarks measured by IQ
tests, but other skills such as creative, social, spiritual and physical intelligence, to which he gives equal
weight. Developing these, he claims, will bring confidence, self-awareness and personal fulfilment. And
with this transformation will come physical benefits – less stress, a stronger immune system and even a
longer life. It is estimated that we use around one per cent of our brain, so there is plenty of scope for
improvement. ‘I have fallen into the usual traps of thinking that IQ was the be-all and end-all, that being
academic was better than being artistic and that art and music were unteachable gifts,’ admits Buzan, 58.
“Bit by bit, I have come to know better. This book is a compact history of my revelations”.
The first moment of truth came when Buzan was at primary school. After scoring 100 per cent in a nature
test, he found himself top of the A-stream. His best friend knew far more about ecology than Buzan, but
was bottom of the D-stream. ‘That started me wondering. Later, I became aware that many of the so-
called intelligent people I knew did not seem very bright at all. [B] They were brilliant at words and
numbers, but not particularly interesting to be with, or happy with themselves or even successful. [C] I
began working with children and found that many were like my best friend. [D] For instance, I spoke to a
boy of eight who had been marked down in an ‘intelligence test’ for ticking a picture of the earth when
asked which image was the odd one out – sun, moon, lemon or earth. When I asked him why he had done
this, he looked at me as if I were an idiot and said: ‘Because the earth is the only one that is blue.’ At that
point I wondered who was the fool – the eight-year-old ‘slow learner’ or the university lecturer. If we had
measured the process by which the child had reached his answer – instead of the expected response – we
would have realised the beautiful, sophisticated intelligence behind it.’

Identifying and developing this kind of undervalued intelligence is Buzan’s mission. His starting point is
that all people have the potential to excel if they can only rid themselves of the barriers placed in their
way by upbringing, education and society’s belief systems and expectations. The first obstacle to
overcome is lack of selfbelief. Buzan describes how his marks in maths soared at secondary school after
he was told he was in the top one per cent of the population in the subject. ‘I realised that what I thought
about my ability in a subject affected how well I did.’ The second hurdle is the conviction most of us
have that certain skills – art, music and numerical ability – are gifts from heaven, conferred only on the
naturally talented few. Buzan disputes this, claiming that all we have to do is learn the appropriate
‘alphabet’. If we can learn to copy, he insists, we can learn to draw. ‘It is the same with music. The most
sophisticated musical instrument is the human voice. Many people think they cannot sing. But everybody
sings without realising it. It’s called talking. Listen to somebody speaking a foreign language of which
you know no vocabulary; it is pure music.’ Buzan’s third lesson is the recognition that we are all
intelligent; otherwise, we could not survive. ‘There is only one true intelligence test,’ he says, ‘and that is
life on planet Earth. Sitting in a room answering questions is not as difficult as survival. Every day, we
are confronted with new problems that we learn to handle.’

Head First offers a template for each of the 10 kinds of intelligence, including a definition, an outline of
its benefits and lots of exercises. ‘Think of each of your multiple intelligences as a finger on a pair of
wonderfully adept and agile piano-playing hands. You can play life’s music with just two fingers, but if
you use all 10 you can play a concerto where each one supplements and enhances the others. The
Moonlight Sonata will sound OK with two fingers. But it sounds much better with 10.

86. What is implied about Tony Buzan in the first paragraph?

A. His views have caused a certain amount of controversy.
B. Some of the claims he makes are rather exaggerated.
C. It is hard to understand why he has been so successful.

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87. What is said about the book Head First in the second paragraph?
A. Buzan accepts that some people may disagree with some of the views expressed in it.
B. In it Buzan argues against beliefs he previously held.
C. It suggests that IQ tests are of no real value.
D. Its main focus is on the relationship between intelligence and physical condition.
88. The phrases “verbal, numerical and spatial benchmark” in paragraph 2 are mentioned to
_________.
A. analyze the contents of his latest book “Head First”.
B. question the template for kinds of intelligence
C. illustrate some of the criteria of intelligence
D. appreciate the value of the book “Head First”.
89. What does the phrase “tap into” in paragraph 2 mostly mean___.
A. boost B. scour C. sift D. unravel
90. Buzan uses the boy who ticked a picture of the earth as an example of_____.
A. People who are more interesting than many people considered to be intelligent.
B. People whose intelligence is not allowed to develop fully.
C. People with an attitude that prevents them from being considered intelligent.
D. People whose intelligence is likely to develop later in life.
91. Which of the following square brackets [A],[B],[C] and [D] best indicates where in the
paragraph the sentence “They were amazing, but they were not able to express their brilliance at
school.” can be inserted?
A.[B] B. [C] C.[D] D. [A]
92. Buzan thinks that one thing that prevents people from excelling is_____.
A. their habit of focusing too much on trivial aspects of everyday life.
B. their belief that too much effort is required to acquire certain skills.
C. their failure to realize how much natural intelligence they have.
D. their tendency to be easily discouraged by the comments of others.
93. Buzan uses the Moonlight Sonata to illustrate his belief that_____.
A. his book can benefit everyone who reads it.
B. some things are not as difficult to learn as they may seem.
C. it is desirable but not essential for people to develop their intelligence.
D. his definitions of intelligence are simple enough for everyone to understand.
94. Which of the following best summarises the view expressed by Tony Buzan in the article as a
whole?
A. Too much emphasis in life is placed on how intelligent people are.
B. Most people are inclined to underestimate their own intelligence.
C. Intelligence is something that it is unwise to generalise about.
D. Conventional views on what constitutes intelligence are inaccurate.
95. What does the word “adept” mentioned in paragraph 5 pertain to?
A. skillful B. awkward C. advisable D. skittish
Your answer
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
91. 92. 93. 94. 95.

Part 4. For questions 96-105, read the text and do the tasks followed. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 pts)
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A brain-damaged patient suffering from prosopagnosia cannot recognize familiar faces although her
vision is other intact. She has awareness without recognition. A patient with blindsight is blind in parts of
his visual field, but if asked to guess the location of objects in those “blind” spots, he is more than likely
to guess right. He has recognition without awareness. Are both these patients conscious?
How the brain produces consciousness is a question that has puzzled philosophers and scientists for
millennia, and many of them have looked to brain-damaged patients for the answer. Consider a patient
with Parkinson’s disease who wants to move his legs but cannot. His thoughts have become severed from
his actions, and that dissociation seems to be related to the lack of a certain chemical, dopamine, in one
area of his brain. But why dopamine should perform that particular function in that particular area
nobody knows.
What studies of brain damage reveal is that consciousness has many facets. But it can be a dangerous
approach because it rests on the assumption that each part of the brain that contributes to consciousness
does so consistently over time. Yet, if consciousness is dynamic rather than static, if the conscious
functions performed by a certain body of neurons in the brain are transient, then the functions lost when
a brain receives a blow at a specific point in time could differ from that might have been lost a moment
later.
In the past, scientists have searched for discrete switches at the neuronal level- singular, all-or-nothing
events which when put together give rise to a global sensibility. But how and where the translation from
physical to mental takes place remains a mystery, not least because those on/off neuronal mechanisms
seem so incompatible with the diffuse and indefinable property of consciousness.
In Journey to the Centers of the Mind, neuroscientist Susan Greenfield suggests that the underlying
physical processes are no less complex and diffuse than consciousness itself. Consciousness is not
located in one region of the brain, one neuron or one molecule, and it does not necessarily go hand in
hand with stimulation of the senses. But each conscious experience is singular in time. She describes
shades of subtlety in the activities of neurons: they can be biased to respond in certain ways and in the
sense that their behavior is shaped by past experience; they even have memory. The action potential, the
firing of a cell in response to stimulation, might be an all-or-nothing event, but the threshold at which a
neuron produces an electrical signal can be lowered or raised incrementally.
By the same token, consciousness is better viewed as a continuum rather than as an all-or-nothing
phenomenon. Greenfield suggests that it is the product of large interacting groups of neurons which form
and reform rapidly around a triggering stimulus like concentric ripples on the surface of a pond. And the
size of each neuronal assembly or “gestalt” is determined by the brain’s level of arousal at a particular
moment in time. Arousal is, in turn, controlled by chemicals called amines (neuromodulators) that are
produced in the most primitive part of the brain. According to Greenfield’s theory, fountains of these
neuromodulators diffuse upwards and outwards from neurons in the brainstem, and it is these chemicals
which bias the firing threshold of neurons in the rest of the brain – even in the sophisticated outer cortex.
By so doing, they dictate the number of neurons that will be incorporated in each gestalt, and so
determine the depth of the emerging consciousness. In this way, each conscious experience is
qualitatively unique.
The idea of neuronal assemblies is not new. But the concept of consciousness as something that shrinks
and expands, growing in depth as the brain grows physically, is a new departure. Very young children
have no sense of other people’s thought processes – their consciousness is egocentric. But by the age of
about four they have begun to project mental states onto others. And brain-damaged patients, whose
brains have effectively been reduced in size, have something in common with children. Both function at
a shallower level of consciousness because stimuli trigger relatively small gestalts in their brains.
Greenfield does not pretend to have uncovered the secret of consciousness. Her theory cannot answer all
the questions, but it may have brought us a small step closer to a physical explanation of what it is to be
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WORDS taken from the Reading Passage.
Consciousness is a state of mind that has interested philosophers and scientists for thousands of years.
However, our understanding of it has remained fairly basic. For example, scientists do not know whether
the (96.)____________ of a prosopagnosia patient means the same as consciousness and whether
dopamine in the brain is linked with dissociation of the thoughts and actions of someone with
Parkinson’s disease.
Susan Greenfield’s theory has added a new dimension to our understanding of consciousness. She feels
that consciousness and stimulation of the senses are not attached to each other and the responses of (97.)
____________, which are closely related to a global sensitivity of the body, have patterns which may
have been conditioned by (98.) ____________. Consciousness is not a yes-or-no state of mental and
physical condition; it is a (99.) ____________ that has a range. Within this range, there is a chain of
interactions between the quantity of amines and (100.) ____________, between gestalt and the depth of
consciousness. These interactions ultimately determine the level of consciousness.
Questions 101 - 105. Do the following statements agree with the writer in the Reading Passage?
YES if the statements agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statements contradicts with the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

101. Consciousness is a state of mind that has multi-fold dimensions.

102. A man is either conscious or unconscious of what is happening around him.
103. Excessive amount of dopamine in the brain may be one of the reasons that cause Parkinson’s
disease.
104. Arousal level is controlled by the quantity of amines.
105. Cases of blindsight and prosopagnosia disease support Greenfield’s theory.

Your answer
96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
101. 102. 103. 104. 105.

SECTION IV: WRITING (50 POINTS)

Part 1: Graph writing (20 points)
The table below shows the number of motor vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants in eight countries in
1990 and 2000.
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SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)
Part 1. You will listen to a man phoning to inquire about hotel information. For questions 1-5,
complete the notes below by writing NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for
each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the
answer sheet. (10 points)
NOTES ON ISLAND HOTEL
Type of room required: double room
Time
• The length of stay: approx 2 weeks
• Starting date: 25th April
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• Daytime: up to (1) __________________ °C
• (2) ___________________ weather
Transport
• Pick-up service is provided.
• Normally transferring to the airport takes about (3) ___________________
Facilities
• (4) ___________________ and a balcony
• gym and spa facilities
• a large outdoor swimming pool
• three standard (5) ___________________
Part 2. You will listen to a recording about nuclear weapons. For questions 6-10, decide
whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
6. More than 13,000 existing nuclear warheads belong to the US and Russia.
7. The collapse of the Soviet Union partly contributed to the reduction in the use of nukes.
8. Before 1995, the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) was ratified by all participating countries.
9. Israel and Pakistan refused to sign up to the NPT because their strategic ambiguity policies.
10. It is the potential users of nukes that becomes a top concern to most leaders.
Part 3. You will listen to part of an interview with Besty Boom, owner of a chain fashion shops.
For questions 11-15, choose the answers which fit best according to what you hear. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
11. What aspect of shopping does Betsy enjoy most?
A. experimenting with different styles B. finding a bargain
C. comparing items in different shops D. being given advice
12. When people first went into one of Betsy's shops, they often felt
A. flattered. B. amused. C. awkward. D. dizzy.
13. The members of staff in Betsy's shop
A. were offended at the demands Betsy made.
B. found it hard to adjust to the new surroundings.
C. disliked dealing with shy and difficult customers.
D. came to enjoy the atmosphere after a while.
14. What is the most rewarding aspect of the business for Betsy?
A. seeing customers overcome their inhibitions
B. proving to others that her idea was a good one
C. watching the staff relax in their new roles
D. being able to provide fashionable clothes at low prices
15. What does Betsy feel is the danger she faces now?
A. becoming complacent B. growing arrogant
C. being afraid to try something new D. suffering financially if fashions change
Part 4. You will listen to a recording about engineering techniques. For questions 16-25,
complete the summary by writing NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS in each gap. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (20 points)
- Shanghai World Financial Center, Taipei 101 and the Burj Khalifa are some of the world’s
iconic (16) ______________________ deploying engineering tricks to confuse the wind.
- Vortex shedding is a (17) ______________________ phenomenon, when the wind blows
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- When the top floor of a tall building sways back and forth, it can not only be (19)
______________________ but also harm the structural integrity.
- One trick to reduce movement is be (20) ______________________ a building as it rises.
- After a test, (21) ____________________ were incorporated into the design of Taipei 101.
- 432 Park avenue was designed with some (22) ______________________ that allow wind
gusts to pass through the building.
- The same technique of twisting is also employed by some (23) ______________________ and
(24) ______________________.
- Recent scientific development has made (25) ______________________ possible.
SECTION B: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (40 points)
Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following
sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the
answer sheet. (20 points)
26. I'll _______ admit that the company isn't doing well, but I don't think there's any need to
panic.
A. readily B. overtly C. bluntly D. explicitly
27. The government have _______ the agreement to subsidize organic farmers.
A. scrubbed B. scrapped C. scrounged D. scarred
28. He has a _______ sense of humour and is always playing silly pranks on his friends.
A. naughty B. spiteful C. mischievous D. dishonest
29. Sam was _______ by the number of people that came to wish him luck on his new
endeavour.
A. stranded B. sidelined C. sequestered D. stunned
30. If you will not do your work of your own _______ I have no choice but to penalize you if it
is not done on time.
A. coercion B. willingness C. volition D. infusion
31. The guide put a(n) _______ on the map to show the group where they would set up camp.
A. mark B. blemish C. figure D. imprint
32. He asked the question rather _______, as his boss was in a bad mood and he didn't want to
annoy her.
A. tentatively B. explosively C. provokingly D. insolently
33. The Labour Party is divided into two broad _______ on the issue of the euro: those who want
to enter the monetary union and those who do not.
A. barracks B. camps C. teams D. regiments
34. Now that you have more money, you'll be able to _______ a little; you have no excuses any
more.
A. live it up B. make a break C. cut and run D. fly off the handle
35. He's a real miser. I've never met anyone so _______.
A. tight-fisted B. mealy-mouthed C. thick-skinned D. light-fingered
36. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and
_______ the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero.
A. what the discovery of B. the discovery of
C. whoever discovers D. whose discovery of
37. I promise I won’t leave you, come ______ may.
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walked in.
A. needn’t have broken B. didn’t need break
C. didn’t need to break D. needn’t to have broken
39. _________ migrate long distances is well documented.
A. That it is birds B. That birds C. Birds that D. It is that birds
40. ______ their heads in his direction, he knew they were interested.
A. Seeing them both turn B. On seeing they both turn
C. When he saw them both to turn D. After seeing them both to have turned
41. Carbon dioxide may be absorbed by trees or water bodies, or it may stay in the atmosphere
when _______ , while it is only in the atmosphere that chlorofluorocarbons find their home.
A. by releasing emissions from cars B. released from car emissions
C. cars that release emissions D. emissions are released by cars
42. On attaining maximum size, ______ by drawing itself out and dividing into two daughter
amoebas, each receiving identical nuclear materials.
A. the reproduction of the amoeba B. the amoeba, which reproduces
C. reproducing the amoeba D. the amoeba reproduces
43. Beneath the streets of a modern city ______of walls, columns, cables, pines, and tunnels
required to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.
A. where exists B. the existing network
C. the network's existence D. exists the network
44. I suppose you don’t like the course, ___?
A. do I B. don’t I C. do you D. don’t you
45. The evening was very pleasant, _____ a little quiet.
A. in lieu of B. albeit C. nonetheless D. somehow or other

Part 2. For questions 46-55, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. Write
your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
46. Those situations will test your (RESOURCE) ______ to the utmost.
47. Such believe led to their self-will, (OBSTINATE) ______ and irresponsibility.
48. The club offers an opportunity for (MIND) ______ people to get together.
49. Tourist buses are immediately and (UBIQUITY) ______ available.
50. They work out at a (QUAINT) ______ dilapidated Los Angeles gym.
51. In spite of Molly's smiles, the woman stood there, angry and (APPEASE) ______.
52. The present (WHERE)______ of the manuscript is unknown.
53. The movie (PERPETUAL)______ stereotypes of small-town life. Perpetual
54. We are (STAFF) ______ and too reliant on contractors to provide us with personnel.
55. The heat from the fire had (COLOR) ______ the paintwork.

Part 3. For questions 56-65, complete each of the following sentences with suitable
preposition(s). Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
56. These are matters that bear ______ the welfare of the community.
57. She was a great one for reaching ______ and helping people.
58. The corporate giants try to drive ______ wages in order to make super-profits.
59. With his partner away, all the work now fell ______ him.
60. The pop festival passed ______ peacefully, despite the fears of local residents.
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63. Neil spent the entire evening moaning about his job - he just wouldn't let ______.
64. Let's find a place where we can wait ______ the storm.
65. The holiday cleaned me ______ - I'm broke till the end of the month.

SECTION C: READING (60 points)

Part 1. For questions 66-75, read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C, or
D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes on the answer
sheet. (15 points)
Despite the continued (66) ___ of those early town perks, it wasn't until the Depression that
modern Hershey started to take shape. Perhaps the only town in the country actually to (67) ___
during the 1930s, it thrived because Hershey vowed his Utopia would never see a breadline.
Instead he (68) ___ a massive building boom that gave rise to the most visited buildings in
today's Hershey and delivered wages to more than 600 workers. He admitted that his (69) ___
were partly selfish: "If I don't provide work for them, I'll have to feed them. And since building
materials are now at their lowest cost levels, I'm going to build and give them jobs."
He seems to have (70) ___ no expense; most of the new buildings were strikingly (71) ___. The
first to be finished was the three-million-dollar limestone Community Center, home to the 1,904-
seat Venetian-style Hershey Community Theater, which has played (72) ___ since 1933 to
touring Broadway shows and to music, dance, and opera performances. It offers just as much to
look at when the lights are on and the curtains closed. The floors in the (73) ___ named Grand
Lobby are polished Italian lava rock, surrounded by marble walls and capped with a bas-relief
ceiling showing sheaves of wheat, beehives, swans, and scenes from Roman mythology. With the
(74) ___ inner foyer, Hershey thumbed his nose even harder at the ravages of the Depression:
The arched ceiling is tiled in gold, the fire curtain bears a painting of Venice, and the ceiling is
(75) ___ with 88 tiny light bulbs to re-create a star-lit night.
66. A. flexibility B. rigidity C. elasticity D. resilience
67. A. prosper B. decline C. get on D. flower
68. A. trusted B. funded C. accounted D. stocked
69. A. pretensions B. objections C. preoccupation D. intentions
70. A. spared B. spent C. allowed D. justified
71. A. impoverished B. unattractive C. poor D. opulent
72. A. hosting B. housing C. host D. homogeneously
73. A. aptly B. inappropriately C. seemingly D. frightfully
74. A. dizzying B. gaudy C. dazzling D. bland
75. A. holed B. studded C. supported D. magnified

Part 2. For questions 76-85, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable
word and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15
points)
Uber Booted Out of London Over ‘Safety and Security’
Mayor of London says the ride-hailing service gave the city no choice but to order it to cease
operations.
LONDON - It’s almost (76) __________ to make Londoners panic but there were gasps of
distress across the capital Friday when the mayor announced that Uber was to be banned from
the city.
Since its (77) __________ in 2012, Uber has completely transformed London’s transport system.
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largely the (79) __________ of city workers and tourists, being too expensive for weekly or even
monthly use for most Londoners. The explosion of Uber, which has 3.5 million (80) __________
in London, has fundamentally changed the way people navigate the city.
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said he accepted that millions of Londoners had benefited
from Uber, but claimed that the company’s refusal to “play by the rules” meant there was no
option but to (81) __________ Uber’s license.
Transport officials ruled that the ride-sharing service (82) __________ the safety and security of
its passengers at risk and should be halted by the end of the month.
“Providing an innovative service must not be at the (83) __________ of customer safety and
security,” he said. “It would be wrong if Transport for London continued to license Uber if there
is any way that this could pose a threat to Londoners' safety and security.”
Uber’s current license will (84) __________ Sept. 30, although it will be allowed to carry on
operating during an appeal so it is unlikely that Ubers will disappear from London’s congested
roads before mid-October at the earliest.
There is no doubt that Uber will appeal against this shock ruling. “If this decision stands, it will
put more than 40,000 licensed drivers out of work and (85) __________ Londoners of a
convenient and affordable form of transport,” said Tom Elvidge, Uber’s general manager. “This
ban would show the world that, far from being open, London is closed to innovative companies
who bring choice to consumers.”
Part 3. For questions 86-95, read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of
the following questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes provided on the
answer sheet. (15 points)
Speech and Writing
One of the basic assumptions of modern linguistics is that speech is primary and writing is
secondary. The most immediate manifestation of language is speech and not writing. Writing is
simply the representation of speech in another physical medium. Spoken language encodes
thought into a physically transmittable form, while writing, in turn, encodes spoken language
into a physically preservable form. Writing is a three-stage process: thinking of an idea,
expressing it in mental grammar, and then transferring it to written form. All units of writing,
whether letters or characters, are based on units of speech, i.e., words, sounds, or syllables. When
linguists study language, therefore, they take the spoken language as their best source of data and
their object of description except in instances of languages like Latin for which there are no
longer any speakers.
You may think that with the advent of so many “instant messaging” programs, writing can now
be as immediate as speech. But it is important to remember that even though the written form can
be nearly immediate these days, there is still an extra step between conceptualizing the message
you want to communicate and the reception of that idea, if you have to write it— regardless of
whether you do so longhand or type it into a computer.
There are several reasons for maintaining that speech is primary and writing is secondary. [A]
Writing is a later historical development than spoken language. [B] Archeological evidence
indicates that writing was first utilized in Sumer, that is, modern-day Iraq, about 6,000 years ago.
[C] As far as physical and cultural anthropologists can tell, spoken language has probably been
used by humans for hundreds of thousands of years. [D]
Writing does not exist everywhere that spoken language does. This seems hard to imagine in
our highly literate society, but the fact is that there are still many communities in the world where
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Earth’s inhabitants are illiterate, though quite capable of spoken communication. However, no
society uses only a written language with no spoken form.
Writing must be taught, whereas spoken language is acquired automatically. All children,
except children with serious learning disabilities, naturally learn to speak the language of the
community in which they are brought up. They acquire the basics of their native language before
they enter school, and even if they never attend school, they become fully competent speakers.
Writing systems vary in complexity, but regardless of their level of sophistication, they
must all be taught.
Neurolinguistic evidence (studies of the brain in action during language use) demonstrates that
the processing and production of written language is overlaid on the spoken language centers in
the brain. Spoken language involves several distinct areas of the brain; writing uses these areas
and others as well.
Despite all this evidence, it is a widely held misconception that writing is more perfect than
speech. To many people, writing somehow seems more correct and more stable, whereas speech
can be careless, corrupted, and susceptible to change. Some people even go so far as to identify
“language” with writing and to regard speech as a secondary form of language used imperfectly
to approximate the ideals of the written language.
What gives rise to the misconception that writing is more perfect than speech? There are several
reasons. Writing can be edited, and so the product of writing is usually more aptly worded and
better organized, containing fewer errors, hesitations, and incomplete sentences than are found in
speech. This “perfection of writing” can be explained by the fact that writing is the result of
deliberation, correction, and revision, while speech is the spontaneous and simultaneous
formulation of ideas; writing is therefore less subject to the constraint of time than speech is.
Writing must be taught and is therefore ultimately associated with education and educated
speech. Since the speech of the educated is more often than not set up as the “standard
language,” writing is associated indirectly with the varieties of language that people tend to view
as “correct.” However, the association of writing with the standard variety is not a necessary one,
as evidenced by the attempts of writers to transcribe faithfully the speech of their characters.
Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men contain examples of
this. Writing is more physically stable than spoken language, which consists of nothing more
than sound waves traveling through the air, and is therefore ephemeral and transient. Writing
tends to last, because of its physical medium (characters on some surface), and can be preserved
for a very long time. Spelling does not seem to vary from individual to individual or from place
to place as easily as pronunciation does. Thus, writing has the appearance of being more stable
especially in the modern era. Of course, spelling does vary, as exemplified by the differences
between the American ways of spelling gray and words with the suffixes -ize and -ization as
compared with the British spelling of grey and -ise and -isation. Writing could also change if it
were made to follow the changes of speech. The fact that people at various times try to carry out
spelling reforms amply illustrates this possibility.
86. According to paragraph 1, what can be inferred about linguistic research?
A. Linguists do not usually study Latin. B. Research on writing is much easier.
C. Studies always require several sources. D. Researchers prefer speech samples.
87. According to paragraph 4, what is true about literacy?
A. Only a minority of the world’s population can read and write.
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88. Which of the sentences below best expresses the information in the highlighted statement in
the passage? The other choices change the meaning or leave out important information.
A. Writing that has a very complex system must be learned.
B. All writing has to be taught because the systems are variable.
C. In spite of complex features in writing systems, people can learn them.
D. Both simple and complex writing systems require direct instruction.
89. The word deliberation in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. work B. thought C. time D. intelligence
90. Why does the author mention “Mark Twain” and “John Steinbeck” in paragraph 8?
A. To demonstrate that speech cannot be transcribed
B. To provide examples of two good writing styles
C. To prove that a nonstandard variety can be written
D. To contrast varieties of speech for their characters
91. The word transient in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. unimportant B. temporary C. interesting D. clear
92. According to paragraph 8, what is true about spelling?
A. Spelling does not change from one geographical region to another.
B. British and American spellings are more similar than pronunciation.
C. Pronunciation in English is not related to spelling changes.
D. Changes in spelling are occasionally initiated because of speech.
93. The phrase this possibility in the passage refers to
A. writing could also change B. the changes of speech
C. people try to carry out D. spelling reforms illustrate
94. Which of the following statements most closely represents the author’s opinion?
A. Speech and writing have historical similarities.
B. Standard speech is the best model for writing.
C. Writing is not more perfect than speech.
D. Writing should not change like speech does.
95. Look at the four squares [■] that show where the following sentence could be inserted in the
passage.
The Sumerians probably devised written characters for the purpose of maintaining
inventories of livestock and merchandise.
Where could the sentence best be added?
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
Part 4. For questions 96-105, read the passage and do the following tasks. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15 points)
GRAFFITI
A. The word ‘graffiti’ derives from the Greek word graphein, meaning to write. This evolved into
the Latin word graffito. Graffiti is the plural form of graffito. Simply put, graffiti is a drawing,
scribbling or writing on a flat surface. Today, we equate graffiti with the ‘New York’ or ‘Hip
Hop’ style which emerged from New York City in the 1970s. Hip Hop was originally an inner-
city concept. It evolved from the rap music made in Brooklyn and Harlem in the late 1960s and
early 1970s. Donald Clarke, a music historian, has written that rap music was a reaction to the
disco music of the period. Disco was centred in the rich, elitist clubs of Manhattan and rap
emerged on street corners as an alternative. Using lyrical rhythms and ‘beat boxing’, the music
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grooves of an LP). As Hip Hop music emerged so did a new outlet for artistic visibility. Keith
Haring began using posters to place his uniquely drawn figures and characters in public places.
Soon he began to draw directly on subway walls and transit posters. The uniqueness of his
drawings eventually led to their being shown in galleries and published in books and his art
became ‘legitimate’.

B. At about the same time as Keith Haring, a delivery messenger began writing ‘Taki 183’
whenever he delivered documents. Soon his name was all over the city. Newspapers and
magazines wrote articles about him and Keith Haring, and soon both became celebrities. This
claim to fame attracted many young people, especially those involved with rapping, and they
began to imitate ‘Taki 183’, as a means to indicate the writer’s presence, i.e. the age old
statement of I was here.Graffiti was soon incorporated into the Hip Hop culture and became a
sort of triad with rapping and breakdancing. Breakdancing has since lost much of its initial
popularity, while rapping has emerged as a major style in American music. New York City was
inundated with graffiti during the late seventies and early eighties, but as media coverage faded
so did the graffiti. Then, in the mid-eighties a national TV programme did a graffiti story and set
off a graffiti wildfire which has since gone global.

C. In the past, graffiti artists usually worked alone, but the size and complexity of pieces as well
as safety concerns motivated artists to work together in crews, which are groups of graffitists that
vary in membership from 3 to 10 or more persons. A member of a crew can be ‘down
with’ (affiliated with) more than one crew. To join a crew, one must have produced stylish pieces
and show potential for developing one’s own, unique style. A crew is headed by a king or queen
who is usually that person recognised as having the best artistic ability among the members of
the crew. One early crew wrote TAG as their crew name, an acronym for Tuff Artists Group. Tag
has since come to mean both graffiti writing, ‘tagging’ and graffiti, a ‘tag’. Crews often tag
together, writing both the crew tag and their own personal tags. Graffiti has its own language
with terms such as: piece, toy, wild-style, and racking.

D. At first pens and markers were used, but these were limited as to what types of surfaces they
worked on, so very quickly everyone started using spray paint. Spray paint could mark all types
of surfaces and was quick and easy to use. However, the spray nozzles on the spray cans proved
inadequate to create the more colourful pieces. Caps from deodorant, insecticide, and other
aerosol cans were substituted to allow for a finer or thicker stream of paint. As municipalities
began passing graffiti ordinances outlawing graffiti implements, clever ways of disguising paint
implements were devised. Shoe polish, deodorant roll-ons and other seemingly innocent
containers were emptied and filled with paint. Markers, art pens and grease pens obtained from
art supply stores were also used. In fact, nearly any object which can leave a mark on most
surfaces is used by taggers, though the spray can is the medium of choice for most taggers.

E. As graffiti has grown, so too has its character. What began as an urban lower-income protest,
graffiti now spans all racial and economic groups. While many inner-city kids are still heavily
involved in the graffiti culture, taggers range from the ultra-rich to the ultra-poor. There is no
general classification of graffitists. They range in age from 12-30 years old, and there are male
and female artists. One tagger recently caught in Philadelphia was a 27-year-old stockbroker who
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multiple colours called ‘pieces’ (from masterpieces). Gang markings of territory also fit the
definition of graffiti, and they mainly consist of tags and messages that provide ‘news’ of
happenings in the neighbourhood.

F. Graffiti shops, both retail and on-line, sell a wide variety of items to taggers. Caps, markers,
magazines, T-shirts, backpacks, shorts with hidden pockets, even drawing books with templates
of different railroad cars can be purchased. Over 25,000 graffiti sites exist on the world wide
web; the majority of these are pro-graffiti. Graffiti vandalism is a problem in nearly every urban
area in the world. Prograffiti web sites post photos of graffiti from Europe, South America, the
Philippines, Australia, South Africa, China and Japan. Billions of dollars worldwide are spent
each year in an effort to curb graffiti.

G. While most taggers are simply interested in seeing their name in as many places as possible
and as visibly as possible, some taggers are more content to find secluded warehouse walls
where they can practise their pieces. Some of these taggers are able to sell twelve-foot canvases
of their work for upwards of $10 - $12,000. As graffiti was introduced to the art world, two
trends happened. One, the art world of collectors, dealers, curators, artists and the like helped
graffitists evolve in style, presumably by sharing their artistic knowledge with the newcomers.
Two, the exposure helped to expand graffiti into all parts of the world. Furthermore, more
progressive cities have recognised the talent of graffitists by providing a means for them to do
legal graffiti art, which has helped to foster the art form and lessen the amount of graffiti art that
appears in the city as vandalism. Likewise, organisations who support graffiti artists seek out
places to do legal graffiti such as abandoned buildings, businesses, or community walls in parks.
What this shows is that some graffiti, particularly in the form of spraycan art, is recognised as art
by the conventional art world.
Questions 96-102: The passage has seven paragraphs, A - G. Choose the correct heading for
each paragraph from the list of headings below.
List of headings
i Becoming mainstream art
ii The Culture Of Graffiti
iii Tools Of The Trade
iv Internet Art Styles
v Crossing Boundaries
vi Cashing In On The Craze
vii Trends In Street Music
viii Gradually gaining popularity
ix A Solitary Existence
x From Ancient To Modern
Questions 103-105: Do the following statements agree with the information given in the
passage?
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
103 The introduction of anti-graffiti laws managed to curb its spread in some cities.
104 Along with Hip Hop music came a new way of visual expression.
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Part 1. (20 points)
The bar chart shows the types of media that people of different age groups used to get daily news
in one country in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant. You should write about 150 words on the answer sheet
provided.

Part 2. (30 points)

In some cities, public parks and open spaces are changed into gardens where local residents can
grow their own fruit and vegetables. Do you think the benefits outweigh the disadvantages?
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