ĐỀ SỐ 21

PART A: LISTENING (2.0 points)

Part 1. Listen to a talk and complete the note with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN
TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each blank. You will hear the recording TWICE.
• A survey shows that (1) ___________________________ coverage of women’s sport makes up only about
4% of stories.
• Grey says the media doesn’t publish stories about a sport which not many (2)
___________________________ are interested in.
• It is claimed that in the UK there are over (3) _____________________ women who play netball.
• Apart from netball, Greg mentions (4) ___________________________ as an example of a sport that many
people do but not many want to read about.
• Greg’s magazine has (5) ___________________________ times as many male readers as female readers.
• He thinks the (6) _____________________ needs a sports magazine especially for female readers.
• Greg says top women tennis players aren’t able to spend much time with their (7)
________________________.
• As a percentage of total TV sports time, women’s sport on television dropped to only
(8) ___________________________ last year.
• There are about (9) ___________________________ women who are members of the Sports Journalist
Association of Great Britain.
• The number of TV sports (10) ___________________________ has increased recently, which should
improve coverage of women’s sport.

Part 2: Listen to a talk and choose the correct letter A, B or C. You will hear the recording TWICE.
1. The students in Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in ________.
A. physics
B. psychology or physics
C. science, technology, engineering or mathematics
2. The aim of Miyake’s study was to investigate ________.
A. what kind of women choose to study physics
B. a way of improving women’s performance in physics
C. whether fewer women than men study physics at college
3. The female physics students were wrong to believe that ________.
A. the teachers marked them in an unfair way
B. the male students expected them to do badly
C. their test results were lower than the male students’
4. Miyake’s team asked the students to write about ________.
A. what they enjoyed about studying physics
B. the successful experiences of other people
C. something that was important to them personally
5. What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?
A. To reduce stress
B. To strengthen verbal ability
C. To encourage logical thinking

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6. What surprised the researchers about the study?
A. how few students managed to get A grades
B. the positive impact it had on physics results for women
C. the difference between male and female performance
7. Greg and Lisa think Miyake’s results could have been affected by ________.
A. the length of the writing task
B. the number of students who took part
C. the information the students were given
8. Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of ________.
A. two different writing tasks
B. a writing task with an oral task
C. two different oral tasks
9. The main finding of Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities ________.
A. were most effective when done by all-women groups
B. had no effect on the performance of men or women
C. improved the results of men more than of women
10. What will Lisa and Greg do next?
A. talk to a professor
B. observe a science class
C. look at the science timetable

PART B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (2.7 points)

I. Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. It must be true. I heard it straight from the ______ mouth.
A. horse's B. dog's C. cat's D. camel's
2. I think it's time you ______ and told him you think things should be changed.
A. took the bull by the horns B. put the cat among the pigeons
C. got out of the rat race D. killed two birds with one stone
3. I'm afraid the herring we had for dinner has given me ______.
A. indigestion B. sickness C. indisposition D. infection
4. In many aspects, the problems that John faced are ______ a young man and woman might face today.
A. like much those B. like much that C. much like that D. much like those
5. Breaking his leg dealt a ______ to his chances of becoming a professional footballer.
A. hit B. blow C. strike D. thump
6. The Times is a newspaper with a ______ of over three million.
A. circulation B. sale C. distribution D. coverage
7. The government have declared a state of ______ after yesterday's earthquake.
A. crisis B. urgency C. danger D. emergency
8. She's so ______ skinned that nothing offends her.
A. heavy B. strong C. thick D. hard
9. What the treasure said virtually ______ to a confession.
A. embodied B. came C. amounted D. stood
10. Can I ______ you to another piece of cake?
A. persuade B. convince C. attract D. tempt

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11. Recent EC legislation is aimed at removing trade ______ between member states.
A. fences B. boundaries C. barriers D. walls
12. It was during my stay in India that I ______ taste for very hot curry.
A. gained B. got C. acquired D. received
13. Thousands of ______ are fleeing the war in the north.
A. escapees B. emigrants C. immigrants D. refugees
14. Please don't ______ it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.
A. assume B. judge C. take D. think
15. It seems to be the big tour operators that take the ______ share of the profits.
A. dog's B. lion's C. tiger's D. snake's
16. Let's make a dash for the train now as the rain seems to be ______ off.
A. reducing B. slowing C. running D. easing
17. As he walked along the landing, he ______ himself in the mirror at the top of the stairs.
A. gazed B. glared C. glimpsed D. glanced
18. I can get ______ on a lot less now that I don't have to pay rent.
A. through B. down C. by D. over
19. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.
A. there was B. should there be C. being there D. there have been
20. He has been in ______ ever since he was convicted of taking brides.
A. disrepute B. reproach C. disgrace D. shame

II. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting.
1. The bus was plenty of people who had spent many a happy hour in the stores doing their Christmas shopping.
A. was plenty of B. Christmas shopping C. doing D. many a happy hour
2. The success of these businesses is dependable on the support of the entire community, and this support has
been forthcoming.
A. forthcoming B. success C. is D. dependable on
3. She was prepared to put up with most anything in order not to have to face up to her past.
A. in order not to B. most C. was prepared to D. face up to
4. The first postage stamp, issued on May 6th 1860 in England, it was the Penny Black, which featured a profile
of Queen Victoria.
A. it was B. the C. issued D. featured
5. If she had suspected him of pulling her leg, she wouldn't have lain money on it.
A. of pulling her leg B. on C. had suspected D. wouldn't have lain

III. Complete the following passage with the correct form of the word given in CAPITALS to the right of each
line.
What are the abilities that a professional (1. SPORT) __________________ person needs? To guarantee
that opponents can be (2. COME) __________________, speed, stamina and (3. AGILE) __________________
are essential, not to mention outstanding natural talent. Both a rigorous and (4. COMPREHEND)
__________________ fitness regime and highly (5. NUTRITION) __________________ diet are vital for top-
level performance. It is carbohydrates, rather than proteins and fat, that provides athletes with the (6. ENDURE)
__________________ they need to compete. This means that pasta is more beneficial than eggs or meat. Such a
diet enables them to move very (7. ENERGY) __________________ when required. Failure to follow a (8.
SENSE) __________________ diet can result in the (9. ABLE) __________________ to maintain stamina.
Regular training to increase muscular strength is also a vital part of a professional's regime, and this is
(10. TYPE) __________________ done by exercising with weights. Sports people are prone to injury but a

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quality training regime can ensure that the (11. SEVERE) __________________ of these can be (12.
MINIMUM) __________________.

PART C: READING (2.8 points)

I. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.
When it (1) ________ to violent nationalism, the Welsh are not in the (2) ________ league as the Basques
or the Northern Irish, but they can be bad (3) ________. The Welsh do have a distinct nationality, with a language
and literature of their own. Indeed, they have their own cultural festival, with music and singing, (4) ________ an
Eisteddfod, which dates back to 1176. The Eisteddfod forms part of the Gorsedd, or assembly, founded many
centuries before the Christian era. At the Eisteddfod, the poets, or bards, wear long white, flowing robes, and (5)
________ themselves very seriously.
Like Brittany, Wales is rather isolated. It is a mountainous lump between England and the Irish Sea. (6)
________ it is isolated, and because it contains little (7) ________ stealing, the place has been (8) ________ to its
own devices, so that half a million people still speak the ancient Welsh language. (9) ________, the proportion of
the population who speak Welsh has fallen (10) ________ 1960 from about 30 per cent to about 20 per cent.

II. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (1)_______ it would be possible to set up a "village"
under the sea. A special room was built and lowered (2)_______ the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea. For 29
days, five men lived (3)_______ a depth of 40 feet. At a (4)_______ lower level, another two divers stayed for a
week in a smaller "house". On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in
breathing and had (5)_______ many interesting scientific observations. The captain of the party, Commander
Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (6)_______ the seabed. He said that some permanent stations were to be set
up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world.
The divers in both "houses" spent most of their time (7)_______ the bottom of the sea. On four occasions,
they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary (8)_______ of the marine life, some of which had
never been seen before. During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and
witnessed a gathering of an immense (9)_______ of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions. They
also found out that it was (10)_______ to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a "diving
saucer".

1. A. what B. which C. how D. whether

2. A. underneath B. below C. into D. down
3. A. on B. at C. in D. from
4. A. any B. some C. much D. more
5. A. caught B. made C. exercised D. done
6. A. growing B. transplanting C. implanting D. cultivating
7. A. inquiring B. exploring C. enquiring D. imploring
8. A. castes B. breeds C. forms D. systems
9. A. herd B. flock C. school D. pack
10. A. possible B. capable C. hardly D. able
III. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
The 20th century was a time of remarkable change. In less than one hundred years, the population of our
planet went from around 2 billion people to close to 6 - that's right; almost treble the number of people live in the
world today as did ten or so decades ago. And not only have our numbers exploded, but our lives have become
more intertwined than ever before. For most of human history, the different communities which existed lived in

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their own very small worlds - worlds inside a bigger world they knew little about. The only world that mattered
was the one you could see in your immediate surroundings. Compare that situation with today, when even the
poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa can boast 43 television sets per thousand people. The world view is no longer
limited to the horizon; it stretches across the planet. The global village is here. Now, let's see how it came about.
The lessons of two world wars in quick succession signaled the dawning of a new age. Statesmen and
women saw that the way forward lay in bringing the world closer together. World War Three was to be avoided at
all costs, they said. It was believed that by making nations more interdependent the risk of conflict would be
lessened as it would be in nobody's interest to go to war then.
That desire to see the nations of the world united gave birth to the U.N. - the United Nations. The idea of
the U.N. was to share power, responsibility and decision making for world affairs equally between all the
members of the new global village, so it is the nearest thing we have ever had to a world government. The U.N.
brings together officials from 193 member states. Their task is to preserve world peace and prevent conflict, but
the dream never quite became a reality as this body has very little 'real' power - it just does a lot of talking.
Not long after the United Nations was founded, Europe started to play with the idea of uniting its own
continent. After all, it was internal conflict there that had been the main cause of both world wars. Then, in 1957,
the idea took shape; it started as the European Coal and Steel Community with six member states. Today, we
know it as the E.U. or the European Union - 28 countries, called member states, united in one large free trade area
and committed to supporting each other in order to make Europe a safer, more secure and more prosperous place.
15 of those members have since gone a step further and created a single currency. The system is hardly perfect,
but at least the members are working together and not trying to destroy each other anymore. Today, the Eurozone
has 18 members.
But, for all the political movement that took place in the last century, there was a revolution more
powerful, and yet simpler, that changed the world as we know it forever - and that was the dawn of the
information age. First the television brought people from opposite sides of the globe into contact; then the internet
made the world our living room. Technology was the most powerful tool for uniting people in the last century,
and the first to create a truly global community.
Now we can communicate with people from different 'tribes' in an instant; debate with them; learn from
them; understand them; just chat with them if that's all we want. But for all the change, have we made the world
any better? There's still a huge gap between the richest and the poorest nations; there's still misunderstanding and
conflict. We may be closer; we may live in a global village; maybe we're getting there, but there's still a lot more
to do.

1. According to paragraph 3, what changed after the experience of two world wars?
A. Information technology brought the world closer together.
B. Politicians felt determined to prevent another world war.
C. Nobody was interested in conflict anymore.
D. Nations wanted to become more independent.
2. The phrase "this body" in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. officials B. global village C. member states D. the U.N.
3. The word "intertwined" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ________.
A. incorporated B. interfered C. intruded D. interconnected
4. According to paragraph 4, what is suggested about the United Nations?
A. It will become a global government. B. It doesn't have a lot of meaningful influence.
C. It is controlled by a few big powers. D. It keeps the world peaceful and conflict-free.
5. According to paragraph 5, the arrival of new technology and the information age ________.
A. seemed unimportant compared to the political changes taking place
B. brought people together in a way that politicians could not
C. saw people use the internet a lot in their living rooms

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 D. had a strong impact on the opposite side of the globe
6. What does the writer mean by saying communities used to live in worlds inside a bigger world?
A. In the past people only cared about themselves.
B. Most people cared about what was happening in the bigger world,
C. In the past people knew little about faraway places.
D. Most people didn't travel very much in the past.
7. What does the writer's tone in the final paragraph suggest?
A. He is satisfied with what has been achieved. B. He is realistic about the situation.
C. He is critical and pessimistic about the future. D. He is confused and upset.
8. The phrase 'took shape' in paragraph 4 probably means ________.
A. developed B. changed C. succeeded D. concluded

PART D: WRITING (2.5 points)

I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed
before it. The word provided (if any) must not be altered in any way.
1. It's impossible for me not to laugh when he starts making faces. (HELP)
I can't _______________________________________ when he starts making faces.
2. I really don't want to go out tonight. (FEEL)
I really don't _____________________________________________ out tonight.
3. Liverpool played so much better than the other side , so it was unfair that they lost the match. (DESERVE)
Liverpool __________________________________ the match because they played much better than the
other side.
4. Rock stars often wear sunglasses so that people don't recognize them. (PREVENT)
Rock stars often wear sunglasses _______________________________________________ them.
5. It's obvious that he shot himself in the foot by accident. (MEAN)
He obviously _______________________________________________________ himself in the foot.

II. Essay writing

In many countries, students who behave badly in class are expelled from their schools and
never allowed to return. Many consider this an effective way to educate while others disagree.
What is your opinion?
Write 250-300 words.

THE END

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