Date: 17-2-24

LISTENING: P1

P2
P3: Listen and fill in each blank with ONE word, You will hear the recording twice.
I’m a bit shy when I have to speak in ...(1)... . I’m a little worried about making
mistakes. I also still lack confidence. Many of my friends don’t worry about mistakes. They
just talk and talk. They always get their message across, even if their...(2)... is wrong. I think
this is the best thing to do. My...(3)...always says it’s best to learn by doing. If I don’t try to...
(4)... English, I’ll never be able to use it when I need it. One thing I started doing recently
was talking to myself. I have short conversations with myself. I ...(4)... it works. I also make
short stories about people and say them aloud. I do this in my room, of course. People would
think I’m crazy if I did it in class or on the train.

P4: Listen to Jenny talking to Mark about buying a computer game. Choose the correct
answer for each question. You will hear the recording twice. Example: 0-A
0. The name of the computer game is ____________.
A. City 2010 B. City 2001 C. City 2100
1. The game is NOT good for people under ____________.
 A. eight B. ten C. twelve
2. Black's PC shop is in ____________.
A. Cambridge B. London C. Peterstown
3. The address of the shop is ____________.
A. 29 Hunter Road B. 29 Marsden Street C. 29 Walker Street
4. The last day you can get a free game is ____________.
A. Friday B. Monday C. Thursday
5. The computer game cost ____________.
A. £26 B. £30 C. £48

SECTION A: PHONETICS

I- Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. climate B. comic C. hike D. website
2. A. needed B. ragged C. laughed D. aged
3. A. cover B. category C. ancient D. decorate

II- Circle the word whose main stress partern is placed differently from the others.
1. A. comprise B. depend C. design D. novel
2. A. tropical B. collection C. tendency D. charity

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. You need more exercise, so you should .................... basketball .
A. carry out B. take in C. turn up D. take up
2. Don’t set off firework too closely to your home, .....................?.
A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. won’t you
3. A man is walking to me. ...................man is carrying ................ parcel.

A. A / the B. The / a C. Ø / the D. The / Ø

4. Million of people have ..................with virus SARS COVID 2 in over six months.

A. gone up B. got down C. gone down D. suffered

5. My father .................work late tonight. His boss ordered him to stay until 10

A. must B. have to C. has to D. should

6. ...................workers were sent to the area immediately but no villagers survived when the
landslide happened

A. Rescue B. Help C. Assistance D. Volunteer

7. They received .......................advice from their parents that they

became successful.
A. So good B. such a good C. So good an D. Such good
8. Last year, there was a big typhoon in our area. It caused extensive damage to our..........
A. savings B. wealth C. furniture D. property

9. The Sydney Opera House is an.....of Australia’s creative and technical achievement.
A. orchestra B. emblem C. icon D. armorial
10. Her father supports her finance. ......................, she couldn’t conduct these
experiments .
A. so B. therefore C. nevertheless D. otherwise
11. I am ................... because I’m going to New York tomorrow.
A. exciting B. excited C. excitement D. excite
12. I haven’t visited my grandparents .................. they returned to the countryside.
A. since B. for C. when D. as

IV. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form.

1. While girls lack of . . . . . . . . . . . .. . , boys often overestimate their

abilities (CONFIDE)
2. It is education that helps with the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. of knowledge for the (RICH)
young.
3. Resident insist on stopping releasing . . . . . . . . . into the atmosphere. (POLLUTE)
4. I couldn’t help it. The accident was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AVOID).
(BENEFIT)
5. Carol's new catering business turned out to be very . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
V. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in the bracket.
1. The plan (run) …………. by the head engineer for a fortnight before a new director
(appoint) …………… .
2. Here you (be) ……….. at last! I (wait) ………… for you for twenty minutes.
3. The idea was too complicated (express) ………….. in just one paragraph.
4. She said that she (work)……………….. for a foreign company in the city center then.
5. The letter (send)………………. by special delivery must be important.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap
Energy saving

Saving energy doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming. But what can you do
to save energy? There is (1)______ that you can do to help the process of energy
conservation. You can save energy by doing things like making sure that the kettle doesn’t
(2)______ more water than that you need, always washing a full load in the washing machine
rather than a half load or turning down your central heating by 10C – this could cut your
(3)______ bill by 10%. Making sure that hot water taps are not left (4)______ and replace
washers if your taps drip. (5)______ work you can turn off (6)______ light and your
computer if you are not using them. (7)______ to energy-saving light bulbs – these use
around a quarter of electricity, and often last eight times (8)______ than an ordinary bulb.
Close your curtains at (9)______ to keep the warm air from escaping through the windows.
Switching off (10)______ appliances when they are not in use makes a big contribution to
energy-saving, too.

1. A. plenty B. lot C. little D. few

2. A. consist B. contain C. compose D. include
3. A. hot B. heat C. heating D. heated
4. A. run B. ran C. running D. flowing
5. A. By B. At C. In D. On
6. A. any B. all C. those D. no
7. A. Change B. Consume C. Buy D. Sell
8. A. higher B. shorter C. less D. more
9. A. morning B. evening C. dusk D. afternoon
10. A. electricity B. electronic C. electric D. electrical

II. Read the following passage and fill in ONE word

Not long ago, written communication was slow. In the past, you (1). . . . . . . . . . . . …
communicate with someone (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . letter. They would receive the (3). . . . . . . . .
from you several days or weeks after you sent it, though. Sometimes, that must have
(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .very annoying! For example, you couldn’t send a letter (5). . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . someone to your party (6). . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . you sent it at least a week before.
Today, though, with e-mail and text messages, we can send a (7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
message to someone (8). . . . . . . . .. . . . . and we don’t have to go to the post office or pay for a
(9). . . . . . . . . .. . ! It’s now easier than ever to stay in touch with friends and relations wherever
they are in the world. Now you can decide to have a party in the (10). . . . . . . . . . . , and your
friends will be there in the evening. That’s great, isn’t it?

III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term
broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly
related to cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal
complex. A person of culture has identifiable attributes, among them a knowledge of and
interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the word culture does not refer solely to such
knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from the 19th century onwards,
under the influence of anthropologists and sociologists, the word culture has come to be used
generally both in the singular and the plural (cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of
people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and values
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture
and cultures, between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most
recently between national and global cultures. Distinctions have been drawn too between
culture and civilization; the latter is a word derived not, like culture or agriculture, from the
soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is
misleading. While civilization and barbarism are pitted against each other in what seems to
be a perpetual behavioural pattern, the use of the word culture has been strongly influenced
by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century and of development in the 20th century.
Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have twists and turns. Styles change.
So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured means
has changed substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature,
philosophy, and history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university
education. No single alternative focus emerged, although with computers has come electronic
culture, affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture. As cultures express
themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to
define. There is no single, unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made
to establish one. The only non-problematic definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for
example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and medical meaning (for example, bacterial
culture or penicillin culture). Since in anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge
culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide.
1. According to the passage, the word culture____.
A. is related to the preparation and use of land for farming
B. develops from Greek and Roman literature and history
C. comes from a source that has not been identified
D. derives from the same root as civilization does
2. It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person_____.
A. has a job related to cultivation
B. takes care of the soil and what grows on it
C. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music
D. does a job relevant to education
3. The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that_____.
A. share the same word formation pattern
B. are both related to agriculture and cultivation
C. have nearly the same meaning
D. do not develop from the same meaning
4. It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century______.
A. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects
C. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as compulsory
subjects
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
5. The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means______.
A. aspects B. fields C. qualities D. skills
6. The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “_____”.
A. regular B. balanced C. unchangedD. dense
7. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to culture
B. . Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization.
C. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people
D. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century
8. It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its______.
A. agricultural and medical meanings
B. historical and figurative meanings
C. philosophical and historical meanings
D. sociological and anthropological meanings
9. Which of the following is NOT true about the word culture?
A. It is a word that cannot be defined.
B. Its use has been considerably changed
C. It differs from the word civilization
D. It evolves from agriculture
10. The passage mainly discusses______.
A. the distinction between culture and civilization
 B. the figurative meanings of the word culture
C. the derivatives of the word culture
D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture

D: WRITING

I-Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I got up early this morning so that I could catch the first bus.
-> I got ..................................................................................................................?
2. If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.
-> Unless ...............................................................................................................
3. Nobody in my class is as hard-working as Mai.
-> She is ................................................................................................................
4. Although he was frequently absent from class, he got good grades in the final exam.
-> In spite of his ...................................................................................................
5. The underground is quick and cheap.
-> The underground is not.....................................................................................
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, by using
the words given. (do not change the word given).

1. Hoa regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend.
-> Hoa ......................... the airport to say goodbye to her friend. (WISHES)
2. Despite his age, he’s still working.
-> He still ………………………….…… despite his age. (RETIRED)
3. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.
-> I got lost ………………………………..the area well. (EVEN)
4. I do not intend to tell you my plans.
-> I have.................................................... you my plans. (OF)
5. Bell spends all his time doing research.
-> Bell has …………………………… doing research. (DEVOTED)

III- Write a passage (about 300 words) about the ways you often do to stay healthy.