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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.. 10 pts Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hal

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LISTENING ( 20 POINTS)

Exercise 1 (10 points)

Questions 1-6

Complete the table using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Complete the notes using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer

East Coast Backpackers' Hostel address: 7 Road

Bus will have words 8 written on the front

Computer access costs 9

Shop stocks things like 10 and

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Exercise 2

You will hear people talking in 5 situations For questions 1-5, choose the best answer, A, B or C (5 points)

1.you hear a man talking about a football match Why was the match cancelled?

A.because of the bad weather B because of football hooligans C because of an accident 2.you hear someone talking on a mobile phone Who is she talking to?

3.You overhear two people in a travel agent’s arguing about a trip What do they disagree about?

A.how warm it will be B how sunny it will be C how humid it will be 4.You hear a weather forecast on the radio What will the weather be like tomorrow in the North?

5.Listen to this news report about a flood What was the probable cause of the flood?

A a river bursting its banks B a broken pipe C heavy rainfall

Question 3 You are going to listen to a report from a local TV news program about the island of Samsø

in Denmark and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (5 points)

Your answers

1 The major source of power on Samsø is oil

2 Samsø produces more electricity than it needs

3 Americans on average produce more carbon dioxide than Dutch

citizens

4 The furnace is used for both heating and making fertilizer

5 Farmers on Samsø have lost money by changing to

environmentally-friendly practices

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Question 1 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence in each question.(10 pts)

1.The 5% wage increases they propose are

A all for one B by and large C top to borrow D across the board

2.Sarah: “I want you to give me some money” - Paul: “ ”

A Oh you want, do you? B Oh you’d like, would you?

3.She often appears not to care about her work, but appearances can be

4 “Why are you mad at John?” “He’s been making a lot of trouble me lately.”

5 “How should we do this?” “It should be done we did it yesterday.”

6 _have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the Internet is widely recognized

A It is that computers B That computers C Computers that D That it’s computers

7 Ancient civilizations were not aware that the earth a sphere

8.Not being able to pass his examination proved an to his career

9. dinner will be served

A In three quarter of an hour time B In three quarters of an hour time

C In three quarters of an hour’s time D In three quarter’s of an hour’s time

10.Unless you give up smoking, you’ll the risk of damaging your health

11.In tennis, the score 15-0 is pronounced as

A fifteen, zero B fifteen, love C fifteen, nil D fifteen, nought

12 It’s not easy to make Stanley furious, the boy is very gentle by

13 The jury _ her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject

A paid B gave C made D said

14 Next month I _ Tom for 20 years

A know B will have known C am knowing D will have been knowing

15 On my birthday, my son presented me _a beautiful bunch of violets

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16 They sent a sample of the pottery they had found to the laboratory so that a date could be _on it

17 _everyone was at the village meeting, but the planning officer from the council was conspicuous by his absence

18 When the stock market crashed, the traders were _to beggary

19.“When did the lecture begin?” “When all the students , the professor began his lecture.”

20.The bad weather the plane being delayed

Question 2 There are TEN mistakes in this paragraph Write them down & give the correction (5 pts.)

Although party invitations no longer frightened me, I found myself making carefully preparations for this particularly party I got a haircut, laid out my best suit, selected a special shirt, a colourful tie, and cuff-links I had recently went on a diet, but because I didn't want I looked too thin, I discontinued it What should I bring to my hosts? Flowers? wine? What kind of the wine? Port? Sherry? Or possibly even champagne? Meeting new people was still a major undertaking It was schedule for this Saturday and I decided to take a cab

to the suburb where it was being hold It was early autumn and the weather was mild, but that morning it turned cold and rainy, and as I listened to the steam hissing in my radiator, it already fell like midwinter From my newspaper, I learned that a hurricane which had already struck another state was in its way to New York, though it might veer out to sea

Question 3 Fill in each blank in the sentences with a correct preposition or particle (5 pts)

1 Jack didn’t expect to come up _such difficulties

2 We put _a sum of money each month for our summer holidays

3 She resembles her brother _ looks

4 Without a fridge, fresh food will go _ very quickly

5 _ the absence of the principal, Mr Jones is in charge of the school

6.I made _ for the lost time _ working all night

7 Several of the employee _ him complained of his bullying behavior

8 Peter has fallen _ with his boss

9 Eating good food is good insurance _sickness

Question 4 Give the correct form the word provided to fill each gap (5 pts)

1 Nowadays only a of wild crocodiles remain here HAND

2 Jim is one of the most members of the committee SPEAK

3.The headmistress commended her on her behaviour EXAMPLE

4.The old man collapsed after doing some exercises STRAIN

5.The fighter had to face many before he became champion HARD

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6 Mary has no practical experience in treating sick animals She only has knowledge of the

7 Will the Eurosport channel provide any for the approaching Tour de France? COVER

8 These changes are likely to single-parent families even further POOR

9 The village residents remained _ with terror, when the earth shook SPEAKER

10 I always drink something _ if I’m driving ALCOHOL

Question 5 Read the text below and Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word ( 5 pts.)

One of the most amazing marathon races in the world is the Marathon of the Sands It takes (1) _ every April in the Sahara Dessert in the south of Morocco, a part of the world where temperatures can (2) _ fifty degrees centigrade The standard length of the marathon is 42.5 kilometers but this one is 240 kilometers (3) _ and takes seven days to complete It began in 1986 and now attracts about two hundred runners, the majority of (4) _ ages range from seventeen to forty-seven About half of them come from France and the (5) _ from all over the world From Britain it costs £2,500 to enter, including return air fares The race is rapidly getting more and more popular (6) _, or perhaps because of, the hard conditions that runners must endure They have to carry food and (7) _ else they need for seven days in rucksack weighing no more than twelve kilograms In addition to (8) _, they are given a liter and a half of water every ten kilometers

Runners do (9) _ terrible physical hardships Sometimes they lose toenails and skin peels on their feet However, doctors are always (10) _ hand to deal with minor injuries and to make sure that runners do not push themselves too far

Question 6 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions ( 10 pts)

Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration While this

is not the first, it is certainly the most extensive in the building’s history As a result of this new restoration,

Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built

Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s The hall was finished in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing arts hall where accomplished musicians gained fame Despite its reputation, however, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations over the years During the Great Depression, when fewer people could afford to attend performances, the directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses As a result, a coffee shop was opened in one corner of the building, for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes A renovation in 1946 seriously damaged the acoustical quality of the hall when the makers of the

film Carnegie Hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents The hole was

later covered with short curtains and a fake ceiling, but the hall never sounded the same afterwards

In 1960, the violinist Isaac Stern became involved in restoring the hall after a group of real estate

developers unveiled plans to demolish Carnegie Hall and build a high-rise office building on the site This threat spurred Stern to rally public support for Carnegie Hall and encourage the City of New York to buy the

property The movement was successful, and the concert hall is now owned by the city In the current restoration, builders tested each new material for its sound qualities, and they replaced the hole in the ceiling

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with a dome The builders also restored the outer walls to their original appearance and closed the coffee shop Carnegie has never sounded better, and its prospects for the future have never looked more promising

1 The passage is mainly about

A Changes to Carnegie Hall B The appearance of Carnegie Hall

C Carnegie Hall's history during the Great Depression D Damage to the ceiling in Carnegie Hall

2 What major change happened to the hall in 1946?

A The acoustic dome was damaged

B Space in the building was sold to the commercial business

C The walls were damaged in an earthquake

D The stages were renovated

3 The word extensive could be best replaced by

4 Who was Andrew Carnegie?

A a violinist B an architect C a steel mill owner D mayor of New York City

5 What was Isaac Stern’s relationship to Carnegie Hall?

A He made the movie "Carnegie Hall" in 1946

B He performed on opening night in 1891

C He tried the save the hall, beginning in 1960

D He opened a coffee shop in Carnegie Hall in the Depression

6 What was probably the most important aspect of the recent renovation?

A restoring the outer wall B expanding the lobby

C restoring the plaster trim D repairing the ceiling

7 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “unveiled”

A announced B restricted C overshadowed D located

8 The author uses the word “spurred” to show that Stern

C was told in advance D was stimulated to act

9 How does the author seem to feel about the future of Carnegie Hall?

10 Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph?

A a scientific explanation of acoustics and the nature of sound

B a description of people’s reactions to the newly renovated hall

C a discussion of the coffee shop that once was located in the building

D further discussion about the activities of Isaac Stern in 1960

Question 7 There are 5 blanks in the passage below From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable for each blank There are more words than blanks, so you don’t need all of them.(5 points)

The Life and Work of J Tolkein

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Many authors become masters of a particular genre of fiction But very few can claim to have had such an effect that they virtually have created the genre for themselves One such author is J R R Tolkein From his

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prolific imagination was created not only Middle Earth; the stage for his giant fantasy The Lord of the Rings,

but also a whole genre of fantasy fiction which has since become known as "sword and sorcery"

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Before Tolkein's work was published, fantasy was set in what was very near to the present for the authors Also, the genre was very close to horror, and authors such as Lovell and Bram Stoker moved easily between the two The the great American writer Edgar Allen Poe had recently brought out a work of what we would today call

horror stories, but he had entitled it Tales of Mystery and Imagination, suggesting that he thought of it as

fantasy

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Tolkein's distinctive contribution was to create a pseudo-medieval world and to populate it with wise wizards, bold knights, and a massive cast of other characters, including dwarfs, elves, and most of the other creatures of our folk memory He also created his own contribution, the hobbit Hobbits were small people, who had

distinctive hairy feet They were characterised by honest common sense and rather complex social lives In all his works, it is evidently the hobbits with whom Tolkein sympathizes the most

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What made Tolkein's work so compelling was that it was a perfectly realized work of fantasy Every detail in his stories rings true This is because Tolkein spent so much time working and thinking about Middle Earth that the actual part which we have on paper is only a fraction of his research His later books show clearly to what extent he had created this entire world, complete with detailed maps and even the languages of the major

protagonists

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However, although Middle Earth is a towering work of fantasy, it has roots in reality The Middle Earth of Tolkein is close to his own native Oxfordshire, both in the landscape of the Shire, and above all in the reactions and behaviour of its characters The ethos is that of pre-war England, possibly because Tolkein could conceive

of no other mode of behaviour, but more probably because his book can be read on many levels, and in only the most basic of the levels is the great struggle between light and darkness completely

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It must be remembered that Tolkein was writing in a time when one Great War had just finished, and another was about to begin In his book, he stresses the bravery, and endurance of the small people without whom victory is impossible This was the lesson that Tolkein felt had to be learned from the horrors of the Great War - the decisions which shape the destiny of nations are taken by an elite group, but they are implemented by the common people of the country

A How to make fantasy seem real

B A new best-seller

C Fantasy before Tolkein

D The Master of Middle Earth

E The real Middle Earth

F A new fantasy creature

G The experience of war

Example: Paragraph 0- D

Question 8 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct word for each of the blanks ( 5 pts)

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Who’s Taking Care of the Children?

Around the world, more and more women are working outside home In the United States, around 70 percent of women with children under 18 have another job besides that of mother and homemaker Most are employed in tradionational fields for females such as clerical, sales, education, and service However, a (1) number choose a career that necessities spending many hours (2) home These women are engineers, politicians, doctors, lawyers, and scientists, and a few have begun to (3) executive positions in business, government, and banking, breaking through the (4) glass ceiling.Monetary factors (5) woman to work Some are employed full-time, some part-time, and some seek creative solutions such as flex-time work schedule and job sharing But in most cases, one income in the household is simply not enough, so (6) parents must work to support the family

A backward glance from this side of the new millennium (7) that the role of married women in the U.S has changed radically since the 1950s and 1960s, when it was taken (8) that they would stay home and raise the children This is still the image so often portrayed in American movies and advertising In fact, traditional combination of the husband as exclusive (9) and the wife as a stay-at-home mom caring for one or two children today (10) only ten percent of the population in the United States Who, then, is taking care of the children?

1 A growing B raising C increasing D developing

4 A named B called C known as D.so-called

5 A influence B take effect C have influence D help

8 A advantage B for granted C notice D up

9 A loaf of bread B homemaker C.breadwinner D worker

10 A accounts for B explains C makes out D consists

Question 9 Choose from the list A-H the best phrase to fill each gap Use each correct phrase only once There are more answers than you need (5 pts)

GETTING TO SLEEP

If you suffer from insomnia, there are several natural remedies which makes you fall asleep the next day Start with essential oils, (1) or by diffusion in the lungs when you inhale them A combination

of lavender and geranium oil is highly recommended (2) after travelling

If you have an aversion to aromatherapy, why not try listening to soothing sounds? The right kind of sound can help you drop off (3) to a sleep-ready state Playing relaxing music or sounds from the natural world can facilitate the transition from alert, wakeful state to sleep mode

Another solution is to sleep with a hop pillow under your head The hop plant, (4) for its use in beer, provides the stuffing for an aromatic pillow, (5) for centuries

A.by slowing down your bodies processes

B.by raising your heart rate

C.although better known

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D.who originally discovered

E.whose calming qualities have been known

F.which has incredible holistic value

G for help with getting to sleep

H.which work either via skin absorption

Question 10 Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 pts)

1 We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire

1 Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope UNDER

2 It wasn’t clear to us at the time how serious the problem was LITTLE

3 She worked very hard to earn just enough money to pay her bills ENDS

4 I don't mind whether we have a meeting today or tomorrow MAKES

5 The police believe the robber was wearing a dark-blue jacket BELIEVED

Question 12 15 (pts) Write a paragraph of 120-130 words about the following topic:

“How do outdoor or extra activities benefit high school students?”

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I LISTENING (30 pts)

Part I Listen to the recording and answer the questions You will hear the recording twice

Questions 1 – 5: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer

WESTLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

DATE OF BIRTH: 8th July (3) _

HOME TEL: None

MOBILE TEL: (4) _

PROOF OF RESIDENCE PROVIDED:(5)

Questions 6 – 8: Circle THREE letters A - F

What type of books does Peter like?

A Wildlife books B Romance books

C Travel books D Historical novels

E Science Fiction novels F Mystery books

Questions 9 and 10: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

9 How much does it cost to join the library?

1 We are all present hedonists _

A at school B at birth C while eating and drinking

2 American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than girls because _

A they need to be in control of the way they learn

B they play video games instead of doing school work

C they are not as intelligent as girls

3 Present-orientated children _

A do not realise present actions can have negative future effects

B are unable to learn lessons from past mistakes

C know what could happen if they do something bad, but do it anyway

4 If Americans had an extra day per week, they would spend it _

A working harder B building relationships C sharing family meals

5 Understanding how people think about time can help us _

A become more virtuous B work together better C identify careless or ambitious people

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II GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

1 Choose the word/phrase that best completes each of the following sentences (20pts)

1 The new school complex cost _ the city council had budgeted for

2 Larry _ forgot where he’d left his keys

A momentarily B directly C singularly D shortly

3 The Earth will be a planet where human beings, animals and plants live in peaceful _

A cooperation B coordination C corporation D coexistence

4 James could no longer bear the _ surroundings of the decrepit old house

A oppressive B domineering C pressing D overbearing

5 I find the idea of experimenting on animals _

A disagreeing B objectionable C distasteful D objective

6 He’s a bit timid and hasn’t yet _ the courage to apply for the job

7 Following the crime in Bradford High Street last Saturday afternoon, the police are checking _ anyone who was there at the time

8 According to a Government spokesman, further _ in the public sector are to be expected

9 Under the weather or not, Ashcroft _ 2 mins 13.8 secs, almost a second faster than her winning time last year

10 That judge is feared because she takes a hard _ in the fight against drugs

11 He will be sued for _ of contract if he does not do what he promised

12 You shouldn’t _ into other’s people private lives

13 Some romantic novelists _ out books with the same old formula every year

14 Even the best medicines are not _

A infallible B unfailing C fail-proof D falsified

15 The dog was a little subdued yesterday, but she’s full of _ this morning

16 There are a lot of crooked people in big cities If you don’t want to be cheated, you’ll need to keep your _ about you

17 Just because we’ve had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must not

A have our head in the clouds B bury our heads in the sand

18 There’s nothing as cozy on a cold evening as the warm _ of a fire

19 She seems to be angry with the whole world She’s got a chip _

A on her shoulder B in her bonnet C under her hat D between the ears

20 How do you calculate the distance to the horizon? As a _, it’s 7 miles + 1 mile per 100 ft above sea level

A trick of the trade B golden rule C free hand D rule of thumb

2 Use the most suitable form of the verbs in brackets (10 pts)

1 Sally! I (expect not) to see you here! What (you do) here in New York?

2 Whatever (happen), I (meet) you here in a week's time

3 Since I (pay) for our lunch, I (try) to attract the waiter’s attention

4 You (not buy) your umbrella for we are going by car

5 You should have been more careful You (avoid) having had this accident

6 Not until later did they discover that the picture (steal)

7 I waited under the clock! - So did I, but I didn’t see you! We (wait) under different clocks

8 She was breathing fast and deep, as if she (run)

9 It is very cold Mr Taylor, who has been ill recently, is walking along the road without a coat He (wear) a warm coat

10 He got angry because he hadn’t been accustomed to (make) fun like that before

11 Although (found) many centuries earlier, Luxor did not reach preeminence until about 2000 B.C

12 I would like (give) _the chance to explain my point of view, but they weren’t interested

13 There (be) nothing else to say, he declared the meeting close

14 The police are stopping all the cars They (look for) the escaped prison

15 I didn’t do the test well I (prepare) it very carefully at home

16 My uncle would rather that I (not leave) yesterday

17 Just inside the outer layer of the earth’s atmosphere (be) the elements necessary to protect it from ultraviolet rays, extreme temperatures, and threatening foreign substances

3 Complete the text by writing the correct form of the words in capitals (10 pts)

Curiosity goes back to the dawn of human (0) _ existence _ This

irresponsible desire to know is not a (1) _ of inanimate objects Nor

does it seem to be attributable to some forms of living organism which, for

that very reason, we can scarcely bring ourselves to consider alive A tree, for

example, does not display (2) _ curiosity, nor does a sponge or even

an oyster If chance events bring them poison, predators or parasites, they die

as (3) _ as they lived

Early in the scheme of life, (4) _ motion was developed by some

organisms It meant an (5) _ advance in their control of the

environment A moving organism no longer waited in stolid (6) _

for food to come its way, but went out after it The individual that hesitated in

the (7) _ search for food, or that was overly (8) _ in its

investigation, starved

As organisms grew more complex, more messages of greater variety were

received from and about the (9) _ environment At the same time,

the nervous system, the living instrument that interprets and stores the data

collected by the sense organs, became (10) _ complex

EXIST CHARACTER

RECOGNISE CEREMONIOUS DEPEND

ORDINARY RIGID ZEAL CONSERVE ROUND INCREASE

4 Write the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the incorrect part, and then correct it (10 pts)

1 (A)As interesting and lively as it is, (B)included in your story are several historical inaccuracies, i.e your hero Miss Swinton (C)might not have offered shelter under his umbrella, (D)for they weren’t

invented until a hundred years later

2 (A)At ground level, it is (B)dangerous enough a substance, but in the (C)upper atmosphere, it bonds with free ions to create (D)deadening smog particles

3 Having (A)unshakeable confidence (B)in his ability, he (C)carried off the role of Hamlet with

6 (A)Likewise the power-generating (B)apparatus of a conventional car, (C) that of a hybrid car depends

on a (D) combustible fuel to generate power

7 (A)Rising tides of unemployment claims (B)across the state has led the governor to(C) declare the economy to be in a (D) state of emergency

8 The (A)outpatient department of Cho Ray Hospital has been through a (B)momentous year since the doctors sticking to (C)tried and tested methods has brought about (D)desirable outcomes

9 Their family (A)having conflicts over personal properties, neither Kath nor Bill wants (B) to make a permanent commitment to the other (C)despite having been seeing each other (D)on and on for the last five years

10 (A)Utter willpower enabled her to win the heat and(B) qualify for the final of the 400(C) meters (D) final

5 Fill in each blank with ONE preposition or articles (10 pts)

1 Dr Richards is distinguished his selfless service to humanity

2 On account of his advanced age he was disqualified competing

3 He was discharged because there was no proof him

4 Brass consists copper and zinc

5 His parents are very worried his safety

6 He parted his family and belongings and went on a pilgrimage

7 I am convinced that he is acting compulsion

8 The patient is now free danger

9 This peculiar custom prevails the Hindus

10 Many Hindi plays are adapted English

11 The police is entrusted the enforcement of law and order

12 During the height this season, he forced five waitresses to hand in their notice even though they were completely competent

13 I’ve always been honest my feelings You on the other hand, have not

14 Much as I detest the idea punishing children, I can see that it sometimes has its uses

15 Mr Sugar Deliver, I’m sure, would be a huge asset your company

16 No further comments or responses of any kind have been made from her PR late

17 The younger sons therefore considered themselves to have been robbed their rightful inheritance

18 The white Audi was eliminated police enquiries at an early stage

19 The stolen painting was eventually restored their rightful owner

20 The argument is centred whether or not to lower the age limit

III READING

1 Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word (15 pts)

Throughout the ages, the (1) of the earth has been built up in some places and worn down in other places The wearing down of the land is called erosion

Wind, water, air, ice and heat all help to (2) erosion As the wind blows over the land, it often picks up small grains of sand When these grains of sand strike (3) solid rocks, the rocks are slowly worn away Later, the wind may pick up these new rock particles, and with them wear away other rocks In this way even very (4) rocks are worn away by the wind

When articles of rock or soil become (5) in any way, running water carries them

down the hillsides Some rock and soil particles are carried into streams The streams may then carry them into the (6)

Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wears (7) very slowly, and

so (8) very little of its soil The roots of plants help to hold the rocks and soil in place

When rain falls in a forest, the leaves of the trees and the soft soil beneath them are able to hold a great deal of water Water that falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than does water that falls on (9) ground Water that flows slowly carries fewer soil (10) than water that

flows rapidly Thus, forests and grasslands help to slow down erosion

Even (11) the land is thickly covered with plants, some erosion goes on Sometimes there is a long period of rainy weather In Spring the (12) snow turns to large quantities of water At these times the soil cannot (13) all the water It then runs down

hill in streams As the streams carry away some of the soil, the stream (14) gets deeper and deeper After thousands of years of such (15) , wide valleys are often formed

Romanticists profited from the error Their discovery of new realms of experience proved

communicable in the first place because they were in touch with the spirit of renovation, particularly through poetry What Goethe meant to Beethoven and Berlioz and what German folk tales and contemporary lyricists meant to Weber, Schumann, and Schubert are familiar to all who are acquainted with the music of these men

There is, of course, no way to demonstrate that Beethoven's Egmont music or, indeed, its overture

alone corresponds to Goethe's drama and thereby enlarges the hearer's consciousness of it; but it cannot

be an accident or an aberration that the greatest composers of the period employed the resources of their

art for the creation of works expressly related to such lyrical and dramatic subjects Similarly, the love

of nature stirred Beethoven, Weber, and Berlioz, and here too the correspondence is felt and persuades the fit listener that his own experience is being expanded The words of-the creators themselves record this new comprehensiveness Beethoven referred to his activity of mingled contemplation and

composition as dichten, making a poem; and Berlioz tells in his Memoires of the impetus given to his

genius by the music of Beethoven and Weber, by the poetry of Goethe and Shakespeare, and not least by the spectacle of nature Nor did the public that ultimately understood their works gainsay their claims

It must be added that the Romantic musicians including Chopin, Mendelssohn, Glinka, and had at their disposal greatly improved instruments The beginning' of the 19th century produced the modern piano, of greater range and dynamics than theretofore, and made all wind instruments more exact and powerful by the use of keys and valves The modern full orchestra was the result Berlioz, whose classic treatise on instrumentation and orchestration helped to give it definitive form, was also the

Liszt-first to exploit its resources to the full, in the Symphonic fantastique of 1830 This work, besides its

technical significance just mentioned, can also be regarded as uniting the characteristics of Romanticism

in music, it is both lyrical and dramatic, and, although it makes use of a “story,” that use is not to describe the scenes but to connect them; its slow movement is a "nature poem" in the Beethovenian manner; the second, fourth, and fifth movements include "realistic" detail of the most vivid kind; and the opening one is an introspective reverie

1 Music can suggest or express various kinds of reality by

A telling stories or minting pictures B stirring feelings and evoking moods

C exploring and expressing reality D depicting nature and reality

2 The word "error" in paragraph 1 refers to _

A the feelings and moods of the Romanticist musicians

B the exploration and expression of reality of Romanticism

C the works of the Romanticist musicians in the 18th century

D musicians' mechanical reproduction of stories and subjects

3 It is stated in the passage that the Romanticists were influenced by _

A the works of the rationalist musicians in the 18th century

B Goethe, German folk tales and contemporary lyricist

C the thoughts of Beethoven, Weber, and Berlioz

D the art of music by the rationalist musicians

4 The word "accident" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A unplanned happening B collision or similar incident

C unusual occurrence D unpleasant event

5 The passage indicates that the Romanticist composers were inspired not only by lyrical and dramatic subjects but also by

A the rationalists B the creation of works

C the love of nature D the poetry of Goethe

6 It can be inferred from the passage that Berlioz was

A a rationalist musician B an English writer

C a composer and critic D a German poet

7 The Romantic musicians also made use of modern technologies such as

A improved wind instruments B powerful keys and valves

C greater range and dynamics D instrumentation and orchestration

8 Romanticism in music is characterized as being

A exact and powerful B realistic and vivid

C great and dynamic D lyrical and dramatic

9 All of the following are true about the Symphonic fantastique EXCEPT

A It is both lyrical and dramatic B It was composed by Beethoven

C It was issued in 1830 D It unites the characteristics of Romanticism

10 According to the passage, Romanticism in music extended over

A the 18th and 19th centuries B the late 18th century

C the early 19th century D the beginning of the 20th century

3 Read the article about mobile phones Then choose the correct phrase from A-K to form a

logical, coherent and correct text There is one extra sentence you are not going to need (10 pts)

The average man spends sixty-six minutes on his land line or his mobile, compared with fifty-three minutes before the mobile phone revolution 3

Slightly fewer women (67%) have a mobile phone, and the survey shows that the average amount of time they spend on the phone on a weekday has gone down from sixty-three minutes before they got a mobile to fifty-five minutes now 4

Innovation in mobile phones has been happening so fast that it's difficult for consumers to change their behaviour 5

There are twenty different products that previously might have been bought separately that can now

be part of a mobile phone 6

Obviously, the rich have been buying phones faster than the poor 7

Mobile phone takeup among the poor has actually been far quicker than it was in the case of previous products, such as colour television, computers and Internet access 8

There are obviously drawbacks to mobiles as well 9

Mobile thefts now account for a third of all street robberies in London, and don't forget about all the accidents waiting to happen as people drive with a mobile in one hand 10

A Mobiles have changed the way people talk to one another, they have generated a new type of language, they have saved lives and become style icons

B But the poll reveals that, while men are using their phones a lot more, women are actually spending less time on the phone

C The arrival of the mobile phone has transformed our lifestyles so much that men now spend more time on the phone than women, according to the results of our special opinion poll

D But this happens with every innovation

E The survey found that men with mobile phones (72% of all men) spend more than an hour a day making calls on an average weekday

F The explanation might lie in the fact that men love to play with techno toys while women may be more conscious of the bills they are running up

G Phones are constantly swallowing up other products like cameras, calculators, clocks, radios, and digital music players

H But, overall, mobile phones have proved to be a big benefit for people

I Mobile users are two and a half times more likely to develop cancer in areas of the brain adjacent to their phone ear, although researchers are unable to prove whether this has anything to do with the phone

J Mobiles are popular all over the world

K Indeed, as mobile phones continue to become cheaper and more powerful, they might prove to be more successful in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor than expensive computers

4 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space to the following questions

The mystery of the Mona Lisa

The paintings of Leonardo da Vinci have always attracted (1) Only 14 works have ever been attributed to him and experts have (2) the authenticity of several Not even the Mona Lisa is a above (3) The painting is neither signed nor dated and no (4) of payment to Leonardo has ever been found Believed to be the portrait of the wife of Florentine merchant Francesco del Gioconda dating from 1502, it has been on public (5)

in the Louvre since 1804 Now housed in a bullet-(6) glass case, it has always been surrounded by (7) security Even so, on 24th August 1911, it was (8) Initial leads came to nothing and no (9) to the thief's motives or the (10)

of the picture materialised for 15 months In November 1913, Florentine art dealer Alfredo Geri received a letter from someone (11) they had the Mona Lisa and were prepared to sell it back to Italy for 500,000 lire Geri contacted the director of the Uffizi museum who arranged a meeting with the alleged vendor

He turned out to be an Italian carpenter Vincenzo Peruggia, who made the painting's (12) wooden box for the Louvre and was able to steal it because he knew the museum's (13) The Mona Lisa he produced was proclaimed genuine by the Uffizi and sent back to Paris But a British conman, Jack Dean, later insisted that he had helped Peruggia steal the painting but (14) a copy before Peruggia took it to Italy Could it be that the painting seen by thousands of visitors every day in the Louvre museum is a total (15)

1 A curiosity B engagement C controversy D exploitation

2 A asked B questioned C wondered D enquired

4 A record B document C receipt D bill

5 A show B exhibition C display D sight

8 A stolen B thieved C pickpocketed D burgled

9 A clues B indications C closed D fake

10 A location B disappearance C whereabouts D images

11 A claiming B pretending C persuading D arguing

12 A closed B protective C surrounding D durable

13 A security B working C doors D routine

14 A copied B substituted C taken over D replaced

15 A false B counterfeit C deceitful D fake

IV WRITING

1 Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before

it (10 pts)

1 The letter reached me even though it was wrongly addressed

The letter found

2 I really enjoy getting thoroughly absorbed in this good book

I am losing

3 He’s partially deaf so he finds it difficult to communicate on the phone

Were it

4 The minister gave no precise figures about the casualties

The minister didn't go 5.The inevitability of unemployment was something nobody cared to admit

The admission that

2 For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given This word must not be altered in any way (10pts)

1 He was beginning to change his mind about moving house SECOND

2 Andrew doesn't claim to have a lot of musical talent PRETENCE

3 Claire suddenly realized what a blunder she had made DAWN

4 She writes notes on everything that was said at the meeting RECORD

5 The school library was criticised by the inspectors because of its poor lighting SINGLED 3 Write a paragraph (120 words) about causes of road accidents in Vietnam (40 pts)

The end

1 didn’t expect - are you doing 2 happens - will meet

3 was paying - tried 4 needn’t have bought

5 could have avoided 6 had been stolen

7 must have waited 8 had been running

9 should have been wearing 10 being made

11 founded 12 to have been given

13 being 14 must be looking

15 should have prepared 16 hadn’t left 17 Are

3

1 characteristic 2 recognisable 3 unceremoniously 4 independent 5 extraordinary

6 rigidity 7 zealous 8 conservative 9 surrounding 10 increasingly

4 D;

had won

5 C;

because of/ due

8 A;

outpatients department

9 D;

on and off

10 A; sheer willpower

5

III READING

1

5.loosened 10 particles 15.erosion

1 The letter found its way to me even though it was wrongly addressed

2 I am losing myself in this good book

3 Were it not for his partial deafness, he wouldn’t find it difficult to communicate on the phone

4 The minister didn't go into details about the casualties

5 The admission that unemployment was inevitable was something nobody cared for / cared to make

2:

1 He was having second thoughts about moving house

2 Andrew makes no pretence of having a lot of musical talent

3 It suddenly dawned on Claire what a blunder she had made

4 She kept a record of everything that was said at the meeting

5 The inspectors singled out the school library for criticism because of its poor lighting

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Đề thi có 7 trang)

Ngày thi: 19 tháng 04 năm 2021

PART 1: LISTENING (40 points)

I Listen to a conversation on a university campus and choose the correct option (10 points)

1 What is the woman’s status at the university?

A She is a senior B She is a junior

C She’s a transfer student D She’s a graduate student

2 What is the man’s status at the university?

C He’s a transfer student D He’s a graduate student

3 What does the man want to learn from the woman?

A How to transfer to a junior college

B How to find his way around campus

C The course requirements for a literature major

D Who won the campus election

4 How many total courses must a student take for a literature major?

5 The man will probably take his elective courses in which area?

A American literature B World literature

II You will hear an explorer called Richard Livingstone talking about a trip he made in the

rainforest of South America Listen and indicate true (T) or false (F) statements (10 points)

1 They went all the way by boat

2 Richard say that during the walk, they were always both cold and wet

3 In a deserted camp, they found some soup made from unusual meat and

vegetables

4 After the meal, they began to feel worried about what they have done

5 Before leaving the camp, they left the sum of 50 dollars to thank the host

III You will hear part of a radio programme about toys, in which the development of a famous toy called Meccano is described Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase (20 points)

Frank Hornby worked for a _ (1)

He was inspired by a book called _ (2)

The (3) he invented did not work properly

He started to consider the idea of _ (4) parts

He decided that the parts would need to have a _ (5) in them

The first parts he made were from a big _ (6)

The first object that was built with the new system was a _ (7)

The first name given to the new toy was _ (8)

Each Meccano set could be made bigger with the use of an (9)

Hornby _(10) arrived in 1925, followed by speedboats, and other toys in 1933

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Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Đề thi có 7 trang)

Ngày thi: 19 tháng 04 năm 2021

PART 2: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (40 points)

I Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence (20 points)

1 You are under no obligation to help as assistance is purely

A voluntary B free C charitable D donated

2 I’m afraid you may find the truth somewhat _

A inedible B unpalatable C indigestible D unmanageable

3 She’s very _ She can be relied on to do her job properly

A efficient B cautious C serious D conservative

4 The youth team really _ themselves in the semi-final

A surmounted B exceeded C beat D excelled

5 The speeding car only missed us by a hair’s _

6 Humanity has done great damage to the environment in its search for _ materials

7 _, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather

A Leaving uncovered B Having left uncovered

8 One way to let off _ after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise

9 Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new _ in the field and possibly lead to a cure

10 After three days in the desert, his mind began to play _ on him

11 The match will be screened on ITV with _ commentary by Any Gray

12 I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’ sooner you _ me the whole truth yesterday

A could have told B told C have told D had told

13 As the drug took _, the patient became quieter

14 The dawn redwood appears some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the world

A was flourished B having to flourish C to have flourished D have flourished

15 His comments _ little or no relation to the facts and the figures of the case

16 All _ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life

A what is needed B for our needs C the thing needed D that is needed

17 It is urgent that this letter _ immediately

A was posted B posted C be posted D be post

18 John: This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!

Mary: _ but I think it’s quite easy

A I couldn’t agree more B I understand what you’re saying

19 It is only recently that ballets have been based on the themes _ American life

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