Microsoft Word Mini test 1 2 Sts docx Minitest 1 for EAP1 – Reading 1 Time allowance 20 minutes Reading the passage and do the task below I Read the passage and complete the sentences with a – e (35 pts) 1 Credit cards are better 2 Smart cards in Hong Kong 3 In the US the use of cheques is falling 4 The main advantage of smart cards is 5 Consumer spending nose because a the ability to store information b can be used for tickets and fast food c People could take out money 24 hours a day d For sm.
Trang 1Minitest 1 for EAP1 – Reading 1 Time allowance: 20 minutes
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Reading the passage and do the task below:
Trang 3I Read the passage and complete the sentences with a – e (35 pts)
1 Credit cards are better
2 Smart cards in Hong Kong
3 In the US the use of cheques is falling
4 The main advantage of smart cards is
5 Consumer spending nose because
a the ability to store information
b can be used for tickets and fast food
c People could take out money 24 hours a day
d For small and large amounts
e Because banks are charging people more to use them
II Do the statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage? Choose…
(30 pts)
True if the statement is true according to the passage
False if the statement is false according to the passage
Not given if the statement is not given in the passage
6 Banks today still have the same structures as five hundred years ago
7 North America has become a society that does not use cash
8 Tax rates could be lowered as a result of a reduction in crime
9 Smart cards can carry computer programms
10 In the 1980s people became more responsible with money
III Read the passage and find words which mean (35 pts)
11 to put equipment in a place where it is ready for use (paragraph C)
12 very important and long-term (paragraph D)
13 relating to the basic characteristic of something (paragraph D)
14 a system in a country or organization that carries goods or information (paragraph E)
15 something that advertises a special product or event (paragraph E)
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