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Ngoại ngữ cơ bản 2 CQ49/01.(01+02)

ĐỀ 1

Part A: Use of English

I Choose and circle the best answer to complete the sentences:

1 At last year launch party, who …… to do the carter?

2 I …… them a reminder They …… us of their last order yet

3 The company was in …… a very bad financial state that the factory couldn’t meet the demand for it

4 There were a lot of mistakes in the report that you gave me last week I think you should check your figures a bit ……

5 It is 12.20 You ring a colleague but there is no reply He …… to lunch

II Circle the word or phrase which best complete each sentences:

1 To …… in a job interview, you should arrive on time, be well - dressed and keep …… when answering the questions

2 Something went …… with my computer so I couldn’t complete my work

3 What is the …… of the room?

4 …… doesn’t interested us as much as literature

5 Many students are not well - …… for their ……

II Make question that lead to each of the answers

1 ?

- Yes, thanks I had a good flight

2 ?

- I’d like to see Mr Perez, if he is in the office

3 ?

- We’ll probably study until Friday morning

4 ?

- This is his first visit He’s never been here before

5 ?

- On my last visit I spoke to Ms Young

II Choose the correct word to fill the blanks

1 You can read such advertisements …… the newspaper, or watch them …… TV

2 Harry comes to work …… car but I prefer to come …… foot, although I am late

…… work

3 I thought you had paid …… the rent …… the end of last year

4 Do you get tired …… answering the same questions every day?

- No, I am interested …… my job

5 We always keep …… touch …… our clients …… mail

Part B: Reading comprehension

I Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks in the reading text

Price Al Walled bin Talal (1)…… 7 March 1955 is a member of the Saudi Royal Family He is also chairman of Kingdom holdings The company has

investments all (2)…… the world to taking over $15 billion It is a major

shareholder in Disneyland Paris where it (3)…… a 25% stake It also owns the Four Seasons hotel group, has a 5% shareholding in the Citicorp, owns 5% of

Apple Computers and (4)…… addition has stakes in many other companies such

as TWA, Netcape, Daewoo and Motorola Prince Al Walled is the most successful (5)…… in the world Chairman of his company at the age of fourteen, Prince Al Walled was (6)…… up in Beirut before returning to Saudi Arabia to attend

military school He studied at university in San Francisco and got his Master from Syracuse University He (7)…… His first fortune is the eighties investing in real estate in Saudi Arabia He also worked as a local partner for Korean company in the country By 1988, he was worth over $1 billion (8)…… for him there is no income tax in Saudi Arabia In 1991, he made his best investment of his life He bought shares for $890 million in Citicorp, America’s largest bank at that time That stake is now worth $5,51 billion His latest project is to build the (9)…… skyscraper in Riyadh Riyadh is continuing to grow (10)…… the capital of Saudi Arabia and it looks if the $35 million Kingdom centre will be get another

profitable investment

1 A born B was born C is born D were born

5 A investment B investing C investor D investors

8 A lucky B luck D luckily D unluckily

9 A highest B high C higher D more high

II Choose the best answer for these questions:

1 Kingdom Holdings ……

A is a subsidiary of Citicorp

B has a stake in Citicorp

C borrows money at 5% from Citicorp

2 When he was fourteen he ……

A studied in San Francisco

B ran his first company

C bought shares in Disneyland Paris

3 In the eighties, he ……

A invested in property in Saudi Arabia

B worked in Korea

C lost over $1 billion

4 His stake in Citicorp ……

A is worth $890 million

B has increased by $890 million

C costs $890 million

5 Kingdom Holdings ……

A owns a quarter of the shares in Disneyland Paris

B has a small stake in Disneyland Paris

C in the major shareholder in Disneyland Paris

Part C: Writing

I What would you say in the following situations?

1 Your customer asks you for a discount but you can’t

2 You want to invite your client for lunch

3 Someone is calling to you and wants to talk to your manager but he is away

4 You want to borrow bankers some money

5 Suggest your friend to advertise the vacancy on the internet

II Finish the second sentences so that it means the same as the first

1 Their forecasts are always too inaccurate for us to use

→ Their forecasts are

2 Our tax laws are too complicated to understand

→ Our tax laws

3 Few drugs on the market have been tasted as extensively as this

→ This is one of

4 We haven’t done business for 9 years

→ We last

5 I have never heard such a boring presentation before

→ That was

Part D: Translation

I Translate these English sentences into Vietnamese

1 Most stockbrokers will buy and sell shares in publicly quoted companies

2 The fall in demand forced us to cut production

3 Because of ATMs, banks don’t have as many branches as they used to have

4 Of all staff in Sale Department, Peter works the most effectively

II Translate these Vietnamese sentences into English

1 Sinh viên sẽ có nhiều cơ hội kiếm được việc làm tốt nếu như họ có kiến thức chuyên môn vững vàng, có trình độ tiếng Anh tốt và sử dụng vi tính giỏi

2 Mức sống của các nước phát triển cao hơn nhiều so với các nước đang phát triển

3 Nhiều yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến thành công của 1 doanh nghiệp, bao gồm cả những chính sách của Chính phủ

4 Với sự cạnh tranh như hiện nay, việc tăng giá là không thể Vì vậy tôi nghĩ rằng chúng ta sẽ cố gắng cải thiện sức sản xuất của nhà máy

ĐÁP ÁN

Part A

III

1 Did you have a good flight?

2 Who would you like to see?

3 How long are you planning to study?

4 Has he being here before?

5 Who did you speak to on your last visit?

Part B

Part C

II

1 Their forecasts are not always accurate enough for us to use

2 Our tax laws are not simple enough to understand

3 This is one of the most extensively tested drugs on the market

4 We last did business 9 years ago

5 That was the most boring presentation I have ever heard

Part D

I

1 Hầu hết nhà môi giới chứng khoán mua và bán cổ phiếu của các công ty niêm yết công khai

2 Việc giảm cầu làm cho chúng tôi phải cắt giảm sản xuất

3 Do có máy ATM, các ngân hàng không còn có nhiều chi nhánh như trước đây nữa

4 Trong tất cả các nhân viên của phòng kinh doanh, Peter làm việc hiệu quả nhất

II

1 Students will have a lot of chances to have good jobs if they have good

knowledge of their majors, English skills and computer skills

2 Living standard in developed countries are much higher than living standard in developing countries

3 A lot of factors affect success of a business, including government’s policies

4 With such present competition, it is impossible to raise prices so I think we’ll try

to improve our factory’s productivity