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:' NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLtC ADMINISTRATION

Faculty of Foreign Language

DETHI TUYEN SINH SAU D~I HQC NAMThCiigian Him bai: 120 phtit

HQva ten:

Chfr ky giam th~ 1:

S6 phach:

Thi sinh khong dUfF dLlrlg tLI'ditj,!

BEmg ehil':

HQ, ten, chfr ky euacan bQ cham thi tha nhat:

HQ, ten, chfr kyeua can bi;>cham thi tIla hai:

PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A: Choose the correct word or phrase in the list given to complete each of thefollowing sentences Each word/phrase is used once only Sentence 0 has been done for yoU: as

an example

1 You are not well, so you~ d - have a rest

2 "'-~ -,;,-~ - the weather forecast, it is going to rain ' '

3 She is good -~ - cooking

4 B.C means - Christ.'

5 The hotel was designed - a famous architect

7 There are no shops - this street

8 The sun disappears - a cloud

9 Smuggling is - the law - ~ - - ~.- _

1O:Jiiiief':a'ather j-svery prci'ud -==-=~=~-=~=~~ -her study

11 It is difficult to - a present for a friend

12 We never agree - the manager

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Passage 1:,

Yesterday afternoon two thieves wearing police 'uUifo~s arrived at Boston Museum and asked the

guard to show them Monet's paintings They said that they had received ateIephone call at the

police station that morning telling them that the paintings were in danger The guard inn.nediately let

them see the paintings The thieves told him to turn'~fftl1e'aIarmsystem and th~n suddenly they

made him lie on the ground and they tied his arms and legs ' "

13.On hearing the news, they burst - laughter

14 The factory belongs - my uncle

15 Would you like -~ -_: -with us?

16 The girl - is answering the phone is my sister

17.Mr White -" -' Clothes are expensive, doesn't like cheap tailors

18.The office - she works is very far from her house

19 1.will leave hers - I get the news

20 When he was watering the flowers, it -' -

The t~o thieves worked very quickly and, carefully' and after they had collected the best paintings,

they left the museum quietly and calmly through the front door The director of the ~useum, Karen

Haas said, <~Thethieves have taken:our best paintings I h~ve been working here fo~ 12 years and I

can't believe that it has happened How di,dthey manage to take them so easily? I'm sure the police

will find the thieves and our paintings, but T think it might take a long tir1J.e"

26 What kind of painting~ th~t the thieves had taken?

~ -30 What might take a long time?

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-~ -Passage 3:

Many English families have three early callers between the hours of7 and 8.30 in the morning

Two of them, the postman and the milkman, are doing theirnonnal full.:timejobs but the third,

the newspaper boys (or girls) are earning some pocket money before going to school The boy

(or girl) doing this "newspaper round", as the job is called, getsto the shop at about 7 o'clock

and begins by sorting out the various newspapers and magazines ordered regularly by the 40 OJ

so families on the round The delivery is made 6 days a week 'in all weathel's and the rare of pay

is usually in the region of $2.50 per week for approximately one hour's work each morning

Children doing this work are normally between 14 and 16 years of age

31 Who do the full-time job?

The eatth has a tremendous amolmt of water, but almost all of it is in the oceans The oceans

cover about 70 percent of the earth's surface They contain about 97 percent of all water on

earth, andare the source of most p~ecipitation that falls to earth Ocean water is too saltytocbe

used fro drin1(, agriculture or industry But the salt is left behind during evaporation, and the

precipitation that faBs to earth is unsaited water

36 How many percent ofthe earth's surface does land area account for?

-SECTION C:FiiJI in each of the gaps iJrll the passage below with only «:mesuitable word!

One Sunday morning I left my sister's house and (41) - for a walk along a hillypath It was a vv:armday and there was no one on the path At the end (42) - thepath I was sitting doWn to rest when a big blackdog suddenly appeared It ran up to me barkingand lay down at my feet Itouch (43) - head When 1began to walk nome itfollowed (44) -~"" : -~"" and it would not go away It had a collar round its neck but therewas no name on the collar When 1got home, I rang up the nearest police station I told thepolice that I fOlmd a big(45) -~-:-_: _: -dog I said that I (46) - keep it until its owner called for it.l gave the policemy.name(47) ,. -' address Two dayslater an old gentlemc'!.ncameto my home to ask about the dog He said that he had (48) -~ ~ his dog because it hated riding in cars One day it jumped out of the open windows of his (49) ~ ~ ",-' _. .,-.' '.' - - _~ ,.

- He offeredme ten dollars but did not take the~money Then he (50) -: -his nameand address andjnvited me to visit him

51 if I not stop I smoke I you I have I sore throat

-~ -~ -~-~ -¥ -52 Mary dislike I do I housework

53 spring I summer I beautiful seasons I sun I shirie I brightly.

54 how I May Day loftenl celebrate I your COUl).try?

-~ -57 she / tell I him I about I meeting I if I sees I tomorrow

58 these / picture - books / small.boys I girls

same as the sentence printed before it

Example: Do you have to bring that heavy suitcase with you?

Answer: Is it l~eany necessary for you to bring that heavy suitcase with you?

61 I don't like him, butI can't help admiring him

Altha ugh - - -

-62 "Where are you from?" the girl asked me

The girI wanted : ~ - ~~.

-63 She does not know She does not care

Would you mind -~ -.: -~ -~ -~ ~ - ?

67 The prisoner managed to escape

-~ -~-~ -~ ~ -70 The station was nearer than I expected

The station was not -

SECTION C: TRANSLATION

- 71.When Ame;ican wome~ get married, they someti~es follow an old custom in choosing what

to wear on their wedding day

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-72 He is a man of few words but when he promises something, he keeps it

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-73 President Ho Chi Minh who devoted all his life to his nation's independence, freedom andhappiness will live forever in the heart of every Vietnamese

-74 Many of the beach inspector's duties are fairly routine; for example, they have to maintainrescue equipment, make sure swimmers swim between the flags

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76 Dc Ht.hon dao IOn nhaYva la h,rc dia nhO nhat tren the giai vai di~n tichHt 7.682.300 km2 va

co duong ba bien dai 36.735 kIn

-~ -~ -~ ~ -

-'. ~ . -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~-~ -

77 Nhieu ngubi cho r~ng Brunei la m9t quoc gia aTrung D6~gnhung khong ph~iphu v~y

.: 1 " ' , ".' ; : ~,' ; _ ,;; ~,; ~_'.;

-~ -~ -~ -~-~~-~~

-~ -~-~ -~~ ~ -~ -

-78 Neu dugc phep ll!a ehQn, toi se chQn cong vi~c lam thu kynhung toi san sang lam bat ell

cong vi~c gl eong ty trao cho

-~ -~ -~~~ -~ ~ -~-~ -

-~ ~~ -~ -~~-~~~~ -~ -~-~~-~~~~~~~~~~~ -~~-~ -79 Ok nUDc cMu A dang ngay cang chli trQng han den truy~n thong gia dln'h va giao d\lc gia

dinh VI gia dlnh chfnh Ia n~n tang cua xa h9i '

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, -~ -7 -~ ~ ~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~ ~ ~ -80 NguaiC:Mu A sgdng corig nghi~p hoa, do thi hoa va Auhoa se nhanh ch6ng'phahot;l(n~n

mong cua gia dlnh va xa h9i

-~ -

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SECTIONB:

21 Bostoh Museum

22 police uniforms

23 The author of the paintings is Monet

24 The thieves told the gliard to turnoff the ahrm system '

, 25 Then they made him lie on the ground and tied his arms and legs;

26 They had taken the best paintings

27 They left the museum quickly and calmly through the front door

28 Karen Haas

29 The director has been working for that museum for 12 years (for 12 years)

30 Finding the thieves and the (stolen) paintings

31 The postman and the milkman

32 Earning some pocket money before going to school

40 Because the salt is left behind during evaporation and the precipitation that falls to earth is, unsalted water

51 If you don't stop smoking you will have sore throat

52 Mary dislikes doing housework

53 Spring and summers are beautiful seasons because the sun shines brightly

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I

54 How is May Day often celebrated in your country?

55 There is something wrong with that clock

56 When the bus came we had already gone

57 She will tell him about the meeting if she sees him tomorrow

.59. Mark Twain is (-/,) a famous American writer'and (-/,) was born in a srnalltown on ~issouri

60 The teacher tells the boy not to make noise in the class,'SECTIONB:

61 Although I ~on't like him, I admire him

62 The girl wanted to know where"! was from (my nationality)

64. The German student who came to aposfoffic£in'London did not know English very well

66 Would you mind closing the door, please?

67 The prisoner succeeded in escaping (

68 You don't need to shout

69.I wish I knew him well enough to ask for his help

70 The station was not as far as I eX'p~ct~d

-SECTIONC:

71 Khi nguai ph1}.nu My k~t hon, doi khih<) theo phong t\lc tmy~n th6ng trong vi~c Iva Ch<)Il

72 Anh ely la nguai it n6i nhung khi anh elyhila di~u gi thi anh ely se gift (thvc hi~n).

73 Chu tich H6 Chi Minh, nguai da c6ng hi~n ca cUQc dai rninh cho dQcl?p, 'tlJdo va h~ phuc

74 Relt nhi~u (trong s6 cae) nhi~m V\i cua thanh tra hai bi~n la nhUng cong 'vl~c thu<mg i~,ch~ng

hg,n nhu h<) phai bao duang cac thi~t bi CUll hQ va dam bao rkg m9i riguai bai baUtun.g gi&ihg,n

7~ Nguai ta tlnrkg nguai dan ong bi truy na dang s6ng b Luau don v&irnQtonggia ten la

76.Australia is the largest island and the smallest c6ntinent in the world with 7.682300 squarekilometers ofland area and 36.735 kilometer of costal length Icostal

77 Brunei is believed to be middle - east country but it is not, in fact.! People believe tharBrunei is middle - east country but it is not, in fact "

78 If I have the choice I will do as a secretary but I am willIng to do whatever the companyentmsts to mel whatever entrusted to me by the company

79 Asian country is putting more and more emphasis on family tradition and family educationbecause family is the base of every society

80 Asian people are afraid that industrialization, urbanization and Europeanization will quicklyundermine the ba~e of family and society

Notes: B.C: Before Christ

A.D: Ann<) Domini

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Faculty of Foreign LanguageDlETHI TUYEN SINH SAD DAI HQC NAMThcri gian HUH bai: 120 phut

ThE sinh khong du'(/c (li'tllg fir dill1

Bang chi!:

H9, ten, chu ky c6a can bi? cham thi thu nhat:

H9, ten, chu kycila can bi? cham thi thu hai:

SECTION A: Choose the correct word or phrase in the list give,n to complete e~ch of the followingsentences Each word/phrase is used onceonly.Sentence 0 h~s been done for you as an ~xample

1 They talked for three days before finally -~ -~ -~ - to 'a decision

2 The cost of the hotel room doesn't usually : -, , -~:.:. the price of break:

3 ~ ten minutes of the start of the ga 'TIe1\.'10 players had been sent off

4 When she saw the douds, she went back to the house to ~ -~ - her umbrella

S. You must put your name and address on this side of the f~rm, and then sign on the side

-6 vYhat a - that your father is ill again!

7 The spy was tried ~ -~

It-,l~JteIJ~adinglheletteI,-,.-=.-.7.- ,=::=-7. =-,.= .-jt.onthe,"table ' -' " -' , _

9 He didn't go into detail on the subject; he spoke in -~ -

10 Tom said, "Please tell me about it - if!find the evidence"

1

11 It was nine years ago - Sir Alfred returned from America.

12 During the boss's - his assistant took over

13 The -: -of the sugar is of course to sweeten the medicine

14 During the voyage, the ship's crew organized many different -~ - games

15 As she didn't understand his question she merely gave him a -look

16 The manager will reply to all letters :: : ,. -are sent to him

17 She is the most -' : -~ ~manageress we ever had

18 Do you mean the cinema -~ -~ -the.station?

19 The commander ~ave an -~ -~ -,.talk to his man

20 If they aren't morecareful with thyir money they'll get into -~ -:" - ~

SECTION B:Read these passages and answer briefly the qu.estion that Jollows -

23 Who had flown a dirigible in 1899?

24 What did the dirigible have besides a motor?

2.-People have smoked cigarettes for a long time nqw The tobacco which is used t~ make cigarettes was

first growri in what is now part of the United States Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, sawthe Indians smoking Soon the dried leaves were transported 0Europe where smoking began to catch on

In the late 1800s, the Turks made cigarettes popular

2

Cigarette smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine Tar, which forms as he

tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing Nicotine, which is found in the leaves,

causes the hearts to beat faster and increases the breathing rate

Smoking cigarettes is dangerous The United States Public Health Service stated that cigarette smoking is

the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases The U.S government now requires that each

package of cigarettes bears a special v;arnirig about the dangers of smoking

26 Who was the first to smoke cigarettes in the world?

How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we oughtto visit our dentist twice a year He Gan fill the small

holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in

the right way Unfortunately, many people wait until they have a toothache before they see a deI1tist

Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice aday, one

after breakfast and one before we go to bed We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our

teeth after a meal Thirdly we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body: m~lk, cheese, fish,

brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables ano fresh fruit Chocolates, sweets, biscuits and cakes are

bad, especially when we eat them between meals They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and

Canada is a good example of the way peoples of different ways of life and.different language can live side

by side under one government The population of Canada has risen from1L5 million in 1941 to 25

million in 1980 Most of the ne"Ycomersare from Eurs>pe?Asia an_dthe USA? so that today less than 44 of

Canada's population is of British origin Quebec province is still 90% French- there are some groups of

French Canadians in Ontario and Manitoba, out the numbers are quite small

36 What was the population of Canada in 1980?

-SECTION C: Fill in each oftlie gaps infhe passage below with only one suitable word

Art old p0l1er had,beert(41) -,;.~ -~-,;. -for the railway station a very long time He was standing in

one' of the big railway (42)' -' -' :. -,;.-:. -' ' in'London one morning, waiting fortraveler~ to ask him to

carry them with their luggage, when he (43) -.:.,;. "'-,;."'-~-_ a small man rimningfowards the trains,

with ahag.

The porter watched'themart for (44) -'-~"-' -,-,;,-:,,,-,;,-seconds; and then' the man saw the poiter~ At( 45)

-'- : -he ran up to him ad said "Can I catch the' 10.35 train ,to New Castle, porter?", He was

breathing very (46} -.:c-'''' ~::.-,;. ~' -~ andhe sounded worried

The old porter (47) - at him for a moment and then said politely 'Well, sir,

I'dliketr-help you, but I can't (48) - your question, because I don't know how fast you can run. ,

(49) - the rails 'You see', he explained, 'the 10.35 train to'NewCastle(~O) ,, ,._'_.~_

five minutes ago

PAPER 2:WRITING

SECTION A: Make all c~anges and additions necessary to produce sentences from the {oHowing

sets of words and phrase

Example: I / not see / him four years

Answer: I haven;t seen him for four years

51 he / not to seem / understand / what / I mean

54 I; hate; idea; share; the flat; him.

-SECTION B: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same ~s

the sentence printed before it

Example: Do you have to bring that heavy suitcase with you?

Answer: Is it really necessary for you to bring that heavy suitcase with you?

61 "Is it still raining?" Susan asked

Susan wan te d to k TlOW - - - - - - - - - -

62 John said he wouldn't pay the bill

] 0hn refuse d - -~ -~ - - - - - -

-63 George and Alan haven't finished University yet

George and Alan are - - .~

so.-~ ~-~ "-~~-~ ~ -~~ ~~~~~-~ -~~-~-~~ ~~~ ~~~~~-~~ ~~~"~-~~-~-~~~~-~-~~~~~~ ~ -~ -~~~ ~~~~~-lLhe more

-~ -5

SECTION C: TRANSLATION

71 The president, with his wife and daughter, is returning from a brief vacation at Sun Yalley in order to

attend a press conference this afternoon

-~~~ -~ -~ -

-

-~ -~ 72 Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelfth of October because on that day of 1492, Christopher first

landed in the Americas

-~ -~~ ~~-~ ~ -~-~ -~ ~ -~~~-~-~~ -~ -~ -~ ~ -~-~

-~ -~ -~-~ -~ ~ -~ -~ -~ -73 It"is genemlly accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his

character and later personality

-

-~ -74.AfterI completed thetaskllssigIled for the whole week, I decided to have a leave ,

._ -~ -~ -~-~ -~ -~ ~-~ -~ -~ -75 To Supply customers with international ba:qking services, a United States commercial bankrriust first

establish an' international department at its

heac:1office.-

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76 May tinh dangd6ng vai tro guan trQng trong dot song con ng;ueri

18 opposite

19 encoun:iging

20 debt'

Section B:

21 Many people before them

22 Leonardo da Vinci He came from India

23 Santos Dumont

24 a propeller

25 Because ~hey made the first successful flight or a heavier-than-air machine that carried a man and

few under its own power

26 The Indian.

27 Turkey

28 Cgarette smoking is the cause of lung cancer and several other' deadly diseases

29 Cigarette smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine Tar, which' forms as the

tobacco bums, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing And nicotine causes the.hearts to

beat Jaster and increases the breathing rate

30 TheU.S govermnent now req.uiresthat each package of cigarettes bears a special warning abput the

oJ I • LJ_ UULJ_ 1L 1 I.'-' J 1 L\"V "" ••• • + "'':'''\.J~.I .••.• vv • • J ,.

35.TI1ey make our teeth bad.

36 25 million.

37 less than 44%.

38 Of the way people 'of different ways of life and different languages can leave side by

side under one government

39 Europe, Asia and the USA

40 Quebec':

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Section A:

51.He doesn't seem to understand what I mean.

52.Think twice or you'll regret.

53.Smoking does a lot of harm to your health

54.1 hate the idea of sharing the flat with him

.55.Stop complaining about ~verything~: '","

56.1t makes no difference to me whether she'.lltellme the story or not

57.1 don't care how much he earns/ has earned .'

58.I've been working for this compariyfor 10years now.

59.He's the sort of man who never says no to any Woman.

60.1'm happy with $1,500 a month

Section B:

61.if itwas still raining.

62.t9 pay the bill.

64 stay at hoine;

65.Unless you work harder I'll be obliged to give you a sack.

66.Something must be done about it.

68.Although the weather was bad weeiljoyed ourselvesin the mountains

70.The more I learn themore I forget.

Section C:

72.Ngay Colombo tim ra Chau Mi duqc ky ni~m vao ngay 12 thang10 vi vab dung

nam d~u co vai tro to 100 trong vi~c quySt dinh tinh cach va nhan each sau nay cua chau.

76.Computers are playing an important role in human life.

77.The price of gold and dollar decreases sharply on the Vietnamese market.

78.For the past few years language learning has become wide-spread, especially in big cities.

79.1 am not quite sure bit it seems to me that the results has already been made publici released.

80.More and more people enroll/ have enrolled for Master's courses.

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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Faculty of Foreign LanguageDE: TIU TUYEN SINH SAU D~I HOC NAM

Thai gian lam bai: 120 phUt

Di~m s6: (Ghi bang s6)

Sophach:

56 phach:

BangchCr:

HQ; ten, chi.!ky clia cari b(> cham thi thu nhat:

H9, t~n, cllQ ky cua can be) cham thi thu hai:

PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION' "

SECTION A: Choose the co~r~ct word 01:" phrnse in the list given to complete each of the fQli.owingsentences~ Each word/phrase is used once only Sentence 0 has been done for you as an e'xample

couldwhichwithleftmostaccording to

com<;:s

to comewhomofratherdue to

to tellvery

• '

,

1 The man .:. - we met on the bus was a professor

2 Peter would rather - early than late

3 When my brother \.yas asked if he liked his job, he replied that he -

4 - of the visitors are strangers to me.

5 Tim - go fishing with his father when he was young~

6 The news - bad last night

7 "Let's go dancing, shaH we?" , "Yes, -~ -"

8 I wish I - go to Hawaii with him ." _ _ - - -

10 I haven't seen John - two months~

i

I] It takes half - hour to walk from here to the station

12 Tom has - his hair cut twice this month

13 She - fifteen years old tomorrow

14 I can't remember where I - : - my glasses

15 - colour is your coat?

16 He is - : - very important person

j7 - the child cried the mother would run to it

18 He couldn't go far because he was afraid - traveling by plane

19 I'm glad - youthat you can have the job

20 Please wait until he_:.; -~~ - back

SECTION B: Read these passages and answer briefly the question that follows

Passage 1:

Most large cities now have an underground system, as the French "Metro" When you need to changetrains, you usually walk along bare, uninteresting corridors Sometimes if you are lucky, ther'e will b;buskers: people playing music in the hope of earning a fev/ pen~e They will bevery pleased if you thr.ow .them a few coins into the hat which they have placed on the ground in front of them, but they wiJI go onplaying happily, evel1 if you d?n't These buskers give usa mom~ntor pleasure as we rush for our trains

!t"is a pity; then, that th~ authorities are, against busking, and aO,what they can tosto'p it Huskers may be, breaking the law, but I think that most people are glad to have a little music to brighten their busy life

!.What is "a busker"?

-,;,, - -' :._ -':"' - - _ :-: • - - - . :- ~ .;; - •- ":"' - - _ - - -~ - -~ -~

2 Where do you find them?:

3 Is the author against busking? Why (or why not)?

this instrument Haydn, Schubert, and others wrote guitar music When the great Beethoven could notignore the challer:ge.; legend tells us that he finally called the guitar a miniature orchestra Indeed, the

guitar do~s sound like just a little orchestra! Perhaps that is why in rural areas around the world, the guitarhas been a source of music for millions to enjoy.,

6 When was the history of guitar first 'written?

-~ -~ -_._ -_._ -~ -~~ -~ ~-~ -~ 10 What is the guit~r considered then?

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-~ .Passage 3:

Tv1anyEnglish families have three early callers between the homs of 7 and 8.30 in the morning Two ofthem, the postman and the milkman, are doing their normal full-time jobs but the third, the newspaperboys (or girls) are earning some pocket money before going to school The boy (or girl) doing this

"newspaper round", as the job is called, gets to the shop at about 7 o'clock and begins by sorting out thevarious newspapers arid magazines ordered regularly by the 40 or so families on the round The delivery is'made 6 days a week in all weathers and the rare of pay is usually in the region oC$2.50 per weekfor

The earth has a tremendous amount of water, but almost all of it is in the oceans The oceans cover a~out

70 per cent of the eart.h's surface They contain about 97per cent of all water on earth, and are the source

of most precipitation that falls to earth Ocean ~ater is too salty to be used for drink, agriculture orindustry But the salt is left behind during evaporation, and the precipitation that falls to earth is unsalted

16 How many percent of the earth's.surface does land area account for?

17 What is the source of most precipitation that falls to earth?

18 Can you guess how many percent of fresh water is on earth?

SECTION C: Fillin each of the gaps in the passage below with only one slllital;Jleword

passed through the tail way station (2) -' suddenly he heard some footsteps behind him.H0got (3) ~ ::-'-:, -;,.-~_:bit scar~d; He quickened his steps, butthe footsteps didn't stop The man thought6Jathe was (4) : : -:-':-, : :-followed.ltmustbea robber N() one else would.bewalkingontpis d~rkroad,at~ucha' " ,',' late hour The'" " m~" ,seemed'.' to (5)7 : -, -" , ,',trying to catch hiuI,SO ,he :started, I, ,rulUfing" and the~an behind stared running, too (6) -7 -~- matter how hard he tried to.o run,

~le man behind still followed him.,He.wasscared almost to death'(7r-: :;:.'-::.:::::,:,::,:::~z.~::::~he read-led an oldc~metery 'o/itpout thinking, he jumped overthe wall and threw himself on the ground near a big grave.The Ilian behind also jumped over the' wall and(8) .:.::.,;~ ~~ now trying to find the man; (9)~.: _

Example: I / not see / him four years

Answer: I haven't seen him for four years

1 1/ want / travel/London / to / Paris 28th June.'

2 I / not sure / how / I / go

-~ -:.:~ -~ -~ -~ -_.:

-~ -~ -3 There / be / planes / but / think / it / be / expensive

4,' There Ibe / certainly Icheaper / wa~s / example train, ferry

SECTION B: Finish each of the following sentences in.such a way that it means (;xactly the s~m.c :b

the sentence printed before it

Example: IlJo you have fobJring that heavy suitcase with you?

Answer: Is it really necessary for you to bring that heavy suitcase with you?

1 Tom doesn't play football anymore

1 Scientists tdi"us that distant stars are receding from the earth at extremely high rate of ~pe_eq

-2 The more distant the star from the earth, the faster it rec~des from us

-Vietnamese - English translation.

1 Nhieu nguai 1&1h9ctieng Arih dono cofeh cll()c6ng vi~~ eila.h9

-~-~ -~ ~~ ~~~~-~~~~-~~~ -~ -2 each TetmOt vai ,116m,ai na'y d9ndypnha 'cuatrang hoang dypde'de chu~flbip6n n~m "maL

-~ -~ -. _ -.

3 Trang nhfrng ngay Tetim9i nguai ditham hoi va chuc nhau suc khoe Tet th~tl~nhfrng ngay h~nh

phUcdoi vai mQi nguai

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4 Nhfrng nguc1ikhac hQcJieng Anh VI hQ muon dQc baa hay t~p chi bang tieng Anh

5.C6!y lagiarn doc cila rnQtc6ng ty xuat nh~p khau xe d~p:

_ -. ~ - ;, -_: '~ -_.:._~ _:_ ;.:. - :: _~-~~ -: - •

-: -~ -~ -~ -~ ~ -

1 A busker is a person who plays mu~ic in the hop~ofea,rning a few pence.

2 Along bare, uninteresting corridors (underground)

3 No, he isn't because he thinks that most people are glad to have a little music to brighten their busylife

4 Because they think that the buskers may be breaking the law

5 Sometimes

6 It was 1st written in the 13th century~

7 The g~itar became popular by the 16th century

8 Stradivarius

9 He went into a rage and refused

10 A miniature orchestra

11 The postman and the milkman.

12 Earning some pocket money before going to school

19 because it is too salty

20 Because the salt is left behind during evaporation and the precipitation that falls to earth is unsaltedwater

PAPER 2: WRITING

SECTION A:

1 I want to travel from London to Paris on 28th June

2 I am not sure how I will go

3 There are planes but I think it is ~'xpensive

4 There are certainly cheaper ways, for example train, ferry

5 Thank you very much for all what you have done for last two weeks

6 It was wonderful time to stay with you and visit many places in the city

7 I will write to you as soon as I get back to the country

'8 There is one thing I hope you will do for me

9. Could / Will you send me the collections of English books and magazines as I ordered'NheB I.was

1 Tom used to play football

2 A nice blouse was-bought for me by my mother

4 If you' want to g~t suntan you can sunbath! If you sunbathe you can get suntan

5 We were asked to wait for a few minutes

6 I asked her where the best place to buy souvenirs was

7 Unless you stop eating much you won't lose weight

8 It is necessary to know English

9 I'd rather drink tea than coffee

10 I will never speakt6 you anymore/ again

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SECTION C:

1 ' Cae nha khoa h<;>echo biet eae ngoi sao axa dang lui faxa tnii dift vai vai toe d(>c nhanh khang

2 Cae ngoi sao nay cang xa trai dift b,!-onhieu thl chUng dmg lld xa chUng ta nhanh baynhieu

3 Hang nam, c~c sinh vien bnhieu mrac tren the giai hQCtieng Anh

4 .M(>ts6 nguCti h<;>cCJ truang., so khac tl! hcjc , , ' "

5~ Nhieu c~tibe va co be hQc tie-ng Atih <1tTlIang VItieng Anh 180 m(>tlrong cae man hQc cua chung

6 Many adults learn English because it is useful for their jobs

7 Some days.beforeTet, everyone cleans their houses and gives them beautiful decoration, ready towelcome a new year

8 During Tet holidays, people vi~it and wish one a~other good health Tet is really happy holidays to'every one

9 Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English

10 She is directo~ of a bicycle import-export company

going to )

55 See you soon Look after yourselves.

SECTION B:

56 George and Alan are still at university.

65 John refused to pay the bill.

66 ChUng ta dang chUng kien m9t ky nguyen m6i eua nen e6ng ngh~ [Mng tin.

e6ng ty doduqe caephucmg ti~n truyen thOng d~i chUng dang tai.

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NAT!ONALACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Thai gian Elm bai: 120 philt

Ngay thang Dam sinh:

Chfrky giam thi 1:

S6phach:

D'~lem so: \0J 1 Dang so)"Inh' • ' " 0 S6 phach:

B~ngchfr:

H9, ten, chu ky cua can bQ cham thi thu nhat:

R9, ten, chu ky cila can b(> cham thi thu hai:

PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION

following sentences Each word/phrase isused once only.Sentence 0 has been done for you ~s an

~xHmpIe

O Many people were made homeless due to the storm.

1 A(n) -~ is a person w9.?sees som,ethingand c~mtell what he or she sees

2 Routine work is work which is doneAhe' -. ~ all the time

3 When you create, you can draw, write, - music, or make something new

4 -. do you find it? Beautiful

5 Did the mountains - far below?

6 Mr Smith forgot - he was supposed to go

8 'When the tenants failed to pay iheir-bm~theauth{)rifi deCided to ~-~~ - the gas supply

to the flat

9 Several items of clothes were found on the -

10 The lake contained - of fish.

11 You can use my bicycle -' -_ you bring it back tomorrow

1~.He was so tired he wa~n't=:-"7 " -~~-~, ~~ ,- driving

13 If we hurry, we might get there - to catch the early train

14 The mosquito bite made my eyelid : - and I couldn't open my eyeproperly

IS I tried to prevent them -' - but they wot!ldn't take any notice

SECTION 3: Read these passages and answer briefly the question that foHows

Passage 1:

A long-range health study in Framingham Massachusetts, which began in 1948 and continues- to thisday, involves checking the survivals among the same 5,000 men and women every two years am!carefully determining the causes of any 'deaths occurring in the group A rather surprising conclusionthat emerged in 1980 was that the lightest men had the shortest life expectancy While the only othersfor whom weight seemed to have a significant negative' effect on, life expectancy were those whoweighed more than 25% above the national average Much thesamei was true of women, with those inthe lightest and 'heaviest group dying the earliest

16 Howlong has th~ study lasted?

in the near future Everyone is preparing- for it Some people are terribly afraid But usually we have

~mal1 earthquakes Sometimes we don't even notice them Por example, one eve~ing, I was sittingoutside, in the garden The ground began to shake every gently At first, I wasn't SUre'it was anearthquake It feltlik~ I was in the water - in a swimming pool or a lake with the water moving gentlyunder me I know this sounds crazy, but it was i:lImostrelaxing I felt calm Perhaps because of thisexperience, I am not as worried about earthquakes as I used to be

21 What always happens in California?

22 How many kinds of earthquakes are mentioned in the passage and what are they?

-23 What do people do when they know that a big earthquake is going to occur?

24 What does the author compare this feeling of the small earthquake wi th?

an expert by any means It is, therefore, aU the more surprising that he should be so insistent aboutghost

26 Who is Mr Turner?

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-'27 What kind of man is he?

28 What do you know about his family?

31 When did the custom originate?

-~ -; -~~ ~ -~~ -

-32 Who is Artemis?

-33 Who first lit candles on birthday cakes?

.' ~-:" is carbohydrate, apd about tWfmtyto thirty percent is fat This nutritionist also(39)::~7';'-~ :': ';-_

- that a high-fiber diet can help prevent c?ncer (We can get fiber froin' foods like bran, nut, beans, andvegetables) If we eat a little fish every week, the fish oils (40) - protect us ag~instheart disease Garlic and onions could reduce the amount of cholesterol (4 I) - ,._-' our

! blood Do I believe in all this advice? I am not sure, but 1know I Ioveto cook and~at, so, I love most

'I _.kinds of food, but I <:io:n-'f(42) :. -~ ~ ~ ~~= to gain a~y weight May be I could even lose a few

! -'I pounds, here's some advice from a diet expert:

: i supermarket, you may not want to buy somuchjunk food

! - Use a shopping list Buy only the items on that (44) -: Don't take muchmoney

i-Don't keep candy, cookies, potato chips, soda, or other junk food in the house And don't eat

I desserts (45) - a lot of sugar aridfat Eatfruit instead I think these are good

.1 ideas, but can I do all these things all the time? Could you?

!

-SECTION A: Make all changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the following

Example: IIriot see / himfour years

Answer: I haven't seen him for four years

46 What / happen /person I win lottery?

47 When / person / win a million dollars / he / notreceive / total amount

-50 What / some people / do / money?

-53 She / work / job / she/ nqt enjoy.

54 August / Lisa / buy one ticket / won / two million dollars

-~ -~ -~ -~~ -~

.55 She / quit / job / three weeks later'! now / attend / art school

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-SECTION n:Finish each of the foiiowing sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same

as the sentence printed before it

Example: Do you have to bring that heavy suitcase with you?

Answer: Is it really necessary for you to bring that heavy suitcase withyou?

56 There is no danger that you fall from the ladder

59 "I'm sorry I came late, sir" the little boy said

Th e Iittl e boy apo 10gised - - - -~ - - - - -.~ -=-.-:- - - - -

.-"'-60 I'll,"vater the tree-@fyou like

~ouid

-~ -~~ -~ -~ -61 The film is cailed "Titanic"

The

riarne -,. -~ -~ -62 The plane was unable to land because of the thick fog

~ne thick fog -

-~ -63 "I don't think JOhI1will come", said Bill

SECTION C: TRANS LA TION

English - Vietnamese translation

66~ We must utilize effectively the limited resources of the earth

-.;.-Vietnamese - English translation

71 Ngay hom qua co m9t con baa to aQuang Binh

-.

-72 NhiSu tnIO'Ilgnyc phai dong cuava nl9i nguo'iphili anha khong di lam

73 Con baa da pM huy nhi~u nhf! cua va xe C9

"~-~~~ -~._ -KeyPaper l

17 Weight seemed to have a significant negative effect on their life expectancy

19 The relationship between life expectancy and weight is studied.:

20 The study result is that the women in the lightest group dying the eariiest

20 The lightest men

Passage 2:

21 Earthquakes

22 Three kinds of earthquakes They are small, strong and a very big earthquake

23 They are preparing for itand some people are terribly af~aid

24 He compares his feeling of the small earthquake with the water moving gently under him

28 He has a wife and two children.

29 The author looks up Mr Turner but he surprises that Mr Turner should be so insistent about ghost '

30 May be, because he doesn't pretend to be an expert by any means

Passage 4:

31 The custom originated from the ancient Greeks

32 Artemis is the goddess of the moon and hunting

33 German people did

34 The person's age decides the number of candles

3~ When blown out, they had the power to grant a secret.with and ensure a happy year ahead

46 What will happen ~ a person who wins lottery?

47 When a p~r~on wins million dollars, he will not receive a total amount

48 The person will receive 50.000 a year for 20 years;

49 This 'vvill be a lot of extra spending money

50 What do some people do with the money?

51 Let's look at one past winne~

52 Lisa k wanted to beari arti'si but she didn't ha~e enough moneyfor school

53 She worked forajob that she did not enjoy ' I

54 In August, Lisa bought one ticket and won two million dollars

55 She quit the job three weeks later and now she is attending an art school

Section B:

56 There is no danger of falling from thelad?er

57 The only thing we are.interested in is why they knew it

58 Nam said, "L.an,Do you remember where you put the address book?"

59 The little boy apoplogised for rus coming late

60 Would you like me to water the tree?

61 The name ofth~ film is 'Titanic"

62 The thick fog prevented the plane from landing

63 Bill doubted whether John would come

64 She advised John not to trust Peter

65 If you don't have a visa, you can't visit the us.

Section C:

66 Chung ta pMi Slr d\Jng cac ngu6n tai nguyen co h:~tn'clla trai d~t mQt each co hi~u qua

67 Chtmg ta cling dn quan Iy cac ngu6n tai ?guyen co h~n tren trai d~t thea hu6ng bao v~ tuang

lai clla chung tao

68 Sau khi to tin ttl'Chc'mg ngay bi nglmg ~n hanh, ngLnJi dan pMi truy€n tin b5ng mi~ng

69 Bo'j vi nguoi dan Mi ngay dng s6ng lau han nen nhul1g nha ho~t d9!1g xa hQi da b~tcibu di

thj~n vi~c cham soc nguoi gift

70 M?t kbac lli~trng nguai d6ng y vai an tll' hinh d~u cho r~ng antuhlnh se ngan ch~n Gugc nhfmg

t9iph~m lien ti~p va vi v~y s6 lLrgng n~n nhan se dugc giam trang IUQ11glai.

71 Therewas a big storm in Quang Binh province yesterday

72 A I?t of schools had to be closed and people had to stay at home

73 The storm has destroyed a lot of houses and vehicies

74 Total loss is estimated 10 billion VND

75 The Government (has) assisted families / househords \vho have lost their houses during the

storm

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