A He wanted to command the larger army B The Union army did not pay enough money C He felt loyal to his own state of Virginia D He believed strongly in slavery Questions 12 to 15: 12 Why
Trang 1HUE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
PRACTICE TEST 3
(Code: B1T3)
Trang 2PAPER 1 Listening (40 minutes)
Part 1 Questions 1-8
Listen to short conversations, announcements or instructions There is one question for each conversation, announcement or instruction For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
1 What was damaged in the storm?
A A roof
B An upstairs window
C An downstairs window
D A car
2 What present does the man decide to take?
A Flowers
B Chocolates
C A plant
D A bottle of wine
3 Which is the woman’s jacket?
A It has two pockets, two buttons down the front and one on each sleeve
B It has two buttons down the front
C It has two pockets and one button on each sleeve
D It has two buttons down the front and one button on each sleeve
4 Which sport is not included in the price of the holiday?
A Windsurfing
B Playing golf C
Riding a horse D
Scuba diving
5 Which postcard will they send?
A A postcard with a picture of a castle
B A postcard with a picture of a beach
C A postcard with a picture of a cottage and garden
D A postcard with a picture of a forest
6 Where do they decide to go?
A An exhibition of photographs
B An exhibition of sculptures C
An exhibition of clothes
D An art gallery
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A Go out with Ben
B Go to Ben’s house
C Go to tennis club D
Go to the library
8 Where is Jim?
A At a restaurant
B In an office C
In a meeting
D In a coffee shop
Part 2 Questions 9-20
Listen to 3 conversations There are 12 questions For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
Questions 9 to 12:
9 Why did South Carolina oppose the tariff?
A The South had no industry
B The tariff increased the cost of cotton production
C The tariff increased the price of slaves
D All of the above
10 What advantage did the North have over the South?
A It had more material resources
B It had a larger industrial base
C It had more soldiers
D All of the above
11 Why did Lee refuse to command the Union army?
A He wanted to command the larger army
B The Union army did not pay enough money
C He felt loyal to his own state of Virginia D
He believed strongly in slavery
Questions 12 to 15:
12 Why were escalators first thought of as toys?
A They could only move people
B They were slower than elevators
C They were first used at an amusement park
D No one had a commercial use for them
13 How did Charles Seeberger come up with the name “escalator”?
Trang 4A He combined two existing words to make a new word
B He had an active imagination
C He worked for the Otis elevator company and wanted to associate the two forms
of transport
D He took a friend’s suggestion
14 According to the conversation, what incorrect belief do many people have about
escalators?
A That they are all electric
B That they are not a patented invention
C That they were invented in the mid-20th century
D That they were invented by Otis
15 What can be inferred from the conversation?
A The speakers are studying engineering
B Escalators were a topic of discussion in the speaker’s class
C The speakers are doing a project for a history class
D The speakers are preparing for an exam
Questions 16 to 20:
16 What is the topic of the conversation?
A Effects of the sinking of the Maine
B Possible explanations for the sinking of the Maine
C Events leading to the sinking of the Maine
D Public opinion about the sinking of the Maine
17 How many people were killed as a direct result of the explosion?
A 59
B 8 C
262 D
254
18 According to the conversation, which of the following is true of Captain Sigsbee?
A He was injured in the explosion
B He wanted to fight the Cubans
C He thought the fighting in Cuba would end soon
D He thought the Maine should not be in Cuba
19 Who were William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer?
A Politicians who wanted to go to war with Spain
B Newspaper owners
C Seamen who died on the Maine
D Navy commanders
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A They were printed several times a day
B Reporters were rich and powerful
C They were one of the only ways for public to get information
D The sinking of the Maine led to greater interest in current events
Part 3 Questions 21-35
Listen to 3 talks or lectures There are five questions for each talk or lecture For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
Questions 21 to 25:
21 Which of the following is not mentioned by the speaker as one of the US’s new
territories?
A California B
Louisiana C
New Mexico D
Texas
22 According to the lecture, why was the Republican Party successful in the North?
A It wanted to ban slavery immediately
B It wanted a gradual end to slavery
C It seemed most likely to heal the North-South division
D It called for war against the South
23 What does the phrase “popular sovereignty” mean in this context?
A A nationwide vote on whether to abolish slavery
B A nationwide vote on whether to allow slavery in the new territories
C A vote by the people of each territory on whether to allow slavery D
None of the above
24 For Southerners, the 1860 election was mainly a choice between
A Lincoln and Douglas
B Douglas and Breckinridge
C Breckinridge and Bell
D Lincoln and Breckinridge
25 Which of the following is true of the 1860 election?
A There were four major candidates
B The Democratic Party had two candidates
C Lincoln won a majority of states
D All of the above
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26 How does the speaker talk about elevators?
A He discusses several different types of elevator design
B He describes the history of elevators in chronological order
C He describes various uses for elevators in order of importance
D He gives information about several inventors who designed elevators
27 Which of the following is not true of the first elevators?
A They appeared well over 2,000 years ago
B Some were operated with human power
C Some were operated with steam power D
Some were operated with animal power
28 What improved the public’s view if elevators safety?
A A design change by Otis
B An invention by Sir William Armstrong
C The invention of the hydraulic crane
D The building of the first skyscrapers
29 Which of the following is true of modern elevators?
A They are all electric-powered
B They all make use of geared traction systems
C They all use hydraulic power
D None of the above
30 How are hydraulic and geared traction elevators different?
A How their power is generated
B The speed at which the car moves
C The type of structures in which they are used
D All of the above
Questions 31 to 35:
31 What is the lecture mainly about?
A The cause of the war
B The major events of the war
C The commanders in the war
D The effects of the war
32 Which of the following was a Spanish colony before the war?
A The Philippines
B Puerto Rico
C Guam
D All of the above
Trang 733 Why did the US attack the Philippines?
A To end the war more quickly
B To assist Filipino rebels against Spanish forces
C Because Spain had launched an attack on the US from Manila
D None of the above
34 Who had the largest number of troops
A The Spanish
B The Filipinos C
The Americans D
The Cuban rebels
35 Who blockaded Havana?
A George Dewey
B William Sampson C
Theodore Roosevelt D
The Rough Riders
Trang 8PAPER 2 Reading (60 minutes)
Part 1 Questions 1-10
Read the text and questions below.
For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
The roots of the American Civil War go back to 1832, when South Carolina threatened to leave the Union because of its belief in states’ rights Essentially, states’ rights meant the idea that individual states could overturn a federal law if the state disagreed with it, and this belief was strongly held by many Southerners (1) President Andrew Jackson sent ships to Charleston with orders to be ready for action, in the belief that the federal government had more authority than that of individual states South Carolina lacked support and accepted the Union (2)
In 1860, with the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, South Carolina seceded
from the Union The reason for this was that Lincoln’s party wanted to put an end to slavery and promised a tariff-a tax on imports-the protection of domestic industry (3) On February 8, 1861, the separatist states of the South formed the Confederate States of America, also known as the Confederacy (4)
Lincoln, in his inauguration speech on March 4, 1861, refused to recognize the secession
or the resulting Confederate government He ended his speech with a plea for the South
to rejoin the Union, a plea that went unheeded On April 12, the Union attempted to
bring supplies to Fort Sumter, its military stronghold in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina-an act which signaled the North’s determination to fight in order to preserve the Union In response, Confederate forces opened fire on the fort, and the Civil War began Ultimately, approximately 800,000 people from the South and two to three times as many from the North fought in the war
1 What is the topic of the passage?
A Who won the American Civil War B
Who started the American Civil War C
The end of the American Civil War
D The events that led up to the American Civil War
2 Why did President Jackson send ships to Charleston?
A To demonstrate the power of the Presidency
B To demonstrate the power of the Union
C To show support for South Carolina’s decision
D To signal his desire for war
3 According to the passage, Lincoln’s party
A Wanted to increase taxes on domestic industry
B Was popular in the South
C Was in support of slavery D
Wanted to establish a tariff
Trang 94 Which is the best place for the following sentence?
“Once South Carolina removed itself from the Union, other Southern states soon followed”
A (1)
B (2)
C (3)
D (4)
5 It can be inferred from the passage that Lincoln
A hated the South
B didn’t own slaves
C was against tariffs
D supported The Confederate States of America
6 Why does the author mention states’ rights?
A To explain one of the disagreements between the South and the Union
B To explain Lincoln’s reason for going to war
C To show that the South had a right to secede from the Union
D To explain why the South was in favor of a tariff
7 The phrase seceded from in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A disagreed with
B challenged
C left
D defended
8 The word unheeded in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.
A ignored
B accepted C
unknown D
criticized
9 The word its in paragraph 3 refers to _.
A union
B plea C
south
D Fort Sumter
10 Which sentence does NOT contain the most important information of the passage?
A The South refused Lincoln’s appeal to rejoin the Union, and the war began at Fort Sumter in South Carolina
B The federal government and the South had disagreed about states’ rights since 1832
C The 1860 election of Lincoln, who opposed slavery and supported a tariff, led to the formation of the Confederacy
D President Jackson avoided war in 1832 by agreeing to South Carolina’s demand for states’ right
Trang 10Part 2 Questions 11-20
Read the text and questions below.
For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
[1] Escalators are very common today in shopping malls, government buildings, amusement parks, and many other locations They are known to be staircases which move via a conveyor belt, with tracks which maintain each step in a horizontal position However, the escalator began as an amusement and not as a practical transport [2] In
1892, Jesse Reno patented his moving stairs, or “inclined elevator” Three years later, he created a novelty ride at Coney Island from his patented design: a moving stairway that elevated passengers on a conveyor belt as a 25 degree angle
[3] Charles Seeberger, together with the Otis Elevator Company, produced the first commercial escalator in 1899 at the Otis factory in Yonkers, N.Y The Seeberger – Otis wooden escalator won first prize at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle in France/ Charles Seeberger sold his patent rights for the escalator to the Otis Escalator Company
in 1910, which also bought Jesse Reno’s escalator patent in 1911 [4] Otis has dominated escalator production since that time, by combining and enhancing various designs
including the cleated, level steps still in use today The word “escalator”, which was at first a trademarked name, has become a common descriptive term
11 What is the topic of the passage?
A The history of the escalator
B The differences between elevators and escalators
C Jesse Reno’s invention
D How escalators work
12 How long have elevators been produced as a mode of transport?
A More than 50 years
B More than 70 years C
More than 100 years D
More than 125 years
13 Which of the following is true of the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris?
A It showed how money could be made from this new ride
B It introduced the escalator to the world
C It showed how versatile wood is in making things
D It showed a new use for the steam engine
14 Why has Otis been able to dominate escalator production? A
It is the only company to produce commercial escalators B
It has improved escalators designs
C Is designed the first escalator
D It bought all rights to escalator patents by 1910
Trang 1115 The word which in paragraph 2 refers to .
A Otis Elevator Company
B Patent C
Rights D
Escalator
16 Which is the best place for the following sentence?
“The first patent relating to an escalator – like machine was granted in 1859 to a Massachusetts man for a steam – driven unit.”
A [1]
B [2]
C [3]
D [4]
17 The word enhancing in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _.
A Selling
B Designing
C Improving
D Finding
18 What can be inferred from the passage?
A The elevator was invented before the escalator
B The Otis Elevator Company is still producing escalators
C Escalators today are different from Jesse Reno’s
D All of the above
19 Why does the author mention Coney Island?
A The first escalator for practical transport was built there
B The first escalator was built there as an amusement park ride
C It was Jesse Reno’s hometown
D The Otis Elevator Company is located there
20 What is the best sentence summarizing one important idea of the passage?
Summary: This passage discusses the development of the escalator -Jesse
Reno patented the first escalator as a ride in 1892
-………
A Escalators are very common today as novelty rides at amusement parks
B An escalator designed by the Otis Elevator Company won a prize at the Exposition
1900 in Paris
C The Otis Elevator Company was the first to make a commercial escalator and has dominated escalator production ever since
D The Otis Elevator Company bought Jesse Reno’s and Charles Seeberger’s parents
Trang 12Part 3 Questions 21-30
Read the text and questions below.
For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
[1] One the night of January 25, 1898, the American battleship Maine was quietly moored in a Cuban harbor when an explosion of tremendous power occurred causing the vessel to lurch and to lose its electrical lights In the darkness and smoke, there was no mistake: a deadly blow had been delivered to the Maine, and she was sinking rapidly [2] Captain Sigsbee, the commanding officer, managed to reach the now sharply slanted deck As the bow was submerged and much of the ship awash with seawater, he climbed upward toward the stern and looked around Fires had broken out of all over the vessel,
casting an eerie red glow over the harbor Most of the crew had been asleep in their berths in the bow, now submerged.
[3] By morning, the bow rested on the harbor floor while the twisted, burnt wreckage of the Maine’s stern and part of her bridge remained above water The ship was left in that place for many years The navy conducted an investigation into the cause of the disaster, but ultimately reached no conclusion.[4]
American newspaper reports, however, expressed no doubts about who was responsible
It was a cowardly act by the Spanish, they cried, demonstrating how Spanish saboteurs had likely fastened an underwater nine to the Maine and detonated it from shore Thus,
the Spanish – American War began
21 What is the topic of the passage?
A An important battle in the Spanish – American War
B Spain’s reasons for declaring war on the US
C An event that led to the start of the Spanish – American War
D Spanish sabotage during the Spanish – American War
22 The author uses the phrase an eerie red glow in paragraph 2 to describe .
A The early morning sunrise
B The fireworks in the sky
C The red lights used near the harbor
D The fires that were burning
23 It can be inferred that most of the crew .
A Swam to shore
B Drowned because they had been sleeping in the bow
C Grabbed their guns and came out shooting
D Were in the harbor celebrating the festival
24 According to the passage, who was responsible for the sinking of the Maine?
A The Spanish
B The newspapers
C The people of Havana
D The passage does no state with certainty who was responsible