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You are going to read a newspaper article about older people playing computer games Seven sentences have been removed from the article Choose from the list (A - H) the one which fit each gap (1-6) There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use There is an example at the beginning (0).
A Because of their greater spending ability, “grey gamers” are better consumers than teenagers,
and targeting them would be comparatively more profitable for the business
B On the other hand, “grey gamers” have a preference for slower paced, mind challenging games
and would not mind being beaten by their grandchildren in a fact action game with space invaders and extraterrestrial creatures
C Mental activity, as well as physical exercise, can contribute to better health.
D Some people argue that “grey gamers” simply don’t have the skills required for computer
games, and that teenagers are infinitely better
E This is how the myth of the older, computer-illiterate person was created.
F In many western countries, life expectancy has increased and there are now far more older people than were a few generations ago
G There’s a greater variety of games to choose from, including more intellectual and
sophisticated strategy and stimulation games
H Many experts were surprised when when this study was published several years ago.
THE GREY GAMERS
One form of social prejudice against older
people is the belief that they cannot
comprehend or use modern technology
Activities like computer games, surfing the
Net and downloading MP3s are privilege of
the youngsters It isn’t unfair that older people
enjoying a computer game should be frowned
upon by their children and grandchildren?
Besides, the population profile has changed
0 F In Britain, for instance,
there are more people over sixty than there are
under sixteen Nowadays older people have
more control over their lives and they play a
full part in society
Moreover, better health care has left more
people in their sixties and seventies feeling fit
and active after retirement
1 Playing computer games
is a very effective way of exercising the brain
When personal computers were firstintroduced, most older people felt intimidated
by informational technology and didn’tbelieve they would ever familiarizethemselves with it
2
Computers have been around for a fewgenerations now and retired people havegradually become more relaxed about usingthem for recreation Gamers over 65 preferplaying puzzle games and card games likeMahjong, Solitaire and Gin Rummy KateStevens, aged 72, says: “I find it very relaxing.It’s not very demanding, but you still need toconcentrate”
Another development that has favoured “greygamers”, as older people who are keen oncomputer games are known, is a change in thetype of videogames available on the market
Internet Chess and
Trang 2of these Train Stimulator is based on real
world rail activities Players can choose from a
variety of challenges, such as keeping to a
strict timetable despite unforeseen obstacles
and using helper engines during a winter
storm
4 This couldn’t be further
from the truth Most computer games require
the kind of analytical thinking that improves
with practice, which means that the “grey
gamers” may well be far better than opponents
half a century younger than them
In games where speed is the main
consideration, older people would be at a
disadvantage because they may have slower
reaction times
5
Peter Brown, aged 76, says: “When we visitour grandchildren, we play games on theInternet like chess and Scrabble If I try tomake things easier for them, they realize it andget annoyed They don’t have a problemlosing But when we play their games, theyjust have to win”
The type of advertising used by videogamemanufactures suggests that they are stillaiming almost exclusively at teenagers Gameindustries haven’t yet woken up to the fact that
a vast potential market exists out there
6 It’s time someone let the
manufacturers into the secrete
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You are going to read a magazine article about ways to revise for exams For questions 1-9 choose from the people A-F The people may be chosen more than once There is an example at the beginning (0).
Throughout the term, I often use the computer to do
essays and make notes I save all these, with
a folder to the subject If I have my
homework marked by my teacher, and there
are mistakes or problems, I update the file
so that it always has the most recent and
correct information When exam time
comes and I want to revise for a particular
subject, I just pull up those files and make a
copy – all on one document What I usually
do then is go through all the information,
deleting everything but the basic facts, so I
have a shortened version of all my notes –
with none of the unnecessary information
like essay introductions and conclusions
Then I split it into pages and read through
them one at a time PowerPoint’s good for
that because you can watch it like a slide
show, memorizing the information before
the screen changes
Two or three of us get together at someone’s house
We have all our books and notes with us, and we go
through them week by week – sort of re-living the
school term We often find that we have forgotten
what we’ve been taught – especially in the first
weeks of term because it’s so long ago, so having
someone else there means it’s more likely that one of
you will remember We usually do that for a couple
of hours, and then we play music and chat
I find it helps me to copy important information onto
pieces of paper It’s easy to look up a particular fact
then Sometimes, I read the information on a page
and then cross it out, one line at a time When I get to
sheet – you’ll never remember a page full of facts
So, for that reason, I often use small white cards Iwrite a sentence or a date on each card, then learnthem by heart If it’s literature, I might have a cardfor each character, and note down his or her maincharacteristics
Get away! You’ll never revise in your room – thereare too many other things you want to do You’ll sitdown to revise and think, ‘Oh, I’ll just check myemails’ or ‘Let’s just put on this CD’ Before youknow it, you’ll have written to all your friends andread the entire lyrics of your favourite singer You’llprobably even have joined his fan club! I usually go
to my aunt’s house, but if it’s not raining, you can do
it in the park
Revision is on-going process Or, it should be, if youask my opinion Once a week, on Sunday evening,read through your notes from school Do it while theyare fresh in your mind This also gives you theopportunity to ask your teacher on Monday morning
if there’s something you haven’t quite understood.Then, have a quick look through on the day beforethe exam, and you should sail through it!
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problem in my head
Which people:
recommends changing the environment where to study? 0 D
thinks it’s better to revise in company? 1mentions taking a break while revising? 2says it’s important not to put too much on a page? 3talks about distractions? 4uses modern technology to make their notes shorter? 5mentions studying at weekends? 6spends the least time revising before an exam? 7believes they might be still learning while asleep? 8combines revision with social activities? 9
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Trang 7Use of English Time: 60 minutes Task 1
Read the text and then write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps There is an example at the beginning (0).
LONDON EYEThe London Eye, the giant (0) OBSERVATION wheel, is a
relatively new landmark for London It is one of the most popular
(1) …… in the world The wheel is the largest of its kind,
at a (2) …… of 135 metres 1,700 tons of steel were
used for its (3) …… People make special journeys to see the (4)
…… giant wheel 15,000 visitors can ride on the Eye every day.
The architects, Julia Barfield and her husband David Marks, were
the winners of the (5) …… to design a Millennium landmark
Their design was the most (6) …… of all the project The first (7)
…… of the wheel were made on their kitchen table in 1993.
David developed the idea for a giant wheel and Julia found the (8)
…… site by drawing a circle round London and finding its
centre
Not (9) ……, it took about three years to do all the groundwork to
get the wheel built In (10)…… of their work, the couple was
awarded the MBE, a special honour that is given in the UK to
someone who has achieved something special
OBSERVE
ATTRACT HIGH CONSTRUCT EXCITE
COMPLETE IMAGINE DRAW
IDEA
SURPRISE RECOGNISE
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Trang 8thousand and ten thousand Why is it so difficult to tell? There are several
reasons Firstly, even today in some (2) … parts of the world – particularly in South America and Africa – new languages are being (3) … by scientists Secondly, because languages can become extinct remarkably quickl y, it is not always easy to know whether a language which has been recorded by scientists is still being used by (4) … speakers Thirdly, there is not always agreement
between linguists (5) … whether the language spoken by a certain group of
people is a language in its own (6) …., or is merely a dialect of another
language.
Several modern linguists believe that, although we often (7) … on the differences between languages, all the world's languages – without (8)… – share many fundamental similarities (9) …., it has been argued that if a Martian came
down to Earth, he or she would probably think that everyone in the world spoke
essentially the same language, as the similarities far (10) … the differences There is no (11) … language in the world, for example, which makes questions
by (12) ….the word order of sentence, or which doesn't have subjects and verbs.
8 A difference В exclusion С exception D variety
11 A distinguished В experienced С known D notorious
12 A reversing В driving С correcting D designing
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Trang 95,200 years ago, and the Neolithic period came after that, lasting until about 2,500 BC.
Human beings were living in Britain during (2) of these periods.
Professor Thomas and her colleagues have been involved (3) … the analyses of
stone age skeletons to discover more about (4) way Ancient Britons lived ‘Studying bones can tell us (5) great deal about our ancestors,’ says Professor Thomas ‘We know
for a fact that Mesolithic people ate a seafood diet, while Neolithic people had a
preference (6) plants and animals We are what we eat, and the change from fish to
meat is recorded in the bones.’
It is still a mystery why people just gave (7) eating fish One explanation might
be influence of migrants from Europe, (8) brought new ideas over to Britain ‘Ancient
Britons changed their diet after the Europeans arrived,’ says Professor Thomas ‘It was a
time of big changes (9) ancestors stopped hunting and started growing crops Farming methods (10) imported from Europe People would no longer rely (11) wild foods;
they could control what they ate and what they grew.’ This marked the beginning of
agriculture (12) Britain.
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You will hear five women talking about jobs Match each speaker (1-5) to a statement (A-F) Use each letter ONLY ONCE There is one extra letter which you do not need to use You will hear the recording twice.
A. Her job gives her the chance to meet people.
B. She thinks she should be paid more for the work she does.
C. Her job doesn't leave her with much free time.
D. She's thinking of trying to find a completely different job.
E. She doesn't have a good relationship with the people she works with.
F. She has to travel a lot for her job.
Statement
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You will hear a conversation between the director and the actors For sentences 1-7 choose the best phrase to complete it (A, B or C) You will hear the recording twice.
1 The director says they are going to
A decide what part each actor will play
B hand out the scripts
C read through the play
2 There will be
A regular rehearsals at the weekend
B rehearsals on one weekend only
C no rehearsals at the weekend
3 The director will call or e-mail actors to tell them
A they are not needed for rehearsals
B which actor is in which scene
C what time each rehearsal starts
4 The director hopes rehearsals will finish
A before 10 pm
B after 10 pm
C at 10.30 pm
5 Before making or buying a costume, the director wants the actors to
A talk to the costume designer
B decide exactly what they want
C discuss their ideas with her
6 The director encourages the actors to
A spend their own money on buying a costume
B stay within the budget that he has given them
C find a way to increase the small budget
7 Brian, the actor, says that
A the actors should share their budgets
B all the actors should make their own costumes
C none of the costumes will cost anything
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You will hear the librarian and the reader’s talk Decide which of the statements are true, which are false and which are not stated Circle the number of your answer You will listen to the text twice.
A1 The woman has used this library before.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A2 The woman usually carries her passport with her.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A3 The woman has something with her that can be used as identification.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A4 You have to pay if you keep a book for more than two weeks.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A5 The library only has books.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A6 You can borrow a maximum of six things at the same time.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
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Speaker 1: I've been doing the same job for a couple of years now It’s not very difficult.
Mostly, I answer the phone and take messages I also have to arrange meetings I don’t mind spending all day in the office, especially when it's raining! No, I think the only problem is that my salary hasn’t gone up for a year A little more money and it would be the perfect job for me, really.
Speaker 2: You get used to living out of a suitcase in this job I can’t tell you how much
time I've wasted in hotels Most of what I do is meet people from other companies and try to get them to buy my company's products To be honest, I think I'd like to do the same job, but
in an office It would be nice to just go home on time at the end of the day Maybe I’ll find something like that soon, but for now I have to put up with it The money's good, and it's nice to see different places.
Speaker 3: I run my own business – a small flower shop You wouldn't believe how much
running around there is! I used to do something totally different, but I was bored At least now I'm never bored! I sometimes wish I had a little more time to myself to relax and see
my friends, but the business always has to come first Maybe one day I’ll be able to pay someone to run the shop, but for now, there's just me.
Speaker 4: I'm a reporter for a local newspaper It's what I've always wanted to do, you
know, go out and meet people, find out their stories We have a wonderful little town here and I've got to know a lot of the residents over the years People have to trust you, and I think that takes a lot of work People know that I'll always tell the truth, though, so I don't usually have any problems.
Speaker 5: I spend a lot of time on a computer, designing websites It’s okay - the pay's
good and the office isn't far from where I live – but I'm thinking of making a few changes I'd like to work from home, really, and with this kind of job there's no reason why you can't.
I just don't like the office atmosphere I find the people quite boring to tell you the truth I don't really have anything in common with any of them and we don't really get on Working from home would mean that I wouldn’t have to listen to any more gossip!