TÀI LIỆU LUYỆN THI MÔN ĐỌC CHO BÀI THI VSTEP BẬC 2 (A2)

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TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP TỔNG HỢP DÀNH CHO MÔN ĐỌC CỦA BÀI THI VSTEP BẬC 2

ĐẶC ĐIỂM:

- ĐẦY ĐỦ HƯỚNG DẪN CHO CÁC PHẦN THI

- BÀI TẬP XÂY DỰNG KỸ NĂNG HỢP LÝ

- MỖI PHẦN THI CÓ 8 “SET” BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH

- ĐÁP ÁN ĐẦY ĐỦ

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PART 1

SKILL-BUILDING 1: PRONOUNS & DETERMINERS

Look at the pronouns and determines in the table below Briefly describe their uses

She Her Hers

It Its

We

Us Our Ours

They Them Their Theirs

This These

That Those

Something Someone Everything Everyone

Anything Anyone Nothing

No one

Choose the correct option for each sentence

1 Tony gave we/us a lift

2 Could you pass me that/those paper?

3 Do this/these trees belong to you?

4 Paula wants to help she/her

5 Shall we phone they/them now?

6 Excuse me, but this is me/my seat

7 Anna, this/these is my friend Have you/us two met before?

8 Peter lives near here He/His house is just at the end of the street

Complete the sentences with a pronoun of your choice Check if the sentence makes sense

1 watched _ favorite actor’s new film

2 was a good film but I can’t remember name!

3 chairs were very uncomfortable, but were fine

4 dropped _ popcorn on for the floor but _ didn’t drop _

5 ate all _ sweets!

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Complete the following sentences with a pronoun beginning some-, any-, no-, or every-

1 Can I ask you something _?

2 _ has gone wrong today! It’s been terrible!

3 _ has taken my bike, and I’m going to find out who!

4 There is nicer than a warm bath!

5 Does here have a pen I could borrow?

6 I feel so unhappy! _ loves me!

7 _, somewhere, wants a phone call from you!

8 I have is yours!

SKILL-BUILDING 2: MODALS FOR ABILITY AND OBLIGATION

Match the modals to their meanings An ability is something we can do An obligation is

something we have to do

0 Can you play the guitar? – E

1 You need to come to the class at 9.30

2 You don’t have to bring anything to the lesson

3 For the lesson to begin, we must have six people in

the class

4 You needn’t pay today The deadline is next week

5 I could play the piano when I was four

6 I had to buy a book to study in this class

Choose the correct word to complete the rules

1 To talk about must in the past, we use had to / needn’t

2 To talk about can in the past, we use could / had to

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences

1 I mustn’t / can’t play an instrument, but I’m a good singer

2 You couldn’t / needn’t buy your own guitar You can use the school’s guitar

3 I could / must play the piano when I was younger

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4 I have to / need book my place on the course by tomorrow

5 These days, you can / must download music from the Internet

6 You mustn’t / don’t have to buy CDs if you don’t want to

7 When my father was young, he needn’t / couldn’t download music

8 He must / had to buy records or CDs in a music shop

SKILL-BUILDING EXERCISE 3: CONJUNCTIONS

Read the speech bubbles and match them to the pictures Underline all the conjunctions used

on a warm coat I don’t like dresses, so I never wear them

I wear these shorts when I go to the beach for surfing with my friends and I take a sweater because it’s cold afterwards I really like this cap and the sunglasses

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Now without looking at the speech bubbles again, complete the following sentences with and,

or, but, because, so, when, and if

1 I don’t like wearing these trousers or this shirt and tie _ they’re part of my school uniform

2 it’s cold, I wear a sweater I put on a coat

3 I love this pair of boots _ I can wear them with a skirt or with trousers

4 I don’t like dresses, I never wear them

5 I always wear these shorts _ I go to the beach

Match the two halves of the sentences

0 Lisa wasn’t happy because – C

1 Leo looked great in a suit when

2 Scott’s socks had holes so

3 Lisa had a little silver bag and

4 Scott wore his new jeans but

5 Leo usually wears shorts or

A he forgot to take the price off

B swimming shorts at the beach

C she couldn’t wear her best shoes

D his mum bought six new pairs

E he went to his brother’s wedding

F her friend wore a silver belt

SAMPLE EXAM TASK

Read the article about a girl and a dolphin

Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

The helpful dolphin

One summer I went to Florida in the USA (0) _A_ holiday I said goodbye to my family at the

airport in London (1) I flew to Miami I stayed with my friend Maria Her grandfather had a boat and we (2) to go sailing We had (3) lovely time sailing! One morning I decided to sit on the side of the boat Suddenly, I fell off into the sea I didn’t know how to swim (4) well and I began to shout Then, (5) a minute I felt (6) _ push me nearer the boat (7) was a dolphin and he was trying to help me! Maria heard me shout and her grandfather pulled me bac on the boat I (8) now learnt to skim and I will always love dolphins

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0 A on B at C in

6 A something B anything C nothing

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR PART 1

1 Read the because they will tell you what the topic is Ideally,

2 Read each sentence carefully and guess what is missing in each space Very often, in terms of grammar, the following areas will be tested Can you list some words for each area?

3 Look at the options for each space carefully and try to choose the best one TIPS:

ü If the space is a verb form, think about

ü If the space is related to nouns or pronouns, is it ?

ü If the space is a preposition, is it _?

ü If the space is a conjunction,

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FURTHER PRACTICE

SET 1

Read the article about Moko the dolphin Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

A DOLPHIN HERO

Early one morning (0) A March 2008, a mother and baby whale got into trouble at

Mahia beach in New Zealand Malcolm Smith and a team (1) animal workers tried to push the whales back out to sea, (2) _ they kept coming back onto (3) _ beach “They were getting tired and I was afraid they were going to die,” said Malcolm But then Moko the dolphin (4)

Moko is well known at Mahia beach, (5) _ she plays with swimmers and pushes boats along with (6) nose “She came straight to us and the showed the two whales how to get away from the beach and out to open sea,” said Malcolm “It was a wonderful thing to watch.” No one has (7) heard of a dolphin helping whales like this before, and (8) agrees that Moko is a very special animal

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SET 2

Read the text about the first films Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

THE FIRST FILMS

The brothers Louis and Auguste Lumiere were the first people in (0) C _ world to make

moving pictures On December 28th 1895, in Paris, (1) showed a “movie” in a cinema for the first time using a machine (2) _ the Cinematographe

The film was a comedy about a gardener (3) had an accident with some water and got every wet (4) thought it was very funny

In 1907, the first film studios were built in a part (5) Los Angeles known as Hollywood During the 1920s, Hollywood (6) the center of the world film industry In the beginning, the films had no sound Instead, (7) _ were words on the screen (8) time to time, telling people the story

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SET 3

Read the information about Schnauzer dogs Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

SCHNAUZER DOGS

There are three sizes (0) _B _ Schnauzer dog

The two smaller sizes first (1) _ to England over 50 years ago, but the Giant Schnauzer has not (2) here very long The name Giant is a good one because the dogs are 65 to 67.5 cm high

All the dogs (3) _ long hair, which should be cut quite often Most smaller Schnauzers (4) _ grey in color, (5) the Giant Schnauzer is usually black

Schnauzers come from Germany, where farmers use the dogs to help (6) with their sheep, and they are also used (7) the police, because Schnauzer dogs are very intelligent

A Schanuzer makes (8) nice family dog It is friendly and very good with young children

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SET 4

Read the information about dinosaurs Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

DINOSAURS

No one has (0) _A seen a dinosaur The last dinosaur died about 60 million years ago, a

long time (1) there were any people on the earth (2) knows for sure why they all died The nearest living relatives of dinosaurs are birds

Dinosaurs didn’t all look the same There were more (3) 5000 kinds Some were very small, (4) _ others were giants The largest were bigger than any other animals that ever lived (5) _ land The Brontosaurus, for example, was twenty meters long, and it (6) _ plants The Tyrannosaurus Rex was not as (7) _, but it was stronger It had sharp teeth for eating meat Also, it could run fast (8) it had long black legs

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SET 5

Read the article about doing homework Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

DOING HOMEWORK

It is a good idea to (0) _C _ your homework early If you can do it (1) _ your

evening meal, you will have (2) _ time later to do things that you enjoy, like talking (3) the phone

It is also better to do homework as soon as possible after the teacher has given it to you Then, if the homework is difficult and you (4) _ time to think about it, you will (5) _ have time to do it

Always turn off your mobile phone and the television when you (6) doing your homework You will work a lot (7) _ without them Make sure you have a quite place to work, with (8) light and a comfortable chair

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SET 6

Read the article about tigers Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

TIGERS

Tigers are the (0) C cats of all A hundred years ago 100,000 tigers lived across Asia, but

today (1) _ are only about 6000, with (2) living in zoos around the world

Tigers usually live in forests but (3) _ are found in wetter areas Most of them live (4) _ 12 to 18 years, but in zoos they can live (5) _ they are 25 The coats of (6) _ beautiful animals are orange and black but, surprisingly, no two coats are ever the (7) _ They look for food at night, and will eat fish and birds as well as larger animals Tigers are different from most cats because they like water They are strong swimmers, and often go to rivers when the weather gets (8) hot

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SET 7

Read the article about buildings Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

BUILDINGS

People (0) _C always made buildings We need houses to keep us warm and dry and we

build stadiums (1) we can watch football matches and pop concerts We use (2) buildings, like museums, to keep beautiful things in

(3) people work together on a building The architect decides how the building is going to look and draws pictures that show people his or her ideas Engineers make sure the building will (4) strong and safe Then, the workers carefully build (5) _

The Sydney Opera House is a famous modern building with a lovely roof But the building is beautiful from (6) _ side, not only from the top There is also a famous roof on the Olympic Stadium (7) Munich This interesting building looks like a tent that is (8) _

of glass

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SET 8

Read the article about postcards Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space

POSTCARDS

Today, people like to send postcards B _ their friends and family These postcards often

(1) pictures of beaches, mountains or castles on them and you (2) write a

message on the back Many people send postcards (3) _ they are on holiday because postcards are cheap and the pictures on them are often (4) than people’s own photos Somebody sent the first postcard (5) the end of the nineteenth century It had a

picture of a town by the sea on it Later on, postcards had pictures showing something in the news that week, perhaps an accident (6) _ an important person’s visit People liked

to (7) them because they did (8) have pictures in their newspapers then

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PART 2

SKILL-BUILDING 1: READING SIGNS IN SHOP WINDOWS

Where can you buy these things? Choose the shop from the box

4 clothes, cosmetics and furniture

5 food and things for the house

6 presents and birthday cards

Complete the sentences using the words from the box

1 All the things that a shop sells are the shop’s _

2 The is the amount of money that you have to pay for something

3 If something is , then you can do it

4 If there is a _, then things in a shop cost less money than normal

5 When something sells for less than normal, there is a _ in the price

You go shopping and see these signs in shop windows What do they mean? Read the signs and choose your answer

v Number of questions: 8

v What to do: match 8 statements with their corresponding signs/notices

v What to be tested: detailed understanding of information, skimming and scanning skills

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SKILL-BUILDING 2: UNDERSTANDING SIGNS ON A TRAIN

You see these signs on the train What do they mean? Read the signs and choose the best answer

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Find words in the signs that mean:

6 something that makes a loud noise to warn of danger a _

Part 2 Which notice (A-J) says this (9-16)?

For questions 9-16, write the correct letter on your answer sheet

9 Phone this number if you want

someone to wash your clothes for

you

10 You must pay with cash here

11 You cannot take your dogs here

12 If you want to know about the

traffic, phone this number

13 You must not take too many

clothes to try on

14 You must buy a ticket before you

GET CHEAPER TICKETS

WITH A FAMILY RAILCARD

SPECIAL DOG TREATS Buy 1 – Get 1 FREE

JANE’S JEANS

No more than 3 pairs

in the changing room

TRAIN TICKETS HERE CASH ONLY, PLEASE

WE LOVE PETS, BUT THEY ARE

NOT ALLOWED HERE SORRY!

ASK OUR WAITERS FOR OURUnder-12s’ menus

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✆ 2222 for motorway news

✆ 2223 for airport information

Clean shirts in 24 hoursPhone 67024

1 Quickly look through all the notices to understand their _

2 Read each sentence carefully and identify their key words Pay attention to:

ü modal verbs for permission and obligation

ü DO NOT match a notice with a sentence just because it uses

Very often, the notices will use

ü the used notices Focus on the remaining ones

ü There are notices that will not be used

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Note: For the sake of simplicity, each practice set contains only 5 sentences and 8 notices

However, please keep it in mind that there are 8 sentences and 10 notices in the real test

SET 1

Which notice (A-H) says this (1-5)?

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SET 2

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SET 3

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SET 4

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SET 5

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SET 6

1 Visit this shop before the new term

starts

2 It is not safe here so keep away

3 You must have somebody with you

4 You need to control a pet

5 You are asked politely not to do

something

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SET 7

1 You can have a drink and/or stay a few

nights here

2 You can ask for information here

3 This tells you how to clean your clothes

4 You have to go down below the surface to

catch the train

5 You cannot stay in this place

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SET 8

1 You can look at and buy cars here

2 Only certain people can enter

3 This helps prevent crime

4 This is not a place to take photos

5 Visit here if you want a quick bite to eat

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PART 3

SKILL-BUILDING EXERCISE 1: RECOGNIZING STRUCTURE OF COMMUNICATIONS & SCANNING FOR DETAILS

Look at the following advertisement Write A, B, C in the correct place

A This gives you important details such as time, places, or prices

B This will probably give you contact information

C This tells you what the text is about

Now answer the questions based on the information above

1 What is the text about?

2 When does the event end?

3 What are there at 2pm and 4pm every day?

Book your tickets

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Look at the following email Write A, B, C, D in the correct place

A This tells you who sends the email

B This tells you who receives the email

C This tells you briefly what the email is about

D This is the main content of the email

Now complete the sentences based on the information above

1 _ writes the email

2 The email is about

3 They will go to Adventure World on

Subject: Adventure World Trip!

Good news! Dad says he’ll take

us to Adventure World on May

21st! Mum needs the car that

day, so we’ll take the train Bring

your camera but don’t worry

about sandwiches We’ll buy

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Read the invitation and the email below

Now write all the information that refers to

Come to my birthday party!

We’re playing football at the Sports

Center on Saturday 5th April from

11 a.m to 1.30 pm Please bring

trainers (not boots) Can you come?

Call me on 07864-013335 before

Wednesday

George

To: Steve Subject: George’s party

Hi Steve, I’m going to George’s party, but I don’t know where the sports center is Can you meet me at the station so we can walk there together? How about meeting at 10.45? Let me know

My new mobile is 07876-538724 Harry

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SKILL-BUILDING EXERCISE 3: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Read the email and the information about the karate courses What kind of information is needed for each number in Katy’s notes? Write in the space provided The first one has been done as an example for you

Decide if the following statements are true or false Make corrections if necessary

a Lukas agrees to take the karate course with Katy

b Lukas wants to choose the Monday class

c Lukas prefers the class that starts at an earlier time

d Lukas says that they should take the more difficult class

e They will need to pay $7.50

f The number of the club is 07872-24489

Now use the information above to complete Katy’s notes on the previous page

To: Katy

Thanks for asking me to do a karate course with

you – what a great idea! I prefer the earlier time

if that’s OK with you, and Monday is not good for

me because I have a tennis lesson after school

that day Of course, we should do the easiest

class! My phone number is 07872-24489 – call

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Read the notice and the note from Shella Complete Andy’s notes

For questions 17-23, write the information on your answer sheet

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1 Read through the texts quickly

ü For announcements/ advertisements/ notices, quickly identify its _ What is it about? Is there important information about time, places, prices, etc.?

ü For emails/letters, identify its Read its body carefully to grab important details

2 Quickly read through the notes Predict the type of information required for each space

3 Read the texts again carefully to find the answers

4 TIPS:

you, so think carefully before deciding on the answer

choose the most convenient way to avoid spelling errors

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Note: For the sake of simplicity, each practice set contains only 5 questions However, please

keep it in mind that there are 7 questions in the real test

SET 1

Read the advertisement and the letter about the Young People’s Camp

Fill in the information on the Application Form

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CAMP APPLICATION FORM

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SET 2

Read the job advertisement and the note

Complete Joan’s notes

Manager’s phone no: (4) _

Money per hour: (5) _

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SET 3

Read the advertisement and the email Complete David’s notes

DAVID’S NOTES – SHOPPING TRIP

Where to meet Robert: (3) _

Train leaves at: (4) a.m

Cost of computer: (5) £ _

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