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PART A. LISTENING (Each recording will be played TWICE)

Section 1. Questions 1-10.
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer.
REGISTRATION FORM
Type of crime reported: robbery
Name: Anna 1. _______________
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy): 2. _______________
Address: 3. _______________ St.
Post code: 4. _______________
Nationality: Grenadian
Number of previous burglaries: 5. _______________
Time of apartment tenancy: 6. _______________
Number of occupants: 7. _______________
Entry point of burglar: 8. _______________
Details of lost property:
Serial number of lost computer: 9. _______________
Material of stolen purse: 10. _______________

Section 2. Questions 11-15. Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter, A-H, next to the questions 11-15.

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Section 3. Questions 16-20.
Choose the correct letter A, B or C
16. In the early 1800s most land in Willford was _______________.
A. occupied by houses B. used for farming C. covered in trees
17. What happened in 1830 in Willford?
A. Ships started to be built nearby.
B. The first trains arrived in the town.
C. Valuable substances were found underground.
18 . By the 1870s Willford was most famous for making _______________.
A. various metal objects B. all types of clothing C. plates and cups
19. What does the guide say about visitors to the museum these days?
A. 900 visitors enter on a typical day.
B. 7,600 visitors arrive every week.
C. 300,000 visitors come each year.
20. The museum is also sometimes used _______________.
A. as a location for filming B. for business conferences C. by people getting married

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PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Section 1. Choose the correct option marked A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _______________ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been
2. Tom went for a check-up at the hospital and was given a clean _______________ of health.
A. fact B. bill C. account D. sheet
3. - Mr. Black: "I'd like to try on these shoes, please."
- Salesgirl: “_______________”
A. That's right, sir. B. Why not? C. By all means, sir. D. I'd love to.
4. After travelling all day, he was completely _______________.
A. done in B. done up C. broken down D. used up
5. There are _______________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this
fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot
6. Many Asian countries still rely on rice as the _______________ food.
A. staple B. capital C. superior D. winning
7. The management are making _______________ to increase the company's efficiency.
A. measures B. steps C. deeds D. moves
8. Although it contains a _______________ of truth, this theory rather radically misses the mark.
A. fragment B. scrap C. gram D. grain
9. _______________, Carol is very punctual, but she was late tonight.
A. For a rule B. Like a rule C. As a rule D. For a rule of thumb
10. You can shout at me until you're _______________ but I will not change my mind.
A. blue in the face B. red in the years C. green in the grass D. pink in the nose
11. That loud heavy metal music from next door is _______________ me up the wall.
A. driving B. putting C. bringing D. pushing
12. He fell in the river but his friend saved him _______________ drowning.
A. for B. on C. with D. from
13. The number of homeless people after the flood _______________ dramatically.
A. are increasing B. has increased C. increase D. had increased
14. She has an unbelievable voice. Her singing is absolutely _______________.
A. out of this life B. beyond this world C. out of this world D. beyond this life
15. The soldiers walked cautiously through the _______________ deserted streets.
A. obviously B. apparently C. probably D. hopefully
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16. It was unfair of the head teacher to accuse the children of being _______________. It was their first day
at school and they had very little knowledge of the English language.
A disobedient B. obediently C. obeying D. disobeyed
17. _______________ what the inhabitants of the village thought, the shoplifter wasn't underprivileged; he
came from very affluent family.
A. Contrary to B. Owning to C. Out of D. Except for
18. The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages _______________.
A. be secured B. would be secured C. were secured D. had been secured
19. We should remove all the mould and mildew _______________ on the school walls.
A. were growing B. grown C. growing D. to grow
20. Martin: "Oh, Jesus, it's scorching hot today!" It's just unbearable."
Sarah: "_______________"
A. You can say that again! B. I'm of the opposite opinion!
C. That is to say. D. There's something to be said for it.

Section 2. The following passage contains ten mistakes. Find out the mistakes and correct them as the
example below.
Everyday life today is much more complicated than in the past. Even in our leisure time we have to
make so much choices about what to do or even what to watch on TV. We are often spoilt for choice and this
can leave us to feel confused and dissatisfied. We all know that it is important to achieve a balance between
work but play, and many of us do not succeed. Instead, we put extra pressure on ourselves try to be as
successful as in our work life as in our personal life.
Life in the past was much simpler as many people worked to meet their basic needs. Today, for many
of us, our job is not just a way of doing a living. For many, work is an important role in our everyday life and
gives us a strong sense of personal fulfillment. What's more, we have become much more materialistically.
Many people set themselves goals as buying a new house or car and so we measure our success by the
material things we own. Desiring these luxuries is that motivates us to work much harder than in the past, so
in many ways we choose this way of life.

Section 3. Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank.
Of the myriad of Japanese ceremonies introduced to the West, the Japanese tea ceremony would have
to be the least (1. ACCESS) _______________. Like many other aspects of Japanese culture, the practice of
drinking tea was brought from China well over a thousand years ago. In Japan, green tea developed its own
character, and the Japanese tea ceremony has evolved a (2. PECULIAR) _______________ Japanese
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phenomenon. The modern tea ceremony can be traced back to the 17th century when it developed alongside
another singular Japanese (3. ADAPT) _______________ of Chinese culture: the philosophy of Zen. The tea
ceremony eventually became established as a recognized form of high art, where it was practiced in diverse
(4. LOCATE) _______________, from a Zen temple to an ordinary home. Even today, the simplest and
most secular tea ceremony still embraces the Zen aesthetics of simplicity, (5. AUSTERE) _______________
and devotion. During the ceremony strictly prescribed words of invitation and (6. GRATEFUL)
_______________ are murmured quietly; tea maker and guests play their roles with (7. HUMBLE)
_______________ and respect. A brief moment of profound tranquility has been communally created and
shared. It is simultaneously an aesthetic, social and (8. SPIRIT) _______________ moment. Significantly it
is a Japanese moment, fleeting and poignant with its own (9. PEACE) _______________ where the noise
and confusion of the everyday world is temporarily suspended as a vague, (10. DEFINE) _______________
sense of the eternal pervades.

PART C. READING
Section 1. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
When she was a small child, Amelia's teachers identified her as having unusual intelligence and
remarkable mental agility, and they put her on a special programme for (1) _______________ children.
Amelia (2) _______________ a scholarship to attend a local grammar school. By the age of eighteen, she
was a straight-A student. She applied to several universities and was fortunate enough to (3)
_______________ a place at Cambridge University to read English Literature.
In the first academic year of the English Literature programme, the (4) _______________ subjects
were The development of the novel and Contemporary poetry. Amelia had a large number of set texts to read.
It was hard work but she loved it. Her professors were all (5) _______________ scholars and her courses
were taught by some of the world's (6) _______________ authorities in the field. She completed her studies
with considerable success and graduated (7) _______________ university last year. (8) _______________,
her parents have decided that it is time they (9) _______________ for their lack of formal education and
they have signed up for a number of evening courses. Eventually they hope to (10) _______________ the
entry requirements for university entrance and to be able to complete a degree as mature students.
1. A. gifted B. presented C. adopted D. advantaged
2. A. took B. had C. achieved D. won
3. A. preserve B. keep C. secure D. grab
4. A. core B. main C. essential D. major
5. A. distinguishable B. distinguished C. distinguishing D. distinguisher
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6. A. top B. chief C. leading D. head
7. A. of B. in C. at D. from
8. A. In the meantime B. In addition C. For time being D. For good
9. A. got on B. took on C. made up D. went back
10. A. see B. meet C. reach D. gain

Section 2. Read the following passage and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word for each space.
Before television, live matches could only be viewed in (1) _______________. For the majority of
fans, who were unable to afford tickets to the top-flight matches, or to travel the long distances required to
see them, the only option was to attend a local game (2) _______________, where the stakes were much
lower. As a (3) _______________, thriving social networks and sporting communities formed around the
efforts of teams in the third and fourth divisions and below. With the advent of live TV, however, premier
matches suddenly became affordable and accessible to hundreds of millions of new (4) _______________.
This shift in viewing patterns vacuumed out the support base of local clubs, many of (5) _______________
ultimately folded.
For those on the more prosperous side of this shift in viewing behaviour, (6) _______________, the
financial rewards are substantial. Television assisted in derailing long-held concerns in many sports about (7)
_______________ athletes should remain amateurs or 'go pro', and replaced this system with a new
paradigm where (8) _______________ all athletes are free to pursue stardom and to make money from their
sporting prowess. For the last few decades, top-level sports men and women have signed lucrative
endorsement deals and sponsorship contracts, turning many (9) _______________ multi-millionaires and
also allowing them to focus full-time on what really drives them. (10) _______________ they can do all this
without harming their prospects at the Olympic Games and other major competitions is a significant benefit
for these athletes.

Section 3. Read the following passage and choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
The human criterion for perfect vision is 20/20 for reading the standard lines on a Snellen eye chart
without a hitch. The score is determined by how well you read lines of letters of different sizes from 20 feet
away. But being able to read the bottom line on the eye chart does not approximate perfection as far as other
species are concerned. Most birds would consider us very visually handicapped. The hawk, for instance, has
such sharp eyes that it can spot a dime on the sidewalk while perched on top of the Empire State Building. It
can make fine visual distinctions because it is blessed with one million cones per square millimeter in its
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retina. And in water, humans are farsighted, while the kingfisher, swooping down to spear fish, can see well
in both the air and water because it is endowed with two foveae - areas of the eye consisting mostly of cones
- that provide visual distinctions. One foveae permits the bird, while in the air, to scan the water below with
one eye at a time. This is called monocular vision. Once it hits the water, the other fovea joins in, allowing
the kingfisher to focus both eyes, like binoculars, on its prey at the same time. A frog's vision is
distinguished by its ability to perceive things as a constant motion picture. Known as "bug detectors", a
highly developed set of cells in a frog's eyes responds mainly to moving objects. So, it is said that a frog
sitting in a field of dead bugs wouldn't see them as food and would starve.
The bee has a "compound" eye, which is used for navigation. It has 15,000 facets that divide what it
sees into a pattern of dots, or mosaic. With this kind of vision, the bee sees the sun only as a single dot, a
constant point of reference. Thus, the eye is a superb navigational instrument that constantly measures the
angle of its line of flight in relation to the sun. A bee's eye also gauges flight speed. And if that is not enough
to leave our 20/20 "perfect vision" paling into insignificance, the bee is capable of seeing something we
can't - ultraviolet light. Thus, what humans consider to be "perfect vision" is in fact rather limited when we
look at other species. However, there is still much to be said for the human eye. Of all the mammals, only
humans and some primates can enjoy the pleasures of color vision.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. limits of the human eye B. perfect vision
C. different eyes for different uses D. eye variation among different species
2. The word "criterion" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______________.
A. standard B. need C. expectation D. rule
3. The phrase "without a hitch" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______________.
A. unaided B. without glasses C. with little hesitation D. easily
4. According to the passage, why might birds and animals consider humans very visually handicapped?
A. humans can't see very well in either air or water
B. human eyes are not as well suited to our needs
C. the main outstanding feature of human eyes is color vision
D. human eyes can't do what their eyes can do
5. The word "that" in paragraph 1 refers to _______________.
A. foveae B. areas of the eye C. ones D. visual distinctions
6. The phrase "blessed with" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______________.
A. parted with B. supplied for C. endowed with D. ruled out
7. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true _______________.
A. kingfishers have monocular vision
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 B. The facets in a bee's "compound" eye enable it to see patterns of dots or mosaic.
C. hawks eyes consist mostly of cones that can allow it to scan with one eye at a time
D. humans are farsighted in water
8. Where in the passage does the author discuss that eyes are useful for avoiding starvation?
A. lines 1-5 B. lines 7-10 C. lines 12-15 D. lines 21-24
9. The phrase "paling into insignificance" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______________.
A. fading away B. of great importance
C. without colored light D. being reduced to little importance
10. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. eyes have developed differently in each species
B. humans should not envy what they don't need
C. bees have the most complex eye
D. perfect vision is perfect

Section 4. You are going to read an extract from a book about biking adventure. Seven paragraphs
have been removed from the extract. Choose the most suitable paragraph from the list A-F for each
gap (1-5). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
A. Part of the reason for this had been our physical state. We had suffered a number of minor injuries on
the way up, which had delayed our ascent. Getting to the top had left us with little energy for extra bicycle
riding.
B. However, that afternoon I was barely capable of lifting one foot above the other. In the first section of
our descent there were many large rocks, so we were carrying our bikes down. At this point, I decided to
try to ride the bike down, something that ended in disaster.
C. It was so quiet and calm that I could almost hear the creak of ice in the northern glacier. It was sad to
say goodbye to the peak because we were leaving the adventure before we had really got started on the
more exciting bits.
D. Instead of that, the bike turned over and the large rucksack took off down the slope in a series of giant
hops. Picking up the bike, I wondered whether I'd ever recover the sack.
E. When we'd got everything packed up, we found we had the biggest and heaviest loads we ever seen.
Each of us had one of the huge expedition rucksacks to carry, stuffed to the brim
F. In spite of the sadness we felt, we knew that we had learnt a little more about ourselves and a drop more
about other people. It is only by pushing ourselves to our limits that we get to explore ourselves.

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 BIKES ON KILIMANJARO
We had succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain with our bikes still in working order. The next
challenge was going to be coming down. We melted enough snow to provide us with water for the descent.
This added up to several pints of valuable liquid in plastic containers, which weighed a ton. Sleeping bags,
assorted socks and spare layers of clothing were packed away.
Then the whole lot was dropped into the top of my rucksack. The tent was plastered with ice, which
added to the weight. (1) _______________. And we had the bikes on top of that. When we pulled our bikes
out of the snow to make our conclusive exit from the mountain, the sun was dropping down with increasing
speed towards the black cliff of Uhuru Peak and there was total silence. (2) _______________. Nevertheless,
our immediate objective had been fulfilled; that of cycling to Uhuru Peak. Unfortunately, much excitement
and experiment with the bicycles had to be abandoned.
(3) _______________. But principally, we had not done everything we had planned with our bikes
because of the constraints of time in the modern society 3,000 miles away to which we were bound. Before
starting the descent, we sat down to consider what we had gained from this experience. (4)
_______________. And only by living under stress with others can we form true bonds. It was certainly sad
to leave Kibo summit, but we were in no doubt that there would be other adventures.
Setting off down a mountain towards warmth and safety normally encourages a spring in the step. (5)
_______________. The combined weight of rider, bike and rucksack was over 130 kilograms; a lot for pair
of brakes to hold in normal conditions. I was sitting as far back as possible on the steep slope. I could just
reach the handle bars with outstretched fingers. What I didn't realize until the whole ensemble was travelling
at high speed, was that I couldn't see where I was going. The rucksack I was wearing on my chest had been
pushed upwards into my face, leaving me totally sightless.
After that incident we experimented with other varying modes of downhill travel. Most ended with
wild, uncontrollable slides and somersaults. But with every metre descended we felt better.

PART D. WRITING
Section 1. Rewrite the sentence beginning with the word(s) given so that it has the closest meaning to
the original one. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
1. It is impossible that Jane was absent from work yesterday.
→ Jane must.....................................................................................................................................................
2. Mary has been working so hard that it's logical she feels completely exhausted.
→ Mary has been working so hard that it stands.............................................................................................
3. It was an impressive building but it wasn't to my taste.
→ Impressive...................................................................................................................................................
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4. The population of the U.K. has not expanded appreciably in the last decade.
→ There has been no.......................................................................................................................................
5. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
→ I object.........................................................................................................................................................

Section 2. Write an essay within 250 words on the following topic:

"Electronic devices are destroying the quality of human interaction."
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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-----Hết-----
Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu. Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.

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