A.

LISTENING: ( 20 pts )
Part 1: Listen to 5 short conversations twice then choose the correct answer for each question( 5 pts )
1. What will they eat for dinner this evening?
A. chicken and egg B. fish C. pizza D. chicken
2. What time is it?
A. 2:10 B. 2:20 C. 2:30 D. 2.15
3. What’s Michelle going to read?
A. a book B. a letter C. an e-mail D. a newspaper
4. How much did the tickets cost?
A. $90 B. $19 C. $99 D. $91
5. Where is the Chemist’s?
A. behind the post office B. opposite supermarket
C. next to the supermarket D. infront of the supermarket

Part 2: You will hear some information about a farm twice then choose the correct answer for each
question( 5 pts )
1. What is the name of the tea room at Park Farm?
A.Black Dog Tea Room B. Black Cat Tea Room
C.White Cat Tea Room D. White Dog Tea Room
2.What time does the Park Farm open?
A. 10.30 a.m B. 10 a.m C. 9.30 a.m D. 9 a.m
3.How much does a family ticket cost ?
A. £6 B.£ 4 C. £ 17 D. .£ 7
4. What animals can’t you bring to the farm?
A. cats B. dogs C. birds D. rabbits
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5. Where is the farm ?
A.near to the mountains B. near to the river
C. near to the lake D. near to the hospital
Part 3:You will hear a man asking for information about the Westwood English School. Listen and
complete questions. You will hear the conversation twice.( 5 pts )
WESTWOOD ENGLISH SCHOOL.
Evening classes on: Thursday
Next course starts on: 22nd (1)September
Speaking class with: (2) Jarvis
Cost for 12 classes: (3) 78
Address: (4) 223 Fitzroy Square.
School is next to the: (5) bookshop
Part 4: Listen to the conversation twice then decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). ( 5
pts )

Statements T/F
1. The football match is on Saturday afternoon. T
2. They have eaten in the Chinese restaurant many times. F
3. They are going to go for a drive on Sunday morning. T
4. They are going to have lunch in a pub on Sunday. T
5. They can’t go to the cinema on Sunday afternoon because Eric F
doesn’t like films.

SECTION II. GRAMMAR AND LEXICAL ITEMS

Part 1. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C or D
in the numbered boxes.
1. It is necessary that he ______ English because it is useful for his work.
A. learn B. learns C. to learn D. has learnt
Thức giả định là cấu trúc mang ý diễn đạt những quan điểm, tư tưởng, ý nghĩ và những mong muốn
không có thật ở hiện tại.
1. Hiện tại giả định
S1+ V+ that + S2 + (not) V (infi)
2. Nowadays, children would prefer history ______ in more practical ways.
A. teach B. be taught C. to be taught D. to be teaching
3. Take the shortcut round the church ______ late for school.
A. in order not be B. in order that we won’t be C. so that not to be D. so
that we couldn’t
4. Paul has just sold his ______ car and intends to buy a new one.
A. black old Japanese B. Japanese old black
C. old black Japanese D. old Japanese black
5. ______ classical dance for six years, Jane finally felt ready to perform in public.
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A. Having learned B. Learning C. To learn D. Being learned
6. The role of teachers is still very important ______ the use of computers in teaching has increased.
A. although B. yet C. so that D. because
7. Tim runs ______ his roommate though he is two years younger.
A. the fastest B. much as fast C. twice as fast than D. twice as fast as
8. Mike painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He ______ a different colour.
A. must have chosen B. had to choose
C. should have chosen D. could have been choosing
9. ______ that all mountain roads were closed.
A. So dangerous weather conditions became
B. Weather conditions become so dangerous
C. So did weather conditions become dangerous
D. So dangerous did weather conditions become
10. - “______ any character in Game of Thrones, who would you choose?” - “Definitely Jon Snow!”
A. Supposing you had been B. Imagine that you be
C. Say you could be D. What if you would be
11. Tuan, along with his friends, ______ soccer when it started to rain.
A. has played B. was playing C. were playing D. have played
12. John and Mary are talking about online learning.
- John: “Online learning is useful and convenient.”
- Mary: “______. Nowadays, more and more students are using this type of education.”
A. You are right B. It’s not true C. I don’t quite agree D. You’re wrong
13. Peter: “I’ll bring my invention in on Monday”. Mary: “______.”
A. Really? You were great B. Have a good time
C. Watch out D. Great! I am looking forward to seeing it
14. Sonia found the psychology course too demanding and had to ______.
A. clamp down B. cross out C. drop out D. hand in
15. The careers fair is an excellent opportunity for students to meet ______ employers and find out what
they are looking for in interviewees.
A. compulsory B. productive C. conspicuous D. prospective
16. Our role as teachers is to guide our students and create ______ learners, who know what their goals in
life are and are able to develop with our guidance.
A. autonomous B. official C. ambiguous D. educational
17. The women’s competition was a two ______ race between last year’s winners Surrey and the
previous champions Essex.
A. horse B. boat C. road D. drag
18. I have no regrets of all about my career change despite the ______ disparity between what I earn now
and the salaries of my ex-colleagues.
A. growing B. rising C. increasing D. extending
19. One of the TV cameramen was hit in the leg when they were caught in a(n) ______ of bullets
outside the gang’s hideout.
A. ice B. hail C. cloud D. storm
20. The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t ______ at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the far-fetched
story he told.
A. credential B. credible C. creditable D. credulous
Your answers:
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A

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11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. D
16. D 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. B
Part 2. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in capitals. Write your answers in the
numbered boxes.
Fake news stories can be hard to control for several reasons. Many people (21) TRUST ______
established news sources and others just don’t read them, so the debunking of a fake story by a serious
newspaper or TV channel has limited (22) AFFECT______. In addition, the internet is very hard to
police. When users are caught (23) USE ______ one media platform, they simply go to another one or
start up a website themselves. There are also (24) VARIETY ______ reasons why people create fake
news. Some have political motives, to belittle or (25) CRIME ______ their opponents. Other websites,
like The Onion, deliberately publish fake news as satire – humorous comments on society and current
affairs. Another group is in it for the profit: many people clicking on (26) ENTERTAIN ______ fake
news stories can bring in a lot of advertising revenue. One man running fake news sites from Los Angeles
said he was making up to US$ 30,000 a month in this way. There are also those, like the small-town
teenagers in Macedonia who wrote fake news stories about Donald Trump, who seem to be motivated
partly by money and partly by (27) BORING ______. So, what can we do to stop fake news spreading?
First, make sure that the websites you read are (28) LEGITIMIZE ______, for example by looking
carefully at the domain name and the About Us section. Check the sources of any quotes or figures given
in the story. Remember that (29) AMAZE ______ stories about famous people will be covered by the
mainstream media if they are true. Only share stories you know are true and let your ( 30) FRIENDSHIP
______ know, tactfully, when they unknowingly share fake news. Together we can turn around the post-
truth world!
Your answers:
21. trustion 22. affection 23. using 24. varietal 25. crime
26. entertainment 27. boring 28. legitimizing 29. amazing 30. friendships
Part 3. Match the words in column A with their strongest collocates in column B and then use the full
phrases to fill the gaps in the sentences below. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.

A B
win off the fat of the land
keep the reins
pay cats and dogs
live wonders
hold the ceiling
attract the ultimate price
do her political spurs
hit the waiter’s attention
break the record
rain fit

31. It’s more polite to raise your hand to ______. You shouldn’t shout like that, Tom.
32. I think she will ______ for the 5,000 meters in the next race.
33. It’s believed that keeping pets in your house can really ______ for your health.
34. My mother will surely ______ when she knows that I have broken her favourite vase.

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35. I think you had better repair your roof immediately as it may ______ tonight.
36. Soldiers are all ready to ______ for their country’s freedom.
37. Tim is the boss but it is his secretary that seems to ______.
38. One reason people do a lot of sports regularly is that it helps ______ and stay healthy.
39. Selling her company at a huge profit can easily guarantee her to ______.
40. Mrs. Janes deserved to ______ fighting hospital closures during her time as a local councilor in
Bristol.
Your answers:
31. 36.
32 37.
33. 38.
34. 39.
35. 40.
SECTION III. READING
Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answers in the numbered boxes.
History is full of inventions that looked good at the time, but why nobody wanted to buy them. New ideas
may fail for one of several reasons. Firstly, there are those (1) _______ do not actually work very well
when put to the (2) _______. Then, there are the ideas which are good in themselves, but which do not
fulfill a real need. In (3) _______ words, people can do without them, so do not buy them. A third group
are those which are (4) _______ expensive to manufacture. But none of these reasons explains why, in
the 1990s, no new technology was successful in replacing the compact disc as the means of packaging
recorded music. The 1990s was a period of rapid technological change, particularly in the area of
electronic (5) _______ for the home. During this time, a number of alternative technologies were (6)
_______ that could have replaced the CD, but none of them (7) _______ on. The new ideas worked, and
they were not costly to make and would have provided consumers with (8) _______ quality recordings.
Despite all this, few people bought them. And this can only be explained by the (9) _______ that people
who had invested in CD players and discs of their favorite music did not think the improvement in quality
on (10) _______ was great enough to make it worth the effort and expense of changing.
1. A. where B. which C. whom D. whose
2. A. experiment B. hypothesis C. test D. practice
3. A. other B. another C. others D. each
4. A. such B. enough C. too D. so
5. A. tool B. supply C. machinery D. equipment
6. A. supplied B. recovered C. discovered D. invented
7. A. kept B. held C. caught D. took
8. A. broader B. greater C. further D. higher
9. A. fact B. answer C. reason D. response
10. A. production B. demand C. offer D. available
Your answers:
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C
6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A

Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each
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 CONFIDENCE TRICKS
Whether it is a job interview, a wedding speech or just asking someone out, there are times when we all
want to appear confident, despite not feeling that way inside. Some people are (11) _______ self-assured
than others, it is true, but there are also a number of tricks that are (12) ______ remembering. The
important thing, after all, is that you appear confident to others, and also that you do not allow a negative
attitude to defeat you before the game has even begun.
Our bodies give us (13) _______ most; a case of nerves produces adrenalin, which (14) _______ havoc
with our systems, causing the shaky voice, the trembling hands and the sweaty forehead. So (15) ______
from the mental preparation, there are a (16) _______ of physical steps you can take.
The first is to stand straight, head up and shoulders back (though not (17) _______ much; or you will look
(18) _______ a sergeant major); a drooping posture immediately sends out a message of resignation. One
way (19) _______ quickly achieve this is to look up at the ceiling or sky (20) _______five seconds or so;
this will have the added benefit of lifting your facial expression upwards, banishing the frown and the
downturned mouth.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 3. Read the passages and do the tasks that follow.
THE SPICE OF LIFE!
A When thinking of the most popular restaurant dish in the UK, the answer “chicken tikka masala”
does not spring readily to mind. But it is indeed the answer, often now referred to as a true “British
national dish”. It may even have been invented by Indian immigrants in Scotland, who roasted chicken
chunks (tikka), mixed them with spices and yoghurt, and served this in a bowl of masala sauce. The
exact ingredients of the sauce vary from restaurant to restaurant, but the dish usually includes pureed
tomatoes and cream, colored orange by turmeric and paprika. British cuisine? Yes, spices have come a
long way.
B Spices are dried seeds, fruit, roots, bark, or vegetative parts of plants, added to food in small
amounts to enhance flavor or color. Herbs, in contrast, are only from the leaves, and only used for
flavoring. Looking at the sources of some common spices, mustard and black pepper are from seeds,
cinnamon from bark, cloves from dried flower buds, ginger and turmeric from roots, while mace and
saffron are from seed covers and stigma tips, respectively. In the face of such variety, it is becoming
increasingly common for spices to be offered in premade combinations. Chili powder is a blend of chili
peppers with other spices, often cumin, oregano, garlic powder, and salt. Mixed spice, which is often
used in baking, is a British blend of sweet spices, with cinnamon being the dominant flavor. The ever-
popular masala, as noted, could be anything, depending on the chef.
C Although human communities were using spices tens of thousands of years ago, the trade of this
commodity only began about 2000 BC, around the Middle East. Early uses were less connected with
cooking, and more with such diverse functions as embalming, medicine, religion, and food preservation.
Eventually, extensive overland trade routes, such as the Silk Road, were established, yet it was maritime
advances into India and East Asia which led to the most dramatic growth in commercial activities. From
then on, spices were the driving force of the world economy, commanding such high prices that it pitted
nation against nation, and became the major impetus to exploration and conquest. It would be hard to
underestimate the role spices have played in human history.
D Originally, Muslim traders dominated these routes, seeing spice-laden ships from the Orient
crossing the Indian Ocean to Red Sea and Persian Gulf ports, from where camel caravans transported the
goods overland. However, although slow to develop, European nations, using aggressive exploration and
colonization strategies, eventually came to rule the Far East and, consequently, control of the spice trade.
At first, Portugal was the dominant power, but the British and Dutch eventually gained the upper hand,
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 so that by the 19th century, the British controlled India, while the Dutch had the greater portion of the
East Indies (Indonesia). Cloves, nutmeg, and pepper were some of the most valuable spices of the time.
E But why were spices always in such demand? There are many answers. In the early days, they
were thought to have strong medicinal properties by balancing ‘humors’, or excesses of emotions in the
blood. Other times they were thought to prevent maladies such as the plague, which often saw prices of
recommended spices soar. But most obviously, spices flavoured the bland meat-based European
cuisines. Pepper, historically, has always been in highest demand for this reason, and even today,
peppercorns (dried black pepper kernels) remain, by monetary value, the most widely traded spice in the
world. However, saffron, by being produced within the small saffron flower, has always been among the
world’s most costly spice by weight, valued mostly for its vivid colour.
F Predictably, the majority of the world’s spices are produced in India, although specific spices are
often produced in greater amounts in other countries. Vietnam is the largest producer and exporter of
pepper, meeting nearly one third of the world’s demand. Indonesia holds a clear lead in nutmeg
production, Iran in saffron, and Sri Lanka in cinnamon. However, exportation of such spices is not
always simple. Most are dried as a whole product, or dried and ground into powder, both forms allowing
bulk purchase, easier storage and shipping, and a longer shelf life. For example, the rhizomes
(underground stems) of turmeric are boiled for several hours, then dried in ovens, after which they are
ground into the yellow powder popular in SouthAsian and Middle-Eastern cuisines.
G However, there are disadvantages in grinding spices. It increases their surface area many fold,
accelerating the rate of evaporation and oxidation of their flavour-bearing and aromatic compounds. In
contrast, whole dried spices retain these for much longer. Thus, seed-based varieties (which can be
packaged and stored well) are often purchased in this form. This allows grinding to be done at the
moment of cooking or eating, maximising the flavour and effect, a fact which often results in pepper
‘grinders’, instead of ‘shakers’, gracing the tables of the better restaurants around the world.
For questions 21-26, choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-G from the list of headings below.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
List of Headings

i. Uses of spice
ii. Spices for cooking
iii. Changing leaders 0. Paragraph A: iv
iv. A strange choice 21. Paragraph B:
v. Preserving flavors 22. Paragraph C:
vi. Famous spice routes 23. Paragraph D:
vii. The power of spice 24. Paragraph E:
viii. Some spices 25. Paragraph F:
ix. Medicinal spices
26. Paragraph G:
x. Spice providers
Your answers:
21. ii 22. 23. iii 24. vii 25. 26.
For questions 27-30, decide whether the following statements agree with the information in the
passage. In the corresponding numbered boxes, write:
TRUE (T) if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE (F) if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN (NG)
if there is no information on this
27. The ingredients of masala are fairly standardised.
28. The demand for spices led to greater exploration.
29. Vietnam consumes a lot of pepper.
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30. Seed-based spices can be easily stored.
Your answers
27. 28. 29. 30.
Part 4. Read the following passage carefully then do the tasks given below.
A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND
A. In 1859, Charles Darwin published his classic study, The Origin of Species, in which he presented
his theory of evolution by natural selection. Though many people ridiculed the connection he made
between man and ape at the time (pictures of him in Punch caricatured him as half-monkey), the idea has
come to be accepted by nearly everyone. One thing that remains is the question of how human beings
managed to get so far ahead of gorillas, chimpanzees and the rest so quickly. After all, the first
recognisably human foot trod the earth a mere 150,000 years ago; a long time if you're waiting for your
coffee to arrive, but not long enough in evolutionary terms for large shifts in our physical stature.
B. It cannot be denied, however, that the gap between ape and human societies is enormous. Apes live
a day-to-day existence in small groups, without making shelter or clothing, subsisting mostly on fruit and
berries. This is how our predecessors lived, but now we live in our millions in huge cities, cultivate our
food and have done things as extreme as reaching the moon and plumbing the mysteries of the oceans.
C. One of the arguments proposed to explain how we evolved so quickly cites the advantages of
human hands and the use of tools. The dexterity our hands have is unparalleled in the animal kingdom,
and there is no doubt that the availability of tools has allowed us to do things otherwise impossible. Some
apes, however, display primitive tool use (chimpanzees use blades of grass to “fish” for termites in
mounds), so it seems that we have simply developed that which was already there.
D. Other candidates put forward for the post of most influential cause of human advancement include
our upright stature (allowing us to see further; but apes can also stand on two legs) and our weakness
(forcing us to find other means of defence; however, if you see chimpanzees scaring away lions with
sticks and stones, you can assume we were at least as resourceful). The other candidate is language. Apes
are highly sociable, intelligent and communicative, yet they communicate in terms of sounds (denoting,
for example, anger), facial expressions and gestures. A language not just sounds or even words, but a
system. In other words, it must have a structure, a grammar, that allows users to manipulate the sounds to
vary their meaning. Though apes can get a lot of information across in their way, there are obvious
limitations, such as the impossibility of conveying abstract ideas.
E. Extensive research has gone into the ability of apes to learn language. The theory was that if they
showed a capability, it would indicate that the rudiments of language could have come before the
explosion in human development. Attempts to teach them to speak ended in failure due to the fact that the
ape’s larynx is not well enough developed to produce such complex sounds. Sign language, however, was
more successful. Apes could learn up to 200 signs, and one gorilla in particular began to put signs into
different orders to express different things; the beginnings of a grammar.
F. It would appear that apes are perfectly capable of using words, which implies that we are still not
very far from them in terms of brain structure. This suggests that it was language that produced the giant
leap forward our ancestors took all those years ago. Language is, after all, a unique way of
communicating the unseen, and of imagining the future and hypothetical. It is perhaps the ultimate tool in
the struggle for survival and enabled us to spread to the four corners of the world.
In which section are the following mentioned?
31 a range of theories to explain our rapid evolution
32 the considerable time span required for major advances in development
33 apes being successfully taught an alternative communication system
34 physiology preventing advanced language use
35 other species demonstrating rudimentary handling skills
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37 apes being unable to express theoretical concepts
38 highly-developed spoken language allowing humanity to dominate the world
39 the widespread derision of a theory
40 grammatical awareness shown through an alternative form of communication
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
SECTION IV. WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the words given so that its meaning stays the
same.
1. She performed well on the stage last month and earned a place on the talent show.
 Had it not been
2. Jason said that he hadn’t copied his essay from the Internet.
 Jason denied copying his essay from the Internet.
3. There is rumor that the famous spy escaped to Russia.
 The famous spy escaped to Russia
4. Our science teacher never remembers to correct our homework.
 Our science teacher is always forgot to correct our homework.
5. My brother likes watching football. He even likes playing it more.
 My brother prefers playing football than watching it
. Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the
CAPITAL word given in the blanket. Do not change the word given in any way. You must use between
FOUR and TEN words including the word given.
6. Her promotion to Sales Manager made her parents extremely happy. (CLOUD)
 Her parents wouldn’t _____________________________________________________to Sales
Manager.
7. I finally managed to persuade Simon to tell me his big secret – he’s getting married! (BEANS)
 I finally got Simon to _______________________________________________________________his
wedding.
8. That the prices of almost goods increased forced people to spend less money. (BELT)
 People had to ____________________________________________________the increase in the price
of almost goods.
9. The marketing manager suggested not appointing any new staff. (FREEZE)
 The marketing manager ______________________________________________________________of
new staff.
10. His song is catchy, but we find it a let-down. (COME)
 Catchy ______________________________________________________________ our expectations.
Part 3. ESSAY WRITING:
Many people feel that it is more convenient to shop online. Others think offline shopping offers them
more benefits. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
In about 250 words, write an essay to express your idea. Use specific details and examples to support
your composition.

Nowadays, technology is developing day by day. Therefore, shopping online is so common, everyone
uses it to buy things which they need for themselves or their family. Besides, offline shopping still is used
by most of elderlies because they don’t know too much about modern invention and technology.
Actually, both online shopping and offline shopping have their benefits and harms. First, when we buy
somethings by shopping online, we may be cheated by bad human. They will introduce about a real
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product and then we are cheated and bought the product. We eventually get the fake product. This
cheating is too intelligent, and it is difficult for the government to ban this problem. However, Shopping
online is very convenient and cheap. Beside that, shopping offline is also common. When if buy offline, it
will be not as convenient as buying online. We have to go to the markets or somewhere where we can buy
the product to buy it. In addition, the weather is one of important things of buying offline because when
the weather is not good, we will shop hard. In conclusion, shopping online or offline is have its own
advantages and disadvantages, I truly like shopping online because I don’t have enough time to go
markets. Nevertheless, I was born on modern variety, so I know so much about shopping online, I can
buy something online without being cheated.
_____HẾT _____

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