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THI TEST 1

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    You will listen to a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions based on what you hear. There will be time for you to read the questions and check your work. All the recordings will be played ONCE only. While you are listening, you may take notes and choose the correct answer.
    PART 1
    In this part, you will hear EIGHT short recordings. The recordings will be played ONCE only. There is one question following each recording. For each question, choose the right answer A, B, C or D.
    Now, let’s listen to the example. On the recording, you might hear:
    "Hello. This is the travel agency returning your call. You left a message about the holiday you’ve booked, asking which meals are included in the cost during your stay at Sunny Hotel. Lunch and dinner are free but if you wish to have breakfast in the hotel, you will need to pay an extra amount of money, depending on what you order. Let me know if I can help you with any other information. Goodbye."

    On the screen, you will read: Which meal is NOT included in the price of the holiday?
    A. Breakfast
    B. Lunch
    C. Dinner
    D. All
    The correct answer is A. Breakfast

    *Vui lòng nhấn vào phím Play để nghe.

    Question 1: What colour is Mary's coat?

     

     

     

     

    Question 2: What did the woman repair?

     

     

     

     

    Question 3: What are they going to buy for Pam?

     

     

     

     

    Question 4: Where will the friends meet?

     

     

     

     

    Question 5: Which sport will the boy do soon at the centre?

     

     

     

     

    Question 6: What can't the woman find?

     

     

     

     

    Question 7: What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?

     

     

     

     

    Question 8: What did the boy buy?

     

     

     

     

     

    In this part, you will hear THREE conversations. The conversations will be played ONCE only. There are four questions for each conversation. For each question, choose the right answer A, B, C or D.

    *Vui lòng nhấn vào phím Play để nghe.

    Question 9: What is Lily’s opinion of ChinesePod?

     

     

     

     

    Question 10: What does Lily mean by “dead time?”

     

     

     

     

    Question 11: How did Lily learn Chinese?

     

     

     

     

    Question 12: What is the conversation mainly about?

     

     

     

     

    Question 13: What does Julia think about natural disasters?

     

     

     

     

    Question 14: How should adults involve kids into ethical issues...

     

     

     

     

    Question 15: Who are probably the speakers?

     

     

     

     

    Question 16: What is the conversation mainly about?

     

     

     

     

    Question 17: What type of person do strong handshakes signal?

     

     

     

     

    Question 18: What does the woman imply about latecomers?

     

     

     

     

    Question 19: What does the man imply about his female friend?

     

     

     

     

    Question 20: What is the conversation mainly about?

     

     

     

     

     

     

    In this part, you will hear THREE talks or lectures. The talks or lectures will be played ONCE only. There are five questions for each talk or lecture. For each question, choose the right answer A, B, C or D.

    *Vui lòng nhấn vào phím Play để nghe.

    Question 21: Why did the speaker have to help her mother with the shopping?

     

     

     

     

    Question 22: Why did her father find working in a factory difficult?

     

     

     

     

    Question 23: Why are the speaker and her brother more fortunate than their sisters?

     

     

     

     

    Question 24: What has the speaker forgotten about life in Vietnam?

     

     

     

     

    Question 25: Why does she find it difficult to invite friends to her home?

     

     

     

     

    Question 26: What happened in American schools before 1972?

     

     

     

     

    Question 27: What is the reason that most American schools have mixed classes?

     

     

     

     

    Question 28: Why might girls not get a chance to talk much in a class with boys?

     

     

     

     

    Question 29: What is NOT the reason that some schools are reconsidering separating classes?

     

     

     

     

    Question 30: Which is one class that is not mentioned as being separated?

     

     

     

     

    Question 31: Who is listening to the orientation talk?

     

     

     

     

    Question 32: What is the purpose of this talk?

     

     

     

     

    Question 33: According to the speaker, what is body language?

     

     

     

     

    Question 34: In American Culture, _____

     

     

     

     

    Question 35: According to the speaker, what is TRUE about handshakes in American Culture?

     

     

     

     

     

    READING

    Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it.
    For questions 1-40, you are to choose the one best answer A, B, C or D to each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.

    (A) Beads were probably the first durable ornaments humans possessed, and the intimate relationship they had with their owners is reflected in the fact that beads are among the most common items found in ancient archaeological sites. In the past, just as today, men, women, and children adorned themselves with beads. In some cultures still, certain beads are often worn from birth until death, and then are buried with their owners for the afterlife. Abrasion due to daily wear alters the surface features of beads, and if they are buried for long, the effects of corrosion can further change their appearance. Thus, interest is imparted to the bead both by use and the effects of time.

    (B) Besides their wearability, either as jewelry or incorporated into articles of attire, beads possess the desirable characteristics of every collectible: they are durable, portable, available in infinite variety, and often valuable in their original cultural context as well as in today's market. Pleasing to look at and touch, beads come in shapes, colors, and materials that almost compel one to handle them and to sort them.

    (C) Beads are miniature bundles of secrets waiting to be revealed: their history, manufacture, cultural context, economic role, and ornamental use are all points of information one hopes to unravel. Even the most mundane beads may have traveled vast distances and witnessed many human experiences. The bead researcher must gather information from many diverse fields. In addition to having to be a generalist while specializing in what may seem to be a narrow field, the researcher is faced with the problem of primary materials that have little or no documentation. Many ancient beads that are of ethnographic interest have often been separated from their original cultural context.

    (D) Though often regarded as the "small change of civilizations," beads have been a part of every culture, and they can often be used to date archaeological sites and to designate the degree of mercantile, technological, and cultural sophistication.

     

    Question 1: What is the main subject of the passage?

     

     

     

     

    Question 2: The word "adorned" in paragraph (A) is closest in meaning to?

     

     

     

     

    Question 3: The word "attire" in paragraph (B) is closest in meaning to?

     

     

     

     

    Question 4: All of the following are given as characteristics of collectible objects EXCEPT?

     

     

     

     

    Question 5: According to the passage, all of the following are factors that make people want to touch beads EXCEPT?

     

     

     

     

    Question 6: The word "unravel" in paragraph (C) is closest in meaning to?

     

     

     

     

    Question 7: The word "mundane" in paragraph (C) is closest in meaning to?

     

     

     

     

    Question 8: It is difficult to trace the history of certain ancient beads because they _____.

     

     

     

     

    Question 9: Knowledge of the history of some beads may be useful in the studies done by which of the following?

     

     

     

     

    Question 10: Where in the passage does the author describe why the appearance of beads may change?

     

     

     

     

     

    Popularized by its inclusion on the typical gap-year agenda for high school students after graduation and regarded as another tick on the CV, volunteering has become a trendy way for wealthy westerners to give back to less fortunate communities. However, despite good intentions from participants, volunteering abroad has attracted substantial criticism over the past few years.

    (A) "Are the volunteers actually providing any benefits to the destination countries?" asks Mark Watson, the Executive Director of Tourism Concern, a charity campaigning on ethical tourism issues. More often than not, the answer is unquestionably no.

    The demand for volunteer spots in developing countries has led to hundreds of commercial volunteering organizations springing up. Many claim to have noble intentions but pocket the money for profit and send volunteers on unsatisfying, purpose-built placements.

    (B) Rather than benefiting local communities, voluntourism can have negative impacts, a number of studies have highlighted. These range from volunteers taking local jobs to child trafficking, where young children are stolen from their families and placed into 'orphanages' to fuel the demand for volunteer placements. These kidnapped children are then subjected to deliberately poor living conditions to elicit higher donations from visiting westerners.

    While Watson acknowledges there are companies out there who employ good practices, it's a change in the mindset of would-be volunteers he'd most like to see.

    "I talk to a lot of people who say they want to dig wells in Africa. I say what Africa has got quite a lot of is unskilled labor; there are a lot of people out there that can dig wells. The idea that you, as an unskilled worker, have got anything really useful that you can add is slightly arrogant and sort of imperialistic in some ways—white people going out to Africa to help the Africans. I think it's mostly about getting people to be realistic; you're just doing it for yourself, it's a holiday. You're not really going to do anything particularly worthwhile, and that's quite a hard message to get across," says Watson.

    Kate Stefanko, Placement Director at People and Places, agrees to an extent, but she thinks volunteering abroad can be beneficial to all concerned if it is done right. "We believe that a carefully placed, thoroughly screened, well-prepared, skilled volunteer can—and does—have a positive impact," says Stefanko. All volunteers through People and Places have to apply for a position. Then, if accepted, the volunteer is matched with an upcoming project that can benefit from their skill set. As a result, well-run efforts can absolutely develop a level of social interaction and understanding that is profound.

     

    Question 11: When do westerners typically do their volunteering?

     

     

     

     

    Question 12: Which of the following would best describe the present attitude towards volunteering abroad?

     

     

     

     

    Question 13: What is “More often than not” in paragraph (A) closest in meaning to?

     

     

     

     

    Question 14: According to the writer, which of the following statements is true about volunteering abroad?

     

     

     

     

    Question 15: What does the word “These” in paragraph (B) refer to?

     

     

     

     

    Question 16: What are children being kept in inadequate living conditions for?

     

     

     

     

    Question 17: According to the passage, what does Mark Watson expect to see regarding volunteering abroad?

     

     

     

     

    Question 18: What message does Mark Watson want to pass to future volunteers through the idea of digging wells?

     

     

     

     

    Question 19: According to Kate Stefanko, volunteering abroad can be valuable if volunteers satisfy the following criteria EXCEPT ______.

     

     

     

     

    Question 20: Which of the following sentences would best complete the last paragraph?

     

     

     

     
     

     

    (A) Once upon a time, designers showed new styles and designs to clients through sketches. After the dress was completed, it was displayed on a wooden dummy. Fashion dolls are said to be the first means of circulating the latest dress styles. Fashion dolls were used to show upcoming styles and designs to the customers. The dolls were illustrated with new styles and dressed up with jewellery as well as hair and dress styles.

    Charles Worth, British couturier in Paris, came up with the idea of the living mannequin. When he opened his own store, his wife modelled his creations in the salon. When the idea worked, he employed mannequins who walked about in the salon or down the runway to show his collections to consumers. In early 1911, living models began to be used as a regular part of fashion promotions for retailers as well as manufacturers in the earliest fashion shows. Worth started his own salon in 1858, and in 1911, living models were used.

    (B) Apparel manufacturers need a platform to promote products to the target audience. Fashion shows play a vital role in marketing clothes and conveying recent fashion trends. Nothing is constant in fashion. Designs and styles keep changing. Fashion shows help in creating interest among the public to spread awareness about new arrivals in design and style. These shows help to draw public attention. Fashion marketing scrutinises fashion trends, coordinates sales and promotes goods. It is necessary to grant exposure to various trends and styles of clothing. Fashion marketing is likely to notify the public about recent changing trends and about what is in fashion.

    Fashion designers forecast trends. They attend trade shows or visit manufacturers to select fabrics and trims. Designers conduct fittings and adjustments on samples of their designs and the end product is marketed to clothing retailers. Fashion designers aim at inspiring the target audience to purchase the products.

    Through these shows, fashion designers can express their creative skills and talent in designing various types of clothes. The individual talent of designers is exposed, and they get an opportunity to promote their creations.

    By participating in these shows, retailers can gain various insights into different designs and styles of clothing from designers. The knowledge gained from these shows helps retailers incorporate ideas into their boutiques. Using the latest fashion software tools, designers can put designs on three-dimensional images.

    Everyone likes to track everyday fashion. Fashion gives designers a chance to be independent in ideas. It boosts confidence in the wearer. Fashion is a form of expression for both the creator and the wearer. It helps people of similar aesthetics to bond.

     

    Question 21: Which of the following would be the best title for this article?

     

     

     

     

    Question 22: What does the word "it" in paragraph (A) refer to?

     

     

     

     

    Question 23: When did the British couturier start his own salon?

     

     

     

     

    Question 24: In 1911, who benefited from livingmodels as regular part of fashion promotions?

     

     

     

     

    Question 25: In paragraph (B), which of the following words can best replace the word "Apparel"?

     

     

     

     

    Question 26: Which of the following best describes the tone of the author in this passage?

     

     

     

     

    Question 27: Which of the following does NOT refer the role of fashion?

     

     

     

     

    Question 28: Which of the following statement is NOT mentioned as the aim of the fashion marketing?

     

     

     

     

    Question 29: Why do retailers attend fashion shows?

     

     

     

     

    Question 30: What are the two main things that a fashion designer can express when participating in a fashion show?

     

     

     

     
     

     

    The continents may have first risen high above the oceans of the world about 3 billion years ago, researchers say. That's about a billion years earlier than geoscientists had suspected for the emergence of a good chunk of the continents.

    Earth is the only known planet whose surface is divided into continents and oceans. Currently, the continents rise an average of about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) above the seafloor.

    The continents are composed of a thick, buoyant crust that's about 21 miles (35 km) deep, on average, whereas the comparatively thin, dense crust of the ocean floor is only an average of about 4 miles (7 km) thick. Because the continents are so thick and buoyant, they are less likely to get dragged downward. That's why so many ancient continental rocks have survived in the Earth's crust. Still, much about the earliest days of the continents, and when and how they formed, remains hotly contested.

    "Earth's surface is continually being reworked by tectonics and agents of erosion, so what may have formed long ago may no longer be present," said geologist Cin-Ty Lee at Rice University in Houston, who was not involved in the current study.

    (A) To shed light on the origins of continents, isotope geochemist Bruno Dhuime at the University of Bristol in England and his colleagues analyzed more than 13,000 samples of rocks from the continental crust. Some of these samples were more than 4 billion years old.

    Prior research suggested the first 2 billion years of Earth's 4.5-billion-year history were dominated by volcanic activity that generated the kind of crust now seen on the seafloor. Continent-like crust, which is thick and rich in silica, was thought to only have emerged in great volumes in the past 2 billion years. Determining what the earliest continental crust was like and when it formed can be tricky, because Earth's crust has melted and mixed together over and over again.

    The researchers found that when magma cools and crystallizes, the remaining molten rock becomes enriched in silica and rubidium, but less so in strontium. The relative amounts of rubidium and strontium are therefore linked with the amount of silica in rock, and so could be used to extrapolate when in the modern era thick, silica-rich continental crust emerged.

    (B) The researchers found that modern, silica-rich continental crust first appeared about 3 billion years ago. The thick, buoyant nature of these chunks of crust would have made them rise high above what became the seafloor, Dhuime and his colleagues note online June 22 in the journal Nature Geoscience.

    (C) "They are showing when continents actually emerged from the oceans," said Lee, who wrote an accompanying news article in Nature Geoscience. "Continents certainly existed early in Earth's history, but perhaps many were submerged."

    It remains uncertain why continental crust made its first appearance about 3 billion years ago. One possibility is the onset of plate tectonics—when the plates of rock making up the planet's exterior began moving slowly over the Earth's mantle layer. Plate tectonics would have resulted in wet rock getting shoved down into Earth's interior, eventually helping to form silica-rich magmas that make up much of the continental crust.

     

    Question 31: According to the geoscientists, when were the continents assumed to first rise above the oceans?

     

     

     

     

    Question 32: What is true about the continents?

     

     

     

     

    Question 33: What can be claimed about the time continents were formed?

     

     

     

     

    Question 34: What does the phrase “To shed light on” in paragraph (A) mean?

     

     

     

     

    Question 35: According to the passage, how was the crust of the seafloor formed?

     

     

     

     

    Question 36: What happens when magma cools and crystallizes?

     

     

     

     

    Question 37: What can be inferred from the sentence “The thick, buoyant nature of these chunks of crust would have made them rise high above what became the seafloor” in paragraph (B)?

     

     

     

     

    Question 38: What is “accompanying” in paragraph (C) closest in meaning to?

     

     

     

     

    Question 39: What can be concluded from the passage about the appearance of continental crust about 3 billion years ago?

     

     

     

     

    Question 40: Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?

     

     

     

     
     

     

     

    WRITING

    You have received this email from an English-speaking friend, Alex. Read part of his email below.

    Some friends of mine are going backpacking next month around Vietnam. They would like to learn about Vietnamese culture and its history.

    Where should they begin the trip?
    What's the easiest way to get around?
    Where should they stay as they are on a tight budget?


    Write an email responding to him, giving advice on travel routes, transportation, and accommodation.

    Your answer:

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