PRACTICE TEST 9

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE

 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây;
mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
 Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
A. LISTENING: (4.0 points)
Part 1: Listen and complete the notes below with no more ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer in the numbered boxes provided. (2.0 points)
SOUTH CITY CYCLING CLUB
Membership
 Full membership costs $260; this covers cycling and (1.) ____________ all over Australia.
 Recreational membership costs $108
 Cost of membership includes the club (2.) ____________ and (3.) ________________.
 The club kit is made by a company called Jerriz.
Training rides
 Chance to improve cycling (4.) ____________ and fitness.
 Level B: speed about (5.) ____________ kph.
 Weekly sessions.
Tuesday at 5.30 am, meet at the (6.) ____________.
Thursday at 5.30 am, meet at the entrance to the (7.) ____________.
Further information
 Rides are about an hour and a half.
 Members often have some (8.) ____________ together afterwards.
 There is not always a (9.) ____________with the group in these rides.
 Bikes must have (10.) ____________.

Part 2. Listen to the recording and circle the best answer to each question. (1.0 point)
11. The camping trip will be held _______.
A. the following month
B. from the 24th to the 26th
C. over a five-day period
12. Jamie’s complaint about last year’s trip was that _______.

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B. he was unhappy while at the camp
C. he had problems finding the camp
13. The campsite is located ________.
A. in the Lake District B. in Carlisle C. on Lake Brant
14. Jamie thinks the forests will be good for children who ________.
A. are used to nature B. live in cities C. like sports
15. Each child will pay ________.
A. less than £4 a night B. approximately £5 C. more than £10

Part 3. You will listen to a short talk about the entertainment program and decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F). (1.0 point)
16. Sally cannot reveal the name of the band for the first party. ..............
17. This event is for all students. ..............
18. There will be a concert in the Cotswold Theatre on Monday. ..............
19. There is an important event on Thursday. ..............
20. There is no formal dress code for the Freshers’ Ball. ..............

B. GRAMMAR AND LEXICO. (5.0 points)

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others in each group. (0.5 point)
1. A. broad B. load C. road D. boat
2. A. breathe B. mathematics C. southern D. although
3. A. swing B. sweet C. sword D. swan
4. A. extension B. persuasion C. confusion D. explosion
5. A. emergency B. prefer C. operate D. versatile

II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the
others in each group. (0.5 point)
1. A. recipe B. recipient C. recital D. redundant
2. A. exciting B. important C. delicious D. beautiful
3. A. indicator B. monarchy C. longitude D. magnificent
4. A. education B. unhappily C. development D. community

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5. A. intentional B. optimistic C. environment D. participant

III. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or answers
each question. (1.5 points)
1. ________ gene in the human genome to be thoroughly understood, many human diseases could be cured or
prevented.
A. Each B. Since C. If each D. Were each
2. The spokesperson would not ________ any further on such a sensitive matter.
A. hint B. elaborate C. quote D. disclose
3. There’s been an accident on the motorway, so there’s a big ________.
A. hold-up B. hold-on C. hold-off D. uphold
4. Only during the early 20th century ________ in the United State.
A. liquor was prohibited then B. that liquor was prohibited
C. was liquor prohibited D. when liquor was prohibited
5. Professor Alan insisted that every student ________ the report by Friday.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished
6. It took me 10 years to ________ enough money to travel around the country.
A. set out B. put away C. put by D. save aside
7. “So long!” is another way of saying ________.
A. Hello! B. Cheer up! C. I’m very happy. D. Goodbye!
8. “– Hello, I’d like to speak to Mr Green, please.”- “________”.
A. I’m afraid I don’t know. B. I’m sorry. I’ll call again later.
C. Sorry. Can you take a message? D. Sure, I’ll put you through.
9. They are happily married although, of course they argue _______.
A. most times B. from day to day
C. every now and then D. on the occasion
10. It was hard to _______ the temptation to watch the late night show though I was so tired.
A. defy B. refuse C. resist D. oppose
11. If you want a flat in the centre of the city, you have to pay through the ______ for it.
A. teeth B. back of your head C. nose D. arm
12. He is the first student ______ the scholarship this year.
A. who win B. to win C. winning D. whose won
13. Tet is a wonderful opportunity for ______ off new clothes.
A. showing B. wearing C. carrying D. putting
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14. ______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it
brought.
A. Discovering B. Which was discovered
C. Discovered D. That when discovered
15. Sally has an _____ command of the French language.
A. extreme B. utter C. outstanding D. intensive

IV. Circle the letter A, B, C or D under the underlined word/ phrase in each sentence that needs correcting,
then correct it. (1.0 point)
1. The amount of women earning Master’s degree has risen sharply in recent years.

2. Some methods to prevent soil erosion are ploughing parallel with the slopes of hills, to plant trees on
unproductive land, and rotating crops.

3. Only after Theodore Roosevelt became president did conservation developed into a major environmental issue
in the United States.

4. Albert Einstein was such brilliant a scientist that many of his colleagues had to study for several years in order
to form opinions about his theories.

5. Urbanization is relevant to a range of disciplines, including urban planning geography, sociology, economic and
public health.

V. Use the word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences to form a word that fits suitably in
the blank. (1.0 point)
1. Despite the star-studded cast, the film was only _________________ successful. PART
2. An increasing number of private kindergartens have mushroomed to meet increasing demands for
__________________ education. SCHOOL
3. Your good result will make your parents ________________ proud of you. MEASURE
4. The main_____________ problem was to rebuild the destroyed cities and industries. WAR
5. Linda has a rapid __________________ from her illness. RECOVER
6. Dragons are just Asian _________________ and legendary animals. IMAGINE
7. My sister is the person who I always have sibling __________________. RIVAL
8. It is astonishing that these criminals are free to walk on the streets with ________________. PUNISH
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9. Some people claim to be able to __________________the future. TELL
10. Young people are very ______________and shouldn’t be allowed to watch violent movies. IMPRESS

VI. Fill in the gaps the most suitable preposition or particle. (0.5 point)
1. You look tired. Are you ___________ the weather?
2. They plan to blow ___________that old building because it's unsafe.
3. There were no ripe apples ___________reach, so I moved the ladder.
4. What do you get if you divide 22 ___________7? A complicated number.
5. Don’t eat that sausage. I think it’s gone ___________.

C. READING: (6.0 points)

I. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word(s) to each of the
questions. (2.0 points)
When a work project offered me the opportunity to return to New Zealand, I spent several weeks (1)
_______ a country I had left in my early twenties. I’d forgotten about the petrol stations where men in smart
uniforms (2) _______ to you. They fill your tank, check your oil and still charge you less than one third of the
British price for fuel. And the people rush to your assistance if they see you (3) _______over a map or the blissful
absence of tips. Locals simply cannot understand why anybody should expect to (4) _______extra for
friendly efficient service.
Given that New Zealand has about 3,000 kilometers of coastline, it should come as no (5) _______that
social life (6)_______ around the sea. When Auckland office workers leave their desks at the end of the working
day, they don’t (7) _______ home. Instead, they (8)_______ a beeline for the marina and spend the evening
(9)_______ sail on the Hauraki Gulf. There are more yachts in Auckland than in any other city in the world- no
wonder it’s called the City of Sails. Even those who can’t afford a vessel of their own will always know someone
who has one, or at the (10) _______ least, will windsurf the offshore breezes at speeds that make the commuter
ferries appear to stand still.
1. A. regaining B. recapturing C. refamiliarising D. rediscovering
2. A. assist B. attend C. supply D. serve
3. A. pointing B. doubting C. clamouring D. puzzling
4. A. pay B. take C. have D. get
5. A. wonder B. surprise C. amazement D. news
6. A. centers B. revolves C. turns D. gathers
7. A. move B. aim C. head D. divert
8. A. have B. do C. get D. make
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9. A. under B. by C. with D. on
10. A. simple B. single C. utmost D. very

II. Fill in each numbered blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)
Illiteracy is the condition of being (1) _____________ to read and write. Illiteracy is also (2)
_____________ to describe the condition of being ignorant or unknowledgeable in a particular subject or field.
Computer illiteracy is the inability to use a computer programming language.
Most of us (3) _____________ use computers know how to send emails, or how to create a new folder. But
we know (4) _____________ about programming languages, the artificial languages used to write instructions that
can be executed by a computer. Even in technologically (5) _____________ countries, a very small percentage of
computer users are able to read or write this kind of computer language. Should we (6) _____________ the effort
to learn a computer language, especially when these are so complicated? The answer is yes. Because of computer
illiteracy, users are at the (7) _____________ of software manufacturers. Our society becomes more dependent on
information technology and in a few years’ (8) _________________, reading and writing a computer language
will be as essential (9) _____________ using a human language. Computer users will not be able to survive (10)
_____________ they know the code - the set of detailed instructions that tell a computer what to do. In the future,
survival and professional success will presuppose knowing everything about the machines we work with.

III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions. (2.0 points)
Among all the abilities with which an individual may be endowed, musical talent appears earliest in life.
Very young children can exhibit musical precocity for different reasons. Some develop exceptional skills as a
result of a well-designed instructional regime, such as the Suzuki method for the violin. Some have a good fortune
to be born into a musical family in a household filled with music. In a number of interesting cases, musical talent
is part of an otherwise disabling condition such as autism or mental retardation. A musically gifted child has an
inborn talent; however, the extent to which the talent is expressed publicly will depend upon the environment in
which the child lives.
Musically gifted children master at an early age the principal elements of music, 11 including pitch and
rhythm. Pitch – or – melody – is more central cultures, for example, in Eastern societies that make use of tiny
quarter – tone interval... Rhythm, sounds produced at certain auditory frequencies and grouped according to a
prescribed system, is emphasized in sub – Saharan African, where the rhythmic ratios can be very complex.
All children have some aptitude for making music. During infancy, normal children sing as well as babble,
and they can produce individual sounds and sounds patterns. Infants as young as two months can match their
mother’s songs in pitch, loudness, and melodic shape, and infants at four months can match rhythmic structure as
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well. Infants are especially predisposed to acquire these core aspects of music, and they can also engage in sound
play that clearly exhibits creativity.
Individual differences begin to merge in young children as they learn to sing. Some children can match
large segments of a song by the age of two or three. Many others can only approximate pitch at this age and may
still have difficulty in producing accurate melodies by the age of five or six. However, by the time they reach
school age, most children in any culture have a schema of what a song should be like and can produce a
reasonably accurate imitation of the songs commonly heard in their environment.
The early appearance of superior musical ability in some children providences that musical talent may be a
separate and unique form of intelligence. There are numerous tales of young artists who have a remarkable “ear”
or extraordinary memory for music and a natural understanding of musical structure. In many of these cases, the
child is average in every other way but displays an exceptional ability in music. Even the most gifted child,
however, takes about ten years to achieve the levels of performance or composition that would constitute mastery
of the musical sphere.
Every generation in music history has its famous prodigies – individuals with exceptional musical powers
that emerge at a young age. In the eighteenth century, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began composing and
performing at the age of six. As a child, Mozart could play the piano like an adult. He had perfect pitch, and at the
age of nine, he was also a master of the art of modulation – transitions from one key to another – which became
one of the hallmarks of his style. By the age of eleven, he had composed three symphonies and 30 other major
works. Mozart’s well – developed talent was preserved into adulthood.
Unusual musical ability is a regular characteristic of certain anomalies such as autism. In one case, an
autistic girl was able to play “Happy birthday” in the style of various composers, including Mozart, Beethoven,
Verdi, and Schubert. When the girl was three, her mother called her by playing incomplete melodies, which the
child would complete with the appropriate tone in the proper octave. For the autistic child, music maybe the
primary mode of communication, and the child may cling to music because it represents as a haven in a world that
is largely confusing and frightening.
1. The word “precocity” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
A. strong interest B. talent C. advanced skill D. personal style
2. Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the italicized sentence in paragraph 1?
A. Children may be born with superior musical ability, but their environment will determine how this
ability is developed.
B. Every child is naturally gifted, and it is the responsibility of the public schools to recognize and develop
these talents.
C. Children with exceptional musical talent will look for the best way to express themselves through music
– making.
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 D. Some musically talented children live in an environment surrounded by music, while others have little
exposure to music.
3. The author makes the point that musical elements such as pitch and rhythm ______.
A. distinguish music from other art forms B. vary in emphasis in different cultures
C. make music difficult to learn D. express different human emotions
4. The word “predisposed” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. inclined B. gifted C. pushed D. amused
5. According to the passage, when does musical talent usually begin to appear?
A. When infants start to babble and produce sound patterns.
B. Between the ages of two and four months.
C. When children learn to sing at two or three years old.
D. Between ten years old and adolescence.
6. According to the passage, which of the following suggests that musical talent is the separate form of
intelligence?
A. Exceptional musical ability in an otherwise average child.
B. Recognition of the emotional power of music.
C. The ability of all babies to acquire core elements of music.
D. Differences between learning music and learning language.
7. Why does the author discuss Mozart in paragraph 6?
A. To compare past and present views of musical talent.
B. To give an example of a well- known musical prodigy.
C. To list musical accomplishments of the eighteenth century.
D. To describe the development of individual musical skill.
8. In music, the change from one key to another is known as ______.
A. rhythm B. prodigy C. perfect pitch D. modulation
9. The word “haven” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. beautiful art B. safe place C. personal goal D. simple problem
10. Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage about exceptional musical ability?
A. It occurs more frequently in some cultures than in others.
B. It is evidence of a superior level of intelligence in other areas.
C. It has been documented and studied but is little understood.
D. It is the result of natural talent and a supportive environment.

D. WRITING (5.0 points)

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I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it. (1.6 points)
1. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
 As long as...........................................................................................................................................
2. I was strongly determined to complete my assignment before the end of the month.
 I had...................................................................................................................................................
3. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my family meant to me.
 Not until.............................................................................................................................................
4. You have disobeyed; you will therefore be punished.
 As a result..........................................................................................................................................
5. My bank manager and I get on together very well.
 I am on...............................................................................................................................................
6. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
 Urgent action......................................................................................................................................
7. We were surprised to learn that Brian had become a monk.
 It came................................................................................................................................................
8. I am sure he didn’t know that his mother was seriously ill.
 He couldn’t possibly..........................................................................................................................

II. Complete the 2nd sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do
not change the word given. You must use between two and five words.(1.4 points)
1. Clara said that she had not seen the missing letter. (HAVING)
 Clara ..................................................................................................................... the missing letter.
2. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. (UNDER)
 Everyone who spoke to the................................................................................................................
3. You must never let anyone use your identity card. (SHOULD)
 Under ......................................................................................let anyone else use your identity card.
4. Those two makes of car are practically the same. (HARDLY)
 There are....................................................................................................... those two makes of car.
5. I will never forget to consider Darren’s views when I make a decision again. (ACCOUNT)
 That’s the last time I forget to.................................................................... when I make a decision.
6. Sean, do you know yet what you’re doing this evening? (MIND)
 Sean, have............................................................................... yet what you’re doing this evening?
7. My grandfather had completely forgotten that he phoned me last night. (RECOLLECTION)
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 My grandfather didn’t have any....................................................................................me last night.

III. Write a paragraph (about 180 words) to give your opinion about the importance of self-study. (2.0
points)
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