I.

LISTENING (20 points)

The listening test has TWO parts. You will hear each part TWICE. At the beginning of each part, you will
have time to read the questions and at the end of each part, you will have time to complete your answers.

Part 1: (10 points)

Questions 1 - 4
Listen to the recording of three students talking to their tutor about the presentation they are planning.
Circle the best letter among A, B, or C.

1. The topic of the presentation is

A. how mobile phones are designed.
B. the risks caused by mobile phones.
C. how mobile phones are used.

2. The introduction explains the

A. dangers of mobile phones.
B. importance of mobile phones.
C. importance of understanding the dangers of mobile phones.

3. On the second slide, the students are planning to

A. point out some different kinds of risks.
B. explain why mobile phones are dangerous.
C. mention ways to avoid the risks.

4. The tutor suggests

A. not discussing the dangers of mobile phones.
B. discussing the benefits of mobile phones.
C. having an argument.

Questions 5 - 7
Listen to the next part of the recording and complete the information for each slide. Write ONE WORD
ONLY.

Slide 1
Slide 2 Slide 3
Introduction
- Health (7) _________________ for
(5) _________________ of
- (6) _________________ avoiding dangers
using mobile phones - Security

Questions 8 - 10
Listen to the last part of the recording and complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER.

8. The actual talk will last for ______________________.

9. Each student will speak for _____________________.
10. The slides must all have the ___________________.

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Part 2: (10 points)
You will hear a woman called Yvonne on a TV programme giving her opinion about children being punished
at school. For questions 1 – 10, complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
The strap was a long piece of leather made especially for (1) ___________________ children’s palms.
Today, children who misbehave at school seldom even get a (2) ____________________.
In the fifties, Yvonne was strapped for coming to school in (3) ______________________.
Yvonne thought the way she was disciplined at school was (4) _____________ and unfair.
The members of the organization P.O.P.P.I. all had (5) ___________________________.
In 1979, because of P.O.P.P.I., (6) __________________________ made the strap illegal.
Yvonne describes her children as (7) ___________________________ and irresponsible.
Yvonne does not think her children understand (8) _______________________ they are.
She is now sorry that the government (9) ___________________.
She believes that there would be less (10) ___________________ if the strap was still used.

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (10 points)

For each of the following questions, circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill the blank.
1. The noise got __________ as the car disappeared into the distance.
A. smaller B. slighter C. weaker D. fainter
2. She __________ her neighbor’s children for the broken window.
A. accused B. blamed C. denied D. complained
3. To a large extent, slavery was __________ during the past century.
A. prevented B. abolished C. uprooted D. removed
4. Despite the storm, the plane__________ down at Heathrow Airport as planned.
A. landed B. took C. touched D. flew
5. Could you __________ this parcel to my parents when you come to Rome?
A. bring B. take C. fetch D. carry
6. He looked __________ with such a big scar on his face.
A. frightening B. frightened C. frightenedly D. frighteningly
7. Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary __________.
A. ingredients B. factors C. substances D. elements
8. The actor got his moustache shaved so as to avoid __________.
A. being recognized B. to be recognized
C. recognizing D. be recognized
9. My classmate, __________ father has been in hospital for a month, looked depressed this morning.
A. which B. who C. of whom D. whose
10. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is __________ the law.
A. beyond B. over C. above D. onto
11. This is __________ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself
12. They asked me a lot of questions, __________ I couldn’t answer.
A. neither of them B. most of them C. neither of which D. most of which
13. Be patient; __________ you won’t succeed.
A. otherwise B. or C. because D. unless
14. Peter is a good teacher who taught me__________ Maths and __________ Physics at secondary school.
A. the/the B. a/the C. the/a D. Ø/Ø 
15. Let your younger brother talk first, __________?
A. will you B. would you C. shall we D. do you

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16. It is essential that she __________ her English for the course she is going to do at Queensland University of
Technology.
A. improves B. improve C. improving D. improved
17. Why don’t we emigrate? If we __________ in Australia, at least the weather __________ better.
A. lived/would be B. didn’t live/is C. live/would be D. live/will be
18. “It is said that these herbs are good for you.” has the same meaning as __________.
A. “These herbs are said to do very good.”
B. “These herbs is said to do you good.”
C. “These herbs are said are good for you.”
D. “These herbs are said to do you good.”
19. After graduating from university in Vietnam, she went on __________ for a Ph.D. course at an Australian
University.
A. applying B. apply C. applied D. to apply
20. Jeff is calling Alice.
- Jeff: “Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you?”
- Alice: “Jeff? What a coincidence! I __________ about you when the phone rang.
A. have just been thinking B. just thought
C. was just thinking D. was just thought
III. READING (25 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage, choose and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in each of the
blanks. (10 points)
PROOF THAT SILENCE IS GOLDEN FOR STUDYING
The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults and children.
Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (1) _______ youngsters insist that their
favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been (2) _______ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how
fast students wrote essay with and without music in the (3) _______. They found that the sounds slowed progress
down by about sixty words per hour. “This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (4) _______ with listening
and writing at the same time”, said Dr. Sarah Randall. She also (5) _______ to the conclusion that it is a myth that
instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. “All types of music (6) _______ the same effect”, she said in her
report. “One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (7) _______ by both vocal and instrumental
music”, she added.
Dr. Randall claimed the research (8) _______ that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong.
“Writing an essay is a complex (9) _______. You are recalling information and putting it in (10) _______. An
additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract. But music is not the only distractor. What is
particularly worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television”.

1. A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D. despite

2. A. precise B. right C. valid D. true
3. A. setting B. background C. surrounding D. circumstances
4. A. manage B. support C. cope D. stand
5. A. reached B. drew C. arrived D. came
6. A. made B. had C. brought D. kept
7. A. disturbed B. interfered C. bothered D. shocked
8. A. pointed B. displayed C. demonstrated D. presented
9. A. project B. concern C. scheme D. task
10. A. order B. arrangement C. line D. pattern

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Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each
space. (10 points)
KEEPING FIT
Bodies are made to move! They are not designed for sitting around in front of the television or reading
magazines. Keeping fit doesn’t (1) _______ you have to be a super-athlete, and even a (2) _______ exercise can give
a lot of fun. When you are fit and healthy, you will find you look better and feel better. You’ll have more energy and
self-confidence.
Every time you move you are exercising. The human body is designed to blend, stretch, run, jump and climb.
The (3) _______ it does, the stronger and fitter it will become. Best of (4) _______, exercise is fun. It’s (5)
_______ your body likes doing most – keeping on the move.
Physical exercise is not only good for your body. People who take regular exercise are usually happier, more
relaxed and more alert (6) _______ people who sit around all day. Try an experiment – next time you’re (7)
_______ a bad mood, go for a walk or play a ball game in the park. See how (8) _______ better you feel after an
hour.
A sense of achievement is yet (9) _______ benefit of exercise. People feel good about themselves when they
know they have improved their fitness. People who exercise regularly will (10) _______ you that they find they
have more energy to enjoy life. So have a go; you’ll soon see and feel the benefits!

Part 3: You are going to read a newspaper article about the problems caused by acid rain. Six sentences have
been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A–G the one which fits each gap (0–5).
Number (0) has been done for you. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (5 points)

RUINING THE RUINS

Acid rain is now a familiar problem in the industrialized countries in Europe. Gases like sulphur dioxide and
nitrogen oxide are produced by power stations and cars. (0) ___E___.

Acid rain is also capable of dissolving some rocks, and buildings made of soft rock, such as limestone, are
particularly badly affected. The acid rain attacks the rocks, and so carvings and statues are eroded more quickly.

(1) ___________. According to a report in the New Scientist, acid rain is being blamed for the rapid decay of
ancient ruins in Mexico. The old limestone buildings in places like Chichen Itza and Palenque are wearing away
very quickly indeed. These sites are the remains of the buildings built by the Mayas between 250 BC and AD 900,
and the spectacular ruins of Mayan civilization are visited by thousands of tourists every year. But those ruins are
in danger of being seriously damaged by pollution. At many sites the stone has been covered with a layer of black
substance like tar. (2) ___________.

Scientists estimate that about one millimeter of stone is worn away every twelve years. (3) ___________. The acid
rain is said to be caused by pollution from oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Car exhaust gases are also a problem.
Local volcanic eruptions make the problem even worse. Nevertheless, with enough money and effort, researchers
say that many of the problems could be solved and the rate of erosion reduced. (4) ____________.

Mexico’s current lack of funds is also partly due to oil. The country has rich oil fields and a few years ago, when
oil was expensive, Mexico was selling large quantities of oil to the USA and earning a lot of money. (5)
___________. However, the price of oil then dropped, and Mexico has been left owing enormous sums of money
and with not enough income from oil sales to pay back the loans. So unless the price of oil rises, it is unlikely that
Mexico will be able to afford to clean up the pollution and save its Mayan ruins from destruction.

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A. At others the painted surfaces inside temples are lifting and flaking off and the stone is being eaten away.
B. That is enough to have caused some of the ancient carvings to become seriously damaged already.
C. These measures would reduce the pollution, but would not stop it completely.
D. The government was therefore able to borrow huge sums of money from banks around the world, thinking
they would have no problem repaying their debts.
E. They dissolve in rainwater and this makes acid rain, which damages trees, river and streams.
F. The problem, however, is not just a European one.
G. However, the Mexican government does not have enough money to do the work, and needs to spend what
money it has on the Mexican people.
IV. WRITING (25 points)
Part 1: For each question, complete the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar in meaning as possible
to the one printed before it. (5 points)
1. The number of road accidents has soared in recent months.
There ................................................................................................................................................. .
2. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
The smoking ..................................................................................................................................... .
3. I don't intend to apologize to either of them.
I have.................................................................................................................................................. .
4. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did.
Against............................................................................................................................................... .
5. I'm more interested in the people than the job.
It's not the .......................................................................................................................................... .
Part 2: For each question, complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the closest meaning to the
original one, using the WORD given. DO NOT change this word. You must use between THREE AND
FIVE WORDS, including the word given. (5 points)
1. I found it difficult to follow the instructions. TROUBLE
 I ............................................................................................................... the instructions.
2. The neighbors’ all-night parties were too much for me, so I moved. PUT
 I moved because I .......................................................... the neighbors’ all-night parties.
3. Nigel should leave soon if he’s catching the 8.30 train. HAD
 Nigel ................................................................................... if he’s catching the 8.30 train.
4. Things are much more expensive here than we thought they would be. EXPECTED
 We had ....................................................................................................... cheaper here.
5. The news was such a shock to them that they all sat there without saying a word.
SILENCE
 They all sat there ....................................................................... so shocked by the news.

Part 3: Within from 200 to 250 words, write a short composition on the following topic. (15 points)
Should teenagers spend more time on such cultural activities as enjoying music or theatre, etc and less time on
sports? Why or why not?

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