HOMEWORK 3

PART I: LISTENING (40 points)

Question 1: You are going to listen to a news report about Donald Trump, a candidate running for
American presidential election 2016. Fill in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A
NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. (20 points)
Researchers have stated that Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency is one of the top ten risks
facing the world. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) warns that a president Trump could disrupt the
world's economy and increase (1) ___________________ worldwide. It said a Trump victory in
November's U.S. presidential elections could also lead to (2) ___________________. The EIU puts Mr
Trump on the same level of risk as, "the (3) ___________________ of jihadi terrorism destabilising the
global economy". A reason for Mr Trump's high ranking is a lack of information about his proposed
plans. The EIU said: "Thus far, Mr Trump has given very (4) ___________________of his policies, and
these tend to be prone to constant revision."
The EIU rated Mr Trump as being (5) ___________________ than the United Kingdom leaving the
European Union or an armed confrontation in the South China Sea. He was seen as less dangerous than
China encountering a sharp (6) ___________________ and Russia's foreign policy in
(7)___________resulting in a new cold war. The EIU said Mr Trump has got many people worried by
his rhetoric towards Mexico and China, which "could escalate rapidly into a (8)____________". Mr
Trump has called for a "big, big wall" to be built on the US-Mexican border to keep "
(9)_____________" and "drug dealers" out of the United States. He even said he would get Mexico to
pay for it. He also called for a (10)____________ban on Muslims entering the USA.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Question 2: Listen to a piece of news reporting president Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam and
supply the blanks with missing details. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A
NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. (10 points)
President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam
Aim: strengthen the economic and (1)__________ between
two nations
Achievements: - Vietnam now has higher levels of exports to the U.S.
- Vietnam signed the agreement “ (2)______________”
- The agreement helps Vietnam begin a (3)__________
- The U.S. lifted ban on lethal weapon sales to Vietnam
in (4)___________
- America provided $ 18 million to build boats for
Vietnam’s_________

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Question 3: You are going to listen to an interview with a linguist about a language called
Esperanto. Listen and answer questions. (10 Points)
1. Zamenhof invented his language because he felt_______.
A. there was too much linguistic rivalry C. familiar languages had been
rejected
B. it would promote world understanding D. so many languages were
dying out
2. The first book written on Esperanto__________.
A. was of an academic nature C. was published by a
student
B. was written very quickly D. concerned
medical matters
3. The name of the language, Esperanto,_______.
A. can be translated as inspiration C. was Zamenho’s
pen name
B. was originally a book title D. changed several
times
4. Bahasa Indonesian__________.
A. is widely spoken in Holland C. has been
used in films
B. was created by a language specialist D. was intended to be an
international language
5. Compared with other planned languages, Esperanto is___________.
A. more effective B. inferior C.
better known D. more personal
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PART II: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (50 points)

Question 1: Choose the word that best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. How presidential candidates will react to the massacres in Orlando________to be seen.
A. is B. remains C. has
D. waits
2. A:” Do you think you'll pass the exam?” B: “I don’t know. _____________”
A. I am keeping my fingers crossed B. My lips are sealed
C. That will be the day D. A little bird told me
3. Millions of Dead Fish Washing Up on Vietnam's Shores have_______new life______the marine
conservation.
A. breathed/into B. blown/out C. swept/off
D. struck/into
4. Park Yoochun refused to answer the questions on charges of sexual assault on the ______that the
matter was embarrassing.
 A. reasons B. excuses C. grounds
D. foundations
5. Mark Zuckerberg has announced on Facebook Friday that he plans to take two months of paid
paternity _________when his daughter arrives.
A. leave B. days-off C. income
D. permission
6. Spirited Iceland held Portugal to _________1-1.
A. beat by B. defeat with C. tie with
D. win
7. Your painting stands a good _______________ of winning the prize.
A. possibility B. opportunity C. certainty D.
chance
8. You have failed to pay the outstanding bills and ____________, we have been forced to take the
matter further.
A. finally B. consequently C. subsequently
D. eventually
9. In ___________, Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo found it tactless to criticize Iceland small mentality.
A. hindsight B. consideration C. retrospect
D. knowledge
10. _____ the ISIS terror attack to occur in Vietnam, the government would be forced to use its
emergency powers.

A. Should B. Did C. Had D. Were

11. Closure of many vocational schools took place ___________ falling numbers of pupils.
A. in the context of B. with regard to C. with a concern for D. in
consideration of
12. Pasta in its various forms is the _________diet in Italy.
A. common B. staple C. usual
D. obvious
13. We were shocked when we discovered that our foreman betrayed us and________with the
management in the dispute.
A. sided B. approached C. supported
D. aided
14. The singer Thanh Lam may still have a few fans nationwide, but she is detinitely past her________.
A. fame B. abilities C. prime
D. fortune
15. It ___________without saying that winners never quit and quitters never win.
A. comes B. means C. is
D. goes
16. Soon after Christina Grimmie’s death, her parents __________seriously ill.
A. droppred B. come C. fell
D. set
17. ___________ without electricity?
A. How will human life be like B. What will human life be
like
C. How would human life be for D. What would human life be like
18. It was not until ________ home _________ that he had taken someone else's bike.
A. he reached/ that he realized B. he got/ did he realize
C. did he come/ he realized D. he moved/ when he
realized
19. It’s amazing. I’ve never been given _________before.
A. so a good information B. so good an information
C. such good informations D. such good information
20. A:”I’m sorry, but I forgot to do my homework again.”
B:” Again. It’s time you pulled your___________up,”
A. socks B. trousers C. pants
D. shirts

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Question 2: Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (10 points)
Whenever a salary increase for top league footballers is announced, there is an (1. CRY) from a
section of the public. While they agree it’s undeniable that these players are highly skilled and talented
and should be (2. SUIT) rewarded, many people feel that the constant increases will result in the (3.
EVENT) destruction of the games as we know it today.
However, the footballers themselves hold the opinion that the public’s views are based on a (4.
CONCEPT), as most of income generated by a football club goes not to the players but the directors
and shareholders. The players feel these protestations are based on middle-class (5. SNOB),
pointing the finger at newspaper articles claiming that the salary levels are just too high for (6. MERE)
‘kicking a ball round’. In order to strengthen the arguments (7. JUSTIFICATION) their salaries,
footballers cite the far high remunerations of golfers and boxers, who can earn ten times an average
footballer’s wage.
Perhaps a more valid (8. CRITIC) could be directed at the tremendous difference in
salaries between (9. FLIGHT) footballers and those in lower categories. The average weekly wage of
footballers playing for last year’s top five Premiership teams was $ 14,770 compared to $4,120 which
were the average weekly (10. EARN) of their colleagues in Division 1.
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Question 3: There are 10 mistakes in the text below. Underline the mistakes and correct them. (10
points)
Simply being bilingual does not qualify anyone to interpreting. Interpreting does not merely a
mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into a same sentence in language B.
Rather, it is a complex art in that thoughts and idioms which have multiple meanings-must quickly be
transformed in many a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressing to the listener. There
are two kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive, each requires separate talents. The
former, sitting in an isolated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners
wearing headphones, interpreting that a foreign language speaker says as he says it- actually a
sentence afterwards. Consecutive interpreters are the one most international negotiators use. They are
mainly employed for smaller meetings without sound booths, headphones, and another high-tech
gear.
Your answers:
Mistakes Corrections
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Question 4: Fill in blanks with suitable prepositions or particles. (10 points)
1. According to the temporary chief constable of West Yorkshire police, a murder investigation was
_____way into the killing of MP Jo Cox.
2. Andy Murray forced to dig deep in Queen’s Club victory ______Kyle Edmund.
3. UEFA have imposed a strict ban _____all flares being taken into stadiums and Turkey are expected
to be the latest country to face disciplinary action.
4. Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed anger over the ban of Russian athletes from competition.
He said "The people who have nothing to do _____violations, why should they suffer for those who
committed the violations?"
5. The green tea has been used for centuries as a means to relieve people _____various ailments.
6. The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is said to approve ____diplomats’ critical memo on Syria
7. President Obama put pressure on the Assad government to abide _____a cease-fire 
8. Buyers priced _____ New York City are heading for the burbs, driving up demand in places with
reputations for good schools and lively downtowns.
9. I liked that green jacket, but it was the exorbitant price that put me_____.
10. Van Gogh had an eye _____detail and many of his works were mistaken for photographs.
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART III: READING COMPREHENSION (60 points)

Question 2: Choose the word that best fits each gap. (15 points)
Could Computer Games Be Good For You After All?
In Britain, the young person now spends more money on games each year than on going to the cinema
or renting videos. But is this (1)______a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been
(2)_____that children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, bad-
tempered, even violent as a (3)_____. But new research, (4)_____out in both Europe and the USA,
suggests that the opposite may be (5)_____.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to (6)_____certain
skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games (7)________the brain work harder in certain
ways, like (8)____sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are. The fact that people
play games repeatedly (9)_____that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore
(10)______to become highly developed.
Social skills may benefit too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first-person shooter games
(11)_____. Counterstrike are better than non-players when it (12)____to building trust and cooperation,
and that this (13)____them to make good friendships and become strong members of their communities.
So rather than (14)_____up computer games, perhaps young people (15)____to spend more time on
them?
1. A. necessarily B. certainly C. fully
D. nearly
2. A. speaking B. informing C. telling
D. saying
3. A. product B. result C. reason
D. conclusion
4. A. worked B. thought C.
turned D. carried
5. A. exact B. true C. fact
D. precise
6. A. repair B. advance C. improve
D. amend
7. A. make B. force C.
push D. keep
8. A. realizing B. noticing C. imagining
D. solving
9. A. means B. asks C. brings
D. causes
10. A. surely B. probable C.
likely D. possible
 11. A. in order to B. such as C. due
to D. as well as
12. A. requires B. goes C.
involves D. comes
13. A. supports B. helps C.
shows D. serves
14. A. giving B. ending
C. taking D. stopping
15. A. bound B. should
C. due D. need
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Question 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE
word in each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
Communication
Throughout our lives, right from the moment when as infants we cry to express hunger, we are
engaging in social interaction of one form or (1)_______. Each and (2)__________ we encounter fellow
human beings, some kind of social interaction will take place (3)________it’s getting on a bus and
paying the fare for the journey, or socializing with friends. It goes without (4)_______,therefore, that we
need the ability to communicate. Without some method of transmitting intentions, we would be
(5)________a complete loss when it (6)________to interacting socially.
Communication involves the exchange of information, which can be (7)________from a gesture
to a friend signaling boredom to the presentation of a university thesis which may (8)________ever be
read by a handful of others, or it could be something in (9)______the two.
Our highly developed languages set us (10)_____from animals. (11)______for these languages, we
could not communicate sophisticated or abstract ideas. (12)______could we talk or write about people
or objects (13)______immediately present. (14)_____we restricted to discussing objects already present,
we would be (15)______to make abstract generalisations about the world.
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Question 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. (10 points)
Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important
decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a
decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people
to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents of the worksheet procedure believe
that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact
format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects.
Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible
solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent considerations that will be affected by each decision are
listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each
consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is
mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of
points emerges as the best decision.
Since most important problems are multifaceted, there are several alternatives to choose from,
each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-
making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally
comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once.
A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with
complex relationships. A realistic example for many college students is the question "What will I do after
graduation?" A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced
degree, or travel abroad for a year.
A decision-making worksheet begins with a succinct statement of the problem that will also help
to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals
because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long-
range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that
will lead to a successful career?"
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A tool to assist in making complex decisions.
B. A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions
C. Research on how people make decisions
D. Differences between long-range and short-range decision making
2. The word "essential" in line 6 is closest in meaning to__________.
A. introductory B. changeable C. beneficial D. fundamental
3. The word "pertinent" in line 8 is closest in meaning to__________.
A. relevant B. preceding C. insightful D. responsive
4. Of the following steps, which occurs before the others in making a decision worksheet?
A. Listing the consequences of each solution
B. Calculating a numerical summary of each solution
C. Deciding which consequences are most important
D. Writing down all possible solutions
5. According to decision-worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that__________.
A. has the fewest variables to consider B. uses the most decision worksheets
C. has the most points assigned to it D. is agreed to by the greatest number of people
6. The author develops the discussion in paragraph 1 by means of_________.
A. describing a process B. classifying types of worksheets
C. providing historical background D. explaining a theory
7. The author states that "On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once to
explain that_________.
 A. most decisions involve seven steps
B. human mental capacity has limitations
C. some people have difficulty making minor as well as major decisions
D. people can learn to keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice
8. The word "succinct" is closest in meaning to_________.
A. creative B. satisfactory C. personal D. concise
9. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?
A. Proponents (line 4) B. Optimal (line 5)
C. Variables (line 17) D. Long-range goals (line 23)
10. The word "it" in line 22 refers to_________.
A. worksheet B. problem C. distinction D. decision
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Question 4: Read the passage and do the following tasks. (20 points)
Choose the most suitable headings ( i –vi ) for paragraph A, B, C and D
List of Headings
i The reaction of the Inuit community to climate change
ii Understanding of climate change remains limited
iii Alternative sources of essential supplies
iv Respect for Inuit opinion grows
v A healthier choice of food
vi A difficult landscape
vii Negative effects on well-being
viii Alarm caused by unprecedented events in the Arctic
ix The benefits of an easier existence
Example Paragraph A Answer viii
1. Paragraph B ______i_____
2. Paragraph C ______vi_____
3. Paragraph D ______v_____
4. Paragraph E ______vii_____
5. Paragraph F _______iv____

Climate change and the Inuit

A
Unusual incidents are being reported across the Arctic. Inuit families going off on snowmobiles to
prepare their summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea of mud,
following early thaws. There are reports of igloos losing their insulating properties as the snow drips and
refreezes, of lakes draining into the sea as permafrost melts, and sea ice breaking up earlier than usual,
carrying seals beyond the reach of hunters. Climate change may still be a rather abstract idea to most of
us, but in the Arctic it is already having dramatic effects - if summertime ice continues to shrink at its
present rate, the Arctic Ocean could soon become virtually ice-free in summer. The knock-on effects are
likely to include more warming, cloudier skies, increased precipitation and higher sea levels. Scientists
are increasingly keen to find out what's going on because they consider the Arctic the ‘canary in the
mine’ for global warming - a warning of what's in store for the rest of the world.
B
For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in precarious balance with one of the toughest
environments on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct threat to their way of life.
Nobody knows the Arctic as well as the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back
and let outside experts tell them what's happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are jealously
guarding their hard-won autonomy in the country's newest territory, Nunavut, they believe their best
hope of survival in this changing environment lies in combining their ancestral knowledge with the best
of modern science. This is a challenge in itself.
C
The Canadian Arctic is a vast, treeless polar desert that's covered with snow for most of the year.
Venture into this terrain and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home.
Farming is out of the question and nature offers meagre pickings. Humans first settled in the Arctic a
mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by exploiting sea mammals and fish. The environment tested them to
the limits: sometimes the colonists were successful, sometimes they failed and vanished. But around a
thousand years ago, one group emerged that was uniquely well adapted to cope with the Arctic
environment. These Thule people moved in from Alaska, bringing kayaks, sleds, dogs, pottery and iron
tools. They are the ancestors of today's Inuit people.
D
Life for the descendants of the Thule people is still harsh. Nunavut is 1.9 million square kilometers of
rock and ice, and a handful of islands around the North Pole. It's currently home to 2,500 people, all but
a handful of them indigenous Inuit. Over the past 40 years, most have abandoned their nomadic ways
and settled in the territory's 28 isolated communities, but they still rely heavily on nature to provide food
and clothing. Provisions available in local shops have to be flown into Nunavut on one of the most
costly air networks in the world, or brought by supply ship during the few ice-free weeks of summer. It
would cost a family around £7,000 a year to replace meat they obtained themselves through hunting
with imported meat. Economic opportunities are scarce, and for many people state benefits are their only
income.
E
While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change, there has
certainly been an impact on people's health. Obesity, heart disease and diabetes are beginning to appear
in a people for whom these have never before been problems. There has been a crisis of identity as the
traditional skills of hunting, trapping and preparing skins have begun to disappear. In Nunavut's ‘igloo
and email’ society, where adults who were born in igloos have children who may never have been out
on the land, there's a high incidence of depression.
F
With so much at stake, the Inuit are determined to play a key role in teasing out the mysteries of climate
change in the Arctic. Having survived there for centuries, they believe their wealth of traditional
knowledge is vital to the task. And Western scientists are starting to draw on this wisdom, increasingly
referred to as ‘Inuit Qaujimajatugangit’, or IQ. ‘In the early days scientists ignored us when they came
up here to study anything. They just figured these people don't know very much so we won't ask them,’
says John Amagoalik, an Inuit leader and politician. ‘But in recent years IQ has had much more
credibility and weight.’ In fact it is now a requirement for anyone hoping to get permission to do
research that they consult the communities, who are helping to set the research agenda to reflect their
most important concerns. They can turn down applications from scientists they believe will work against
their interests, or research projects that will impinge too much on their daily lives and traditional
activities.
G
Some scientists doubt the value of traditional knowledge because the occupation of the Arctic doesn't go
back far enough. Others, however, point out that the first weather stations in the far north date back just
50 years. There are still huge gaps in our environmental knowledge, and despite the scientific onslaught,
many predictions are no more than best guesses. IQ could help to bridge the gap and resolve the
tremendous uncertainty about how much of what we're seeing is natural capriciousness and how much is
the consequence of human activity.
Complete the summary of paragraphs C, D, E below.
Choose  NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from paragraphs C, D and F for each answer.
If you visit the Canadian Arctic, you immediately appreciate the problems faced by people for
whom this is home. It would clearly be impossible for the people to engage in (6) ________as a
means of supporting themselves. For thousands of years they have had to rely on catching (7)
________and  ________ as a means of sustenance. The harsh surroundings saw many who tried
to settle there pushed to their (8)________, although some were successful.
The (9)________ people were an example of the latter and for them the environment did not
prove unmanageable. For the present inhabitants, life continues to be a struggle. The territory of
Nunavut consists of little more than ice, rock and a few (10)________ . In recent years, many of
them have been obliged to give up their (11)_______ lifestyle, but they continue to depend mainly
on (12)_______for  their food and clothes. (13)_________ produce is particularly expensive.
Besides, with the spread of common diseases and the loss of conventional techniques, the
(14)________problem and a (15)_________are becoming a matter of concern of almost everyone.
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

PART IV: WRITING (50 points)

Question 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence before it (7.5 points)
1. The 2016 Summer Olympics isn't to blame for Rio state’s debt by any means.
 By no means_________________________________________________________________
2. The Japanese missing boy Yamato was found healthy and hungry in a military hut by a soldier.
 The moment a_______________________________________________________________
3. You were not supposed to tell anyone about my news.
 I would rather my_____________________________________________________________
4. Bill Gate’s friends used to persuade him not to drop out of university.
 Bill Gate’s friends talked_______________________________________________________
5. In spite of her initial reluctance to take the job, she’s got on very well.
 Reluctant____________________________________________________________________
Question 2: Rewrite the sentences using the given forms so that they retain their original meaning.
(7.5 points)
1. One day Vietnam will become an affluent developed country.
(MATTER)
 It’s only ____________________________________________________________________
2. Everyone found it absolutely astonishing that Leicester won the Premier League. (UTTER)
 To ________________________________________________________________________
3. Because of the appalling weather condition, many Vietnam's Mekong Delta provinces
have suffered the most serious fresh water shortage in the last 100 years.
(SUBJECT)
 Owing______________________________________________________________________
4. I don’t mind which make of car you choose.
(CONSEQUENCE)
 It _________________________________________________________________________
5. Do you have any idea about how Jack made enough money to buy his new house? (LIGHT)
Can you ____________________________________________________________________
Question 3: Paragraph writing (35 points)

The sea is in danger. What can be done to protect the sea? Write a paragraph (about 150 words) on the
topic using examples and details in your answer.
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