Buổi 4

PASSAGE 1 – Questions 1-10

Olympics: Vietnam shooters lacked training bullets, PM says

HANOI: Vietnam's prime minister has admitted Olympic hopefuls faced inadequate training
equipment before the games, including a lack of bullets in shooting - a discipline that won
the nation's first ever gold.

Hoang Xuan Vinh, a 41-year-old serving army colonel who first learned to shoot with AK47
rifles, made history in Rio when a near-perfect final shot in the men's 10-metre air pistol
clinched him gold. He also won silver in the 50-metre air pistol, delighting fans and turning
him into an overnight star.

After his victory Vietnam's heavily censored state media reported that he had to borrow
bullets from the military, a rare but vivid illustration of how underfunded sports are in the
communist nation. Authorities initially remained silent on the issue. But Prime Minister
Nguyen Xuan Phuc addressed the allegations after meeting returning athletes - including
Vinh - on Tuesday, suggesting that they had not received sufficient food and saying his
country needed to do more to prepare athletes for future games.

"We should not allow athletes to lack nutrition or have difficulties in training, especially
having to overcome a situation where shooters have to train without enough bullets," he
said in quotes published on the government's website late Wednesday.

Vinh's performance has turned Rio into Vietnam's best ever Olympic Games. The country
previously won a silver medal in both Sydney and Beijing.

His trainer Nguyen Thi Nhung said a lack of bullets was often a problem for young shooters.
"The difficulty in terms of bullets is common for the whole of Vietnam, including the
shooting team," she told AFP. But she denied that Vinh lacked pellets ahead of the games.
"For those top athletes like Vinh there had always been a certain amount of bullets for his
training," she said. Vietnamese Olympic hopefuls, she added, would get around 400,000
dong ($18) a day for food. "We have tried our best for top athletes to have good and
enough food" she said.

Vietnamese state media reported that Vinh will receive around $240,000 from the state and
private donors on his return - a handsome sum in a country where the average annual
income is around $2,100.

State media has also raised allegations that too many Vietnamese sports officials travelled
to Rio. "Several of the 23 Vietnamese athletes to Olympic 2016 were on their own," the
VietnamNet news site reported. "Several athletes were without trainers or doctors because
their places were given to other (sports) officials," the report added.

1. What does the word “him” in paragraph 2 refer to?

 A. Vietnam’s prime minister B. Hoang Xuan Vinh C. discipline D. final shot

2. How many medals did Hoang Xuan Vinh win in Olympic Games 2016?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

3. How did his supports feel when he won the silver medal?
A. happy B. angry C. regretful D. sad

4. What is the state of Vietnamese sports as mentioned in the passage?

A. It is fully funded
B. It is well – equipped
C. It receives many domestic and foreign investments
D. It does not receive enough funding

5. What does the word “he” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Hoang Xuan Vinh B. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc
C. a young shooter D. his trainer

6. How many Vietnamese athletes attended Olympic Games 2016?

A. 41 B. 50 C. 18 D. 23

7. Sydney and Beijing refer to …….

A. Places Hoang Xuan Vinh traveled to
B. Cities which are famous for shooting
C. Places in which previous Olympic Games were held
D. Places Hoang Xuan Vinh visited after Olympic Games 2016

8. The world “pellets” could be best replaced by ……..

A. bullets B. wallets C. mallets D. leaflets

9. What did his trainer think about the amount of money that the Olympic athletes received
for food a day?
A. It was not enough B. There should be more money on food
C. It was adequate D. The athletes should not receive money

10. Why does the writer mention $2,100?

A. to demonstrate the sum of money Hoang Xuan Vinh would receive
B. to state how much an athlete earns a year
C. to criticize authorities
D. to emphasize the good amount of prize money for Hoang Xuan Vinh
PART 1
There are eight questions in this part. For each question there are four options and a short
recording. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

1. Which table do they buy?

A. the round table with three legs B. the round table with four legs
C. the square table D. the oval table
2. What time does the class start?
A. 02.00 B. 02.30 C. 03.00 D. 03.20

3. What was the weather like on Emma’s holiday?

A. sunny B. cloudy C. rainy D. windy
4. What present does the man decide to take?
A. flower B. chocolate C. a plant D. wine
5. Which is the woman’s jacket?
A. blue with pockets B. orange with front buttons
C. grey with two buttons D. pink with two buttons
6. Which sport is not included in the price of the holiday?
A. tennis B. windsurfing C. golf D. horse-riding
7. Which postcard will they send?
A. with a view of the beach and town B. with a picture of a castle
C. with gardens D. with a cottage and flowers
8. Where do they decide to go?
A. the city museum B. an art gallery C. a clothes shop D. a cinema