VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HOCHIMINH CITY Student’s Full Name: ________________________________

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Student ID: _______________________________________
FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS Class Code: _______________________________________

Second-Degree Program
Instructor: ________________________________________

FINAL EXAMINATION
Course: LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY C1 – LISTENING
Time Allotted: 36 minutes Exam Date: November 19, 2021
Approved by Proctors
Examiner(s) Score
(CBCT)
1. 1. In figures:

2. 2. In words:

Dang Thi Van Di

Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.

All the recordings will be played TWICE.
Students have FIVE minutes after listening to write their answers on a separate blank sheet of paper.

TEST PAPER
SECTION 1 Questions 1-10 (2.5 points)
Questions 1-10: Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER
for each answer.

HOSTELS

Name Location Cost of double room Notes

Hosteling International Example: 10 minutes $50 per night but only Membership card offers
West end from downtown by (1) $___________ discount on entry to (2)
___bus___ ___________
Internet access costs $3
per (3) ___________

(4) ___________ Hostel Near beach $62 Was built as a hotel in

Two-minute walk to (5) Meals extra but only (7) ___________
___________ available in (6) Can hire (8)
___________ ___________ from
hostel

Backpackers Hostel In (9) ___________ $45 plus $5 for breakfast A (10) ___________ on
every floor for guests to
use

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SECTION 2 Questions 11-20 (2.5 points)
Questions 11-15: Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

11. What does the charity Forward thinking do?

A. It funds art exhibitions in hospitals.
B. It produces affordable materials for art therapy.
C. It encourages the use of arts projects in healthcare.
12. What benefit of Forward thinking’s work does Jasmine mention?
A. People avoid going to hospital.
B. Patients require fewer drugs.
C. Medical students do better in tests.
13. When did the organization become known as Forward thinking?
A. 1986
B. in the 1990s
C. 2005
14. Where does Forward thinking operate?
A. within Clifton city
B. in all parts of London
C. in several towns and villages near Clifton
15. Jasmine explains that the Colville Center is
A. a school for people with health problems.
B. a venue for a range of different activities.
C. a building which needs repairing.

Questions 16-20: Who can take part in each of the classes?

Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 16-20.
Class participants
16. Learn Salsa! _______
A. children and teenagers
17. Smooth Movers _______
B. adults
18. Art of the Forest _______
C. all ages
19. The Money Maze _______
20. Make a Play _______

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SECTION 3 Questions 21-30 (2.5 points)
Questions 21-25: Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
21. Why did Anita and Lee choose to talk about John Chapman?
A. Hy was Lee’s childhood hero.
B. They wanted to talk about the USA.
C. He was relevant to the topic of their studies.
22. Where did the students record sources of information?
A. on their laptops
B. on a handout
C. on a database
23. The tutor claims she does not understand whether
A. apples grew in America before Europeans arrived.
B. the Native Americans had always eaten apples.
C. American apples were first bred in Europe.
24. The tutor says the audience was particularly interested to hear about
A. grafting techniques in ancient China.
B. the cultivation of apples in Kazakhstan.
C. the spread of apples along the Silk Route.
25. How will Anita and Lee present their follow-up work?
A. on the department website
B. as a paper
C. as a poster

Questions 26-30: What do Lee and Anita agree about their presentation skills with their tutor? Write the
correct letter, A, B, or C next to questions 26-30.
Presentation skills

26. use of equipment _______ A. excellent

27. handling software _______ B. acceptable
28. timing of sections _______ C. poor
29. design of handout _______
30. clarity of speech _______

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SECTION 4 Questions 31-40 (2.5 points)
Questions 31-40: Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
INVESTIGATING TASTE

Procedure Result Cause

more yellow added to green color subjects believed extra (32) brain influenced by product
of (31) ______________ ______________ added to drink presentation

gum chewed until it is (33) mint flavor (34) sweetness necessary for
______________ then again with ______________ mintiness
sugar

same drink tasted cold and at (35) ______________ drink temperature affects sweetness
room temperature seems sweeter

crisps eaten in rooms which were with louder crunch, subjects sound affects taste perceptions
(36) ______________ believed crisp taste (37)
______________

variety of cheese sauces prepared subjects believed some sauces (38) ______________ affects
tasted less strong taste perception

two different flavored (39) subjects still tasted (40) brain is filling the taste “gap”
______________ tasted together ______________ when no longer
there

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