MOCK TEST 7

Hướng dẫn thí sinh:

- Tổng thời gian phần thi nghe hiểu là 17 phút 24 giây.
- Phần thi nghe gồm 3 bài. Thí sinh được nghe mỗi bài 2 lần liên tiếp.
- Thí sinh đọc kĩ yêu cầu của từng bài trước khi nghe.
- Hướng dẫn chi tiết bằng Tiếng Anh đã có trong đĩa nghe. Bắt đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
PART A. LISTENING (4.0 points)
Part 1: You will hear Dan talking about how he saves a lot of money living in Southeast Asia. For each
question, circle the correct answer. (1.0 points)
1. All he needed was __________.
A. a ticket and a plan
B. a credit card and a map
C. money and a backpack
2. In Bali you can live for __________ a month
A. less than 1000
B. between 1000 and 1500
C. about 2000
3. You can get __________ for 500 a month.
A. an unfurnished apartment
B. a furnished apartment
C. a nice villa
4. What is 120 USD a month?
A. internet and phone
B. food cost
C. health insurance
5. Going out is more expensive in __________
A. Bali
B. Bangkok
C. The Phillipines
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: Listen to a talk and decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. Jackie was surprised that David had problems placing his order.
2. David needs to order the software for his office
3. Jackie gives him the 25% discount even though he's not ordering online.
4. Jackie tells David that the free microphones are usually not very good quality.
5. David buys both versions of the software.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 3: Complete the note below with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer. (20 pts)

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Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.0 points)

I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered box. (2.0 point)
1. Only in Japan …the high levels of western countries.
A. industrialization has reached B. industrialization is reached
C. has industrialization reached D. is industrialization reached
2. Nowadays children would prefer history ______ in more practical ways.
A. be taught B. to teach C. to be taught D. teach
3. _____of the students know the answer to that question.
A. Most B. Almost C. Mostly D. The most
4. We decided not to travel, ____ the terrible weather forecast.
A. having heard B. we heard C. having been heard D. being heard
5. I think you must be ____me for someone else.
A. confusing B. reminding C. mistaking D .considering
6. ‘John won’t come tomorrow.’ ‘Did he say he _____next week?’
A. will come B. would come C. is coming D. had come
7. Pests occur in large numbers, and they can ____terrible damage, particularly to growing crops, that in some
parts of the world people frequently suffer from famine.
A. do such B. do so C. make such D. make so
8. The new magazine about maintenance ____ tomorrow.
A. comes down B. comes off C. comes on D. comes out
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9. A:”Do you think it will rain?’ B: “________”
A. I hope not B.I not hope so C. I don’t hope so D. So do I hope
10. Peter is very____ for all the help you have given him.
A. generous B. pleasant C. acceptable D. thankful
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. Read the passage and use the correct form of the word given. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered box. (1.0 point)

THE ART OF GIVING AND TAKING

Gift exchange, which is also called (0) ceremonial exchange, is the CEREMONY
transfer of goods or services that, although regarded as (1) …….by VOLUNTEER
people involved, is part of the expected social (2)……………. Gift BEHAVE
exchange may be distinguished from other types of exchange in several RECEIVE
respects: the first offering is made in generous manner and there is no PERSON
haggling between donor and (3)…………… ; the exchange is an OBLIGE
expression of an existing social relationship or of the establishment of a APPROVE
new one that differs from (4)……………. Market relationship; and the REFUSE
profit in gift exchange may be in the sphere of social relationship and
prestige rather than in material advantage. The gift-exchange circle GENEROUS
entails (5) ………….. to give, to receive, and to return. APPROXIMATE
Sanctions may exist to induce people to give, (6)…….. or loss of
prestige resulting from a failure to do so. (7)……………. To accept a gift SIGNIFY
may be seen as rejection of social relations and may lead to enmity. The
reciprocity of the circle rests in the necessity to return the gift; the
prestige associated with the appearance of (8)………..….. dictates that
the value of the return be (9)…………… equal to or greater than the
value of the original gift. Alongside its obvious economic functions, gift
exchange is (10)………….. expression of social relation.

Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

C. READING (6.0 points)

I. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the blanks. (2.0
points)
Health is something we tend to (1) ___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)
____ of it. But illness can come, even (3) ___ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible
time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4) ____ to cure them once they
struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (5) ____, scientists found out about
germs, and then everything changed. The (6) ____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As
this medical discovery spread, the world became (7) ___ safer for children. The result is that (8) ____ a
hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)

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___ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue
to (10) ___. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

1. A. forget B. ignore C. give up D. throw away

2. A. awake B. keen C. aware D. concerned
3. A. if B. so C. when D. while
4. A. how B. what C. which D. when
5. A. therefore B. however C. although D. moreover
6. A. reason B. origin C. source D. cause
7. A. more B. much C. very D. quite
8. A. where B. when C. why D. whereas
9. A. desire B. hope C. want D. expect
10. A. speed up B. advance C. accelerate D. run
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. Read the following passage and choose the best option to answer or complete each sentence. Write your
answer in the corresponding numbered box. (2.0 points)
In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe,
recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the
environment. Recycling means finding was to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling
movement is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and
expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually
paper, a box, and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are
wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products.
When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more
resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily
repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product
with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the
throwaway must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After
customers, empty the bottles, they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the bottles,
wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts
of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have
relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.
The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used
again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can
as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they
help save one of the world's precious resources.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. how to reduce garbage disposal B. what people often understand about the term 'recycle'
C. what is involved in the recycling movement D. how to live sensitively to the environment.
2. Which is described as one of the most industrialized areas?
A. Europe B. Asia C. Middle East D. South America
3. What does the word 'sensitive' in the phrase 'sensitive to the environment' mean?
A. cautious B. logical C. friendly D. responding
4. People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT____.
A. buy high-quality product B. buy simply-wrapped things C. reuse cups D. buy fewer
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5. Why is it a waste and customers buy low-quality products?
A. Because people will soon throw them away. B. Because they have to be repaired many times.
C. Because customers change their ideas all the time. D. Because they produce less energy.
6. What does it mean 'Customers can vote with their wallets'?
A. they can choose the cheapest products
B. they can cast a lot to praise a producer.
C. they can ask people to choose products with less packaging
D. they can tell the producers which products are good for environment by buying them.
7. The word 'motto' is closest in meaning to_________
A. meaning B. value C. belief D. reference
8. What best describes the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
B. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
C. The bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed.
9. The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because
A. people are ordered to return bottles. B. returned bottles are few.
C. not many bottles are made of glass or plastic. D. each returned bottles is paid.
10. The word 'practice' is closest in meaning to_______.
` A. drill B. deed C. exercise D. belief

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. Read the passage and do the following task

HOW DOES THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK TICK?

A Our life span is restricted. Everyone accepts this as 'biologically' obvious. ‘Nothing lives for ever!’
However, in this statement we think of artificially produced, technical objects, products which are subjected to
natural wear and tear during use. This leads to the result that at some time or other the object stops working
and is unusable ('death' in the biological sense). But are the wear and tear and loss of function of technical
objects and the death of living organisms really similar or comparable?
B Our ‘dead’ products are ‘static’, closed systems. It is always the basic material which constitutes the object
and which, in the natural course of things, is worn down and becomes 'older’. Ageing in this case must occur
according to the laws of physical chemistry and of thermodynamics. Although the same law holds for a living
organism, the result of this law is not inexorable in the same way. At least as long as a biological system has
the ability to renew itself it could actually become older without ageing; an organism is an open, dynamic
system through which new material continuously flows. Destruction of old material and formation of new
material are thus in permanent dynamic equilibrium. The material of which the organism is formed changes
continuously. Thus our bodies continuously exchange old substance for new, just like a spring which more or
less maintains its form and movement, but in which the water molecules are always different.
C Thus ageing and death should not be seen as inevitable, particularly as the organism possesses many
mechanisms for repair. It is not, in principle, necessary for a biological system to age and die. Nevertheless, a
restricted life span, ageing, and then death are basic characteristics of life. The reason for this is easy to
recognise: in nature, the existent organisms either adapt or are regularly replaced by new types. Because of
changes in the genetic material (mutations) these have new characteristics and in the course of their individual
lives they are tested for optimal or better adaptation to the environmental conditions. Immortality would
disturb this system - it needs room for new and better life. This is the basic problem of evolution
D Every organism has a life span which is highly characteristic. There are striking differences in life span
between different species, but within one species the parameter is relatively constant. For example, the average
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advanced age as a result of developments in medical care and better nutrition, the characteristic upper limit for
most remains 80 years. A further argument against the simple wear and tear theory is the observation that the
time within which organisms age lies between a few days (even a few hours for unicellular organisms) and
several thousand years, as with mammoth trees.
E If a lifespan is a genetically determined biological characteristic, it is logically necessary to propose the
existence of an internal clock, which in some way measures and controls the aging process and which finally
determines death as the last step in a fixed programme. Like the fife span, the metabolic rate has for different
organisms a fixed mathematical relationship to the body mass. In comparison to the life span this relationship
is ‘inverted’: the larger the organism the lower its metabolic rate. Again this relationship is valid not only for
birds, but also, similarly on average within the systematic unit, for all other organisms (plants, animals,
unicellular organisms).
F Animals which behave ‘frugally’ with energy become particularly old for example, crocodiles and tortoises.
Parrots and birds of prey are often held chained up. Thus they are not able to ‘experience life’ and so they
attain a high life span in captivity. Animals which save energy by hibernation or lethargy (e.g. bats or
hedgehogs) live much longer than those which are always active, The metabolic rate of mice can be reduced
by a very low consumption of food (hunger diet) They then may live twice as long as their well fed comrades.
Women become distinctly (about 10 per cent) older than men. If you examine the metabolic rates of the two
sexes you establish that the higher male metabolic rate roughly accounts for the lower male life span. That
means that they live life ‘energetically’ - more intensively, but not for as long.
G It follows from the above that sparing use of energy reserves should tend to extend life. Extreme high
performance sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they quite certainly do not prolong
life. Relaxation lowers metabolic rate, as does adequate sleep and in general an equable and balanced
personality. Each of us can develop his or her own ‘energy saving programme’ with a little self observation,
critical self-control and, above all, logical consistency. Experience will show that to live in this way not only
increases the life span but is also very healthy. This final aspect should not be forgotten.
The Reading Passage has seven paragraphs, A-G,
For question 1-6, choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-G from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-x, in the corresponding numbered boxes.
LIST OF HEADINGS

i The biological clock

ii Why dying is beneficial
iii The ageing process of men and women
iv Prolonging your life
v Limitations of life span
vi Modes of development of different species
vii A stable life span despite improvements
viii Energy consumption
ix Fundamental differences in ageing of objects and organisms
x Repair of genetic material
Example answer: Paragraph A: v
Your answers
1. Paragraph B …............. 2. Paragraph C …............. 3. Paragraph D ….............

4. Paragraph E …............. 5. Paragraph F …............. 6. Paragraph G ….............

Questions 7-10, complete the notes below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the
passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 7-10
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 Objects age in accordance with principles of (7) __________ and of (8) _________
 Through mutations, organisms can (9) __________ better to the environment
 (10) __________ would pose a serious problem for the theory of evolution
Your answers

7. 8. 9. 10.

PART D. WRITING (5.0 points)

I. Email writing: (2.0 points)
Write an email to your friend inviting him/her to your family party. In your email
– Explain why you are organizing the party.
– Describe what you are planning to do.
– Say how important it is to have your friend at the party.
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir / Madam,
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Yours faithfully,

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