PART A-LISTENING

Exercise 1.
Listen to a school secretary talking to one of the teachers and All in the gaps in the table.
New Students
Student 1:
Name: Celine 0) Poulain
Nationality: French
Age: 25
Job: (1) ................................................................................

Student 2:
Name: Manuel Garcia
Nationality: (2) ................................................................................
Age: 32
Job: Engineer

Student 3:
Name: Eva (3) ................................................................................
Nationality: Finnish
Age: (4) ................................................................................
Job: (5) ................................................................................
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Exercise 2. Look at the brochure of a house for rent. Listen and fill in the gaps.

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Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. We to the hospital to visit Tom when he _______ to say that he was fine.
A. were driving - was calling B. drove-called
C. were driving – called D. drove-was calling
2. What _______ to you last Sunday?
A. happen B. happened C. was happening D. would happen
3. Last night, we _______ for you for ages but you never _______ up.
A. waited - showed B. would wait - showed
C. were waiting - were showing D. waited - was showing
4. We _______ dinner when the light _______ off.
A. had-went B. were having-went
C. had been having - went D. have had - would have go
5. I _______ out last night but at the last minute I _______ that I had an English test this morning.
A. was going to go – realized B. went – realized
C. had gone - would realize D. would go - have realized
6. Who is _______ girl over there with Tom?
A. the B. a C. an D. ∅
7. The director needs an assistant with good knowledge of foreign affairs.
A. a B. the C. any D. ∅
8. What _______ terrible weather! Normally _______ weather in the UK is not so bad.
A. the-the B. a-the C. ∅-the D. the-a
9. After a busy day, I went to _______ bed and had _______ most beautiful dream ever.
A. the - the B. a - the C. a - a D. ∅ - the
10. She has visited _______ Portugal but she has never been to _______ Netherlands.
A. the-the B. ∅-the C. a – the D. a – a
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
1. Last month, when my friend (A) was traveling around London by (B) the car, he crashed (C) the car into (D)
a tree.
2. When she (A) was walking to (B) the library to borrow (C) some books, she (D) was seeing a robbery.
3. (A)The biggest problem with eating too (B) much sugar is (C)that it can cause (D) the diabetes.
4. (A) The most people need (B) to have a healthy diet and (C) do exercise (D) every day.
5. Last night, suddenly my mother (A) was deciding to prevent me from using (B) the Internet so we (C) ended
up having (D) a quarrel.
Fill in the blank with A, AN, THE or (x) for "no article" for each blank.
1. What's _______ longest river in _______ world? Is it _______ Amazon or _______ Nile? I'm terrible at
_______ geography.
2. In 1824, Louis Braille developed _______ system of writing for _______ blind. Quickly, _______ system,
known as "Braille" after _______ inventor, spread from _______ France to dozens of _______ countries.
3. Because she did not speak _______ English, she had _______ little chance of advancing her career, so she
applied for _______ year-long English course at _______ Cambridge University.
4. Every year, _______ Smiths go camping in _______ Yellowstone National Park. But _______ next year,
they are going to visit Mr. Smith's mother in _______ South instead.

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Listen to a talk about urbanization and fill in blanks
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Hello, everyone. Last week, we talked about the cause of urbanisation. Today, I'll discuss its advantages and
disadvantages.

Urbanisation can bring about a lot of benefits. It can offer people from rural areas not only opportunities for better-
paid jobs, but also access to schools, hospitals and other social services. As a result, people's overall standard of
living can improve.

People in rural areas tend to be more conservative and follow old-fashioned practices like child marriage and
gender discrimination. The process of urbanisation can actually change their mindset and help them to accept more
progressive ideas.

However, there are also some obvious disadvantages. High rates of urbanisation can contribute to more crime in
big cities. Although many people benefit, not all get the opportunity of a good and stable job. Unemployed, people
are more likely to engage in robbery, kidnapping, murder and other illegal activities. Another problem caused by
urbanisation is the shortage of affordable housing in big cities, which can result in growth of slums with no
sanitation or drinking water. In addition, urbanisation leads to the shift of the working population from agriculture
to industries. Labour shortages in rural areas are likely to result in a decrease in agricultural and food production as
well.

To sum up urbanisation can bring social and health benefits; however, it also has its own drawbacks. I've only
discussed some of them. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to raise them and I'll try my best
to answer them.

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Exercise 4. Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps in the table.

Exercise 5. Listen to the conversation and All in the gaps.

I. Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous.
1. When I (arrive) ________________________ at this house, he still (sleep) ________________________.
2. The light (go) _____________________ out while we (have) ________________________ dinner.
3. Bill (have) ________________________ breakfast when I (stop) ________________________ at this house
this morning.
4. She (wash) ________________________ up when Tam (arrive) ________________________ at this house.
5. As we (cross) ________________________ the Street, we (see) ________________________ an accident.

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6. Tom (see) _________________________ a serious accident while he (stand) ________________________
at the bus stop.
7. The children (play) ______________________ football when their mother (come) _____________________
back home.
8. The bell (ring) ________________________ while Tom (take) ________________________ a bath.
9. He (sit) _________________________ in a car when I (see) ________________________ him.
10. We (clean) _____________________ the house when she (come) ________________________ yesterday.
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. She is interested in playing ____ piano.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
2. _______Pacific Ocean is larger than ___________Atlantic
A. a/ the B. x/ the C. the/ the D. the /an
3. Mr. Smith is ____ old customer and ____ honest man.
A. An/ the B. the/ an C. an/ an D. the/ the
4. I first met her four years ago when we ____ at a middle school.
A. had been studying B. are studying C. have been studying D. were studying
5. This school has an excellent ____ in the community.
A. image B. reputation C. name D. opinion
6. ____ youngest boy has just started going to ____ school.
A. a/ x B. x/ the C. an/ x D. the/ x
7. I prefer playing____________ tennis to playing__________ football
A. the/x B. the/the C. x/x D. a/the
8. The boys broke a window when they ____ basketball.
A. played B. were playing C. half played D. are playing
9. My dream is that I could conquer ______Mount Everest someday.
A. a B. x C. the D. an
10. You are so lucky! You had the chance to take photo at ____ Twin Towers.
A. a B. the C. x D. an
11. I ____ about him when suddenly he came in.
A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking
12. King Le Loi was famous for the legend of___________Sword Lake.
A. a B. the C. X D. an
13. His team is travelling to ____Africa to do the volunteer.
A. x B. an C. the D. a
14. Last night at this time, they ____ the same thing. She ____ and he ____ the newspaper.
A. are doing/ is cooking/ is reading B. were doing/ was cooking/ was reading
C. was doing/ has cooked/ is reading D. had done/ was cooking/ read
15. When Carol ____ last night, I ____ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling/ watched C. called/ was watching
B. called/ have watched D. had called/ watched
16. My house is on__________Vo Nguyen Giap Street, Dien Bien Phu city.

17. I love studying________History__________Geography and___________Literature.

18. He has got __________cold because he walked in the rain yesterday.

19. What_____________beautiful castle! It is ______most beautiful place I have ever seen.

20. You should balance your nutrition by eating more vegetable. This helps you to prevent______obesity
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21. He donated a lot of money to ___________poor in his neighborhood.

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