END OF TERM TEST

SECTION A: LISTENING

Part 1: For question 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C) which fits best according to what you
hear. Write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided. (10 points)

1 You hear a girl phoning her friend.

What is the girl doing?
A apologizing for something that she’s lost
B suggesting a change in arrangements for something
C making an excuse for having to cancel something
2 You hear a boy talking about a football match he has just played in.
How did he feel about the match?
A The result wasn’t what he’d expected.
B The opposing team was better than he’d anticipated.
C The support of the crowd came as a surprise.
3 You hear two students talking about a presentation by a famous author they attended.
What do they agree?
A They have a new understanding of the author’s books.
B The author’s broad experience gives his stories their appeal.
C The author’s interest in his audience was impressive.
4 You hear a girl and her father talking about a restaurant menu.
What do they agree about it?
A The range of dishes is limited in some respects.
B There are the kind of dishes they expected to find.
C It includes some dishes they’ve near tried before.
5 You hear an architect talking about a recent project he worked on.
How did he feel during the project?
A inspired by the design possibilities that were available to him
B proud to be involved in creating a city of the future
C disappointed at the loss of some historical buildings.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: For question 6-10, listen to the recording and decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding boxes
provided. (10 points)

6. Frida Kahlo was born in Mexico City.

7. As a child, she didn't like to play with her sisters, and preferred to be alone

8. As a child, she loved drawing, but didn't want to be an artist.

9. She began to paint in a hospital bed after a terrible illness.

10. Diego Rivera saw her paintings and approached her to say she could become a professional
artist.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: You will hear a radio report about a new type of air transport. For questions 11-15,
complete the sentences with no more than three words and/or a number. Write your
answers in the space provided. (10 points)

11. It will take 37 hours for the new form of transport to travel from London to ___

12. Unlike crowded jets, the Aircruise will allow passengers to travel in_________

13. The Aircruise can travel at low altitudes if there is something _________

14. Hydrogen fuels the airship and also provides _____for the people on board.

15. The Hindenburg airship disaster killed _______ people.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4: For questions 16-25, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Anna – fashion blogger

After Anna was featured in a (16) ………………, she had more people visiting her blog.
Anna now has a (17) ………………………… to help her develop the blog.
When choosing clothes for her blog, the (18) ……………………… of Anna’s readers is the
most important point she considers.
Anna thinks teenagers are likely to spend more on (19) …………………… than on other items
of clothing.
Anna prefers buying her own clothes from (20)………………… rather than other places.
The historical period that’s given Anna the greatest inspiration for her blog is the (21)
…………………………………
Clothes with (22) …………………………………… on them recently attracted attention to
Anna’s blog.
Anna mainly promotes clothes made of materials such as (23) …………………… on her blog.
Among the things Anna has made herself, people have showed most interest in her (24)
…………………………………… .
Anna was pleased that visitors to the blog have described it as being (25) ………...

16. 21.
17. 22.
18. 23.
19. 24.
20. 25.

SECTION B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR

Part 1: Choose the answer A, B, C or D that best completes each of the following sentences.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

1. Would you mind if I........................ the door ?

A. close

B. closed

C. closing

D. to close

2. It is too hot here. Would you mind........................ the air-conditioner?

A. turn on

B. turning on

C. to turn on

D. turned on

3. Do you mind if I ................... the window?

A. close

B. closing

C. to close

D. closed

4. Do you mind ...................... the car for me?

A. wash

B. washing

C. to wash
D. washes

5. John would rather ______________ free tomorrow.

A. is

B. was

C. be

D. will be

6. Did you go to the concert last night? ~ Yes, but I’d rather ______________ to the concert.

A. not go

B. haven’t gone

C. not have gone

D. not had gone

7. Peter would rather ______________ on a mattress than on the floor.

A. to sleep

B. sleeping

C. sleep

D. have slept

8. I’d rather you ______________ me now.

A. had paid

B. is paying

C. paid

D. pay

9. I would rather he ______________ her to his birthday party last Sunday.

A. have invited

B. had invited

C. invited
D. would invite

10. You ......out last night. I called several times but nobody answered the phone.

A. must be B. must have been

C. could have been D. should have been

11. Micheal’s score on the test is the highest in the class; .........last night.

A. he must have studied hard B. he should have studied hard

C. he must study hard D. he must had to study hard

12. You ....your pass at the entrance unless you are asked to do so.

A. mustn’t show B. needn’t show

C. haven’t to show D. B and C

13. Leave early so that you ______ miss the bus.

A. didn’t B. won’t

C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t

14. Shall we go to the beach if the weather ______ OK?

A. is B. were

C. was D. be

15. Do you think he ______ if we invited him.

A. will come

B. come

C. would come

D. is going to come

16. They ______ him if I ______ them the money.

A. would have killed / didn't give

B. would have killed / hadn't given

C. had killed him / wouldn't give

17. ............. anyone wish to access the information on the status of his or her order, the password
should be entered.

A. If

B. Should

C. Whether

D. As though

18. ............Jonh worked hard, he would have been promoted last year.

A. if

B. were

C. should

D. had

19. On the battle field___________

A. the tanks did lie

B. the tanks lay

C. did the tanks lie

D. lay the tanks

20. A sign warned motorists______ dangers.

A. of B. for C. about D. A and C

21. Do you know the neighbour ………. son is a doctor?

A. who

B. where

C. whose

D. why

22. The movie, ………. was directed by Christopher Nolan, received critical acclaim.

A. which
B. who

C. that

D. whose

23. He said, “Let us have dinner here.”

A. He proposed that we had dinner there.

B. He asked if we wished to have dinner there.

C. He said that we should have dinner there.

D. He said that we had dinner there.

24. The salesman said, “Are you interested in the scheme?”

A. The salesman said that if I was interested in the scheme.

B. The salesman said that if I were interested in the scheme.

C. The salesman asks if I am interested in the scheme.

D. The salesman asked me if I was interested in the scheme.

25. I cannot contact her by mobile phone – the network ________is so weak here.

A. channel

B. sign

C. signal

D. site

26. The supposed process of communicating through means other than the senses, as the direct
exchange of thoughts is called _______.

A. body language

B. verbal language

C. gesture

D. telepathy

27. His parents were kept in the ______ about the trip to this island.
A. red

B. blue

C. white

D. dark

28. I always have butterflies in my stomach whenever I have to do a presentation before lots of
people.

A. Become nervous B. Become happy C. become sad D. become angry

29. That Louis Vuitton bag is going to cost you a(n) … and a leg.

A. hand B. foot C. arm D. wrists

30. The young teachers wanted a Foreign Language Teaching workshop _______ in Ho Chi
Minh City.

A. to be holding

B. should hold

C. to be held

D. to hold

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 2: For each sentence, supply the correct form of the word provided in the brackets

31. You must _________________ your account before you can write posts. (ACTIVE)

32. The _________________ of the film brought all his favourite actors together. (DIRECT)

33. I had an _________________ visit from a colleague who normally avoids me. (EXPECT)

34. The doctor _________________ my dad to stay at home and rest for a few days. (ADVICE)

35. The internet _________________ became weaker and weaker and, suddenly, there was no

signal at all. (CONNECT)

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1. You are going to read an article about four teenagers who have started their own
business. For questions 1-10, choose from the teenagers (A-D). The teenagers may be
chosen more than once.

Which teenager

1 says they are highly motivated?

2 has started to feel more confident?

3 is planning to open another business?

4 says that managing time can be hard?

5 says they learn from their mistakes?

6 says that their age surprises some people?

7 tends not to tell people how old they are?

8 wanted to improve an experience for customers?

9 says their work involves something they find easy?

10 realised what they wanted to do while helping someone else?

Four teenage business stars

A Rebecca Dundee, 16

I suppose it was obvious I had a head for business when I was about six. I used to make my
parents cups of tea in the morning – and charge them 20p for each one. And it was another 20p if
it needed reheating. And then about a year ago I was in a chain coffee shop waiting in line to get
my drink, and I just realised how dreadful the whole experience was – dirty tables, rubbish Wifi
and grumpy staff. And I thought ‘I bet I could do better than that’. So a friend and I launched an
app enabling people to access menus, order and interact with each other. Since then I haven’t
looked back. I was concerned that I wasn’t doing too well at school, which was a bit depressing,
but with the business going so well, it feels great to be where I am now.

B Jimbo, 15
When people ask what I do, I tell them I advise people about their brand on social media. They
can’t believe I’m doing this while I’m so young. But I love it. The tricky bit is getting everything
done that I need to; sometimes there aren’t enough hours in the day! I’ve been doing the job
about six months, and it took quite a lot of effort at the start to persuade my mum and dad that it
wasn’t just a waste of time. But now they’re confident I’m doing OK. Which is just as well,
because now that I’ve launched an online magazine, I should have several more projects on the
way, as long as I can get the money together. One’s going to be setting up a firm with my best
mate – it should start to do quite well after about a year. So watch this space!

C Sarah McFinny, 18

Using social media comes naturally to me, and it’s not something I’ve ever had to try to get my
head around. I’m in my first year at uni, and I was lending a hand to someone who wanted to
organise a social media campaign for a university sports club. I did lots of work for her, setting it
up and publicising it, and she couldn’t believe the results I got. It was amazing! So I thought,
‘You know what – I could make some money out of doing this sort of thing’. When I’m talking
to clients, obviously I don’t shout about my age, I mean you want to be taken seriously. When I
graduate, I want to help my parents run their business, or at least do that part-time. I’m excited
about the future.

D Duncan Jackson, 15

Well, I’ve never liked spending money, even at a really young age. But now that I’ve worked out
how to make money, I’m really driven to get out of bed every morning and make as much as I
can. I basically run an online shop, and I’ve had over 100 customers so far. It’s always nice when
a customer visits the store and buys from you again – you know you’re doing something right. I
don’t always get things right though. In fact, there are lots of things I’ve got very wrong, like
setting my prices too high – or too low! But that can be useful, because when something doesn’t
go as planned, you can always adapt and hope you do it better next time.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2: Read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits each gap. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

Tea is one of the world's (1) _________________ popular beverages. According to a legend, it
originated in China thousands of years (2) _________________, when leaves from a tea bush
fell (3) _________________ a hot water pot of the Chinese emperor. At first, only wealthy
British families (4) _________________ able to afford drinking tea, which was brought from
India by merchants and traders. Some people even locked it up to prevent it from (5)
_________________ stolen. There are many ways to drink tea. (6) _________________ most
people just drink their tea pure, others add milk or a lemon. The most common forms are black
and green tea. Vanilla or fruit flavouring (7) _________________ often added to tea to give it a
special taste. Some people brew their tea in convenient tea bags, others pour boiling (8)
_________________ over crushed tea leaves. Tea drinking has a long tradition in Britain. Every
Briton (9) _________________ about 5 cups of tea per day, or about 1,700 cups a year – the
largest per capita consumption in the (10) _________________.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

August 1985: The worst month for air disasters

There are many grim landmarks in the history of aviation. One in particular stands out. Three
decades ago, 720 travellers and crew lost their lives on board commercial aircraft in a single
month - more than in any other before or since.

The deaths occurred in four separate accidents in August 1985. Each disaster had quite different
causes. The aircraft involved ranged from a 747 with hundreds on board to a tiny twin engine
turboprop carrying just eight people.

There was Japan Air Lines flight 123, the worst single-aircraft accident in history, in which 520
of 524 on board were killed. A further 137 died when Delta flight 191 flew into heavy winds as it
approached Dallas-Fort Worth International. A fire on board British Airtours flight 28M at
Manchester Airport led to 55 deaths. And all those on board the smallest aircraft, Bar Harbor
Airlines flight 1808, lost their lives as it flew into a small airport in Maine, USA.

Each, in their own way, had a lasting legacy, whether in the memories of those left bereaved or
in changes in technology and procedure introduced as a direct result. The worst death toll was on
Japan Air Lines Flight 123, a Boeing 747, which was en route from Tokyo to Osaka on 12
August 1985 when the airtight bulkhead between its cabin and tail tore open. The change in
pressure blew off the vertical stabiliser, or tail fin. It also destroyed the hydraulic systems. The
plane lurched up and down.

1. When did the 720 travellers die?

 A. Thirteen decades ago.

B. A few decades ago.

C. 30 years ago.

D. There is no information about it.

2. Twin engine turboprop could carry:

A. Eight people.

B. Four people.

C. Two people.

D. Only a pilot.

3. The worst accident in history, according to the paragraph, was:

A. Flight 123.

B. Delta flight 191.

C. British Airtours flight 28M.

D. Bar Harbor Airlines flight 1808.

4. Why did the Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crashed?

A. The change in pressure blew off the vertical stabiliser.

B. Destruction of the hydraulic systems.

C. The airtight bulkhead between its cabin and tail tore open.

D. It is unknown.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Part 4:

A. The law influences all of us virtually all the time, it governs almost all aspects of our
behavior, and even what happens to us when we are no longer alive. It affects us from the
embryo onwards. It governs the air we breathe, the food and drink we consume, our
travel, family relationships, and our property. It applies at the bottom of the ocean and in
space.
 Each time we examine a label on a food product, engage in work as an employee or
employer, travel on the roads, go to school to learn or to teach, stay in a hotel, borrow a
library book, create or dissolve a commercial company, play sports, or engage the
services of someone for anything from plumbing a sink to planning a city, we are in the
world of law.
B. Law has also become much more widely recognised as the standard by which behavior
needs to be judged. A very telling development in recent history is the way in which the
idea of law has permeated all parts of social life. The universal standard of whether
something is socially tolerated is progressively becoming whether it is legal, rather than
something that has always been considered acceptable. In earlier times, most people were
illiterate.
Today, by contrast, a vast number of people can read, and it is becoming easier for people
to take an interest in law, and for the general population to help actually shape the law in
many countries. However, law is a versatile instrument that can be used equally well for
the improvement or the degradation of humanity.
C. This, of course, puts law in a very significant position. In our rapidly developing world,
all sorts of skills and knowledge are valuable. Those people, for example, with
knowledge of computers, the internet, and communications technology are relied upon by
the rest of us.
There is now someone with IT skills or an IT help desk in every UK school, every
company, every hospital, every local and central government office. Without their
knowledge, many parts of commercial and social life today would seize up in minutes.
But legal understanding is just as vital and as universally needed. The American
comedian Jerry Seinfeld put it like this, 'We are all throwing the dice, playing the game,
moving our pieces around the board, but if there is a problem, the lawyer is the only
person who has read the inside of the top of the box.' In other words, the lawyer is the
only person who has read and made sense of the rules.
D. The number of laws has never been greater. In the UK alone, about 35 new Acts of
Parliament are produced every year, thereby delivering thousands of new rules. The
legislative output of the British Parliament has more than doubled in recent times from
1,100 pages a year in the early 1970s,to over 2,500 pages a year today. Between 1997 and
2006,the legislature passed 365 Acts of Parliament and more than 32,000 legally binding
statutory instruments. In a system with so much law, lawyers do a great deal not just to
vindicate the rights of citizens and organizations but also to help develop the law through
legal arguments, some of which are adapted by judges to become laws. Law courts can
and do produce new law and revise old law, but they do so having heard the arguments of
lawyers.
E. However, despite their important role in developing the rules, lawyers are not universally
admired. Anti-lawyer jokes have a long history going back to the ancient Greeks.
More recently the son of a famous Hollywood actor was asked at his junior school what
his father did for a living, to which he replied,'My daddy is a movie actor, and sometimes
 he plays the good guy, and sometimes he plays the lawyer. For balance, though, it Is
worth remembering that there are and have been many heroic and revered lawyers such
as the Roman philosopher and politician Cicero and Mahatma Gandi, the Indian
campaigner for independence.
F. People sometimes make comments that characterise lawyers as professionals whose
concerns put personal reward above truth, or who gain financially from misfortune. There
are undoubtedly lawyers that would fit that bill, Just as there are some scientists,
Journalists and others In that category, But, In general, it is no more Just to say that
lawyers are bad because they make a living from people's problems than it is to make the
same accusation In respect of nurses or IT consultants, A great many lawyers are
involved in public law work, such as that Involving civil liberties, housing and other
Issues. Such work Is not lavishly remunerated and the quality of the service provided by
these lawyers relies on considerable professional dedication, Moreover, much legal work
has nothing to do with conflict or misfortune, but is primarily concerned with drafting
documents, Another source of social disaffection for lawyers, and disaffection for the
law, is a limited public understanding of how law works and how It could be changed.
Greater clarity about these issues, maybe as a result of better public relations, would
reduce many aspects of public dissatisfaction with the law.

The reading Passage has six paragraphs A-F

Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.
List of Headings
i Different areas of professional expertise
ii Reasons why it is unfair to criticise viii growth in laws
lawyers
iii The disadvantages of the legal system
1 Paragraph A
iv The law applies throughout our lives
2 Paragraph B
v The law has affected historical events
3 Paragraph C
vi A negative regard for lawyers
4 Paragraph D
vii public's increasing ability to influence
5 Paragraph E
the law
6 Paragraph F

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 7-8 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about legal skills in today's
world?

A. There should be a person with legal training in every hospital.

B. Lawyers with experience in commercial law are the most in demand.

C. Knowledge of the law is as important as having computer skills.

D.Society could not function effectively without legal experts.

E. Schools should teach students about the law.

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet.

Lawyers as professionals People sometimes say that 9__ is of little interest to lawyers, who are
more concerned with making money. This may well be the case with some individuals, in the
same way that some 10___ or scientific experts may also be driven purely by financial greed.
However, criticising lawyers because their work is concerned with people's problems would be
similar to attacking IT staff or 11___ for the same reason. In fact, many lawyers focus on
questions relating, for example, to housing or civil liberties, which requires them to
have 12___ to their work. What's more, a lot of lawyers' time is spent writing 13___ rather than
dealing with people's misfortunes.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13.